dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/f_mw.json

{
  "fab":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fabulous",
      ": a fragment of an antibody that contains one antigen-binding site, one complete light chain, and part of one heavy chain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fab",
      "\u02c8fab"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "four-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "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",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "execrable",
      "lousy",
      "pathetic",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "terrible",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We had a fab time.",
      "that designer's new line of spring clothing is absolutely fab",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "How about lemon-squeezing-in Huntsville\u2019s fab new Orion Amphitheater too, Robert? \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "This creates a challenge for generations of offices that were built around durable but uninspiring pre- fab furniture and require immense investments to rehaul, Wisecarver says. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
      "Patrick Gelsinger, who became Intel\u2019s chief executive a year ago, is lobbying Congress to provide grants for fab construction and tax credits for equipment investment. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "So fab clean rooms are built on enormous concrete slabs on special shock absorbers. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The chip shortage has hit the automotive industry particularly hard because automakers canceled orders when the pandemic struck, only to see their fab reservations be snapped up by computer and device manufacturers. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Manufacturers say the pre- fab shelters will withstand exposure to chemical, biological and nuclear attacks. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Here are three of our favorite examples of DADUs in the West, from pre- fab units to modular blueprints and genius, space-saving design ideas. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The mega- fab would also become a center for training new production engineers. \u2014 Tim De Chant, Ars Technica , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1957, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171925"
  },
  "fable":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a fictitious narrative or statement such as",
      "a legendary story of supernatural happenings",
      "a narration intended to enforce a useful truth",
      "one in which animals speak and act like human beings",
      "falsehood , lie",
      "to tell fables",
      "to talk or write about as if true",
      "a story that is not true",
      "a story in which animals speak and act like people and which is usually meant to teach a lesson"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0101-b\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "allegory",
      "apologue",
      "parable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a fable about busy ants",
      "The story that he won the battle single-handedly is a mere fable .",
      "He combines fact and fable to make a more interesting story.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "This film is an anti-war fable that talks about the common origin of all wars. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "What follows is a fantastical fable of love and suffering, imprisonment and release, mythology and the material world. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Elem Klimov\u2019s heart-rending 1985 antiwar fable , about a Soviet youth who joins the fight against the Nazis, screens as a benefit for families affected by the current crisis in Ukraine. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Screenwriter Anna Symon and director Clio Barnard are translating Sarah Perry\u2019s lush Victorian fable into an evocative six-part series starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This performance will be an attempt to combine all 209 fairy tales into one cohesive fable , brought to life by two narrators and a team of actors. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The history of a movement, narrated as a documentary fable . \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Then about 20 years ago, along comes architect and historian John Crandell, who plumbed contemporary accounts to show that the Wyman fable was not true. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In this way, Owen\u2019s challenges in his not-quite-real world of Terrors, work deeply on our hearts, far more effectively than surface-level fable . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Arrebato 4K restoration of Spanish filmmaker Iv\u00e1n Zulueta\u2018s hallucinatory 1980 horror fable about a director and a heroin addict. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163543"
  },
  "fabrication":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of fabricating",
      ": a product of fabrication",
      ": lie , falsehood",
      ": confabulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfa-bri-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccfab-ri-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fable",
      "fairy tale",
      "falsehood",
      "falsity",
      "fib",
      "lie",
      "mendacity",
      "prevarication",
      "story",
      "tale",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "untruth",
      "whopper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "truth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication",
      "the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other entrants experimented with new fabrication and fitting methods. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 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",
      "The semiconductor industry has a complex value chain that can be roughly broken up into three major components: design, fabrication , and assembly and testing. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The incubator boasts thousands of job have been created thanks to mentorship and the equipment the facility provides: labs for 3D printing, electronics, metal and plastic fabrication and other uses. \u2014 Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "But China may soon catch up in two important arenas: semiconductor fabrication and chip design. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Focused on fabrication and manufacture, Fab Labs offer students and entrepreneurs access to space and equipment. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "But China may soon catch up in two important arenas: semiconductor fabrication and chip design. \u2014 Graham Allison And Eric Schmidt, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Fundraising for the $100-million project now stands at $61.5 million, and the Getty Foundation is providing $3 million for the artist commissions, fabrication and conservation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabricacionne, borrowed from Latin fabric\u0101ti\u014dn-, fabric\u0101ti\u014d, from fabric\u0101re, fabric\u0101r\u012b \"to fashion, shape, construct\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at fabricate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170525"
  },
  "fabulous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature",
      ": wonderful , marvelous",
      ": told in or based on fable",
      ": extremely good",
      ": very great in amount or size",
      ": told in or based on fable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fabled",
      "legendary",
      "mythical",
      "mythic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I had a fabulous time.",
      "The weather has been fabulous .",
      "He is making fabulous amounts of money.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There's a fabulous conjunction between Venus and Uranus in your 4th House of Foundations and Family, casting a happy glow over your abode. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "At the beginning of each episode, the judges strutted down the catwalk in their fabulous ensembles that were also inspired by the episode\u2019s theme. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Amid the judges' table chaos, there is one familiar face: host Cat Deeley, who will surely continue to guide fans through the season with that iconic accent and fabulous outfits. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, the Quantico actress donned a fabulous black and white gown designed by Robert Wun \u2014 complete with dramatic ruffles and a figure-hugging bodice \u2014 and a statement diamond-and-emerald necklace from luxury jewelry house Bulgari. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Another fabulous option alongside crudit\u00e9 or crackers of your choice, olives and cheese hold up exceptionally well on a hot beach if they're submerged in this DIY marinade. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "But Nadal arrived at Roland Garros with his fabulous memories and his longtime physician, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, who was able to help Nadal manage the pain and a very rough draw. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "The Inn at Mountain View Farm in East Burke, Vermont, has quite a fabulous history and an idyllic setting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Lady Bunny hosts the inaugural edition of this dragstravaganza featuring 10 \u2014 count \u2018em, 10 \u2014 fabulous drag queens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabulous, fabulose \"legendary, mythical,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fabuleux, borrowed from Latin f\u0101bul\u014dsus \"celebrated in legend, resembling an invented story, mythical,\" from f\u0101bula \"talk, account, fable entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184000"
  },
  "fabulously":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or suggesting a fable : of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature",
      ": wonderful , marvelous",
      ": told in or based on fable",
      ": extremely good",
      ": very great in amount or size",
      ": told in or based on fable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fa-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fabled",
      "legendary",
      "mythical",
      "mythic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I had a fabulous time.",
      "The weather has been fabulous .",
      "He is making fabulous amounts of money.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There's a fabulous conjunction between Venus and Uranus in your 4th House of Foundations and Family, casting a happy glow over your abode. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "At the beginning of each episode, the judges strutted down the catwalk in their fabulous ensembles that were also inspired by the episode\u2019s theme. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "Amid the judges' table chaos, there is one familiar face: host Cat Deeley, who will surely continue to guide fans through the season with that iconic accent and fabulous outfits. \u2014 Ashley Boucher, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday, the Quantico actress donned a fabulous black and white gown designed by Robert Wun \u2014 complete with dramatic ruffles and a figure-hugging bodice \u2014 and a statement diamond-and-emerald necklace from luxury jewelry house Bulgari. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Another fabulous option alongside crudit\u00e9 or crackers of your choice, olives and cheese hold up exceptionally well on a hot beach if they're submerged in this DIY marinade. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "But Nadal arrived at Roland Garros with his fabulous memories and his longtime physician, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, who was able to help Nadal manage the pain and a very rough draw. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "The Inn at Mountain View Farm in East Burke, Vermont, has quite a fabulous history and an idyllic setting. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Lady Bunny hosts the inaugural edition of this dragstravaganza featuring 10 \u2014 count \u2018em, 10 \u2014 fabulous drag queens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabulous, fabulose \"legendary, mythical,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fabuleux, borrowed from Latin f\u0101bul\u014dsus \"celebrated in legend, resembling an invented story, mythical,\" from f\u0101bula \"talk, account, fable entry 1 \" + -\u014dsus  -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184550"
  },
  "facade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the front of a building",
      ": any face of a building given special architectural treatment",
      ": a false, superficial , or artificial appearance or effect",
      ": the face or front of a building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4d",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "face",
      "forehead",
      "forepart",
      "front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back",
      "rear",
      "rearward",
      "reverse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Boritt designed a sprawling Malibu glass house that could double as status symbol and a trippy facade to project the characters' insecurities. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
      "Charlotte of the Upper West Side was built with a nearly airtight facade , with triple-glazed windows featuring four panes of glass. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2022",
      "Housed in an eight-story factory from the \u201850s, Mona plays on its wilder and more industrial assets: There\u2019s a bold iron staircase, terrazzo floors, original metal windows, and a marble facade . \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
      "The exhibit begins with a red-carpet walk through a white-columned facade intended to resemble the North Portico of the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Trojans, by contrast, appear to be useful, legitimate programs, putting up a pretty facade to hide background activities like stealing your personal data. \u2014 PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The owners also plan to roughly double the size of neighboring 545 Sansome St. and add a new facade to create a modern office building at the cost of around $150 million. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The building, which serves as a diplomatic gathering space for Ukraine\u2019s leaders, features a fanciful facade studded with images of mermaids and animals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "On the outside, the building features a limestone and bronze facade , giving it an immediate sense of warmth. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French fassade, borrowed from Italian facciata, from faccia \"face\" (going back to Vulgar Latin *facia ) + -ata  -ade \u2014 more at face entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092003"
  },
  "facetiousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish",
      ": meant to be humorous or funny : not serious",
      ": intended or trying to be funny"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clever",
      "humorous",
      "jocular",
      "smart",
      "witty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The portrait is good, the prose embroidered here with the facetious parlance\u2014is that the word?\u2014of clubs. \u2014 V. S. Pritchett , \"Club and Country,\" 1949 , in A Man of Letters , 1985",
      "Nor was Liebling seriously asserting that his facetious bit of investigation into Tin Pan Alley history constituted a refutation of Sartre's philosophy. \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Wayward Reporter , 1980",
      "\u2026 old ladies shrivelling to nothing in a forest of flowers and giant facetious get-well cards \u2026 \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , 1962",
      "the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes",
      "a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, Courtney, this is a way of asking the question in a facetious manner, but there is a kernel here. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Extending their doofus-and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers\u2019 lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Check out Warrick\u2019s facetious reaction to her aunt\u2019s meet-up with Rihanna below. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But Sorkin ignores that inconvenient truth by giving this dramatic biopic a facetious documentary structure. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "An index should be objective, but some indexers can\u2019t resist expressing subjective judgments, or even mocking a book\u2019s contents with facetious or insulting entries. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The title does not refer to Julie, by the way, but is a throwaway, somewhat facetious , reference to that other lover, Eivind (Herbert Nordrum), the one who doesn\u2019t think Julie is sensible. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Spielberg\u2019s own career then seemed upended by misguided egotism, not necessarily his own, but that of a faction hiding behind a facetious pretense of moral values and public trust. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "And the other screen Bonds have their admirers, despite the lesser movies\u2019 unevenness or facetious gadgetry. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French facetieux, facecieux, from facetie \"joke, jesting remark\" (borrowed from Latin fac\u0113tia, fac\u0113tiae \"cleverness, wit,\" in plural sense, \"amusing things, jests\") + -eux (going back to Latin -\u014dsus  -ous ) \u2014 more at facetiae ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194427"
  },
  "facilely":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily accomplished or attained",
      ": shallow , simplistic",
      ": used or comprehended with ease",
      ": readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth",
      ": mild or pleasing in manner or disposition",
      ": ready , fluent",
      ": poised , assured"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "one-dimensional",
      "shallow",
      "skin-deep",
      "superficial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deep",
      "profound"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "But in the less palmy days of their marriage and the final years of his life, Lennon produced (with Yoko's help) shallow, facile recordings that cannibalized his early work. \u2014 Francine Prose , The Lives of the Muses , 2002",
      "Melville shrank from atheism, and from all facile theisms. \u2014 John Updike , Hugging the Shore , (1983) 1984",
      "\u2026 I saw that my old enemy was dead, Amy [Lowell], noble Amy. How I despised myself then for my facile self-pity and for my failure to die\u2014how she seemed to have worsted me once again. \u2014 Conrad Aiken 14 May 1925 , in Selected Letters of Conrad Aiken , 1978",
      "This problem needs more than just a facile solution.",
      "He is a wonderfully facile writer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The brief\u2019s argument that FIFRA does not expressly preempt state-law liability claims is a straight rehash of the Ninth Circuit\u2019s flawed, facile reasoning in Hardeman. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "In a lecturous speech delivered Thursday at Stanford University, the 44th president succeeded in the facile task of diagnosing the cause and effect of our poisonous social media ecosystem. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Until then, the musical, a facile , satirical stage treatment of a far better movie, bounces from one insincere interlude to the next, doling out bits of exposition without establishing any compelling rationale to feel for its characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden more than anyone should realize that the facile belief that Donald Trump or other Republicans had it within their power to shut down the pandemic at any point was partisan opportunism and tripe. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Marusic's point isn't to draw a facile parallel between Putinism and Nazism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Whatever the facile comparisons, familiar symbols and fearful words, this Canadian protest isn't a grassroots revolt or even a Prairie brushfire. \u2014 Andrew Cohen, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "That walking, back-of-the-head shot is one of the soggiest conventions of the steadicam era, a facile way of conveying characters\u2019 own fields of vision while anchoring the action on them. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin facilis \"easy, accommodating, nimble,\" from fac-, stem of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do\" + -ilis  -ile entry 1 \u2014 more at fact ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222532"
  },
  "facilitate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make easier : help bring about",
      ": to make easier",
      ": to increase the likelihood, strength, or effectiveness of (as behavior or a response)",
      ": to lower the threshold for transmission of (an impulse)",
      ": to make easier : help bring about"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ease",
      "grease",
      "loosen (up)",
      "smooth",
      "unclog"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complicate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This prompts the transcription of early viral mRNA proteins, including host range factors that can evade the immune system and facilitate the synthesis of viral RNA products. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "To a degree, the conversation is similar to those around substance abuse treatment or behavioral health access, Shore said, where an employer might facilitate moving someone to another state for a service unavailable locally. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The Paso a Paso Puerto Rico Recruitment Program aims to provide moving and support services and facilitate teacher certification for Puerto Rican teachers who agree to teach in Hartford in the upcoming school year. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 20 May 2022",
      "An online platform that dismisses outside criticism from users and advertisers can host racist hate speech and facilitate user radicalization with few consequences. \u2014 Clare Duffy And Sara O'brien, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "The mayor\u2019s office said the nonprofit Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta will facilitate the relocation using Atlanta\u2019s American Rescue Plan funds. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 17 May 2022",
      "The stilts are just one of many trust exercises the Harts facilitate for Utah\u2019s street community. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "The decline was due almost entirely to the expiration of stimulus programs created to shepherd the economy through the COVID pandemic, and the rapid economic growth those programs helped facilitate . \u2014 Ben Ritz, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "To wit: In late April, the team\u2019s Ryan Stenta also helped facilitate the $70.5 million penthouse sale at 432 Park Avenue. \u2014 Virginia K. Smith, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from Middle French faciliter \"to make easy\" (borrowed from Italian facilitare, verbal derivative of facilit\u00e0  facility ) + -ate entry 4 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215950"
  },
  "facility":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality of being easily performed",
      ": ease in performance : aptitude",
      ": readiness of compliance",
      ": something that makes an action, operation, or course of conduct easier",
      ": lavatory sense 2",
      ": something (such as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose",
      ": something built for a particular purpose",
      ": something that makes an action, operation, or activity easier",
      ": ease in doing something",
      ": the quality of being easily performed",
      ": ease in performance : aptitude",
      ": something (as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve a particular purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complex",
      "establishment",
      "installation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The facilities are at the end of the corridor.",
      "He had a great facility for writing.",
      "He had great facility with words.",
      "She handled the crisis with facility .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Freeport LNG, which liquefies and exports natural gas from Quintana Island, Texas, said its facility won\u2019t resume full operations until late 2022 after a fire that broke out last week. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Shadowbox Studios, formerly Blackhall Studios, is going all in on delivering studio space amid a global crunch, unveiling plans on Tuesday to more than double the size of its Atlanta facility . \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "His natural facility as a performer told a different story. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
      "At its Tulsa facility , management was trying to weed out inefficiencies in the production process. \u2014 Fabio Belloni, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The company\u2019s Shanghai plant, which had slowed production in recent weeks amid severe COVID-19 restrictions, is returning to full strength and its Austin, Texas, facility is ramping up production as well, Musk said. \u2014 Edward Ludlow, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "SpaceX has been working on its next-generation rocket from its Texas test facility and is awaiting approval for its first orbital test launch from the Federal Aviation Administration. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Lula Lounge was among the things Montoyo missed most about Toronto from 2020 to 2021, when Canada\u2019s pandemic border restrictions forced the Blue Jays to play a majority of their home games in Buffalo and their spring-training facility in Florida. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Silver Bay Seafoods has grown quickly since opening its first facility in Sitka in 2007. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English facilite \"gentleness,\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French facilit\u00e9 \"quality of being easily performed,\" borrowed from Latin facilit\u0101t-, facilit\u0101s, from facilis \"easy, facile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230035"
  },
  "facsimile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "an exact copy",
      "a system of transmitting and reproducing graphic matter (such as printing or still pictures) by means of signals sent over telephone lines",
      "an exact copy",
      "a system of sending and reproducing printed matter or pictures by means of signals sent over telephone lines"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fak-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0113",
      "fak-\u02c8si-m\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "carbon",
      "carbon copy",
      "clone",
      "counterpart",
      "doppelg\u00e4nger",
      "doppelganger",
      "double",
      "duplicate",
      "duplication",
      "fetch",
      "image",
      "likeness",
      "look-alike",
      "match",
      "mirror image",
      "picture",
      "replica",
      "ringer",
      "spit",
      "spitting image",
      "twin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A facsimile of the world's first computer was exhibited in the museum.",
      "the family resemblance is so strong that the boy is virtually a pint-size facsimile of his father",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After surveying the inventory at the Gucci store, Ms. Glaum-Lathbury headed down to Canal Street to peruse the knockoffs being hawked to tourists \u2014 people who longed for the status conferred by a Gucci handbag, or at least a convincing facsimile . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
      "For example, what appears to be a mannequin might actually be a real person or at least a facsimile of one. \u2014 Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Still, the new recording is more a facsimile than an addendum. \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "But that game plan would produce a weak facsimile of Mississippi State, a team that Alabama held to nine points this season. \u2014 Christopher Smith, al , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "The space has a sparse, futuristic feel; there\u2019s a 3D print facsimile of a boulder from the Alps that is supposed to symbolize the synthesis of technological innovation, appreciation for the natural world, and Swiss charisma. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "The finding, published last October in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that in many cases, a memory isn\u2019t a facsimile of past perceptions that gets replayed. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Pranksters quickly found that some basic photoshop skills could offer a reasonable facsimile of an NFT avatar. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Plus, one of the major characters comes off like a facsimile of Steve Ditko (who created the Question, the Charlton hero that inspired Rorschach), while Dark Knight Returns writer-artist Frank Miller appears as himself. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 8 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the Latin phrase fac simile \"make alike,\" from fac, singular imperative of facere \"to make, do, perform\" + simile, neuter of similis \"like, similar\" \u2014 more at fact , same entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164422"
  },
  "fact":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that has actual existence",
      ": an actual occurrence",
      ": a piece of information presented as having objective reality",
      ": the quality of being actual : actuality",
      ": a thing done: such as",
      ": crime",
      ": action",
      ": feat",
      ": performance , doing",
      ": in truth",
      ": something that really exists or has occurred",
      ": a true piece of information",
      ": in truth : actually",
      ": something that has actual existence : a matter of objective reality",
      ": any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are alleged to exist in reality : a thing whose actual occurrence or existence is to be determined by the evidence presented at trial \u2014 see also finding of fact at finding , judicial notice , question of fact at question , trier of fact \u2014 compare law , opinion",
      ": a fact particularly related to the parties to an especially administrative proceeding \u2014 compare legislative fact in this entry",
      ": a fact that has no direct relation to or immediate bearing on the case or matter in question \u2014 compare material fact in this entry",
      ": a fact that relates to the determination of a constitutional issue (as violation of a constitutional right)",
      ": a fact that is part of the situation from which a case arises and that is established by testimony or other evidence",
      ": a fact of general social, economic, or scientific relevance that does not change from case to case \u2014 compare adjudicative fact in this entry",
      ": a fact that affects decision making: as",
      ": a fact upon which the outcome of all or part of a lawsuit depends",
      ": a fact that would influence a reasonable person under the circumstances in making an investment decision (as in purchasing a security or voting for a corporate officer or action)",
      ": evidentiary fact in this entry",
      ": evidentiary fact in this entry",
      ": a conclusion of law or especially mixed fact and law that is necessary to the determination of issues in a case and that is established by evidentiary facts \u2014 compare evidentiary fact in this entry",
      ": as a factual matter : established by fact rather than as a matter of law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fakt",
      "\u02c8fakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actuality",
      "factuality",
      "materiality",
      "reality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "irreality",
      "unreality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Rapid electronic communication is now a fact .",
      "The book is filled with interesting facts and figures.",
      "He did it, and that's a fact .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact , Skin Medicinals is estimated to have already saved the healthcare industry over $100 million. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , in 2006, the city of Fairbanks canceled all outdoor activities due to the over-abundance of yellow jackets, and two people died from their stings. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
      "So when TheraBody announced that their newest tool was in fact an all-in-one facial device, I was intrigued. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , the smartphone comparison is not quite right. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , the Pfizer shot appears to cause less fever and fatigue than the Moderna one, although direct comparisons are not available. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , doing abs work too frequently\u2014especially every day\u2014is actually counterproductive to most exercise goals. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , the bassist did that a lot throughout the set with Hagar often preoccupied signing autographs or pouring booze. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "In fact , all 24 counties with under 30% of population having received at least one dose voted for Trump compared to Biden, in some cases by as much as 90%. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin factum \"deed, action, real event,\" noun derivative from neuter of factus, past participle of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do,\" going back to a suffixed form *d h h 1 -k-i\u032fe- (with perfect f\u0113c\u012b from *d h eh 1 -k- ) of Indo-European *d h h 1 -, d h eh 1 - \"put, place, make, do\" \u2014 more at do entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214548"
  },
  "facticity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being a fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fak-\u02c8ti-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "factuality",
      "sooth",
      "trueness",
      "truth",
      "verity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "untruth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the facticity of the information is not at issue; it's whether something so private should ever be made public"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fact + -icity (as in authenticity ), perhaps after German Faktizit\u00e4t ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175218"
  },
  "faction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique",
      ": party spirit especially when marked by dissension",
      ": making : -fication"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloc",
      "block",
      "body",
      "coalition",
      "party",
      "sect",
      "set",
      "side",
      "wing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The committee soon split into factions .",
      "several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At the same time, the GOP's extreme right-wing and pro-Trump faction has been rallying against LGBTQ rights. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Fetus as a person Later that year, however, as an ultra-conservative faction within the denomination acquired power from more moderate leaders, things began to change. \u2014 Susan M. Shaw, The Conversation , 17 June 2022",
      "Its ranks included ultranationalist right-wingers, pro-peace leftists, centrists, and, for the first time ever, an Arab Israeli political faction , all coming together to govern. \u2014 Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "In the succeeding years, the liberal justices\u2019 power gave way to the ascendancy of the court\u2019s centrist faction in the early 1970s and eventually to the conservative bloc in the 1980s and beyond. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "As the anti-Bukele protests began to wind down, a small pro-Bukele faction briefly made an appearance on Figueroa Street. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Last month, a faction led by the Young Republicans tried to oust some veteran party leaders, including Liliana Ros, who has been with the party for more than 40 years. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Control of the ship went back and forth between a moderate faction and one that wanted to impose martial law. \u2014 Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Yekaterinburg has a strong pro-Putin and pro-war faction . \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202528"
  },
  "factitious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": produced by humans rather than by natural forces",
      ": formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard",
      ": produced by special effort : not genuine",
      ": of, relating to, or affected with factitious disorder",
      ": not produced or arising by natural means",
      ": of, relating to, or affected by factitious disorder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fak-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259s",
      "fak-\u02c8tish-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artificial",
      "bogus",
      "dummy",
      "ersatz",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "faux",
      "imitation",
      "imitative",
      "man-made",
      "mimic",
      "mock",
      "pretend",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "substitute",
      "synthetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "genuine",
      "natural",
      "real"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff",
      "the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin fact\u012bcius \"manufactured, artificial,\" from factus (past participle of facere \"to make, create, bring about\") + -\u012bcius  -itious \u2014 more at fact ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1624, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215913"
  },
  "factor":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who acts or transacts business for another: such as",
      ": broker sense 1b",
      ": one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)",
      ": one that actively contributes to the production of a result : ingredient",
      ": a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system",
      ": a good or service (such as land, labor, or capital) used in the process of production",
      ": gene",
      ": any of the numbers or symbols in mathematics that when multiplied together form a product (see product sense 1 )",
      ": a number or symbol that divides another number or symbol",
      ": a quantity by which a given quantity is multiplied or divided in order to indicate a difference in measurement",
      ": to work as a factor",
      ": to resolve into factors",
      ": to include or admit as a factor",
      ": to exclude as a factor",
      ": something that helps produce a result",
      ": any of the numbers that when multiplied together form a product",
      ": to be considered in making a judgment",
      ": to find the factors of a number",
      ": something that actively contributes to the production of a result",
      ": a substance that functions in or promotes the function of a particular physiological process or bodily system",
      ": gene",
      ": one who acts or transacts business for another: as",
      ": a commercial agent who buys or sells goods for others on commission",
      ": one that lends money to producers and dealers (as on the security of accounts receivable)",
      ": a person or thing that actively contributes to the production of a result"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fak-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fak-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agent",
      "assignee",
      "attorney",
      "commissary",
      "delegate",
      "deputy",
      "envoy",
      "minister",
      "procurator",
      "proxy",
      "rep",
      "representative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allow (for)",
      "consider",
      "provide (for)",
      "regard"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "There were several factors contributing to their recent decline.",
      "Poor planning was a major factor in the company's failure.",
      "6, 4, 3, and 2 are factors of 12.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Contacted later, Seidel said that her just-turned-one-year-old daughter was the key factor in her deciding to take the Park District position. \u2014 Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "Suder said his father\u2019s guidance and influence have been a key factor in his development, and his drive to succeed at the next level. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
      "Learning the strengths of your team and recognizing their expertise is a key factor . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "MIRANDA KWOK Authenticity is such a key factor of this piece. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
      "Keeping up a consistent regimen also plays a key factor in the effectiveness of one's daily skin care routine. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "Heading into this game, Phoenix understood possession was going to be a key factor in winning \u2014 or El Paso would start picking them apart, and slowly that was what El Paso achieved. \u2014 Marlee Zanna Thompson, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "The station was a key factor in the city\u2019s canning industry as the canneries shipped their products nationwide. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 10 June 2022",
      "The mandate for a negative test result before air travel to the U.S. has been a key factor driving people to be hesitant about international trips, according to travel industry officials. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As of now, LIV Golf events don\u2019t factor into the official world golf rankings. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The figure did not factor in new college graduates for this year. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "This does not factor in the fact that security is also generally seen as an unforeseen consequence. \u2014 James Carder, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The report, shared with CNN, notes, however, that while achieving that strong job growth milestone in such a short period is notable, the numbers do not factor in the number of new jobs that would have been created if there had not been a pandemic. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "MedPAC\u2019s estimates of excess payments, when compared with traditional Medicare, are exaggerated, AHIP executives said, because its calculations do not factor in all differences between the two payment systems. \u2014 Christopher Rowland, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "Oakland starter Cole Irvin limited Houston to one run in 5 2/3 innings but didn\u2019t factor into the decision. \u2014 Ben Ross, Chron , 1 June 2022",
      "The veteran right-hander allowed six hits in six-plus scoreless innings at Yankee Stadium but did not factor in the decision. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "Throughout the rest of the story, Frances thinks about the New Testament and often references biblical characters, but this doesn't factor into the show at all. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1621, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225416"
  },
  "factory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a station where factors reside and trade",
      ": a building or set of buildings with facilities for manufacturing",
      ": the seat of some kind of production",
      ": a place where products are manufactured"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak-t(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fak-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fak-tr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "manufactory",
      "mill",
      "plant",
      "shop",
      "works",
      "workshop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She got a job in the factory .",
      "the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Consumer spending and factory output both shrank sharply in April, while unemployment has surged to the highest level since the initial coronavirus outbreak in early 2020. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Industrialization had begun to draw white Northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and the schoolhouse. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "First responders rescued two Mars Wrigley employees who fell into a chocolate tank Thursday at an Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, factory . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "This awesome little tortilla factory near Gulfgate Mall is hard to miss, as the bright green and yellow exterior serves as a beacon for every taco lover that passes by. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "Several similar apparel businesses, by contrast, still supply completed goods from South Asia, where countries are burdened by factory lockdowns and shipping delays at crowded ports. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Cones had been set up around the factory and the local fire department was on scene at the time of publication. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
      "The shop\u2019s certified organic ceremonial grade matcha is produced in a factory 45 minutes from Uji City, Japan \u2013 the birthplace of traditional tea. \u2014 Sarah Burchard, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Children are factory -set for adversity, insulated with fast-healing bodies and an innate sense of adventure and danger. \u2014 John Briley, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fact(or) entry 1 + -ory entry 1 ; in sense 1 after Portuguese feitoria ; in sense 2 perhaps short for manufactory ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203953"
  },
  "fad":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze",
      ": flavin adenine dinucleotide",
      ": something that is very popular for a short time",
      ": flavin adenine dinucleotide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fad",
      "\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113",
      "\u02c8fad",
      "\u02ccef-(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "chic",
      "craze",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fashion",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "hot ticket",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "She's always interested in the latest fads .",
      "once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1867, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221620"
  },
  "fade":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither",
      ": to lose freshness or brilliance of color",
      ": to sink away : vanish",
      ": to change gradually in loudness, strength, or visibility",
      ": to lose braking power gradually",
      ": to move back from the line of scrimmage",
      ": to move in a slight to moderate slice",
      ": to cause to fade",
      ": fade-out",
      ": a gradual changing of one picture to another in a motion-picture or television sequence",
      ": a fading of an automobile brake",
      ": a slight to moderate and usually intentional slice in golf",
      ": a hairstyle similar to a crew cut in which the hair on top of the head stands high",
      ": insipid , commonplace",
      ": to lose or cause to lose brightness of color",
      ": to dry up : wither",
      ": to grow dim or faint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101d",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4d",
      "\u02c8f\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dematerialize",
      "disappear",
      "dissolve",
      "evanesce",
      "evaporate",
      "flee",
      "fly",
      "melt",
      "sink",
      "vanish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appear",
      "materialize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But as the day went on, and the death toll continued to climb, that numbness started to fade . \u2014 Rose Minutaglio, ELLE , 4 June 2022",
      "Such occurrences have become so regular, news of them is likely to fade fast. \u2014 Michael Tarm And Corey Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Tile is less likely to fade from sun exposure and more water-resistant than hardwood flooring. \u2014 Daniel Bortz, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "New York has outscored Carolina, 7-2, at its famed venue this postseason, and with the Tampa Bay Lightning awaiting the winner following their sweep of Florida, the Rangers have yet to fade from a position of weariness. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Neuzil said the Novavax shot could prove more durable than the mRNA shots, whose capacity to prevent infection seems to fade after several months. \u2014 Arthur Allen And Sarah Jane Tribble, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022",
      "Rickard said that criticism of the ads has begun to fade , as fans catch onto the joke. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "And remember that dark colors, like a deep nautical blue, are going to fade much quicker than lighter colors. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "Then the man's voice seemed to fade , so the controller in Fort Pierce asked for the passenger's cellphone number to enable controllers at Palm Beach International Airport to communicate with him more clearly. \u2014 Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Lab testing, the ammonia-free at-home dye offered even coverage, left hair visibly shiny, and was fade -resistant when used to cover up gray. \u2014 Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The water- and fade -resistant polyester canopy, which opens with a hand-crank lift, adjusts to different heights and tilts at a 35-degree angle to block the sun. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
      "Made of recycled plastic, these durable dining chairs are fade -resistant and work indoors or out. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "The all-weather fade -resistant acrylic seat cushion is made from a high-resiliency foam wrapped in polyester and comes with four 20 x 20-inch pillows. \u2014 Daria Smith, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 May 2022",
      "Available in multiple colors, it\u2019s made from weather-, water-, UV-, and fade -resistant plastic, meaning this chair will look good in your outdoor space all season long. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Even better, both the placemats and the table runner are machine-washable and fade -resistant. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "For all-day wear on the lid or waterline, this multi-purpose pencil is waterproof, transfer-resistant, and fade -resistant. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Altman has spent the first few days of the offseason contemplating Cleveland\u2019s late-season fade , trying to identify the correctable reasons behind it. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194216"
  },
  "fag":{
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun ()",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to work hard : toil",
      ": to tire by strenuous activity : exhaust",
      ": toil , drudgery",
      ": drudge sense 1",
      ": an English public-school boy who acts as servant to an older schoolmate",
      ": to serve as a fag (see fag entry 3 ) especially in an English public school",
      ": cigarette",
      ": a gay person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang away",
      "beaver (away)",
      "dig (away)",
      "drudge",
      "endeavor",
      "grub",
      "hump",
      "hustle",
      "labor",
      "moil",
      "peg (away)",
      "plod",
      "plow",
      "plug",
      "slave",
      "slog",
      "strain",
      "strive",
      "struggle",
      "sweat",
      "toil",
      "travail",
      "tug",
      "work"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dogsbody",
      "drone",
      "drudge",
      "drudger",
      "foot soldier",
      "grub",
      "grubber",
      "grunt",
      "laborer",
      "peon",
      "plugger",
      "slave",
      "slogger",
      "toiler",
      "worker"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1772, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1770, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1785, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1806, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "circa 1888, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (4)",
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221214"
  },
  "fail":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lose strength : weaken",
      ": to fade or die away",
      ": to stop functioning normally",
      ": to fall short",
      ": to be or become absent or inadequate",
      ": to be unsuccessful",
      ": to be unsuccessful in achieving a passing grade",
      ": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
      ": to disappoint the expectations or trust of",
      ": to miss performing an expected service or function for",
      ": to be deficient in : lack",
      ": to leave undone : neglect",
      ": to be unsuccessful in passing",
      ": to grade (someone, such as a student) as not passing",
      ": failure",
      ": a failure (as by a security dealer) to deliver or receive securities within a prescribed period after purchase or sale",
      ": to be unsuccessful",
      ": to grade as not passing",
      ": to stop functioning",
      ": to be or become absent or not enough",
      ": to become bankrupt",
      ": neglect entry 1 sense 2",
      ": disappoint , desert",
      ": to lose strength : weaken",
      ": to fall short",
      ": to die away",
      ": failure sense 2",
      ": to weaken or lose strength",
      ": to stop functioning normally",
      ": to be or become inadequate or unsuccessful especially in fulfilling certain formal requirements",
      ": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
      ": to leave undone or neglect to do"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break down",
      "conk (out)",
      "crash",
      "cut out",
      "die",
      "give out",
      "stall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "start (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He failed in his first attempt but succeeded in his second attempt.",
      "His first company failed , but his second company succeeded.",
      "He felt that he had failed her when she needed him most.",
      "The government has failed the voters.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "According to Gallup, companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "But such portrayals fail to show individuals coming from a myriad of cultural backgrounds, their identities rooted in distinctly different countries and histories. \u2014 Ann Binlot, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "On average, each day, 12 adoptions fail in the United States, a USA TODAY investigation found. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Western dietary recommendations also fail to account for how diets vary by culture. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "One is if the banks who agreed to finance the deal fail to lend him the money. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Yet somehow the pages fail to accumulate into something larger than the sum of their discrete selves. \u2014 Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "But others of the creator\u2019s tricks fail him, like a tendency to lean hard on the quirkiness of bit players studded through the story, seemingly intended as a sort of comic relief that doesn\u2019t consistently land. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
      "And not just fail to show up, but lie to you for weeks beforehand? \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Without fail , fans and alumni from near and far \u2014 and sometimes overseas \u2014 would respond. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
      "After every season, without fail , Bauer knew what was coming in the mail. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
      "The brand, founded by Dr Yannis Alexandrides and Eva Alexandridis in 2012, also has a range of liquid masks that deliver hydrated, softened and plumped skin without fail . \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Without fail , this excitement translated over to American Idol\u2019s announcement of Paula\u2019s return. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
      "Another example of Daniel Strunk having an epic fail . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Without fail , the warmer seasons are all about color. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Products are expected to operate like a digital banking system that includes privacy and fail -safes that are tested repeatedly. \u2014 Laura Wallendal, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Every fashion week without fail , a handful of buzzy items come to overshadow the rest. \u2014 Joy Montgomery, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214715"
  },
  "failure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": omission of occurrence or performance",
      ": a failing to perform a duty or expected action",
      ": a state of inability to perform a normal function",
      "\u2014 compare heart failure",
      ": an abrupt cessation of normal functioning",
      ": a fracturing or giving way under stress",
      ": lack of success",
      ": a failing in business : bankruptcy",
      ": a falling short : deficiency",
      ": deterioration , decay",
      ": one that has failed",
      ": a lack of success",
      ": the act of neglecting or forgetting to do or perform",
      ": an instance of not working properly",
      ": a loss of the ability to work normally",
      ": someone or something that has not succeeded",
      ": an instance of falling short",
      ": bankruptcy",
      ": a state of inability to perform a vital function",
      "\u2014 see heart failure",
      ": omission of occurrence or performance",
      ": a failing to perform a duty or expected action",
      ": a lack of success or adequacy",
      ": a failing in business"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101l-y\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0101l-y\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0101(\u0259)l-y\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "default",
      "delinquency",
      "dereliction",
      "misprision",
      "neglect",
      "negligence",
      "nonfeasance",
      "oversight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another warrant was issued in early April for failure to appear or pay. \u2014 Peter Nickeas And Ray Sanchez And Tanika Gray, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "The Guardian's editor Derek Meyers was awarded $1,800 for the city's failure to promptly disclose the incident reports. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "It was learned that the van\u2019s owner was wanted on a Trumbull County Sheriff\u2019s Office warrant for failure to appear in court on an OVI charge. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Bacterial wilt disease, transmitted by cucumber beetles is the prime suspect for crop failure in this instance. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "According to the group, Boebert accumulated eight tax liens between August 2016 and February 2020 that were filed for failure to pay Colorado unemployment premiums on her restaurant. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "The central bank must, under such circumstances, submit a report to the centre, citing reasons for the failure and a corrective plan. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 9 June 2022",
      "But the goofy, infectious optimism of the fictional soccer coach resonates with the governor who still marvels at being in a game where some people root for failure . \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
      "But companies still dreaming of boundless growth could also be setting themselves up for even greater failure . \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of earlier failer , from Anglo-French, from Old French faillir to fail",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205805"
  },
  "faint":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hardly perceptible : dim",
      ": vague sense 2a",
      ": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
      ": lacking courage and spirit : cowardly",
      ": lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly",
      ": producing a sensation of faintness : oppressive",
      ": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
      ": to lose courage or spirit",
      ": to become weak",
      ": the physiological action of fainting",
      ": the resulting condition : syncope sense 1",
      ": not clear or plain : dim",
      ": weak or dizzy and likely to collapse",
      ": lacking strength",
      ": to suddenly lose consciousness",
      ": an act or condition of suddenly losing consciousness",
      ": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
      ": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
      ": the physiological action of fainting",
      ": the resulting condition : syncope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt",
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt",
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blear",
      "bleary",
      "blurry",
      "dim",
      "foggy",
      "fuzzy",
      "gauzy",
      "hazy",
      "indefinite",
      "indistinct",
      "indistinguishable",
      "misty",
      "murky",
      "nebulous",
      "obscure",
      "opaque",
      "pale",
      "shadowy",
      "unclear",
      "undefined",
      "undetermined",
      "vague"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "black out",
      "conk (out)",
      "keel (over)",
      "pass out",
      "swoon"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Etched deep within a limestone system in Alabama known nondescriptly as 19th Unnamed Cave to avoid detection and potential damage, the life-size masterpieces are too faint to view with the naked eye. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "If a meteor shower does occur, the Tau Herculids will move slowly by meteor standards and will likely be faint . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 30 May 2022",
      "Many etchings were faint or obscured as humidity and rain had worn them away, the scientists said. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "Those few that exist took decades to erect, usually long after survivors had passed and relatives only had faint memories of the departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "It\u2019s those faint memories that wash over me years later as Lake Charles, the city that remains home to many of my loved ones, has been battered again and again by unforgiving \u2014 and increasingly destructive \u2014 storms. \u2014 Allyson Waller, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Outside, veteran and novice protesters waved handmade signs and photographs of children shot to death this week, in faint hope of changing minds. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "There had been faint hope during a month-long search and rescue operation that the missing men might have reached the rescue chamber, which is stocked with food and water and located around 570 meters below ground. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Over multiple listens, another sensation, like faint indigestion, may occur: concern. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the heightened climate crisis imagined in this novel, birds drop en masse from the sky and heat waves cause baseball players to faint mid-game. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "That year, at least five guards reportedly appeared to faint \u2014 lying face down in the pink gravel of Horse Guards Parade as temperatures hit 80 degrees. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The play delivered an all-time Cavs bench reaction, with Darius Garland jumping into the arms of Isaac Okoro, and Okoro pretending to faint . \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "When combined with even a small amount of alcohol, Addyi causes users to faint from low blood pressure, while 40 percent of Vyleesi users experience nausea. \u2014 Lux Alptraum, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The massive amount of blood on the ice caused several spectators to faint . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Known for their strict rules and protocols, guardsmen are even expected to faint in a certain way. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "At which point any secret Cartesians in the cinema will faint with unbearable delight and have to be revived with a splash of Mountain Dew. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "An older person with low blood sugar could faint without warning. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Investing in the stock and bond markets is not for the faint of heart, as substantial rises and falls in asset values often occur. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Integrating cutting-edge technology into fragile, decades-old software systems isn\u2019t for the faint of heart. \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Not for the faint of heart, escape rooms are sure to give you and your friends an exciting, exhilarating and \u2212 at times \u2212 terrifying time. \u2014 Kelly Sundstrom, AccessAtlanta , 25 May 2022",
      "Purchasing and owning a waterfront home is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "An episode not for the faint of heart, Benson\u2019s physical and emotional strength are put to the test\u2014and might change her forever. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Footage also included a roller coaster ride that was definitely not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "From there, Underwood gets right into her workouts with her trainer Eve Overland \u2014 and these regimens aren't for the faint of heart. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The history of mental illness \u2014 and its treatment \u2014 is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211044"
  },
  "fainthearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking courage or resolution : timid",
      ": cowardly sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "mousy",
      "mousey",
      "scary",
      "shy",
      "skittish",
      "timid",
      "timorous",
      "tremulous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adventuresome",
      "adventurous",
      "audacious",
      "bold",
      "daring",
      "dashing",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "venturesome",
      "venturous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She gave him a fainthearted response.",
      "the sport of river rafting is not for those who are fainthearted"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204234"
  },
  "fair":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by impartiality and honesty free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism",
      "conforming with the established rules allowed",
      "consonant with merit or importance due",
      "open to legitimate pursuit, attack, or ridicule",
      "not very good or very bad of average or acceptable quality",
      "sufficient but not ample adequate",
      "moderately numerous, large, or significant",
      "not stormy or foul fine",
      "having very little color, coloring, or pigmentation very light",
      "pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless quality",
      "superficially pleasing specious",
      "clean , pure",
      "clear , legible",
      "ample",
      "promising , likely",
      "favorable to a ship's course",
      "being such to the utmost utter",
      "free of obstacles",
      "a gathering of buyers and sellers at a particular place and time for trade",
      "a competitive exhibition usually with accompanying entertainment and amusements",
      "an exhibition designed to acquaint prospective buyers or the general public with a product",
      "an exposition that promotes the availability of services or opportunities",
      "a sale of assorted articles usually for a charitable purpose",
      "in a manner that is honest or impartial or that conforms to rules in a fair manner",
      "fairly sense 3",
      "clear",
      "to join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly",
      "something that is fair or fortunate (see fair entry 1 )",
      "beauty , fairness",
      "woman",
      "sweetheart",
      "to the greatest extent or degree fully",
      "something that is not according to the rules",
      "not favoring one over another",
      "observing the rules",
      "neither good nor bad",
      "not stormy or cloudy",
      "not dark",
      "attractive in appearance beautiful",
      "being within the foul lines",
      "according to the rules",
      "a large public event at which farm animals and products are shown and entertainment, amusements, and food are provided",
      "an event at which people gather to buy, sell, or get information",
      "a sale of articles for charity",
      "characterized by honesty and justice free from self-interest, deception, injustice, or favoritism",
      "reasonable as a basis for exchange",
      "consistent with merit or importance",
      "conforming with established laws or standards being in accordance with a person's rights under the law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fer",
    "synonyms":[
      "bright",
      "clear",
      "cloudless",
      "sunny",
      "sunshiny",
      "unclouded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "display",
      "exhibit",
      "exhibition",
      "expo",
      "exposition",
      "show"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, Verb, and Noun (2)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1635, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fair-haired":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": specially favored : white-headed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u02c8herd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beloved",
      "cherished",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "favored",
      "favorite",
      "fond",
      "loved",
      "pet",
      "precious",
      "special",
      "sweet",
      "white-headed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unbeloved"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220321"
  },
  "fairly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a handsome manner",
      ": in a gentle manner : quietly",
      ": in a courteous manner",
      ": so to speak : nearly , practically",
      ": in a proper or legal manner",
      ": without bias or distortion : impartially",
      ": to a full degree or extent : plainly , distinctly",
      ": rather sense 5 , moderately",
      ": in a just and proper manner",
      ": very close to",
      ": for the most part : rather"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8fer-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "enough",
      "kindly",
      "kind of",
      "like",
      "moderately",
      "more or less",
      "pretty",
      "quite",
      "rather",
      "relatively",
      "something",
      "somewhat",
      "sort of"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It's a fairly common disease.",
      "I told the story as fairly as possible.",
      "He reports fairly on the issues.",
      "He beat me fairly and squarely .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Price said in his email that the monthly meetings are fairly recent in AOGCC history. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "As a result, a victim can identify the fraud fairly quickly. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "In short, the figures immediately after mass shooting events suggest a real change in attitudes on gun issues and real momentum for gun control advocates, but those attitudes dissipate fairly quickly. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 29 May 2022",
      "And many of them can be implemented fairly quickly and cost-efficiently, fast-forwarding organizations toward next-generation service and support. \u2014 Wai Wong, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Though their relationship took off fairly quickly, the lead up to it was decades in the making for Mr. Kugler, now 64, who had lived as a straight man for much of his life. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Working with the local Council of Churches, the commission shaped its plans fairly quickly. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 1 May 2022",
      "Evening southerly breezes, which may gust a couple of times near 20 mph, should calm fairly quickly as the night progresses. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The storms are expected to be moving fairly quickly, but 1 to 2 inches of rain will be possible in some spots. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175012"
  },
  "fairy tale":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characteristic of or suitable to a fairy tale",
      ": marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck, or happiness",
      ": a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (such as fairies, wizards, and goblins)",
      ": a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending",
      ": a made-up story usually designed to mislead",
      ": a simple children's story about magical creatures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113-\u02cct\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fable",
      "fabrication",
      "falsehood",
      "falsity",
      "fib",
      "lie",
      "mendacity",
      "prevarication",
      "story",
      "tale",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "untruth",
      "whopper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "truth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the fairy tale about the sleeping princess",
      "Everything he told us about his happy marriage was just a fairy tale .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Written by Santos and Born Wild founder Anthony Alleyne, the six-seg, one-hour TV drama tells a dark fairy tale set beside an apocalyptic highway in a world of endless pursuit. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "This pop/hip-hop musical takes the fairy tale and sets it in New York City, where El dreams of becoming a sneaker designer. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
      "The animated and more family-friendly Gnomeo and Juliet boasts a more fairy tale ending in which two garden gnomes from rival Stratford-upon-Avon neighbors live happily ever after. \u2014 Donald Liebenson, Town & Country , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Several people raised their hands, and the girl got a real-life fairy tale . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The Player\u2019s casual cynicism \u2014 spoofing moral decay through a double high-concept, feel-good ending \u2014 gives its perverse fairy tale a gut punch. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 May 2022",
      "With Petite Maman now in U.S. theaters, EW caught up with Sciamma to talk about bringing her tiny fairy tale to the big screen. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s a lovely, ambitious idea, but in the end just as detached from reality as the rosy outlines her personal fairy tale once promised. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "My guess is his fairy tale ends here, with Pacquiao ambushing him early, and either stopping him or scoring a comfortable decision. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1635, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200252"
  },
  "faithful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal",
      ": firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty : conscientious",
      ": given with strong assurance : binding",
      ": true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original",
      ": full of faith",
      ": church members in full communion and good standing",
      ": the body of believers in Islam",
      ": one who is faithful",
      ": a loyal follower, member, or fan",
      ": firm in devotion or support",
      ": reliable",
      ": true to the facts : accurate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "constant",
      "dedicated",
      "devoted",
      "devout",
      "down-the-line",
      "fast",
      "good",
      "loyal",
      "pious",
      "staunch",
      "stanch",
      "steadfast",
      "steady",
      "true",
      "true-blue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disloyal",
      "faithless",
      "false",
      "fickle",
      "inconstant",
      "perfidious",
      "recreant",
      "traitorous",
      "treacherous",
      "unfaithful",
      "untrue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She has provided the company with many years of faithful service.",
      "He insists that he has always been faithful to his wife.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The adaptation is likely to remain faithful to the book's plot. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "The funds are administered by a board of trustees that follows selection rules that remain faithful to Daly\u2019s original intent. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "That means being sufficiently pro-Trump to appeal to the party faithful in rural areas, without appearing so extreme as to forsake any chance of winning over suburban moderates in Northern Virginia, and the Norfolk and Richmond areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
      "The Padawan prodigy who would grow into a Jedi Master is, more than anything, faithful to a fault. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When he was arrested, many of the faithful flocked to churches in the denomination\u2019s hometown of Guadalajara, but also in Los Angeles and other cities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The Indiana commit fell behind 0-2 which, according to her, drew some chirping from the Greyhound faithful . \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "But Benedict's lack of a personal apology or any admission of guilt was likely to rile survivors and further complicate efforts by German bishops re-establish credibility with the faithful . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Here are a few places to gather with the Utah faithful . \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Wearing crisp, olive-green robes and a towering, white head covering embroidered with the somber face of Jesus, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the faithful from an ornate 10,000-seat cathedral in Moscow. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Maybe a reality check is too much to ask for at a political convention, which are typically little more than partisan pep rallies designed to fire up the faithful to go back to their communities and do the same. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Francis has called for dialogue to end the conflict and has urged the faithful to set next Wednesday as a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Ukraine. \u2014 Luciana Lopez, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic-to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful , and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 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 at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211034"
  },
  "faithlessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous , disloyal",
      ": not to be relied on : untrustworthy",
      ": not worthy of trust : disloyal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disloyal",
      "false",
      "fickle",
      "inconstant",
      "perfidious",
      "recreant",
      "traitorous",
      "treacherous",
      "unfaithful",
      "untrue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "dedicated",
      "devoted",
      "devout",
      "down-the-line",
      "faithful",
      "fast",
      "loyal",
      "staunch",
      "stanch",
      "steadfast",
      "steady",
      "true"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "faithless friends who deserted him in his time of need",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Through it all, forgiveness is given by the Countess Almaviva to her faithless husband in a seemingly impossible number of ways, making this the ultimate woman\u2019s revenge in opera. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "The Exorcist \u2014 The gold standard of horror distills the battle between good and evil down to its bare essence, a child possessed and faithless priest, maybe right next door. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Following the ten faithless votes in 2016, more states adopted laws that prevent this. \u2014 Fortune , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "The objection to the faithless elector was rejected by both chambers. \u2014 Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY , 6 Jan. 2021",
      "FairVote found that since the founding of the Electoral College, there have been 167 faithless electors. \u2014 Caroline Linton, CBS News , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump had two faithless electors both in the state of Texas: one vote went for Ron Paul and one went for John Kasich. \u2014 Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner , 14 Dec. 2020",
      "The seven faithless electors in 2016 made up the largest number of electors voting contrary to their party\u2019s winner in over a century. \u2014 Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "However, most states have laws which nullify the votes of faithless electors, and there are not expected to be enough to alter the outcome of the election. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 8 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feithles, from feith  faith entry 1 + -les  -less ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203058"
  },
  "fake":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit , sham",
      ": one that is not what it purports to be: such as",
      ": a worthless imitation passed off as genuine",
      ": impostor , charlatan",
      ": a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent",
      ": a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick",
      ": to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously (see spurious sense 2 ) genuine appearance to : doctor",
      ": counterfeit , simulate , concoct",
      ": to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see fake entry 2 sense c )",
      ": improvise , ad-lib",
      ": to engage in faking something : pretend",
      ": to give a fake to an opponent",
      ": one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running",
      ": to coil in fakes",
      ": not true or real",
      ": a person or thing that is not really what is pretended",
      ": pretend sense 2",
      ": to change or treat in a way that gives a false effect",
      ": to imitate in order to deceive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101k",
      "\u02c8f\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artificial",
      "bogus",
      "dummy",
      "ersatz",
      "factitious",
      "false",
      "faux",
      "imitation",
      "imitative",
      "man-made",
      "mimic",
      "mock",
      "pretend",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "substitute",
      "synthetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "counterfeit",
      "forgery",
      "hoax",
      "humbug",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "sham"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "That blood is clearly fake .",
      "He was wearing a fake mustache."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1829, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1819, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1627, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195437"
  },
  "fake out":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to deliberately mislead fool , trick"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "bamboozle",
      "beguile",
      "bluff",
      "buffalo",
      "burn",
      "catch",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "deceive",
      "delude",
      "dupe",
      "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":[
      "my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday",
      "used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fakir":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Muslim mendicant : dervish",
      ": an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker",
      ": impostor",
      ": swindler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bilk",
      "bilker",
      "cheat",
      "cheater",
      "chiseler",
      "chiseller",
      "confidence man",
      "cozener",
      "defrauder",
      "dodger",
      "finagler",
      "fraudster",
      "hoaxer",
      "scammer",
      "scamster",
      "shark",
      "sharper",
      "sharpie",
      "sharpy",
      "skinner",
      "swindler",
      "tricker",
      "trickster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a traveling carnival that was run by fakirs preying on small-town rubes",
      "a fakir peddling patent medicines that were mostly liquor and sugar"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Arabic faq\u012br , literally, poor man",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174119"
  },
  "falderal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a useless ornament or accessory : trifle",
      ": nonsense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fal-d\u0259-\u02ccral"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183133"
  },
  "fall":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to descend freely by the force of gravity",
      ": to hang freely",
      ": to drop oneself to a lower position",
      ": to come or go as if by falling",
      ": to become born",
      ": to become lower in degree or level",
      ": to drop in pitch or volume",
      ": issue sense 1a",
      ": to become lowered",
      ": to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily",
      ": to enter as if unawares : stumble , stray",
      ": to drop down wounded or dead",
      ": to die in battle",
      ": to suffer military capture",
      ": to lose office",
      ": to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure",
      ": to commit an immoral act",
      ": to lose one's chastity",
      ": to move or extend in a downward direction",
      ": subside , abate",
      ": to decline in quality, activity, or quantity",
      ": to lose weight",
      ": to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection",
      ": to decline in financial value or price",
      ": to occur at a certain time",
      ": to come by chance",
      ": to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance : devolve",
      ": to have a certain or proper position, place, or station",
      ": to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something",
      ": to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition",
      ": to set about heartily or actively",
      ": strike , impinge",
      ": fell sense 1",
      ": to display great or excessive eagerness",
      ": disintegrate",
      ": to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down",
      ": to lag behind",
      ": to be in arrears",
      ": to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action",
      ": to produce no response or result",
      ": to fall in love with",
      ": to become a victim of",
      ": to lose acceptance or good reputation",
      ": to curve inward",
      ": to comply with a certain course of action",
      ": to meet with",
      ": to fail utterly",
      ": to sacrifice one's pride or position",
      ": to be deficient",
      ": to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target)",
      ": the act of falling by the force of gravity",
      ": a falling out, off, or away : dropping",
      ": the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn",
      ": a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen",
      ": one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together",
      ": birth",
      ": the quantity born",
      ": a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully",
      ": a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century",
      ": the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge",
      ": a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)",
      ": the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat",
      ": one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris \u2014 compare standard sense 8b",
      ": long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds",
      ": a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair",
      ": a hoisting-tackle rope or chain",
      ": the part of it to which the power is applied",
      ": loss of greatness : collapse",
      ": the surrender or capture of a besieged place",
      ": lapse or departure from innocence or goodness",
      ": loss of a woman's chastity",
      ": the blame for a failure or misdeed",
      ": the downward slope (as of a hill) : declivity",
      ": a precipitous descent of water : waterfall",
      ": a musical cadence",
      ": a falling-pitch intonation in speech",
      ": a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value",
      ": the distance which something falls",
      ": inclination , pitch",
      ": the act of felling something",
      ": the quantity of trees cut down",
      ": an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)",
      ": a bout of wrestling",
      ": destiny , lot",
      ": of, relating to, or suitable for autumn",
      ": to come or go down freely by the force of gravity",
      ": to come as if by falling",
      ": to become lower (as in degree or value)",
      ": to topple from an upright position",
      ": to collapse wounded or dead",
      ": to become captured",
      ": to occur at a certain time",
      ": to pass from one condition of body or mind to another",
      ": retreat entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to fail to be as good or successful as expected",
      ": the act or an instance of going or coming down by the force of gravity",
      ": autumn",
      ": a thing or quantity that falls",
      ": a loss of greatness : downfall",
      ": waterfall",
      ": a decrease in size, amount, or value",
      ": the distance something falls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "slip",
      "stumble",
      "topple",
      "trip",
      "tumble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slip",
      "spill",
      "stumble",
      "tumble"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The jewels on this page would certainly fall into the category of things worth fighting for. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "Of course, Kevin Owens didn\u2019t fall for any of this, calling out Elias for editing the backstage video and wearing a fake beard. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition, although the varying levels of drought typically determine water budgets for households, golf courses do not fall under those ordinances. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
      "As in, the area might officially fall under the Russian Jack Community Council, but proximity and history tie the area more directly to Mountain View. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "The crimes that legal experts say Mr. Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "In exchange, Oglethorpe's ownership share of the two new reactors being built at the plant east of Augusta would fall from 30% to 28%. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "The crimes that legal experts say Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Prices for bitcoin and ether tumbled about 15% on Monday and continued to fall throughout the week, piling onto the decline that has plagued them all year. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The USS Abraham Lincoln, also based in San Diego, left in January and recently was in the Philippine Sea but is expected back by fall . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The child care industry is also facing a looming funding cliff, with states required to use the funding for child care appropriated by the American Rescue Plan by fall of 2024. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Inflation means loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments, but a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid, and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "By fall , though, negotiations fell apart over when students would have access to the facilities. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "The central bank started to shrink the size of its holdings this month and by fall will be shedding nearly $100 billion a month from what is now a $9 trillion balance sheet. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Officials hope to hire more police officers by fall . \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2022",
      "McBride said banks and others offering one-year CDs that are 1.75% currently could be offering new one-year CDs at 2.75% by fall . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The liquid metal fabrication added a new verve to a style that has become a constant on Beckham\u2019s runways\u2014her pre- fall 2022 featured a neon version of the same piece\u2014and a favorite within her own wardrobe. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "To celebrate the store\u2019s 15-year anniversary, Smallwood partnered with Proenza Schouler on an in-store event, held on March 22, just one day shy of when the pre- fall 2022 collection is available for preorder on Hampden\u2019s site. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The pre- fall Proenza Schouler white square-toe loafer, meanwhile, hits the refresh on polished prep, as does The Row\u2019s Margaret\u2014a slim-line, block-heel iteration. \u2014 Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Keep your eyes peeled on Victoriabeckham.com; the designer\u2019s second dress\u2014a black pre- fall number\u2014will be available to buy in June. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Later, Blumarine, which has grown a reputation as a premiere Y2K-revival brand, released a pre- fall 2022 collection that included red, pink, and black chokers, thick necklaces, and big flower attachments. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The singer wore a long black cardigan with a faux-fur collar from Blumarine's pre- fall 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Blumarine showcased a pre- fall 2022 collection full of red-and-pink looks. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Harper's Bazaar reports that the dress and outerwear are both from Milan fashion house Del Core's pre- fall 2022 collection, the white heels from Tom Ford, her purse from Aspital of London, jewelry by Pasquale Bruni, and sunglasses from Bulgari. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a decline especially in quantity or quality",
      ": trend sense 2b",
      ": to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed"
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      "swerve",
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      "Noun",
      "the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable",
      "Verb",
      "the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Barry McCarthy, a former Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA finance executive who took over as Peloton\u2019s CEO in February, said the falloff in demand was foreseeable. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "In other words, young voters were among the difference-makers in a close election, and any significant falloff in support or turnout could yield historic gains for Republicans in Congress. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 26 May 2022",
      "The residual falloff in Portland air travel is more than twice as steep as the national decline, and the gap is getting wider. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
      "Typically, with high inflation reducing the purchasing power of households and rising interest rates depressing their willingness to spend, the result would be a falloff in consumer spending. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The falloff for commuter rail has been far steeper and more sustained than for other transit modes like municipal bus service, in part because many front-line workers who don\u2019t have a remote option rely on the bus or subway to get to their jobs. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Each of those businesses faces challenges \u2014 the aviation unit is emerging from the pandemic falloff in air travel, and the power business must adapt to the shift to alternative energy sources. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The company, which has 650 Oregon employees, is navigating a turnaround after a steep falloff in business early in the pandemic. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The focus of all the improvements was to allow the Z06 to run its fastest lap times all day long, with less falloff from heat and other factors than previous models. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211418"
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      ": the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending through the atmosphere",
      ": other polluting particles (such as volcanic ash) descending likewise",
      ": descent (as of fallout) through the atmosphere",
      ": a secondary and often lingering effect, result, or set of consequences",
      ": quarrel",
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      ": to leave one's place in the ranks",
      ": to leave a building in order to take one's place in a military formation",
      ": the usually radioactive particles falling through the atmosphere as a result of a nuclear explosion",
      ": the bad result of something",
      ": the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending through the atmosphere",
      ": other polluting particles (as volcanic ash) descending likewise",
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      "Noun",
      "concerned about the possible political fallout from the scandal",
      "Verb",
      "club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars",
      "I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Moscow is assembling a package of economic relief for Russian individuals and businesses that aims to soften the blow of sanctions and the financial fallout of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "Coupled with a rise in inflation and the financial fallout from the war in Ukraine, could this be a sign of a recession coming? \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "However, Tapestry\u2019s stock suffered the wider fallout in the sector and is down by almost 7% over the past month while Capri Holdings fell by 3%. \u2014 Kevin Rozario, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the Bay Area, Oakland, San Francisco and West Contra Costa school districts are already seeing serious financial fallout , with the prospect of state intervention or takeover, unless school boards make significant cuts. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "This will be the sixth delay on making people resume payments since the policy was enacted more than two years ago to help people manage the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But the war\u2019s financial fallout is hitting Europe the hardest. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Russia's biggest search engine could collapse as financial fallout from the invasion of Ukraine spreads. \u2014 Cnn Business, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "That could become increasingly true as sanctions are expanded and the Russian people are forced to bear a greater brunt of the financial fallout . \u2014 NBC News , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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      "Noun",
      "1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203112"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": embodying a fallacy",
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      "unreasoning",
      "unsound",
      "weak"
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      "logical",
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      "reasonable",
      "sound",
      "valid",
      "well-founded",
      "well-grounded"
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    "examples":[
      "it's fallacious to say that something must exist because science hasn't proven its nonexistence",
      "consumers who harbor the fallacious belief that credit-card spending will never catch up with them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The choice, the show asserted, feels less like a rational Court judgment and more like a fallacious argument that a fringe Facebook group might circulate as fact. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 8 May 2022",
      "The fallacious warning was likely amplified by YouTuber Bernard Hsu, known as Chubbyemu, who posted a lengthy dramatization of the case that has been viewed 1.5 million times. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, there\u2019s a lot of contradicting and fallacious information floating around out there about how distance runners should and shouldn\u2019t fuel to run fast. \u2014 Outside Online , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Followers of QAnon also regularly show up at events and successfully spread new fallacious claims. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Cannabis as a gateway drug seems to be a hypothesis based on simplistic and fallacious logical processes. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "But this is based on the fallacious notion that depletion of the resource means ever-higher prices. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The thinking that dominates the institution is fundamentally fallacious . \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Both were grounded on a fallacious interpretation of due process. \u2014 Matthew J. Franck, National Review , 12 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201331"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a false or mistaken idea",
      ": erroneous character : erroneousness",
      ": deceptive appearance : deception",
      ": guile , trickery",
      ": an often plausible argument using false or invalid inference",
      ": a false or mistaken idea",
      ": false reasoning"
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      "\u02c8fa-l\u0259-s\u0113",
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      "delusion",
      "error",
      "falsehood",
      "falsity",
      "hallucination",
      "illusion",
      "misbelief",
      "misconception",
      "myth",
      "old wives' tale",
      "untruth"
    ],
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      "truth",
      "verity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The fallacy of their ideas about medicine soon became apparent.",
      "the once-common fallacy that girls just weren't any good at math",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among physicists, there seems to be universal agreement on one thing: The stakes on turning DUNE\u2019s sunk-cost fallacy into an opportunity are high. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Another example of the Fox News fallacy can be seen in the immigration issue. \u2014 Ruy Teixeira, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But Democrats can\u2019t afford to be governed by the senator\u2019s solo performance-art piece on the sunk cost fallacy . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 15 Jan. 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",
      "But recent experience with the Paycheck Protection Program is just the latest example of the fallacy of that thinking. \u2014 Maureen Conway, Quartz , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s Lincoln, the senior empiricist and metrics expert, who is able to see the fallacy of that belief immediately: There is nothing original about human behavior. \u2014 Lauren Oyler, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But this line of thinking represents a classic fallacy of composition . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The most relevant one that gets in the way of productivity is the planning fallacy . \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fallacia , from fallac-, fallax deceitful, from fallere to deceive",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223957"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an instance of falling out : quarrel"
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      "1568, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201035"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a decline especially in quantity or quality",
      ": trend sense 2b",
      ": to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02cc\u022ff"
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      "abatement",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "decrement",
      "dent",
      "depletion",
      "depression",
      "diminishment",
      "diminution",
      "drop",
      "drop-off",
      "fall",
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      "reduction",
      "shrinkage",
      "step-down"
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      "arch",
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      "bow",
      "crook",
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      "hook",
      "round",
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      "swerve",
      "trend",
      "wheel"
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      "Noun",
      "the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable",
      "Verb",
      "the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Barry McCarthy, a former Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA finance executive who took over as Peloton\u2019s CEO in February, said the falloff in demand was foreseeable. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "In other words, young voters were among the difference-makers in a close election, and any significant falloff in support or turnout could yield historic gains for Republicans in Congress. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 26 May 2022",
      "The residual falloff in Portland air travel is more than twice as steep as the national decline, and the gap is getting wider. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
      "Typically, with high inflation reducing the purchasing power of households and rising interest rates depressing their willingness to spend, the result would be a falloff in consumer spending. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The falloff for commuter rail has been far steeper and more sustained than for other transit modes like municipal bus service, in part because many front-line workers who don\u2019t have a remote option rely on the bus or subway to get to their jobs. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Each of those businesses faces challenges \u2014 the aviation unit is emerging from the pandemic falloff in air travel, and the power business must adapt to the shift to alternative energy sources. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The company, which has 650 Oregon employees, is navigating a turnaround after a steep falloff in business early in the pandemic. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The focus of all the improvements was to allow the Z06 to run its fastest lap times all day long, with less falloff from heat and other factors than previous models. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
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      "Noun",
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      "Verb",
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      "not genuine",
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      "not true",
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      "not essential or permanent",
      "fitting over a main part to strengthen it, to protect it, or to disguise its appearance",
      "inaccurate in pitch",
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      "not genuine, authentic, or legitimate \u2014 compare counterfeit",
      "not true or correct",
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      "wrong"
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      "Adjective",
      "Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false .",
      "He registered at the hotel under a false name.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are among the outfits that will soon start providing the EU with a country-by-country breakdown of their efforts to stem the flow of false information on their platforms. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "The woman, who gave police false personal information, was charged with theft, possession of criminal tools and falsification. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Former Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino Jr. has been accused of helping Trump spread false information about election fraud on social media and recruiting a crowd to come to the rally in Washington on Jan. 6. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Since older people are most likely to share false information, according to research published in 2019 in the journal Science Advances, the News Literacy Project is working with an affiliate of AARP and hopes to expand the partnership. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "McLaughlin said no false information came from local police. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "The legal action also claims Cornerstone provided false information about Cornerstone\u2019s ownership structure to investors to retain and placate clients, and Cornerstone and Ngo created inaccurate books and records. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "But the arsons were based on false information; neither target was nearly as involved in G.M.O. research as the Elves believed. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "McDonald also denied disseminating false information about the Crumbleys' case, as alleged by their lawyers. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "There\u2019s false -toothed Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp in Impeachment American Crime Story. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "With time winding down in a scoreless game, the Gladiators made the most of a penalty corner when two of the four Hereford defenders false -started, crossing the goal line before the ball was put in play. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Browns offensive linemen false -started three times in the game \u2014 once by Wyatt Teller and twice by Joel Bitonio \u2014 and Stefanski vowed to correct it. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2021",
      "The 49ers\u2019 chances to keep the game close fizzled late when a touchdown was overturned, and Nick Mullens false -started on a sneak at the goal line and then threw an interception. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The drive started with left tackle Charles Leno false -starting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "Alabama coach Nick Saban said Saturday the school conducted 240 tests of its football players and none came positive after his potentially false -positive COVID-19 test Wednesday. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, forcing axioms, which deem the continuum hypothesis false by adding a new size of infinity, would also extend the frontiers of mathematics in other directions. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Nov. 2013",
      "Any assertion otherwise on the latter front rings false given that, as acting commissioner, Selig had to have known about the FBI\u2019s Operation Equine, an early \u201990s investigation into PED distribution that included McGwire and Canseco. \u2014 Jay Jaffe, SI.com , 13 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Adverb",
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      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an untrue statement lie",
      "absence of truth or accuracy",
      "the practice of lying mendacity",
      "lie entry 3",
      "the habit of lying"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u022fls-\u02cchu\u0307d",
    "synonyms":[
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      "hallucination",
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      "myth",
      "old wives' tale",
      "untruth"
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      "truth",
      "verity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the line between truth and falsehood",
      "the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another myth is that all chickens have salmonella, a falsehood that prompts people to feed the animals antibiotics. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "When McCarthy declared the story a falsehood of the liberal media, the authors produced an audio recording to confirm its accuracy. \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation administrator Walter G\u00f3mez and accountant Marcos Fletes were each sentenced to 13 years in prison for the same crimes, in addition to abusive management and ideological falsehood , according to CENIDH. \u2014 Jorge Engels, Mario Medrano And Bertha Ramos, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The attorney also sought to hold people criminally accountable, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, and brought up several conspiracy theories, Johnson did not directly push back at the vaccine falsehood . \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "Supporters of Trump, backed by an online army, pushed the falsehood that the election was stolen. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The power of Russia\u2019s claim that the invasion is justified comes not from the veracity of any individual falsehood meant to support it but from the broader argument. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "This sworn defender of our civil rights used that falsehood to justify violently removing the protesters from the area in advance of the president\u2019s publicity stunt in front of a nearby church. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "After a while, this lie by a thousand cuts begins to take on the patina of truth, and people around the world become inured to the falsehood . \u2014 Myra Lu, National Review , 28 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to prove or declare false : disprove",
      ": to make false: such as",
      ": to make false by mutilation or addition",
      ": to represent falsely : misrepresent",
      ": to prove unsound by experience",
      ": to tell lies : lie",
      ": to change in order to deceive",
      ": to make false: as",
      ": to make (as a document) false by mutilation, alteration, or addition",
      ": to report (as information) falsely"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-si-\u02ccf\u012b"
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      "bend",
      "color",
      "cook",
      "distort",
      "fudge",
      "garble",
      "misinterpret",
      "misrelate",
      "misrepresent",
      "misstate",
      "pervert",
      "slant",
      "twist",
      "warp"
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    "examples":[
      "He was caught falsifying financial accounts.",
      "taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The former state data scientist, Rebekah Jones, claimed she was pressured by health department officials to falsify Covid-19 data to hide the extent of Florida's outbreak in the early months of the pandemic. \u2014 Steve Contorno And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "To achieve this end, the company pushed staff at its mental health facilities to misdiagnose patients and falsify documents in order to hospitalize those who did not require it, according to court records. \u2014 Brian Slodysko, ajc , 21 May 2022",
      "Prosecutors have said the Chrisleys directed that former employee to falsify documents. \u2014 al , 14 May 2022",
      "Prosecutors have said the Chrisleys directed that former employee to falsify documents. \u2014 Kate Brumback, ajc , 14 May 2022",
      "In one instance, according to the Justice Department, the pharmacy director of a California hospital obtained real lot numbers for vials of the Moderna vaccine and used them to falsify COVID-19 vaccination cards. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In May 2021, Jansen met with Mazi and agreed on a plan to sell the pellets and falsify the vaccination cards, prosecutors said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Fortenberry in October was charged with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Fortenberry in October was charged with one count of scheming to falsify and conceal material facts and two counts of making false statements to federal investigators. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English falsifien , from Middle French falsifier , from Medieval Latin falsificare , from Latin falsus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172524"
  },
  "falsity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something false : lie",
      ": the quality or state of being false",
      ": lie entry 3",
      ": the quality or state of being not true or genuine",
      ": something false",
      ": the quality or state of being false"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
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      "delusion",
      "error",
      "fallacy",
      "falsehood",
      "hallucination",
      "illusion",
      "misbelief",
      "misconception",
      "myth",
      "old wives' tale",
      "untruth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "truth",
      "verity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age",
      "when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the plaintiff is a private person, the plaintiff need only prove that the defendant made the statement either knowing its falsity or with negligence, such as by not using reasonable efforts to verify third-party information. \u2014 Schuyler Moore, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "There are other details in the Facebook post that also point to its falsity . \u2014 Emiliano Tahui G\u00f3mez, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In the era of flush fashion magazine features, her work, alongside both fashion and art-world photographers, blurred falsity and reality, constructed glamour and naturalistic confidence. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In that instance, the jury found, Bauman did speak with reckless disregard for the statement's truth or falsity , abused his First Amendment privilege and was not acting within the scope of his employment. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Drawing on his own experience, Cash might have broken up the central falsity of the archipelago of glass and steel known as the New South: its equation of whiteness with self-sufficiency and Blackness with dependency. \u2014 Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "That\u2019s Hannah Arendt\u2019s ideal subject, that person for whom the difference between truth and falsity no longer matters. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Identifying false claims can be difficult since, misinformation usually contains elements of both truth and falsity , Bergstrom said. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "Maybe, if times weren\u2019t so dire, the utter falsity of Lindell and Watkin\u2019s narratives would be more readily apparent. \u2014 Jacob Silverman, The New Republic , 13 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185224"
  },
  "falter":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to walk unsteadily : stumble",
      ": to give way : totter",
      ": to move waveringly or hesitatingly",
      ": to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer",
      ": to hesitate in purpose or action : waver",
      ": to lose drive or effectiveness",
      ": to utter hesitatingly or brokenly",
      ": an act or instance of faltering",
      ": to move unsteadily : waver",
      ": to hesitate in speech",
      ": to hesitate in purpose or action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "dither",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "waver",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The business was faltering due to poor management.",
      "Their initial optimism has faltered .",
      "signs that the economy is faltering",
      "Her steps began to falter .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Innovation will likely falter as U.S. and European scientists collaborate less with Chinese and Russian counterparts. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Businesses today flourish or falter on customer service, and the pandemic brought the need for efficient customer service into sharp relief. \u2014 Chetan Dube, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Bullets Per Minute tried nailing that fusion in 2020 only to falter because, apparently, delivering Doom-like combat to the beat requires a graceful touch. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "But under questioning from defense attorney Manuel Leiva, who represents Elmer Zelaya Martinez, his memory seemed to falter . \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Events of the past decade seemed to prove the assumption: As China acted more assertively in the region, Washington\u2019s efforts to cling to primacy appeared to falter . \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "Yet even as service levels falter , rates have skyrocketed. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 8 May 2022",
      "Without credible and robust commitments the impact that TCFD, SBT and net zero target requirements are having on the private sector may falter . \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Over the four days at the sprawling golf club in Augusta, Georgia, the 25-year-old produced some excellent golf, refusing to falter under the pressure of being the tournament's leader for nearly three days. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "However, should this year\u2019s roster falter and the tension fester, some new leader of the Pelicans will be fielding trade calls for Williamson like Griffin did for Davis and Holiday after Dell Demps was relieved of his duties. \u2014 Christopher Dodson, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as internet services falter . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as Internet services falter . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Dress code is another area where couples falter when planning a weekday wedding. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "In a time trial, however, numbers provide the only measure of success, and numbers don\u2019t wilt on a hot day, falter on the hills, or pace inappropriately like a rival might. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 16 June 2020",
      "Despite this promise, there are areas in which grassroots innovation communities falter . \u2014 Douglas Hannah, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Even as headline-grabbing election bills falter in Arizona, Republican lawmakers still are weighing a raft of proposals that could alter voting practices in a battleground state that President Joe Biden won by fewer than 11,000 votes. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Even when state or federal governments falter , trust can still be forged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194515"
  },
  "faltering":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to walk unsteadily : stumble",
      ": to give way : totter",
      ": to move waveringly or hesitatingly",
      ": to speak brokenly or weakly : stammer",
      ": to hesitate in purpose or action : waver",
      ": to lose drive or effectiveness",
      ": to utter hesitatingly or brokenly",
      ": an act or instance of faltering",
      ": to move unsteadily : waver",
      ": to hesitate in speech",
      ": to hesitate in purpose or action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "dither",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "hesitate",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "waver",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The business was faltering due to poor management.",
      "Their initial optimism has faltered .",
      "signs that the economy is faltering",
      "Her steps began to falter .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Innovation will likely falter as U.S. and European scientists collaborate less with Chinese and Russian counterparts. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, ajc , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Businesses today flourish or falter on customer service, and the pandemic brought the need for efficient customer service into sharp relief. \u2014 Chetan Dube, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "Bullets Per Minute tried nailing that fusion in 2020 only to falter because, apparently, delivering Doom-like combat to the beat requires a graceful touch. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "But under questioning from defense attorney Manuel Leiva, who represents Elmer Zelaya Martinez, his memory seemed to falter . \u2014 Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Events of the past decade seemed to prove the assumption: As China acted more assertively in the region, Washington\u2019s efforts to cling to primacy appeared to falter . \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "Yet even as service levels falter , rates have skyrocketed. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 8 May 2022",
      "Without credible and robust commitments the impact that TCFD, SBT and net zero target requirements are having on the private sector may falter . \u2014 Felicia Jackson, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Over the four days at the sprawling golf club in Augusta, Georgia, the 25-year-old produced some excellent golf, refusing to falter under the pressure of being the tournament's leader for nearly three days. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "However, should this year\u2019s roster falter and the tension fester, some new leader of the Pelicans will be fielding trade calls for Williamson like Griffin did for Davis and Holiday after Dell Demps was relieved of his duties. \u2014 Christopher Dodson, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as internet services falter . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "But the terminals can serve as a reliable backup as Internet services falter . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Dress code is another area where couples falter when planning a weekday wedding. \u2014 Stephanie Cain, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "In a time trial, however, numbers provide the only measure of success, and numbers don\u2019t wilt on a hot day, falter on the hills, or pace inappropriately like a rival might. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 16 June 2020",
      "Despite this promise, there are areas in which grassroots innovation communities falter . \u2014 Douglas Hannah, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Even as headline-grabbing election bills falter in Arizona, Republican lawmakers still are weighing a raft of proposals that could alter voting practices in a battleground state that President Joe Biden won by fewer than 11,000 votes. \u2014 Kelly Mena, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Even when state or federal governments falter , trust can still be forged. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 17 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174406"
  },
  "famed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": known widely and well : famous",
      ": known widely and well : famous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101md",
      "\u02c8f\u0101md"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big-name",
      "celebrated",
      "famous",
      "noted",
      "notorious",
      "prominent",
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      "star",
      "visible",
      "well-known"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anonymous",
      "nameless",
      "obscure",
      "uncelebrated",
      "unfamous",
      "unknown",
      "unsung"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a bowl of the restaurant's famed chili",
      "San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s what makes the upcoming celebration of her work at the Gene Siskel Film Center \u2014 marking what would be her 100th birthday \u2014 so enthralling. Get the full lineup \u2014 and more on what made the famed actor truly stand out \u2014 in his full write-up. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Indeed, as early as 1933, the famed movie house appeared in other media as a boilerplate for how a premiere should, and often does, look like. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Still, the famed actor had one note after visiting the wax likeness of his Madame Tussauds neighbor, Khloe Kardashian. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Pioneertown was built in the 1940s just outside of Joshua Tree by famed Western actor and musician Roy Rogers, among other entrepreneurial-minded Hollywood elites. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This disparity has had paleontologists scratching their heads since famed dinosaur hunter Barnum Brown unearthed the first complete T. rex skeleton in Hell Creek, Montana back in 1908. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Today, the notable theater continues to spotlight those who have made major contributions to artistry with its name change to the James Earl Jones Theatre, in honor of the famed actor. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Picking up after The Mandalorian's second season, The Book of Boba Fett follows the famed Star Wars bounty hunter and his efforts to rule as a crime lord on Tatooine years after escaping the Sarlacc pit from Return of the Jedi. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Early Voting took office in the winner's circle on Saturday, crossing the finish line at the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes with a comfortable lead to win the famed Triple Crown race. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1533, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210455"
  },
  "familial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone",
      ": of, relating to, or suggestive of a family",
      ": relating to or typical of a family",
      ": tending to occur in more members of a family than expected by chance alone",
      "\u2014 compare acquired sense 1 , congenital sense 2 , hereditary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259l",
      "-\u02c8mi-l\u0113-\u0259l",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259l",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "domestic",
      "household"
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    "antonyms":[
      "nondomestic",
      "nonfamilial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.",
      "it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Snow was exiled, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) proposed the end of familial succession to choose future kings, and Drogon angrily melted the Iron Throne after Daenerys's death. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "Boyfriend Material and Glitterland grapple with heavy issues, including substance abuse, depression, self-loathing, and familial estrangement. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Gradually, the relationship evolves to become more familial . \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Common rooms were small then, but add to the cozy, familial feel. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Since then, the sisters have spoken out about the challenges of their familial situation on several occasions. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "People see history primarily through their respective and collective familial experiences, not through the eyes of congress members who came before them. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "John and Adrianne\u2019s familial harmonies give the songs an extra glow and warmth. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
      "Achaar is personal for Agrawal, a familial undertaking that has been shaped by generations. \u2014 Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Latin familia ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193821"
  },
  "familiar":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a member of the household of a high official",
      "one who is often seen and well known",
      "an intimate associate companion",
      "a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person",
      "one who is well acquainted with something",
      "one who frequents a place",
      "closely acquainted intimate",
      "affable , sociable",
      "of or relating to a family",
      "frequented by families",
      "being free and easy",
      "marked by informality",
      "overly free and unrestrained presumptuous",
      "moderately tame",
      "frequently seen or experienced easily recognized",
      "of everyday occurrence",
      "possibly known but imperfectly remembered",
      "having personal or intimate knowledge",
      "often seen, heard, or experienced",
      "closely acquainted intimate",
      "having a good knowledge of",
      "informal sense 1",
      "too friendly or bold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "denizen",
      "frequenter",
      "habitu\u00e9",
      "habitue",
      "haunter",
      "rat",
      "regular"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bosom",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "chummy",
      "close",
      "especial",
      "friendly",
      "inseparable",
      "intimate",
      "inward",
      "near",
      "thick",
      "tight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Alongside the food-court familiar , though, diners will find frog legs, beef tendon, pork intestine. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "John Obi Mikel, a Nigerian familiar for his years with Chelsea, left another Turkish team, Trabzonspor, this week. \u2014 Victor Mather, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "During the Salem witch hunts, common folklore said that witches transformed into their familiars (black cats). \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Teen Vogue , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "For Fringe familiars , there are a few changes for 2019, Bentley says. \u2014 Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities , 29 July 2019",
      "According to demon lore, Paimon is a master of the arts and familiars (spirits that often manifest as animals) who will bless his followers with wealth. \u2014 Yohana Desta, HWD , 8 June 2018",
      "Toi GB took the microphone, started to sing in a familiar growled whisper, and the room erupted in cheers. \u2014 Jenn Harris, latimes.com , 25 May 2018",
      "Such moments sum up the charm of Mardi Gras, when fact and fiction, reality and fantasy, alight among familiars and strangers alike. \u2014 The Masked Observer, AL.com , 26 Jan. 2018",
      "In the books, Ambrose has snake familiars who do not get along with Salem, and also has a cute British accent. \u2014 Alexis Nedd, Cosmopolitan , 8 Jan. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "The match occurred more than 100 years ago, but anyone with a modicum of knowledge of golf history is familiar with the tale of Ouimet\u2019s victory in the 1913 US Open. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Most people are familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act, at least tangentially. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "While many are familiar with getting the winter blues, summer is more commonly thought of as a season of relaxation and happiness. \u2014 Nikki Brown, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Serano thinks this is likely due to the colors people are familiar with of the largest animals currently living on the planet, such as elephants. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Martin is familiar with the characters that work in the Mississippi Delta strip club. \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 8 June 2022",
      "In fact, even when the characters aren't so familiar with the holiday, they're clearly all affected and moved by it. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Of those pieces on the 2022-23 roster, Nurse is most familiar with fellow Canadian Aaliyah Edwards through their time competing for their country together. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
      "Thankfully, the feeling of being overwhelmed returns to the traditional norm of being below the cutline for the playoffs more than halfway through the regular season, something McDowell is familiar with overcoming. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and 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":"20220623-163414"
  },
  "familiar spirit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spirit or demon that serves or prompts an individual",
      ": the spirit of a dead person invoked by a medium to advise or prophesy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "apparition",
      "bogey",
      "bogie",
      "bogy",
      "ghost",
      "hant",
      "haunt",
      "materialization",
      "phantasm",
      "fantasm",
      "phantom",
      "poltergeist",
      "shade",
      "shadow",
      "specter",
      "spectre",
      "spirit",
      "spook",
      "sprite",
      "vision",
      "visitant",
      "wraith"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "asked the spiritualist to summon the familiar spirit of her late mother for some matrimonial guidance"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092229"
  },
  "familiarity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being familiar",
      ": a state of close relationship : intimacy",
      ": absence of ceremony : informality",
      ": an unduly informal act or expression : impropriety",
      ": a sexual liberty",
      ": close acquaintance with something",
      ": close friendship : intimacy",
      ": good knowledge of something",
      ": informality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02ccmi-l\u0113-\u02c8(y)er-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8(y)a-r\u0259-",
      "-\u02ccmil-\u02c8yer-",
      "-\u02ccmil-\u02c8ya-r\u0259-",
      "f\u0259-\u02ccmil-\u02c8yer-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02ccmil-\u0113-\u02c8er-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belonging",
      "chumminess",
      "closeness",
      "inseparability",
      "intimacy",
      "nearness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He spoke to everyone with the easy familiarity of an old friend.",
      "the elderly couple enjoys a familiarity that is the result of many years of happy marriage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Still, this will be a different year for Rodgers, one drenched in an uncommon lack of familiarity . \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Watching the miniseries, Bev said, had the ring of familiarity . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "But Raths does have an advantage of familiarity , especially among faithful Republican voters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Curiosity flares into a strangely respectful sort of obsession, in which every boundary of familiarity that is crossed is tacitly condoned and reciprocated. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "Sequels, franchise extensions, and spinoffs are one kind of familiarity that this summer will be offering. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "An Ipsos survey among 1,000 consumers found slightly higher levels of familiarity (14% were very familiar and 24% were somewhat familiar) but still, some 31% had only heard the term and 31% claimed no knowledge of it. \u2014 Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Oddity Chief Financial Officer Lindsay Drucker Mann said, but the lack of familiarity is an impediment. \u2014 Paul Vigna, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Meaning is conferred on that which was not freely chosen, what was perhaps even harmful; the consequence of the loss of familiarity is a frantic grappling for something, anything, to attach oneself to instead. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175051"
  },
  "family":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children",
      "any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family",
      "spouse and children",
      "a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head household",
      "a group of persons of common ancestry clan",
      "a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock",
      "a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation fellowship",
      "the staff of a high official (such as the President)",
      "a group of things related by common characteristics such as",
      "a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds",
      "a group of soils with similar chemical and physical properties (such as texture, pH, and mineral content) that comprise a category ranking above the series and below the subgroup in soil classification",
      "a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language",
      "a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many genera",
      "the descendants or line of a particular individual especially of some outstanding female",
      "an identifiable strain within a breed",
      "a set of curves or surfaces whose equations differ only in parameters",
      "a unit of a crime syndicate (such as the Mafia) operating within a geographical area",
      "of or relating to a family (see family entry 1 )",
      "designed or suitable for both children and adults",
      "a social group made up of parents and their children",
      "a group of people who come from the same ancestor",
      "a group of people living together household",
      "a group of things sharing certain characteristics",
      "a group of related living things (as plants or animals) that ranks above the genus and below the order in scientific classification",
      "the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children",
      "any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family",
      "a group of related plants or animals forming a category ranking above a genus and below an order and usually comprising several to many genera",
      "a group of individuals related by blood, marriage, or adoption",
      "a group of usually related individuals who live together under common household authority and especially who have reciprocal duties to each other"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fam-l\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "blood",
      "clan",
      "folks",
      "house",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "kinfolk",
      "kinfolks",
      "kinsfolk",
      "line",
      "lineage",
      "people",
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      "tribe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Public health is a much broader sense of well-being that comes from spending time with family and friends and socializing and going to school and going to work. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
      "The scents of barbecue and the sounds of DJs wafted through Franklin Park Saturday as hundreds of Black Bostonians gathered with family and friends to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. \u2014 Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Today, many African Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, parades and gatherings with family and friends. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "The organization also helps employees and a family member earn their U.S. citizenship. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Carboni died being surrounded by his family and friends, according to the Times. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "My last time playing in front of my family and friends. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 17 June 2022",
      "But Berkett continued to contact the woman until a family member tried to reach his father to inform him of the situation, according to the affidavit. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Six Byrd will also offer food, made by another family member, Christopher Constantino, who is the chef and owner of Constantino\u2019s Italian Kitchen food truck. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Brown called for eliminating the bans on multi- family homes found in many communities. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "Those same competitive forces that isolate and exhaust parents are a barrier to them rallying together and demanding that lawmakers pass pro- family policies. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "But a broader pro- family agenda should be their next goal. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "The Aurora City Council is set to vote Tuesday night on a 102-unit multi- family residential development on a far West Side site that has sat vacant for more than 50 years. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Rent prices are for units in multi- family properties and based on estimates from CoStar Group. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "That bill would have established mandatory building inspections for all multi- family residential buildings three or more stories in height. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The two non- family players, the wondrously affable Gian Perez as Natalie\u2019s classmate Henry and Katie Thompson as the alternately raucous and severe Drs. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Based on property records and tax filings, JPC Affordable Housing Foundation can ultimately be traced back to a multi- family apartment conglomerate in New Jersey. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adjective",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163630"
  },
  "family tree":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": genealogy",
      ": a genealogical diagram"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ancestry",
      "birth",
      "blood",
      "bloodline",
      "breeding",
      "descent",
      "extraction",
      "genealogy",
      "line",
      "lineage",
      "origin",
      "parentage",
      "pedigree",
      "stock",
      "strain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "issue",
      "posterity",
      "progeny",
      "seed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "A framed family tree hung on the wall.",
      "his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Historians said Diggs\u2019 ability to piece together his family tree is rare. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "In the second episode, the family is joined for dinner by Aamir\u2019s fianc\u00e9e Tyesha (Travina Springer), a Black Muslim still learning about her future in-laws\u2019 family tree . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
      "Kits from companies such as MyHeritageDNA, FindMyPast, FamilyTreeDNA, and LivingDNA focus primarily on ancestry and mapping your family tree , with a few options for finding information on personal traits. \u2014 Kimberly Hickok, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
      "Using a family last name as your baby's middle name is another good way of honoring your family tree . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "That would be enough to reconstruct his family tree and identify the parent, even though the parent never uploaded their DNA\u2014the exact same process used to identify DNA in cold cases. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The subject of our family tree , the Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer) was an activist and style icon. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s one unruly family tree , and a viewer will easily get lost amid the overgrowth. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
      "To do this work, Professor Sz\u00e9kely and his collaborators conducted a variety of statistical analyses on weaverbird diet, habitat type, distribution, and social behavior and compared these results to the weaverbird phylogeny ( family tree ). \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191709"
  },
  "famine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an extreme scarcity of food",
      ": starvation",
      ": a ravenous appetite",
      ": a great shortage",
      ": a very great shortage of food that affects many people over a wide area"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fa-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crunch",
      "dearth",
      "deficiency",
      "deficit",
      "drought",
      "drouth",
      "failure",
      "inadequacy",
      "inadequateness",
      "insufficiency",
      "lack",
      "lacuna",
      "paucity",
      "pinch",
      "poverty",
      "scantiness",
      "scarceness",
      "scarcity",
      "shortage",
      "undersupply",
      "want"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "adequacy",
      "amplitude",
      "opulence",
      "plenitude",
      "plenty",
      "sufficiency",
      "wealth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The famine affected half the continent.",
      "millions killed by war, drought, and famine",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the top of her list: Yemen, which has been under famine conditions since 2016 due to the country\u2019s civil war. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022",
      "Tens of millions of Chinese died in the resulting famine . \u2014 Eyck Freymann, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The droughts affecting Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985 resulted in a widespread famine that left 1.2 million dead, the deadliest natural disaster in the records. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Reuters Ethiopia's government announced a unilateral ceasefire in its Tigray region on Monday after eight months of civil war resulted in the worst famine the world has seen in a decade. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 29 June 2021",
      "Beginning in the late 1950s, his research was further stimulated by the Great Leap Forward, a government campaign to bring industry to the countryside, which resulted in catastrophic famine and tens of millions of deaths. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 May 2021",
      "More than 200,000 people in Somalia are on the brink of famine . \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "African Union Chair Macky Sall said after a Friday meeting with Putin that sanctions on Russian wheat and fertilizer should be lifted, as the specter of famine hangs over developing countries. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 4 June 2022",
      "United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning of famine because of wheat exports stuck in Ukraine. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from feim, faim hunger, from Latin fames ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195143"
  },
  "famous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": widely known",
      ": honored for achievement",
      ": excellent , first-rate",
      ": very well-known"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-m\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big-name",
      "celebrated",
      "famed",
      "noted",
      "notorious",
      "prominent",
      "renowned",
      "star",
      "visible",
      "well-known"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anonymous",
      "nameless",
      "obscure",
      "uncelebrated",
      "unfamous",
      "unknown",
      "unsung"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a book about some of the most famous people of the last century",
      "some truly famous Southern-style cooking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now one of the most famous and celebrated actors in the world, actor Leonardo DiCaprio had a humble beginning. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
      "The same principle ultimately applies to Sheryl Sandberg, arguably the most famous and important woman to grace Silicon Valley in the 21st century. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "His small yet dynamic wine list gave Chez Panisse a lasting reputation as a restaurant for local oenophiles to discover something new \u2014 fringe producers and natural wines \u2014 versus the most famous or expensive bottles. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
      "Before the fairytale wedding and the messy public divorce, here's how one of the most famous and infamous royal marriages in history got started. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
      "Catania is a really famous city in the south of Sicily, and there is an antique history to the city. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "Well here's our John Ford movie\u2014maybe his most famous \u2014and what would be the standard for the genre just before Leone rode into town. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
      "Gstaad Guy has made a name for himself parodying the lives of the famous and mountainous, mocking the alpine culture of apres-ski, fine wines, and snobbery. \u2014 Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "Those either not at all famous or living in more drug-tolerant surroundings would probably chalk it up as a life lesson and move on, but B.I spent years living in fear that his actions would be made public, anxiously imagining the fallout. \u2014 Taylor Glasby, Billboard , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin famosus , from fama fame",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173212"
  },
  "fan":{
    "type":"noun (1)",
    "definitions":[
      "any of various devices for winnowing grain",
      "an instrument for producing a current of air such as",
      "a device that is held in the hand and moved back and forth to cool a person and that is usually shaped like a segment of a circle and composed of material (such as feathers or paper) mounted on thin rods or slats moving about a pivot so that the device may be closed compactly when not in use",
      "a device that consists of a series of vanes radiating from a hub rotated on its axle by a motor",
      "an airplane propeller",
      "something resembling an open fan (such as the leaf of certain palms)",
      "a gently sloping fan-shaped body of detritus",
      "alluvial fan",
      "to drive away the chaff of (grain) by means of a current of air",
      "to eliminate (chaff) by winnowing",
      "to move or impel (air) with a fan",
      "to blow or breathe upon",
      "to direct a current of air upon with a fan",
      "to stir up to activity as if by fanning stimulate",
      "wave",
      "spank",
      "to spread like a fan",
      "to strike (a batter) out in baseball",
      "to fire a series of shots from (a single-action revolver) by holding the trigger back and successively striking the hammer to the rear with the free hand",
      "to move like a fan flutter",
      "to spread like a fan",
      "strike out sense 3",
      "an enthusiastic devotee (as of a sport or a performing art) usually as a spectator",
      "an ardent admirer or enthusiast (as of a celebrity or a pursuit)",
      "a machine or device that is used for producing a current of air",
      "something having the shape of a half circle",
      "to direct a current of air upon with a fan",
      "to strike out in baseball",
      "an enthusiastic follower or admirer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fan",
    "synonyms":[
      "expand",
      "extend",
      "flare (out)",
      "open",
      "outspread",
      "outstretch",
      "spread (out)",
      "stretch (out)",
      "unfold",
      "unfurl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "addict",
      "aficionado",
      "afficionado",
      "buff",
      "bug",
      "devotee",
      "enthusiast",
      "fanatic",
      "fancier",
      "fiend",
      "fool",
      "freak",
      "habitu\u00e9",
      "habitue",
      "head",
      "hound",
      "junkie",
      "junky",
      "lover",
      "maniac",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "nut",
      "sucker"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He fanned himself with a newspaper while he waited for the bus.",
      "The pitcher has fanned six batters in the first three innings.",
      "The batter fanned on a curveball."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "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 transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163633"
  },
  "fanatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)",
      ": a person who is extremely enthusiastic about and devoted to some interest or activity",
      ": marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion",
      ": very or overly enthusiastic or devoted",
      ": a very enthusiastic supporter or admirer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-tik",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-ti-k\u0259l",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addict",
      "aficionado",
      "afficionado",
      "buff",
      "bug",
      "devotee",
      "enthusiast",
      "fan",
      "fancier",
      "fiend",
      "fool",
      "freak",
      "habitu\u00e9",
      "habitue",
      "head",
      "hound",
      "junkie",
      "junky",
      "lover",
      "maniac",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "nut",
      "sucker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extreme",
      "extremist",
      "rabid",
      "radical",
      "revolutionary",
      "revolutionist",
      "ultra"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to discuss religion with her"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1550, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202116"
  },
  "fanatical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)",
      ": a person who is extremely enthusiastic about and devoted to some interest or activity",
      ": marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion",
      ": very or overly enthusiastic or devoted",
      ": a very enthusiastic supporter or admirer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-tik",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-ti-k\u0259l",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addict",
      "aficionado",
      "afficionado",
      "buff",
      "bug",
      "devotee",
      "enthusiast",
      "fan",
      "fancier",
      "fiend",
      "fool",
      "freak",
      "habitu\u00e9",
      "habitue",
      "head",
      "hound",
      "junkie",
      "junky",
      "lover",
      "maniac",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "nut",
      "sucker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extreme",
      "extremist",
      "rabid",
      "radical",
      "revolutionary",
      "revolutionist",
      "ultra"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "because of her fanatical views, her friends know better than to discuss religion with her"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1550, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193231"
  },
  "fancier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that has a special liking or interest",
      ": a person who breeds or grows a particular animal or plant for points of excellence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan(t)-s\u0113-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "addict",
      "aficionado",
      "afficionado",
      "buff",
      "bug",
      "devotee",
      "enthusiast",
      "fan",
      "fanatic",
      "fiend",
      "fool",
      "freak",
      "habitu\u00e9",
      "habitue",
      "head",
      "hound",
      "junkie",
      "junky",
      "lover",
      "maniac",
      "maven",
      "mavin",
      "nut",
      "sucker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonfan"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "chocolate fanciers generally like their favorite confection without the addition of milk or a lot of sugar",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And among words in which c is immediately followed by ie are these dozen: ancient, concierge, conscience, fancier , financier, glacier, omniscient, science, society, species, sufficient and tendencies. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Sep. 2020",
      "Neighboring Truckee, which is in a separate county, has one weekend behind it in offering dine-in service, though the fancier places remain closed. \u2014 Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com , 22 May 2020",
      "Blue Apron is trying to stand out with newer offerings, like a plan centered on preparing multiple meals for the week in one day, and a premium plan with fancier ingredients. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 14 May 2020",
      "For a fancier treat, try going the Italian way and make this quick affogato trifle recipe for dessert tonight. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 May 2020",
      "This affordable wooden set is simple and elegant, and lets beginners focus on the board rather than the clever but impractical designs of fancier sets. \u2014 Popular Science , 31 Mar. 2020",
      "There are fancier and pricier children\u2019s sun and camping shelters on the market, but this well-rated, reasonably priced, 50-UPF sunshade should do the trick in keeping bugs and the sun off your kid. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "Corgis have become best known as companions of their most famous fancier , the UK\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2020",
      "But Pembrokes have become best known as companions of their most famous fancier , the U.K.'s Queen Elizabeth II. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fancy entry 1 + -er entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-091942"
  },
  "fanciful":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience",
      "existing in fancy (see fancy entry 2 ) only",
      "marked by or as if by fancy or whim",
      "showing free use of the imagination",
      "coming from imagination rather than reason"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fan(t)-si-f\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "bizarre",
      "crazy",
      "fantastic",
      "fantastical",
      "foolish",
      "insane",
      "nonsensical",
      "preposterous",
      "unreal",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "realistic",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fanciful tale of a monster in the woods",
      "They gave all their children fanciful names.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gohar\u2019s work is fanciful with an edge; ornate but na\u00efve, and often aware of its own excess. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The staging is inspired by Afrofuturism, the attempt to conceive new \u2014 often fanciful , sometimes celestial \u2014 circumstances for a people suffering under crushing oppression. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "But the dominant modes were scenes painted whole rather than fragmented, in either a version of straight realism or a more fanciful and illustrative modernist shorthand. \u2014 David Salle, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Experience the fanciful and repurposed assemblage art of Barbara Martin on view 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through May 23 at The Wembley Club, 8345 Woodberry Blvd. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Under the circumstances, such ideas can sound at once fanciful and pragmatic. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Parked in the driveway of founder Rebecca Hessel-Cohen\u2019s seaside home were not one but two beach-ready automobiles\u2014a vintage white Mercedes 280SL convertible and a pink Moke cruiser\u2014both overflowing with fanciful floral textiles. \u2014 Zachary Weiss, Vogue , 9 Aug. 2021",
      "The whole thing is absurdly fanciful , a lark\u2014that name! \u2014 Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "That alienation was a major impetus behind last year\u2019s fruitless and extravagantly wasteful effort to recall Newsom and feeds the perpetual \u2014 if fanciful \u2014 talk of breaking off a chunk of rural California and creating a 51st state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": a woman's paramour",
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      "an early hard-boiled detective novel featuring a whore who marries her fancy man and later murders him"
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      "circa 1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-232300"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": empty boasting : bluster"
    ],
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      "\u02ccfan-\u02ccfer-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101d",
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      "bull",
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      "hot air",
      "magniloquence",
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      "rhodomontade"
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      "all his talk of how he would easily win the boxing match turned out to be so much fanfaronade"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French fanfaronnade , from Spanish fanfarronada , from fanfarr\u00f3n braggart",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192701"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": marvelously good"
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      "fan-\u02c8ta-by\u0259-l\u0259s"
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      "A-OK",
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      "four-star",
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      "gangbuster",
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      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
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      "great",
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      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
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      "mean",
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      "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",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "execrable",
      "lousy",
      "pathetic",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "terrible",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "shopping at the mall was just fantabulous"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"blend of fantastic entry 1 and fabulous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1957, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171835"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": visionary",
      ": a fantastic or eccentric person",
      ": fantasist",
      ": one who indulges in fantasies and daydreaming"
    ],
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      "\u02c8fan-\u02cctast",
      "\u02c8fan-\u02cctast"
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      "Don Quixote",
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      "idealist",
      "idealizer",
      "ideologue",
      "idealogue",
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      "utopian",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hardnose",
      "pragmatist",
      "realist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "yet another short-lived utopian community that was the brainchild of a naive fantast"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin phantasta, borrowed from Greek phantast\u1e17s \"ostentatious person, boaster,\" agent noun derivative corresponding to phant\u00e1zein \"to make visible, present to the eye or mind, (middle voice) place before one's mind, picture to oneself, imagine\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224222"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 2 ) : not real",
      ": conceived or seemingly conceived by unrestrained fancy",
      ": so extreme as to challenge belief : unbelievable",
      ": exceedingly large or great",
      ": marked by extravagant fantasy or extreme individuality : eccentric",
      ": excellent , superlative",
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      ": produced by or like something produced by the imagination",
      ": extremely good",
      ": barely believable"
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      "fan-\u02c8ta-stik",
      "f\u0259n-",
      "fan-\u02c8ta-stik"
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      "absurd",
      "bizarre",
      "crazy",
      "fanciful",
      "foolish",
      "insane",
      "nonsensical",
      "preposterous",
      "unreal",
      "wild"
    ],
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      "realistic",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The train runs at fantastic speeds.",
      "a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Their lineups with Murray and Porter in 2019-20 were fantastic . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "That set-piece with Pataky fighting the other woman was fantastic also. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The game gets an average of 4.8 stars, plus the price point is fantastic . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "But Vanessa Lee Chester, who plays my daughter [Kelly Curtis], is fantastic . \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s two Asian nominees this year, both lighting designers, which is fantastic . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
      "The collection of modern art is fantastic , but the building alone is worth it. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "So the Emsco Group Bloomers Railing Planter is fantastic . \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Finding a way to make interstellar travel possible would be fantastic . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "However, guest pianist Linda Gentille and Assistant Cruise Director Richard Rubin\u2019s shows were over-the-top fantastic . \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "After a banner 2021 for high-end genre films, industry vets are hopeful that the fantastic can resurrect the corpse of pre-COVID theatrical distribution. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic -to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful, and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Camille and Mindy want to go to this fantastic -sounding house party. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The galactic fantastic without human anguish: kid stuff. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "This installation gestures more toward the fantastic with a few hints of flight. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Neil Gaiman first became widely known for his marvelous Sandman graphic novels, each a tour de force of the shadowy fantastic . \u2014 Bill Tipper, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Tripping the ground fantastic , Stumph Road: On April 4, police were dispatched to a Stumph Road location regarding a man who was injured after falling on city property. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170437"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "based on fantasy (see fantasy entry 1 sense 2 ) not real",
      "conceived or seemingly conceived by unrestrained fancy",
      "so extreme as to challenge belief unbelievable",
      "exceedingly large or great",
      "marked by extravagant fantasy or extreme individuality eccentric",
      "excellent , superlative",
      "eccentric sense 1",
      "produced by or like something produced by the imagination",
      "extremely good",
      "barely believable"
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      "absurd",
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      "crazy",
      "fanciful",
      "foolish",
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      "nonsensical",
      "preposterous",
      "unreal",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "realistic",
      "reasonable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The train runs at fantastic speeds.",
      "a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Their lineups with Murray and Porter in 2019-20 were fantastic . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "That set-piece with Pataky fighting the other woman was fantastic also. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The game gets an average of 4.8 stars, plus the price point is fantastic . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "But Vanessa Lee Chester, who plays my daughter [Kelly Curtis], is fantastic . \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s two Asian nominees this year, both lighting designers, which is fantastic . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
      "The collection of modern art is fantastic , but the building alone is worth it. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "So the Emsco Group Bloomers Railing Planter is fantastic . \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Finding a way to make interstellar travel possible would be fantastic . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "However, guest pianist Linda Gentille and Assistant Cruise Director Richard Rubin\u2019s shows were over-the-top fantastic . \u2014 Debbi Kickham, Forbes , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "After a banner 2021 for high-end genre films, industry vets are hopeful that the fantastic can resurrect the corpse of pre-COVID theatrical distribution. \u2014 Jamie Lang, Variety , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic -to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful, and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Camille and Mindy want to go to this fantastic -sounding house party. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The galactic fantastic without human anguish kid stuff. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "This installation gestures more toward the fantastic with a few hints of flight. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Neil Gaiman first became widely known for his marvelous Sandman graphic novels, each a tour de force of the shadowy fantastic . \u2014 Bill Tipper, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Tripping the ground fantastic , Stumph Road On April 4, police were dispatched to a Stumph Road location regarding a man who was injured after falling on city property. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162402"
  },
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    "type":"adverb",
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      "in a fantastic manner",
      "to a fantastic degree extremely"
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    "pronounciation":"fan-\u02c8ta-sti-k(\u0259-)l\u0113",
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      "blisteringly",
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      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
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      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
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      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
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      "real",
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      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
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      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
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      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
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    "antonyms":[
      "little",
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly",
      "somewhat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a community production of the classic musical that featured fantastically bad singing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But shares of many other high profile companies that merged with SPACs, such as electric vehicle makers Nikola and Lordstown Motors and office rental company WeWork, have flopped fantastically since their debuts. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "After all, technology stocks were performing fantastically well right up until that bubble burst in 2000. \u2014 Erik Carter, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Left behind are cliffs up to 350 feet high, several crystal-clear lakes and a fantastically diverse ecosystem that supports dozens of rare plant species. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "The result reads like a cracked fairy tale, both familiar and fantastically strange. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "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",
      "Anyway, Twitter can be a joy and a godsend \u2014 a fantastically useful tool. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "My preference As the brand name suggests, Fits Light Runner socks ($17) suit a wide variety of feet fantastically well. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 24 May 2020",
      "New Orleans artist Katrina Andry had a terrific series of woodcut prints at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that playfully, fantastically took on race and beauty among Black women. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fantastical + -ly entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need",
      ": a mental image or a series of mental images (such as a daydream) so created",
      ": a creation of the imaginative faculty whether expressed or merely conceived: such as",
      ": a chimerical or fantastic notion",
      ": imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and grotesque characters",
      ": fantasia sense 1",
      ": a fanciful design or invention",
      ": fancy",
      ": the free play of creative imagination",
      ": caprice",
      ": a coin usually not intended for circulation as currency and often issued by a dubious authority (such as a government-in-exile)",
      ": hallucination",
      ": of, relating to, or being a game in which participants create and manage imaginary teams consisting of players from a particular sport and scoring is based on the statistical performances of the actual players",
      ": fantasize",
      ": imagination sense 1",
      ": something produced by the imagination",
      ": the power or process of creating especially unrealistic or improbable mental images in response to psychological need",
      ": a mental image or a series of mental images (as a daydream) so created",
      ": fantasize"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan-t\u0259-s\u0113",
      "-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8fan-t\u0259-s\u0113",
      "-z\u0113"
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      "chimera",
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      "delusion",
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      "fancy",
      "figment",
      "hallucination",
      "illusion",
      "nonentity",
      "phantasm",
      "fantasm",
      "pipe dream",
      "unreality",
      "vision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conceit",
      "conceive",
      "conjure (up)",
      "dream",
      "envisage",
      "envision",
      "fancy",
      "fantasize",
      "feature",
      "ideate",
      "image",
      "imagine",
      "picture",
      "see",
      "vision",
      "visualize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "It\u2019s Netflix\u2019s GeekedWeek, which means a lot of announcements about sci-fi, comic book and fantasy series, and uh, zombies, which is a mix of all of those. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, a wealth of new sci-fi and fantasy trailers emerged for feature-length films expected to launch on streaming platforms by the end of this summer. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "Increasingly, nuns are present in genres outside of comedy, horror and erotica; science fiction, fantasy , and action are capitalizing on the intrigue. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
      "Over the course of her career, Roberts has written more than 225 novels in various genres, including mystery, romance and fantasy . \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Much of the rest reflects Grinda\u2019s own style, suffused with humor and fantasy . \u2014 Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "Standouts include playful satire, stories of weddings and romance, a dash of mystery and fantasy , and a look at America\u2019s summer pastime, baseball. \u2014 Becky Meloan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "And then there are those movies that flirt with two genres, combining romance with something like sci-fi or fantasy . \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022",
      "This hovering between reality and fantasy warded off bio-pic clich\u00e9s and gave the opera an otherworldly aura. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "All of these accidents, some less happy than others, led to what is now Hollywood\u2019s biggest non- fantasy action series. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
      "Martin's initial brilliance was to begin A Song of Ice and Fire as a kind of post- fantasy , where characters remember magic as a bygone possibility. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
      "Divinity: Original Sin 2 Further Reading Ars Technica\u2019s best video games of 2017 If the two of you are already fantasy role-playing veterans, try Divinity: Original Sin 2. \u2014 Valentina Palladino And Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "Injury concerns will continue to haunt him, but Cook (and his handcuff) will be fantasy gold for those with an early pick in 2020 drafts. \u2014 Tony Holm, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2019",
      "Allison was coming into his own during the 2018 season before suffering a season-ending injury, and now may find himself in position to be fantasy relevant again. \u2014 John Romero, The Denver Post , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "In most fantasy league setups, pass-rushing 3-4 OLBs like Khalil Mack and Von Miller are hugely devalued compared with linebackers who play in the middle. \u2014 Ross Miles, Sports Illustrated , 21 June 2019",
      "The rankings reflect overall fantasy value in a standard 12-team, point-per-reception (PPR) league. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 2 Aug. 2019",
      "There's also a third Ameobi brother somewhere posing the very real and definitely not fantasy notion of the world's first three-man fraternal management team. \u2014 SI.com , 19 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
      "Adjective",
      "1984, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201336"
  },
  "far-off":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": remote in time or space",
      ": distant in time or space"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02c8\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "away",
      "deep",
      "distant",
      "far",
      "far-flung",
      "faraway",
      "remote",
      "removed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "near",
      "nearby",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225414"
  },
  "far-reaching":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a wide range or effect",
      ": having a wide range, influence, or effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02ccr\u0113-chi\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02c8r\u0113-chi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broad",
      "deep",
      "expansive",
      "extended",
      "extensive",
      "far-flung",
      "rangy",
      "sweeping",
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      "wide-ranging",
      "widespread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "narrow"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224509"
  },
  "farce":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stuff",
      ": to improve or expand (something, such as a literary work) as if by stuffing",
      ": a savory stuffing : forcemeat",
      ": a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot",
      ": the broad humor characteristic of farce",
      ": an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation",
      ": something that is ridiculous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4rs",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4rs"
    ],
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      "caricature",
      "cartoon",
      "joke",
      "mockery",
      "parody",
      "sham",
      "travesty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an actor with a talent for farce",
      "the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As the season progresses, though, the pathos largely gives way to farce . \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the case of POTUS, a raucous feminist farce about seven extremely capable women tasked with keeping a very incapable commander-in-chief out of trouble, all hell breaks loose in the White House. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
      "Restrained investigative drama and hysterical resonant farce : What can't this guy do? \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Jet Pilot is Sternberg\u2019s version of Ninotchka \u2014 a comedy in which international conflicts are resolved through Western comforts and pleasures \u2014 briefly in Palm Springs as opposed to Paris, the proving ground of Lubitsch\u2019s classic farce . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 8 June 2022",
      "Britain, meanwhile, lives to endure another day in his shadow, a bit part in the soap opera of his life, watching on as the drama is set on an endless doom loop from comic farce to tragedy. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "The play will be directed by Rosina Reynolds, a specialist in the works of English playwrights and farce . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "The play, now at Shubert Theatre, is an intentional farce , a dramatic comedy that peddles in crude jokes and slapstick to illuminate American society\u2019s relationship to women. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "As the 1970s approached, her work, which had always defied easy categorization with its clunky, folksy shapes and farce , seemed even further from the styles du juor, which leaned toward minimalism and conceptual art. \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The fourth episode turns on a dinnertime farce about six people, most of whom have slept together, some of whom are the same whom. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212932"
  },
  "farrago":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a confused mixture : hodgepodge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
      "-\u02c8r\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "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":[
      "the shop is filled with a whimsical farrago of artwork, antiques, and vintage clothing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This farrago of nonsense was ridiculed by critics, yet was a considerable best seller, his last. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "The comparison doesn\u2019t exactly flatter Pearce\u2019s movie, an uneven farrago of science-fiction thriller and child abduction drama just about held together by Ahmed\u2019s forceful and committed performance as a man teetering on the brink. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "In that now-infamous press conference, Biden unloosed a farrago of wishful thinking, happy talk, half-truths, and blatant deceptions. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "In the weeks after the November election, Dobbs had spent most of his prime-time hour on a farrago of conspiracy theories about how Donald Trump had actually defeated Joe Biden. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2021",
      "After this farrago , what can Montalbano do but agree to foot the bill for the letter/litter, too? \u2014 Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "Said plot includes landslides, FBI agents, pharmaceutical mix-ups, family interventions, and journeys to the South Pole \u2014 a farrago of farce that never quite jells with the movie\u2019s serious concerns. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "True to form, Ms. Lipman blends a pair of highly appealing love stories into this farrago . \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 15 Feb. 2019",
      "As Voltaire/Pangloss, Kevin Burdette made a brilliantly cynical cicerone through this farrago . \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 6 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin farragin-, farrago mixed fodder, mixture, from far spelt \u2014 more at barley ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182353"
  },
  "farthermost":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": most distant : farthest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extreme",
      "farthest",
      "furthermost",
      "furthest",
      "outermost",
      "outmost",
      "remotest",
      "ultimate",
      "utmost"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inmost",
      "innermost",
      "nearest"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "it's a long trip to a major hospital for residents of the farthermost corners of the state"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171758"
  },
  "farthest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": most distant especially in space or time",
      ": to or at the greatest distance in space or time",
      ": to the most advanced point",
      ": by the greatest degree or extent : most",
      ": most distant",
      ": to or at the greatest distance in space or time",
      ": to the most advanced point"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-t\u035fh\u0259st",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-t\u035fh\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extreme",
      "farthermost",
      "furthermost",
      "furthest",
      "outermost",
      "outmost",
      "remotest",
      "ultimate",
      "utmost"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inmost",
      "innermost",
      "nearest"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There\u2019s a lot to love about Hyde Park, Boston\u2019s farthest -flung neighborhood: There\u2019s its semi-suburban feel, its three commuter rail stops, the municipal George Wright Golf Course, and the nonprofit Riverside Theatre Works. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The fate of the Arctic looms large during the climate talks in Glasgow \u2014 the farthest north the negotiations have taken place \u2014 because what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay in the Arctic. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The fate of the Arctic looms large during the climate talks in Glasgow \u2013 the farthest north the negotiations have taken place \u2013 because what happens in the Arctic doesn\u2019t stay in the Arctic. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "The fate of the Arctic looms large during the climate talks in Glasgow \u2014 the farthest north the negotiations have taken place \u2014 because what happens in the Arctic doesn\u2019t stay in the Arctic. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Each term is sometimes called an apsis, which refers to the nearest or farthest point between a celestial body and its host. \u2014 NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "In the farthest corner sits his mad scientist fishing lab. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Well, the county does have a lot of settlement money from the opioid crisis, from the farthest pharmaceutical companies. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 6 May 2022",
      "Punch holes in at least two plastic cups, string them up, and see who can propel them the fastest and farthest using a squirt gun. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Just announced: For the farthest -afield Loserly Vacation Safari since Las Vegas in 2008 (the closest: Washington, D.C., 2006), Loserfest Pope Kyle Hendrickson is organizing a trip to Canada-side Niagara Falls and surroundings. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Today marks the exact point when the Northern hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "That marks the minute that the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun and is no longer losing daylight. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The winter solstice is an astronomical event and happens when the North Pole is tilted farthest away from the sun. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Now, similar to his All-Pro rookie year, James is being deployed throughout the defense, from the line of scrimmage to the player positioned farthest from the ball. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Singapore has one of the world\u2019s farthest -reaching anti-misinformation laws enacted in recent years. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Then came the SolarWinds attacks, a series of supply chain attacks that could turn out to be the farthest -reaching attacks many cybersecurity professionals will see in their entire careers. \u2014 Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Perhaps the farthest -reaching example of violence perpetrated in the name of the environment is the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s failed experiment in coercive population control. \u2014 Andrew Follett, National Review , 30 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210750"
  },
  "fascinate":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to command the interest of : allure",
      ": to transfix (see transfix sense 1 ) and hold spellbound by an irresistible power",
      ": bewitch",
      ": to be irresistibly attractive",
      ": to seize and hold the attention of",
      ": to attract greatly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allure",
      "beguile",
      "bewitch",
      "captivate",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "kill",
      "magnetize",
      "wile",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a question that fascinates both biologists and anthropologists",
      "Her paintings never fail to fascinate .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Believed to be part of the broader Shu state, the civilization continues to fascinate more than 3,000 years after its demise. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
      "Dad\u2019s sense of humor, in particular, seemed to fascinate Xan. \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Alexis, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Adam Tarlin always found a way to fascinate women and evoke a genuine protective instinct in them. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "What continues to fascinate you about that type of character? \u2014 Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "The relationship between Warhol and Basquiat continues to fascinate , given their history as competitors as well as collaborators and close friends. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Camelot, Icelandic sagas filled with accounts of Viking victories and more, continue to fascinate and inspire. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "These collisions fascinate Flavio Ayrosa, of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo, who has studied how a dog\u2019s height, weight, and nose size, alongside factors such as genes and socialization, might affect its temperament. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "For any kid who likes potions, this fragrance factory will fascinate . \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fascinatus , past participle of fascinare , from fascinum evil spell",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204221"
  },
  "fascination":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or power of fascinating",
      ": something fascinating",
      ": the state of being fascinated : the state of feeling an intense interest in something",
      ": a great interest in or attraction to something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfa-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccfa-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "allure",
      "animal magnetism",
      "appeal",
      "attractiveness",
      "captivation",
      "charisma",
      "charm",
      "duende",
      "enchantment",
      "force field",
      "glamour",
      "glamor",
      "magic",
      "magnetism",
      "oomph",
      "pizzazz",
      "pizazz",
      "seductiveness",
      "witchery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repulsion",
      "repulsiveness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The San Jos\u00e9 has been an object of fascination for treasure hunters for centuries now, and is even featured in Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez\u2019s novel Love in the Time of Cholera. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
      "And his new colleagues are watching with fascination as Mora goes about this unique building task. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 17 May 2022",
      "Blanco has lived all over, including Nevada, and his time in the West \u2014 along with his artistic fascination with identity \u2014 inspired his mural, which will be on the south side of the AMI Roofing building, at 141 W. Haven Ave. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "Outsiders often look at them with morbid fascination , but Addario says there is nothing twisted in her past that led her here. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Seven artists with a fascination for all different creatures will showcase their works. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Philip Beale, director of Pioneer Expeditions in the United Kingdom, grew up with a fascination with ancient ocean travel. \u2014 Scott Luxor, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "There is special fascination with Vance in the press\u2014in the years leading up to Trump, he was kind of identified as this wise whisperer of the disaffected white, conservative mind. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
      "After Moy\u2019s tours, America brought into place the Chinese Exclusion Act, its fascination with the other eventually morphing into primal fear. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200956"
  },
  "fast":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "firmly fixed",
      "tightly shut",
      "adhering firmly",
      "not easily freed stuck",
      "stable",
      "firmly loyal",
      "characterized by quick motion, operation, or effect",
      "moving or able to move rapidly swift",
      "taking a comparatively short time",
      "imparting quickness of motion",
      "accomplished quickly",
      "agile of mind",
      "quick to learn",
      "conducive to rapidity of play or action",
      "indicating in advance of what is correct",
      "according to or being daylight saving time",
      "contributing to a shortening of exposure time",
      "acquired with unusually little effort and often by shady or dishonest methods",
      "securely attached",
      "tenacious",
      "sound asleep",
      "not easily disturbed",
      "not fading or changing color readily",
      "actively seeking excitement and pleasure wild",
      "sexually promiscuous",
      "resistant to change (as from destructive action or fading)",
      "in a firm or fixed manner",
      "in a sound manner deeply",
      "in a rapid manner quickly",
      "in quick succession",
      "in a reckless or dissipated manner",
      "ahead of a correct time or schedule",
      "close , near",
      "to abstain from food",
      "to eat sparingly or abstain from some foods",
      "the practice of fasting",
      "a time of fasting",
      "something that fastens (such as a mooring line) or holds a fastening",
      "moving, operating, or acting quickly",
      "taking a short time",
      "indicating ahead of the correct time",
      "firmly placed",
      "not likely to fade",
      "totally loyal",
      "with great speed",
      "to the full extent",
      "in a firm or fixed way",
      "to go without eating",
      "to eat in small amounts or only certain foods",
      "the act of going without food",
      "a time when no food is eaten",
      "firmly fixed",
      "having a rapid effect",
      "allowing for the rapid passage of a gas or liquid",
      "resistant to change (as from destructive action)",
      "to abstain from food",
      "to eat sparingly or abstain from some foods",
      "to deny food to",
      "the practice of fasting",
      "a time of fasting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fast",
    "synonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fleet",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apace",
      "briskly",
      "chop-chop",
      "double-quick",
      "fleetly",
      "full tilt",
      "hastily",
      "hell-for-leather",
      "hot",
      "lickety-split",
      "posthaste",
      "presto",
      "pronto",
      "quick",
      "quickly",
      "rapidly",
      "snappily",
      "soon",
      "speedily",
      "swift",
      "swiftly"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fast-track":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or moving along a fast track",
      ": of, relating to, or being a construction procedure in which work on a building begins before designs are completed",
      ": of or relating to authority granted to the President of the U.S. by Congress that allows the President to negotiate trade agreements which Congress must confirm or reject in their entirety",
      ": to speed up the processing, production, or construction of in order to meet a goal",
      ": a course leading to rapid advancement or success",
      ": a course of expedited consideration or approval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fas(t)-\u02cctrak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accelerate",
      "bundle",
      "hasten",
      "hurry",
      "quicken",
      "rush",
      "speed (up)",
      "whisk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "brake",
      "decelerate",
      "retard",
      "slow (down)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "At stake for JetBlue is possibly its best bet for a fast track to growth that would position it as a more formidable competitor to the four major carriers that dominate the U.S. market. \u2014 Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
      "The plaintiffs, however, have asked that the underlying legal battle about the temporary injunction be put on a fast track to the Florida Supreme Court. \u2014 Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
      "Infielder Gabriel Arias, on the fast track to the big leagues, underwent surgery on his right hand Thursday and will miss six to eight weeks. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
      "If the feature is strong, this usually places the company on a fast track to being acquired by one of the big players. \u2014 Vladi Sandler, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "The toddler class morphed into the 3-year-old class and by age 4, she was invited to pre-team gymnastics for kids chosen to be on a fast track to competition. \u2014 Tiffany Doerr Guerzon, CNN , 30 July 2021",
      "The legislation, introduced Tuesday, is on the fast track to get a vote in the House Thursday, a person familiar said. \u2014 Erik Wasson, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Rakiyah was on the fast track to becoming an aeronautical engineer\u2014 a literal rocket scientist! \u2014 before pivoting to music full-time when her first brush with the Korean language came in the form of a Korean drama. \u2014 Masiyaleti Mbewe, refinery29.com , 15 May 2022",
      "At the same time there will be challenges and opportunities: Finland and perhaps Sweden on the verge of seeking entry into NATO, Ukraine seeking a fast track for its own entry into the EU. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1971, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211036"
  },
  "fastidious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care",
      ": reflecting a meticulous , sensitive, or demanding attitude",
      ": having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please",
      ": having complex nutritional requirements",
      ": scornful",
      ": hard to please : very particular",
      ": having complex nutritional requirements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fa-\u02c8sti-d\u0113-\u0259s",
      "f\u0259-",
      "fa-\u02c8sti-d\u0113-\u0259s",
      "fa-\u02c8stid-\u0113-\u0259s, f\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choosy",
      "choosey",
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "exacting",
      "finical",
      "finicking",
      "finicky",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undemanding",
      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "My mother had always been the most fastidious and organized of people\u2014a wet ring left on her coffee table by a glass could drive her to distraction. \u2014 John B. Judis , New Republic , 14 Oct. 1996",
      "\"I'll stop off and get us a sandwich,\" said Matthew. \u2026 Tony, a fastidious eater, sighed. \u2014 Penelope Lively , City of the Mind , 1991",
      "Though he prides himself on being hip, he is too fastidious to do anything dangerous or dirty. \u2014 Jay McInerney , Bright Lights, Big City , 1984",
      "He is fastidious about keeping the house clean.",
      "She was too fastidious to do anything that might get her dirty.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The novel is fast-paced, but Gonz\u00e1lez is fastidious in tying together every character and almost-missable detail by the end. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "But never so lost that anything feels out of place in Downton\u2019s famously fastidious world. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 29 May 2022",
      "So is Cedric Young, here playing the undertaker West, a fastidious figure who profits from the death of Black men. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "Leaders are fastidious about following traffic laws, and riders respect every stoplight. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 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",
      "My mom is the kind of environmentally fastidious gal who washes out plastic baggies, composts like a champ, and saves leftover salmon skin for our omega-3-loving doggos. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Amleth inhabits a world whose operating principle is cruelty, and Eggers\u2019s accomplishment lies in his fastidious , fanatical rendering of that world, down to its bed linens and cooking utensils. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In a remote and hidden valley with a babbling brook in the southern Japanese Alps region, Aoki Ren used to proudly show his cattle farm\u2019s serene surroundings to fastidious buyers of quality wagyu beef. \u2014 Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus , from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness \u2014 more at tedium ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205542"
  },
  "fastuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": haughty , arrogant",
      ": ostentatious , showy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fas-ch\u0259-w\u0259s"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fastuosus , from fastus arrogance",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200958"
  },
  "fat":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
      "plump",
      "having excessive body fat",
      "fattened for market",
      "oily , greasy",
      "well filled out thick , big",
      "full in tone and quality rich",
      "well stocked",
      "prosperous , wealthy",
      "being substantial and impressive",
      "richly rewarding or profitable",
      "practically nonexistent",
      "productive , fertile",
      "stupid , foolish",
      "being swollen",
      "easy to hit",
      "to make fat fatten",
      "animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter",
      "oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds",
      "any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water",
      "a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      "the best or richest part",
      "obesity",
      "something in excess superfluity",
      "having much body fat",
      "thick entry 1 sense 1",
      "richly rewarding or profitable",
      "swollen up",
      "animal or plant tissue containing much greasy or oily material",
      "any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of animal or plant fat and that are important to nutrition as sources of energy",
      "a solid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      "the best or richest part",
      "notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
      "fleshy with superfluous flabby tissue that is not muscle obese",
      "animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter \u2014 see brown fat",
      "oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue",
      "any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents (as ether) but not in water",
      "a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      "the condition of fatness obesity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fat",
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      "blubbery",
      "chubby",
      "corpulent",
      "fleshy",
      "full",
      "gross",
      "lardy",
      "obese",
      "overweight",
      "plump",
      "podgy",
      "portly",
      "pudgy",
      "replete",
      "roly-poly",
      "rotund",
      "round",
      "tubby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "corps d'elite",
      "cream",
      "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "flower",
      "illuminati",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "priesthood",
      "prime",
      "royalty",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Kathleen Flynn for NBC NewsResearchers calculate Jameson's body fat percentage in the Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "Coach Sean McVay got a fat new contract to keep him away from television, though the terms are not known. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "After having done fat loss for close to a year, Tan is now eating at maintenance calories and focusing on muscle building with his trainer. \u2014 Jesse Hicks, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "The Wolfes\u2019 book features an emphasis on traverses and loops and includes all sorts of new adventures, from skates to skis to fat -bike rides and backpacking trips. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "Some racks can\u2019t handle fat -tire bikes, while others can\u2019t accommodate road bikes. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022",
      "This is a fat , juicy, soulful, gorgeous historical novel with a flawed and vibrant heroine, a journey to Tahiti, and lots of moss (yes, moss!). \u2014 Riza Cruz, ELLE , 1 June 2022",
      "Some people, regardless of age, need more salt in their diet, not less; some people need more fat , or caffeine, or dairy, or none at all. \u2014 Anne Helen Petersen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This is partly due to less body fat , particularly under the skin. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "There were 27 women in the study who all reduced body fat in the stomachs and hips, while lowering blood pressure. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Thomas wasn\u2019t trained in how to give body- fat tests; his own lawyer told the Globe that Thomas was self-taught. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "So far, hundreds of babies have had their body fat measured in Pennington's Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "As a result of all this hard work, Schumacher lost about 23 pounds and went from 20 percent to around 10 percent body fat in approximately seven months. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
      "One study found that participants who took a prebiotic supplement lost more weight and body fat than those who didn\u2019t. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Sick birds, too weak to fly, are being found with various injuries and too little body fat , officials said. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Nor was there any real difference in other markers of weight loss, such as BMI (body mass index, a popular way of measuring weight), waist circumference, body fat or metabolic risk factors such as insulin resistance and blood pressure. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Excess body fat can lead to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fat cat":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund",
      "a wealthy and privileged person",
      "big shot",
      "a lethargic complacent person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "capitalist",
      "Croesus",
      "deep pocket",
      "have",
      "money",
      "moneybags",
      "plutocrat",
      "silk stocking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "have-not",
      "pauper"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The best seats in the theater were reserved for the fat cats .",
      "that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pulled in by the promise of thrills or the guarantee of glamour, readers will stay for the game of survivor(s), and finish the book as satisfied as a fat cat in the Serengeti. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "More monthly and energy bills to bail out their fat cat friends who fund their little. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "There has been music and dancing and marching and a giant inflatable fat cat perched atop a red car. \u2014 Rebecca Nathanson, The New Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Second, earnings rise enormously for most workers over their career, and the low paying history major of 2021 might be a plutocratic fat cat executive 25 years later. \u2014 Richard Vedder, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Every fat cat in America will be calling up his accountant today asking for one of those Thiel IRAs. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 25 June 2021",
      "Elsewhere, Olivia\u2019s friend Lucy, a business and science consultant, is flying in from New York to London to meet a fat cat called Hunter Sterling who has recruited her to head Digitas, his venture capital firm. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
      "The young angler did have a few pounds on the fat cat , but not many. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Speakers addressed the crowd from a Teamsters Local 25 flatbed adorned with an inflatable fat cat , depicted smoking a cigar and holding a moneybag. \u2014 Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fatal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing death",
      ": bringing ruin",
      ": causing failure",
      ": determining one's fate",
      ": of or relating to fate",
      ": resembling fate in proceeding according to a fixed sequence",
      ": fateful",
      ": fated",
      ": causing death : mortal",
      ": causing ruin or failure",
      ": causing death",
      ": causing failure of a legal claim or cause of action",
      ": making something (as a contract) invalid or unenforceable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8f\u0101t-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calamitous",
      "cataclysmal",
      "cataclysmic",
      "catastrophic",
      "damning",
      "destructive",
      "disastrous",
      "fateful",
      "ruinous",
      "unfortunate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a disease that is often fatal",
      "a chemical that can be fatal to birds",
      "She made a fatal mistake.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After fatal shootings at synagogues beyond Boston in recent years and arsons and a stabbing of a rabbi closer to home, Jewish leaders view the map as, at best, a provocation and, at worst, an incitement to violence. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "More than 800 non- fatal shootings have occurred in the city this year as of Sunday, according to gun violence crisis data tracked by the city's Office of the Controller. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
      "This past weekend police responded to several homicides and non- fatal shootings. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "More than 1 in 5 people fatally shot by police since 2015 had a mental illness, according to a Washington Post database of fatal shootings by on-duty officers. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "As analysts probe recent tragedies in search of common factors or motives, researchers have uncovered a disturbing trend among gunmen of fatal mass shootings, nationwide. \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "Data from the Office of the City Controller shows 211 homicides by gun violence so far this year and more 743 non- fatal shootings. \u2014 Mary Ellen Cagnassola, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Tamara Mahal, who leads the center, said the recent fatal shootings in Millennium Park and at a McDonald\u2019s on the Near North Side emphasize the need to make communities safer and provide alternatives for city youths. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "Philadelphia saw the highest number of fatal shootings, with 13 people dead. \u2014 Fox News , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fatalis , from fatum fate",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213732"
  },
  "fate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do : destiny",
      ": an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end",
      ": disaster",
      ": death",
      ": final outcome",
      ": the expected result of normal development",
      ": the circumstances that befall someone or something",
      ": the three goddesses, Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis, who determine the course of human life in classical mythology",
      ": destine",
      ": doom",
      ": a power beyond human control that is believed to determine what happens : destiny",
      ": something that happens as though determined by fate : fortune",
      ": final outcome",
      ": the expected result of normal development"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101t",
      "\u02c8f\u0101t",
      "\u02c8f\u0101t",
      "\u02c8f\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "circumstance",
      "destiny",
      "doom",
      "fortune",
      "kismet",
      "lot",
      "portion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "destine",
      "doom",
      "foredoom",
      "foreordain",
      "ordain",
      "predestine",
      "predetermine",
      "preordain"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Identical twins Amanda Caston and Julia Baldree weren't expecting to give birth on the same day, but fate had other plans. \u2014 Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "As fate would have it, Prime\u2019s landlord is from Trinidad, too. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Such a large production would have been incredibly difficult to pull off under the best of circumstances, but fate had other plans. \u2014 Josh Weiss, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Among those were the dragons (33,427 black ones, 514 green), but, as fate would have it, many of the other pieces were ocean-themed. \u2014 Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "As fate would have it, the weekend changed her entire life. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 27 May 2022",
      "As fate would have it, the Warriors 73-9 season ended with them blowing a 3-1 lead to James and the Cavaliers in the Finals. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "As fate would have it, Upper Arlington is Sycamore's opposition again as the Golden Bears downed Dublin Coffman 17-7 Wednesday night. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
      "As fate would have it, Crighton stepped to the plate in the biggest spot of the game \u2014 bottom of the sixth, two outs, bases loaded, tied at 1 \u2014 when Petry pulled him aside, just for a moment. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Bohjalian tracks his players as keenly as a leopard does its prey, matching psychology to fate with an almost pathological precision. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "The effort was too much and the young animal succumbed to fate , sliding down the snow into the abyss. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Donald Trump cut a deal with the Taliban that left the future of the Afghan government, Afghan women, and al\u2011Qaeda to fate . \u2014 George Packer, The Atlantic , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Well, that\u2019s a little bit up to them, a little bit up to fate . \u2014 Hayden Grove, cleveland , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Kyland volunteers, the Aces leave their nomination to fate , and Christian is down to compete knowing that Frenchie is probably targeting him. \u2014 Kyle Fowle, EW.com , 12 July 2021",
      "To be a baker, Lidgus explains, is to be half control freak, half submissive to fate ; to embrace a life of eternal adjustments. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "Trump, in a statement from Walter Reed hospital on Saturday, chalked up his diagnosis to fate and his desire to be seen leading the country. \u2014 Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg.com , 4 Oct. 2020",
      "About one-third of the metropolis\u2019s 460 deaths to fate were reported this month alone. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170733"
  },
  "fateful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a quality of ominous prophecy",
      ": involving momentous consequences : decisive",
      ": deadly , catastrophic",
      ": controlled by fate : foreordained",
      ": having serious results"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101t-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101t-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "calamitous",
      "cataclysmal",
      "cataclysmic",
      "catastrophic",
      "damning",
      "destructive",
      "disastrous",
      "fatal",
      "ruinous",
      "unfortunate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His life changed on that fateful November evening.",
      "Hundreds perished on that fateful day.",
      "Her campaign took a fateful turn.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The victim's mother, Kristen Swann, was arrested days after the family's fateful restaurant visit. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "The artifacts, which the archaeologists said may be some form of ancient correspondence, date to the Middle Assyrian period, shortly after the fateful earthquake. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "One fateful inning planted the comeback seed for No. 9 Northwestern against No. 8 Arizona State in Sunday\u2019s finale of the Tempe Super Regional. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
      "Of course, getting to that fateful mission isn\u2019t going to be simple. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 May 2022",
      "In the days since that fateful Saturday afternoon, local Black residents have been searching for ways personal and public to keep their fear at bay. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Still, among ordinary people and disparate organizations that are offering assistance to the Ukrainians, this is a fateful moment \u2014 when the ghosts of the past mingle the horrors of the present. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Cabrera was 20 years old, playing for the then-Florida Marlins, when his bouncer flummoxed Chicago Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez in the fateful sixth game of the 2003 National League Championship Series. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "As Stu suffers a fateful illness, the love and humility of a father-son reunion provides a natural spiritual metaphor to this mortal story. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092224"
  },
  "fathead":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a stupid person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fat-\u02cched",
    "synonyms":[
      "airhead",
      "birdbrain",
      "blockhead",
      "bonehead",
      "bubblehead",
      "chowderhead",
      "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",
      "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":[
      "Don't be such a fathead !",
      "so who's the fathead who messed around with my movie collection?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Walleye, Northern pike, largemouth bass, channel catfish, fathead minnows, green sunfish and bluegill are found in the lake. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The best presentation was a 2- to 3-inch-long fathead minnow live-hooked through the top of its back and fished within a foot of the bottom. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "The typical January 6 insurrectionist is a delusional fathead with anger management issues who abandoned the revolution the second the price exceeded that of a round-trip bus ticket to Washington, D.C. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Topics include the impact of lead on the reproductive behavior of fathead minnows and the deleterious effects of alcohol on zebrafish embryo development. \u2014 David H. Petering, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "Into Lake Yahou went 8,000 coppernose bluegill and 16,000 fathead minnows, Moss said. \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 11 July 2021",
      "Few states, or even countries, can match Minnesota's variety and quality of fish, many of which are dependent on smaller fish \u2014 fathead minnows especially \u2014 to eat. \u2014 Matt Delong, Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "There are bluegill, yellow perch, channel catfish, hybrid bluegill, redear shellcrackers, fathead minnows, white amur and koi. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Red-tails are a favorite among Minnesota anglers whereas shiners and fathead minnows, work just about anywhere. \u2014 Brian Bashore, Outdoor Life , 21 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1842, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "father":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a male parent",
      ": a man who has begotten a child",
      ": a male animal who has sired an offspring",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": the first person of the Trinity (see Trinity sense 1 )",
      ": forefather",
      ": one related to another in a way suggesting that of father to child",
      ": an old man",
      ": a pre-Scholastic (see scholastic sense 1a ) Christian writer accepted by the church as an authoritative witness to its teaching and practice",
      ": one that originates or institutes",
      ": source",
      ": prototype",
      ": a priest of the regular clergy",
      ": priest",
      ": one of the leading men (as of a city)",
      ": beget",
      ": to be the founder, producer, or author of",
      ": to accept responsibility for",
      ": to fix the paternity or origin of",
      ": to place responsibility for the origin or cause of",
      ": foist , impose",
      ": to care for or look after someone as a father might",
      ": a male parent",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": ancestor sense 1",
      ": a person who cares for another as a father might",
      ": a person who invents or begins something",
      ": priest",
      ": to become the father of",
      ": to care for as a father",
      ": to be the founder, producer, or author of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dad",
      "daddy",
      "old man",
      "pa",
      "papa",
      "poppa",
      "pater",
      "pop",
      "sire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beget",
      "get",
      "sire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Retired District Fire Chief Richard Magee recalled the time his father , Richard B. Magee, said there was a fire in the Back Bay area. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "The Barnwell brothers and their late father , Michael, along with friend and fellow diver and former Royal Navy submariner James Little, found the shipwreck after searching for four years. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and Matthew's father , Al Jardine, a friend from Hawthorne High School, formed the Beach Boys, originally called the Pendletones in 1961. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "My father , Mike Jensen, is a dad whose love language (without administering Gary Chapman\u2019s test because feelings, ick!) is most certainly acts of service, with an emphasis on television. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Mack and Stella\u2019s father , Tommy Schaefer, were charged with the murder of von Wiese-Mack in Indonesia in 2015. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Heike Paulmann Koepfer heads the business, started by her billionaire father , Horst Paulmann, in 1976. \u2014 Katherine Love, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Lorenzo graduated from there in 2000 and T.J.'s father , Tranel, graduated in 2002. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "Th poem is written on her gravestone in its entirety, her father said. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nabil\u2019s mother, Louise Braufman, met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: The musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Bowing to that reality, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in May that men who father a child during an affair with a married woman have the right to seek a role in the child's life. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 10 May 2022",
      "According to the paper, the bounciest males might father more spiderlings by mating with the same female multiple times without being eaten, or by seeking out additional mates. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The younger child, in particular, didn\u2019t want to let her father out of her sight. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The total included three offspring of Nish, one of Monty and Rose\u2019s 2020 chicks who went on to father the first Ohio nest in more than 80 years. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Putting the motivations into sharper focus and throwing the scenario even father back in time are the suspects in Florida. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Some can even be multigenerational: A recent study in the Congo that was published in The Lancet found that men who worked in mines were more likely to father children with birth defects than those who did not. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Atlantic , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "How C\u2019mon C\u2019mon director Mike Mills convinced Joaquin Phoenix to father his movie son. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable"
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      "impresses everyone with her fathomless knowledge of wildcats",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Without a breath of explanation, the two pieces radiate emotion, somber and fathomless ; but their precedent, an 1882 photograph by James A. Palmer, binds them together. \u2014 Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The water\u2019s silver surface seems serene and fathomless , but the wind is starting to pick up. \u2014 Lauren Mechling, Vogue , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Heirs first to genocide and then to decades of a shadowy half-life, these speakers let slip not just sorrow and confusion but a fathomless loneliness\u2014the solitude of a private and communal shipwreck. \u2014 Boyd Tonkin, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Having grown up among the unimaginably wealthy, Farrah is stunned to learn the difference between her parents\u2019 relatively new money and the fathomless cushion of white generational wealth. \u2014 Zan Romanoff, Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "But his Cold War spy stories remain relevant and readable today, thanks to a combination of genuine literary talent and a fathomless cynicism about political and military maneuvering (including that of Le Carr\u00e9's own country). \u2014 Jeff Dunn And Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "But to study the deep future is to recognize that flora and fauna, human fauna included, may be bit players in the fathomless intergalactic drama of chemicals. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "In the brooding opening section, Muti and the CSO peered into the depths therein \u2014 miserable, dank, unnervingly fathomless . \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Whereas our affection for dogs is overly sentimental, resulting in a fathomless ocean of slobbery drool. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021"
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      "1638, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204342"
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      "adjective"
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      "1682, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun"
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      ": something foolish or stupid",
      ": stupidity , foolishness",
      ": the condition of being affected with intellectual disability or dementia"
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      "the fatuity of these policies",
      "politicians exchanging fatuities about the need for campaign reform"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French fatuit\u00e9 foolishness, from Latin fatuitat-, fatuitas , from fatuus ",
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      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221342"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": complacently or inanely foolish : silly"
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      "the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little",
      "ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Director Angus MacLane follows orders like a toy soldier, repeating Toy Story\u2019s fatuous tone in the way Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans) accentuates the goofy hollow heroism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 June 2022",
      "His play, which might have been smashed by the insensitive or botched by the fatuous , has fallen into expert hands. \u2014 Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Her involvement personalizes developments that are otherwise divided in collective memory between arid art history and fatuous mythologizing. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Un chant d\u2019amour, a film the Moonlight generation knows nothing about but that Meise relates to for its individual morality \u2014 a lost idea in this era of fatuous political conformity. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin and his mouthpieces are weaving the most audacious and fatuous alternative reality surrounding any 21st-century conflict -- one that renders current diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war meaningless and futile. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 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",
      "Belgian detective, was delightfully fatuous in his enchantment with his own intellect. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191423"
  },
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      "complacently or inanely foolish silly"
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      "dull",
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      "gormless",
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      "knuckleheaded",
      "lamebrain",
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      "lunkheaded",
      "mindless",
      "oafish",
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      "opaque",
      "pinheaded",
      "senseless",
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      "stupid",
      "thick",
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      "thickheaded",
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      "bright",
      "brilliant",
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      "fast",
      "hyperintelligent",
      "intelligent",
      "keen",
      "nimble",
      "quick",
      "quick-witted",
      "sharp",
      "sharp-witted",
      "smart",
      "supersmart",
      "ultrasmart"
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      "the fatuous questions that the audience members asked after the lecture suggested to the oceanographer that they had understood little",
      "ignoring the avalanche warnings, the fatuous skiers continued on their course",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Director Angus MacLane follows orders like a toy soldier, repeating Toy Story\u2019s fatuous tone in the way Buzz (now voiced by Chris Evans) accentuates the goofy hollow heroism. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 17 June 2022",
      "His play, which might have been smashed by the insensitive or botched by the fatuous , has fallen into expert hands. \u2014 Claudia Cassidy, Chicago Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Her involvement personalizes developments that are otherwise divided in collective memory between arid art history and fatuous mythologizing. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Un chant d\u2019amour, a film the Moonlight generation knows nothing about but that Meise relates to for its individual morality \u2014 a lost idea in this era of fatuous political conformity. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian President Vladimir Putin and his mouthpieces are weaving the most audacious and fatuous alternative reality surrounding any 21st-century conflict -- one that renders current diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war meaningless and futile. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 11 Mar. 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",
      "Belgian detective, was delightfully fatuous in his enchantment with his own intellect. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fatuus foolish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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      "noun"
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      "Noun",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203925"
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      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      "the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Investco said Amtrak\u2019s appraisal was faulty and made without sufficient analysis of the station\u2019s revenue and financial standing, and that a recent investor valued Union Station at more than $700 million. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "This follows Government Accountability Office testimony during an April House hearing that a Postal Service analysis used to justify its purchasing plan was faulty , by overstating EV maintenance costs and understating gas prices. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
      "First reported by YouTube user iPhonedo before others brought their own stories to light (1, 2, and 3), the faulty iMacs have monitor displays that are titled one side. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
      "Wallace told reporters in Washington that Russian military leaders made faulty assumptions about their equipment, their intelligence and how the Ukrainians would respond. \u2014 Dan De Luce, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "The last factor in the deceit was the viewer\u2019s own mind and its faulty assumptions. \u2014 Susana Martinez-conde, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "On January 9, a fire sparked by a faulty space heater tore through an apartment building in the Bronx, killing 17 people -- eight of them children. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "According to the Associated Press, the fire is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The tragedy, which is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater, is New York City's deadliest fire in three decades, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200910"
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      ": having no fault : irreproachable",
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      "this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship",
      "I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s style choices are, and have always been, faultless . \u2014 Sarah Harris, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "This seemingly faultless poll is the quickest way to understand what your audiences prefer. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Morricone\u2019s \u2018Agosto Jazz\u2019 from La Voglia Matta put the Momentum TW3 earbuds through their paces and the resulting sound was faultless . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "For faultless application, both quick-drying hues are developed with NAILS INC\u2019s long-wearing formula and distinctive wide-hugging brush. \u2014 Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Steering on the GT4 RS is equally as faultless , with a weighted effort and steering ratio that feels perfectly paired for the vehicle\u2019s size and focused mission. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "And tack on a pint of Allagash White \u2014 one of the few beers to have a permanent place on the Hopleaf taps and a faultless pairing with those savory shellfish. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite the photographic evidence and the lack of an environmental impact assessment, the review found the company faultless . \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Thankfully, not too much has changed about the nearly faultless Colony Grill, a bona fide London institution known for its aged meats (the restaurant has its own salt maturing chamber onsite). \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173209"
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      "marked by fault or defect imperfect",
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      "the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Investco said Amtrak\u2019s appraisal was faulty and made without sufficient analysis of the station\u2019s revenue and financial standing, and that a recent investor valued Union Station at more than $700 million. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "This follows Government Accountability Office testimony during an April House hearing that a Postal Service analysis used to justify its purchasing plan was faulty , by overstating EV maintenance costs and understating gas prices. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
      "First reported by YouTube user iPhonedo before others brought their own stories to light (1, 2, and 3), the faulty iMacs have monitor displays that are titled one side. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
      "Wallace told reporters in Washington that Russian military leaders made faulty assumptions about their equipment, their intelligence and how the Ukrainians would respond. \u2014 Dan De Luce, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "The last factor in the deceit was the viewer\u2019s own mind and its faulty assumptions. \u2014 Susana Martinez-conde, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "On January 9, a fire sparked by a faulty space heater tore through an apartment building in the Bronx, killing 17 people -- eight of them children. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "According to the Associated Press, the fire is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater. \u2014 Avery Newmark, ajc , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The tragedy, which is believed to have been caused by a faulty electrical heater, is New York City's deadliest fire in three decades, according to the Associated Press. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": not real or genuine: such as",
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      ": not sincere"
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      "mimic",
      "mock",
      "pretend",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "substitute",
      "synthetic"
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      "genuine",
      "natural",
      "real"
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    "examples":[
      "even the animal rights activists were fooled by the faux furs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The America's Got Talent judge looked radiant in a plunging white-and-silver dress by The Blonds with a blue-gray faux -spike pattern. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
      "However, real plants have a greater mood, attention and relaxation effect than faux plants. \u2014 Lala Tanmoy Das, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "The alignment will reach its peak on June 24, according to Sky & Telescope, when the waning crescent moon will align in between Venus and Mars, serving as a faux -Earth in place of the solar system. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "But that faux -friendship soon becomes a passionate secret romance, which threatens to derail not only the presidential campaign, but Alex's own political ambitions. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "Malicious actors are using A.I. and bot networks, faux press releases, and deepfakes to erode our collective ability to know what\u2019s true. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "There's also rolling wheels for easy moving and faux canvas vinyl covering to prevent the bench from collecting sweat. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 2 June 2022",
      "The surrounding Soundsuits are similarly mournful, draped in black, then covered in rows of faux flowers, vintage materials and sequined appliqu\u00e9s. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "New cabinets include plenty of pullouts, some with faux fronts resembling apothecary drawers to enhance the kitchen's overall charm. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, false",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1682, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221934"
  },
  "faux pas":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a significant or embarrassing error or mistake blunder",
      "a socially awkward or improper act or remark"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccp\u00e4",
    "synonyms":[
      "familiarity",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "impropriety",
      "indiscretion",
      "solecism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amenity",
      "attention",
      "civility",
      "courtesy",
      "formality",
      "gesture",
      "pleasantry"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Arriving too early would be a serious faux pas .",
      "according to an oft-told story, the queen set a guest at ease about a faux pas by politely imitating it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This was a faux pas that told uncomfortable truths. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The biggest faux pas companies can make on social media is not paying attention to the world around them and posting in a vacuum. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "In truth, the annual festival has never recovered from the fashion faux pas of the past decade. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "From guilty pleasures and faux pas to special memories \u2013 there are all sorts of joys and ups, but also the one or the other challenge, about attending the Cannes Film Festival. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Here, 14 members of Forbes Coaches Council share examples of problematic language and communication faux pas that all leaders need to be more mindful of. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The biggest faux pas a diner can make, Zhao said, is popping one directly into their mouth. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But some find addressing holiday cards daunting, risking making a grammatical mistake or other faux pas . \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "But during his 10-minute speech, Bush also made a verbal faux pas while referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Bush noted has brutally stifled popular dissent and had political opponents imprisoned. \u2014 al , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, false step",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1676, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fave":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": favorite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "darling",
      "favorite",
      "minion",
      "pet",
      "preference",
      "speed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I like all the actors on the show, but he's my fave .",
      "chocolate ice cream is my absolute fave",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Period products are, in some ways, like vibrators and coffee orders: There may be a wide range of options, but everyone's got a personal fave for their cycles. \u2014 De Elizabeth, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Keep your man of the woods comfy with camp chairs and packable blankets\u2014and keep him safe and hydrated with the internet fave LifeStraw, which makes almost any water potable. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 7 May 2022",
      "Suddenly, your old go-to maxidress isn\u2019t exactly your fave anymore. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "All in all, Klorane was the fave for its powerful buildup removal and lightweight revitalization. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Another recent fave is a military N-1 Deck Jacket that\u2019s alpaca-fur-lined and from World War II. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Another big birthday was celebrated as our forever First Lady turned 58 this week and her beloved husband took to social media to celebrate her and plant a smooch on our fave (again, that is the best gift, right?). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Contemporary romance fave Jill Shalvis has combined three popular holiday novellas into an anthology for the first time. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Face Mist is a fave of Kate Hudson's (as seen in an Instagram reel post on her social media). \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1938, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224928"
  },
  "favorable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disposed to favor : partial",
      ": expressing approval : commendatory",
      ": giving a result that is in one's favor",
      ": affirmative",
      ": winning approval : pleasing",
      ": tending to promote or facilitate : advantageous",
      ": marked by success",
      ": showing approval",
      ": tending to help"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101v-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admiring",
      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approbatory",
      "approving",
      "commendatory",
      "complimentary",
      "friendly",
      "good",
      "positive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adverse",
      "depreciative",
      "depreciatory",
      "derogatory",
      "disapproving",
      "inappreciative",
      "negative",
      "unappreciative",
      "uncomplimentary",
      "unfavorable",
      "unflattering",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The new play got many favorable reviews.",
      "He was given a favorable recommendation.",
      "Early test results were favorable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "But there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Most of the big races are expected to be competitive in November due to a political environment seen favorable to Republicans. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 15 June 2022",
      "Officials described a challenging firefight with dense vegetation, steep terrain and high and erratic winds, but conditions on Tuesday appeared more favorable . \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Coupled with historic commodity inflation, the timing of this product certainly seems favorable . \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Despite its controversy, public opinion appears relatively favorable . \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The draw appears favorable , so expect Bullitt East to be playing on the final day of the season. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "His testing times have appeared favorable this offseason, and the Canadian driver has said his driving style is much more suited to the higher power Indy car than Lights, that produced just two podiums in a year ago. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see favor  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183547"
  },
  "favored":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having an appearance or features of a particular kind",
      ": endowed with special advantages or gifts",
      ": providing preferential treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beloved",
      "cherished",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "fair-haired",
      "favorite",
      "fond",
      "loved",
      "pet",
      "precious",
      "special",
      "sweet",
      "white-headed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unbeloved"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She enjoys a favored position in the company.",
      "The team is heavily favored to win the championship.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mexican agave spirits have caught the eye of their neighbors to the north, to the point where mezcal and tequila are becoming more favored than America\u2019s indigenous grain spirits. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
      "Their favored seagrass food is disappearing due to chronic pollution from agricultural, sewage and urban runoff, as well as other sources. \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 1 June 2022",
      "Their favored seagrass food is disappearing due to chronic pollution from agricultural, sewage and urban runoff, as well as other sources. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "Dramatic Fresh Prince reboot Bel-Air, which the company says has reached 8 million viewers, is Peacock\u2019s favored child. \u2014 Mikey O'connell, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
      "Try for the summit on a weekday, as the Fourth of July trailhead is a favored destination on weekends. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 June 2021",
      "Bettors seem to be favoring colts Epicenter and Taiba as the race draws closer, while initial favorite Zandon has dropped to the fourth-most favored horse in the race. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
      "Zandon\u2019s elevation early this week to the favored low man in the odds is an admirably more subjective sort of gamble by Mr. Battaglia. \u2014 Guy Martin, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Both movements invoke a favored cohort of the truly disadvantaged. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213417"
  },
  "fa\u00e7ade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the front of a building",
      ": any face of a building given special architectural treatment",
      ": a false, superficial , or artificial appearance or effect",
      ": the face or front of a building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4d",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "face",
      "forehead",
      "forepart",
      "front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back",
      "rear",
      "rearward",
      "reverse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Boritt designed a sprawling Malibu glass house that could double as status symbol and a trippy facade to project the characters' insecurities. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
      "Charlotte of the Upper West Side was built with a nearly airtight facade , with triple-glazed windows featuring four panes of glass. \u2014 Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2022",
      "Housed in an eight-story factory from the \u201850s, Mona plays on its wilder and more industrial assets: There\u2019s a bold iron staircase, terrazzo floors, original metal windows, and a marble facade . \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 4 June 2022",
      "The exhibit begins with a red-carpet walk through a white-columned facade intended to resemble the North Portico of the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Trojans, by contrast, appear to be useful, legitimate programs, putting up a pretty facade to hide background activities like stealing your personal data. \u2014 PCMAG , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The owners also plan to roughly double the size of neighboring 545 Sansome St. and add a new facade to create a modern office building at the cost of around $150 million. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The building, which serves as a diplomatic gathering space for Ukraine\u2019s leaders, features a fanciful facade studded with images of mermaids and animals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "On the outside, the building features a limestone and bronze facade , giving it an immediate sense of warmth. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French fassade, borrowed from Italian facciata, from faccia \"face\" (going back to Vulgar Latin *facia ) + -ata  -ade \u2014 more at face entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190650"
  },
  "fear":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger",
      ": an instance of this emotion",
      ": a state marked by this emotion",
      ": anxious concern : solicitude",
      ": profound reverence and awe especially toward God",
      ": reason for alarm : danger",
      ": to be afraid of : expect with alarm",
      ": to have a reverential awe of",
      ": frighten",
      ": to feel fear in (oneself)",
      ": to be afraid or apprehensive",
      ": to be afraid of : feel fear",
      ": a strong unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger or expecting something bad to happen",
      ": an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger and accompanied by increased autonomic activity",
      ": an instance of fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fir",
      "\u02c8fir",
      "\u02c8fi(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "anxiety",
      "dread",
      "fearfulness",
      "fright",
      "horror",
      "panic",
      "scare",
      "terror",
      "trepidation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bother",
      "fret",
      "fuss",
      "stew",
      "stress",
      "sweat",
      "trouble",
      "worry"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "State oil firms have shunned purchases since late 2019 for fear of falling foul of secondary US sanctions. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "The residents, who are farmers, spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. \u2014 Samy Magdy, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Anyone who wanted to review the document had to seek the permission of high-ranking district attorney\u2019s office staff, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Within a few months, Jeff and his team found homes for most of the dogs, asking the new owners not to publicize the adoptions for fear the Taliban will show up at their door wanting the dogs back. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "Democrats won\u2019t even acknowledge violence on the left for fear of upending a political narrative. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "When the result involves allegations of domestic violence, more women are discouraged from coming forward and telling their stories for fear of not being believed. \u2014 Patricia Fersch, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The family accused the doctors of waiting for fear of harming the other fetus and being subject to possible prosecution. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "There was no treatment, I was told, and left to soldier on as if nothing was happening, for fear I\u2019d be accused of being slovenly yet again. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Investors \u2014 who have veered from relief that policymakers are taking aggressive actions to rein in inflation to fear about the effect those actions may have on economic growth \u2014 are betting the swings are here to stay. \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "There are still other reasons to fear that the Fed's newfound monetary policy hawkishness might be putting us on the path to a hard economic landing. \u2014 Desmond Lachman For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "In fact, Mickelson may have nothing to fear this week other than the punishing Country Club layout. \u2014 Jimmy Golen, Hartford Courant , 15 June 2022",
      "The key to harnessing your feelings for success is to learn not to fear failure, try, make mistakes, learn from them, and be in a constant state of growth. \u2014 Alaina Percival, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Dulce, the drag performer who was allegedly harassed by Proud Boys at the San Lorenzo Library, told KGO there\u2019s no reason to fear or hate them. \u2014 Kim Bellware, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "At the very least, the industry seems to fear losing market share to an entity whose raison d\u2019etre is generating massive amounts of electricity without needing to make a profit. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "However, Affirm and Block sellers have good reason to fear Monday\u2019s news. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "For weeks, Russian forces occupied the plant, prompting many observers to fear that fighting could lead to yet another disaster in this small town some 20 miles from Ukraine\u2019s northern border with Belarus. \u2014 Vivian Salama, WSJ , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190816"
  },
  "fearful":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality",
      "full of fear",
      "indicating or arising from fear",
      "inclined to fear timorous",
      "very great or bad",
      "causing fear",
      "filled with fear",
      "showing or caused by fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fir-f\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
      "formidable",
      "frightening",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "scary",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.",
      "They won the war but at a fearful cost.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the time of the American Revolution, elites remained nervous about opening up participation in choosing leaders to the common people, fearful that their participation would lead to mob rule and the rise of hucksters. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "Lack of charging has left many consumers fearful of purchasing electric vehicles. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Volatility remains elevated, with investors fearful that rising rates and surging inflation could lead to a slowdown in economic growth and possible recession. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Sigur\u00f0sson\u2019s bear-like strength doesn\u2019t exclude aching human vulnerability, as Ragnar proves increasingly fearful of God. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "However, several senators have grown increasingly wary of a vote on the proposal, fearful that legislation opposed by top tech companies could become a distraction on the campaign trail. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Even the smallest of children have experienced trauma, said Morgan, who noted Venhlinska\u2019s 3-year-old, Mark, spent his first weeks with the Tysons hiding under furniture, still fearful of Russian shelling. \u2014 Mary Pflum, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "Symington, fearful that the state would become a gambling mecca, refused to create compacts with tribes as required by the gaming act. \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022",
      "The committee invited O\u2019Malley to speak last week as residents have become more fearful of youths committing more violent crimes. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feerful, fereful \"inspiring dread, frightened,\" from fer  fear entry 1 + -ful  -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fearfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing or likely to cause fear, fright, or alarm especially because of dangerous quality",
      ": full of fear",
      ": indicating or arising from fear",
      ": inclined to fear : timorous",
      ": very great or bad",
      ": causing fear",
      ": filled with fear",
      ": showing or caused by fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fir-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fir-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
      "formidable",
      "frightening",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "scary",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.",
      "They won the war but at a fearful cost.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the time of the American Revolution, elites remained nervous about opening up participation in choosing leaders to the common people, fearful that their participation would lead to mob rule and the rise of hucksters. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "Lack of charging has left many consumers fearful of purchasing electric vehicles. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Volatility remains elevated, with investors fearful that rising rates and surging inflation could lead to a slowdown in economic growth and possible recession. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Sigur\u00f0sson\u2019s bear-like strength doesn\u2019t exclude aching human vulnerability, as Ragnar proves increasingly fearful of God. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "However, several senators have grown increasingly wary of a vote on the proposal, fearful that legislation opposed by top tech companies could become a distraction on the campaign trail. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Even the smallest of children have experienced trauma, said Morgan, who noted Venhlinska\u2019s 3-year-old, Mark, spent his first weeks with the Tysons hiding under furniture, still fearful of Russian shelling. \u2014 Mary Pflum, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "Symington, fearful that the state would become a gambling mecca, refused to create compacts with tribes as required by the gaming act. \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022",
      "The committee invited O\u2019Malley to speak last week as residents have become more fearful of youths committing more violent crimes. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feerful, fereful \"inspiring dread, frightened,\" from fer  fear entry 1 + -ful  -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221855"
  },
  "fearlessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from fear : brave",
      ": not afraid : brave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fir-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fir-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bold",
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "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":[
      "skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My brother [Richard Rosenthal] who produces the show with me, understands by putting me in certain situations that, for instance, Anthony Bourdain would be very brave and fearless in. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "The comedy-drama series features Andi Barnes, an ambitious divorce lawyer, Danni King, a funny and fearless airport employee, Karen Mott, a street-smart hair salon owner, and Sabrina Hollins, a smart and stylish bank teller. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022",
      "The British writer David Pryce-Jones has distilled five decades of journalism into an elegant, personal and fearless tableau of the late 20th century. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Like Galt and his friends, the movie showed Musk as a great industrialist: independent, outspoken and fearless . \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Her columns are both fearless and nimble, taking on the right for political stunts at the border and the left for resisting funds for police in neighborhoods desperate for safe streets. \u2014 Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "The characters were fearless , reckless, because their youth afforded them the right to be. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "Ford is completely fearless , which is so important for a running back in pass protection. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "From smaller breeds like the hairy, lovable Puli to larger dog breeds like the bullmastiff, these dog breeds are smart, fearless , and faithful. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fear entry 1 + -less ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220451"
  },
  "feasible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being done or carried out",
      ": capable of being used or dealt with successfully : suitable",
      ": reasonable , likely",
      ": possible to do or accomplish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-z\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-z\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "achievable",
      "attainable",
      "doable",
      "possible",
      "practicable",
      "realizable",
      "viable",
      "workable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hopeless",
      "impossible",
      "impracticable",
      "infeasible",
      "nonviable",
      "unattainable",
      "undoable",
      "unfeasible",
      "unrealizable",
      "unviable",
      "unworkable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But that's not always feasible with a complicated protective case. \u2014 PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "The stage has been extended into the theater to create greater proximity to the audience, and the actors strive for naturalism, but the whispering quality that Nelson achieved isn\u2019t feasible in this grander space. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Obviously, this season, that's not really feasible , in that everyone is in very different parts of the world. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "But the Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx missions have demonstrated that gleaning material from an asteroid is technically feasible . \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 31 May 2022",
      "This might or might not be simultaneously feasible . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Most people who seek abortions \u2013 59% \u2013 have other children, according to statistics from the Guttmacher Institute, and this kind of travel may not be feasible with young kids in tow. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 5 May 2022",
      "Some of the options would take time to become effective, could be risky and may not be economically feasible , at least at the moment. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "And manually scraping is not feasible in those vast, open waters. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English faisible, feseable, borrowed from Anglo-French fesable, faisable, from fais-, stem of faire \"to make, do\" (going back to Latin facere ) + -able  -able \u2014 more at fact ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203308"
  },
  "feast":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment : banquet",
      ": something that gives unusual or abundant enjoyment",
      ": abundance , profusion",
      ": a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honoring a deity, person, or thing",
      ": to take part in a feast",
      ": to enjoy some unusual pleasure or delight",
      ": to give a feast for",
      ": delight , gratify",
      ": a very large or fancy meal",
      ": a holy day observed by members of a religion",
      ": to eat well",
      ": delight entry 2 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113st",
      "\u02c8f\u0113st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banquet",
      "dinner",
      "feed",
      "regale",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banquet",
      "dine",
      "junket",
      "regale"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "San Diego\u2019s colony of Portuguese yesterday, White Sunday, celebrated its Sociedade Espirito Santo fiesta with a colorful procession high mass at the St. Agnes church and a feast . \u2014 Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "The meat from the animal is then donated to food banks in North America \u2014 and also enjoyed at home for a holiday feast . \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
      "Each day, there\u2019s a different adventure, including a jetboat ride up the Stikine River in Wrangell, a skiff adventure in Glacier Bay, an exploration of Baranof Island and a visit to a private lodge for a surf-and-turf feast on the beach. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 7 May 2022",
      "The clip finds Strange holding court at the head of a table as a bunch of people prepare for a feast . \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The event, which included a procession and a feast , violated India\u2019s COVID restrictions on public gatherings, and at least two people were arrested. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "In early days of the new year, people typically get together with family and friends for a feast and various other traditions. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The most traditional celebration of the Lunar New Year is called Media Noche, where Filipino families come together for a midnight feast to celebrate a year of prosperity ahead. \u2014 Anna Kim, Travel + Leisure , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a meatless version of sisig made with mushrooms; combine it with a warming coconut-kabocha curry and long beans in a gentle tamarind-tamari glaze for a satisfying vegan feast . \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Bears and doom-mongers have had plenty to feast upon in the news this year, from inflation and the cost-of-living crisis to volatility in everything from blue-chip stocks to cryptocurrencies. \u2014 Steven Desmyter, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "But billions of songbirds are now on their way to feast there, where few people dare to venture in summertime. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For decades, Laguna Beach has launched a herd of goats to feast on the city\u2019s canyon slopes in an effort to reduce the threat of brush fires. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But fishers and divers are reluctant because the otters like to feast on valuable species like Dungeness crab, sea urchin and abalone. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 May 2022",
      "Depardieu, an old thalasso hand, invites Houellebecq to his suite to feast on illicit stocks of wine and rillettes. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Lovers of fashion have had plenty to feast their eyes upon this week. \u2014 Sam Sussman, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
      "The vast majority of bees feed on pollen and nectar, but some species have evolved to feast on meat, substituting dead animal carcasses for flower meadows. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "The 2020 Spartans had a significantly truncated scheduled without any nonconference opponents upon which to feast . \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 13 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201357"
  },
  "feat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deed notable especially for courage",
      ": an act or product of skill, endurance, or ingenuity",
      ": act , deed",
      ": becoming , neat",
      ": smart , dexterous",
      ": an act showing courage, strength, or skill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113t",
      "\u02c8f\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deed",
      "exploit",
      "number",
      "stunt",
      "tour de force",
      "trick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a performer known for her astonishing acrobatic feats",
      "an exceptional feat of the human intellect",
      "Writing that whole report in one night was quite a feat .",
      "It was no mean feat .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even though Guyton was in the Music Row system, which is a feat of its own, she wasn\u2019t given the support and tools an artist needs to have any chance at success. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Visitors must go to Taos Pueblo, a feat of architecture and history. \u2014 Gary Stoller, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The bill itself is a feat of grassroots organizing. \u2014 Zack Mezera, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The songs, written by Williams, are not always an addendum to life or a feat of imaginative extrapolation. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "That plot\u2019s object is to redeem Tracy, and its climax is a feat of heroism that feels imported from a Marvel comic. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Corn syrup manages the unlikely feat of being one of the most valuable and most misunderstood ingredients in the kitchen. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "Disappearance at Clifton Hill, a thriller released in 2020 starring Tuppence Middleton that managed to pull off the not-insignificant feat of supplanting Tom Cruise\u2019s original Top Gun movie in the top spot. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 31 May 2022",
      "And over the past two years, the already difficult feat of taking care of all of his siblings at such a young age himself was compounded by the pandemic. \u2014 Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Chestnut's 13th Mustard Yellow Belt prompted ESPN to show the 36-year-old's feat side-by-side with other athletes who have won the same competition or title over the course of their careers. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 6 July 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202718"
  },
  "feather":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the light, horny, epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds",
      ": plume sense 2a",
      ": the vane of an arrow",
      ": plumage",
      ": kind , nature",
      ": attire , dress",
      ": condition , mood",
      ": composure",
      ": feathering sense 2",
      ": a projecting strip, rib, fin, or flange",
      ": a feathery flaw in the eye or in a precious stone",
      ": the act of feathering an oar",
      ": a mark of distinction : honor",
      ": to furnish (something, such as an arrow) with a feather",
      ": to cover, clothe, or adorn with or as if with feathers",
      ": to turn (an oar blade) almost horizontal when lifting from the water at the end of a stroke to reduce air resistance",
      ": to change the angle of (airplane propeller blades) so that the chords become approximately parallel to the line of flight",
      ": to change the angle of airplane propeller blades of (an engine) in such a manner",
      ": to change the angle of (a rotor blade of a rotorcraft) periodically in forward flight",
      ": to reduce the edge of to a featheredge",
      ": to cut (the air) with a wing",
      ": to cut (the water) with a fin",
      ": to join by a tongue and groove",
      ": to hit, throw, pass, or shoot softly and usually with precision",
      ": to grow or form feathers",
      ": to have or take on the appearance of a feather or something feathered",
      ": to soak in and spread : blur",
      ": to feather an oar or an airplane propeller blade",
      ": to provide for oneself especially financially by unethically exploiting a position of trust",
      ": one of the light horny growths that make up the outer covering of a bird",
      ": to provide or decorate with feathers",
      ": to grow or form feathers",
      ": one of the light horny epidermal outgrowths that form the external covering of the body of birds and that consist of a shaft bearing on each side a series of barbs which bear barbules which in turn bear barbicels commonly ending in the hooked processes and interlocking with the barbules of an adjacent barb to link the barbs into a continuous vane",
      "river 100 miles (161 kilometers) long in north central California flowing south into the Sacramento River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fet\u035fh-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breed",
      "class",
      "description",
      "genre",
      "ilk",
      "kidney",
      "kind",
      "like",
      "manner",
      "nature",
      "order",
      "sort",
      "species",
      "strain",
      "stripe",
      "type",
      "variety"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the two brothers are sports-obsessed jocks, and most of their friends are of the same feather",
      "prom couples strutted into the ballroom in full feather",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Light as a feather and rendered in the colors of a street artist\u2019s chalk box, their big flavors like lavender, Earl Grey and Dreamsicle belie their one-bite size. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 17 June 2022",
      "While performing at a tennis court in Compton, CA, the star wore a sequined sheer dress with feather trim by David Koma. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 June 2022",
      "But conquering Djokovic should serve as a feather in his crown either way. \u2014 Vogue , 31 May 2022",
      "Eiders have the warmest feather in the world, representing the best of nature\u2019s technology and Indigenous innovation. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Hoksila Lakota gifted his nephew Elijah James Wiggins, who is of Lakota ancestry, an eagle feather in honor of his graduation from Cedar City High School on Wednesday. \u2014 Sam Metz And Rick Bowmer, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 May 2022",
      "That everyone was in full feather at this restaurant, Les Trois Chevaux, was no coincidence. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Resembling a peacock feather , the piece can pull triple duty as a lapel pin, a hair jewel or a hat accessory, according to Garrard. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 13 May 2022",
      "Outside of their playoff appearance, the Wolverines received another feather in their cap during their inaugural season. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The lipstick doesn\u2019t feather or dry out lips, Lab evaluators found. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Musicians are getting exploited to feather wealthy podcasters\u2019 nests. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Up close, the silks are graceful and delicate, the knits are feather soft. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Gowns with flamboyant shoulders yet feather detailing at the bottom, to shimmery gowns in golds, greens, and creams filled the collection. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Tang recommends going only one or two levels lighter than your base color to keep things modern, and asking your stylist to feather your highlights for a seamless transition. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "On August 1, Gaga sashayed out of her hotel lobby in a Valentino Haute Couture look that featured a vibrant purple cape dress with a matching lilac feather headdress by Philip Treacy and pair of pale yellow gloves, according to stylist Tom Eerebout. \u2014 Jacorey Moon, PEOPLE.com , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "The blades slowed enough to allow Garrett to feather the no. 1. \u2014 Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2021",
      "To eliminate the potential for lethal drag, Murray instructed Garrett to feather engine no. 3, then stand by to discharge fire suppressant. \u2014 Eric Lindner, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214711"
  },
  "featherbrain":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a foolish scatterbrained person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccbr\u0101n",
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherhead",
      "flibbertigibbet",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "you would not want to have to rely on that featherbrain in an emergency"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1668, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "featherheaded":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a foolish person featherbrain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cched",
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "too important a diplomatic post to assign to some congenial featherhead"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1788, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163606"
  },
  "featherlight":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely light"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02c8l\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feathery",
      "light",
      "lightweight",
      "underweight",
      "weightless"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heavy",
      "hefty",
      "leaden",
      "overweight",
      "ponderous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the company has designed a strong but featherlight fiber which it hopes to market to manufacturers of body armor"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1837, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201754"
  },
  "featly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a graceful manner : nimbly",
      ": in a suitable manner : properly",
      ": with skill and ingenuity",
      ": graceful , neat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113t-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agile",
      "feline",
      "graceful",
      "gracile",
      "light",
      "light-footed",
      "light-foot",
      "lightsome",
      "lissome",
      "lissom",
      "lithe",
      "lithesome",
      "nimble",
      "spry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "clumsy",
      "gawky",
      "graceless",
      "klutzy",
      "lumbering",
      "ungainly",
      "ungraceful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "featly swans gliding silently across the still waters of the lake"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1801, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213613"
  },
  "feckless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weak , ineffective",
      ": worthless , irresponsible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fek-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "counterproductive",
      "hamstrung",
      "ineffective",
      "ineffectual",
      "inefficacious",
      "inefficient",
      "inexpedient"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "effective",
      "effectual",
      "efficacious",
      "efficient",
      "expedient",
      "operant",
      "ultraefficient"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She can't rely on her feckless son.",
      "a well-intentioned but feckless response to the rise in school violence",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Perform mindless, pointless and degrading tasks all day while taking guff from perfect strangers and feckless idiots. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Halli, until recently a feckless teen at heart, has to grow up fast. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Like The Silent Twins, Landscapers revolves around an unlikely pair of feckless criminals (although the Edwards\u2019 crime was far, far more grave), whose co-dependent fantasies add a playful, self-reflexive quality to the drama. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "There was more deference, more royal blood to marry into, more feckless aristocrats. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The focus on the formula crisis dovetailed with the message Republicans hoped would win them victories in November: that Mr. Biden and Democrats have been feckless on issues like inflation and rising gas prices that matter most to regular Americans. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Americans wanted a more normal chief executive, not open borders, a feckless foreign policy and a more powerful Bernie Sanders. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The second will be the feckless knaves, who know fully well the void behind the concept, but see an opportunity to make money. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Republicans, meanwhile, have been determined to outflank Biden, casting his approach as weak and feckless \u2014 with some clearly seeing the opportunity to create a political wedge ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Scots, from feck effect, majority, from Middle English (Scots) fek , alteration of Middle English effect ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225349"
  },
  "fee":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an estate in land held in feudal law from a lord on condition of homage and service",
      ": a piece of land so held",
      ": an inherited or heritable estate in land",
      ": a fixed charge",
      ": a sum paid or charged for a service",
      ": in absolute and legal possession",
      ": hire",
      ": tip entry 9 sense 1",
      ": an amount of money that must be paid",
      ": a charge for services",
      ": an inheritable freehold estate in real property",
      ": fee simple \u2014 compare leasehold , life estate at estate",
      ": a fee granted with no restrictions or limitations on alienability : fee simple absolute at fee simple",
      ": a fee that is subject to a condition: as",
      ": fee simple conditional at fee simple",
      ": fee simple on condition subsequent at fee simple",
      ": a fee that is subject to terminating or being terminated",
      ": a defeasible fee that terminates automatically upon the occurrence of a specified event : fee simple determinable at fee simple",
      ": a fee simple absolute that is granted by a patent from the U.S. government",
      ": a patent that grants a fee simple absolute",
      ": a fee which is granted to an individual and to that individual's descendants, which is subject to a reversion or a remainder if a tenant in tail dies with no lineal descendants, and which is not freely alienable \u2014 see also entail entry 1 , De Donis Conditionalibus \u2014 compare fee simple conditional at fee simple",
      ": a fixed amount or percentage charged",
      ": a sum paid or charged for a service",
      ": a fee for the services of a lawyer paid upon successful completion of the services and usually calculated as a percentage of the gain obtained for the client",
      ": a fee charged for the filing of a document",
      ": a fee that is assessed in some courts as part of the cost of a civil jury trial",
      ": a fee charged by a lender for the preparation and processing of a loan",
      ": under title that creates a fee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ante",
      "charge",
      "cost",
      "damage",
      "figure",
      "freight",
      "price",
      "price tag"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assume",
      "employ",
      "engage",
      "hire",
      "lay on",
      "pay",
      "place",
      "recruit",
      "retain",
      "sign (up ",
      "take on"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Last year, the city implemented a $3 monthly fee to improve streetlights. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "An airline ticket is taxed at a high federal excise tax fee . \u2014 Peter Greenberg, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Although the majority of the interchange does go to the card-issuing bank, Apple does collect a transaction fee . \u2014 Ron Shevlin, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "This means, in addition to taking a percentage of your overall earnings, the distributor will take out a marketing or expense fee . \u2014 Kelly Schwarze, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "The company was focused on treating people experiencing depression and anxiety, charging a monthly fee to see a nurse practitioner online for prescription antidepressants. \u2014 Rolfe Winkler, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "In the state of Guerrero, criminal groups charge medical clinics a monthly extortion fee . \u2014 Steve Fisher, New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Some states have enacted legislation to add a fee to cellphone lines to pay for 988, but similar proposals in many states have failed. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "All the courses on this list are private, and don\u2019t accept a daily fee or resort play. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214041"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "markedly lacking in strength",
      "indicating weakness",
      "deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency",
      "inadequate , inferior",
      "lacking in strength or endurance",
      "not effective or sufficient"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "asthenic",
      "debilitated",
      "delicate",
      "down-and-out",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "wasted",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mighty",
      "powerful",
      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
      "But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163016"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": markedly lacking in strength",
      ": indicating weakness",
      ": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency",
      ": inadequate , inferior",
      ": lacking in strength or endurance",
      ": not effective or sufficient"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
    ],
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      "asthenic",
      "debilitated",
      "delicate",
      "down-and-out",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "wasted",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mighty",
      "powerful",
      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
      "But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215541"
  },
  "feel":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality",
      "to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)",
      "to undergo passive experience of",
      "to have one's sensibilities markedly affected by",
      "to ascertain by cautious trial",
      "to be aware of by instinct or inference",
      "believe , think",
      "to understand (someone) to know how (someone) feels",
      "to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation",
      "to search for something by using the sense of touch",
      "to be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical condition",
      "to have a marked sentiment or opinion",
      "seem",
      "to have sympathy or pity",
      "to have an inclination for",
      "sensation , feeling",
      "the sense of touch",
      "the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch",
      "typical or peculiar quality or atmosphere",
      "an awareness of such a quality or atmosphere",
      "intuitive knowledge or ability",
      "to be aware of through physical contact",
      "to examine or search for by touching",
      "to be conscious of",
      "to seem especially to the touch",
      "to sense a physical, mental, or emotional state",
      "to have sympathy",
      "believe sense 4 , think",
      "to have an urge or desire to",
      "sensation sense 2 , feeling",
      "the quality of something as learned through or as if through touch",
      "to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality",
      "to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)",
      "to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation",
      "to search for something by using the sense of touch",
      "the perception of physical sensations",
      "the sense of touch",
      "sensation , feeling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0113l",
    "synonyms":[
      "perceive",
      "scent",
      "see",
      "sense",
      "smell",
      "taste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "feeling",
      "sensation",
      "sense"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "People feel desire in all sorts of different parts of their bodies. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 18 June 2022",
      "While Samuel and Plosser did the workout in New York\u2019s Central Park, feel free to do this workout anywhere. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 18 June 2022",
      "As in human medicine, veterinarians feel the strain of handling emergencies, caring for the sick \u2014 and, often, starting out a career with six-figure student debt. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "Others feel the pull of history and sympathize with Russia. \u2014 Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "Marks said parents should feel comfortable with either vaccine, and should get their kids vaccinated as soon as possible, rather than waiting until fall, when a different virus variant might be circulating. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
      "His new hires all feel that vibe is coming to fruition. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Shopping for a shade sail can feel overwhelming, as there are a ton on the market in assorted sizes and shapes. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 18 June 2022",
      "Some in the newsroom also feel that Ms. Buzbee has not made a priority of meeting with the rank-and-file to address those frustrations. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The downtown doesn\u2019t have a heavy-duty tourist-centric feel , McGraw said. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
      "The constant booming of the plumbing system lent every visit a sinister feel . \u2014 Serenitie Wang, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Second attempt Begin with the shape and hand- feel of the iPod Mini. \u2014 Steven Sinofsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The titular track leans more into the sincere, using slightly echoing vocals in the beginning to give a psychedelic feel . \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The heat index is a real feel temperature that combines the factors of heat and humidity. \u2014 Hannah Brock, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "Extra lubrication enhances the feel and sound of the switches. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Inside, the light and airy living quarters pair a neutral palette with blue accents to create a nautical feel . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
      "Placing an envelope in the mail just doesn\u2019t have the same feel to it. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "feel (for)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to search for (something) by reaching or touching usually with the fingers",
      ": to have sympathy or pity for (someone)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194357"
  },
  "feign":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression",
      ": to assert as if true : pretend",
      ": invent , imagine",
      ": to give fictional representation to",
      ": disguise , conceal",
      ": pretend , dissemble",
      ": pretend sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101n",
      "\u02c8f\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "act",
      "affect",
      "assume",
      "bluff",
      "counterfeit",
      "dissemble",
      "fake",
      "pass (for)",
      "pretend",
      "profess",
      "put on",
      "sham",
      "simulate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I wince, feigning interest in a TV Guide and mumbling a hello. \u2014 Douglas Coupland , Generation X , 1991",
      "Success keeps her busy. \"Relaxation?\" she asks, feigning puzzlement. \"What's that?\" \u2014 Jennifer Johnston , New Woman , November 1990",
      "\u2026 Brad would sometimes clown or feign clumsiness just to crack her composed expression with a blush or a disapproving frown. \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , 1987",
      "I would never feign illness just to get out of a test.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When faced with incriminating emails and documents in court, Monsanto officials feign amnesia while sticking to the company\u2019s official line. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 May 2022",
      "When their animosity for one another hits the tabloids, the two are forced to feign friendship for the sake of amicable U.S.-British relations. \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
      "Actors have been unstable types forever (playing other people for a living is odd work), but movie stars were once expected to feign elegance. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "While some may have managed to feign an expression of shock after the logic of Trumpism reached its apotheosis on January 6, 2021, the simple fact of the matter is that the GOP had long since been bent into its current anti-democratic shape. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "There is also, as L. pointed out, very little effort to even feign otherwise. \u2014 Alex Morris, Rolling Stone , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Those who prefer less stimulating, quieter workplaces can thrive in the sanctity of their own home, being able to do their work without \u2018chatter,\u2019 interruptions, and having to feign social grace. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "On day 2, Sandra confronts the two men, Nathan (a riveting Joris Jarsky) and Samuel (Yellowstone\u2019s Jefferson White), who feign ignorance about her note. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Republicans only really feign concern over the deficit when Democrats are in power. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 19 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feynen, feignen \"to make, fabricate, make a likeness of, dissemble, pretend to be,\" borrowed from Anglo-French feign-, stem of feindre, going back to Latin fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be,\" going back to Indo-European *d h i-n-\u01f5 h - (whence also Old Irish con-u tuinc \"builds, constructs,\",Armenian dizanem \"[I] heap up\"), present tense derivative of *d h ei\u032f\u01f5 h - \"knead, shape,\" whence Gothic digan \"to knead, form from clay,\" Old Church Slavic zi\u017ed\u01eb, z\u012ddati \"to build,\" Lithuanian \u017eied\u017ei\u00f9, \u017ei\u1ebdsti \"to form, shape (from clay)\" (Balto-Slavic with metathesis of stop consonants), Armenian ed\u0113z \"(s/he) heaped up,\" Tocharian B tsik- \"fashion, shape, build,\" Sanskrit pari \u2026 d\u00e9hat \"will cover over, smear over\"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200038"
  },
  "feigned":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "fictitious",
      "not genuine or real"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0101nd",
    "synonyms":[
      "affected",
      "artificial",
      "assumed",
      "bogus",
      "contrived",
      "factitious",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "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":[
      "the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert",
      "the feigned looks of innocence I got when I asked who had broken the lamp",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This dance of feigned , unearned intimacies played on endlessly at every meeting. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Asked how people in Arkansas viewed the pandemic, Mallett chuckled and feigned ignorance. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Then Phillips ripped off the mask, rolled his eyes and feigned relief as the crowd cheered for him. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 June 2020",
      "Fans express outrage about the threat of brain damage to their heroes, so there must be at least a feigned effort at reducing hits. \u2014 James Surowiecki, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "And from the ashes of that feigned concern, Women Who Whiskey was born. \u2014 Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago , 6 July 2017",
      "What followed was a listicle of Carey\u2019s erratic milestones\u2014her cartoonish MTV Cribs episode, her feigned ignorance of her celebrity rivals, and her hospitalization after behaving oddly on TRL. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 11 Apr. 2018",
      "For all of the piety of NCAA President Mark Emmert, and all of the feigned ignorance of prominent coaches, there is simply too much financial incentive to keep third parties at bay. \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 23 Feb. 2018",
      "On the other side of the road, his rival taunted him with feigned fear. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com , 5 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feyned, feigned, from past participle of feynen \"to feign \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "feisty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of nervous energy : fidgety",
      ": touchy , quarrelsome",
      ": exuberantly frisky",
      ": having or showing a lively aggressiveness : spunky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gonzalez portrays Hamilton as a feisty character brimming with self-confidence and bravado. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Lambert recently told Rolling Stone the song was inspired by her desire to remain feisty throughout her career. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
      "Vicki was also feisty and competitive with a growing passion for softball, Carlson said at the clemency hearing. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "One member of Schulte\u2019s defense team was Sabrina Shroff, a feisty and tenacious federal public defender who grew up in Islamabad. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The women in my community are very intelligent, very feisty . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Chou is hardly holding up his feisty hero as a martyr or savior. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "But Sandoval is also getting a little feisty , maybe a bit greedy, wanting to pitch deeper into games, wanting to throw his first shutout or complete game, maybe even a no-hitter. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "To their credit, Lowry and Tucker were back Saturday, feisty as always, essentially as usual. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" feist + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213711"
  },
  "felicitous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very well suited or expressed : apt",
      ": pleasant , delightful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fi-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "blessed",
      "blest",
      "congenial",
      "darling",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delightful",
      "delightsome",
      "dreamy",
      "dulcet",
      "enjoyable",
      "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":[
      "a felicitous combination of flavors",
      "a felicitous accompaniment to dinner is provided by a harpist on weekends at the restaurant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Notable dancers such as Ms. Mearns, Ms. Peck, Mr. Gordon and Mira Nadon are scheduled to make their debuts in this felicitous choreographic suite. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "Willie Fulgear, the salvage man who found the 52, got a reward, much felicitous publicity, and a limo and tickets to attend the Oscars, where Billy Crystal saluted him from the stage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "For Amy Zurek, naming her brand \u2018Savette\u2019 after her mother\u2019s maiden name was a felicitous decision. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Its felicitous mix of precise, classical ballet moves and more playfully inventive ones rewardingly holds the interest of its cast of four men and four women, and along its way engages the viewer. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 18 May 2021",
      "The prose is wonderfully sober and taut, the choices felicitous . \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "The effect, according to the article, was felicitous . \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "His prose is prose, definitively prose, anti- felicitous and slightly barbarous. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "The felicitous playing, by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, of the second movement from Ravel\u2019s String Quartet in F major filled out the program, sparking only the faintest wish that this, too, had been used for a piece of choreography. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220203"
  },
  "felicitously":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very well suited or expressed : apt",
      ": pleasant , delightful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fi-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agreeable",
      "blessed",
      "blest",
      "congenial",
      "darling",
      "delectable",
      "delicious",
      "delightful",
      "delightsome",
      "dreamy",
      "dulcet",
      "enjoyable",
      "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":[
      "a felicitous combination of flavors",
      "a felicitous accompaniment to dinner is provided by a harpist on weekends at the restaurant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Notable dancers such as Ms. Mearns, Ms. Peck, Mr. Gordon and Mira Nadon are scheduled to make their debuts in this felicitous choreographic suite. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "Willie Fulgear, the salvage man who found the 52, got a reward, much felicitous publicity, and a limo and tickets to attend the Oscars, where Billy Crystal saluted him from the stage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "For Amy Zurek, naming her brand \u2018Savette\u2019 after her mother\u2019s maiden name was a felicitous decision. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Its felicitous mix of precise, classical ballet moves and more playfully inventive ones rewardingly holds the interest of its cast of four men and four women, and along its way engages the viewer. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 18 May 2021",
      "The prose is wonderfully sober and taut, the choices felicitous . \u2014 James Romm, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "The effect, according to the article, was felicitous . \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 20 Mar. 2021",
      "His prose is prose, definitively prose, anti- felicitous and slightly barbarous. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "The felicitous playing, by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, of the second movement from Ravel\u2019s String Quartet in F major filled out the program, sparking only the faintest wish that this, too, had been used for a piece of choreography. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220409"
  },
  "fell":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skin , hide , pelt",
      ": a thin tough membrane covering a carcass directly under the hide",
      ": to cut, knock, or bring down",
      ": kill",
      ": to sew (a seam) by folding one raw edge under the other and sewing flat on the wrong side",
      ": fierce , cruel , terrible",
      ": sinister , malevolent",
      ": very destructive : deadly",
      ": sharp , pungent",
      ": a high barren field or moor",
      ": to cut or knock down"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fel",
      "\u02c8fel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bowl (down ",
      "down",
      "drop",
      "floor",
      "knock down",
      "knock over",
      "level",
      "mow (down)",
      "prostrate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baleful",
      "deadly",
      "deathly",
      "fatal",
      "killer",
      "lethal",
      "mortal",
      "murderous",
      "pestilent",
      "terminal",
      "vital"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "using an ax to fell a tree",
      "He's strong enough to fell an ox.",
      "Adjective",
      "planning in the event that the enemy resorted to biological warfare and released some fell virus on the civilian population",
      "war crimes committed by a fell and barbarous enemy"
    ],
    "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 sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190023"
  },
  "felonious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very evil : villainous",
      ": of, relating to, or having the nature of a felony",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a felony"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "criminal",
      "illegal",
      "illegitimate",
      "illicit",
      "lawless",
      "unlawful",
      "wrongful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lawful",
      "legal",
      "legitimate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the commission found that while the senator's actions were ethically questionable, they were not felonious",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each of the men was charged with murder and felonious assault, records show. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 13 June 2022",
      "Deshawn Stafford, 20, Tyler Stafford, 19, and Donovon Jones, 21, all of Akron, are charged with murder and felonious assault in the fatal beating of Ethan Liming, 17, outside of the I Promise School in Akron on June 2, according to authorities. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Deshawn Stafford, 20; Tyler Stafford, 19 and Donovan Jones, 21, have all been charged with murder and felonious assault, the outlet said. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Joshua McCoy, 29, pleaded guilty to felonious assault and a weapons charge in April. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
      "Charles Deel, 26, was found guilty of murder and felonious assault, both with gun specifications. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "Krinn was found not guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and felonious assault, but was convicted of obstruction of official business, hazing, and failure to comply, his attorney Samuel Shamansky told CNN. \u2014 Rebekah Riess And Zoe Sottile, CNN , 28 May 2022",
      "Henricksen was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and tampering with evidence, while Krinn was found not guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and felonious assault. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
      "The man was identified Thursday by the FBI Detroit office as Arnold Edward Ashland, 60, who is being held at the Van Buren County jail and facing charges of felonious assault and fleeing or eluding police. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195531"
  },
  "fence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a means of protection : defense",
      ": a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary",
      ": such a barrier made of posts and wire or boards",
      ": an immaterial barrier or boundary line",
      ": fencing sense 1",
      ": a receiver of stolen goods",
      ": a place where stolen goods are bought",
      ": in a position of neutrality or indecision",
      ": to enclose with a fence",
      ": to keep in or out with a fence",
      ": to ward off",
      ": to provide a defense for",
      ": to sell (stolen property) to a fence",
      ": to practice fencing",
      ": to use tactics of attack and defense resembling those of fencing",
      ": to parry arguments by shifting ground",
      ": to provide protection",
      ": a barrier (as of wood or wire) to prevent escape or entry or to mark a boundary",
      ": to enclose with a fence",
      ": to fight with swords : to practice the sport of fencing",
      ": a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary",
      ": a receiver of stolen goods",
      ": a place where stolen goods are bought",
      ": to enclose with a fence",
      ": to keep in or out with a fence",
      ": to sell (stolen property) to a fence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fen(t)s",
      "\u02c8fens"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barricade",
      "barrier",
      "hedge",
      "wall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fend",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "protect",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We put up a fence around our yard.",
      "the only way to prevent motorists from trying to use that unsafe bridge is to put a fence across the road leading to it",
      "Verb",
      "a house with a fenced -in yard",
      "He stole watches and fenced them on the street.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This video by Slack is perfect for people who are on the fence , AKA the decision stage. \u2014 Raghavan Rs, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Bolivia followed Mexico\u2019s lead, and several Central American countries are still on the fence . \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "That allows candidates to save time and focus election day efforts on supporters who haven\u2019t voted yet, or those who may be on the fence . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "And employees who are on the fence or against the union push were reluctant to speak with The New York Times. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "That means senators who are often on the fence in tight votes like Collins, Sinema, or West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin or Sinema or chair relevant committees. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "And geopolitical heavyweight Brazil is reportedly on the fence . \u2014 Patrick Oppmann, CNN , 23 May 2022",
      "On the question of a 14-week ban, the numbers were 34 percent opposed, 27 in favor, and 22 percent on the fence . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 10 May 2022",
      "While many top investment banks have argued the U.S. economy will fall into a recession by 2023 as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat inflation, Goldman Sachs has remained on the fence . \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In director Jessica Fisch\u2019s stylish, lively and fast-moving production, fence these two highly skilled actors do. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Where Street Scene had to fence off all areas where alcohol was served in order to keep minors out, North Park Music Fest will be the first test run for the new Special Events Mixed Ages Pilot Program for the City of San Diego. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "Bullets ripped through the wooden gate and fence around her house, killing her instantly. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The 10-minute standoff was one of several clashes that continued past midnight as sanitation crews tried to clear and fence off Toriumi Plaza, reflecting the knot of tensions in a city with little agreement on how to deal with the homeless crisis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The arrival of the Humira copycats will be a pivotal test for a class of treatments that advocates have long said could help fence in runaway drug costs. \u2014 Angel Adegbesan, Bloomberg.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Without an agreement, the district could fence that area off and trespassers could be ticketed or fined. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "In Northern California, a proposal to fence off the Tulelake Municipal Airport has activists up in arms. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "The district awarded a contract to fence the Oceanside segment in June and construction is underway, with completion expected in February. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Jan. 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 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191736"
  },
  "fence-sitting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of indecision or neutrality with respect to conflicting positions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fen(t)s-\u02ccsi-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "faltering",
      "hesitance",
      "hesitancy",
      "hesitation",
      "indecision",
      "irresolution",
      "pause",
      "shilly-shally",
      "shilly-shallying",
      "vacillation",
      "wavering",
      "wobbling",
      "wabbling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202814"
  },
  "fend":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": defend",
      ": to keep or ward off : repel",
      ": to provide for : support",
      ": to make an effort : struggle",
      ": to try to get along without help : shift",
      ": to provide a livelihood",
      ": an effort or attempt especially for oneself",
      ": to drive away or repel",
      ": to get along without help"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fend",
      "\u02c8fend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "forfend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "protect",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assail",
      "assault",
      "attack"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "uses self-deprecating humor to fend herself from serious criticism",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Concerns were already mounting about the Taliban's battleground advances and the Afghan government's ability to fend them off after the U.S. withdrawal. \u2014 Margaret Brennan, CBS News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "What if the monsters are present not because reason isn\u2019t awake to fend them off but because reason, in its slumber, actively generates them? \u2014 Ruth Frankli, The New Yorker , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "Regardless, the Timbers were able to fend them off. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 July 2021",
      "Kiefer had contacted her husband and told him she was charged by multiple bears and used her bear spray to try to fend them off. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 17 June 2021",
      "Flu viruses continuously evolve, to evade the immune defenses humans develop to fend them off. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 2 June 2021",
      "The tall, first-year athlete agreed to help fend him off. \u2014 Maryclaire Dale, chicagotribune.com , 17 May 2021",
      "But cancer cells have many strategies to hide from T cells, fend them off, or deactivate them. \u2014 Caroline Seydel, Forbes , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "The hope was that the immune system would attack these foreign genes and learn to fend them off, preparing it for future encounters with actual HIV. \u2014 Betsy Mckay, WSJ , 24 Dec. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But in 2022 World Cup Qualifying, the two rivals have helped each other fend off other nations from stealing their automatic bids to the World Cup in Qatar. \u2014 Drake Hills, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Whether Gigi will be accepted back into the world of the whale or fend for herself in a hostile ocean after a year in the tame tanks of Sea World is a matter of conjecture. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Carr, who had over a dozen supporters speak at the meeting, said board members were lacking urgency in exploring major changes to better support students and fend of a plan by Republican lawmakers to dissolve the district. \u2014 Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Experts say frictions are fueled by a U.S. fend -for-yourself model around caring for kids. \u2014 Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Rodriguez can be an incredibly inventive director of action, but the choreography of the scene where Boba, Fennec, and the two Gamorrean fend off the shield-bearing assassins is just okay. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "The duo fend off acne-causing bacteria, but do so in a way that doesn\u2019t dehydrate your skin or lead to further irritation. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The running back rushed for a pair of touchdowns to help Lone Peak fend off American Fork, 27-21, on Friday night. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Helping her fend off all the Sophies of the Wagner office. \u2014 Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire , 1 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1721, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195151"
  },
  "fend (off)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to defend oneself against (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032523"
  },
  "fender":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device that protects: such as",
      ": a cushion (such as foam rubber or a wood float) between a boat and a dock or between two boats that lessens shock and prevents chafing",
      ": a pile or a row or cluster of piles placed to protect a dock or bridge pier from damage by ships or floating objects",
      ": railing",
      ": a device in front of locomotives and streetcars to lessen injury to animals or pedestrians in case of collision",
      ": a guard over the wheel of a motor vehicle",
      ": a low metal frame or a screen before an open fireplace",
      ": an oblong or triangular shield of leather attached to the stirrup leather of a saddle to protect a rider's legs",
      ": the part of a motor vehicle or bicycle that covers a wheel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fen-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fen-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buffer",
      "bumper",
      "cocoon",
      "cushion",
      "cushioning",
      "pad"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "not wanting our brand-new cabin cruiser to get scratched, we put thick rubber fenders between it and the dock",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In one corner of the ring is the first-ever Bronco Raptor with a 400-plus-hp twin-turbo V-6, a long-travel suspension with remote-reservoir Fox Racing shocks, massive 37-inch all-terrain tires, and hilariously huge fender flares. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
      "Rush-hour fender -benders\u2014a leading source of claims\u2014were running well below prepandemic levels. \u2014 Leslie Scism, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "The SUVs exterior has been subtlety tweaked with a new carbon-fiber front fascia, fender flares and rear diffuser, all of which help improve aerodynamic performance. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Many cyclists ride without a front fender , likely because installing one often requires you to basically dismantle the front of your bike. \u2014 Cassandra Brooklyn, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "There's one at the top of the windshield, one at the top of the rear window, and one above each front fender . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Not only was there fresh heavy front fender damager but a front tire was missing. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "To do this, the company took inspiration from its FTR motorcycle line and added an inverted, telescoping front fork and moto-style handlebars, discarded both fender , moved the battery pack from the top tube to the down tube and extended the seat. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Straight lays out the strange rhythms of his job: mostly speeding tickets, fender benders and drunk-driving citations \u2014 routine work randomly sparked with perilous chases and gruesome crashes. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fendour, fendere \"defender, device for protecting the hull of a beached ship,\" from fenden \"to defend, ward off, fend entry 1 \" + -our, -ere  -er entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221205"
  },
  "feral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast",
      ": not domesticated or cultivated : wild",
      ": having escaped from domestication and become wild",
      ": having escaped from the care of people and become wild"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fir-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fer-",
      "\u02c8fe-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fir-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fer-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "savage",
      "unbroken",
      "undomesticated",
      "untamed",
      "wild",
      "wilding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broken",
      "busted",
      "domestic",
      "domesticated",
      "gentled",
      "tame",
      "tamed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They led a feral existence.",
      "animal experts discourage homeowners from trying to adopt feral animals as pets",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Grice said that while Alabama has relaxed state restrictions on hunting feral hogs \u2013 allowing hunts year-round, and at night with a special license \u2013 trapping remains the best method of population control. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 15 May 2022",
      "How did feral hogs come to overrun California and much of the rest of the country? \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Russell, then 18, began feeding the cat and some other feral cats that came around her place. \u2014 Esteban Parra, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Colson Whitehead's novel takes place in Manhattan after a pandemic turns half of humankind into feral zombies. \u2014 CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Catalina Island successfully eradicated feral pigs more than a decade ago by using measures that included shooting them from helicopters, which drew the ire of animal rights groups. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Due to his towering physique and withdrawn demeanor, Noonan is in some ways scarier than Fiennes' more postured and feral take on Dolarhyde. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "Reproduction from feral rainbow trout has been documented in several places, but to date, documentation of a self-sustaining population has been elusive, according to DEEP. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Both counties have offered feral hog bounties before. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin feralis , from Latin fera wild animal, from feminine of ferus wild \u2014 more at fierce ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195303"
  },
  "ferocious":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality",
      "extremely intense",
      "fierce sense 1 , savage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"f\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-sh\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "acute",
      "almighty",
      "blistering",
      "deep",
      "dreadful",
      "excruciating",
      "explosive",
      "exquisite",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "fierce",
      "frightful",
      "furious",
      "ghastly",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "heavy-duty",
      "hellacious",
      "intense",
      "intensive",
      "keen",
      "profound",
      "terrible",
      "vehement",
      "vicious",
      "violent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "moderate",
      "soft"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "A ferocious wind swept the beach.",
      "The competition among the students was ferocious .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even today, the album is ferocious and among the first hard-rock albums to exploit rhythm and the exceptional musicianship of all bandmembers, particularly guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The music is amorphous, engulfing, gelatinous, ferocious . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "The lonely landscape seems an apt pasture for his ferocious and solitary concentration, but could also be seen as a retreat. \u2014 Ted Alcorn, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "These guys are young, ferocious and way better than their 2021 record. \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Mostly, Milley's story is about how the American constitutional system survived this time, thanks to a few people and institutions that held the line against a ferocious (if largely incompetent) assault. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 16 July 2021",
      "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",
      "Muter's group launched a ferocious public relations campaign to compel the U.S. and Canadian governments to do their own study on the St. Clair. \u2014 Dan Egan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "With so much money at stake, the battle could be ferocious . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin feroc-, ferox , literally, fierce looking, from ferus + -oc-, -ox (akin to Greek \u014dps eye) \u2014 more at eye ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fervency":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fervor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardency",
      "ardor",
      "emotion",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fervidness",
      "fervor",
      "fire",
      "heat",
      "intenseness",
      "intensity",
      "passion",
      "passionateness",
      "vehemence",
      "violence",
      "warmth",
      "white heat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impassiveness",
      "impassivity",
      "insensibility",
      "insensibleness",
      "insensitiveness",
      "insensitivity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the guest soloist was able to infuse the familiar hymn with a moving fervency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s this fervency that makes M\u00e1rquez a prospect in Colombia\u2019s presidential race. \u2014 Christina Noriega, refinery29.com , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231251"
  },
  "fervent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very hot : glowing",
      ": exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling : zealous",
      ": felt very strongly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "charged",
      "demonstrative",
      "emotional",
      "fervid",
      "feverish",
      "fiery",
      "flaming",
      "glowing",
      "hot-blooded",
      "impassioned",
      "incandescent",
      "intense",
      "passional",
      "passionate",
      "perfervid",
      "red-hot",
      "religious",
      "superheated",
      "torrid",
      "vehement",
      "warm",
      "warm-blooded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold",
      "cool",
      "dispassionate",
      "emotionless",
      "impassive",
      "unemotional"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different",
      "in the thick, fervent air of a tropical afternoon, a languor set in",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No less than comedian and podcaster Bill Burr, the Boston-area native and fervent Boston sports fan, questioned some of the whistles during Heat-Celtics. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "Several creators have accused the most fervent Depp supporters of using the trial as an opportunity to belittle and invalidate women rather than support domestic abuse survivors. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "With that network\u2019s help, his tens of thousands of false or misleading claims have found fertile ground among his fervent supporters \u2014 oblivious to the skillful reporting elsewhere that has called out and debunked those lies. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
      "Michael Saylor is perhaps one of the most fervent supporters of Bitcoin on the planet\u2014and that\u2019s saying something, given the almost cult-like community behind the world\u2019s leading cryptocurrency. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "What two other factions have as fervent supporters as Crocs and Birkenstock? \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "His dedication to narratives surrounding acceptance and tolerance secured him a unique place in music as a beloved star with a fervent and loyal audience \u2014 but without a big Billboard Hot 100 hit under his belt. \u2014 Maria Sherman, SPIN , 2 May 2022",
      "The crowd was nearly full and fervent in its response to the gritty vocals of lead singer King, and the band\u2019s heady mix of blues, blistering rock and bright horns. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Just as fervent in her belief was Lydia Mychislavena, a caretaker in the city\u2019s Alexander Nevsky church. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin fervent-, fervens , present participle of ferv\u0113re to boil, froth \u2014 more at barm ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193425"
  },
  "fervid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very hot : burning",
      ": marked by often extreme fervor (see fervor sense 1 )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "charged",
      "demonstrative",
      "emotional",
      "fervent",
      "feverish",
      "fiery",
      "flaming",
      "glowing",
      "hot-blooded",
      "impassioned",
      "incandescent",
      "intense",
      "passional",
      "passionate",
      "perfervid",
      "red-hot",
      "religious",
      "superheated",
      "torrid",
      "vehement",
      "warm",
      "warm-blooded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold",
      "cool",
      "dispassionate",
      "emotionless",
      "impassive",
      "unemotional"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors",
      "the fervid sands of Arabia, where T.E. Lawrence staked his claim to military glory",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In stadium negotiations, fervid decades-long support for the Bills throughout Western New York strengthened the team\u2019s hand. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The fervid speculation over what Rolex would announce at Watches & Wonders\u2014now an annual ritual amongst the global watch community\u2014is finally at an end. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Kazantzakis, however, was fervid in his anti-imperialist beliefs, a conviction that prevented him from speaking out against \u2013 or perhaps even recognizing \u2013 the growing menace of fascism that in the 1930s was sweeping across the globe. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The icy cornucopia of the fifties is flushed out in the fervid deliquescence of the sixties. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "One, Farah seems to be having a more fervid head-to-head with Gebrselassie, trading embarrassingly public accusations of theft, assault, and misconduct during a stay in Gebrselassie\u2019s Addis hotel. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2019",
      "But Milburn puts an original spin on the familiar beats of the backwoods shock genre thanks to his hallucinatory storytelling, John Mehrmann\u2019s unnerving score and Spielberg\u2019s fervid performance. \u2014 Erik Piepenburg, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "Four decades later, the principles of supply-side economics remain deeply controversial, attracting fervid disciples as well as critics. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "In Argentina, these alterations engendered fervid , prolonged opposition; an outraged traditionalist once hurled gasoline at Piazzolla\u2019s band in an attempt to set it on fire. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fervidus , from ferv\u0113re ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182634"
  },
  "fess (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to admit that one has done something wrong : confess"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204529"
  },
  "festive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival",
      ": joyful , gay",
      ": having to do with a feast or festival",
      ": very merry and joyful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-stiv",
      "\u02c8fe-stiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blithe",
      "blithesome",
      "gay",
      "gleeful",
      "jocose",
      "jocular",
      "jocund",
      "jolly",
      "jovial",
      "laughing",
      "merry",
      "mirthful",
      "sunny"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The house looks very festive during the holidays.",
      "She was in a festive mood.",
      "The reunion will be a festive occasion.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Timballo is the art of recycling food leftovers from the day before or after a festive meal. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Take your crew into the backyard for a fun and festive Father's Day barbecue. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Google and other tech firms utilize their buildings to create a fun and festive type of environment with all of the amenities that could be at home\u2014but better and for free. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Maker of memories generations long, matzoh ball soup signals both the true beginning of the festive meal and the reigniting of discourse on the buoyancy of balls. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "And of course, a big festive meal is an essential part of the holiday. \u2014 Jessie Yuchen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The package also includes a festive meal for up to four people, prepared by the hotel's executive chef Stephen Bukoff and served in the suite's dining room. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "The ceremony is held 30 days after the birth of the mother's first son and accompanied by a festive meal attended by family and friends. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Court 11 was festive most of the day with Mason and Sycamore fans cheering their squads on for GMC and state pride. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 28 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin festivus , from festum ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174114"
  },
  "festoon":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points",
      ": a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain",
      ": to hang or form festoons on",
      ": to shape into festoons",
      ": decorate , adorn",
      ": cover sense 4b",
      ": a chain or strip hanging between two points as decoration",
      ": to hang or form festoons or other decorations on"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fe-\u02c8st\u00fcn",
      "fe-\u02c8st\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "beautify",
      "bedeck",
      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "fancy up",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "We festooned the halls with leaves and white lights.",
      "The balcony is festooned in ivy.",
      "His office is festooned with newspaper clippings.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Howe Antiques is a small family business and is a festoon of incredible, original naval woolen flags, displayed from the ceiling or alongside a Bucranium mirror and carved Halim pieces. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "On Sado Island itself, where banners and posters celebrating the World Heritage nomination festoon warehouses and shop windows, residents say any debate about Korean laborers is beside the point. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The neutral dress sets off the sitter\u2019s pink sash and flowers, her rouged cheeks, the yellow festoon on the stone wall and the wreath of parti-colored flowers in her hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "That block of Fifth Avenue features cozy festoon lighting strung between businesses and has been closed to traffic for concerts in the street in recent years. \u2014 Jenny Berg, Star Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Observant Sicilians festoon altars with food in their homes as well as in churches, schools and public spaces. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "But jazz, drink and festoons of Union Jacks were poor covers for the discontent coursing through the party membership in Kettering, a town in central England that voted six-to-four in favor of Britain\u2019s leaving the European Union. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, New York Times , 6 July 2019",
      "The three strand necklace, created from approximately 64 carats of round and emerald cut diamonds set in platinum is in the festoon style. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 3 June 2019",
      "Hence the magnificent gables, the plaster scrolls, escutcheons, vases, masks, garlands, festoons , cartouches, balustrades, and whatnot. \u2014 Steve King, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 24 Dec. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Photos of those and many other artists performing at the venue, as well as autographed guitars and the like, festoon the club\u2019s walls. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Images of and homages to the statue now festoon the city. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Thailand\u2019s military government was initially delighted by the star\u2019s warm comments and touristy images, but then went into a spasm of denials when Crowe posted a photo of the chaotic tangle of overhead cables that festoon most city streets. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "String lights now festoon Crescent Beach, candles decorate the tables and musicians sometimes stroll. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2021",
      "Homeowners were encouraged to festoon their homes Fiesta-style. \u2014 Monte Bach, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "The free, socially distant event encourages homeowners to festoon their homes Fiesta-style, so visitors can come and enjoy the spectacle, which runs Thursday through April 25. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "In the Rogers Park neighborhood, Treacy Greer managed to hoist an 11-foot pine tree onto her third-floor deck and festoon it with 800 colored lights. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Today, southwestern Michigan is a place where Trump and Biden signs festoon lawns in equal number on some blocks, where the governor, Gretchen Whitmer, is such a lightning rod that people wear T-shirts proclaiming their hate or love for her. \u2014 Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times , 17 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205503"
  },
  "fetch up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to bring up or out : produce",
      ": to make up (something, such as lost time)",
      ": to bring to a stop",
      ": to reach a standstill, stopping place, or goal : end up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "arrest",
      "bring up",
      "catch",
      "check",
      "draw up",
      "halt",
      "hold up",
      "pull up",
      "stall",
      "stay",
      "still",
      "stop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the driver fetched up the horse-drawn carriage in front of the church",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This iconic piece of Nirvana's history is expected to fetch up to $800,000. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "There is also a Tourbillon Souverain and Octa Calendrier by Journe on offer that could fetch up to $250,000 and $120,000, respectively. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
      "The auction also features other items, including an original Kurt Cobain artwork of Michael Jackson, that is expected to fetch up to $40,000 and one of his cars, a 1965 Dodge Dart, expected to fetch between $400,000 to $600,000. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Twenty tablets of Thyrosafe, whose active ingredient is potassium iodide, can fetch up to $175 on eBay. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Even with the uptick near the Basque coast, prices remain less expensive than on France\u2019s C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur, where properties can fetch up to $40 million, Ms. Marchal said. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The auction house\u2019s first whisky sale of 2022 will be led by a Highland Park 50 year old that is expected to fetch up to $32,000. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "An Asian delicacy that can fetch up to $50 each in the U.S., omnivorous and aggressive Chinese mitten crabs can wreak havoc on native species, including recreational fish, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection warned. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Some of the puerh in the auction are 100 years old and are expected to fetch up to $150,000. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221150"
  },
  "fetid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a heavy offensive smell",
      ": having a heavy offensive smell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-t\u0259d",
      "especially British"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foul",
      "frowsty",
      "frowsy",
      "frowzy",
      "funky",
      "fusty",
      "malodorous",
      "musty",
      "noisome",
      "rank",
      "reeking",
      "reeky",
      "ripe",
      "smelly",
      "stenchy",
      "stinking",
      "stinky",
      "strong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ambrosial",
      "aromatic",
      "fragrant",
      "perfumed",
      "redolent",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "scented",
      "sweet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fetid pool of water",
      "the fetid odor of rotting vegetables",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People who made it out of the plant recounted surviving the siege in a fetid bunker without sunlight, as food and water supplies dwindled. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Last week, a fetid stench emanated from drainage areas beneath multiple buildings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Shabir held his documents tight and waded into the fetid water at the bottom of the ditch. \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Its application, prepared by the engineering firm Geosyntec Consultants, frames the project as the last and best hope for rescuing the lake after decades of neglect and misuse as a bottomless receptacle for fetid effluents and invasive fish. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "As recently as the 1890s, the nine-mile barrier island now known as Miami Beach was little more than a fetid tangle of swampland, dominated by the remains of a handful of old coconut and avocado plantations. \u2014 Matthew Shaer, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Political fury that has raged through the fight against Covid-19 has meanwhile brewed a fetid political mood hardly conducive to magnanimous hearings. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Thousands of those who could afford to escape the fetid city fled to rustic retreats like the marshy Rockaways. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Butchertown, just south of Dogpatch, was home to tanneries, fertilizer plants, and tallow works as well\u2014factories housing processes too fetid and violent for the city center, which fed it nonetheless. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin foetidus , from foet\u0113re to stink",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174939"
  },
  "fetor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong offensive smell : stench",
      ": a strong offensive smell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02cct\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fetoure , from Latin foetor , from foet\u0113re ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180520"
  },
  "fetter":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a chain or shackle for the feet",
      "something that confines restraint",
      "to put fetters on shackle",
      "to restrain from motion, action, or progress",
      "a chain for the feet",
      "something that holds back restraint",
      "to chain the feet of",
      "to keep from moving or acting freely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fe-t\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "circumscription",
      "condition",
      "constraint",
      "curb",
      "limitation",
      "restraint",
      "restriction",
      "stricture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "chain",
      "enchain",
      "enfetter",
      "gyve",
      "handcuff",
      "manacle",
      "pinion",
      "shackle",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a time-honored tradition is fine as long as it doesn't become a fetter that prevents us from trying something new",
      "claims that government regulations are unnecessary fetters that keep him from achieving his business goals",
      "Verb",
      "He found himself fettered by responsibilities.",
      "museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "And then there\u2019s the New Deal, another famous attempt to slap fetters on the rough beast of capitalism. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "This early recording is unique\u2014brisk and pugnacious, a stormy, bitter Schubert raging against his earthly fetters and then distilling his passions, in the last movement, into headlong lunges, dazzling whirls, and delicate pirouettes. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "Like the shrimp and grits, the fetter papa burger ($15) is appropriately decadent. \u2014 Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "The smartest of Logan's four children spent most of Succession's first season rejecting the fetters of the Roy name to varying degrees of success. \u2014 Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "Rousseau regarded them as fetters on the people\u2019s freedoms. \u2014 The Economist , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "India has a populist leader happy to interfere with the central bank, China has ditched term limits to make its Communist leadership even more dictatorial than usual and the Philippine president revels in rejecting fetters on extrajudicial killing. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 14 Aug. 2018",
      "The past worked as fetters on our limbs, and the old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles on our way forward. \u2014 Eli Meixler, Time , 13 June 2018",
      "In its latest phase, from the 1990s, Germany has reunified, become a normal country again and shed some of the fetters of its past. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Teddy Roosevelt broke up the trusts, regulated the food supply, created the National Park System, and fettered the railroads. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Botany was also often fettered to expertise in gardening, another activity that fell within the realm of the feminine. \u2014 Amandas Ong, The Atlantic , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "In many developing countries, girls face two starkly divergent paths one fettered by gender inequality and cut short by early childbearing and the other offering personal fulfillment and economic improvement that benefit families and nations. \u2014 Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2018",
      "While your job is to enforce the consistency that stylebooks aim for, you must not be fettered by it. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 25 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "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 sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fettle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form",
      ": to cover or line the hearth of (something, such as a reverberatory furnace) with loose material (such as sand or gravel)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "condition",
      "estate",
      "form",
      "health",
      "keeping",
      "kilter",
      "nick",
      "order",
      "repair",
      "shape",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Your business sense is in high fettle in April and your ambition should grow as May arrives, but this isn\u2019t a good time to launch a new business. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "Your competitive spirits are in fine fettle , and your ability to take the lead is enhanced during the upcoming four to five weeks. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "Fincher places it at San Simeon, the plush stronghold of William Randolph Hearst (Charles Dance, in excellent fettle ), where Mankiewicz was often invited, in the nineteen-thirties. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "America\u2019s most recent employment figures captured a jobs market in fine fettle : firms added 128,000 new workers in October, while unemployment held near historically low levels and wages rose at a respectable clip. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "The Pole has started the league campaign in fine fettle , with five goals in just two matches masking what has been a relatively slow start to the season by Bayern's standards. \u2014 SI.com , 25 Aug. 2019",
      "To avoid a repeat this year, organizers enlisted the help of a company that usually lays the tarmac for airport runways and the track remained in fine fettle throughout. \u2014 Matias Grez, CNN , 18 Jan. 2020",
      "The Ritz, a smart London hotel where Margaret Thatcher spent her last days, is in fine fettle , turning a neat annual profit and valued in the region of \u00a3800m\u2014not bad for a property bought for a piffling \u00a375m in 1995. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "West Ham are ready to let go of striker Jordan Hugill in January despite him starting the Championship season in fine fettle . \u2014 SI.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Even my new friend here\u2014 a show car almost certainly hand- fettled for the occasion \u2014suffers from faults of panel alignment. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2017",
      "View 39 Photos If today\u2019s Leaf is that one-percenter, this new-generation car is formed and fettled to be a 10-percenter. \u2014 Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver , 6 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1740, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1881, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195621"
  },
  "feverish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to cause fever",
      ": having the symptoms of a fever",
      ": indicating or relating to fever",
      ": marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability",
      ": having a fever",
      ": characteristic of or relating to a fever",
      ": showing great emotion or activity : hectic",
      ": showing symptoms indicating fever (as increased heat and thirst or delirium) : having a fever",
      ": abnormally hot",
      ": of or indicating fever",
      ": infected with or tending to cause fever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-vrish",
      "\u02c8fe-v\u0259r-ish",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259-rish",
      "\u02c8f\u0113v-(\u0259-)rish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "frenzied",
      "heated",
      "hectic",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was feeling tired and feverish .",
      "He had a feverish appearance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tidal teased details of a new album from the singer that has set off feverish speculation amongst fans. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "But after days of intraparty warfare and feverish late-night negotiations, a reset was desperately needed -- and the best Biden could offer. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "But within a day of the drugs running out, her body was once again aching, feverish , and inflamed; angry red rashes that had disappeared came roaring right back. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "The week after Angela drove the feverish resident to the emergency room, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would announce that surfaces were actually less of a threat than initially believed. \u2014 Jessica Contrera, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "The pace of trail development is feverish \u2014several new trail systems have opened since our visit last October. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 22 May 2020",
      "Garland torques the film's feverish atmosphere for maximum impact, the low hum of panic building to a hornet's-nest swarm. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Before then, the wry troubadour will play a feverish final summer tour that\u2019s already proving to be the most in-demand Robert Earl Keen ticket in decades. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "After setting a feverish investing pace last year, venture capitalists took their foot off the gas in this year\u2019s first quarter. \u2014 Marc Vartabedian, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203240"
  },
  "few":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun, plural in construction",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not many persons or things",
      ": consisting of or amounting to only a small number",
      ": at least some but indeterminately small in number",
      ": few in number and infrequently met : rare",
      ": a small number of units or individuals",
      ": a special limited number",
      ": not many people or things",
      ": not many but some",
      ": a small number of people or things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "couple",
      "handful",
      "scatter",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "army",
      "crowd",
      "flock",
      "gazillion",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "jillion",
      "kazillion",
      "legion",
      "loads",
      "many",
      "mountain",
      "multitude",
      "oodles",
      "scads",
      "thousands",
      "zillion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.",
      "There are fewer children at the school this year.",
      "Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There are few things more indispensable to the function and success of a business than the document. \u2014 Borya Shakhnovich, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "While all of this sounds divine, there are few things passengers may want to skip. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
      "Plus, there are few things better than seeing how your favorite look from the season prior translates off the runway. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "There are few things that can ruin a hike as completely as poor-fitting shoes or boots. \u2014 Rachel Walker, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "There are few things more soothing than a hot bowl of congee. \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 June 2022",
      "Few things are as essential as nutrition, yet few things can feel as nebulous. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "When your job is to constantly hunt for new restaurants, few things are as thrilling as coming across an intriguing new concept with a bashful name. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Skynova surveyed 1,000 employees and supervisors for their opinions on emoji, slang, and punctuation in the workplace and found that a few things just don\u2019t translate between management and employees or across generational divides. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in construction",
      "The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation\u2014but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Until Kansas City\u2019s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants \u2014 few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland \u2014 were made targets. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. \u2014 Michelle Beganskas, Quartz , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox\u2019 magical championships of 2004 and 2007. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Pronoun, plural in construction and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Pronoun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200122"
  },
  "fianc\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a man engaged to be married",
      ": a man that a woman is engaged to be married to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u0101",
      "f\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0101",
      "\u02ccf\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "betrothed",
      "fianc\u00e9e",
      "intended"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Let me introduce my fianc\u00e9 .",
      "couldn't wait to show off her fianc\u00e9 to all of her relatives",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mercy Hospital in Chicago beefed up security after a 2019 attack in which a man fatally shot an attending physician who was his ex- fiance in the parking lot. \u2014 Michael Tarm And Don Babwin, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Over the past eight months, the case of Gabby Petito, who disappeared on a road trip with her fiance and was later found dead, has once again brought the issue to the forefront of the public consciousness. \u2014 Gina Barton, jsonline.com , 3 May 2022",
      "Over the past eight months, the case of Gabby Petito, who disappeared on a road trip with her fiance and was later found dead, has once again brought the issue to the forefront of the public consciousness. \u2014 Gina Barton, USA Today , 3 May 2022",
      "However, Erica is unwittingly tasked with performing at the wedding of her ex- fiance , Jason (Jay Pharaoh), and has to hide their history from his new bride-to-be. \u2014 Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Los Angeles Times , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "Samantha and her fiance didn't waste any time getting both dogs loaded safely into their car. \u2014 Angela Blakely, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
      "An estimated 60 rounds were fired from an assault rifle during a lunchtime shooting Tuesday, and a pregnant woman and her fiance were shot outside their home in a double homicide Thursday night. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 19 May 2022",
      "The trousers and shirt her fiance will wear are secondhand. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "The trousers and shirt her fiance will wear are secondhand. \u2014 Leanne Italie, ajc , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Middle French, from past participle of fiancer to promise, betroth, from Old French fiancier , from fiance promise, trust, from fier to trust, from Vulgar Latin *fidare , alteration of Latin fidere \u2014 more at bide ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214909"
  },
  "fianc\u00e9e":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman engaged to be married",
      ": a woman that a man is engaged to be married to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u0101",
      "f\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4n-\u02ccs\u0101",
      "\u02ccf\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "betrothed",
      "fianc\u00e9",
      "intended"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "My fianc\u00e9e and I will be married in June.",
      "his fianc\u00e9e is insisting on an elaborate wedding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But the girl\u2019s daddy hunted them down, shot the boy in the ankles and dragged his daughter home \u2014 leaving him footless and fiancee -free. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "He is survived by fiancee Jacy Nittolo and daughter Karsen Liotta. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Melumad has written themes for most of the major characters, including Pike, Spock, Number One, young cadet Uhura and medical officer M\u2019Benga \u2013 plus a love theme for Spock and his Vulcan fiancee T\u2019Pring. \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "On Thursday, Khashoggi's fiancee Cengiz appeared to criticize the prosecutor\u2019s request, in a tweet in English. \u2014 Suzan Fraser, ajc , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Pratt was a longtime friend of White\u2019s and a cousin of his fiancee . \u2014 Alec Macgillis, ProPublica , 4 June 2022",
      "He is remembered as a genuine, sweet and kind man by his fiancee Tracey Maciulewicz. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "Well, my fiancee has pictures and videos of her celebration. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
      "McVay and his fiancee , Veronika Khomyn, in partnership with Campbell\u2019s Chunky, made a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross in support of Ukraine, the Rams announced. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, feminine of fianc\u00e9 \u2014 see fianc\u00e9 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195903"
  },
  "fiasco":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a complete failure",
      ": bottle , flask",
      ": a bulbous long-necked straw-covered bottle for wine",
      ": a complete failure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0113-\u02c8a-(\u02cc)sk\u014d",
      "also",
      "f\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)sk\u014d",
      "-\u02c8a-",
      "f\u0113-\u02c8a-sk\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fizzle",
      "flop",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey",
      "washout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "hit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "winner"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1854, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175111"
  },
  "fiat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree",
      ": an authoritative determination : dictate",
      ": a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort",
      ": decree",
      ": an authoritative but arbitrary order"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccat",
      "-\u02cc\u00e4t",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccat",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4t, -\u02ccat, -\u0259t; \u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bull",
      "decree",
      "diktat",
      "directive",
      "edict",
      "rescript",
      "ruling",
      "ukase"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He runs the company by fiat .",
      "the school principal issued a fiat that caps were not to be worn inside the school, and that was that",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Governmental fiat had the power to turn fable into fact. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Sanctions against Russia have European, and U.S. importers from paying in local fiat . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 25 May 2022",
      "The complexity can only go away when specific technologies or platforms make the fiat -to-crypto conversion seamless. \u2014 Nitin Kumar, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Jennifer Abruzzo, the former Communications Workers of America lawyer who is now general counsel at the National Labor Relations Board, has been pushing to remake federal labor law by bureaucratic fiat . \u2014 Mark Mix, WSJ , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The conversion into traditional, or fiat , currency is considered one of the major hurdles for would-be crypto thieves, who struggle to obtain real-world dollars without catching the eye of investigators. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Clearly, central banks, and their friends in governments, view Bitcoin as a threat to the current fiat system. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The temptation of avoiding it via executive fiat is obvious. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Andrew M. Grossman, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Now, doing so would mean invalidating the few remaining shreds of positive decisions resulting from judicial fiat . \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 2 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, let it be done, 3rd singular present subjunctive of fieri to become, be done \u2014 more at be ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1631, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092022"
  },
  "fibbing":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trivial or childish lie",
      ": to tell a fib",
      ": pummel , beat",
      ": a lie about something unimportant",
      ": to tell a lie about something unimportant",
      "fibrillation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fib",
      "\u02c8fib"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fable",
      "fabrication",
      "fairy tale",
      "falsehood",
      "falsity",
      "lie",
      "mendacity",
      "prevarication",
      "story",
      "tale",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "untruth",
      "whopper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fabricate",
      "lie",
      "prevaricate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I have to admit that I told a fib when I said I enjoyed the movie.",
      "Is she telling fibs again?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The fib in question was delivered during Vanity Fair's lie detector test series (see the video below). \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Just a fib to another FBI official regarding Page\u2019s status as a CIA informant, which the Bureau failed to disclose to the judge. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Rylance, Flynn and Beale are especially gifted at raising an eyebrow just a millimeter high enough to suggest a fib is in progress or adding a microsecond of hesitancy here or there to enhance the effect. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In the original study, researchers collected ECG patch data from 450 people who were notified, 34% of whom were found to have A- fib . \u2014 Stat Staff, STAT , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The causes of a- fib are not completely understood, but one widespread view is that too much caffeine might trigger it. \u2014 Steven Salzberg, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "The kid goes into v- fib , and Maggie is needed again. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Over the months, the minor fib has spiraled into Mrs. Doubtfire levels of deception. \u2014 Saahil Desai, The Atlantic , 17 Jan. 2021",
      "In a cruel twist of fate, her fib leads her parents to send her away to China. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Sure, a few may fib more than others, but at some point everyone deceives someone. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Who isn\u2019t going to fib a little and overstate their exercise habits? \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "Surprisingly, 82% of charity and volunteer workers have lied to try and land a job, while 75% in the leisure, sport, and tourism fields fib on their CVs. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "When deployed more widely to sniff out passengers, the dogs may also deter would-be travelers inclined to fib about their coronavirus exposure or infection status. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "But Shachar does sympathize with those tempted to fib about a health problem or use an old address to qualify for a vaccine \u2014 especially when different areas have different rules. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "Testing is scarcer in poor countries; and autocratic governments (more common in the developing world) are likelier than democracies to fib about figures. \u2014 The Economist , 5 June 2020",
      "As far as the food, Pacifico fibbed , advertising crab on the menu/menu board but serving imitation crab. \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 7 June 2018",
      "Survey results will be skewed if the types who do not answer are different from those who do, or if certain types of people are more loth to answer some questions, or more likely to fib . \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1611, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1675, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1610, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193644"
  },
  "fiber":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: such as",
      ": a slender root (as of a grass)",
      ": an elongated tapering thick-walled plant cell void at maturity that imparts elasticity, flexibility, and tensile strength",
      ": a strand of nerve tissue : axon , dendrite",
      ": one of the filaments composing most of the intercellular matrix of connective tissue",
      ": one of the elongated contractile cells of muscle tissue",
      ": a slender and greatly elongated natural or synthetic filament (as of wool, cotton, asbestos, gold, glass, or rayon) typically capable of being spun into yarn",
      ": mostly indigestible material in food (such as legumes, whole grains, and vegetables) that stimulates the intestine to peristalsis and promotes elimination of waste from the large intestine : bulk , roughage",
      ": material made of fibers",
      ": vulcanized fiber",
      ": an element that gives texture or substance",
      ": basic toughness : strength , fortitude",
      ": essential structure or character",
      ": a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread",
      ": plant material that cannot be digested",
      ": a thread or a threadlike structure or object: as",
      ": a strand of nerve tissue : axon , dendrite",
      ": one of the filaments composing most of the intercellular matrix of connective tissue",
      ": one of the elongated contractile cells of muscle tissue",
      ": mostly indigestible material in food that stimulates the intestine to peristalsis"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-b\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-b\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backbone",
      "constancy",
      "fortitude",
      "grit",
      "grittiness",
      "guts",
      "intestinal fortitude",
      "pluck",
      "spunk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "spinelessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The forward-thinking company uses advanced technologies to build luxurious carbon- fiber day boats. \u2014 Rachel Ingram, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The classic body, now made of carbon- fiber pieces, is nothing short of sleek. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 12 June 2022",
      "The interior is decorated with Light Frost contrast stitching and unique carbon- fiber trim. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "Carbon fiber technology has improved since the 1960s, allowing the Overture to be lighter and more fuel efficient than the Concorde. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Fabric and carbon- fiber trim is the order of the day. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The cockpit is predictably short of fripperies, with much of the switchgear being old-fashioned toggles laid out in the center of the carbon- fiber dashboard. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 1 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",
      "The small motor winds up a line that constricts the spring, which is made of carbon- fiber compression bows and rubber bands. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French fibre , from Latin fibra ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221814"
  },
  "fickle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness",
      ": changing often : not reliable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fi-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeable",
      "changeful",
      "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",
      "Big-time riders, especially as the Derby approaches, can be fickle and leave you for a higher-profile horse. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Fashion is fickle , but the ugly-chic shoe has been all the rage for years now. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "The sudden wipeout of an entire, lucrative sector alarmed investors and reinforced the perception that regulations in China were fickle . \u2014 Pei Lin Wu, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "MacLaughlin reimagines these tales in a mixture of modern and ancient settings, focusing on those whose bodies were transformed as the result of gods\u2019 fickle whims and murderous rages. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The cycling world can be a fickle one, so use that to your advantage. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
      "Still, quality matters more than fickle trends, says Warda Bouduettaya, pastry chef and owner of Detroit\u2019s Warda P\u00e2tisserie. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
      "Skylar, who is wise beyond her years about the short shelf life of pop music and the fickle nature of young fans, isn\u2019t so sure. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Floodplains themselves happen to be unpredictable ecosystems, formed by meandering rivers, filling and emptying in their own fickle ways. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fikel deceitful, inconstant, from Old English ficol deceitful; akin to Old English be fician to deceive, and probably to Old English f\u0101h hostile \u2014 more at foe ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204437"
  },
  "fickleness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness",
      ": changing often : not reliable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fi-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeable",
      "changeful",
      "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",
      "Big-time riders, especially as the Derby approaches, can be fickle and leave you for a higher-profile horse. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Fashion is fickle , but the ugly-chic shoe has been all the rage for years now. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "The sudden wipeout of an entire, lucrative sector alarmed investors and reinforced the perception that regulations in China were fickle . \u2014 Pei Lin Wu, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "MacLaughlin reimagines these tales in a mixture of modern and ancient settings, focusing on those whose bodies were transformed as the result of gods\u2019 fickle whims and murderous rages. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The cycling world can be a fickle one, so use that to your advantage. \u2014 Eben Weiss, Outside Online , 2 June 2022",
      "Still, quality matters more than fickle trends, says Warda Bouduettaya, pastry chef and owner of Detroit\u2019s Warda P\u00e2tisserie. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
      "Skylar, who is wise beyond her years about the short shelf life of pop music and the fickle nature of young fans, isn\u2019t so sure. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Floodplains themselves happen to be unpredictable ecosystems, formed by meandering rivers, filling and emptying in their own fickle ways. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fikel deceitful, inconstant, from Old English ficol deceitful; akin to Old English be fician to deceive, and probably to Old English f\u0101h hostile \u2014 more at foe ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215132"
  },
  "fiction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something invented by the imagination or feigned",
      ": an invented story",
      ": fictitious literature (such as novels or short stories)",
      ": a work of fiction",
      ": novel",
      ": an assumption of a possibility as a fact irrespective of the question of its truth",
      ": a useful illusion or pretense",
      ": the action of feigning or of creating with the imagination",
      ": something told or written that is not fact",
      ": a made-up story",
      ": works of literature that are not true stories",
      ": legal fiction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fik-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fable",
      "fabrication",
      "fantasy",
      "phantasy",
      "figment",
      "invention"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fact",
      "materiality",
      "reality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She believes the fiction that crime rates are up.",
      "most stories about famous outlaws of the Old West are fictions that have little or nothing to do with fact",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all a viewer knows, the pier and the supporting posts may or may not even be from the same location, such is the otherwise convincing fiction of the scene. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
      "This is historical fiction at its finest, connecting threads of the past with the present to illuminate that essentially human something. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "The independence of the cowboy is an American fiction . \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "Much of his early writing for the magazine was fiction . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "The sway of breed, even over personality, is not fiction \u2014our species has made sure of that. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The notion that this is a major problem that governors like Ivey have to fix is an utter fiction . \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet the idea that Don Lemon, Brianna Keilar, or Jim Acosta are less partisan than Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, or Jesse Watters is a fiction . \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This reappropriation is part of Putin\u2019s justification for his war of choice, a belief that Ukrainian cultural experts assert is pure fiction . \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English ficcioun \"invention of the mind,\" borrowed from Middle French fiction, borrowed from Latin ficti\u014dn-, ficti\u014d \"action of shaping or molding, feigning, pretense, legal fiction,\" from fig-, variant stem of fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at feign ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195916"
  },
  "fiddle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": violin",
      ": a device (such as a slat, rack, or light railing) to keep objects from sliding off a table aboard ship",
      ": fiddlesticks",
      ": swindle",
      ": to play on a fiddle",
      ": to move the hands or fingers restlessly",
      ": to spend time in aimless or fruitless activity : putter , tinker",
      ": meddle , tamper",
      ": to make minor manual movements especially to adjust something",
      ": to play (something) on a fiddle",
      ": cheat , swindle",
      ": to alter or manipulate deceptively for fraudulent gain",
      ": violin",
      ": to play on a fiddle",
      ": to move the hands or fingers restlessly",
      ": to spend time in aimless activity",
      ": to change or handle in a useless way",
      ": to handle in a harmful or foolish way : tamper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8fi-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "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":[
      "fidget",
      "jerk",
      "jig",
      "jiggle",
      "squiggle",
      "squirm",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "toss",
      "twist",
      "twitch",
      "wiggle",
      "wriggle",
      "writhe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "an expert with the fiddle",
      "arrested for a tax fiddle",
      "Verb",
      "Nero fiddled while Rome burned.",
      "the executive fiddled with a pen as she impatiently waited for the meeting to begin",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In a 1952 contest in West Texas, Jim won the fiddle division while his father triumphed in the guitar category. \u2014 News Services And Staff Reports, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Commenced with a fiddle introduction that evoked the long, slow moan of a steam-train whistle, the Zeppelin staple shook with Malian-leaning rhythms. \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Born in Sidney, Texas to oilman and musician Wayland Seals, the rocker was a fiddle champion in his youth, and later took up the saxophone. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In a 1952 contest in west Texas, Jim won the fiddle division while his father triumphed in the guitar category. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 7 June 2022",
      "There are elegies and aubades, fiddle tunes and field recordings. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Classical piano virtuoso by Lisa Weiss, klezmer and jazz woodwind by Seth Kibel, mandolin by Joel-Michael-Schwartz, and hammered dulcimer player and old-time fiddle by Ken Kolodner. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The album starts with this beautiful fiddle intro that is sweeping and inspired by an old Rufus Wainwright record and pulled that feel in. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of that will now happen regardless, but there\u2019s still scope to fiddle with the optimum at the margins. \u2014 Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "His hands fiddle with the bottom of his shirt, exposing a soft belly. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the Internet burns while partisans fiddle . \u2014 Jill Goldenziel, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "After work, Hern\u00e1n \u2014 who saw three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan during his 15 years of service \u2014 and his Marine buddies would deconstruct and fiddle with machines in his garage. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "The other three here, from Rolex, Tag Heuer and Omega, also stress utility with their prominent crowns and dials that would benefit a wearer too focused on the task at hand to fiddle with their watch. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Researchers need to fiddle with the amounts or efficiency of the various enzymes engineered into the microbes to optimize the production of carminic acid and reduce the amounts of undesired byproducts. \u2014 Brittany J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "To get his ship moving, Toe will have to fiddle with all sorts of machinery in and out of water, as well as make upgrades and repairs to the ship. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "His hands fiddle with the cap of a large Acqua Panna water bottle, ripping out the lid\u2019s plastic innards. \u2014 Lauren Larson, Men's Health , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "This means there'll be no need to fiddle with cards or apps to unlock the charger. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 9 Mar. 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 intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221759"
  },
  "fiddle away":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fritter away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "dissipate",
      "fritter (away)",
      "lavish",
      "lose",
      "misspend",
      "run through",
      "spend",
      "squander",
      "throw away",
      "trifle (away)",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conserve"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225311"
  },
  "fiddle-faddle":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "nonsense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fi-d\u1d4al-\u02ccfa-d\u1d4al",
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "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":"reduplication of fiddle (fiddlesticks)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fiddle-footed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": skittish , jumpy",
      ": prone to wander"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfi-d\u1d4al-\u02c8fu\u0307-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "flighty",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193500"
  },
  "fiddlesticks":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a violin bow",
      ": something of little value : trifle",
      ": nonsense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-d\u1d4al-\u02ccstik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "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":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181625"
  },
  "fiddling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": trifling , petty",
      ": the act of playing on a fiddle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fid-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8fi-d\u1d4al-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foolish",
      "frivolous",
      "incidental",
      "inconsequential",
      "inconsiderable",
      "insignificant",
      "little",
      "Mickey Mouse",
      "minor",
      "minute",
      "negligible",
      "nugatory",
      "slight",
      "small",
      "small-fry",
      "trifling",
      "trivial",
      "unimportant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "consequential",
      "eventful",
      "important",
      "major",
      "material",
      "meaningful",
      "momentous",
      "significant",
      "substantial",
      "unfrivolous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "you should delegate these fiddling matters to your staff so that you can focus on more important issues"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1652, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173027"
  },
  "fief":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feudal estate : fee",
      ": something over which one has rights or exercises control",
      ": an estate of land given to a vassal by a feudal lord"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113f",
      "\u02c8f\u0113f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "area",
      "arena",
      "bailiwick",
      "barony",
      "business",
      "circle",
      "demesne",
      "department",
      "discipline",
      "domain",
      "element",
      "fiefdom",
      "field",
      "firmament",
      "front",
      "game",
      "kingdom",
      "line",
      "precinct",
      "province",
      "realm",
      "specialty",
      "sphere",
      "terrain",
      "walk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since gaining power in the Republika Srpska, Dodik, according to his critics, has turned the entity into a personal fief . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "As the Tatmadaw began loosening control over the economy, engaging in a fire sale of assets that had once been the military\u2019s fief , that elite class of the well-connected swooped in to profit. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Paul is the heir to House Atreides, whose fief is the oceanic planet of Caladan, a stony, rainy, tumultuous world, limited in its purview and power. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "This was particularly so in Mazar-e-Sharif, which was governed as a personal fief by former mujahedeen commander Gen. Atta Mohammad Nooruntil his ouster by President Ashraf Ghani in 2017. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 2 July 2021",
      "But for nearly a half-century, the building and society have been the fief of an eminent physician named Dr. Kevin M. Cahill, his family and his friends. \u2014 Dan Barry, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "Lulled by glamour and success, Real Madrid has allowed itself to be transformed into the personal fief of its president, Florentino P\u00e9rez. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Their claim is based on possession of a fief \u2014a right granted by a feudal overlord in exchange for allegiance or services. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Mar. 2021",
      "To tech\u2019s critics, these definitional regularities point to something insidious, encapsulating in a word the dominance that each firm wields over its digital fief \u2014some of it possibly ill-gotten. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French \u2014 more at fee ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210637"
  },
  "fiefdom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an area over which someone exercises control as or in the manner of a feudal lord"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113f-d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "area",
      "arena",
      "bailiwick",
      "barony",
      "business",
      "circle",
      "demesne",
      "department",
      "discipline",
      "domain",
      "element",
      "fief",
      "field",
      "firmament",
      "front",
      "game",
      "kingdom",
      "line",
      "precinct",
      "province",
      "realm",
      "specialty",
      "sphere",
      "terrain",
      "walk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1814, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224029"
  },
  "field":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an open land area free of woods and buildings",
      "an area of land marked by the presence of particular objects or features",
      "an area of cleared enclosed land used for cultivation or pasture",
      "land containing a natural resource",
      "airfield",
      "the place where a battle is fought",
      "battle",
      "a large unbroken expanse (as of ice)",
      "an area or division of an activity, subject, or profession",
      "the sphere of practical operation outside a base (such as a laboratory, office, or factory)",
      "an area for military exercises or maneuvers",
      "an area constructed, equipped, or marked for sports",
      "the portion of an indoor or outdoor sports area enclosed by the running track and on which field events are conducted",
      "any of the three sections of a baseball outfield",
      "a space on which something is drawn or projected such as",
      "the space on the surface of a coin, medal, or seal that does not contain the design",
      "the ground of each division in a flag",
      "the whole surface of an escutcheon (see escutcheon sense 1 )",
      "the individuals that make up all or part of the participants in a contest",
      "all participants with the exception of the favorite or the winner in a contest where more than two are entered",
      "the area visible through the lens of an optical instrument",
      "a region or space in which a given effect (such as magnetism) exists",
      "a region of embryonic tissue capable of a particular type of differentiation (see differentiation sense 3 )",
      "a set of mathematical elements that is subject to two binary operations the second of which is distributive (see distributive sense 3 ) relative to the first and that constitutes a commutative (see commutative sense 2 ) group under the first operation and also under the second if the zero or unit element under the first is omitted",
      "a complex of forces that serve as causative agents in human behavior",
      "a series of drain tiles and an absorption area for septic-tank outflow",
      "a particular area (as of a record in a database) in which the same type of information is regularly recorded",
      "in field goals as opposed to free throws",
      "of or relating to a field such as",
      "growing in or inhabiting the fields or open country",
      "made, conducted, or used in the field",
      "operating or active in the field",
      "to catch or pick up (something, such as a batted ball) and usually throw to a teammate",
      "to take care of or respond to (something, such as a telephone call or a request)",
      "to give an impromptu answer or solution to",
      "to put into the field",
      "to enter in competition",
      "to play as a defensive player stationed in the field",
      "a piece of open, cleared, or cultivated land",
      "a piece of land put to a special use or giving a special product",
      "an area of activity or influence",
      "a background on which something is drawn, painted, or mounted",
      "relating to a field",
      "to catch or stop and throw a ball",
      "an area or division of an activity",
      "a complex of forces that serve as causative agents in human behavior",
      "a region of embryonic tissue potentially capable of a particular type of differentiation",
      "a region or space in which a given effect (as magnetism) exists",
      "an area that is perceived or under observation",
      "the area visible through the lens of an optical instrument \u2014 see visual field",
      "the site of a surgical operation",
      "Cyrus West 1819\u20131892 American financier",
      "Eugene 1850\u20131895 American poet and journalist",
      "Marshall 1834\u20131906 American merchant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0113ld",
    "synonyms":[
      "clearing",
      "ground",
      "lot",
      "parcel",
      "plat",
      "plot",
      "tract"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "address",
      "contend (with)",
      "cope (with)",
      "grapple (with)",
      "hack",
      "handle",
      "manage",
      "maneuver",
      "manipulate",
      "negotiate",
      "play",
      "swing",
      "take",
      "treat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "All-Metro boys indoor track and field teams for the 2022 season. \u2014 Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
      "Don Jones marveled at Mike Muirhead\u2019s Helix track and field teams. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "As the international track and field world plans to descend on Eugene for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 in July, the surrounding towns are also planning for a wave of visitors. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 June 2022",
      "Four teams reached all-time multiyear APR highs for their program - football (983), men\u2019s track and field (989), wrestling (1,000), and lacrosse (993). \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "While the Kentucky High School Athletic Association has a one-class system for softball, the KSCA has a three-class system for its postseason awards based on the KHSAA alignment for track and field . \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "Three new athletes are the campaign UCLA softball star Maya Brady, Sam Houston State cheerleader and star of Netflix\u2019s NFLX -5.1% Cheer Jada Wooten, along with LSU track and field athlete, Eric Edwards Jr. \u2014 Kristi Dosh, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The University of Wisconsin senior standout won the NCAA title in the 5,000 meters on Friday, competing at the outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Devon Allen, who was a four-star recruit at wide receiver coming out of high school and played three seasons for the Oregon Ducks while simultaneously pursuing track and field . \u2014 Glenn Erby, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "There is multi- field space available for soccer and flag football. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "In December, Johnson announced, with much hoopla, that New York would field an AL team in 1903; the Orioles were out. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "Third base coach Ramon Santiago checked to see how Naquin would field the ball in center field before giving Baddoo the green light by waving his arm. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 5 Sep. 2021",
      "The actual candidate Democrats (or Republicans) would field against Grassley would not be beating the incumbent with 64% of the vote. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 21 June 2021",
      "Cannes Film Festival\u2019s chief Thierry Fremaux didn\u2019t just have to field questions about Russia and the dearth of female directors at the fest during his meeting with journalists on Monday afternoon. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "The company has begun a pilot project with agents who field voice calls, lifting the total number of agents using the A.I. technology to 200. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Contrast that Serbia\u2019s Novak Djokovic who does not field questions about the Srebenica massacre after tournaments. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Teams that cannot field enough players due to positive tests will have to forfeit, damaging their chances of making the playoffs. \u2014 John Keilman, chicagotribune.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Xavier will have the possibility of playing a number of local teams that also field women's lacrosse teams like Louisville, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Akron, Kent State, and most notably, Cincinnati. \u2014 Adam Baum, The Enquirer , 16 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1798, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fiend":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "devil sense 1",
      "demon",
      "a person of great wickedness or maliciousness",
      "a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study fanatic",
      "addict sense 1",
      "wizard sense 2",
      "demon sense 1 , devil",
      "a very wicked or cruel person",
      "fanatic entry 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0113nd",
    "synonyms":[
      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "heavy",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scalawag",
      "scallywag",
      "scamp",
      "scapegrace",
      "scoundrel",
      "varlet",
      "villain",
      "wretch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His hands were trembling, actually trembling, as if he were some sort of coffee fiend or something. \u2014 T. Coraghessan Boyle , The Road to Wellville , 1993",
      "Wodehouse may not have liked Dickens, but he certainly read him. He read like a fiend . \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Times Literary Supplement , 7-13 Sept. 1990",
      "The shameless effrontery of the fiend , at the caf\u00e9, pretending to forget all he had done to her, begging to take up with her again, as if nothing had happened between them a dozen years ago. \u2014 Irving Wallace , The Plot , 1967",
      "a fiend in human form",
      "He's a real golf fiend .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Whether your dog is a treat fiend , a toy lover, or even a dog clothes tolerator, there\u2019s a fantastic dog subscription box that will suit their tastes pawfectly. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 17 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",
      "Read the full discussion with the White House's own Wordle fiend at The Ringer. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Help your coffee fiend get his fix with Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co.'s cold-brew kit. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The finish continued a strong game by Dumba, who was a shot-blocking fiend in the first \u2014 regularly finding himself in the right spot at the right time. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 18 May 2021",
      "Filmmaker and avid outdoorsman Werner Herzog later remade Nosferatu in 1979, starring his best fiend Claus Kinski as the titular vamp. \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Three years clearly isn\u2019t long enough to shake Kendall\u2019s reputation as a drug fiend . \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Despite his tail and his horns and his chartreuse dinner jacket, Hades isn\u2019t an especially malicious fiend . \u2014 Justin Davidson, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English f\u012bend ; akin to Old High German f\u012bant enemy, Sanskrit p\u012byati he reviles, blames",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fierce":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": violently hostile or aggressive in temperament",
      ": given to fighting or killing : pugnacious",
      ": marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence",
      ": extremely vexatious, disappointing, or intense",
      ": furiously active or determined",
      ": wild or menacing in appearance",
      ": having or expressing bold confidence or style",
      ": likely to attack",
      ": having or showing very great energy or enthusiasm",
      ": wild or threatening in appearance",
      ": characterized by extreme force, intensity, or anger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8firs",
      "\u02c8firs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fell",
      "ferocious",
      "grim",
      "savage",
      "vicious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gentle",
      "mild",
      "unaggressive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was killed in a fierce battle.",
      "The proposal has faced fierce opposition.",
      "The two teams have had a fierce rivalry for many years.",
      "He's admired for his fierce independence.",
      "You could see the fierce determination in her eyes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From school days on, Shelley was a political activist, a fierce opponent of local tyrannies and, more broadly, the collaboration of king, state, and Church. \u2014 Susan J. Wolfson, The Atlantic , 18 June 2022",
      "McMahon, who didn\u2019t directly address any of these allegations, has been known to rally WWE\u2019s fanbase against outside forces when under fierce criticism or scrutiny. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "At the same time, the close alliance that Mr. Thompson appears to have forged with Ms. Cheney has softened his reputation as a fierce partisan reluctant to work with Republicans. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "This roadblock shunts fierce high-altitude winds and storminess to the north over Canada and the Great Lakes, with sunshine and high pressure building in to the south. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Their yellow bills gape, and their fierce black and yellow eyes shine. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "Like other abelisaurids, the dinosaur had a fierce bulldog-like face. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "Lopez also had fierce discussions with NFL executives over getting additional time to have a noteworthy finale with the two musicians on stage at once. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "During the same decade, evidence of Squalicorax, a fierce Cretaceous period shark, was found, particularly from teeth marks infixed in prehistoric reptiles, including dinosaurs. \u2014 al , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fiers , from Anglo-French fer, fers, fiers , from Latin ferus wild, savage; akin to Greek th\u0113r wild animal",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201655"
  },
  "fiery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of fire",
      ": marked by fire",
      ": using or carried out with fire",
      ": liable to catch fire or explode : flammable",
      ": hot like a fire",
      ": being in an inflamed state or condition",
      ": feverish and flushed",
      ": of the color of fire : red",
      ": full of or exuding emotion or spirit",
      ": easily provoked : irritable",
      ": marked by fire",
      ": hot or glowing like a fire",
      ": full of spirit",
      ": easily angered"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u012br-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ablaze",
      "afire",
      "aflame",
      "alight",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "combusting",
      "conflagrant",
      "flaming",
      "ignited",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "kindled",
      "lit",
      "lighted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was killed in a fiery crash.",
      "the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fiery infielder might also have rediscovered part of his old self in the process. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Kid Rock had some fiery things to say about Oprah Winfrey and Joy Behar years ago. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Dad will feel nostalgic in a pair of these fiery frames and have the whole summer to indulge in the reflection of the lenses. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Vladislav described the experience of finding himself under a cloud of fiery metal. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "In the distance, a fiery streak of lava on Mount Etna only heightened the sense of drama. \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022",
      "An artist, who goes by the name Beyond Your Definition, captured a similar energy with a fiery poem about asserting a gay identity in a hostile world. \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "The preacher's fiery comments came as Arkansas Methodists were about to vote on a resolution urging members of the Arkansas congressional delegation to support gun restrictions. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 6 June 2022",
      "Chastain accessorized the look with diamond earrings and rings by De Beers Jewellers and wore her fiery red hair down in loose curls. \u2014 Pamela Avila, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from fire, fier fire",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185451"
  },
  "fight":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to contend in battle or physical combat",
      ": to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons",
      ": to engage in boxing",
      ": to put forth a determined effort",
      ": to contend against in or as if in battle or physical combat",
      ": to box against in the ring",
      ": to attempt to prevent the success or effectiveness of",
      ": to oppose the passage or development of",
      ": wage , carry on",
      ": to take part in (a boxing match or similar contest)",
      ": to struggle to endure or surmount",
      ": to gain by struggle",
      ": to resolve by struggle",
      ": to manage (a ship) in a battle or storm",
      ": to cause to struggle or contend",
      ": to manage in an unnecessarily rough or awkward manner",
      ": to avoid facing or meeting",
      ": a hostile encounter : battle , combat",
      ": a boxing match",
      ": a verbal disagreement : argument",
      ": a struggle for a goal or an objective",
      ": strength or disposition for fighting : pugnacity",
      ": to struggle in battle or in physical combat",
      ": to argue angrily : quarrel",
      ": to try hard",
      ": to struggle against",
      ": a meeting in battle or in physical combat",
      ": quarrel entry 1 sense 1",
      ": strength or desire for fighting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "battle",
      "clash (with)",
      "combat",
      "scrimmage (with)",
      "skirmish (with)",
      "war (against)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "battle",
      "clash",
      "combat",
      "conflict",
      "contest",
      "dustup",
      "fracas",
      "fray",
      "hassle",
      "scrap",
      "scrimmage",
      "scrum",
      "scuffle",
      "skirmish",
      "struggle",
      "tussle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Kushner distanced himself from Trump\u2019s efforts to fight the election results and began planning to relocate to Miami two days after the election, according to a forthcoming book by New York Times\u2019 Peter Baker and New Yorker\u2019s Susan Glasser. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Some things can be done to fight it, including using body washes for acne. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "The older man believed this to be a threat, thinking that the younger man wanted to fight him. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "The researchers believed that dostarlimab, a checkpoint inhibitor that exposes cancer cells to allow the immune system to fight them, would work well in the patients. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Contrast that with the stance of Microsoft, which has just decided the best way to deal with unions is to stop trying to fight them. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
      "Re-Introduction Of A Mandate Will Face Significant Resistance Re-introducing a Federal mandate would come with a large thud and likely quicker legal action to fight it. \u2014 Ben Baldanza, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Her efforts to fight the results of that election helped put her on the map politically in 2020. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
      "The state has increased the use of renewable energy in large part by getting electric utilities to accept rooftop solar rather than fight it, as energy companies in California, Florida and other states have been doing. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The moral high road is as much an asset in this fight as any weapon system. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
      "But now, Bolsonaro has enlisted a new ally in his fight against the electoral process: the nation\u2019s military. \u2014 Jack Nicas, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "This fight doesn\u2019t need to happen, and the committee needn\u2019t come out and endorse the abolition of the Electoral College. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "At this moment of crisis, Democrats are standing shoulder to shoulder with millions of Americans in this fight . \u2014 Kyle Morris, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
      "So these are institutions and agencies that always have more work to do, but are proving themselves in this fight right now. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s little doubt that Davis, not Romero, is the reason this fight will headline a Showtime PPV extravaganza. \u2014 Josh Katzowitz, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Environmentalist and Green Generation Initiative founder Elizabeth Wathuti closed out the panel with a passionate plea for everyone to change their attitudes towards this fight . \u2014 Dan Reilly, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "On the other side of this fight are U.S. solar manufacturers, unions and Congress Members from the Rust Belt including Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204817"
  },
  "figment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something made up or contrived",
      ": something imagined or made up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fig-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fig-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chimera",
      "conceit",
      "daydream",
      "delusion",
      "dream",
      "fancy",
      "fantasy",
      "phantasy",
      "hallucination",
      "illusion",
      "nonentity",
      "phantasm",
      "fantasm",
      "pipe dream",
      "unreality",
      "vision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "unable to find any tracks in the snow the next morning, I was forced to conclude that the shadowy figure had been a figment of my imagination",
      "thus far, the invisible human being has been nothing more than a figment of fantasy writers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Twenty-seven of the 30 MLB teams have won their division at some point from 1996-2019 and 2021 because 2020 was simply a figment of our collective imaginations. \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, this is not a figment of Jules' imagination: Dollface has been canceled at Hulu after two seasons. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Big John has now suggested that this is more than just a figment of the popular imagination. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "In England\u2019s Regency era, hot tubs did not exist and phones, let alone cellphones, were a figment of the imagination. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "But was the perception real or just a pleasurable figment conjured up by the gray goo? \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "But for us as children, Bajan Cherries were a figment of delicious seasonal fun... and early morning routines... \u2014 Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The world\u2019s millions of advice-hungry investors aren\u2019t just a figment of the imagination. \u2014 Michael Spellacy, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "So, as Spencer opens in theaters this weekend, here\u2019s a breakdown of what\u2019s fact, and what is a figment of the auteur\u2019s imagination. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 5 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, \"fable, deceitful practice,\" borrowed from Latin figmentum \"thing formed, image, invention,\" from fig-, variant stem of fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be\" + -mentum  -ment \u2014 more at feign ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223736"
  },
  "figural":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": figurative sense 2a",
      ": of, relating to, or consisting of human or animal figures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-g(y)\u0259-r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extended",
      "figurative",
      "metaphoric",
      "metaphorical",
      "tropical",
      "tropological"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonfigurative",
      "nonmetaphorical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u201ca candidate running for office\u201d is just a figural expression",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My Body, showcasing three decades of Grossman\u2019s figural practice, extends to a show of the same name on view at the Chelsea gallery. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Several of the figural depictions show a type of pattern or sash on the torso. \u2014 CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "But, almost always, community groups want a figural monument to commemorate someone who is more important to that community. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The artist provided The Dance and La Musique, massive things though figural and not immersive and not an homage to nature. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Especially a table lamp, which does double duty as a figural object in conversation with other elements of a room and, of course, as a source of light and warmth. \u2014 Ming Thompson, Curbed , 14 July 2021",
      "Pollock is praised for pouring and dripping, as though inviting randomness, but one senses the significant amount of figural underpainting that exists beneath the surface. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Zach Snyder\u2019s Justice League tried the baroque approach, externalizing heroic virtue in complicated figural relationships, a Burial of Count Orgaz with different capes. \u2014 Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes , 21 Mar. 2021",
      "Some hilyas were strictly without any figural representation, while others contained a drawing of the Kaaba, the holy shrine in Mecca, or a rose that symbolized the beauty of the prophet. \u2014 Suleyman Dost, The Conversation , 24 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin fig\u016br\u0101lis \"of a figure, symbolic,\" from Latin fig\u016bra \"form, shape, figure entry 1 \" + -\u0101lis  -al entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221326"
  },
  "figurative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic",
      ": of or relating to representation of form or figure in art",
      ": expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another with which it may be regarded as analogous : metaphorical",
      ": characterized by figures of speech",
      ": expressing one thing in terms normally used for another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-g(y)\u0259-r\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8fi-gy\u0259-r\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extended",
      "figural",
      "metaphoric",
      "metaphorical",
      "tropical",
      "tropological"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonfigurative",
      "nonmetaphorical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The phrase \u201cknow your ropes\u201d means literally \u201cto know a lot about ropes,\u201d while its figurative meaning is \u201cto know a lot about how to do something.\u201d",
      "the figurative use of \u201callergy\u201d to mean \u201ca feeling of dislike\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Works from the museum\u2019s collection that test the boundaries between 1950s-60s abstract expressionism and figurative painting are on view through Aug. 22. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Abstraction has nothing to do with whether something\u2019s figurative or not. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "De Lempicka was also a rare female perspective in figurative painting, and Ibrahim appreciates the clarity of her gaze. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Works from the museum\u2019s collection that test the boundaries between 1950s-60s abstract expressionism and figurative painting are on view May 13 through Aug. 22. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The spark from those early colorful figurative paintings had been lost. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Interdisciplinary artist Jamilla Okubo is celebrated for her striking figurative paintings that explore the nuances of her identity as an American, Kenyan, and Trinidadian woman. \u2014 Essence , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "His figurative paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and videos appeared in gallery and museum shows here and abroad, and selling them was never a problem. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "The literal and figurative growing pains of inexperienced operators are similarly to blame for other common complaints by consumers, the executives acknowledged. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English figuratif \"representing symbolically,\" from Medieval Latin fig\u016br\u0101t\u012bvus, from Latin fig\u016br\u0101tus, past participle of fig\u016br\u0101re \"to shape, make a likeness of, represent\" + -\u012bvus  -ive \u2014 more at figure entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194334"
  },
  "figure out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": discover , determine",
      ": solve , fathom"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "answer",
      "break",
      "crack",
      "dope (out)",
      "puzzle (out)",
      "resolve",
      "riddle (out)",
      "solve",
      "unravel",
      "unriddle",
      "work",
      "work out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224242"
  },
  "filch":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to steal secretly or casually",
      ": to steal in a sneaky way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8filch",
      "\u02c8filch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appropriate",
      "boost",
      "heist",
      "hook",
      "lift",
      "misappropriate",
      "nick",
      "nip",
      "pilfer",
      "pinch",
      "pocket",
      "purloin",
      "rip off",
      "snitch",
      "steal",
      "swipe",
      "thieve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He filched a pack of gum when no one was looking.",
      "too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of all people to filch a flag, Young would be the last you\u2019d finger. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 28 July 2021",
      "Every week, more stories surface of people who have been accused of stealing or sequestering vaccines, or faking their eligibility to filch a dose. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "The Coyotes, trying desperately to filch a wild-card spot in the West, cut their deficit to 3-2 with Jakob Chychrun\u2019s goal only 26 seconds into the third. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Feb. 2020",
      "Malicious opportunists can attempt to steal users\u2019 information from public access computers with keystroke loggers or other data filching viruses. \u2014 Leeza Garber, WIRED , 22 Aug. 2019",
      "Some employers, meanwhile, may be putting the most positive spin on job openings in a highly competitive environment in which the 3.6% unemployment rate \u2013 a 50-year low -- forces them to filch workers from each other. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 1 July 2019",
      "That was good news because many of the home\u2019s small treasures \u2014 vintage glass door knobs, wall sconces \u2014 hadn\u2019t been filched or damaged. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 6 Aug. 2019",
      "The amount that Taylor actually filched from the AFDC program was much less than authorities claimed. \u2014 Bryce Covert, The New Republic , 2 July 2019",
      "Neither is Jeremy Lamb nor T.J. Warren, the 18-ppg scorer Pritchard filched from Phoenix, along with the 32nd pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, for cash. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1561, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213825"
  },
  "file":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal",
      ": a shrewd or crafty person",
      ": to rub, smooth, or cut away with or as if with a file",
      ": defile , corrupt",
      ": to arrange in order for preservation and reference",
      ": to place among official records as prescribed by law",
      ": to send (copy) to a newspaper",
      ": to return to the office of the clerk of a court without action on the merits",
      ": to initiate (something, such as a legal action) through proper formal procedure",
      ": to register as a candidate especially in a primary election",
      ": to place items in a file",
      ": to submit documents necessary to initiate a legal proceeding",
      ": a device (such as a folder, case, or cabinet) by means of which papers are kept in order",
      ": roll , list",
      ": a collection of papers or publications usually arranged or classified",
      ": a collection of related data records (as for a computer)",
      ": a complete collection of data (such as text or a program) treated by a computer as a unit especially for purposes of input and output",
      ": in or as if in a file for ready reference",
      ": single file",
      ": any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard from one player's side to the other player's side",
      ": to march or proceed in single file",
      ": powdered young leaves of sassafras used to thicken soups or stews",
      ": a tool with sharp ridges or teeth for smoothing or rubbing down hard substances",
      ": to rub, smooth, or cut away with a file",
      ": to arrange in an orderly way",
      ": to enter or record officially",
      ": a device (as a folder, case, or cabinet) for storing papers or records in an orderly way",
      ": a collection of papers or records kept in a file",
      ": a collection of data treated as a unit by a computer",
      ": a row of persons or things arranged one behind the other",
      ": to walk in a row",
      ": a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces (as of a tooth)",
      ": a narrow instrument for shaping fingernails with a fine rough metal or emery surface",
      ": to submit (a legal document) to the proper office (as the office of a clerk of court) for keeping on file among the records especially as a procedural step in a legal transaction or proceeding",
      ": record",
      ": to place (as a document) on file among the records of an office especially by formally receiving and endorsing",
      ": to return (the documentation in a case) to the records of a clerk of court without any determination of the case",
      ": to conclude (a case) without a determination on its merits",
      ": to initiate (a judicial or administrative proceeding) by submitting the proper documents or following proper procedure : bring",
      ": to register as a candidate especially in a primary election",
      ": to place items in a file",
      ": a collection of papers or publications usually arranged or classified",
      ": the papers that make up the record of a case",
      ": in or as if in a file for ready reference"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101",
      "(\u02cc)f\u0113-\u02c8l\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-(\u02cc)l\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u012bl",
      "\u02c8f\u012b(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buff",
      "grind",
      "hone",
      "rasp",
      "rub",
      "sand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "column",
      "cue",
      "line",
      "queue",
      "range",
      "string",
      "train"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (3)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (4)",
      "1614, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (4)",
      "1806, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194123"
  },
  "fill":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained",
      ": to supply with a full complement",
      ": to cause to swell or billow",
      ": to trim (a sail) to catch the wind",
      ": to raise the level of with fill",
      ": to repair the cavities of (teeth)",
      ": to stop up : obstruct",
      ": to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (a material, such as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance",
      ": feed , satiate",
      ": satisfy , fulfill",
      ": make out , complete",
      ": to draw the playing cards necessary to complete",
      ": to occupy the whole of",
      ": to spread through",
      ": to make full",
      ": to possess and perform the duties of : hold",
      ": to place a person in",
      ": to supply as directed",
      ": to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal",
      ": to become full",
      ": to take over one's job, position, or responsibilities",
      ": a full supply",
      ": a quantity that satisfies or satiates",
      ": something that fills : such as",
      ": material used to fill a receptacle, cavity, passage, or low place",
      ": a bit of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases (as of a vocalist or soloist)",
      ": artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows",
      ": to make or become full",
      ": to use up all the space or time in",
      ": to spread through",
      ": to stop up : plug",
      ": to do the duties of",
      ": to hire a person for",
      ": to supply according to directions",
      ": to succeed in meeting or satisfying",
      ": to insert information",
      ": to provide information",
      ": to take another's place",
      ": to increase in size and fullness",
      ": to complete by providing information",
      ": all that is wanted",
      ": material for filling something",
      ": to repair the cavities of (teeth)",
      ": to supply as directed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fil",
      "\u02c8fil",
      "\u02c8fil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brim",
      "charge",
      "cram",
      "heap",
      "jam",
      "jam-pack",
      "load",
      "pack",
      "stuff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "filler",
      "filling",
      "padding",
      "stuffing",
      "wadding"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Speaking of hooning, the GV60\u2019s Active Sound Design (noise-canceling system) offers drivers the choice of three polyphonic soundscapes to fill the sensory void left by combustion engines. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Those who work at the Anganwadis say the service helped fill a void created during pandemic lockdowns. \u2014 Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Join MAC Boys Entertainment, a group that hopes to fill the void of Black representation in the theater world, for one of seven showtimes over two weekends at the Orlando Repertory Theatre. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Now that the summer\u2019s hottest dating show is over, HBO Max is going to have to quickly fill the void. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
      "Weak federal policies to encourage investment in solar manufacturing left American companies ill equipped to fill the void. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "For weeks, the state has been debating what to do about major cost inflation that is looming over the soccer stadium project, which was supposed to fill the economic development void left by the 2021 departure of the Pawtucket Red Sox for Worcester. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The casting will help fill the void created by the departure of former original L&O star Anthony Anderson. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Pro Bowl center Alex Mack recently retired, the San Francisco 49ers didn\u2019t draft his potential replacement in April, and head coach Kyle Shanahan indicated Tuesday they aren\u2019t poised to sign a veteran to fill the void. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The news of a free fill -up certainly spread quickly Saturday afternoon when a West Allis church sponsored a gas giveaway at the BP station at 807 W. Atkinson Ave., Milwaukee. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Whether there are Spidey fans who haven\u2019t yet gotten their fill of catching the hit film on the big screen remains to be seen. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "The shortest amount of time to work for a fill -up in any state can be found in Massachusetts, where drivers must work 1 hour and 54 minutes to buy their 15 gallons of gas. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "For an average sedan\u2019s 12-gallon tank, the increase amounts to an extra 79 cents per fill -up. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Anyone with a ticket received a full fill -up, up to $50, of any grade gasoline. \u2014 Hannah Kohut, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Electric cars and heat pumps, for example, will require less maintenance, do away with fill -ups at gas pumps and reduce heating bills. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Of course, $400 is barely a month of fill -ups for many commuters. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "On March 24, the fill -ups were pumped at about 21 participating gas stations in Chicago and the suburbs, starting at 7 a.m. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224115"
  },
  "fill in":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone or something that fills in",
      ": to enrich (something, such as a design) with detail",
      ": to give necessary or recently acquired information to",
      ": to fill a vacancy usually temporarily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fil-\u02ccin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backup",
      "cover",
      "designated hitter",
      "locum tenens",
      "pinch hitter",
      "relief",
      "replacement",
      "reserve",
      "stand-in",
      "sub",
      "substitute"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acquaint",
      "advise",
      "apprise",
      "brief",
      "catch up",
      "clear",
      "clue (in)",
      "enlighten",
      "familiarize",
      "hip",
      "inform",
      "instruct",
      "tell",
      "verse",
      "wise (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed",
      "she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Like in the last year everything from upcoming Tiesto singles to Ozzy Osbourne to Maneskin and whatever like fill in the blank pop act, Ava Max. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "For a start, there is a great deal that remains unknown to the public, and Republicans could fill in many of the blank spaces in the record. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
      "With only a soft check required, the BNPL lenders aim to fill in the gap for anyone with a poor or nonexistent credit history, according (pdf) to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
      "Keep in mind that some wildflowers will form clumps and stay put while others will spread, fill in , or even take over a planting area. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "The administration sees China, which has slowed its economy to combat the coronavirus, as weakened and is hoping to fill in some of the void. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Turns 1 and 2 are shaped differently from 3 and 4 (the result of a minnow pond that builder Harold Brasington contractually could not fill in ), meaning racers can\u2019t rest easy entering the corners. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
      "Expansive glass panels fill in the openings where there were freight doors, and steel awnings shade the windows. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Dolan said the Springdale district has hired academic interventionists to help fill in gaps in student skills, particularly in reading. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1917, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215519"
  },
  "fillip":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a filliping motion with",
      ": to strike or tap with a fillip",
      ": to project quickly by or as if by a fillip",
      ": stimulate",
      ": a blow or gesture made by the sudden forcible straightening of a finger curled up against the thumb",
      ": a short sharp blow : buffet",
      ": something tending to arouse or excite: such as",
      ": stimulus",
      ": a trivial addition : embellishment",
      ": a significant and often unexpected development : wrinkle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-l\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amp (up)",
      "animate",
      "brace",
      "energize",
      "enliven",
      "fire",
      "ginger (up)",
      "invigorate",
      "jazz (up)",
      "juice up",
      "jump-start",
      "liven (up)",
      "pep (up)",
      "quicken",
      "spike",
      "stimulate",
      "vitalize",
      "vivify",
      "zip (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "beat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "blow",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "buffet",
      "bust",
      "chop",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "cuff",
      "dab",
      "douse",
      "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":[
      "Verb",
      "used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce",
      "Noun",
      "a structural fillip that will add much to the appearance of the building",
      "lent a fillip of danger to the sport",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Counterpoint data also shows that almost all Chinese smartphones sold in India are made in India\u2014a fillip to the Modi\u2019s government\u2019s goal of fashioning India as an electronics manufacturing hub. \u2014 Megha Mandavia, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "Investors will also be keenly looking at the dividend as the carrier\u2019s profit gets a fillip from a faster 5G subscriber net addition in June and cost cutting measures. \u2014 Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg.com , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "Adding to the gloom, Summers (rightly) worries about the way that ultra-low interest rates do give a fillip to one type of investment: malinvestment . . . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Such a move would constitute a fillip to the West but China has already been warm in its diplomatic response to the Taliban. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "Unabating stress levels, mental illness and disease are toxic by-products that linger on as woeful reminders of societies seeking a fillip . \u2014 Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "While the return to chart dominance for so many local films is a fillip for the Korean production sector, the weekend was one of the weakest of the summer. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "Congress increased benefits by 15% during the pandemic, though this fillip is set to end in September. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Assembled above, the makings of a modern bedroom with a French fillip , the colorations running the full Carnation range. \u2014 Kelly Allen, House Beautiful , 23 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191224"
  },
  "film":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle",
      ": an abnormal growth on or in the eye",
      ": a thin covering or coating",
      ": an exceedingly thin layer : lamina",
      ": a thin flexible transparent sheet (as of plastic) used especially as a wrapping",
      ": a thin sheet of cellulose acetate or nitrocellulose coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs",
      ": movie , motion picture",
      ": the process, art, or business of making movies",
      ": to cover with or as if with a film",
      ": to make a motion picture of or from",
      ": to become covered or obscured with or as if with a film",
      ": to make a motion picture",
      ": a roll of material prepared for taking pictures",
      ": movie sense 1",
      ": a thin coating or layer",
      ": to make a movie",
      ": to photograph on a film",
      ": a thin skin or membranous covering : pellicle",
      ": an abnormal growth on or in the eye",
      ": an exceedingly thin layer : lamina",
      ": a thin flexible transparent sheet of cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate coated with a radiation-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs or making radiographs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8film",
      "Southern also",
      "\u02c8film",
      "\u02c8film"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With his latest film 'Top Gun: Maverick' closing in on $1 Billion ticket sales worldwide, actor Miles Teller has earned himself a celebratory drink. \u2014 Adam Morganstern, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "And while Sandler and RT have never been on good terms, his latest film from Netflix, Hustle, is charming both audiences and critics alike. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Casanova made his film d\u00e9but in 1918, albeit silently. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Now Assayas returns to Irma Vep for HBO, loosely adapting his film into an eight-episode limited series airing Monday nights on HBO. \u2014 Mark Peikert, Town & Country , 20 June 2022",
      "And just last month, Lee made his directorial debut at Cannes with his film , The Hunt, a spy movie set in the 1980's. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett and director Joseph Kosinski unveiled their new Netflix film Spiderhead at a New York screening at the Paris Theater on Wednesday. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "The director is sticking to his plan to retire from feature filmmaking after his 10th film , which is next in line. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Austin Butler and girlfriend Kaia Gerber made an entrance at the New York City premiere of his film Elvis this week. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The annual Artists Dinner celebrates the creatives who make the awards that film festival winners take home, and was founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 June 2022",
      "Fans film comedians at their shows and post the material on YouTube or Instagram, giving the public access to performances that people typically pay to see. \u2014 Mitra Ahouraian, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "There will also be special events throughout the summer, such as the Pride Island music festival and film screenings on the Parade Ground in collaboration with Lincoln Center. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "In this episode, UCSC film scholar and Dean of Arts Celine Parre\u00f1as Shimizu shares her personal history as well as her vision for inspiring students to follow their dreams. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Ticket buyers gave the Jerry Bruckheimer film an A+ on CinemaScore, with more than 70% of the audience over the age of 25 and 55% of viewers over the age of 35. \u2014 Tracy Wright, Fox News , 29 May 2022",
      "Someone suggested ripping the rest of the show from YouTube, but audiences at Third Man are typically asked not to film concerts. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "Mobile phones have long disrupted live performances by ringing at inopportune moments, and have irked artists when people use them to illicitly film their work. \u2014 Matt Stevens, New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "However, after production got underway, Hitchcock was asked to film parts in sound. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 21 May 2022"
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      "noun"
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      ": the motion-picture industry"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": filmdom"
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      "big screen",
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      "a master director who is one of the most revered figures of filmland"
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      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
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      "noun"
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      ": of, resembling, or composed of film : gauzy",
      ": covered with a haze or film",
      ": very thin and light"
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      "filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar",
      "those filmy curtains don't block out enough light",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Charles Street\u2019s Pennsylvania Station is now wrapped in scaffolding and a dark filmy safety material that makes the building pop out. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun , 11 June 2022",
      "Often the bodily contours meld with filmy items of clothing that are fixed in place but seem to ripple. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "On Christmas morning last year, most of the gifts under my family\u2019s tree were adorned in filmy old drugstore wrapping paper: green plaid, snowflakes, Santa Claus. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "A few weeks later, a filmy , green stretch spanned more than 12 miles of Lake Superior from Cornucopia, Wis., to Little Sand Bay, but soon dissipated. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "A few weeks later, a filmy , green stretch spanned more than 12 miles of Lake Superior from Cornucopia, Wisconsin, to Little Sand Bay, but soon dissipated. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The front curtain is electric-blue taffeta, pulled aside to reveal a green velvet grotto, backed by a filmy gauze curtain, drawn in front of a curtain of silver lam\u00e9. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Rockaway Beach, stretched under a sky of filmy clouds, was certainly in a mood last Friday as waves sprouted higher and higher and the squawks of sea gulls were interrupted by the alarming beeps of a weather alert. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "But the textures were a major drag for others: After a few sips, tasters detected the drink left a filmy coating on the roofs of their mouths. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191149"
  },
  "filth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": foul or putrid matter",
      ": loathsome dirt or refuse",
      ": moral corruption or defilement",
      ": something that tends to corrupt or defile",
      ": disgusting dirt"
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    "examples":[
      "He emerged from the cellar covered in filth .",
      "the filth of the slaughterhouse",
      "living in filth and squalor",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And until someone does something about it, and until Fox News stops broadcasting its repulsive filth , nothing will change. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Worries include vermin, theft, filth , and stigmatizing conditions. \u2014 Hillary Chura Hohmann, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The dogs, intrigued by the entrails, give themselves a good roll in the filth . \u2014 Nathaniel Adams, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "There were 35 dogs, 19 cats, two parakeets, a pony, two goats and geese living in filth at the house, most inside, according to the warrant for Connelly\u2019s arrest. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But his filth , absurdity, and sense of seeing things from a different perspective felt ever-present in my smutty way of being in the world. \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
      "With choreography by Raja Feather Kelly, and dressed in blush-pink streetwear from costume designer Montana Levi Blanco, the ensemble of thoughts are deliciously expressive, reading Usher for filth with a smile. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Tariq Kamil Aqrawi met us that evening wearing a dark navy suit that underscored our filth . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "There also were two parakeets in a cage in one of the bedrooms which was filled with bird waste and filth , the warrant said, and the general appearance of the house was extremely filthy. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English f\u0233lth , from f\u016bl foul",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202156"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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      ": covered with, containing, or characterized by filth",
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      ": obscene",
      ": in a filthy manner",
      ": very , exceedingly",
      ": extremely dirty"
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      "Adjective",
      "She's in a filthy mood.",
      "you simply cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves",
      "Adverb",
      "grew up filthy poor and hated every minute of it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The 2005 film The Aristocrats documented the history of the joke, which was so filthy that comedians traditionally told it backstage at clubs rather than in the spotlight. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Kevin Owens took a filthy upside-down bump in the turnbuckle that sent him flying onto his back. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The sidewalks were filthy , filled with homeless tents and a god-awful smell. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "The Magic absorbed the full arsenal, including a filthy dribble move and layup that helped send the game to overtime, a huge 3 in overtime, and a gorgeous behind-the-back pass to Josh Richardson in transition that helped seal it. \u2014 Tom Westerholm, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "But though the universe is filthy with expander graphs, human beings have failed time and again to produce them by hand. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "The message has resonated in many circles \u2014 in a city angry over tents on its streets, crime on the rise, filthy buses and trains. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Now the footbeds bear an imprint of my toes, the soles are slightly worn down, and the webbing is filthy . \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 9 July 2020",
      "Investigators and crime scene detectives noted the smaller home was filthy and filled with trash. \u2014 Lynn Larowe, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221654"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": covered with, containing, or characterized by filth",
      ": underhand , vile",
      ": obscene",
      ": in a filthy manner",
      ": very , exceedingly",
      ": extremely dirty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fil-th\u0113",
      "\u02c8fil-th\u0113"
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      "blue",
      "coarse",
      "crude",
      "dirty",
      "foul",
      "gross",
      "gutter",
      "impure",
      "indecent",
      "lascivious",
      "lewd",
      "locker-room",
      "nasty",
      "obscene",
      "pornographic",
      "porny",
      "profane",
      "raunchy",
      "ribald",
      "smutty",
      "stag",
      "trashy",
      "unprintable",
      "vulgar",
      "wanton",
      "X-rated"
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      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "beastly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
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      "very",
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      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She's in a filthy mood.",
      "you simply cannot use such filthy language on the public airwaves",
      "Adverb",
      "grew up filthy poor and hated every minute of it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The 2005 film The Aristocrats documented the history of the joke, which was so filthy that comedians traditionally told it backstage at clubs rather than in the spotlight. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Kevin Owens took a filthy upside-down bump in the turnbuckle that sent him flying onto his back. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The sidewalks were filthy , filled with homeless tents and a god-awful smell. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "The Magic absorbed the full arsenal, including a filthy dribble move and layup that helped send the game to overtime, a huge 3 in overtime, and a gorgeous behind-the-back pass to Josh Richardson in transition that helped seal it. \u2014 Tom Westerholm, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "But though the universe is filthy with expander graphs, human beings have failed time and again to produce them by hand. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "The message has resonated in many circles \u2014 in a city angry over tents on its streets, crime on the rise, filthy buses and trains. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Now the footbeds bear an imprint of my toes, the soles are slightly worn down, and the webbing is filthy . \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 9 July 2020",
      "Investigators and crime scene detectives noted the smaller home was filthy and filled with trash. \u2014 Lynn Larowe, Arkansas Online , 14 May 2022"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173728"
  },
  "finagle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to obtain (something) by indirect or involved means",
      ": to obtain (something) by trickery",
      ": to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends"
    ],
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      "f\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-g\u0259l"
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      "machinate",
      "maneuver",
      "manipulate",
      "mastermind",
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    ],
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    "examples":[
      "A con man finagled my neighbor out of four hundred dollars.",
      "let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bouchard\u2019s script, co-written with Jim Dauterive and Nora Smith, isn\u2019t going to bend the characters\u2019 reality and finagle an excuse to send them to Paris, or even Wally World. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The buttons also tend to be larger and easier to finagle with gloves on. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 6 May 2022",
      "The critic, who had managed to finagle his way into the Oliviers\u2019 lives despite his harsh critiques, later recalled lying in a guest bed at Notley, the couple\u2019s country home, trying to take a nap, when Vivien entered his room. \u2014 Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Sherman hopes to finagle a new, downtown stadium himself, even if locals are perfectly satisfied with Kauffman Stadium. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Is Mara trying to finagle her own after-hours one-on-one date? \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "And only people with private insurance will qualify for reimbursements, which are not always easy to finagle . \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Shooting in Manhattan can be notoriously difficult, but Malin was able to finagle permission to shoot at must-see locations like Rockefeller Center and The Plaza Hotel in addition to Bergdorf's and Central Park. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "As professional designers, firms can typically finagle a 15% (or even more) discount on furniture and accessories. \u2014 Kathryn O'shea-evans, House Beautiful , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1924, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222737"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not to be altered or undone",
      ": of or relating to a concluding court action or proceeding",
      ": coming at the end : being the last in a series, process, or progress",
      ": of or relating to the ultimate purpose or result of a process",
      ": something that is final: such as",
      ": a deciding match, game, heat, or trial",
      ": the last examination in a course",
      ": coming or happening at the end",
      ": not to be changed",
      ": the last match or game of a tournament",
      ": a final examination in a course",
      ": ending a court action or proceeding leaving nothing further to be determined by the court or to be done except execution of the judgment but not precluding appeal",
      "\u2014 see also finality , final judgment rule \u2014 compare interlocutory",
      ": being a decision that precludes the right to appeal or to continue a case in any other court upon the merits: as",
      ": being a decision for which availability of appeal has been exhausted and concerning which a writ of certiorari has been denied or the time to petition for certiorari has expired",
      ": being a decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S. that terminates the litigation between parties on the merits and leaves nothing for the lower court to do in case of an affirmance except to execute the judgment",
      ": being the last in a series, process, or progress"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-n\u1d4al",
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      "bottommost",
      "closing",
      "concluding",
      "hindmost",
      "lag",
      "last",
      "latest",
      "latter",
      "rearmost",
      "terminal",
      "terminating",
      "ultimate"
    ],
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      "beginning",
      "earliest",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "headmost",
      "inaugural",
      "initial",
      "leadoff",
      "maiden",
      "opening",
      "original",
      "pioneer",
      "primary",
      "starting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The implication from Thompson is that amending the Electoral Count Act would be part of the committee\u2019s final report, scheduled to be delivered no earlier than September. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "The panel, which is expected to deliver a final report on its findings later this year, intends for its work to be a record for history of the most violent attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 17 June 2022",
      "The panel, which is expected to deliver a final report on its findings later this year, intends for its work to be a record for history of the most violent attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro And, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The panel, which is expected to deliver a final report on its findings later this year, intends for its work to be a record for history of the most violent attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "The 26-year-old starter was headed into the fourth and final season of his rookie contract, placing him less than a year away from his first shot at free agency and a potentially significant raise in his second contract. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The 26-year-old starter was headed into the fourth and final season of his rookie contract, placing him less than a year away from his first shot at free agency and a potentially significant raise in his second contract. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
      "But a day after officials counted an initial batch of more than 100,000 ballots, the identity of the fourth and final participant in the election\u2019s next phase remained uncertain. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "The third season comes to Netflix this summer while the show has already been renewed for the fourth and final season. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tampa Bay erased series deficits of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 against Toronto in the first round and 2-0 against the New York Rangers in the Eastern final , and Manson expects the Lightning to show similar resilience Saturday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "In the 2018 conference final , Tampa Bay bounced back from a 2-0 deficit against Washington to take a 3-2 series lead. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The Thunderbirds had lost to Seymour in the Class M final last year. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "Eid al-Adha is celebrated to mark the end of Hajj, the final of the five pillars of Islam. \u2014 Manal Aman, Woman's Day , 9 June 2022",
      "The Aggies wound up with the last laugh early Monday morning, following a 15-9 comeback victory over the Horned Frogs in a regional final at Blue Bell Park. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 6 June 2022",
      "The Oregon State Beavers built a big lead early and then rolled to a 12-3 victory over the San Diego Toreros on Saturday night to advance to the Corvallis Regional final of the NCAA baseball tournament. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
      "Kevontae Walls-Burdine didn\u2019t reach the final of the long jump, but there was little more the senior could do on the track Friday. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "The senior catcher helped the Mustangs go 28-8 and reach the regional final . \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1609, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202236"
  },
  "finale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the close or termination of something: such as",
      ": the last section of an instrumental musical composition",
      ": the closing part, scene, or number in a public performance",
      ": the last and often climactic event or item in a sequence",
      ": the close or end of something (as a musical work)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0113",
      "fi-\u02c8n\u00e4-",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0113"
    ],
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      "capper",
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finis",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "windup",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baseline",
      "beginning",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "opening",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She sung a very difficult song for the finale .",
      "the finale to the festivities was a grand display of fireworks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That run ended with a loss to left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in the finale of a three-game series in Toronto. \u2014 Ian Harrison, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
      "Only the very best goes to the battle royale finale for a chance to win the gold knife and Iron Chef Legend title. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
      "The scene evolved to the speaking finale , says Kosinski. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "Little explanation is given to the finale , as little was made as to why Vincent, in Salvador\u2019s debut, acquires super-human powers when in contact with water. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "For those who have cut the cord, here is how to tune in to the season finale and catch up on previous episodes. \u2014 al , 25 May 2022",
      "What's more, the two episodes prior to the finale also boast a feature film-like length, with episode seven clocking in at 1 hour and 38 minutes and episode eight at 1 hour and 25 minutes. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 21 May 2022",
      "After 12 glorious episodes of the show exploring all corners of Houston's rich food scene and culture, host Padma Lakshmi announced the contestants would be treated to a finale in \u2026 Tucson, Arizona. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 19 May 2022",
      "Leading up to the finale , a slew of celebrities are scheduled to stop by and pay tribute to DeGeneres. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Italian, noun derivative of finale, adjective, \"last, final entry 1 ,\" going back to Latin f\u012bn\u0101lis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1774, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184239"
  },
  "finalize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put in final or finished form",
      ": to give final approval to",
      ": to put in a final or finished form"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "finish",
      "perfect",
      "polish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They are finalizing their divorce this week.",
      "We bought our tickets and finalized our vacation plans.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With the summit scheduled to start June 6, the White House has yet to finalize the guest list. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "The justices have about seven weeks left in their term to finalize their opinions and votes on the Mississippi case, the most consequential of this term, Politico's Josh Gerstein, Alexander Ward, and Ryan Lizza report. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 11 May 2022",
      "The Biden administration has yet to finalize its highly capitulatory iteration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). \u2014 Carine Hajjar, National Review , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "According to FiveThirtyEight, Florida is just one of three states that have yet to finalize their maps. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The Browns have yet to finalize plans for Watson's introductory news conference, but it had been expected to take place Friday. \u2014 Nate Ulrich, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "While the agency has yet to finalize its list of communities to be included in the outreach, Robledo said in a statement that the effort could include Mountain Home. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The council has yet to finalize its redistricting plans, and an annexation proposal has yet to surface. \u2014 al , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Lawmakers have until March 14 to finalize legislation. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" final entry 1 + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223322"
  },
  "find out":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to learn by study, observation, or search : discover",
      ": to catch in an offense (such as a crime)",
      ": to ascertain the true character or identity of",
      ": to discover, learn, or verify something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascertain",
      "catch on (to)",
      "discover",
      "get on (to)",
      "hear",
      "learn",
      "realize",
      "see",
      "wise (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that was around the time that I found out I was adopted",
      "found out where she lived by checking the phone book",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stay tuned on the museum\u2019s website to find out the date of the opening party. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "For those without access to air conditioning, text or call Michigan 211 or contact your local health department to find out if there is a cooling center nearby. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "For others who are curious about what the island is like in the middle of the night, though, there\u2019s really only one way to find out : glamping. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
      "That means this is also the time of year when TV fans find out which shows are officially renewed, and which ones are canceled. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
      "The fastest way to find out about breaking news in your community is by subscribing to our app alerts. \u2014 Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
      "Still, the girl remained in foster care in Kentucky, and on Feb. 8, Pence held a hearing to find out why. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
      "One way to find out if your local restaurant has an offer is by checking its Facebook page. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "There is no time to find out , as the movie skips ahead to touching on other fascinating subjects, like the Mardi Gras Indians and their mix of colorful, fancy dress and battle-ready fierceness. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200214"
  },
  "finding":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of one that finds",
      ": find sense 2",
      ": small tools and supplies used by an artisan (such as a dressmaker, jeweler, or shoemaker)",
      ": the result of a judicial examination or inquiry",
      ": the results of an investigation",
      ": the decision of a court",
      ": the results of an investigation",
      ": a determination resulting from judicial or administrative examination or inquiry (as at trial) especially into matters of fact as embodied in the verdict of a jury or decision of a court, referee, or administrative body or officer",
      ": a written statement of such determinations \u2014 see also factfinding \u2014 compare decision , holding , opinion , ruling",
      ": a determination made by the trier of fact as to a factual issue based on the evidence presented in a case",
      ": a court's determination of the law as applied to a case : conclusion of law",
      ": a finding that the facts in general support a judgment in favor of one of the parties",
      ": a finding setting out the ultimate facts upon which the court's judgment is based"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bn-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u012bn-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doom",
      "holding",
      "judgment",
      "judgement",
      "ruling",
      "sentence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She published her findings in a medical journal.",
      "The evidence supported a finding of unfair bias.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The development came a day after police reported finding traces of blood in the boat of a fisherman who is under arrest as the only suspect in the disappearance. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "With Monday's finding that an environmental impact statement is not required for Boca Chica, the FAA presumably will now be able to consider a launch license, assuming SpaceX meets the mitigation requirements. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 13 June 2022",
      "The development came a day after police reported finding traces of blood in the boat of a fisherman who is under arrest as the only suspect in the disappearance. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "Polster will ultimately determine how much to award the counties following a jury\u2019s finding in November that the pharmacies contributed to the epidemic by doling out millions of prescription opioids with few, if any, safeguards. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Cheney revealed a bombshell finding uncovered by the committee during its investigation: multiple Republican congressmen sought presidential pardons from Trump for their roles in attempting to overturn the election. \u2014 Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "The decision also impacted a finding in the draft audit report that Braun appeared to receive contributions exceeding the limit, totaling more than $1 million worth of excess. \u2014 Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
      "The decision marked the second time in six months that an incompetence finding led to dropped charges against 33-year-old Corey Ahkivgak, who is accused of having attacked three people since December. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "Its most telling finding is that an overwhelming majority (91%) of adults 21 years old and over, consume cannabis for health and wellness purposes. \u2014 Iris Dorbian, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204335"
  },
  "finesse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture",
      ": skillful handling of a situation : adroit maneuvering",
      ": the withholding of one's highest card or trump in the hope that a lower card will take the trick because the only opposing higher card is in the hand of an opponent who has already played",
      ": to make a finesse in playing cards",
      ": to play (a card) in a finesse",
      ": to bring about, direct, or manage by adroit maneuvering",
      ": evade , skirt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8nes"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adroitness",
      "cleverness",
      "dexterity",
      "sleight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "contrive",
      "engineer",
      "finagle",
      "frame",
      "machinate",
      "maneuver",
      "manipulate",
      "mastermind",
      "negotiate",
      "wangle"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She handled the interview questions with finesse .",
      "maneuvered his opponent into checkmate with his customary finesse",
      "Verb",
      "He managed to finesse a deal through bargaining.",
      "She is just trying to finesse the issue.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To be sure, there\u2019s always a bit of finesse involved in quantifying the damage that could have resulted from something that didn\u2019t actually take place. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 1 June 2022",
      "The residential and hospitality work of designer Rodney Lawrence straddles high-end and high-stakes with finesse . \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
      "Kamui is a 21st century ninja, a shadowy anachronism who pits his ancient skills against high-tech weaponry with brutal finesse . \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Kamui is a 21st century ninja, a shadowy anachronism who pits his ancient skills against high-tech weaponry with brutal finesse . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "Granted, this whole effort is a task that requires a certain degree of finesse . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "There's so much natural sweetness out there\u2013jammy dates, floral pollens, rich cacaos, tangy spices\u2013that bring a variety of flavor and level of finesse to our bars. \u2014 Esha Chhabra, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Her finesse through the expansive solo that opens the slow second movement sustained its melodic body while reveling in what felt like endless space. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Regardless, the recording is a riveting showcase for the orchestra\u2019s power and finesse . \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Local officials are trying to finesse the problem with various training initiates. \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Dean and his librettist, Matthew Jocelyn, finesse the problem with a strategy of self-consciousness. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "This ingredient is especially helpful for textured and curly hair types, helping to finesse your curl pattern and keep frizzy dryness at bay. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "But trying to finesse the risks against rewards is tricky business; one nation\u2019s monetary hawkishness is another\u2019s export advantage. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Hockey was Finland\u2019s salve in such dark times, and Kurri became a national hero with his speed and finesse on ice. \u2014 Michael Hunt, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Producing a massive volume of content in a short period of time tends to finesse out my creativity. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The participants are gathering in Perris on April 7-10 to finesse their formation. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The spa menu is simple but seductive, with a range of customized options, and beauty aficionados can easily finesse that gorgeous glow with makeup, hair and nail services. \u2014 Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-tov, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1742, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222712"
  },
  "finicky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards",
      ": requiring much care, precision, or attentive effort",
      ": very hard to please : fussy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-ni-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8fi-ni-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choosy",
      "choosey",
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "exacting",
      "fastidious",
      "finical",
      "finicking",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undemanding",
      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "My teacher is finicky about grammar.",
      "a complicated and finicky recipe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With the help of his friends, the finicky , devoted suckerfish Walter, and Darya, a rambunctious, deaf orca girl, Vincent must embrace his destiny and take his rightful place in the lineage of Whale Singers. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "This means no extra frills, no finicky requests and no asking for different fixtures. \u2014 Michael Mcmullen, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The only questions are if that will be enough for this Giants squad \u2013 and if finicky fans will find a way to blame him, anyway. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "While newspapers run on deadlines, finicky old contraptions keep their own schedules. \u2014 Nick Yetto, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Sources say Garland\u2019s finicky injury, suffered on Jan. 9 against the Golden State Warriors, is one that will need to be managed throughout the remainder of the season. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Increasingly, however, the stereotypically finicky , humidity-loving flowers have become an affordable grocery-store commodity and a staple of middle-class households in the US. \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "But the finicky process takes about three days and can be done only in labs cleared to handle such pathogens, rendering it impractical. \u2014 NBC News , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Arabica coffee, which is used by Starbucks and other major coffee sellers, is already a finicky crop that requires specific conditions to flourish. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of finicking ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193232"
  },
  "finis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": end , conclusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-n\u0259s",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capper",
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finish",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "windup",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baseline",
      "beginning",
      "dawn",
      "day one",
      "nascence",
      "nascency",
      "opening",
      "start"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182648"
  },
  "finish":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to come to an end : terminate",
      ": end sense 1b",
      ": to come to the end of a course, task, or undertaking",
      ": to end relations",
      ": to end a competition in a specified manner or position",
      ": to bring to an end : terminate",
      ": to use or dispose of entirely",
      ": to bring to completion or issue",
      ": to provide with a finish",
      ": to put a final coat or surface on",
      ": to defeat or ruin utterly and finally",
      ": to bring about the death of",
      ": something that completes or perfects: such as",
      ": the fine or decorative work required for a building or one of its parts",
      ": a finishing material used in painting",
      ": the final treatment or coating of a surface",
      ": the taste in the mouth after swallowing a beverage (such as wine)",
      ": final stage : end",
      ": the cause of one's ruin",
      ": the result or product of a finishing process",
      ": the quality or state of being perfected",
      ": to bring or come to an end : complete",
      ": to use up completely",
      ": to end a competition in a certain position",
      ": to put a final coat or surface on",
      ": end entry 1 sense 2 , conclusion",
      ": the final treatment or coating of a surface or the appearance given by such a treatment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-nish",
      "\u02c8fi-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "finalize",
      "perfect",
      "polish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "capper",
      "close",
      "closing",
      "conclusion",
      "consummation",
      "end",
      "endgame",
      "ending",
      "finale",
      "finis",
      "grand finale",
      "homestretch",
      "mop-up",
      "windup",
      "wrap-up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "After a drop, Rahm was able to make the green on his next shot and went on to birdie the hole to finish his round with a 1-under 69. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Dress tacos with a bit more dressing and finish with a few drops of hot sauce, a sprinkle of cotija cheese and a sprinkle of chile piquin powder. \u2014 Kathleen Squires, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "However, the new offices have taken longer to finish than expected, and Disney anticipates an opening date of 2026, representing a roughly three-year delay. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Huff also had an RBI double to finish the day 3 for 4 with five RBIs. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
      "Those improvements on that end of the court helped the Cavaliers finish with a record of 44-38, doubling their win total from the season prior, and reach the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Senior Neil Zhu led the way for DCC , shooting a 145 over the two days to finish tied for fourth. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Ballard is one win away from becoming the third softball program in state history to finish with a perfect season. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 12 June 2022",
      "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",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "More than 150 Women Builders contributed time and talent this year to complete finish work on six new homes in National City. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "After a bronze medal finish at the 2011 world championship, Harrison became the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo in 2012. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
      "The pigment just glides onto my lips, leaving them with a matte, but never dry finish . \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 17 June 2022",
      "Gregait saw 2019 come to a sudden finish on July 5, when his car was badly damaged in a feature race wreck. \u2014 Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The Saints lost their next five games on the way to a 9-8 finish . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "The Jets, without a playoff appearance since 2010, struggled to a lowly 2-14 finish , but Becton gave up just seven sacks and earned a Pro Football Focus grade of 74.4. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "Get a satin finish with this rich and creamy formula. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
      "After struggling to a surprising last place finish in 2021, the Twins are back atop the AL Central this year. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172552"
  },
  "finished":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": entirely done",
      ": brought to a completed state",
      ": provided with a finish : having a final treatment or coating on the surface",
      ": marked by the highest quality : consummate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-nisht"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "complete",
      "completed",
      "concluded",
      "done",
      "down",
      "ended",
      "over",
      "over with",
      "terminated",
      "through",
      "up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "continuing",
      "incomplete",
      "ongoing",
      "uncompleted",
      "undone",
      "unfinished"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One major challenge to manufacturing them today is a global shortage of microchips, which has forced some manufacturers to leave almost- finished units sitting in warehouses, waiting for one or two parts to arrive before they can be shipped. \u2014 Anna Phillips, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "The 21-year-old finished 0-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
      "The vintage furniture and decor purveyor teamed up with Mejuri to create three limited-edition matte- finished modular art pieces, which also just happen to serve as both the perfect decor and display for your favorite jewelry. \u2014 Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "Last year\u2019s Ukrainian entry from Go_A finished fifth overall and second among fans. \u2014 Patrick Caldwell, The New Republic , 13 May 2022",
      "Records show Friedman bought the property in its half- finished state for $15 million in 2019, so the sale brings a profit of $9 million. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
      "Tran, whose competitive weightlifting journey was featured in a recent Naperville Sun story, finished bronze in his weight class for 50- to 54-year-olds at the April 22 National Masters Weightlifting Championships in Salt Lake City. \u2014 Giles Bruce, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Many of the shelves are empty except for half- finished beer bottles or rotting fruit. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Unknown to many, there is a second, half- finished Mriya fuselage. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220651"
  },
  "finite":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having definite or definable limits",
      ": having a limited nature or existence",
      ": completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought",
      ": less than an arbitrary positive integer and greater than the negative of that integer",
      ": having a finite number of elements",
      ": of, relating to, or being a verb or verb form that can function as a predicate or as the initial element of one and that is limited (as in tense, person, and number)",
      ": having definite limits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccn\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccn\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "limited"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boundless",
      "endless",
      "illimitable",
      "infinite",
      "limitless",
      "unbounded",
      "unlimited"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a finite number of possibilities",
      "the earth's finite supply of natural resources",
      "the finite human life span",
      "a finite verb such as \u201cis\u201d or \u201care\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All the moving parts of a company, especially a large one, are finite and require a high level of attention to detail. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Just as de Rossi intended, neither the gift nor their presence is finite . \u2014 Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 May 2022",
      "Time is finite , as is the focus of senior advisors and Cabinet secretaries. \u2014 Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Predictably, as in so many other areas of the economy today, the torrent of global demand has spiked prices for the finite exist- ing supply of top anime titles and production partners. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 May 2022",
      "The black hole has no finite size, but there is this abstract size of the event horizon, which is the last point that light can escape. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "In a race for finite reserves of care, aid groups have warned of the perils of donor fatigue for the world\u2019s most vulnerable. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Also unlike a Picasso, most songs and artists have finite periods of popularity, and thus value; even the biggest decline precipitously as their core audience approaches retirement age. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "One key reason is that gold is a scarce, finite resource. \u2014 Robert Samuels | For Iron Monk Solutions, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Latin f\u012bn\u012btus \"specific, definite, having bounds or limits,\" from past participle of f\u012bn\u012bre \"to mark out the boundaries, limit, put an end to, bring to a close\" \u2014 more at finish entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201727"
  },
  "fink":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is disapproved of or is held in contempt",
      ": strikebreaker",
      ": informer sense 2",
      ": to give information about another's wrongdoing to an authority : squeal",
      ": a person who is disliked",
      ": a person who tattles",
      ": to tell on : tattle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fi\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "betrayer",
      "canary",
      "deep throat",
      "informant",
      "informer",
      "nark",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "snitch",
      "snitcher",
      "squealer",
      "stool pigeon",
      "stoolie",
      "talebearer",
      "tattler",
      "tattletale",
      "telltale",
      "whistle-blower"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grass (on)",
      "inform",
      "rat (on)",
      "sing",
      "snitch",
      "split (on)",
      "squeak",
      "squeal",
      "talk",
      "tell (on)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She says her boss is a rotten fink .",
      "his own brother turned out to be the fink who ratted them out to the police",
      "Verb",
      "we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1925, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181954"
  },
  "fire":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat",
      ": one of the four elements of the alchemists",
      ": burning passion : ardor",
      ": liveliness of imagination : inspiration",
      ": fuel in a state of combustion (as on a hearth)",
      ": a small gas or electric space heater",
      ": a destructive burning (as of a building)",
      ": death or torture by fire",
      ": severe trial or ordeal",
      ": brilliancy , luminosity",
      ": the firing of weapons (such as firearms, artillery, or missiles)",
      ": the bullets, shells, etc., that are discharged",
      "\u2014 see also friendly fire \u2014 compare counterfire",
      ": intense verbal attack or criticism",
      ": a rapidly delivered series (as of remarks)",
      ": being consumed by fire : aflame",
      ": eager , burning",
      ": exposed to fire from an enemy's weapons",
      ": under attack",
      ": to set on fire : kindle",
      ": ignite",
      ": to give life or spirit to : inspire",
      ": to fill with passion or enthusiasm",
      ": to light up as if by fire",
      ": to cause to start operating",
      ": to drive out or away by or as if by fire",
      ": to dismiss from a position",
      ": to cause to explode : detonate",
      ": to propel from or as if from a gun : discharge , launch",
      ": shoot sense 1b",
      ": to score (a number) in a game or contest",
      ": to throw with speed or force",
      ": to utter with force and rapidity",
      ": to apply fire or fuel to: such as",
      ": to process by applying heat",
      ": to feed or serve the fire of",
      ": to take fire : kindle , ignite",
      ": to begin operation : start",
      ": to operate especially as the result of the application of an electrical impulse",
      ": to become irritated or angry",
      ": to become filled with excitement or enthusiasm",
      ": to discharge a firearm",
      ": to emit or let fly an object",
      ": to tend a fire",
      ": to transmit a nerve impulse",
      "finance, insurance, and real estate",
      ": the light and heat and especially the flame produced by burning",
      ": fuel that is burning in a controlled setting (as in a fireplace)",
      ": the destructive burning of something (as a building)",
      ": the shooting of weapons",
      ": enthusiasm",
      ": actively burning",
      ": exposed to the firing of enemy guns",
      ": under attack",
      ": shoot entry 1 sense 2",
      ": to dismiss from employment",
      ": excite sense 1 , stir",
      ": to subject to great heat",
      ": to set off : explode",
      ": to set on fire",
      ": fever or inflammation especially from a disease",
      ": to cause to transmit a nerve impulse",
      ": to sear (the leg of a horse) with a hot iron in order to convert a crippling chronic inflammation into an acute inflammation that will stimulate the natural healing responses of the body",
      ": to transmit a nerve impulse",
      "Andrew Zachary 1959\u2013 American geneticist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8f\u012br",
      "\u02c8f\u012b(\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflagration",
      "holocaust",
      "inferno"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blast",
      "discharge",
      "loose",
      "shoot",
      "squeeze off"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The fire is 20% contained, the service said Sunday night, up from 600 acres scorched and 10% contained only hours earlier. \u2014 Michelle Watson And Susannah Cullinane, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "The fire was near the historic 1899 Dunsmuir House, officials said. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
      "Eight residents were evacuated and the fire was under control more than an hour later. \u2014 Sophie Reardon, CBS News , 18 June 2022",
      "The fire was on the outside of the building at Alderman-Dow Iron and Metal Box Co. at 358 Chapel Street, according to the fire department. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "The house fire was so hot, the lamppost in front of the home is melted and warped. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "The fire was at about 20,200 acres in size midday Tuesday, according to data from Inciweb. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "On Sunday, the fire was within 3.5 miles of St. Mary\u2019s, and many people had evacuated. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "That fire was 25 percent contained as of Monday morning. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Get that yellow waistcoat ready and fire up the mic \u2014 Joker is coming back to the stage with some new material. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Newman, dressed in a biker outfit, rode out on the back of a motorcycle that was part of the pregame festivities designed to fire up Joe Louis Arena during the playoffs. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
      "However, there is no guarantee that this will prove to be decisive in the end\u2014after all, Grassley will have the chance to fire up his own base by touting his record in helping confirm conservative justices. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "At the same time, King also knows how to fire up the Warriors by reacting with a passionate celebration following a big strikeout. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "With Memorial Day near, many Americans are looking to fire up the grill. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "And this may not be the last such battle, either: In December 2023, T-Mobile and other wireless companies will be free to fire up a new patch of C-band, even closer to the altimeter frequency. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "After a leadoff walk, Bailey sent a ball to the outfield and let out an audible scream from second base to fire her team up. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022",
      "Give this a slight chill and fire up the grill for your steaks, chops or burgers. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190353"
  },
  "fireball":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ball of fire",
      ": something resembling such a ball",
      ": a brilliant meteor that may trail bright sparks",
      ": the highly luminous cloud of vapor and dust created by a nuclear explosion",
      ": a highly energetic person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccb\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dynamo",
      "live wire",
      "pistol"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The house erupted into a fireball .",
      "what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Researchers found the nerve effects were not caused by shock wave or heat, but by the electromagnetic pulse produced by the expanding plasma fireball . \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2022",
      "The spectacular fireball that consumed the LZ 129 Hindenburg on May 6, 1937, effectively ended the age of airship travel. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Earlier that year, the French minister of the interior had sent Jean-Baptiste Biot, a young physicist, to investigate reports of a fireball and a hail of rubble over the town of L\u2019Aigle, in Normandy. \u2014 Chantel Tattoli, Wired , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The fragmentation of the fireball generated an energy equivalent to 3 tons of TNT, NASA said. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Heartbreakingly, witnesses said Tintor was still alive, screaming for help, before she and her beloved golden retriever, Max, were consumed by a fireball . \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "At its peak, the fireball was more than 10 times brighter than a full moon, officials said. \u2014 Stephen Smith, CBS News , 3 May 2022",
      "The ensuing fireball would vaporize every person and every structure within a half-mile. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The fireball lit up the night sky like an early sunrise. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223614"
  },
  "firestorm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very intense and destructive fire usually accompanied by high winds",
      ": one that is started by attack with nuclear or incendiary weapons and that creates a powerful updraft which causes very strong inrushing winds to develop in the surrounding area",
      ": a sudden or violent outburst",
      ": a raging controversy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccst\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contestation",
      "controversy",
      "debate",
      "difference",
      "difficulty",
      "disagreement",
      "disputation",
      "dispute",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissensus",
      "nonconcurrence"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "consensus",
      "harmony",
      "unanimity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The bombing left the city engulfed in a firestorm .",
      "His proposal set off a political firestorm .",
      "a firestorm of public protest",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The weeks-long trial, which was livestreamed via CourtTV and other platforms, ignited a firestorm on social media. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Social media ignited a firestorm Tuesday after speculation about the receiver not being on the Longhorns\u2019 online roster. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "However, the wet weather that was forecast didn\u2019t arrive until much later in the afternoon, causing a firestorm on social media as many believed that at least six innings could have been completed without a delay. \u2014 Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "More than a decade later, the actor is now facing a firestorm that reignited last week when the image returned to the internet\u2019s consciousness. \u2014 Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Such a ruling could at once uphold the Mississippi law, gut Roe, and tamp down a political firestorm in an election year. \u2014 Emily Cooke, The New Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "The stunning leak of a draft opinion, set off an unexpected firestorm around one of the nation's most divisive culture war issues and simultaneously raised questions about the court's deliberations and its ability to keep those discussions secret. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "They were both saved after a media firestorm and public outcry. \u2014 Amanda Peukert, SPIN , 2 May 2022",
      "Any criminal charges related to Jan. 6 would trigger a firestorm , thrusting prosecutors back into the partisan crossfire that proved so damaging during the Trump-Russia influence investigation and an email probe of Hillary Clinton. \u2014 Michael Balsamo, BostonGlobe.com , 2 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181236"
  },
  "firewater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strong alcoholic liquor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alcohol",
      "aqua vitae",
      "ardent spirits",
      "booze",
      "bottle",
      "drink",
      "grog",
      "hooch",
      "inebriant",
      "intoxicant",
      "John Barleycorn",
      "juice",
      "liquor",
      "lush",
      "moonshine",
      "potable",
      "rum",
      "sauce",
      "spirits",
      "stimulant",
      "strong drink",
      "tipple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the bartender recommended a drink made with the local firewater , a potent gin",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Poit\u00edn is often called Irish moonshine, but that implies the crude firewater associated with American Prohibition-era bootleggers. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "The share price of Kweichow Moutai, China\u2019s most exclusive brand of baijiu firewater , continues to soar, hinting at a thirst for luxury tipples among the super-rich. \u2014 The Economist , 23 May 2020",
      "The adult beverages are also pure Colombia, from the top-selling Aguila beer to the country\u2019s official spirit, aguardiente ( firewater !), to the sweetest-ever tropical margaritas. \u2014 Allyson Reedy, The Know , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "This version incorporates pineapple, allspice, falernum, spicy firewater , and a pinch of the superfood powder known as Blue Majik. \u2014 Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine , 19 Feb. 2018",
      "In January, Arcadia Publishing released North Carolina Moonshine, a book about the Tar Heel State\u2019s role in firewater history, covering everything from the NASCAR connection to local moonshining celebrities. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian , 10 Feb. 2017",
      "Either is perfect with the grapefruit, lime, agave, firewater bitters and a Taj\u00edn-speckled cucumber slice. \u2014 Michele Parente, sandiegouniontribune.com , 18 Oct. 2017",
      "Some say it was created for Sir Frances Drake while the more likely story is that slaves in the Cuban sugar cane fields crafted the drink from a homemade rum called aguadiente (literal translation: firewater ), mint and limes. \u2014 Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman , 18 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223052"
  },
  "fireworks":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device for producing a striking display by the combustion of explosive or flammable compositions",
      ": a display of fireworks",
      ": a display of temper or intense conflict",
      ": strong feelings of usually romantic or sexual attraction between two people",
      ": a spectacular display",
      ": a device that makes a display of light or noise by the burning of explosive or flammable materials",
      ": a display of fireworks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccw\u0259rk",
      "\u02c8f\u012br-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blowup",
      "explosion",
      "fit",
      "hissy",
      "hissy fit",
      "huff",
      "scene",
      "tantrum"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Are you going to stay for the fireworks ?",
      "We expect a few fireworks during the presidential debate.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As the officer exited his vehicle, the resident set off some type of firework . \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Officers called the Boston police Explosive Ordinance Unit to take custody of the firework , police said. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Playing a recording of white noise or soft music can help cover some of the firework sounds (and other loud noises like thunder). \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Pennies taped to a commercial-grade firework were intended to act like shrapnel, investigators said. \u2014 John Flesher And Ed White, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Pennies taped to a commercial-grade firework were intended to act like shrapnel, investigators said. \u2014 NBC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Detectives determined that the items were improvised explosive devices, and not any type of firework that could be purchased legally. \u2014 Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "While extra buses should allow the agency to transport more people quickly, the routes could face delays as police set up barricades for the 9:30 p.m. firework display. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Reuters reported that Sydney in Australia, famous for its New Year firework display, is reportedly considering replacing the pyrotechnics with drones to reduce the risk of bushfires. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225034"
  },
  "firing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of one that fires",
      ": the process of maturing ceramic products by the application of heat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-ri\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u0259r-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blasting",
      "discharge",
      "shot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "found a flaw in the gun's firing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to already having a license to carry, staff members who want to become guardians must complete 20 hours at a firing range, 20 hours of classroom training, pass annual psychological exams, and take random drug tests, KSAT reports. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 13 May 2022",
      "To be eligible for the program, staff members must undergo 20 hours of classroom training, complete 20 hours at a firing range, pass psychological exams, have a license to carry a firearm, and submit to random drug tests. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "LodeStar Works, based near Philadelphia, provided a demonstration of its current 9 mm handgun prototype at a firing range in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. \u2014 Ken Dilanian, NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Exceptions include those shooting on a licensed firing range, per the ordinance. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Seven officers arrived on scene within two minutes of the shooter firing in the classroom. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "After crashing his grandmother's car and firing shots outside, the gunman entered the school at 11:33 a.m., shooting 100 rounds of ammunition and locking himself inside those classrooms. \u2014 ABC News , 29 May 2022",
      "Some ads featured children carrying and firing guns. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "The gold and silver enamel on the vase\u2019s exterior would have required a final firing in a special kiln, the auction house adds. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191217"
  },
  "firm":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": securely or solidly fixed in place",
      ": not weak or uncertain : vigorous",
      ": having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure",
      ": not subject to change or revision",
      ": not subject to price weakness : steady",
      ": not easily moved or disturbed : steadfast",
      ": well-founded",
      ": indicating firmness or resolution",
      ": in a firm manner : steadfastly , fixedly",
      ": to make secure or fast : tighten",
      ": to make solid or compact",
      ": to put into final form : settle",
      ": to give additional support to : strengthen",
      ": to become firm : harden",
      ": to recover from a decline : improve",
      ": the name or title under which a company transacts business",
      ": a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct from the members composing it",
      ": a business unit or enterprise",
      ": having a solid compact texture",
      ": strong sense 1 , vigorous",
      ": not likely to be changed",
      ": not easily moved or shaken : faithful",
      ": showing certainty or determination",
      ": to make or become hard or solid",
      ": to make more secure or strong",
      ": to put into final form",
      ": business sense 2",
      ": the name or title under which a company transacts business",
      ": a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct from the members composing it",
      ": a business unit or enterprise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259rm",
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      "forceful",
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      "iron",
      "lusty",
      "robust",
      "solid",
      "stout",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "vigorous"
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      "freeze",
      "harden",
      "indurate",
      "set",
      "solidify"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "EV Safe Charge hasn\u2019t announced a firm launch date yet, but plans to put the charging robot into production next year. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s no firm release date as yet, but Among Us VR will arrive this holiday season. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Owens\u2019 campaign has not given a firm commitment or denial for his participation in the Utah Debate Commission\u2019s event scheduled for June 1. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Absent from the proposal is a firm commitment for when the School Committee will have a new superintendent in place. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Lewis, a partner at Slater Slater Schulman, said the allegations of abuse among the roughly 200 former foster children represented by the firm date to the 1970s. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "However, this switch has been in the works for a long time, and there's still no firm date for when the second-biggest cryptocurrency will abandon the proof of work model. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "Then again, Marvel never revealed a firm release date for the film. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Sources indicate that cast and crew had to be given a firm end-of-production date in order to plan for their futures after the show. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The mandatory disclosure of more firm -specific information has also improved capital allocation across various industries. \u2014 Diane Hoskins, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "For more firm -looking and radiant skin, this professional-grade pair is tops. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, Town & Country , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "In addition to the CIO, oversight from a sustainability committee that ensures a firm -wide holistic approach and quality control is helpful. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "After graduating from Yale University in 1949 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in architecture (later converted to a master\u2019s degree according to Jack Jr.,) Bialosky Sr. founded the firm now known as Bialosky Cleveland. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Another prominent original occupant \u2014 the trust company occupied about half the building \u2014 was the Los Angeles law firm now known as O\u2019Melveny & Myers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Two law firms, Marchena and Graham and the former Broad & Cassel law firm now known as Nelson Mullins received the bulk of the payments. \u2014 Beth Kassab, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Morse is one of Michigan's most visible attorneys with TV spots and billboard ads that call his personal injury law firm the largest in the state. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 3 July 2019",
      "Big-name attorney Morse is one of Michigan's most visible attorneys with TV spots and billboard ads that call his personal injury law firm the largest in the state. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Cook until the oysters begin to firm and the butter starts to bubble inside the shells. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Combined, the technologies are designed to firm up the skin and improve its appearance and skin texture within a short time. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Those three steps of applying concealer, blending it in, applying foundation, rubbing it out, and then powdering everything to just firm it down and set it are not required. \u2014 Essence , 21 May 2022",
      "More than just makeup, this GH Beauty Award- and test-winning No7 foundation is infused with skincare ingredients like wrinkle-smoothing peptides and vitamins C and E to firm and brighten skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "This product works to firm and tighten all the problem areas of our face that are prone to wrinkles, while deeply moisturizing our skin to give a healthy glow and plumpness. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "The final step in the routine is the LED light treatment, which has red light to target fine lines and wrinkles, blue light for acne-prone skin, and infrared to firm and temporarily reduce pain. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "As its name suggests, the +Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer combines the effects of these active ingredients to firm , brighten, and smooth skin overnight. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Maggie and Gary firm up their relationship; Regina\u2019s new business gets buoyed by her estranged parents who reconcile for their daughter. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In order to be eligible for the fund, a firm must be at least 51% minority-owned with a goal to create an economic impact in the city, have interest in scaling the business and commit to mentor other developers during the process. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
      "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas left the Obama administration in 2016 to join WilmerHale, a powerful firm in D.C. \u2014 Eric Fan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Rahul Bhonsle, director of Security Risks Asia, a consulting firm in Delhi. \u2014 Shefali Anand, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "In 2020, Leo stepped down as head of the Federalist Society to run CRC Advisors, a right-wing political strategy firm . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Alameda Research, a digital asset trading firm , sold $88 million in stETH. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Growth in the tumor, or a firm rather than typically soft texture, are reasons for concern. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "The final round of the London event attracted an average of 68,761 viewers on YouTube and fewer than 5,000 on Facebook, according to Apex Marketing, a sports and entertainment analytics firm . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "But Vela resigned to work for a lobbying firm in March, triggering a special election to finish out his term \u2014 and this time, voters in the South Texas district opted for the Republican candidate by more than seven and a half points. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 June 2022"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213448"
  },
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": to assure a steady flow of (as hydroelectric power) by means of a reserve supplementary source of electric power"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183113"
  },
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      "verb"
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      ": securely or solidly fixed in place",
      ": not weak or uncertain : vigorous",
      ": having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure",
      ": not subject to change or revision",
      ": not subject to price weakness : steady",
      ": not easily moved or disturbed : steadfast",
      ": well-founded",
      ": indicating firmness or resolution",
      ": in a firm manner : steadfastly , fixedly",
      ": to make secure or fast : tighten",
      ": to make solid or compact",
      ": to put into final form : settle",
      ": to give additional support to : strengthen",
      ": to become firm : harden",
      ": to recover from a decline : improve",
      ": the name or title under which a company transacts business",
      ": a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct from the members composing it",
      ": a business unit or enterprise",
      ": having a solid compact texture",
      ": strong sense 1 , vigorous",
      ": not likely to be changed",
      ": not easily moved or shaken : faithful",
      ": showing certainty or determination",
      ": to make or become hard or solid",
      ": to make more secure or strong",
      ": to put into final form",
      ": business sense 2",
      ": the name or title under which a company transacts business",
      ": a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct from the members composing it",
      ": a business unit or enterprise"
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      "\u02c8f\u0259rm"
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      "forceful",
      "hearty",
      "iron",
      "lusty",
      "robust",
      "solid",
      "stout",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "vigorous"
    ],
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      "concrete",
      "congeal",
      "freeze",
      "harden",
      "indurate",
      "set",
      "solidify"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "EV Safe Charge hasn\u2019t announced a firm launch date yet, but plans to put the charging robot into production next year. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s no firm release date as yet, but Among Us VR will arrive this holiday season. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Owens\u2019 campaign has not given a firm commitment or denial for his participation in the Utah Debate Commission\u2019s event scheduled for June 1. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Absent from the proposal is a firm commitment for when the School Committee will have a new superintendent in place. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Lewis, a partner at Slater Slater Schulman, said the allegations of abuse among the roughly 200 former foster children represented by the firm date to the 1970s. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "However, this switch has been in the works for a long time, and there's still no firm date for when the second-biggest cryptocurrency will abandon the proof of work model. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "Then again, Marvel never revealed a firm release date for the film. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Sources indicate that cast and crew had to be given a firm end-of-production date in order to plan for their futures after the show. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The mandatory disclosure of more firm -specific information has also improved capital allocation across various industries. \u2014 Diane Hoskins, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "For more firm -looking and radiant skin, this professional-grade pair is tops. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, Town & Country , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "In addition to the CIO, oversight from a sustainability committee that ensures a firm -wide holistic approach and quality control is helpful. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "After graduating from Yale University in 1949 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in architecture (later converted to a master\u2019s degree according to Jack Jr.,) Bialosky Sr. founded the firm now known as Bialosky Cleveland. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Another prominent original occupant \u2014 the trust company occupied about half the building \u2014 was the Los Angeles law firm now known as O\u2019Melveny & Myers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Two law firms, Marchena and Graham and the former Broad & Cassel law firm now known as Nelson Mullins received the bulk of the payments. \u2014 Beth Kassab, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Morse is one of Michigan's most visible attorneys with TV spots and billboard ads that call his personal injury law firm the largest in the state. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 3 July 2019",
      "Big-name attorney Morse is one of Michigan's most visible attorneys with TV spots and billboard ads that call his personal injury law firm the largest in the state. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Cook until the oysters begin to firm and the butter starts to bubble inside the shells. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Combined, the technologies are designed to firm up the skin and improve its appearance and skin texture within a short time. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Those three steps of applying concealer, blending it in, applying foundation, rubbing it out, and then powdering everything to just firm it down and set it are not required. \u2014 Essence , 21 May 2022",
      "More than just makeup, this GH Beauty Award- and test-winning No7 foundation is infused with skincare ingredients like wrinkle-smoothing peptides and vitamins C and E to firm and brighten skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "This product works to firm and tighten all the problem areas of our face that are prone to wrinkles, while deeply moisturizing our skin to give a healthy glow and plumpness. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "The final step in the routine is the LED light treatment, which has red light to target fine lines and wrinkles, blue light for acne-prone skin, and infrared to firm and temporarily reduce pain. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "As its name suggests, the +Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer combines the effects of these active ingredients to firm , brighten, and smooth skin overnight. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Maggie and Gary firm up their relationship; Regina\u2019s new business gets buoyed by her estranged parents who reconcile for their daughter. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In order to be eligible for the fund, a firm must be at least 51% minority-owned with a goal to create an economic impact in the city, have interest in scaling the business and commit to mentor other developers during the process. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
      "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas left the Obama administration in 2016 to join WilmerHale, a powerful firm in D.C. \u2014 Eric Fan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Rahul Bhonsle, director of Security Risks Asia, a consulting firm in Delhi. \u2014 Shefali Anand, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "In 2020, Leo stepped down as head of the Federalist Society to run CRC Advisors, a right-wing political strategy firm . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Alameda Research, a digital asset trading firm , sold $88 million in stETH. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Growth in the tumor, or a firm rather than typically soft texture, are reasons for concern. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "The final round of the London event attracted an average of 68,761 viewers on YouTube and fewer than 5,000 on Facebook, according to Apex Marketing, a sports and entertainment analytics firm . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "But Vela resigned to work for a lobbying firm in March, triggering a special election to finish out his term \u2014 and this time, voters in the South Texas district opted for the Republican candidate by more than seven and a half points. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 June 2022"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184738"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": preceding all others in time, order, or importance: such as",
      ": earliest",
      ": being the lowest forward gear or speed of a motor vehicle",
      ": having the highest or most prominent part among a group of similar voices or instruments",
      ": before another in time, space, or importance",
      ": in the first place",
      ": for the first time",
      ": in preference to something else : sooner",
      ": one that is number one in a series \u2014 see Table of Numbers",
      ": something that is first: such as",
      ": the first occurrence or item of a kind",
      ": the first forward gear or speed of a motor vehicle",
      ": the highest or chief voice or instrument of a group",
      ": an article of commerce of the finest grade",
      ": the winning or highest place in a competition, examination, or contest",
      ": first base",
      ": at the beginning : initially",
      ": coming before all others in time, order, or importance",
      ": before any other",
      ": for the first time",
      ": number one in a series",
      ": something or someone that comes before all others",
      ": the winning place in a competition",
      ": in the beginning"
    ],
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      "\u02c8f\u0259rst",
      "\u02c8f\u0259rst"
    ],
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      "earliest",
      "foremost",
      "headmost",
      "inaugural",
      "initial",
      "leadoff",
      "maiden",
      "original",
      "pioneer",
      "premier",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "instead",
      "rather"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Kelleher\u2019s death isn\u2019t the first this month for the park, which straddles California and Nevada. \u2014 Stella Chan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "In the very first at-bat of a memorable night at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Angels outfielder Taylor Ward hit a shallow fly ball to right-center field. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Police received another call a few hours later at a home on East Hill Road, a short distance from the first . \u2014 Mike Maverdakis, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Everything seemed to stem from Thomas\u2019 play in the first . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "The Camels scored in the top of the first after Greg Vineyard, Evan Clark and Jake Gross all singled to load the bases. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 5 June 2022",
      "The Brewers, who are 14-6 at home this season, take on the San Diego Padres in the first of a four-game series. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "The Balkan country with ports on the Black Sea was the first in the EU to stop gas imports, but its leaders insist Sofia cannot finish the process immediately without Russian oil. \u2014 Justin Spike, ajc , 31 May 2022",
      "This is one of the deadliest school shootings in American history, only second to Sandy Hook Elementary School where a gunman killed 20 first -graders and six adults a decade ago. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On a 1-1 pitch, Baez got a slider and sent it deep into left field for a home run, his fourth of the year and first since May 22. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
      "Lavelle was first called up to the senior national team in 2017. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 18 June 2022",
      "Heaps and Wilson first crossed paths when Heaps spent an offseason on the Seahawks roster and then part of the 2016 campaign on the franchise\u2019s practice squad. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "The Gloucester first launched as a 50-gun warship in 1654, becoming a Royal Navy vessel in 1660. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Zembower, who first took office to the District 2 commission seat in 2018, will face Brittany Walker in the Aug. 23 Republican primary. \u2014 Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Standing nearby was Draymond Green, Thompson and Curry\u2019s longtime co-conspirator, a pass- first , shoot-last defensive enforcer who\u2019d also struggled during these Finals. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The Lincoln first struck Burns' vehicle, a gray Pontiac G6. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 17 June 2022",
      "But in the spring of 1974, within a few weeks of the day when Mike Malley first set Dennis Parada chasing hopes up a Pennsylvania mountain, Malley appeared in his local newspaper for a different reason. \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As International Women\u2019s History Month draws to a close, a historical first might be playing out at Helioterra Wines in Southeast Portland. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Bryan Cranston slips into his characters skin- first . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "On the campaign trail, Biden vowed to put a Black woman on the high court, which would be an historic first . \u2014 Ariane De Vogue And Tierney Sneed, CNN , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Biden has vowed to fill the vacancy with an African American woman, which would represent a historic first . \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Teresa Weatherspoon is drawing out of consideration for the head coach opening with the Phoenix Mercury, The Athletic first reported. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The Athletic first reported that Hammon was nearing a deal with the Aces late Thursday. \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "At least eight of these political hopefuls, highlighted below, will have the opportunity to be a historic first . \u2014 NBC News , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Gator middle linebacker Ventrell Miller will miss the rest of the season with a torn biceps tendon, The Athletic first reported. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184940"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to first class",
      ": of the highest quality",
      ": the first or highest group in a classification: such as",
      ": the highest of usually three classes of travel accommodations",
      ": a class of mail that comprises letters, postcards, or matter sealed against inspection",
      ": relating to the best group in a classification",
      ": excellent"
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      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "four-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "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",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
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      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "execrable",
      "lousy",
      "pathetic",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "terrible",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "High Point University, a private institution, expects to enroll its first class of dental students at the Workman School of Dental Medicine in September 2023. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Li then accompanied Hirschfeld on a lecture tour around the world, traveling first class on ships to Indonesia, the Philippines, South Asia, Egypt and beyond. \u2014 Laurie Marhoefer, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "Both Singapore Airlines and Emirates fly the A380, for example, but the former puts economy and premium economy on the top deck; the latter reserves it for business and first class . \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 21 May 2022",
      "JetBlue Airways got top marks for premium economy, business and first class in the J.D. Power 2022 North America Airline Satisfaction Survey and also scored well for economy and basic economy fares. \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
      "Which means that paying extra for legroom \u2014 even if that means an exit row or first class \u2014 is paramount. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Air savings can be $100 per person for Caribbean sailings, $300 per person for European sailings in economy class and $700 per person for European sailings flying business or first class . \u2014 Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "Throughout the pandemic downturn and the travel rebound, United stuck with its long-term strategy of growing business travel revenue, selling seats, upgrades in coach and first class tickets. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Without a business or first class , the aircraft will target budget travelers, leaving only premium economy for customers who want to spring for a little extra leg room. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 22 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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      "Adjective",
      "1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205444"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being the preferred, standard, or first choice",
      "\u2014 compare second-line",
      ": being the preferred, standard, or first choice",
      "\u2014 compare second-line"
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "\u02c8f\u0259rst-\u02c8l\u012bn"
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      ": being a regular as distinguished from a substitute (as on a team)",
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      "bumper",
      "capital",
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      "1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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  },
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of or resembling fish especially in taste or odor",
      ": creating doubt or suspicion : questionable",
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      ": causing doubt or suspicion"
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      "debatable",
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      "dubious",
      "dubitable",
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      "questionable",
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      "questionless",
      "sure",
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      "unproblematic",
      "unquestionable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "There's something fishy about that guy.",
      "something's fishy about the way he's acting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Omar takes a few paces, then stops, realizing something fishy is going on. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "To be clear, there's absolutely nothing fishy about the octopus haircut. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "This line coming in below a touchdown does seem fishy . \u2014 Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "Common wisdom holds that the milk makes catfish taste less fishy , and, in this case, the common wisdom is correct. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "For many Lao immigrants establishing a new business in a new country, the worry was that a Lao menu would be too obscure for American diners \u2014 too bitter, too spicy, too fishy , too salty. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The first land vertebrates inherited from their fishy forebears inner ears, fluid\u2011filled sacs or tubes filled with sensitive hair cells for balance and hearing. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Fresh fish isn\u2019t supposed to have a fishy flavor or odor. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "If these first episodes were better made, the fact that Whedon\u2019s name leaves a fishy smell on the whole show would be more of a shame. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
    ],
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193309"
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      "verb"
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      ": acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper",
      ": adapted to an end or design : suitable by nature or by art",
      ": adapted to the environment so as to be capable of surviving",
      ": sound physically and mentally : healthy",
      ": put into a suitable state : made ready",
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      ": extremely angry or irritated",
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      ": to make or adjust to the right shape and size",
      ": to measure for determining the specifications of something to be worn by",
      ": to make a place or room for : accommodate",
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      ": to be seemly or proper for",
      ": to be in agreement or accord with",
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      ": to be accommodated",
      ": to be in harmony or accord : belong",
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      ": to be seemly, proper, or suitable",
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      ": the way clothing fits the wearer",
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      ": an emotional reaction (as in anger or frustration)",
      ": a sudden burst or flurry (as of activity)",
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      ": a sudden but transient attack of a physical disturbance",
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      ": good enough : suitable for",
      ": physically healthy",
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      ": to bring to the right shape or size",
      ": to find room or time for",
      ": to go into a particular place",
      ": to be suitable for or to",
      ": equip",
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      ": a sudden but transient attack of a physical disturbance",
      ": adapted to the environment so as to be capable of surviving",
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      "Noun (1)",
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      "Noun (2)",
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      "Noun (3)",
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      "noun"
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      ": characterized by fits or paroxysms",
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      "steady"
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      "He had a few fitful hours of sleep.",
      "Several fitful attempts at negotiation have failed.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its internal logic is fitful and its backstory perfunctory. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "The war in Ukraine, of course, may derail the country\u2019s slow, fitful progress toward strengthening its own democracy. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet on Sunday, viewers will once again be tuning in to see how this year\u2019s edition of the show, a work in perennially fitful progress, measures up to the shining ideal of the motion picture medium and its lustrous trappings. \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The enemies of our downstate restorative mode include shallow mouth breathing, insufficient sleep or fitful sleep, and exercising or eating at the wrong times of day. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "Political efforts to end the fighting have been fitful . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Background: Over the last year, Iran and the US have engaged in fitful , indirect talks in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear deal that then-President Donald Trump reneged on in 2018. \u2014 Adam Pourahmadi And Bear Hutchison, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The project \u2014 an expansion of Interstate 49 \u2014 has been debated for decades, forcing the neighborhood into a paralyzing limbo as officials weighed plans and made fitful starts without achieving significant progress. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The fitful shelling had reminded me of the discordant sounds inside a symphony hall when orchestra musicians warm up before a concert. \u2014 Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223929"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being fit",
      ": the capacity of an organism to survive and transmit its genotype to reproductive offspring as compared to competing organisms",
      ": the contribution of an allele or genotype to the gene pool of subsequent generations as compared to that of other alleles or genotypes",
      ": the capacity of an organism to survive and transmit its genotype to reproductively fertile offspring as compared to competing organisms",
      ": the contribution of an allele or genotype to the gene pool of subsequent generations as compared to that of other alleles or genotypes"
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      "health",
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      "heartiness",
      "robustness",
      "sap",
      "soundness",
      "verdure",
      "wellness",
      "wholeness",
      "wholesomeness"
    ],
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      "illness",
      "sickness",
      "unhealthiness",
      "unsoundness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a gymnastics program promoting fitness and agility in school-aged children",
      "I have to question the fitness of wearing a bright red dress to a funeral.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What exercise do fitness trackers record most accurately? \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "The watchOS 9 update will allow the Apple Watch to track your heart rate zones, a feature most fitness trackers already offer. \u2014 Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "Xiaomi has announced the Mi Band 7, the latest in its long-running line of budget fitness trackers. \u2014 Andrew Williams, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "Take up to 35% off select Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 20 May 2022",
      "Wearables have taken off too: Kid-friendly fitness trackers sport bright snazzy colors. \u2014 Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Wearables will change the health care industry Biometric medical devices, which include glucose scanners, palm vein readers, and fitness trackers, are becoming more normalized in American society. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
      "Even fitness trackers can produce sensitive health information that may be used to incriminate pregnant people. \u2014 Louise Matsakis, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
      "Worldwide sales of fitness trackers increased from US$14 billion in 2017 to over $36 billion in 2020. \u2014 David Bassett, The Conversation , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223647"
  },
  "fitted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fit , suitable",
      ": shaped for a precise fit",
      ": shaped to conform to the lines of the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-t\u0259d"
    ],
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      "becoming",
      "befitting",
      "felicitous",
      "fit",
      "fitting",
      "good",
      "happy",
      "meet",
      "pretty",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "suitable"
    ],
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      "improper",
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      "inapposite",
      "inappropriate",
      "inapt",
      "incongruous",
      "indecent",
      "infelicitous",
      "malapropos",
      "misbecoming",
      "unapt",
      "unbecoming",
      "unbeseeming",
      "unfit",
      "unfitting",
      "unhappy",
      "unmeet",
      "unseemly",
      "unsuitable",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was wearing a fitted shirt.",
      "her personality is well fitted to a desk job",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Each set comes with four pillowcases, one flat sheet, and one fitted sheet whose pockets can stretch over mattresses as deep as 16 inches. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Just note that the fitted sheet isn't as deep as others and may not fit as well on taller mattresses. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Each set, which is available in six colors, including icy blue and a charcoal and white design, features a flat sheet, fitted sheet, and two pillowcases, all of which will very likely replace the other options in your linen cabinet. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022",
      "As thin as a matchbox and only 3.6 by 2.5 inches, this charger disappears into the pocket of fitted jeans. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "The time-saving tricks from One Bed include a fitted sheet with stay-put straps, labels for long and short sides and a split-corner flat sheet that is simple to tuck in without leaving excess fabric. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Early Memorial Day Bedding Sales at Amazon Take 56% off this 10-piece bed-in-a-bag set, which includes a comforter, two shams, two decorative pillows, one breakfast pillow, a flat sheet, fitted sheet, and two pillowcases for only $79.95. \u2014 Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
      "The fitted sheet can fit beds that are 16 inches thick, and the flat sheet can fit those that range between 15 and 18 inches thick. \u2014 Kylee Mcguigan, Popular Mechanics , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Garner last attended the Oscars in 2018, wearing a royal blue Versace gown featuring a fitted bodice and a sweeping train and cape. \u2014 Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE.com , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193805"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make firm, stable, or stationary",
      ": to give a permanent or final form to: such as",
      ": to change into a stable compound or available form",
      ": to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study",
      ": to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused salts",
      ": affix , attach",
      ": to hold or direct steadily",
      ": to capture the attention of",
      ": to set or place definitely : establish",
      ": to make an accurate determination of : discover",
      ": assign",
      ": to set in order : adjust",
      ": to get ready : prepare",
      ": repair , mend",
      ": restore , cure",
      ": spay , castrate",
      ": to get even with",
      ": to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods",
      ": to become firm, stable, or fixed",
      ": to get set : be on the verge",
      ": to direct one's attention or efforts : focus",
      ": decide , settle",
      ": a position of difficulty or embarrassment : predicament",
      ": the position (as of a ship) determined by bearings, observations, or radio",
      ": a determination of one's position",
      ": an accurate determination or understanding especially by observation or analysis",
      ": an act or instance of improper or illegal fixing",
      ": a supply or dose of something strongly desired or craved",
      ": a shot of a narcotic",
      ": fixation",
      ": something that fixes or restores : solution",
      ": repair entry 1 sense 1 , mend",
      ": to make firm or secure",
      ": to hold or direct steadily",
      ": to set definitely : establish",
      ": to get ready : prepare",
      ": to cause to chemically change into an available and useful form",
      ": an unpleasant or difficult position",
      ": something that solves a problem",
      ": to make firm, stable, or stationary",
      ": to give a permanent or final form to: as",
      ": to change into a stable compound or available form",
      ": to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study",
      ": to hold or direct steadily",
      ": restore , cure",
      ": spay , castrate sense 1",
      ": to direct the gaze or attention : focus , fixate",
      ": a shot of a narcotic",
      ": to make firm, stable, or stationary",
      ": to attach physically",
      ": to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fiks",
      "\u02c8fiks",
      "\u02c8fiks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "depose",
      "deposit",
      "dispose",
      "emplace",
      "lay",
      "place",
      "position",
      "put",
      "set",
      "set up",
      "situate",
      "stick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "box",
      "catch-22",
      "corner",
      "dilemma",
      "hole",
      "impasse",
      "jackpot",
      "jam",
      "mire",
      "pickle",
      "predicament",
      "quagmire",
      "rabbit hole",
      "rattrap",
      "spot",
      "sticky wicket",
      "swamp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But that necessary infrastructure is still a long way off, and experts say the critical time to fix the supply-demand imbalance is now. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "And party leaders are eager to continue to fix their diversity problem, with women composing only about 16 percent of the conference and people of color composing 9 percent. \u2014 Catie Edmondson, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "If the room is unusable, let the hotel know and give it a chance to fix the problem. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "However, someone took it upon themselves to fix the problem by adding Moon Knight (Oscar Isaac) to the brilliant airport fight in Captain America: Civil War. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 May 2022",
      "Ross had surgery in an attempt to fix the problem and missed the 2020 season. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 28 May 2022",
      "After centrists in Congress killed his Build Back Better bill aimed at addressing housing affordability, Biden is now finding ways to fix the problem without the legislature\u2019s help. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
      "The loss of learning is a huge concern and will take some time to fix . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "This year is the time to fix it, before the 2024 campaign begins. \u2014 Tom Daschle, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mostly, recent results show that while GOP voters remain concerned about 2020 election irregularities, they are focused mostly on a fix and the future. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "First fix public transit so the routes cover were everyone wants to go. \u2014 George Davis, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "This 17-ounce electric tea kettle is ideal for those who need a quick, budget-friendly, water-boiling fix . \u2014 Anna Helm Baxter, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "And there\u2019s a fix for an issue for home automations, where if someone arrived or left, certain automations could fail. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Production was halted in November and a stop-sale order was issued as GM and battery supplier LG Energy Solution worked on a fix . \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Elisa Williams, a spokesperson for Oregon\u2019s Department of Human Services, said that the state is working on a fix that will allow hours to be entered electronically. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Apple has confirmed to multiple outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, that the Studio Display webcam's image quality is being affected by a software bug and that the company is working on a fix . \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The good news is that Apple has reportedly started working on a fix as of Sunday. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193139"
  },
  "fixed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": securely placed or fastened : stationary",
      ": nonvolatile",
      ": formed into a chemical compound",
      ": not subject to change or fluctuation",
      ": firmly set in the mind",
      ": having a final or crystallized form or character",
      ": recurring on the same date from year to year",
      ": immobile , concentrated",
      ": supplied with something (such as money) needed",
      ": not changing : set",
      ": firmly placed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fikst",
      "\u02c8fikst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "certain",
      "determinate",
      "final",
      "firm",
      "flat",
      "frozen",
      "hard",
      "hard-and-fast",
      "inexpugnable",
      "set",
      "settled",
      "stable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a small mirror fixed to the wall",
      "That day remains fixed in my memory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The rules apply to both mobile and fixed Internet service. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "In response, agencies raised rates to cover fixed costs such as routine maintenance and debt payments. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Apple is reportedly moving from fixed focus and f/2.2 aperture on the iPhone 13 to autofocus and f/1.9 aperture for the selfie cameras of all four iPhone 14 models. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "And this became the function of race: to provide a fixed hierarchy of human difference to justify improper moral and economic behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a crisis compounded by a severe shortage of beds in emergency shelter spaces and a dire lack of affordable housing supply, especially for those on fixed or low incomes. \u2014 Amy Qin, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Hydrogen is also appealing for applications in places with a complete lack of infrastructure, in addition to reliable fixed routes around places like ports, rail hubs, and airports. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Relying more on solar, wind, and hydro means that more and more of our energy prices become fixed and immune from inflationary pressure, because these resources are not subject to fuel inputs and generate electricity for decades once operational. \u2014 Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "On the other hand, there may be a certain naivety associated with a mind that is too fixed or too rigid. \u2014 Josephine Kant, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from past participle of fixen \"to fix entry 1 \" (or directly from Latin f\u012bxus + -ed  -ed entry 2 )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202546"
  },
  "fizz":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to make a hissing or sputtering sound effervesce",
      "to show excitement or exhilaration",
      "a hissing sound",
      "spirit , liveliness",
      "an effervescent beverage",
      "to make a hissing or bubbling sound",
      "a hissing or bubbling sound",
      "a bubbling drink"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fiz",
    "synonyms":[
      "fizzle",
      "hiss",
      "sizzle",
      "swish",
      "whish",
      "whiz",
      "whizz"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hiss",
      "sizzle",
      "swish",
      "whish",
      "whiz",
      "whizz"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "soda pop fizzing in the glass",
      "Noun",
      "the characteristic fizz of champagne",
      "All the fizz was gone from their relationship.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The daisy \u2014 spirit (often brandy), lemon, liquid sweetener, like grenadine, and sometimes fizz \u2014 begat the margarita. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "In that context, judging Fire Island too harshly as a film feels a little ungenerous Director Andrew Ahn (who helmed the microbudget coming-out story Spa Night and the lovely, low-key indie Driveways) aims mostly for function and fizz here. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Allan Katz and Danielle Crouch designed the original bar program, a collision of tiki updates, martinis stained purple-blue with violet liqueur and a wild fizz employing Angostura bitters, mango nectar, coconut cream and aquafaba. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "The favorite, though, is Blitzen 2.0, a prosecco cocktail that pops with ginger and bright lemon, because who doesn\u2019t want fizz at this time of year? \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Other acids, such as those in lemon juice, can also be used to make the dough fizz . \u2014 Science Buddies, Scientific American , 31 Dec. 2015",
      "Nathalia Arja brought great sparkle and fizz to the role of Dewdrop, all blinding footwork and flight. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "Source your own holiday fizz by visiting local wineries, like Villa Sandi, that open during the holidays (other than on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31). \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Soda manufacturers can use it to fizz their drinks \u2014 something a Swiss customer of Climeworks did a few years ago when there was a carbonation shortage. \u2014 Michael Birnbaum, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Some recipes switch nuts, get their fizz from club soda or ginger ale, and incorporate coconut. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Still, the fizz and adulation has nearly always entailed an element of activism. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Indeed for many years the CEOs of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in Europe were both ESSEC graduates, which must have provided some fizz at alumni reunions! \u2014 Matt Symonds, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s so crushingly expensive; the sense of competition loses its motivating fizz pretty fast. \u2014 Sadie Stein, Town & Country , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Starting with his PhD thesis in 2001, Liger-Belair has focused on the effervescent fizz within and above a glass. \u2014 Nicola Jones, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "As a follow-up to the special report on hard seltzers losing their fizz , the Boston Beer Company (SAM) reported disappointing earnings last week, with the primary cause being the rapid slowdown in hard seltzer sales. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Applegate tosses of language like this easily, producing a hugely entertaining fizz of historical rigor and slam-bang lingo, in print and in person. \u2014 Christopher Bonanos, Curbed , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "There was little of usual opening-night fizz on view; the usual party was canceled, the media contingent diminished and few showbiz people were present. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fizzle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fizz",
      ": to fail or end feebly especially after a promising start",
      ": an abortive effort : failure",
      ": to fail after a good start"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-z\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fi-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fizz",
      "hiss",
      "sizzle",
      "swish",
      "whish",
      "whiz",
      "whizz"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "collapse",
      "crash",
      "cropper",
      "defeat",
      "failure",
      "nonachievement",
      "nonsuccess"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "oozing gobs of grease, a pair of fatty burgers fizzled on the grill",
      "Noun",
      "the home team's unexpected fizzle in that last game cost them the championship",
      "the play was a fizzle , opening and closing the same night",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The consequence is that client/agency relationships that used to last for decades, suddenly fizzle out in 2 to 3 years. \u2014 Avi Dan, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Every so often, an animal would infect a person, that person would spread the virus to some close contacts, and another minor outbreak would form, then fizzle out. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "Why did this ambitious effort to promote COVID-19 vaccines fizzle out so fast? Anti-vaccine activists were vocal in their opposition, but that was hardly a deciding factor, our friends at Kaiser Health News reported. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "When does Zillow think the housing boom will fizzle out? \u2014 Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "The novel has a halting rhythm, structured as a series of vignettes that sometimes fizzle or introduce dead ends. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The heavy speculation left some investors questioning if markets were in a giant bubble, though some of the excitement has started to fizzle . \u2014 Gunjan Banerji, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "When your content starts to fizzle , move on to find your next winner. \u2014 Justin Buckley, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Maybe, experts posited many months back, once 60 to 90 percent of people had been infected or vaccinated or both, the virus would run out of viable hosts, and simply fizzle out. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The big takeaway from the Netflix fizzle is that maybe, just maybe, streaming isn\u2019t all that special a business after all. \u2014 Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "Tanard Davis, who was signed by the Indianapolis Colts after playing football at University of Miami, saw his NFL career fizzle and moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in law enforcement. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Tanard Davis, who was signed by the Indianapolis Colts after playing football at University of Miami, saw his NFL career fizzle and moved to Atlanta to pursue a career in law enforcement. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, orlandosentinel.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "After months of big promises about finishing the telecast by 11 p.m. ET, the Oscars were running long, and one key decision after another was yielding something between embarrassment and a fizzle instead of fireworks. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "That was it, an unfortunate and unceremonious end to a run that once held so much promise yet ended with an undeniable fizzle . \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Perhaps his frigid fizzle on Saturday night is a motivator. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Bryan Harsin\u2019s first season at Auburn ended not with a bang, but with a fizzle . \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Given the collective fizzle of the five receivers general manager Ryan Pace drafted before Mooney arrived \u2014 Kevin White, Anthony Miller, Riley Ridley, Javon Wims and Daniel Braverman \u2014 finally landing a draft-and-develop playmaker is a big deal. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190452"
  },
  "flabbergasting":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound",
      ": to greatly surprise : astonish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccgast",
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccgast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "dumbfound",
      "dumfound",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them.",
      "your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Most Reluctant\u2019 When the president\u2019s top advisers returned to the White House and learned what happened, they were flabbergasted . \u2014 Peter Baker, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2019",
      "Teammate Gilbert Arenas, standing nearby, was flabbergasted . \u2014 Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "The decision to go to Geno Smith flabbergasted New Yorkers, who were accustomed to seeing the city\u2019s sports legends handled gently as their careers waned. \u2014 Cindy Boren, The Denver Post , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "While some expressed sheer dismay, others were flabbergasted by the prime minister\u2019s actions. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani's performance on Trump's behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president's full-time aides. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani\u2019s performance on Trump\u2019s behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president\u2019s full-time aides. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "As a result, many, many people were seen seeming flabbergasted by Deepika\u2019s tweet. \u2014 Karthik Srinivasan, Quartz India , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "We are flabbergasted at the audacity of Todd and Chase Chrisley, who are more focused on attacking my client rather than defending themselves against the allegations of criminal conduct. \u2014 Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1772, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213818"
  },
  "flag-waver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is intensely and conspicuously patriotic",
      ": one who waves a flag in signaling",
      ": a song intended to rouse patriotic sentiment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flag-\u02ccw\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chauvinist",
      "jingo",
      "nationalist",
      "superpatriot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213854"
  },
  "flake":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small loose mass or bit",
      ": a thin flattened piece or layer : chip",
      ": cocaine",
      ": flake tool",
      ": to cover with or as if with flakes",
      ": to form or break into flakes : chip",
      ": to separate into flakes",
      ": to peel in flakes",
      ": to fail or neglect to do or participate in something previously scheduled, agreed upon, or assigned",
      ": a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produce",
      ": a person who is flaky : oddball",
      ": a small thin flat piece",
      ": to form or separate into small thin flat pieces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101k",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chip",
      "sliver",
      "spall",
      "splint",
      "splinter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "character",
      "codger",
      "crack",
      "crackbrain",
      "crackpot",
      "crank",
      "eccentric",
      "fruitcake",
      "head case",
      "kook",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "oddball",
      "oddity",
      "original",
      "quiz",
      "screwball",
      "weirdo",
      "zany"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Bake the fish until it flakes easily when tested with a fork."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1623, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1964, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205105"
  },
  "flaky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of flakes",
      ": tending to flake",
      ": markedly odd or unconventional : offbeat , wacky",
      ": not reliable in performance or behavior : undependable",
      ": tending to break apart into small thin flat pieces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crisp",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "circa 1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174057"
  },
  "flamboyant":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior",
      "characterized by waving curves suggesting flames",
      "royal poinciana",
      "having a noticeable or showy quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"flam-\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "arresting",
      "bodacious",
      "bold",
      "brilliant",
      "catchy",
      "commanding",
      "conspicuous",
      "dramatic",
      "emphatic",
      "eye-catching",
      "grabby",
      "kenspeckle",
      "marked",
      "noisy",
      "noticeable",
      "prominent",
      "pronounced",
      "remarkable",
      "showy",
      "splashy",
      "striking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconspicuous",
      "unemphatic",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unnoticeable",
      "unobtrusive",
      "unremarkable",
      "unshowy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Crazy artists, or flamboyant ones, can be strangely comforting. We feel we understand where their visions come from; we're lulled by the symmetry of turbulent art and turbulent lives. \u2014 Stephen Schiff , New Yorker , 28 Dec. 1992\u20134 Jan. 1993",
      "Equally flamboyant is the group's singer, Andy Bell, who prances around the stage dressed at various times like an astronaut, a space creature or a Mexican senorita. \u2014 Jim Farber , Video Review , August 1990",
      "\u2026 he was living in the flamboyant , urbane manner he craved, in an apartment that suited his Balzacian fantasies of success \u2026 \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Wayward Reporter , 1980",
      "the flamboyant gestures of the conductor",
      "has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Her memoir conjures the cast of flamboyant (and, here, exclusively white) characters that blazed across Manhattan during the postwar decades. \u2014 Hamilton Cain, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Duke Knuth was the most flamboyant man in 1960s Anchorage. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Jamie confessed his still-present feelings for Keely (Juno Temple) and his alcoholic father's intro gave more context to Jamie's flamboyant personality, which fits seamlessly into what's planned for season 3. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2022",
      "The museum is located in the Origo Film Studio and pays tribute to Gabor\u2019s flamboyant personality. \u2014 Zuzana To\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 Vojtekov\u00e1, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "With the blonde hairdo, the over-the-top pink eye shadow, and the colorful, body-hugging mini dresses, Rossum nailed Angelyne's glamorously flamboyant essence, thanks to her makeup and wardrobe teams. \u2014 Marie Lodi, Allure , 26 May 2022",
      "The sendoff itself has felt to me less flamboyant than in the past. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Also flying the flag for LGBTQ+ rights was Dan Levy, the star and co-creator of Schitt\u2019s Creek, who wore an especially flamboyant piece by Jonathan Anderson for Loewe that featured the work of the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "From Thomas Christen comes this biodynamic 100% Sauvignon Blanc which includes bright tropical fruit; both flamboyant and restrained, with flavors of flint and lime. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1832, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162728"
  },
  "flame":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the glowing gaseous part of a fire",
      ": a state of blazing combustion",
      ": a condition or appearance suggesting a flame or burning: such as",
      ": burning zeal or passion",
      ": a strong reddish-orange color",
      ": brilliance , brightness",
      ": sweetheart sense 2",
      ": the memory, reputation, or beliefs of a deceased person",
      ": memory",
      ": an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message",
      ": to burn with a flame : blaze",
      ": to burst or break out violently or passionately",
      ": to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message",
      ": to shine brightly : glow",
      ": to send or convey by means of flame",
      ": to treat or affect with flame: such as",
      ": to sear, sterilize, or destroy by fire",
      ": flamb\u00e9",
      ": to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message to or about",
      ": the glowing gas that makes up part of a fire",
      ": a state of burning brightly",
      ": strongly felt emotion",
      ": to burn with or as if with a flame",
      ": to cleanse or sterilize by fire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beloved",
      "darling",
      "dear",
      "hon",
      "honey",
      "love",
      "squeeze",
      "sweet",
      "sweetheart",
      "sweetie",
      "sweetie pie",
      "truelove"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blaze",
      "burn",
      "combust",
      "glow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From the very first days of making mixtapes for a flame to today's modern Spotify playlists, the best hip-hop songs of all time have been used to tell stories about high-school sweethearts, high-profile relationships, and everything in between. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "However, that flame turned into a light glow over the final 20 minutes. \u2014 Marlee Zanna Thompson, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
      "The weather service is advising residents to use caution with sparks or flame . \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "While her handle remains @kourtneykardash, the name on her profile now reads Kourtney Kardashian Barker, followed by a red heart emoji and a flame emoji. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Alan, however, the flame is still burning for the love of his life. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "The props that flame are wrapped in a Kevlar wick and the wick is soaked in white gas, the kind used for camping stoves. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "Four Essays on Beauty appeared with a sketch by Ed Ruscha of the Los Angeles County Museum engulfed in flame on its cover. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "Browning is the fundamental feature that adds a deep, rich hue, allowing all the other ingredients (grassy pigeon peas, earthy-sweet carrots, and nutty rice) to absorb deep flavor while cooking on the lowest possible flame . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By eliminating Russian coal, European countries will be forced to compete for replacements on the international market, and the cost of securing energy supplies will likely flame higher. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Biden decides to flame some TikTok dancers (Aristotle Athari) via his Finsta account, before getting confused over a pro-Russian commercial. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "And political fights for compensation to pay for access in tenant and indigent health care laws, particularly involving undocumented residents, may be used to flame more racial outrage among the conservative base. \u2014 Nathan Newman, The Week , 25 June 2021",
      "Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the comedy special opens up the floor for Joe, Nick, and Kevin to bash and flame each other in a way only siblings can. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The news media speculated that the city's artificial lights lured in grasshoppers like moths to flame . \u2014 Joshua Sokol New York Times, Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "That led one local fan to hilariously flame Agholor while recounting the events of an actual fire. \u2014 Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "The Olympus BioScapes International Imaging Competition provides a selection of photographs that flame off our pages each December in riotous color. \u2014 Scientific American , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "From Californian poppy orange and Granny Smith green to flame red rust, even the more muted colors \u2014 think buttermilk yellow and gentle olive \u2014 make an impact. \u2014 Georgia Murray, refinery29.com , 5 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "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":"20220623-184005"
  },
  "flame out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the unintentional cessation of operation of a jet airplane engine",
      ": a sudden downfall, failure, or cessation",
      ": a person whose successful career ends abruptly",
      ": to fail spectacularly and especially prematurely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "comedown",
      "decline",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "demise",
      "descent",
      "down",
      "downfall",
      "fall",
      "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Fans were disappointed by the team's flameout in the play-offs.",
      "before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars",
      "Verb",
      "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Thibodeau\u2019s first season, Julius Randle became a fan favorite for setting career highs and his flameout in the playoffs seemingly could be forgiven. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The predicament is a looming corporate scandal that could permanently damage the Jojomon brand, just as Joan is getting her career back on track after a flameout at a previous company. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The San Francisco 49ers are hanging around at 8-7 after a flameout to Tennessee on Thursday. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "And with delicious scooplets sprinkled throughout, like the anecdote about the Ozy Media executive impersonating someone from YouTube in one of his earliest bits of reportage that led to Ozy\u2019s swift flameout . \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to reach even an NFC championship game will tick up to 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Dak Prescott, the second in three trips over six seasons for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to get that far in the playoffs will reach at least 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Prescott, the second in three trips for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, Chron , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Pittsburgh is just 2-6 in its past eight games overall, including a listless loss in Cincinnati last December that hinted at the first-round playoff flameout to Cleveland to come. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Before Sermon, a third-round pick, the 49ers drafted fourth-round flameout Joe Williams in 2017. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224150"
  },
  "flank":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip",
      ": the side of a quadruped",
      ": a cut of meat from this part of an animal \u2014 see beef illustration",
      ": side",
      ": the right or left of a formation",
      ": the area along either side of a heraldic shield",
      ": to be situated at the side of",
      ": to be situated on both sides of",
      ": to place something on each side of",
      ": to protect a flank of",
      ": to attack or threaten the flank of (as a body of troops)",
      ": the area on the side of an animal between the ribs and the hip",
      ": side entry 1 sense 3",
      ": the right or left side of a formation (as of soldiers)",
      ": to be located at the side of",
      ": to attack or threaten the side of",
      ": the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip",
      ": the side of a quadruped"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fla\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fla\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hand",
      "side"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abut",
      "adjoin",
      "border (on)",
      "butt (on ",
      "fringe",
      "join",
      "march (with)",
      "neighbor",
      "skirt",
      "touch",
      "verge (on)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gently patted the horse's flank .",
      "They attacked the enemy on both flanks .",
      "the eastern flank of a volcano",
      "Verb",
      "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Meanwhile Republicans are continuing to tie Democrats to the movement to defund the police in the hopes of magnifying rhetoric from the party\u2019s left flank to frame candidates as too liberal. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "On the other flank , Marcus Epps has managed just a goal and an assist in 966 minutes. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
      "Cuellar, who has become an increasingly vocal critic of progressives the past couple of years, has accused the party\u2019s left flank of alienating voters in South Texas, where the GOP has made gains in recent elections. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 15 Feb. 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",
      "His ability to operate down the right flank , or the halfspace on that side, in support of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold led to some of his best and most consistent performances for the club. \u2014 James Nalton, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "But the accomplishment itself was fragile, one that faces opposition on the liberal flank of his own party and one that is far smaller than Biden first proposed. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Across the room, two demilune chests flank the entrance, with two identical mirrors above them, reflecting the herons. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
      "The pair of ePerformance test cars flank the Mission R concept. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
      "Commerce focuses on a small strip where a barber shop and a liquor store flank a convenience store where residents can get snack foods, buy lottery tickets and fill their cars with gasoline. \u2014 Tom Foreman Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In its wake, the hurricane destroyed the vast majority of mangrove forests that flank Mosquito Bay and other parts of Puerto Rico\u2019s coastline. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The pair of 8-meter-long sphinxes flank the entrance to a processional avenue, which celebrants would have followed from the main part of the temple to a columned courtyard. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The dry forests of Bolivia, which flank the eastern Andes with shrubs and dense thicket, are critically endangered. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The Russian army moved to flank Grozny on three sides and unleashed a terrifying onslaught of air and artillery strikes on the city. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "It was rationalized as wanting a veteran presence to flank Wood on the frontline. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230155"
  },
  "flannel":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface",
      ": a napped cotton fabric of soft yarns simulating the texture of wool flannel",
      ": a stout cotton fabric usually napped on one side",
      ": flannel underwear",
      ": outer garments of flannel",
      ": men's trousers",
      ": washcloth",
      ": flattering or evasive talk",
      ": nonsense , rubbish",
      ": a soft cloth made of wool or cotton"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8fla-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "blarney",
      "butter",
      "flattery",
      "incense",
      "overpraise",
      "soft soap",
      "sweet talk",
      "taffy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "shirts made of bright-colored flannel",
      "He wore a dark blazer and gray flannels .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The man with the gun was wearing a white collared or flannel shirt and long Dickies shorts. \u2014 Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "One bodycam video shows Gutierrez Reed, wearing a flannel shirt over a black T-shirt in the back of police truck, sullenly telling the deputy her role on the set. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "After the Senate candidates had finished speaking, Husted took the stage, wearing a down-home flannel shirt. \u2014 The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Testing by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement matched DNA from the nasal swabs to DNA on the flannel shirt found in the dumpster. \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This committee would not order the drag community to wear flannel . \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English flaunneol woolen cloth or garment",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1503, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211712"
  },
  "flare":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention",
      ": a device or composition used to produce such a flare",
      ": an unsteady glaring light",
      ": solar flare",
      ": a sudden increase and decrease in the brightness of a star often amounting to a difference of several magnitudes (see magnitude sense 3 )",
      ": a sudden outburst (as of excitement or anger)",
      ": flare-up sense 3",
      ": a spreading outward",
      ": a place or part that spreads",
      ": an area of skin flush",
      ": light resulting from reflection (as between lens surfaces) or an effect of this light (such as a fogged or dense area in a photographic negative)",
      ": a short pass in football thrown to a back who is running toward the sideline",
      ": a weakly hit fly ball in baseball",
      ": pants that flare toward the bottom",
      ": to burn with an unsteady flame",
      ": to stream in the wind",
      ": to shine with a sudden light",
      ": to become suddenly excited or angry",
      ": to break out or intensify usually suddenly or violently",
      ": to express strong emotion (such as anger)",
      ": to open or spread outward",
      ": to display conspicuously",
      ": to cause to flare",
      ": to signal with a flare or by flaring",
      ": to burn (a jet of waste gas) in the open air",
      ": to burn with an unsteady flame",
      ": to shine or burn suddenly or briefly",
      ": to become angry or active",
      ": to spread outward",
      ": a sudden blaze of light",
      ": a blaze of light used to signal, light up something, or attract attention",
      ": a device or material used to produce a flare",
      ": a sudden outburst",
      ": a spreading outward : a part that spreads outward",
      ": to break out or intensify rapidly : become suddenly worse or more painful",
      ": flare-up",
      ": an area of skin flush resulting from and spreading out from a local center of vascular dilation and hyperemia",
      ": a cloudy or smoky appearance of the fluid of the anterior chamber of the eye that is seen when a beam of light (as from a slit lamp) is passed through it and that is caused by the presence of floating protein material in the fluid which is a symptom of inflammation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler",
      "\u02c8fler",
      "\u02c8fla(\u0259)r, \u02c8fle(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare-up",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "blaze",
      "burn",
      "flame",
      "glare"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the sudden flare of the match",
      "When the crew saw flares , they knew the other ship was in trouble.",
      "Verb",
      "pants that flare at the bottom",
      "The bull flared its nostrils.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "People with autoimmune disease also ask a similar question: Will the increase in immune system activity cause my autoimmune disease to flare ? \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "Metalwood brings 90s flare to the beach scene with the sporty/speed style frames in yellow and red-tinted glasses, designed alongside optical expert framers, Garrett Leight California Optical. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The spasm tensing in San Francisco could be an early flare for criminal-justice focused policymakers from both parties. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 7 June 2022",
      "Cases in China began rising in March, soon spiraling into the worst flare -up the country has seen since the initial outbreak in Wuhan in early 2020. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In some ways, crypto mining is an ideal customer for gas flare energy. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Simply tying a strip of colorful bandana around a flatware and a napkin adds instant flare to a table set for a 4th celebration! \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 6 June 2022",
      "During the 2013 men\u2019s final, a topless man carrying a fiery flare jumped onto the court. \u2014 Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Case in point: two tiny infield singles kept the third inning alive with two outs Monday, then Darin Ruf rumbled near the left-field line in pursuit of Francisco Lindor\u2019s dying flare and couldn\u2019t catch it. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And a new sidecut\u2014the tips and tails flare out just a bit more\u2014produces a more playful ride on spring corn in the backcountry. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Episodes of violence occasionally flare up between the country\u2019s Muslims and Christians. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "Antitrust concerns could flare up, especially in today's environment, where massive consolidation is a theme across all major tech companies. \u2014 Anil Ganjoo, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Officials tend to err on the side of caution under a system that readily punishes them for lax enforcement if outbreaks flare up or come back. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "The anchor will flare out behind the drywall, locking the anchor in place. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Gastrointestinal conditions like Crohn\u2019s disease, ulcerative colitis, or irritable bowel syndrome can also flare up during your period. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 May 2022",
      "But experts warn that India must speed up the delivery of second shots in order to ensure the outbreak doesn't flare again. \u2014 Krutika Pathi, ajc , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "This Char-Broil grill heated quickly and evenly in our tests and didn't flare up once. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224304"
  },
  "flare (out)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a leveling of the approach glide of an airplane made in such a way that the gliding angle is rapidly decreased by nosing up the airplane as it makes contact with the ground"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" flare entry 1 + out ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171941"
  },
  "flare (up)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden outburst or intensification",
      ": a sudden bursting (as of a smoldering fire) into flame or light",
      ": a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition",
      ": a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190917"
  },
  "flare-up":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden outburst or intensification",
      ": a sudden bursting (as of a smoldering fire) into flame or light",
      ": a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition",
      ": a sudden appearance or worsening of the symptoms of a disease or condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler-\u02cc\u0259p",
      "-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205257"
  },
  "flash":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rush , dash",
      ": to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare",
      ": to appear suddenly",
      ": to move with great speed",
      ": to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display",
      ": to act or speak vehemently and suddenly especially in anger",
      ": to give off light suddenly or in transient bursts",
      ": to glow or gleam especially with animation or passion",
      ": to change suddenly or violently into vapor",
      ": to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly in public",
      ": to have sudden insight",
      ": splash",
      ": to fill by a sudden inflow of water",
      ": to cause the sudden appearance of (light)",
      ": to cause to burst violently into flame",
      ": to cause (light) to reflect",
      ": to cause (something) to reflect light",
      ": to cause (a lamp) to flash",
      ": to convey by means of flashes of light",
      ": to make known or cause to appear with great speed",
      ": to display obtrusively and ostentatiously",
      ": to expose to view usually suddenly and briefly",
      ": to cover with or form into a thin layer: such as",
      ": to protect against rain by covering with sheet metal or a substitute",
      ": to coat (glass) with a thin layer (as of metal or a differently colored glass)",
      ": to subject (an exposed photographic negative or positive) to a supplementary uniform exposure to light before development in order to modify detail or tone",
      ": to expose one's breasts or genitals usually suddenly and briefly to",
      ": a sudden burst of light",
      ": a movement of a flag in signaling",
      ": a sudden and often brilliant burst",
      ": a brief time",
      ": show , display",
      ": a vulgar ostentatious display",
      ": a showy ostentatious person",
      ": one that attracts notice",
      ": an outstanding athlete",
      ": pizzazz",
      ": thieves' slang",
      ": something flashed : such as",
      ": glimpse , look",
      ": smile",
      ": a first brief news report",
      ": flashlight sense 1",
      ": a quick-spreading flame or momentary intense outburst of radiant heat",
      ": flashlight sense 2",
      ": a device for producing a flashlight for taking photographs",
      ": rush sense 7a",
      ": the rapid conversion of a liquid into vapor",
      ": flashy , showy",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of flashy people or things",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of persons considered social outcasts",
      ": of sudden origin and short duration",
      ": having or using a solid-state data storage technology that retains data even without a connection to a power source",
      ": by very brief exposure to an intense altering agent (such as heat or cold)",
      ": to shine or give off bright light suddenly",
      ": to appear quickly or suddenly",
      ": to come or pass very suddenly",
      ": to show briefly",
      ": a sudden burst of or as if of light",
      ": a very short time",
      ": beginning suddenly and lasting only a short time",
      ": rush sense 2 \u2014 compare hot flash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flash",
      "\u02c8flash",
      "\u02c8flash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coruscate",
      "flame",
      "glance",
      "gleam",
      "glimmer",
      "glint",
      "glisten",
      "glister",
      "glitter",
      "luster",
      "lustre",
      "scintillate",
      "shimmer",
      "spangle",
      "sparkle",
      "twinkle",
      "wink",
      "winkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flare-up",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Both mom and daughter flash big smiles in the first photo, where Sterling wears a yellow dress with white flowers and Brittany poses in a gray two-piece athletic set. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The vehicle's hazard lights may flash when the brake pedal is applied. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "The vehicle's hazard lights may flash when the brake pedal is applied. \u2014 National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "And many other players flash a grin whenever the Brays go to the Angels spring training. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "The blue and red lights flash on and off and make an officer more visible when standing in the dark on roadsides. \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2022",
      "Scenes of devastating floods and fires flash onto two rectangular video panels that face each other from opposite sides of the stage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "During this time of great upheaval, the market seemed to flash a contrarian signal that things were going to be OK \u2014 economically, at least. \u2014 Michael Corkery, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "More from U of L:Does life really flash before your eyes? \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Thunderstorms and flash floods in burn scar areas are the main concern Thursday before drier weather persists into the weekend. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri And Allison Chinchar, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Monday, federal forest officials worried about future flash floods, landslides and destructive ash from the burn scar. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continued to battle the nation\u2019s largest active wildfire Sunday, federal forest officials worried about future flash floods, landslides, and destructive ash from the burn scar. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "In April, the U.N. issued another dire warning that global temperatures have increased by over 1.1\u00b0C, or 2\u00b0F, since pre-industrial levels, which has already created more frequent and dangerous flash floods, droughts, hurricanes and wildfires. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 13 May 2022",
      "Dibs Beauty is having a Mother's Day flash sale for our lovely Allure readers starting May 2 through 8. \u2014 Angela Trakoshis, Allure , 2 May 2022",
      "During last year\u2019s rainy season, flash floods ripped several of the wall\u2019s floodgates off their hinges near the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge. \u2014 Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Today, 13 Climate Neutral Certified brands are participating in a one-day \u2018Better With Friends\u2019 flash sale. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This Birkenstock flash sale ends Friday, April 8 at 12 p.m. ET, which means there are less than 24 hours to save big. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Residents who live near the intersection where the accident occurred said the flash mobs of street takeovers have become weekly occurrences in their neighborhood. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s southern region is a study in the power of water, and the Lost Dog Wash Trail gives a tour of how flash floods and storm runoff have shaped the foothills of the McDowell Mountains range in the northeast Valley. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185601"
  },
  "flash point":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the lowest temperature at which vapors above a volatile combustible substance ignite in air when exposed to flame",
      ": a point at which someone or something bursts suddenly into action or being",
      ": tinderbox sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "powder keg",
      "time bomb",
      "tinderbox",
      "volcano"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The city became a flash point as political tensions grew.",
      "The situation reached a flash point when union leaders urged the workers to protest.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mariupol emerged as an early flash point in the war with horrifying scenes captivating the world\u2019s attention, including the bombings of a maternity ward and a theater where hundreds sought refuge. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The top executives of six of the nation\u2019s largest oil and gas companies are testifying before Congress on Wednesday, at a time when high gas prices have become a political flash point in Washington and across the country. \u2014 Maxine Joselow And Mike Debonis, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The trade was a flash point for the Warriors organization, when the team's reins seemed to be metaphorically handed to Curry. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "China\u2019s actions were now being portrayed by U.S. foreign policy hawks as a national-security threat and Taiwan as an impending flash point to possible war. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "The results are exciting. Joel Anderson returns to an American flash point . \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 5 Jan. 2021",
      "The 17th-century mosque in Varanasi, Hinduism\u2019s holiest city, has emerged as the latest flash point in the escalating struggle between India\u2019s Hindu nationalists and its Muslim minority. \u2014 Niha Masih, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Abu Akleh\u2019s killing has emerged as the latest flash point in the chronic tension between Israel and Palestinians in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The case involving undeveloped land near Lost Mountain Park has become a flash point for critics of the cityhood effort. \u2014 Brian Eason, ajc , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191537"
  },
  "flashy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking in substance or flavor : insipid",
      ": momentarily dazzling",
      ": superficially attractive or impressive",
      ": ostentatious or showy often beyond the bounds of good taste",
      ": marked by gaudy brightness",
      ": gaudy , showy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8fla-sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "jazzy",
      "pizzazzy",
      "pizazzy",
      "snazzy",
      "splashy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "rich young men who drive flashy cars",
      "I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until her arrest, Todorova enjoyed dance clubs, raves, beach resorts, exotic cocktails and flashy cars, her social media feeds show. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "There are no flashy cars or mansions in sight, and the homes of two Hern\u00e1ndez siblings that were pointed out to me looked doughtily middle-class. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Hernandez won the lawsuit, and 40 years later he's curated a museum exhibit to celebrate young Latinos who made flashy cars that rode low, hopped and danced on three wheels. \u2014 Len Ramirez, CBS News , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "At times, Leao was guilty of being too flashy , taking on one too many players instead of passing the ball on. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "My advice would be to get a camera that\u2019s not flashy \u2014 but actually flashes. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But while flashy Vegas eateries get overrun, a sleepier, less-touristy nearby town that has been catering to locals throughout the past year likely won't feel as overburdened by your visit. \u2014 Sally French, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2021",
      "But while flashy Vegas eateries get overrun, a sleepier, less-touristy nearby town that has been catering to locals throughout the past year likely won\u2019t feel as overburdened by your visit. \u2014 Sally French, chicagotribune.com , 9 June 2021",
      "This one's as flashy as a designer store window, and just as enticing. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203121"
  },
  "flat-footed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": affected with flatfoot",
      ": walking with a dragging or shambling gait",
      ": firm and well balanced on the feet",
      ": free from reservation : forthright",
      ": not ready : unprepared",
      ": proceeding in a plodding or unimaginative way : pedestrian",
      ": in an open and determined manner : flatly",
      ": with the feet flat on a surface (such as the ground)",
      ": affected with flatfoot",
      ": walking with a dragging or shambling gait"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccfu\u0307-t\u0259d",
      "\u02ccflat-\u02c8fu\u0307-",
      "-\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210421"
  },
  "flat-out":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "being or going at maximum effort or speed",
      "out-and-out , downright",
      "in a blunt and direct manner openly",
      "at top speed or peak performance",
      "absolutely , downright",
      "out-right entry 2 sense 1",
      "greatest possible",
      "in a very clear manner",
      "at top speed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8flat-\u02ccau\u0307t",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "all-out",
      "arrant",
      "blank",
      "blooming",
      "bodacious",
      "categorical",
      "categoric",
      "clean",
      "complete",
      "consummate",
      "crashing",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dead",
      "deadly",
      "definite",
      "downright",
      "dreadful",
      "fair",
      "flat",
      "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":[
      "Adverb",
      "I told him flat out that I have no intention of marrying him.",
      "We asked for more time but they refused us flat out .",
      "The car does 180 mph flat out .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "Bernstein\u2019s ability to work flat out , with little rest, and in uncanny coordination under Sussman\u2019s imaginative, constantly theorizing direction that put them well in front of everyone else. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "The Indianapolis 500\u2019s TV rating \u2013 for a race that included intrigue around Jimmie Johnson and Romain Grosjean\u2019s debuts and Helio Castroneves\u2019 \u2018Drive for 5\u2019 \u2013 flat out sunk. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
      "As Fortune\u2019s Shawn Tully points out, Hanke has been saying for some time that Jerome Powell\u2019s view\u2014that temporary supply chain snarls are to blame for rising prices\u2014is flat out wrong. \u2014 Alan Murray, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "These managers might be on their phones during meetings, dozing off or just flat out not engaging with anyone, setting a bad example for everyone else. \u2014 Melissa Banek, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Any claim that this bill will somehow stop Mississippi kids from learning about American History is just flat out wrong. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Thompson, who is just flat out emotional in her writing, was invoking mothers and babies, talking about the crises of civilization. \u2014 Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Noonan looked back toward the yard, then down at the rumpled patch of grass where Judge had been flat out on his back. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Iowa flat out embarrassed the Terps in the second half, scoring 53 points on 60% shooting, while redshirt senior Jordan Bohannon set a Hawkeyes record with 10 made 3-pointers. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "flatline":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to register on an electronic monitor as having no brain waves or heartbeat",
      ": die",
      ": to be in a state of no progress or advancement",
      ": to come to an end",
      ": to register on an electronic monitor as having no heartbeat or brain waves : to experience cessation of heart contractions or brain wave activity as indicated by a flat line on a electrocardiogram or electroencephalogram",
      ": die entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccl\u012bn",
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccl\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check out",
      "conk (out)",
      "croak",
      "decease",
      "demise",
      "depart",
      "die",
      "drop",
      "end",
      "exit",
      "expire",
      "fall",
      "go",
      "kick in",
      "kick off",
      "part",
      "pass (on)",
      "pass away",
      "peg out",
      "perish",
      "pop off",
      "step out",
      "succumb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "breathe",
      "live"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With no further policy, the country\u2019s emissions are projected to flatline or modestly fall from that level. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "Democrats couldn\u2019t have predicted many of the crises that have caused the Biden presidency to flatline since late August of last year. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "Indeed, Zandi is predicting the year-over-year rate of home price growth will flatline to 0% by this time next year. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Typically, markets flatline ahead of such consequential Fed meetings as investors hang on the sidelines until news breaks on Fed policy matters. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The decline of oil investment goes against predictions the IEA made just last year in the same report, which forecasted global oil demand to flatline rather than peak in the next two decades, settling at 104.1 million barrels per day by 2040. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Bank of America, for one, is now predicting stocks will largely flatline through next year. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "House Budget Chairman John Yarmuth, D-Ky., has suggested Democrats might flatline defense instead of providing the small increase Biden requested, potentially distributing an extra $12 billion to nondefense programs. \u2014 al , 14 June 2021",
      "In December, with the pandemic surging, many economists figured GDP would flatline or even dip early in the year. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170807"
  },
  "flatter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest",
      ": beguile sense 2",
      ": to encourage or gratify especially with the assurance that something is right",
      ": to portray too favorably",
      ": to display to advantage",
      ": to use flattery",
      ": one that flattens",
      ": a flat-faced swage used in smithing",
      ": to praise but not sincerely",
      ": to cause to feel pleased by showing respect or admiration",
      ": to show as favorably as possible",
      ": to make look more attractive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulate",
      "belaud",
      "blarney",
      "butter up",
      "hero-worship",
      "honey",
      "massage",
      "overpraise",
      "puff",
      "soft-soap",
      "stroke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He flattered her with comments about her youthful appearance.",
      "It flattered her to be asked to sing at their wedding.",
      "That dress really flatters your figure.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Queen recently proved that a floral shift dress can flatter at any age. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "To find the best swimsuits for larger cup sizes, the pros in the Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab \u2014 fiber scientists who evaluate different swimwear brands \u2014 tested to find the best suits to flatter every body type. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "The female founders went on to invent Stylest, a swimwear system designed to flatter any figure. \u2014 Anatola Araba Pabst, Town & Country , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Then there are the people who flatter and press the flesh but aren\u2019t as interested in the work as much as climbing the corporate ladder. \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "So to make that flattering on those bodies with huge shoulders and huge biceps was also a challenge\u2014to flatter them and also make the [Regency] silhouette. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Her leggings, shorts, sports bras and tops come in a variety of classic cuts and dreamy, pastel colors that flatter every body type. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "The most appealing fish dish is sauteed turbot, strewn with fresh herbs to flatter its delicate flesh and propped up on meltingly soft fennel. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The emails attempt to flatter , cajole and intimidate. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The signs have long since been phased out by San Francisco officials for a flatter , decidedly less cool design, but Zotto was able to recreate their distinctive font using historic photos. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 Apr. 2021",
      "Thats because the blue light tends to enhance all those imperfections that a soft glow flatters . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Claflin and Munn, the film's de facto leads, fare quite a measure worse, owing to their substantial lack of chemistry and line readings that fall flatter than a drunken uncle at the reception. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "The graph has two slopes, an extremely steep one and another that is much flatter and extends over a longer period of time. \u2014 Anna Kuchment, Dallas News , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "The rest of it, including the typeface, has a flatter and more modern look. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "The increasing recognition and growth of impact investing and venture capital focused on social impact startups bode well for the future and will play a key role in making the world flatter and a better place for all. \u2014 Rishad Premji, Quartz India , 9 Feb. 2020",
      "The flatter the stroke angle relative to the surface, the longer the paddle required to make solid contact with the water. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Surprisingly, even with all the extra recoil and muzzle blast, this cartridge will not shoot any flatter than most 6.5s. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 3 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1714, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204829"
  },
  "flaunt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to display or obtrude oneself to public notice",
      ": to wave or flutter showily",
      ": to display ostentatiously or impudently : parade",
      ": to treat contemptuously",
      ": to wave or flutter in a showy way",
      ": to show in a way that attracts attention"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4nt",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fnt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "display",
      "disport",
      "exhibit",
      "expose",
      "flash",
      "lay out",
      "parade",
      "produce",
      "show",
      "show off",
      "sport",
      "strut",
      "unveil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She liked to flaunt her wealth by wearing furs and jewelry.",
      "They openly flaunted the rules.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All the stars, models and celebs effortlessly flaunt their luxurious locks, leaving no room for those of us with thin hair to shine. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The festival has additionally been a gathering place for celebrities and filmmakers alike to flaunt their dazzling ensembles on the red carpet. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "As Hollywood works to widen its breadth of racial and cultural diversity in its film and TV projects, there\u2019s never been a better time to flaunt one\u2019s ethnic and religious pride on the red carpet. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "On a recent night at the Comedy Chateau, the brash blond is the first to flaunt her identity, flaws and all, in front of a crowd. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Try the style with a favorite flat to flaunt a swipe of ankle or lace-up boots for a leg-lengthening effect. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "And as in years past, the Puppy Bowl will be broken up by the Kitty Halftime Show, where adoptable felines get time to flaunt their skills. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Some flaunt their status with mansions, others with cars, but in the Gulf Arab states, license plates are all the rage. \u2014 Abbas Al Lawati, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Instagram models now flaunt the trucker-hat brand Von Dutch. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 25 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195557"
  },
  "flaunting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to display or obtrude oneself to public notice",
      ": to wave or flutter showily",
      ": to display ostentatiously or impudently : parade",
      ": to treat contemptuously",
      ": to wave or flutter in a showy way",
      ": to show in a way that attracts attention"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fnt",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4nt",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fnt"
    ],
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      "display",
      "disport",
      "exhibit",
      "expose",
      "flash",
      "lay out",
      "parade",
      "produce",
      "show",
      "show off",
      "sport",
      "strut",
      "unveil"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "She liked to flaunt her wealth by wearing furs and jewelry.",
      "They openly flaunted the rules.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All the stars, models and celebs effortlessly flaunt their luxurious locks, leaving no room for those of us with thin hair to shine. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 May 2022",
      "The festival has additionally been a gathering place for celebrities and filmmakers alike to flaunt their dazzling ensembles on the red carpet. \u2014 Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "As Hollywood works to widen its breadth of racial and cultural diversity in its film and TV projects, there\u2019s never been a better time to flaunt one\u2019s ethnic and religious pride on the red carpet. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "On a recent night at the Comedy Chateau, the brash blond is the first to flaunt her identity, flaws and all, in front of a crowd. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Try the style with a favorite flat to flaunt a swipe of ankle or lace-up boots for a leg-lengthening effect. \u2014 Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "And as in years past, the Puppy Bowl will be broken up by the Kitty Halftime Show, where adoptable felines get time to flaunt their skills. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Some flaunt their status with mansions, others with cars, but in the Gulf Arab states, license plates are all the rage. \u2014 Abbas Al Lawati, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Instagram models now flaunt the trucker-hat brand Von Dutch. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 25 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flana to rush around",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194552"
  },
  "flavor":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": odor , fragrance",
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      ": the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      ": a substance that flavors",
      ": characteristic or predominant quality",
      ": a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality",
      ": variety sense 3a",
      ": a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (such as quarks or neutrinos)",
      ": any of the different types of particles that are distinguished by flavor",
      ": version sense 2",
      ": one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time",
      ": to give or add flavor to",
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      ": a substance added to food to give it a desired taste",
      ": to give or add something to produce a taste",
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      ": the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      ": a substance that flavors",
      ": to give or add flavor to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "ambience",
      "ambiance",
      "aroma",
      "atmosphere",
      "aura",
      "climate",
      "halo",
      "karma",
      "mood",
      "nimbus",
      "note",
      "odor",
      "patina",
      "smell",
      "temper",
      "vibration(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lace",
      "savor",
      "savour",
      "season",
      "spice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tangerines are normally smaller, with a more intense flavor than the standard eating orange. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
      "This award-wining wheat ale practically bursts with mango flavor . \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Then they'll be infused with that delicious salty flavor . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
      "Kaina Martinez takes over Candy nightclub to welcome you to a Pride dance party with Latin flavor . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "The tacos are packed with flavor , with large portions atop each tortilla, much to the delight of every guest who files into Tlaxcali every morning on their way to work. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "This recipe is packed with as much flavor as color thanks to an array of bright vegetables, fresh herbs, ginger, lemongrass and a soy sauce and sesame oil dressing. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Cook meat or seafood on top of this Himalayan salt plank to infuse it with extra flavor before serving! \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 18 May 2022",
      "Bacon and eggs make a fine campsite breakfast, but chilaquiles are an even easier upgrade with major flavor . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit: The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Indian spices flavor this dinner of plump shrimp, scallops and rice. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171659"
  },
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    "type":"noun",
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      "odor , fragrance",
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      "the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      "a substance that flavors",
      "characteristic or predominant quality",
      "a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality",
      "variety sense 3a",
      "a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (such as quarks or neutrinos)",
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      "version sense 2",
      "one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time",
      "to give or add flavor to",
      "the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      "a substance added to food to give it a desired taste",
      "to give or add something to produce a taste",
      "the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      "the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      "a substance that flavors",
      "to give or add flavor to"
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      "air",
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      "ambiance",
      "aroma",
      "atmosphere",
      "aura",
      "climate",
      "halo",
      "karma",
      "mood",
      "nimbus",
      "note",
      "odor",
      "patina",
      "smell",
      "temper",
      "vibration(s)"
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      "lace",
      "savor",
      "savour",
      "season",
      "spice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Tangerines are normally smaller, with a more intense flavor than the standard eating orange. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
      "This award-wining wheat ale practically bursts with mango flavor . \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Then they'll be infused with that delicious salty flavor . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
      "Kaina Martinez takes over Candy nightclub to welcome you to a Pride dance party with Latin flavor . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "The tacos are packed with flavor , with large portions atop each tortilla, much to the delight of every guest who files into Tlaxcali every morning on their way to work. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "This recipe is packed with as much flavor as color thanks to an array of bright vegetables, fresh herbs, ginger, lemongrass and a soy sauce and sesame oil dressing. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Cook meat or seafood on top of this Himalayan salt plank to infuse it with extra flavor before serving! \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 18 May 2022",
      "Bacon and eggs make a fine campsite breakfast, but chilaquiles are an even easier upgrade with major flavor . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Indian spices flavor this dinner of plump shrimp, scallops and rice. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "flavorless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": odor , fragrance",
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      ": the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      ": a substance that flavors",
      ": characteristic or predominant quality",
      ": a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality",
      ": variety sense 3a",
      ": a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (such as quarks or neutrinos)",
      ": any of the different types of particles that are distinguished by flavor",
      ": version sense 2",
      ": one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time",
      ": to give or add flavor to",
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      ": a substance added to food to give it a desired taste",
      ": to give or add something to produce a taste",
      ": the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      ": the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      ": a substance that flavors",
      ": to give or add flavor to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "ambience",
      "ambiance",
      "aroma",
      "atmosphere",
      "aura",
      "climate",
      "halo",
      "karma",
      "mood",
      "nimbus",
      "note",
      "odor",
      "patina",
      "smell",
      "temper",
      "vibration(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lace",
      "savor",
      "savour",
      "season",
      "spice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tangerines are normally smaller, with a more intense flavor than the standard eating orange. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
      "This award-wining wheat ale practically bursts with mango flavor . \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Then they'll be infused with that delicious salty flavor . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
      "Kaina Martinez takes over Candy nightclub to welcome you to a Pride dance party with Latin flavor . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "The tacos are packed with flavor , with large portions atop each tortilla, much to the delight of every guest who files into Tlaxcali every morning on their way to work. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "This recipe is packed with as much flavor as color thanks to an array of bright vegetables, fresh herbs, ginger, lemongrass and a soy sauce and sesame oil dressing. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Cook meat or seafood on top of this Himalayan salt plank to infuse it with extra flavor before serving! \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 18 May 2022",
      "Bacon and eggs make a fine campsite breakfast, but chilaquiles are an even easier upgrade with major flavor . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit: The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Indian spices flavor this dinner of plump shrimp, scallops and rice. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185759"
  },
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    "type":"noun",
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      "odor , fragrance",
      "the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      "the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      "a substance that flavors",
      "characteristic or predominant quality",
      "a distinctive appealing or enlivening quality",
      "variety sense 3a",
      "a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (such as quarks or neutrinos)",
      "any of the different types of particles that are distinguished by flavor",
      "version sense 2",
      "one that is in the center of public attention for a limited time",
      "to give or add flavor to",
      "the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      "a substance added to food to give it a desired taste",
      "to give or add something to produce a taste",
      "the quality of something that affects the sense of taste",
      "the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth",
      "a substance that flavors",
      "to give or add flavor to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u0101-v\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "air",
      "ambience",
      "ambiance",
      "aroma",
      "atmosphere",
      "aura",
      "climate",
      "halo",
      "karma",
      "mood",
      "nimbus",
      "note",
      "odor",
      "patina",
      "smell",
      "temper",
      "vibration(s)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lace",
      "savor",
      "savour",
      "season",
      "spice"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Tangerines are normally smaller, with a more intense flavor than the standard eating orange. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
      "This award-wining wheat ale practically bursts with mango flavor . \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Then they'll be infused with that delicious salty flavor . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
      "Kaina Martinez takes over Candy nightclub to welcome you to a Pride dance party with Latin flavor . \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "The tacos are packed with flavor , with large portions atop each tortilla, much to the delight of every guest who files into Tlaxcali every morning on their way to work. \u2014 Marco Torres, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "This recipe is packed with as much flavor as color thanks to an array of bright vegetables, fresh herbs, ginger, lemongrass and a soy sauce and sesame oil dressing. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Cook meat or seafood on top of this Himalayan salt plank to infuse it with extra flavor before serving! \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 18 May 2022",
      "Bacon and eggs make a fine campsite breakfast, but chilaquiles are an even easier upgrade with major flavor . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "It can be taken orally or used to flavor food and drinks. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
      "Farther north, the state of Punjab\u2014whose curries are all the rage in Europe\u2014utilizes a paste or masala of ginger, garlic, onion and tomatoes tempered with cumin to flavor its food. \u2014 Misbaah Mansuri, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But using flour comes with another benefit The flour left behind in the pan caramelizes, helping to both flavor and thicken the pan sauce. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "But while seaweed is getting a lot of recent hype as part of efforts to combat climate-change, it\u2019s been used to flavor and preserve for centuries. \u2014 Andy Baraghani, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
      "Our version boasts matcha and cocoa powder, but classic recipes have nothing but vanilla extract to flavor it. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The restaurant trick here is using a Smoking Gun to flavor the thyme oil. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In the end, baking the meat intensifies flavor with no harm to special tradition One would think attending the first Passover dinner hosted by your daughter would be a mother\u2019s pure joy, but my mother was becoming unhinged. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Indian spices flavor this dinner of plump shrimp, scallops and rice. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": a defect in physical structure or form",
      ": an imperfection or weakness and especially one that detracts from the whole or hinders effectiveness",
      ": fragment",
      ": to make flaws in : mar",
      ": to become defective",
      ": a sudden brief burst of wind",
      ": a spell of stormy weather",
      ": an outburst especially of passion",
      ": a small fault or weakness"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022f",
      "\u02c8fl\u022f"
    ],
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      "blemish",
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      "blotch",
      "defect",
      "deformity",
      "disfigurement",
      "excrescence",
      "excrescency",
      "fault",
      "imperfection",
      "mar",
      "mark",
      "pockmark",
      "scar"
    ],
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      "blemish",
      "bloody",
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      "crab",
      "cripple",
      "cross (up)",
      "damage",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "endamage",
      "harm",
      "hurt",
      "impair",
      "injure",
      "mar",
      "spoil",
      "vitiate"
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      "Verb",
      "that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1610, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184312"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
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      "having a defect or imperfection"
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    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u022fd",
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      "amiss",
      "bad",
      "defective",
      "faulty",
      "imperfect"
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      "faultless",
      "flawless",
      "impeccable",
      "perfect"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1608, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having no flaw or imperfection perfect",
      "free of defects having no internal flaws"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u022f-l\u0259s",
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      "absolute",
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      "ideal",
      "immaculate",
      "impeccable",
      "indefectible",
      "irreproachable",
      "letter-perfect",
      "perfect",
      "picture-book",
      "picture-perfect",
      "seamless",
      "unblemished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amiss",
      "bad",
      "censurable",
      "defective",
      "faulty",
      "flawed",
      "imperfect",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The result was that executing a flawless dance became much more challenging. \u2014 Nate Bennett, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The junior also excelled on the mound with a 4-1 record and a 0.35 ERA in 39\u2154 innings pitched, including a flawless 6\u2154 in the state championship game. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
      "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",
      "When the green flag came out, Ericsson had a flawless start, forcing O\u2019Ward to make a move on the final lap. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 30 May 2022",
      "The Chancellors played flawless defense, put down some bunts at opportune times and hopped on the back of their ace pitcher, Ruedas, who said his lifelong dream was to pitch at Dodger Stadium. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "My Milk Hydro Grip Primer, my Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation\u2014that gives me flawless skin, always and forever. \u2014 Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 May 2022",
      "For the destination wedding, a white-sand beach is a flawless backdrop for these flowy numbers. \u2014 Gaby Keiderling, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
      "The dog breeds on our list include some pure breeds, some mixed breeds and some perfectly lovable and adorable dogs hardly deserving of their less-than- flawless reputations! \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "flay":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to strip off the skin or surface of : skin",
      ": to criticize harshly : excoriate",
      ": lash sense 1b",
      ": to strip off the skin or surface of",
      ": to beat severely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101"
    ],
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      "baste",
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      "call down",
      "castigate",
      "chastise",
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      "dress down",
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      "jaw",
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      "lambaste",
      "lambast",
      "lecture",
      "rag",
      "rail (at ",
      "rant (at)",
      "rate",
      "ream (out)",
      "rebuke",
      "reprimand",
      "reproach",
      "scold",
      "score",
      "tongue-lash",
      "upbraid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping",
      "flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Republicans cited the recent deceleration in hiring to flay Mr. Biden\u2019s economic policies. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "This isn\u2019t to criticize the family, but to flay CNN, which should have reported the factual context of the household\u2019s inflation experience. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "In their minority report, GOP members of the Ways and Means Committee seized the opportunity to flay Roosevelt for the New Deal\u2019s fiscal irresponsibility. \u2014 Joseph Thorndike, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Trauma becomes narrative currency, and whoever can claim the most trauma and flay themselves open widest for TV consumption wins the Sadness Olympics. \u2014 Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture , 22 June 2021",
      "For his part, Mr. Cunningham is happy to flay Mr. Tillis, but has little appetite to elevate the national stakes. \u2014 Jonathan Martin, New York Times , 23 Sep. 2020",
      "Cunningham is happy to flay Tillis, but has little appetite to elevate the national stakes. \u2014 Jonathan Martin New York Times, Star Tribune , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Separating fact from invention is difficult, but there are rumors that there was more than one murderer, the killing was drug-related and perhaps most disturbingly, that Driscoll was either dismembered or flayed alive. \u2014 Alex Heigl, PEOPLE.com , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "The Indians tie Clyde to the Skinning Tree and flay him alive. \u2014 Jennifer Percy, Harper's magazine , 20 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English flen , from Old English fl\u0113an ; akin to Old Norse fl\u0101 to flay, Lithuanian pl\u0117\u0161ti to tear",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192817"
  },
  "flee":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to run away often from danger or evil : fly",
      ": to hurry toward a place of security",
      ": to pass away swiftly : vanish",
      ": to run away from : shun",
      ": to run away or away from"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dematerialize",
      "disappear",
      "dissolve",
      "evanesce",
      "evaporate",
      "fade",
      "fly",
      "melt",
      "sink",
      "vanish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appear",
      "materialize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.",
      "He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.",
      "Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.",
      "He was forced to flee the country.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Residents attempting to flee were stopped at checkpoints manned by Russian soldiers who searched their cars. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The teen hit-and-run driver who slammed into a Los Angeles mom and her 8-month-old last summer asked to be taken to the hospital after attempting to flee the scene and slamming head-on into a pickup truck, according to authorities. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 13 June 2022",
      "Budamala was arrested in February while allegedly attempting to flee to Mexico, prosecutors said. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
      "In all, 14 victims were shot while three others were hit by vehicles attempting to flee the scene, Eames said. \u2014 Tina Burnside, CNN , 5 June 2022",
      "Hammond Police said three bystanders were shot after an argument turned into gunfire and another person was injured attempting to flee the scene. \u2014 Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
      "The officers identified the person, who fled, and while attempting to flee , the individual allegedly threw a gun before running into an apartment, police said. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "The attacker rushed the stage wearing a black hoodie and pushed Chappelle before attempting to flee . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Holbrook said no fatalities have been reported but that nine people were shot and five people suffered injuries while attempting to flee the mall for safety. \u2014 Michelle Liu, ajc , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English flen , from Old English fl\u0113on ; akin to Old High German fliohan to flee",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173819"
  },
  "fleece":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)",
      ": the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing",
      ": any of various soft or woolly coverings",
      ": a soft bulky deep-piled knitted or woven fabric used chiefly for clothing",
      ": to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion",
      ": to charge excessively for goods or services",
      ": to remove the fleece from : shear",
      ": to dot or cover with fleecy masses",
      ": the woolly coat of an animal and especially a sheep",
      ": to rob or cheat by trickery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113s",
      "\u02c8fl\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coat",
      "fur",
      "hair",
      "jacket",
      "pelage",
      "pile",
      "wool"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "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":[
      "Noun",
      "learning how to shear the fleece off a sheep",
      "Verb",
      "Don't let that salesman fleece you.",
      "an unsuspecting tourist fleeced by a scam artist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This piece is the definition of cozy\u2014a thick flannel shirt lined with fleece and stuffed with recycled insulation. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "It's made from cozy fleece with a zipper up the front, zippered side pockets, and fabric bands around the cuffs and the hemline. \u2014 Eden Lichterman, PEOPLE.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The lightweight fleece still has a place in my heart as mid-layer insulation between a base layer and shell jacket (or rain jackets). \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "From Amazon\u2019s new carbon-neutral Aware line comes this cozy crewneck fleece sweatshirt. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Still, few could deny how cozy Kardashian and Davidson look in their coordinated fleece . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "At Outdoor Retailer\u2019s 2020 winter show, Patagonia announced its new R1 Air line of layers\u2014the first big update to its flagship fleece in two decades. \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 19 Feb. 2021",
      "The interior is lined with fleece for an extra-soft feeling. \u2014 Sam Dangremond And Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "From memory foam couches to wrap-around cradles with fleece to platform styles, there\u2019s much to choose from. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The My Body author and her husband Bear-McClard proved that couples who fleece together, stay together while on a stroll in New York. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "At the news, Lady Featherington gives Jack the go-ahead to fleece Colin out of an investment. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Of late, Hollywood has released series after series about women who built enviable careers on a myth only to fail and fleece their followers in the process. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Many gamers saw the introduction of in-game economies and cryptocurrencies as a way to fleece them, by making splurging on NFTs compulsory to play, or do so on equal footing with other players. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Similarly gifted in this department is slinky psychoanalyst Lilith Ritter (Cate Blanchett), who believes her confessional access and his con artistery could combine nicely to fleece her elite clientele. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "There's also no evidence the organizers are looking to fleece unsuspecting rubes, unlike Trump University. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "That means drugmakers would still keep trying to fleece insurers with ridiculous list prices, insurers in turn would keep raising people\u2019s premiums, and the middlemen would keep serving themselves larger portions of the financial pie. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Finally, rapid testing manufacturers, many of whom have received billions in funding and support from the federal government, cannot be allowed to fleece consumers by raising prices and filling corporate orders first. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213927"
  },
  "fleecy":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "covered with, made of, or resembling fleece",
      "covered with, made of, or similar to fleece"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u0113-s\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "bristly",
      "brushy",
      "cottony",
      "furred",
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "hirsute",
      "rough",
      "shaggy",
      "silky",
      "unshorn",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bald",
      "furless",
      "glabrous",
      "hairless",
      "shorn",
      "smooth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "there were signs of the family's fleecy poodle all over the upholstery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cross-legged opposite Cooper in her fleecy armchairs, assuming the roles of therapist and client feels inevitable. \u2014 Beatrice Hazelhurst, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Pairing a miniskirt with sneakers and a fleecy jacket creates a look that\u2019s ready for brunch, shopping, or hitting the tennis courts. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "In Sheep Inc\u2019s case, that means starting with the fleecy ovines. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Sometimes there's nothing better than snuggling up inside a fleecy wool hoodie when the sky is pelting your home (or tent) with cold rain. \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The ones who stay, who are also in pajamas, help themselves to food or drink, park themselves on a couch or chair (with a fleecy blanket, of course) and read, chat, watch movies on Netflix, nap, play a board game, whatever. \u2014 cleveland , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "The second trick was more specific to the fleecy ballads that Harris records as Grouper, which sometimes conceal themselves in so much reverb and white noise that the music starts fudging your sense of distance. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Like your favorite pair of high-rise jeans and year-round denim topper, fleecy styles range in the wash, from light to true blue and black. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Pressure is mounting on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to retest the animal who has a fleecy black coat and small tufts of curly dark hair on his head. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fleet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number of warships under a single command",
      ": an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer",
      ": group sense 2a",
      ": a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control",
      ": swift in motion : nimble",
      ": fleeting",
      ": to fade away : vanish",
      ": flow",
      ": to fly swiftly",
      ": drift",
      ": to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly",
      ": a group of warships under one commander",
      ": a country's navy",
      ": a group of ships or vehicles that move together or are owned by one company",
      ": very swift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t",
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armada",
      "caravan",
      "cavalcade",
      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was the commander of the Pacific fleet .",
      "The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.",
      "Adjective",
      "a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The country will deploy 500 firefighter commandos into its forests, and beef up its fleet of planes to 86 from 74. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "The complaint said comparable agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are outpacing Metro, which will have less than 20 percent of its fleet converted in 2030. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Berman handles commercial and residential moves, along with some delivery work, and has nine trucks and a tractor-trailer in its fleet . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The city has several rental car companies, but some of them sold part of their fleet during the pandemic and have not restored their stock, said Andy Vobora, a spokesperson for Travel Lane County. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "The food bank has also been spending more money on fuel for its fleet of delivery vans and large trucks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "After the tunnel is completed, the airport plans to increase the number of Plane Trains in its fleet from 11 to 14. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Giant Food is adding two new electric vehicles to its grocery delivery fleet as the food retailer begins to shift to all-electric vans. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
      "The first-of-its-kind permit allows Cruise to charge for rides in its autonomous fleet , without a human driver in the car. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some diehard Romantics might object that Hough is too fleet in his approach. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Building in predictive alerts to provide real time coaching is what is needed, and companies like Nauto are innovating rapidly in fleet predictive intelligence looking ahead vs analyzing statistics alone. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Additionally, Ultium Charge 360 will help support home charging and provide non- fleet drivers access to more than 60,000 public places to charge. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 July 2021",
      "During the orchestral prelude, Daniel Barenboim drew a crisp, clean and fleet performance from the players. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to new technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "Receiver Jaylen Erwin on Sunday didn\u2019t list Allen among the fleetest players on the team. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "The airline will be accepting the delivery of three more aircraft this year, bringing its fleet total to 10 Boeing 737-NG 800s by the end of 2019. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones was promoted to fleet manager, in charge of keeping the factory\u2019s forklifts and carts on schedule, maintained and repaired. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And with every purchase, the global industrial base deepens, offering the U.S. F-35 fleet an extra measure of resiliency. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The stations also have to be accessible to the general public, or to fleet operators from more than one company. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Noblet: How will fleet electrification grow in the next 5-10 years, from your perspective? \u2014 Stacy Noblet, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "These figures are not conventionally lovely, and yet Arnold is able to make striking images out of scenes that would otherwise fleet by, unnoticed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Hyundai set a record for retail sales -- meaning excluding sales to fleet customers -- and increased its market share by eight-tenths of a percentage point. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Initially, two versions of the Silverado EV will be produced: The WT, or work truck, will be pitched to fleet and commercial customers; and the RST First Edition will target those who want lots of luxury features on top of towing and cargo capacity. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Nikola\u2019s business model is based on long-term leases of its trucks to fleet operators that include fuel as part of the prices. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224850"
  },
  "fleet-footed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able to run fast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t-\u02ccfu\u0307-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slow"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1743, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184945"
  },
  "fleeting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": passing swiftly : transitory",
      ": passing by quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8fl\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brief",
      "deciduous",
      "ephemeral",
      "evanescent",
      "flash",
      "fugacious",
      "fugitive",
      "impermanent",
      "momentary",
      "passing",
      "short-lived",
      "temporary",
      "transient",
      "transitory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "dateless",
      "deathless",
      "endless",
      "enduring",
      "eternal",
      "everlasting",
      "immortal",
      "lasting",
      "long-lived",
      "permanent",
      "perpetual",
      "timeless",
      "undying",
      "unending"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I caught a fleeting glimpse of the comet.",
      "had a fleeting desire to jump into the cool lake but kept on hiking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Any market recovery could prove fleeting , with central banks around the world bent on draining liquidity to combat runaway inflation. \u2014 Joanna Ossinger, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "While there is little likelihood of a repeat of last year\u2019s epic supply jams, the recent improvement may prove fleeting . \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Then Styles injects a subtle key change and breaks out tubular bells \u2013 and for a fleeting moment, all is right in the world. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "For such a fleeting moment, was the look even really worth it? \u2014 ELLE , 5 May 2022",
      "Most of my encounters with migrants over the years have been fleeting , like my meeting with Kenedy. \u2014 Sandra Dibble, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act passed the House of Representatives by a 417\u20131 vote in November 2019, but the bipartisanship was fleeting . \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
      "And in the past, attention to the risks of a pandemic has been fleeting . \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Ether was oversold as recently as March, when risk assets bottomed, but the rally was fleeting . \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1563, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183708"
  },
  "fleetly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number of warships under a single command",
      ": an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer",
      ": group sense 2a",
      ": a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control",
      ": swift in motion : nimble",
      ": fleeting",
      ": to fade away : vanish",
      ": flow",
      ": to fly swiftly",
      ": drift",
      ": to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly",
      ": a group of warships under one commander",
      ": a country's navy",
      ": a group of ships or vehicles that move together or are owned by one company",
      ": very swift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t",
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armada",
      "caravan",
      "cavalcade",
      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was the commander of the Pacific fleet .",
      "The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.",
      "Adjective",
      "a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The country will deploy 500 firefighter commandos into its forests, and beef up its fleet of planes to 86 from 74. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "The complaint said comparable agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are outpacing Metro, which will have less than 20 percent of its fleet converted in 2030. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Berman handles commercial and residential moves, along with some delivery work, and has nine trucks and a tractor-trailer in its fleet . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The city has several rental car companies, but some of them sold part of their fleet during the pandemic and have not restored their stock, said Andy Vobora, a spokesperson for Travel Lane County. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "The food bank has also been spending more money on fuel for its fleet of delivery vans and large trucks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "After the tunnel is completed, the airport plans to increase the number of Plane Trains in its fleet from 11 to 14. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Giant Food is adding two new electric vehicles to its grocery delivery fleet as the food retailer begins to shift to all-electric vans. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
      "The first-of-its-kind permit allows Cruise to charge for rides in its autonomous fleet , without a human driver in the car. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some diehard Romantics might object that Hough is too fleet in his approach. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Building in predictive alerts to provide real time coaching is what is needed, and companies like Nauto are innovating rapidly in fleet predictive intelligence looking ahead vs analyzing statistics alone. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Additionally, Ultium Charge 360 will help support home charging and provide non- fleet drivers access to more than 60,000 public places to charge. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 July 2021",
      "During the orchestral prelude, Daniel Barenboim drew a crisp, clean and fleet performance from the players. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to new technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "Receiver Jaylen Erwin on Sunday didn\u2019t list Allen among the fleetest players on the team. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "The airline will be accepting the delivery of three more aircraft this year, bringing its fleet total to 10 Boeing 737-NG 800s by the end of 2019. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones was promoted to fleet manager, in charge of keeping the factory\u2019s forklifts and carts on schedule, maintained and repaired. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And with every purchase, the global industrial base deepens, offering the U.S. F-35 fleet an extra measure of resiliency. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The stations also have to be accessible to the general public, or to fleet operators from more than one company. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Noblet: How will fleet electrification grow in the next 5-10 years, from your perspective? \u2014 Stacy Noblet, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "These figures are not conventionally lovely, and yet Arnold is able to make striking images out of scenes that would otherwise fleet by, unnoticed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Hyundai set a record for retail sales -- meaning excluding sales to fleet customers -- and increased its market share by eight-tenths of a percentage point. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Initially, two versions of the Silverado EV will be produced: The WT, or work truck, will be pitched to fleet and commercial customers; and the RST First Edition will target those who want lots of luxury features on top of towing and cargo capacity. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Nikola\u2019s business model is based on long-term leases of its trucks to fleet operators that include fuel as part of the prices. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193740"
  },
  "fleshly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corporeal , bodily",
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by indulgence of bodily appetites",
      ": lascivious",
      ": not spiritual : worldly",
      ": fleshy sense 1a",
      ": having a sensuous quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carnal",
      "earthborn",
      "earthbound",
      "earthly",
      "material",
      "mundane",
      "sublunary",
      "temporal",
      "terrene",
      "terrestrial",
      "worldly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heavenly",
      "nontemporal",
      "unearthly",
      "unworldly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a time of year when people shouldn't focus on fleshly concerns, but instead on spiritual matters",
      "the fleshly eye sees the only finished painting, but the mind's eye sees the genius behind its creation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is a leveling effect to his approach, one that allows About Endlessness to find grandeur in the smallest of everyday moments while also highlighting the fallible, fleshly absurdity of even history\u2019s most outsize figures. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "They were tempted by curiosity and hunger, by fleshly desires. \u2014 Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, The New Yorker , 18 Jan. 2021",
      "When all seems lost, a magical, fleshly reappearance defies death\u2019s despair. \u2014 Longreads , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "Our fleshly forms evolved to work within the tug of gravity. \u2014 National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
      "Beasley\u2019s lush and sculptures are anchored in fleshly experience. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2018",
      "A bovine nirvana, in other words, where the fleshly mortification of Theravada Buddhism does not apply. \u2014 Joseph Hincks / Hong Kong, Time , 30 Aug. 2017",
      "For two decades, Howard has sworn off liquor, cigarettes, women, and other fleshly temptations. \u2014 Matt Wolfe, New Republic , 2 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211859"
  },
  "fleshy":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh",
      "marked by abundant flesh",
      "corpulent",
      "succulent , pulpy",
      "not thin, dry, or membranous",
      "like or consisting of flesh",
      "fat entry 1 sense 1",
      "marked by abundant flesh",
      "corpulent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fle-sh\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "juicy",
      "pulpy",
      "succulent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "juiceless",
      "sapless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the fleshy part of the thigh",
      "the fleshy texture of the melon",
      "a plant with fleshy leaves",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People now get off on seeing mondo mutation, steel meeting tissue, fleshy destruction rebranded as a genetically superior, high-art geek show. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
      "Now De Kooning\u2019s woman is an energetic body, a commanding figure with visual weight and fleshy mass seated in three-dimensional optical space. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The fleshy , round pads stand upright and produce large, yellow blooms in summer, well visited by pollinators. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Guston painted in thick, fleshy pinks, commonly outlining his figures in red or black instead of filling them in. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Donna has an eye for decorating, too, evinced by the lacy web of fried squid ink hovering above a collection of sweet scallops gathered on pureed potatoes and fleshy black trumpet mushrooms. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Porpoise penises, in turn, ended in a fleshy projection, like a finger, that seemed to have evolved to poke through the folds and reach the cervix. \u2014 Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The interior consists of edible fleshy yellow bulbs, each holding a seed. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "flibbertigibbet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a silly flighty person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfli-b\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8ji-b\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherbrain",
      "featherhead",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "forced to endure a long flight with a flibbertigibbet as a seat companion"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English flepergebet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215426"
  },
  "flick":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light sharp jerky stroke or movement",
      ": a sound produced by a flick",
      ": flicker entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to move or propel with a light quick movement",
      ": to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch",
      ": to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion",
      ": to remove with light blows",
      ": to go or pass quickly or abruptly",
      ": to direct flicks at something",
      ": movie",
      ": a light snapping stroke",
      ": to strike or move with a quick motion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik",
      "\u02c8flik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "film",
      "flicker",
      "motion picture",
      "movie",
      "moving picture",
      "picture"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1629, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1926, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211236"
  },
  "flickery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter",
      ": to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light",
      ": to appear or pass briefly or quickly",
      ": to cause to flicker",
      ": to produce by flickering",
      ": an act of flickering",
      ": a sudden brief movement",
      ": a momentary quickening",
      ": a slight indication : hint",
      ": a wavering light",
      ": a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen",
      ": movie",
      ": a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker ( Colaptes auratus ) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants \u2014 compare red-shafted flicker , yellow-shafted flicker",
      ": to burn unsteadily",
      ": to appear briefly",
      ": to move quickly",
      ": a quick small movement",
      ": a quick movement of light",
      ": a large North American woodpecker",
      ": the wavering or fluttering visual sensation produced by intermittent light when the interval between flashes is not small enough to produce complete fusion of the individual impressions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8flik-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "film",
      "flick",
      "motion picture",
      "movie",
      "moving picture",
      "picture"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "A TV was flickering in the background.",
      "The overhead light kept flickering off and on.",
      "Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
      "A smile flickered across her face."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1809, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205538"
  },
  "flight":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings",
      ": the ability to fly",
      ": a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere",
      ": the distance covered in such a flight",
      ": swift movement",
      ": a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft",
      ": a scheduled airplane trip",
      ": the airplane that is making a trip",
      ": a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together",
      ": a number of competitors (as in a sport) grouped together on the basis of demonstrated skill or ability or for purposes of elimination contests prior to a final test",
      ": a selection of alcoholic drinks (such as wines, beers, or whiskeys) for tasting as a group",
      ": a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display",
      ": a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another",
      ": a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs",
      ": a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron",
      ": flush",
      ": to rise, settle, or fly in a flock",
      ": an act or instance of running away",
      ": an act of passing through the air by the use of wings",
      ": a passing through the air or space",
      ": a trip by an airplane or spacecraft",
      ": a group of similar things flying through the air together",
      ": an extraordinary display",
      ": a series of stairs from one level or floor to the next",
      ": the act of running away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012bt",
      "\u02c8fl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "breakout",
      "bunk",
      "escape",
      "getaway",
      "lam",
      "rout",
      "slip"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210943"
  },
  "flighty":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "swift",
      "lacking stability or steadiness",
      "easily upset volatile",
      "easily excited skittish",
      "capricious , silly",
      "easily excited or frightened skittish",
      "not steady or serious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u012b-t\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "fiddle-footed",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women",
      "you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aquarius moon Aquarius moon people tend to be flighty and somewhat aloof. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "While younger workers might have a reputation for being flighty or quitting soon after starting a job, many Gen Zers are seeking a job that invests in them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Braking is done through side-pull road-bike style brakes and despite the small 20-inch wheels, the Urban doesn\u2019t feel very flighty or sketchy while underway. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Around the World in 80 Days' (1956) An English dude (David Niven) travels the globe and meets colorful characters in a flighty three-hour affair. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Like the introductory rivalry scene in which Cyrano\u2019s rapier wit and rapier skills humiliate a celebrated theater ham just to win the flighty Roxanne\u2019s attention, Wright aims to impress, but his flamboyance and foundering romanticism miss the mark. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Ohio isn\u2019t the only entity to make this flighty error. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Her flighty , forgetful personality means that Alex ends up taking care of her instead of the other way around. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "flimflam":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deceptive nonsense",
      ": deception , fraud",
      ": to subject to a flimflam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flim-\u02ccflam"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artifice",
      "device",
      "dodge",
      "fetch",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "scheme",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "stratagem",
      "trick",
      "wile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "bilk",
      "bleed",
      "cheat",
      "chisel",
      "chouse",
      "con",
      "cozen",
      "defraud",
      "diddle",
      "do",
      "do in",
      "euchre",
      "fiddle",
      "fleece",
      "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":[
      "Noun",
      "The report is just a lot of corporate flimflam .",
      "giving the new guy at work her cell phone number\u2014\u201cin case of an emergency\u201d\u2014was just a flimflam to pique his romantic interest",
      "Verb",
      "everyone likes to think that they're too smart to be flimflammed by anyone",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instead, Democrats should present voters with a material choice between a party that has nothing to offer the majority of Americans but abuse and conspiratorial flimflam and a party committed to building a democracy and an economy that work for all. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 5 Feb. 2021",
      "Might that statement actually be a bit of protective flimflam ? \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "There\u2019s always seemed to be a bit of flimflam behind that gigglemug of his. \u2014 Jonah Goldberg, National Review , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "Zirin does not get lost in the clouds of flimflam that have spewed out of Trump for decades, which other biographers have taken as their mission to prove or disprove. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "The telltale sign of political flimflam is a promise to deliver all the benefits associated with a particular policy without any of the costs. \u2014 Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "The far-reaching, proposed climate legislation championed by liberal lawmakers Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey, and derided by Trump as economic flimflam , aims to tackle climate change. \u2014 Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Voters\u2019 civic duty lies in applying their best judgment to separate the fact from the flimflam . \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2019",
      "Once the flimflam is removed, stocks and bonds are telling a consistent story of a slower but still-growing economy. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 30 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1660, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205325"
  },
  "flimsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking in physical strength or substance",
      ": of inferior materials and workmanship",
      ": having little worth or plausibility",
      ": a lightweight paper used especially for multiple copies",
      ": a document printed on flimsy",
      ": not strong or solid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flim-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8flim-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cobwebby",
      "filmy",
      "frothy",
      "gauzy",
      "gossamer",
      "gossamery",
      "insubstantial",
      "sleazy",
      "unsubstantial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sturdy",
      "substantial"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a flimsy piece of material",
      "They have only the flimsiest of evidence against him.",
      "a movie with a flimsy plot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "For months the world felt wobbly, flimsy , like a screen on which images were projected. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
      "At the Strait of Dover, the English Channel \u2014 one of the world\u2019s busiest commercial shipping lanes \u2014 is some 21 miles wide, and can be dangerous for people in small flimsy boats when hammered by high winds. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "At the Strait of Dover, the Channel, one of the world\u2019s busiest commercial shipping lanes, is some 21 miles wide and can be dangerous for people in small, flimsy boats, particularly when hammered by high winds. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Roe\u2019s constitutionality has been flimsy at best and inflamingly divisive at worse. \u2014 WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "For more than half a century, residents of Manhattan's East Village neighborhood would pick up their freshly starched shirts in flimsy plastic bags from Sun's Laundry. \u2014 NBC news , 9 Oct. 2020",
      "Little flimsy or random, since with a large cast these personalities aren't super developed. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
      "To make matters worse, Biden\u2019s iteration of the JCPOA would be significantly weaker than Obama\u2019s already flimsy agreement. \u2014 Carine Hajjar, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Emmert and the rest of the NCAA offered a litany of excuses for why those disparities and others existed, each one as flimsy as the next. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Over the course of the story, John\u2019s mother, Lucille, condemns him over flimsy -at-best evidence, and John\u2019s father, Dan, physically beats him while arguing over the truthfulness of the Bible. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Few party regulars care to talk about the flimsy to nonexistent ethics that guide their fundraising. \u2014 Michael Sokolove, The New Republic , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "The Reform\u2019s build quality is an odd mix of flimsy and tank-like. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "All of their products, the flimsy and the more substantial, seemed to float by at various levels. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "That\u2019s a lot of money for a toaster, and especially a toaster that looks this flimsy . \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
      "Defense lawyers have criticized evidence against the father and son as flimsy and based on hearsay and speculation. \u2014 CBS News , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "Defense lawyers have criticized evidence against the father and son as flimsy and based on hearsay and speculation. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "Before anyone had a chance to digest the flimsy -at-best basis for many of the pardons, Trump unexpectedly made another announcement. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 23 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1814, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215540"
  },
  "flinch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince",
      ": to tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort",
      ": to draw back from or as if from pain or fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flinch",
      "\u02c8flinch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blench",
      "cringe",
      "quail",
      "recoil",
      "shrink",
      "squinch",
      "wince"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He flinched when I tapped him on the shoulder.",
      "She met danger without flinching .",
      "The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When asked pregame whether the mood in the locker room was angry or nervous, Celtics coach Ime Udoka didn't flinch . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "The Eagles did not flinch , responding with a three-run sixth inning that gave them a second straight state championship. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "In true Lee form, the script doesn't flinch , attacking race, agony, and the effects of war head-on. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "Many artists flinch when asked about the social and economic messaging behind their work. \u2014 Grace Banks, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The sounds of two loud explosions ring out, but the 3-year-old doesn\u2019t flinch . \u2014 Loveday Morris And Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Baker\u2019s label didn\u2019t flinch over the transformation. \u2014 Meaghan Garvey, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "As survivors described their ordeal, explosions shook the walls, causing medical workers to flinch . \u2014 Mstyslav Chernov, ajc , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But the Flames, the East's No. 1 seed, didn't flinch and responded with a 12-0 run to tie it at 14 apiece. \u2014 The Courier-Journal , 6 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French flenchir to bend, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German lenken to bend, Old High German hlanca flank \u2014 more at lank ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213429"
  },
  "fling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move in a brusque or headlong manner",
      ": to kick or plunge vigorously",
      ": caper",
      ": to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually",
      ": to cast as if by throwing",
      ": to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously (see unceremonious sense 2 )",
      ": to give unrestrainedly",
      ": an act or instance of flinging",
      ": a casual try or involvement",
      ": a casual or brief love affair",
      ": a period devoted to self-indulgence",
      ": to throw hard or without care",
      ": to move forcefully",
      ": an act of throwing hard or without care",
      ": a time of freedom for pleasure",
      ": a brief try"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli\u014b",
      "\u02c8fli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cast",
      "catapult",
      "chuck",
      "dash",
      "fire",
      "heave",
      "hurl",
      "hurtle",
      "launch",
      "lob",
      "loft",
      "peg",
      "pelt",
      "pitch",
      "sling",
      "throw",
      "toss"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "binge",
      "frisk",
      "frolic",
      "gambol",
      "idyll",
      "idyl",
      "lark",
      "ploy",
      "revel",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "spree"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The case of the United States shows how gravely a few years of inaction can fling a country off course, steepening the slope of emissions reductions required to get back on. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Thursday looks a lot like the other night when Matthew Stafford attempted to fling the football out of the end zone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The spiders fling themselves off their mates so fast that ordinary cameras cannot capture the behavior. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "By promising that most elusive of human commodities \u2014 empathy \u2014 ElliQ could either solve the growing plague of senior loneliness or fling us right into the dystopic robot-buddy chasm. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Some teens took those brief moments of human contact to fling their feces and urine at the guards. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "This small shack on 11th Street in the Heights is shut most of the year, but its doors fling open and its social media comes back to life as soon as crawfish season starts. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Explosions fling a wide array of materials into the air, from heavy metals in industrial sites to the concrete, cables, and piping in roads, to asbestos from buildings. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Looks like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson's romance isn't just a passing fling . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "All the outlets noted that Momoa attended the April premiere of Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s film Ambulance, where rumors of their possible fling first sparked. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 17 May 2022",
      "Fed up with everything, Anna goes hunting for a one-night stand on a dating app\u2014but her wild fling soon snowballs into something a lot more substantial. \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, in Paris, a fling from the dowager countess\u2019s youth raises questions about the Crawley\u2019s family history. \u2014 Melissa Giannini, ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "During one episode, DeSorbo discussed the potential love triangle that was brewing between her, Conover and her Winter House fling Andrea Denver. \u2014 Caitlyn Hitt, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Unlike other launches, SpinLaunch uses simple physics on a grand scale in order to fling objects away from Earth. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 6 May 2022",
      "Sunday, Writer\u2019s Block Bookstore & Cafe, 3956 Spenard Road Join the Wrangell Mountains Center and Writer\u2019s Block Bookstore and Cafe on Sunday afternoon for WMC\u2019s annual spring fling thing. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
      "Maggie and Gary try to be hospitable to a surprise guest; Regina worries about Tyrell moving too fast with a new fling ; Rome helps a student through their maturation. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185647"
  },
  "fling (off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly",
      ": to depart hastily or brusquely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203104"
  },
  "fling (off ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give utterance or expression to usually casually or carelessly",
      ": to depart hastily or brusquely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214551"
  },
  "flinty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling flint",
      ": stern , unyielding",
      ": composed of or covered with flint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flin-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "austere",
      "authoritarian",
      "hard",
      "harsh",
      "heavy-handed",
      "ramrod",
      "rigid",
      "rigorous",
      "severe",
      "stern",
      "strict",
      "tough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clement",
      "forbearing",
      "gentle",
      "indulgent",
      "lax",
      "lenient",
      "tolerant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a flinty and determined hero",
      "a flinty warrior hardened by years of battle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zingy, 10-year-old Sarah Silverman (Zoe Glick) isn\u2019t a natural fit for the town of Bedford, N.H., where sour, flinty fatalism is the norm. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Reinforcements to the latest GR86's front and rear subframes lend it a more refined, solid-feeling ride that is appropriately taut but not flinty or harsh. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Thank the car's quick and direct steering and its chassis composure, even if our S90 R-Design\u2014equipped with adaptive dampers, rear air springs, and 20-inch all-season rubber\u2014suffered from a somewhat flinty ride over pockmarked pavement. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Their dialogues get a lilting, inflected life in the actors\u2019 performances\u2014in Seydoux\u2019s flinty calm and in Podalyd\u00e8s\u2019s wry drive and plaintive wit. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The few words Reid did say were often flinty and fiery. \u2014 Lisa Mascaro, ajc , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Season 4 began with John Dutton, the flinty patriarch of the Yellowstone ranch played by Kevin Costner, bleeding on a deserted road. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Their flinty dynamic powers and shapes the ensuing episodes. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Governor Chris Sununu has faced bitter opposition to vaccination campaigns and mask mandates in New Hampshire, a state of 1.4 million with a flinty libertarian streak. \u2014 Emma Court, Fortune , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172847"
  },
  "flippant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking proper respect or seriousness",
      ": glib , talkative",
      ": not respectful or serious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-p\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fli-p\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cute",
      "facetious",
      "flip",
      "pert",
      "smart",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-ass",
      "smart-assed",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wise",
      "wiseass"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "sincere"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "As far as he was concerned, we were an unforgivably flippant bunch. Louche. Our shared political stance \u2026 struck him as pathetically naive. \u2014 Mordecai Richler , GQ , November 1997",
      "\u2026 although she is neither solemn nor pontifical, she may be the least flippant advice columnist in the business. \u2014 Ray Olson , Booklist , 1 May 1991",
      "Despite its flippant name, the Greed Index has proven a remarkably prescient barometer of the market during the past 16 years. \u2014 Richard E. Rustin , Wall Street Journal , 29 May 1984",
      "He made a flippant response to a serious question.",
      "his flippant comment that the poor save on taxes offended many people",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the film\u2019s final beat between the characters, which initially culminated in a flippant joke, was tweaked to land on something sweeter and more romantic. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "His tone flippant in some entries and rageful in others, Mr. Gendron posted his plans to a private channel on the messaging platform Discord. \u2014 Dan Frosch, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "Among the members of the group, where rabbits\u2019 lives are celebrated as inherently worthy and their deaths are treated as tragedies, both the article\u2019s central idea and flippant tone were met with severe disapproval. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Axiom itself has been more flippant about word usage in the past. \u2014 Jackie Wattles, CNN , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The video then shows all the flippant ways younger employees sign emails to their older boss. \u2014 Sheila Callaham, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This moment is specifically written as a time of understanding and reassurance, not one of flippant amusement. \u2014 Ayanna Prescod, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Either way, the opening half of the response is all over the map, too flippant by half and even hallucinating a first-person experience of prison. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Interviews with New Jersey voters revealed that some Democrats\u2019 breaks from their party last fall were neither flippant nor fleeting. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from flip entry 1 \u2014 see flip  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194834"
  },
  "flirt":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to move erratically flit",
      "to behave amorously without serious intent",
      "to show superficial or casual interest or liking",
      "experiment",
      "to come close to reaching or experiencing something",
      "flick",
      "to move in a jerky manner",
      "an act or instance of flirting",
      "a person who flirts",
      "to show a romantic interest in someone just for fun",
      "a person who flirts a lot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u0259rt",
    "synonyms":[
      "coquet",
      "coquette",
      "dally",
      "frivol",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flirter",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flirting all night.",
      "the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
      "Noun",
      "he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "All of which is to say this Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Producing wines that flirt between sweetness and liveliness, this vineyard yields some of the best Chenin Blanc of the appellation. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "In psychology, attachment theory can be applied to friendships, romantic relationships, platonic relationships, and co-writing partnerships that begin as a ruse to flirt . \u2014 Nikki Palumbo, The New Yorker , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Zoe told the publication that Noth would walk by her desk and flirt with her and leave messages on her work phone. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to move erratically flit",
      "to behave amorously without serious intent",
      "to show superficial or casual interest or liking",
      "experiment",
      "to come close to reaching or experiencing something",
      "flick",
      "to move in a jerky manner",
      "an act or instance of flirting",
      "a person who flirts",
      "to show a romantic interest in someone just for fun",
      "a person who flirts a lot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coquet",
      "coquette",
      "dally",
      "frivol",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flirter",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flirting all night.",
      "the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
      "Noun",
      "he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "All of which is to say this Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Producing wines that flirt between sweetness and liveliness, this vineyard yields some of the best Chenin Blanc of the appellation. \u2014 Michelle Williams, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "In psychology, attachment theory can be applied to friendships, romantic relationships, platonic relationships, and co-writing partnerships that begin as a ruse to flirt . \u2014 Nikki Palumbo, The New Yorker , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Zoe told the publication that Noth would walk by her desk and flirt with her and leave messages on her work phone. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-165917"
  },
  "flitter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flutter , flicker",
      ": one that flits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the birds flittered back and forth between the backyard feeder and the safety of the trees",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Scrub jays are those large blue birds that flitter around urban and wild L.A. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
      "And what better way to celebrate spring than walking through an atrium flittering with colorful butterflies? \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Apr. 2018",
      "How about hexagonal gridding that evokes a honeycomb forged by flittering bees? \u2014 Lee Williams, OregonLive.com , 21 May 2017",
      "But few have paid attention to the moths, hover flies, beetles, and countless other insects that buzz and flitter through the warm months. \u2014 Pam Mandel, Longreads , 14 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Physics contains equations that describe everything from the stretching of space-time to the flitter of photons. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Jan. 2018",
      "More than 1,000 butterflies flitter among a natural-rock waterfall, palms, and even orchids. \u2014 Patrick Sisson, Curbed , 12 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1554, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181820"
  },
  "flock":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of animals (such as birds or sheep) assembled or herded together",
      ": a group under the guidance of a leader",
      ": a church congregation",
      ": a large number",
      ": to gather or move in a flock",
      ": a tuft of wool or cotton fiber",
      ": woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses",
      ": very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal",
      ": floc",
      ": to fill with flock",
      ": to decorate with flock",
      ": a group of animals living or kept together",
      ": a group someone watches over",
      ": a large number",
      ": to gather or move in a crowd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4k"
    ],
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      "army",
      "bike",
      "cram",
      "crowd",
      "crush",
      "drove",
      "herd",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "legion",
      "mass",
      "mob",
      "multitude",
      "press",
      "rout",
      "scrum",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crowd",
      "mob",
      "swarm",
      "throng"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173351"
  },
  "flog":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to beat with or as if with a rod or whip",
      ": to criticize harshly",
      ": to force or urge into action : drive",
      ": to sell (something, such as stolen goods) illegally",
      ": sell sense 7",
      ": to promote aggressively : plug",
      ": steal sense 1",
      ": flap , flutter",
      ": to move along with difficulty : slog",
      ": to beat severely with a rod or whip"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birch",
      "cowhide",
      "flagellate",
      "flail",
      "hide",
      "horsewhip",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.",
      "a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea is not to flog yourself for mistakes but to acknowledge them with future improvements in mind. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Not to mention that the reconciliation process frequently results in the theatrics of the minority party using the Byrd rule to publicly flog the majority party\u2019s policies. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Is there any real difference between such magical thinking and the superstitions that led medieval peasants to flog themselves? \u2014 Niall Ferguson Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
      "Republicans used Lordstown to flog a Rust Belt revival. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 June 2021",
      "Selling vehicles directly forges a bond with buyers that may help flog services in the future. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Garuda is not the only Asian airline to flog its food to the land-lubbing public. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2020",
      "And right on time the opponents of fossil fuels are flogging a sloppy study that ties pollutants to coronavirus deaths. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2020",
      "Democrats, seeking more than $500 billion to cover costs of police, fire and other front-line workers, have flogged McConnell for his opposition and his suggestion that states could instead take a bankruptcy option out. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 1 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip \u2014 more at flagellate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213858"
  },
  "flood":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land",
      ": a condition of overflowing",
      ": a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah",
      ": the flowing in of the tide",
      ": an overwhelming quantity or volume",
      ": a state of abundant flow or volume or of greatest activity",
      ": floodlight",
      ": to cover with a flood : inundate",
      ": to fill abundantly or excessively",
      ": to supply an excess of fuel to (an engine, a carburetor, etc.) so that engine operation is hampered",
      ": to pour forth, go, or come in a flood",
      ": to become filled with a flood",
      ": a huge flow of water that rises and spreads over the land",
      ": the flowing in of the tide",
      ": a very large number or amount",
      ": to cover or become filled with water",
      ": to fill as if with a flood",
      ": to have an excessive menstrual flow or a uterine hemorrhage after childbirth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluvion",
      "bath",
      "cataclysm",
      "cataract",
      "deluge",
      "flood tide",
      "inundation",
      "Niagara",
      "overflow",
      "spate",
      "torrent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deluge",
      "drown",
      "engulf",
      "gulf",
      "inundate",
      "overflow",
      "overwhelm",
      "submerge",
      "submerse",
      "swamp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The system moved at a fair clip across Florida at 18 mph, its rains that began on Friday did the most damage overnight especially in flood -prone areas of Miami, leaving much of downtown and Little Havana under nearly a foot of water. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
      "Residents who live in flood -prone areas should consider getting valuables out of the basement and prep for possible backups. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "As New York grew, poorer people \u2014 including waves of immigrants as well as Black Americans migrating north \u2014 ended up in less desirable, cheaper areas, places that tended to be hotter, lower-lying, landlocked, flood -prone or swampy. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Heavy rain will also be possible and could add up to several inches and cause flooding in those typically flood -prone areas. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 25 May 2022",
      "Stick one of these small (but mighty) circles in any bird baths, ponds, plant trays or flood -prone areas up to 100 square feet to kill mosquito larvae for 30 days. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "Although several buildings on lower Main Street have been purchased by the County to remove certain businesses from flood -prone areas, there has been no progress made on next steps. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
      "At least 50 people attended a public workshop on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to purchase flood -prone property scattered around the banks of Beaver Lake, but the property owners involved who were interviewed disapprove of the idea. \u2014 Doug Thompson, Arkansas Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The site is in the Leon Creek Watershed, which is one of the most flood -prone areas in the city. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That has enabled Caruso, who also raised $750,000 from a handful of other billionaires and supporters, to flood the traditionally Democratic city with non-stop ads. \u2014 Zach Everson, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Google refused to provide someone to speak on the record about the issue, opting instead to flood my inbox with policy statements. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "Facilities could also adjust how many fish are released and when: Longtime hatchery philosophy has been to flood the river with fish. \u2014 ProPublica , 24 May 2022",
      "Batuman possesses a rare ability to successfully flood the reader with granular facts, emotional vulnerability, dry humor, and a philosophical undercurrent without losing the reader in a sea of noise. \u2014 Lauren Leblanc, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "The scene was criticized by some historians who objected to the suggestion that Grissom may have prematurely blown the hatch, causing the capsule to flood with water. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "Shantay Jackson, director of the Mayor\u2019s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, said Tuesday, shortly after the Rose Street shooting, that in the coming weeks, the city aims to flood that neighborhood with city and local nonprofit resources. \u2014 Jessica Anderson, Baltimore Sun , 11 May 2022",
      "Its response to an array of global challenges was to flood the U.S. economy and the world with money. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "In reality this would allow Biden to continue the pre-2015 protocol of planning for where U.S. exports are actually needed based on national priorities instead of giving companies carte blanche to flood the world with gas as prices climb at home. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1663, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210310"
  },
  "floor":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the level base of a room",
      ": the lower inside surface of a hollow structure (such as a cave or bodily part)",
      ": a ground surface",
      ": a structure dividing a building into stories",
      ": story",
      ": the occupants of such a floor",
      ": the surface of a structure on which one travels",
      ": a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery",
      ": the specially prepared or marked area on which indoor sports events take place",
      ": the members of an assembly",
      ": the right to address an assembly",
      ": a lower limit : base",
      ": in field goals as opposed to free throws",
      ": to cover with a floor or flooring",
      ": to knock or bring down",
      ": flabbergast , dumbfound",
      ": to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floorboard",
      ": to accelerate rapidly",
      ": the part of a room on which people stand",
      ": the lower inside surface of a hollow structure",
      ": the area of ground at the bottom of something",
      ": a story of a building",
      ": to cover or provide with a floor",
      ": to knock down",
      ": the lower inside surface of a hollow anatomical structure",
      ": a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery",
      ": members of an assembly",
      ": the right to address an assembly",
      ": a lower limit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr",
      "\u02c8fl\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8fl\u022f(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bed",
      "bottom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "appall",
      "appal",
      "jolt",
      "shake up",
      "shock"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Over a steady sequence of four-on-the- floor rhythms, Drake hardly ever raps, choosing instead to sing the way cotton candy accumulates on a twirling paper stick. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "At Captain Foxheart's Band News Bar & Spirit Lodge, expert bartenders offer it all in a classy second- floor setting where there's immense respect and love for spirits. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 19 June 2022",
      "That work will include adding a rooftop garden to the hotel, which already boasts a seventh- floor outdoor space regarded as the highest terrace in the city. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 19 June 2022",
      "His mother, Kimberly Willingham, recalled finding a bullet hole in her blinds and a bullet in the living room of their 10th- floor Cabrini-Green apartment. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Responding officers observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth- floor hallway. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 18 June 2022",
      "The Westgate Hotel in downtown San Diego has recently converted its second- floor fountain terrace into an outdoor dining spot named Veranda. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Two people who lived in the third- floor apartment were displaced, Heflin said. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "This 5,000 square foot estate has 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms, and offers a surrounding view of the pond from the second- floor porch. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "As for the nine-speed automatic, its chunky shift paddles are part of an incredibly simple arming procedure for its new launch control: Hold the brake pedal, pull back on both paddles, floor the accelerator, release the brakes, and hang on. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
      "The pain clearly lingered for the Argentine, and Charlo pounced with a combination of a right hook to the body and a left to the head to floor Castano for good. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
      "Take out the hard launch and floor it from a 5-mph roll, and the 60-mph trip stretches to 5.9 seconds. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "To see this on a screen in 2018 was enough to floor you. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, for those who want to floor the gas pedal, several production EVs have set speed records that handily surpass most combustion engines. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Return hips to floor , but do not lower your right leg. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Lizzo regularly talks about the importance of body positivity, and she's also known to completely floor people with her onstage performances. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The Eagles put the pedal to floor right from the start, and Independence appeared a bit intimidated. \u2014 Joe Magill, cleveland , 13 Nov. 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 sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173126"
  },
  "florescence":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a state or period of flourishing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"fl\u022f-\u02c8re-s\u1d4an(t)s",
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blossom",
      "floruit",
      "flower",
      "flush",
      "heyday",
      "high noon",
      "prime",
      "salad days",
      "springtime"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the florescence of Mayan art in the seventh century A.D."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin fl\u014dr\u0113scentia, noun derivative of Latin fl\u014dr\u0113scent-, fl\u014dr\u0113scens, present participle of fl\u014dr\u0113scere \"to begin to flower, increase in vigor,\" inchoative derivative of fl\u014dr\u0113re \"to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers,\" stative verbal derivative of fl\u014dr-, fl\u014ds  flower entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1793, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "florid":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "very flowery in style ornate",
      "having a florid style",
      "elaborately decorated",
      "covered with flowers",
      "tinged with red ruddy",
      "marked by emotional or sexual fervor",
      "fully developed manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome",
      "healthy",
      "very fancy or flowery in style",
      "having a reddish color",
      "fully developed manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "bedizened",
      "fussy",
      "gingerbread",
      "gingerbreaded",
      "gingerbready",
      "ornate",
      "overdecorated",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "austere",
      "plain",
      "severe",
      "stark",
      "unadorned"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a florid , gilded mirror that took up most of the wall",
      "gave a florid speech in honor of the queen's visit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is a delight, full of florid language, slow-building tension, groan-inducing puns, loads of food descriptions, and a fun and fleshed-out supporting cast. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Witness the self-consciously florid dialogue, sometimes poetically heightened to the point of torture. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "His florid documentary eavesdrops on fragmented dialogues between father and son, among friends and neighbors, between land and river and, of course, between the past and the present. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "While the blithely unworried are hindered by too little imagination, the florid fantasies of QAnon show that some Americans are beset by too much of the same. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s no sign of a florid inscription that was supposedly carved into the box\u2019s side. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Long or short, soft or loud, florid or dry, funny or serious \u2014 each prison column lands with a thud. \u2014 Kyle Whitmire, al , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Messiaen provided florid descriptions of the movements, and in this one the reed warbler is the great orator of his local lily pond. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Around that time, Texas Right to Life, a decades-old Christian pro-life organization that was one of the principal forces behind the passage of S.B. 8, sent out a florid fund-raising appeal. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 5 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin fl\u014dridus \"abounding in flowers, brightly colored, in the bloom of youth, highly colored (of rhetoric),\" adjective derivative, with the suffix -idus, corresponding to fl\u014dr\u0113re \"to bloom\" \u2014 more at florescence ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1c"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "floruit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a period of flourishing (as of a person or movement)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-(y)\u0259-w\u0259t",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blossom",
      "florescence",
      "flower",
      "flush",
      "heyday",
      "high noon",
      "prime",
      "salad days",
      "springtime"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the floruit of Greek art and literature in the fifth century B.C."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin fl\u014druit \"(s/he) prospered, flourished,\" 3rd singular perfect of fl\u014dr\u0113re \"to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers\" \u2014 more at flourish entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1843, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194111"
  },
  "flounce":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions",
      ": to move so as to draw attention to oneself",
      ": to go with sudden determination",
      ": flounder , struggle",
      ": an act or instance of flouncing",
      ": a strip of fabric attached by one edge",
      ": a wide ruffle",
      ": to trim with flounces",
      ": to move with exaggerated motions",
      ": to walk in a way that shows anger",
      ": a strip of fabric or ruffle attached by one edge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307n(t)s",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "frill",
      "furbelow",
      "ruffle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1583, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1713, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1711, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214720"
  },
  "flourishing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by vigorous and healthy growth",
      ": very active and successful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259r-i-shi\u014b",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-rish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "going",
      "palmy",
      "prosperous",
      "successful",
      "thriving",
      "triumphant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "failed",
      "unsuccessful"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English florysschyng, from present participle of florisshen \"to flourish entry 1 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224319"
  },
  "floury":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a product consisting of finely milled wheat",
      ": a similar product made from another grain or food product (such as dried potatoes or fish)",
      ": a fine soft powder",
      ": to coat with or as if with flour",
      ": to break up into particles",
      ": finely ground wheat or other food product"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a five-pound bag of flour",
      "mix the two flours together",
      "Verb",
      "The fish should be lightly floured before it's fried.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The couple buys in bulk and shops directly with restaurant supply stores, once snagging a 50-pound bag of flour for $14.96 at a wholesale food distributor. \u2014 Clare Ansberry, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "As Fava\u2019s pregnancy progressed, Basile practiced wearing an Ergo baby carrier filled with sacks of flour , to test whether his body could handle the weight, whether his skin could tolerate the pressure of the straps. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Some tips: Use 2 tablespoons of flour for every tablespoon of cornstarch. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 June 2022",
      "In response, 95% of vegetable oil is now fortified with vitamin A, and 40% of flour is fortified with iron. \u2014 Nakisanze Segawa, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "Rising fuel, labor, transportation and packaging costs are also boosting the price of wheat flour in India. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 14 May 2022",
      "Financial challenges still come up \u2013 the price of flour just doubled, raising operating costs. \u2014 Tara Adhikari, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
      "Upon returning home, a small piece of milky green kitchenware might be buried in a bag of flour or tucked inside a box of fruit. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Lyn remembers hovering in the kitchen as a child, watching her grandmother and mother make roux, a sauce base of flour and fat that's fundamental to so many Louisiana dishes, from jambalaya to catfish coubion to turtle stew. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Once proofed, turn out the dough on an unfloured surface (resist the urge to flour the working surface to prevent the dough from sticking. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "When ready to bake, lightly re- flour your work surface. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough to a 14-inch square. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "Generously flour your work surface and rolling pin. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "Sunderland said some people flour and then fry them or even put them on pizzas. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Lightly flour a work surface and place chilled dough on it. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Lightly flour a sufficiently large surface and roll out dough to 1/2 to 3/4 inch thickness. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Lightly flour the surface of the dough, then use your palms to pat into a rough square. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1657, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185534"
  },
  "flow":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to issue or move in a stream",
      ": circulate",
      ": to move with a continual change of place among the constituent particles",
      ": rise",
      ": abound",
      ": to proceed smoothly and readily",
      ": to have a smooth continuity",
      ": to hang loose and billowing",
      ": to derive from a source : come",
      ": to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing",
      ": menstruate",
      ": to cause to flow",
      ": to discharge in a flow",
      ": an act of flowing",
      ": flood sense 1a",
      ": flood sense 2",
      ": a smooth uninterrupted movement or progress",
      ": stream",
      ": a mass of material which has flowed when molten",
      ": the direction of movement or development",
      ": the quantity that flows in a certain time",
      ": menstruation",
      ": the motion characteristic of fluids",
      ": a continuous transfer of energy",
      ": to move in or as if in a stream",
      ": to glide along smoothly",
      ": to hang loose and waving",
      ": an act of moving in or as if in a stream",
      ": the rise of the tide",
      ": a smooth even movement : stream",
      ": an amount or mass of something moving in a stream",
      ": to move with a continual change of place among the constituent particles",
      ": menstruate",
      ": the quantity that flows in a certain time",
      ": menstruation",
      ": the motion characteristic of fluids"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u014d",
      "\u02c8fl\u014d",
      "\u02c8fl\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pour",
      "roll",
      "run",
      "stream"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Thus, the mixed signals on energy from this administration continue to flow and negatively impact markets. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Until recently, the U.S. and EU have largely allowed Russia's oil and natural gas to continue to flow freely to the rest of the world. \u2014 Fatima Hussein, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "July marks a turning point for the labor market, with nearly a million jobs created, as stimulus benefits and more generous unemployment continue to flow through the economy. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "July marks a turning point for the labor market, with nearly a million jobs created, as stimulus benefits and more generous unemployment continue to flow through the economy. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "Russian oil exports continue to flow to the European Union, although the bloc has debated banning them for weeks. \u2014 Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Rain will continue to flow across the valleys, mostly in the form of showers that at times will be heavy. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
      "As long as the shares continue to flow , accountability is the order of the day. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
      "Russian oil and gas continue to flow into Western Europe. \u2014 Michael Oren, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Maluma seamlessly weaves his charming flow into his love songs and bedroom bangers. \u2014 Lucas Villa, SPIN , 10 June 2022",
      "Brunner\u2019s team designed the ModuleQ platform to be embedded into the collaboration platforms sellers use on a daily basis to become part of their natural flow of work. \u2014 Stephen Diorio, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "With the famed \u201999 beat guiding his rap flow \u2014 Davidson shows up dressed as Michaels, surrounded by awards and spitting lines about the coveted producer whose face shows up as deep fakes scattered throughout the video. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 22 May 2022",
      "That coupled with her rapid-fire flow , has earned her collaborations with stars including J Balvin and Rosal\u00eda. \u2014 Kate Linthicumstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the Manduka ProLite is textured with a grid-like pattern, which is intended to prevent slipping during your flow . \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 17 May 2022",
      "Can't argue the move, but the maybe Phoenix lost its offensive flow and never fully got it back. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "It is delivered by the Central Arizona Project, a 336-mile-long concrete canal that shoots off a river riddled with infrastructure directing and storing its flow . \u2014 Erin Patrick O'connor, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "Alone fans are accustomed to the typical ebb and flow of a season. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a(1)",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185442"
  },
  "flower":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the specialized part of an angiospermous plant that occurs singly or in clusters, possesses whorls of often colorful petals or sepals , and bears the reproductive structures (such as stamens or pistils) involved in the development of seeds and fruit : blossom",
      ": a cluster of small flowers growing closely together that resembles and is often viewed as a single flower : inflorescence",
      ": a plant grown or valued for its flowers",
      ": a cut stem of a plant with its flower",
      ": bloom entry 2 sense 1b",
      ": the best part or example",
      ": the finest most vigorous period",
      ": a state of blooming or flourishing",
      ": a finely divided powder produced especially by condensation or sublimation",
      ": develop",
      ": flourish sense 2",
      ": to produce flowers : blossom",
      ": to cause to bear flowers",
      ": to decorate with flowers or floral designs",
      ": a plant part that produces seed",
      ": a small plant grown chiefly for its showy flowers",
      ": the state of bearing flowers",
      ": the best part or example",
      ": bloom entry 2 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blossom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blossom",
      "blow",
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "effloresce",
      "unfold"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Once your cilantro has bolted (or gone to flower ), use the flowers to dress up salads and soups. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "Delta 8 THC flower , prerolls, and vape carts are available in a variety of strain options, such as Indica, Sativa, or Hybrid. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Growing sites and yearly care do seem to have an influence on when the trees begin to flower . \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "When the plant begins to flower , change the light cycle, so the plant gets 10 to 12 hours of uninterrupted darkness per night. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "Some of the lesser celandine plants in my home garden are starting to flower now. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
      "By late March, many of the lettuces and herbs in the garden have bolted or gone to flower , meaning their leaves will turn bitter and become unusable. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Its Seed-to-Sale Tour encourages an appreciation of the magical cannabis plant, from seed to seedling to flower , to the taste and effects. \u2014 A. Ellis Evans, chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In a beautiful metaphor, Adams expressed gratitude for her blossoming career comparing herself to a blooming flower . \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When temperatures rise consistently above 85 degrees Fahrenheit, most plants may continue to flower but fail to produce fruits. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "And yet Mungo, more than any other Stuart protagonist, is given the opportunity to choose love \u2014 a kind that might open and flower into ordinary flourishing, not the variety that immortalizes in the face of inevitable doom. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Led by Alexander, participants on the Wildflower Walk will search out and identify Freja Park ephemeral wildflowers, the perennials which flower in spring, then go dormant by mid-summer. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "When these are trimmed too early, the buds on old wood are still sacrificed, but the plant can flower on new wood later in the season. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Roses continue to grow and flower during warm days of fall and winter. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "These will flower eventually, if kept a bit root-bound. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "So showcases like Ventana Sur\u2019s SoloSeries are likely to flower in the next few years. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "But its terrible, pungent odor -- akin to rotting flesh -- helps gardeners predict when the plant will flower , which according to the release, happens in two stages: the female bloom phase and the male bloom phase. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 28 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183921"
  },
  "flub":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a mess of : botch",
      ": blunder",
      ": an act or instance of flubbing : blunder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "fluff",
      "foozle",
      "foul up",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "fluff",
      "fumble",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "screwup",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The ball went right to him but he flubbed the catch.",
      "The actress flubbed several lines.",
      "Noun",
      "when she was told her information was wrong, she apologized for the flub and immediately corrected it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Guyton did not appear to drop or flub a word, another propositional bet that was offered. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, ajc , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Both teams\u2019 performances go down smoothly, with only Coco really seeming to flub her verse. \u2014 Shaad D'souza, Vulture , 15 May 2021",
      "President Biden appeared to flub Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's title and Pentagon office during a ceremony at the White House honoring two female military aviators for promotion to four-star commands. \u2014 Katherine Doyle, Washington Examiner , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "Small Business Advice has had the site for years, not just since Mnuchin flubbed the address. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 13 May 2020",
      "Here's what happened: Last night on 'The Voice':The Top 20 blow the coaches away despite malfunction, flubbed lyrics Viewers' Saves The two artists from each coach\u2019s team who received the most viewer votes automatically advanced to the Top 13. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "Even vdev removal can't save you from a flubbed ashift setting! \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 8 May 2020",
      "Fortunately for all, there were no name flubs this time around. \u2014 Taylor Weatherby, Billboard , 10 Feb. 2020",
      "The issue persisted in different camera modes, including portrait mode, which would either capture an entire scene in focus or flub the simulated depth of field by including elements of the background. \u2014 Patrick Lucas Austin, Time , 4 Mar. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bryant isn't the only contestant to recently trend for a frustrating flub . \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Unfortunately, this isn't the only flub that's occurred on the popular game show in recent weeks. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Then her overconfident flub turned into one of the biggest bloopers of the Games. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "That said, Hooper is not overly worried that Fed chair Jerome Powell is about to make a major monetary flub . \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "But that wasn't the only flub HBO Max were forced to fix. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "But with regulators breathing down the bank's neck over long-overdue systems upgrades, plus a flurry of bad press over the fat-finger flub , Corbat decided to bounce early, according to the Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "The introduction was scruffy (an out-of-tune violin here, a brass flub there) but the second movement\u2019s lusty, voluminous accents set the tone for the rest of the evening. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "As the shot clock started to churn, Christie collected his dribble after a bit of a flub on a catch in MSU\u2019s motion offense. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 18 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1904, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210346"
  },
  "fluctuation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of fluctuating : an irregular shifting back and forth or up and down in the level, strength, or value of something",
      ": a motion like that of waves",
      ": the wavelike motion of a fluid collected in a natural or artificial cavity of the body observed by palpation or percussion",
      ": a slight and nonheritable variation",
      ": such a variation occurring in response to environmental factors",
      ": recurrent and often more or less cyclic alteration (as of form, size, or color of a bodily part)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u0259k-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u02c8\u0101-",
      "\u02ccfl\u0259k-ch\u0259-\u02c8w\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "change",
      "flux",
      "inconstancy",
      "oscillation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213046"
  },
  "fluently":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of flowing : fluid",
      ": capable of moving with ease and grace",
      ": capable of using a language easily and accurately",
      ": effortlessly smooth and flowing",
      ": having or showing mastery of a subject or skill",
      ": able to speak easily and well",
      ": smooth and correct"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulate",
      "eloquent",
      "silver-tongued",
      "well-spoken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inarticulate",
      "ineloquent",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fluent speaker of Chinese",
      "a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to being fluent in English, Serbian and Spanish, Simovic can also speak Croatian and Bosnian. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Rachel, who has a digital art bent and is fluent in programs like Procreate, joined in at around 12. \u2014 Rob Walker, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
      "Per his official IMDb profile, Wlaschiha is fluent in several different languages: German, English, French, Russian and Italian. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Through BuildUp\u2019s hands-on learning approach, Martin says graduates are fluent in a trade skill and the financial literacy to expand their skills into a small business. \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Being fluent in German and English -- in addition to Russian and Ukrainian -- Anna was a language teacher. \u2014 Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News , 27 May 2022",
      "When her best friend starts college at U.C.L.A., Bran meets the person who will become her object of obsession: Peter, a Maine import who is fluent in Kafka and Sch\u00f6nberg. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "My mom was raised by her paternal grandparents \u2014 wealthy doctors who spoke fluent Japanese, Hokkien and Mandarin and owned their own clinic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The photographer for the article, Christopher Lee, is also tattooed and fluent in the language of the subculture. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fluent-, fluens , present participle of fluere \u2014 more at fluid ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210235"
  },
  "fluff":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": down entry 7 sense 1",
      ": something fluffy",
      ": something inconsequential",
      ": blunder",
      ": an actor's lapse of memory",
      ": to make fluffy",
      ": to spoil by a mistake : botch",
      ": to deliver badly or forget (one's lines) in a play",
      ": to become fluffy",
      ": to make a mistake",
      ": to forget or bungle one's lines in a play",
      ": something light and soft",
      ": to make or become fuller, lighter, or softer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259f",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "down",
      "floss",
      "fur",
      "fuzz",
      "lint",
      "nap",
      "pile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "boob",
      "err",
      "flub",
      "foul up",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mess (up)",
      "screw up",
      "slip up",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The old-school polyester fluff is warm but bulky, with no DWR finish to repel precipitation, and no moisture-wicking grid or lining to battle sweat. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 4 Apr. 2021",
      "The formulas are made with active ingredients that are clinically proven, without any filler or fluff . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Chocolate doughnuts also were a standout here, fried to a delicate fluff and topped with a flavorful glaze. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Paleontologists are only just beginning to uncover the deep history of colorful fluff and fuzz, a line of inquiry that will have experts digging into the earliest days of the Age of Reptiles. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This study finetunes this idea, claiming that instead of mere fluff , the ancient reptiles had feathers that helped regulate body temperature and with visual communication. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But the daring conceit, so at odds with typical musical fluff , has grown even more disturbing since the pandemic forced the postponement of this East West Players\u2019 revival. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The sandwich sees jelly substituted with marshmallow fluff . \u2014 Taylor Avery, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "That\u2019s a boon to gentlemen with pandemic food babies - or who are just thick in the waist - but wish to highlight their muscles and minimize their fluff in their choice of clothing. \u2014 Josh Max, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Use the back of a fork to smash any large chunks into granita smithereens, then use the tines to fluff it up. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 June 2022",
      "But where so many of their films in the past concluded with at least a tiny sliver of solace, hope or grace piercing the social-realist gloom, Belgium\u2019s preeminent filmmaking brothers are having none of that happy-clappy fluff this time time. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "Uncover, and use a rice paddle or wide spoon to gently fluff the grains. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Toward the end of the first installment, Hailey grabbed a spoolie brush and Milk Makeup's KUSH Fiber Gel to fluff her brows. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Remove pot from heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes, then gently fluff with fork and set aside to cool slightly. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Uncover and fluff the rice with a fork to separate the grains, then let cool uncovered until warm enough to handle. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Their suggestion: throw it in the dryer for a quick cycle to smooth out wrinkles and fluff it up. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Ghost can fluff up so much his eyes are barely visible. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1835, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181924"
  },
  "fluffy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": covered with or resembling fluff",
      ": being light and soft or airy : puffed up",
      ": lacking in meaning or substance : superficial sense 2c",
      ": having, covered with, or similar to down",
      ": being or looking light and soft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-f\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-f\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "airy",
      "ethereal",
      "gossamer",
      "gossamery",
      "light"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "heavy",
      "leaden"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the fluffy fur of a kitten",
      "Beat the egg whites until they are fluffy .",
      "furniture with big fluffy cushions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The donut features a light and fluffy base, lingonberry glaze and sauce, topped with either the meatball or plant-based ball \u2013 for vegetarians. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
      "This 95/5 Merlot/Cabernet Franc blend includes a Grand Marnier treat of aromas\u2014 fluffy , fruity, with red cherries, Fry\u2019s chocolate cream, and mandarins. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "The bun is soft and fluffy , shiny and golden, wrapped around the sausage, which peeks out of both ends. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "To properly blend out a cream contour, experts recommend using a soft, fluffy , or angled brush, or a slightly damp sponge for a more natural look. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 12 May 2022",
      "These comforters are extraordinarily fluffy , cozy, and warm\u2014all while staying relatively lightweight. \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "It was supposed to be a fluffy romance novel that didn't have anything complicated in it. \u2014 Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE , 24 May 2022",
      "Recently, Clara Luciani, one of France\u2019s biggest pop stars, posted a shot of herself standing on a white-columned balcony in pigtails, sunglasses, and a fluffy white bathrobe. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The sandwich is layered with thick slices of ham, Genoa salami and pepperoni on fluffy local bread. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211519"
  },
  "fluid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing",
      ": subject to change or movement",
      ": characterized by or employing a smooth easy style",
      ": available for various uses",
      ": liquid sense 4",
      ": a substance (such as a liquid or gas) tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container",
      ": capable of flowing like a liquid or gas",
      ": having a graceful or flowing style or appearance",
      ": something that tends to flow and take the shape of its container",
      ": having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing",
      ": a substance (as a liquid or gas) tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container",
      ": one in the body of an animal or plant \u2014 see cerebrospinal fluid , seminal fluid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flowing",
      "fluent",
      "liquid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hard",
      "nonliquid",
      "solid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The situation is still fluid and the men could still remain in their roles, some of the people said. \u2014 Dana Cimilluca And Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "True technological progress lies in being fluid , not in sticking to outdated rigor. \u2014 Natan Linder, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "But the idea of masculinity is fluid and can evolve. \u2014 Chichi Offor, refinery29.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Experts said that situations often are fluid and may transition repeatedly from an active shooting scenario to a hostage situation. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
      "Experts said that situations often are fluid and may transition repeatedly from an active shooting scenario to a hostage situation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "Transitions are fluid : The camera follows Matho and his friends into a gas station convenience store only to leave the scene with Bill. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "In many areas in the east the situation is fluid , with Ukrainian and Russian forces capturing and recapturing territory. \u2014 Andrew Jeong, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "The difference between daytime and primetime talk shows is also fluid . \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 12 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The virus spreads via direct contact with the scabs or body fluid of an infected person, intimate physical contact or though actions like kissing. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "There was no food but meconium, the dark fluid that is in the stomach of fetuses and newborns until replaced with milk or formula. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "The fluid that backs up to the right side of the heart stretches it. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "But to try to do so would be to attempt to make the subjective objective or set in stone the fluid . \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "At the surface, the heated fluid can be flashed to steam or run through an organic Rankine cycle plant to drive a turbine and subsequently a generator. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "But the fluid eventually drains after giving birth, Minkin added. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The rheometer twists the fluid between parallel disks in order to measure its viscosity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The fiery wick then ignites the fluid , creating a self-sustaining fire. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1661, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214233"
  },
  "flukey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": happening by or depending on chance",
      ": being unsteady or uncertain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fortuitous",
      "fortunate",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit",
      "the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Barring another fluky playoff outcome, could be another Lombardi Gras in the offing ... *Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6): QB Tom Brady's arrival has made them the league's unexpected darlings, ones boasting a franchise-record five games in prime time. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 14 May 2020",
      "Less than a month after getting hurt \u2013 on a fluky play that also saw fellow lineman Bryson Cain go down \u2013 McCauley represented his school in the Territorial Cup. \u2014 Michael Lev, azcentral , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "This wasn't a fluky loss, or bad officiating, or a goofy play. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Even monarchs are vulnerable to awkward, fluky snafus. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "The recent bout of soft numbers (including today's) are fluky , in her view, and not something that's about to disrupt the course of monetary policy. \u2014 WSJ , 14 June 2017",
      "The Islanders tied the game in the second period on a fluky goal from Brassard, who slipped a shot past Bishop on the near post. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "After a few big saves early in the first period, Devan Dubnyk fell victim to his latest fluky goal, as winger Michael Grabner tried to kick a pass to his stick and instead inadvertently redirected the puck slowly over the goal line. \u2014 Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "Washington\u2019s only touchdown of the day came in the first quarter on a fluky 65-yard run play from Steven Sims. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184433"
  },
  "flume":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)",
      ": a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canyon",
      "ca\u00f1on",
      "col",
      "couloir",
      "defile",
      "gap",
      "gill",
      "gorge",
      "gulch",
      "gulf",
      "kloof",
      "linn",
      "notch",
      "pass",
      "ravine",
      "saddle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "hiked through the flume and into the meadow beyond it",
      "built a flume next to the road for runoff",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amenities include two flume slides, two small slides, a pool with zero depth edge, two sand volleyball courts, a sand play area and spots that can be reserved for private parties. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Water features include zero-depth areas, flume and tunnel slides, a vortex whirlpool, competition pool, diving well and two 1-meter boards. \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
      "Another amusing interlude featured Madonna briefly whimpering to the camera in between more rides, before the group was seen laughing at a photo that was taken of them while plunging into the water on the log flume . \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The Aquaman Splashdown flume ride won\u2019t open until later in the season when the temperatures climb and the threat of snow is (hopefully) gone. \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In late spring and early summer, the snowmelt-swollen river is a wild thing, a nearly nonstop log flume of fun, icy rapids. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Occasionally, a steelhead trout got flung down the flume and squished in the printing works. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Hammock Beach\u2019s 91,000-square-foot Fantasy Pool complex shooting down the water flume or gliding along the lazy river. \u2014 Jennifer Kester, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "In June 2020, Disney Parks first announced plans to overhaul the Splash Mountain log flume ride, which opened its first version at California's Disneyland in 1989. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from Middle English flum river, from Anglo-French, from Latin flumen , from fluere \u2014 more at fluid ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204912"
  },
  "flummox":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "confuse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u0259-m\u0259ks",
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "fox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The complexity of the cloud migration process, which continues to flummox many enterprises, is a result of the complexity of the on-premises environment. \u2014 Chetan Mathur, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The spread of fentanyl into an ever-growing portion of the nation\u2019s drug supply has continued to flummox even states with strong addiction-treatment services. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "While chronic pain may flummox the usual scans and tests, the condition is very much real, causing immeasurable suffering. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In a game where the Bruins\u2019 sturdy backbone came together to fluster and flummox a disciplined Gaels team in a 72-56 victory, that backbone crumpled. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Mike Zimmer\u2019s defense figures to flummox rookie quarterback Justin Fields just enough. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Some version of this coronavirus is bound to flummox our vaccines. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The bond between Alice and the spiky, decidedly unliterary Felix might flummox . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "But none of them compare to saving young lives the way Mr. Jackson could easily do by demonstrating that the vaccine is safe and effective and not some difficult choice that should flummox a healthy adult. \u2014 Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com , 11 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1836, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "flunkie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a liveried servant",
      ": one performing menial or miscellaneous duties",
      ": yes-man"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "daily",
      "domestic",
      "lackey",
      "menial",
      "retainer",
      "servant",
      "steward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "master",
      "mistress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies .",
      "since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, former Chancellor and longtime Putin flunky Gerhard Schroeder was nominated to join the board of Gazprom, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In a memorable death scene, Moe is confronted by Joey, Candy\u2019s abusive ex, who\u2019s working as a Soviet flunky . \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "To Davis, practically everyone was a flunky , from MVA clerk to Target cashier. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "Far from embracing Western-style market reforms, Xi calcified state control over the economy and stocked its bureaucracy with flunkies and yes-men. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "My job is to be a journalist, not a flunky and a propaganda arm for your criminal behavior and corruption. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Robert Mueller\u2019s simultaneously defining himself as helpless Justice Department flunky and supreme arbiter of the Constitution is above all another romp in the murk. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Hollywood has Rick unwittingly intercept the Manson flunkies , which changes their path. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Verge , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Michael Zalewski, 23rd, and political flunky Kevin Quinn, brother of Madigan\u2019s own alderman, Marty Quinn, 13th. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Scots, of unknown origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220637"
  },
  "flunky":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a liveried servant",
      ": one performing menial or miscellaneous duties",
      ": yes-man"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "daily",
      "domestic",
      "lackey",
      "menial",
      "retainer",
      "servant",
      "steward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "master",
      "mistress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies .",
      "since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, former Chancellor and longtime Putin flunky Gerhard Schroeder was nominated to join the board of Gazprom, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In a memorable death scene, Moe is confronted by Joey, Candy\u2019s abusive ex, who\u2019s working as a Soviet flunky . \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "To Davis, practically everyone was a flunky , from MVA clerk to Target cashier. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "Far from embracing Western-style market reforms, Xi calcified state control over the economy and stocked its bureaucracy with flunkies and yes-men. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "My job is to be a journalist, not a flunky and a propaganda arm for your criminal behavior and corruption. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Robert Mueller\u2019s simultaneously defining himself as helpless Justice Department flunky and supreme arbiter of the Constitution is above all another romp in the murk. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Hollywood has Rick unwittingly intercept the Manson flunkies , which changes their path. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Verge , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Michael Zalewski, 23rd, and political flunky Kevin Quinn, brother of Madigan\u2019s own alderman, Marty Quinn, 13th. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Scots, of unknown origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201450"
  },
  "flurry":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a gust of wind",
      "a brief light snowfall",
      "a brief period of commotion or excitement",
      "a sudden occurrence of many things at once barrage sense 2",
      "a brief advance or decline in prices a short-lived outburst of trading activity",
      "to cause to become agitated and confused",
      "to move in an agitated or confused manner",
      "a gust of wind",
      "a brief light snowfall",
      "a brief outburst"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u0259r-\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flare-up",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flutter",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "agitate",
      "ail",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "bother",
      "concern",
      "derail",
      "discomfort",
      "discompose",
      "dismay",
      "disquiet",
      "distemper",
      "distract",
      "distress",
      "disturb",
      "exercise",
      "frazzle",
      "freak (out)",
      "fuss",
      "hagride",
      "perturb",
      "undo",
      "unhinge",
      "unsettle",
      "upset",
      "weird out",
      "worry"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We had a few flurries yesterday.",
      "a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread",
      "Verb",
      "flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Amid a flurry of criticism, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a vote of confidence yesterday that could have led to his removal from office. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "The news comes amid a flurry of other show postponements and cancellations from other acts who\u2019ve had COVID cases in their midst. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
      "Covid outbreak comes amid a flurry of weapons tests. \u2014 Dasl Yoon, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "His big-league dream came true amid a flurry of transactions. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Sanders\u2019 addition to MSNBC also comes amid a flurry of changes and announcements at the network \u2014 which, among other things, is rumored to be where outgoing White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is in talks to come aboard as a host. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Pelosi\u2019s positive test comes amid a flurry of other positive cases among individuals who attended the elite Gridiron Club Dinner in Washington on Saturday. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The news of the E.U.\u2019s sanctions against individuals with Kremlin ties comes amid a flurry of economic sanctions against Moscow. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Amid a flurry of condemnation from the left and right, Gosar denied being part of such an effort. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "In a sun-lit room, Lily Aldrige and Jasmine Tookes sit serenely as a team of hair and makeup artists flurry around them. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 6 May 2022",
      "Setting the tone, images of snow flurried on screens above the runway, which was set up around plastic sculptures resembling melting ice. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2020",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, courant.com , 15 May 2018",
      "Fishing the morning of the snow flurries this past week, Captain Mike Carter still managed to find a Guntersville giant for his clients--big bass of the trip was well over 8 pounds! \u2014 Frank Sargeant, AL.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018",
      "Boston flurried just before the half, getting six points from Morris in the final minute to trim Cleveland's lead to 55-48 at the break. \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Houston Chronicle , 16 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1749, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fluster":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset",
      ": to make tipsy",
      ": a state of agitated confusion",
      ": to make nervous and confused : upset",
      ": a state of nervous confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abash",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discomfit",
      "disconcert",
      "discountenance",
      "embarrass",
      "faze",
      "mortify",
      "nonplus",
      "rattle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dither",
      "fret",
      "fuss",
      "huff",
      "lather",
      "pother",
      "stew",
      "sweat",
      "swelter",
      "swivet",
      "tizzy",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The interruption flustered the speaker.",
      "Some speakers fluster more easily than others.",
      "Noun",
      "all the yelling on the bus put the driver in a fluster",
      "there was a palpable fluster in the audience when I asked my awkward question",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Alcaraz then used a series of kick serves to fluster Djokovic and held at love for a 6-5 lead. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "In a game where the Bruins\u2019 sturdy backbone came together to fluster and flummox a disciplined Gaels team in a 72-56 victory, that backbone crumpled. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The Buccaneers do have defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, though, and his exotic blitz packages may fluster Stafford, who threw 17 interceptions in the regular season, tied for the league lead. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Both are struggling, but Pittsburgh is at home in prime time, and its defense will have something dialed up to fluster Justin Fields. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Of course, Martindale has tried to fluster Mahomes with zone coverage, too. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "Still, the Browns\u2019 defense could fluster a rookie quarterback into a mistake or two. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Mathieu helped fluster Cleveland early and then Stefanski ran out of go-to plays late. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "Belichick has been known to be able to fluster opposing rookie quarterbacks with different defensive looks, and by extension, Flores can do the same, having learned from Belichick for a decade as an assistant in New England. \u2014 David Furones, sun-sentinel.com , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the 4 1/2 games Chubb missed, the Browns had their quarterback win a game (Bengals), needed last-second heroics from Odell Beckham Jr. in Dallas, and had the defense fluster Colts quarterback Phillip Rivers into two interceptions and a safety. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "Some believe the team uses the roof for competitive advantages -- closed to trap and amplify crowd noise or open to fluster opposing quarterbacks and kickers. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "Bayard\u2019s book has the luster of Abraham Lincoln as a protagonist and the fluster of the 16th president\u2019s ambiguous sexuality at its heart. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 11 June 2019",
      "The fluster of lies Hanks\u2019 Falstaff employs as a shield against rejection is touchingly pulled off. \u2014 Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com , 10 June 2018",
      "Fromm has shown the poise of a veteran all season, but Saban's defenses have been known to fluster even experienced quarterbacks and Fitzpatrick is an extension of Saban on the field. \u2014 Ralph D. Russo, Houston Chronicle , 5 Jan. 2018",
      "Marcel Marceau, Paul Anka, every French singer since Piaf, mostly recruited by his impossible-to- fluster translator and friend Yanou Collart. \u2014 Peter Mikelbank, PEOPLE.com , 21 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1712, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222725"
  },
  "flustered":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "in a state of agitated confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u0259-st\u0259rd",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"see fluster  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1743, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fluttery":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to flap the wings rapidly",
      "to move with quick wavering or flapping motions",
      "to vibrate in irregular spasms",
      "to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner",
      "to cause to flutter",
      "an act of fluttering",
      "a state of nervous confusion or excitement",
      "flurry , commotion",
      "abnormal spasmodic fluttering of a body part",
      "a distortion in reproduced sound similar to but of a higher pitch than wow",
      "fluctuation in the brightness of a television image",
      "an unwanted oscillation (as of an aileron or a bridge) set up by natural forces",
      "a small speculative venture or gamble",
      "to move the wings rapidly without flying or in making short flights",
      "to move with a quick flapping motion",
      "to move about excitedly",
      "an act of moving or flapping quickly",
      "a state of excitement",
      "an abnormal rapid spasmodic and usually rhythmic motion or contraction of a body part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u0259-t\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flare-up",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "The giant, two-toned sequins flutter in the wind and shimmer in the sun so that the piece changes dimensions throughout the day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "As the pages magically flutter open, the viewer is drawn into Future's world. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
      "One butterfly starts to flutter above our group of watchful eyes\u2014then two, then three. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 May 2022",
      "An elevated version of a classic T-shirt, the top features flutter sleeves and a curved hem. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "As media teams flutter around the two remaining candidates, President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the nation\u2019s political cartoonists are out in force, ready to accentuate even the smallest slip. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Flanary suffered a form of cardiac arrest called ventricular fibrillation, in which the heart\u2019s lower chambers flutter erratically, cutting off the flow of blood to the rest of the body. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Here in Lower Manhattan, Republic of China flags still flutter above the offices of family associations that were founded before the Communist Revolution. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Ancient dried rose petals flutter down from between the envelopes. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Apparently butterflies, like the one unnecessarily inserted into several scenes to give a dreamlike flutter to the otherwise unyieldingly gritty texture, see in vivid color. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "There's no denying the flutter and shine of the materials is a draw. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 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",
      "Whereas the former is an entirely private matter, grounded in fleeting moments like the flutter at a lover\u2019s touch, body shame is the product of social demand and taboo. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Coming to Oaks and the Kentucky Derby was a dream come true for Meredith, who was dressed in a white dress covered in a flutter of butterflies. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
      "Go forth and let your lashes flutter like Selena's. \u2014 Seventeen , 6 May 2022",
      "News Tuesday that gross U.S. government debt had surpassed $30 trillion for the first time caused a flutter of headlines but merely yawns from the political class. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "While players all around him saw their rounds flutter away in the breeze, Scheffler shot a five-under-par 67 \u2014 two strokes better than his outstanding Thursday round \u2014 to take a five-shot lead into the weekend. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "flux":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a flowing of fluid from the body: such as",
      ": diarrhea",
      ": dysentery",
      ": a continuous moving on or passing by (as of a stream)",
      ": a continued flow : flood",
      ": influx",
      ": change , fluctuation",
      ": a substance used to promote fusion (as of metals or minerals)",
      ": one (such as rosin) applied to surfaces to be joined by soldering, brazing, or welding to clean and free them from oxide and promote their union",
      ": the rate of transfer of fluid, particles, or energy across a given surface",
      ": to cause to become fluid",
      ": to treat with a flux",
      ": to become fluid : fuse",
      ": a flowing or discharge of fluid from the body especially when excessive or abnormal: as",
      ": diarrhea",
      ": dysentery",
      ": the matter discharged in a flux",
      ": the rate of transfer of fluid, particles, or energy across a given surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259ks",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "change",
      "fluctuation",
      "inconstancy",
      "oscillation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deliquesce",
      "fuse",
      "liquefy",
      "liquify",
      "melt",
      "run",
      "thaw"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the English language is always in a state of flux",
      "January typically brings a great flux of returns to department stores.",
      "Verb",
      "a solid will flux more quickly under pressure",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The show signals an important part of the craft movement\u2019s recent wave, as the works distinguished as craft are also performing as artifacts representing American history and are in flux with the contemporary moment. \u2014 Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "But Deloitte's survey indicates the overall financial picture for younger generations is in flux . \u2014 Rob Wile, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "Fostering And Maintaining Your Team's Trust With growing attrition rates and employee churn, new managers may enter a landscape that's in flux with employees frustrated or disappointed by continuous change. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "This in- flux culture further complicates the already stressful process of interviewing and makes a critical question\u2014how to dress for it\u2014even more confounding. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Murphy\u2019s hiring completes Fairfield\u2019s administrative team which has been in flux since the December 2020 resignation of then city manager Mark Wendling. \u2014 Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer , 18 May 2022",
      "At a time when values and norms are in flux in almost every sector of society, the campus, by outward appearance, promises stasis. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Some aspects of the city\u2019s Mass. and Cass approach are in flux . \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "Like the rest of its rotation, the Rockets' wing rotation will be in flux entering next season. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 10 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place. \u2014 Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193046"
  },
  "fly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move in or pass through the air with wings",
      ": to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space",
      ": to float, wave, or soar in the air",
      ": to take flight : flee",
      ": to fade and disappear : vanish",
      ": to move, pass, or spread quickly",
      ": to be moved with sudden extreme emotion",
      ": to seem to pass quickly",
      ": to become expended or dissipated rapidly",
      ": to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft",
      ": to work successfully : win popular acceptance",
      ": to cause to fly, float, or hang in the air",
      ": to operate (something, such as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight",
      ": to journey over or through by flying",
      ": to flee or escape from",
      ": avoid , shun",
      ": to transport by aircraft or spacecraft",
      ": to assail suddenly and violently",
      ": to fly an airplane solely by instruments",
      ": to be elated",
      ": to stand or act forthrightly or brazenly in defiance or contradiction of",
      ": the action or process of flying : flight",
      ": a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery",
      ": flywheel",
      ": the space over a theater stage where scenery and equipment can be hung",
      ": something attached by one edge: such as",
      ": a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth extending over the fastener",
      ": the length of an extended flag from its staff or support",
      ": the outer or loose end of a flag",
      ": a baseball hit high into the air",
      ": flyleaf",
      ": a sheet of material (such as canvas) that is attachable to a tent for use as a double top or as a rooflike extension",
      ": a football pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight downfield",
      ": in motion : busy",
      ": while still in the air : without the ball bouncing",
      ": in a hurry and often without preparation : hastily , spontaneously",
      ": simultaneously with another task",
      ": to hit a fly in baseball",
      ": a winged insect",
      ": any of a large order (Diptera) of winged or rarely wingless insects (such as the housefly, mosquito, or gnat) that have the anterior wings functional, the posterior wings reduced to halteres, and segmented often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae \u2014 compare maggot",
      ": a large stout-bodied fly",
      ": a fishhook dressed (as with feathers or tinsel) to suggest an insect",
      ": a detracting factor or element",
      ": keen , artful",
      ": to move in or pass through the air with wings",
      ": to move through the air or before the wind",
      ": to float or cause to float, wave, or soar in the wind",
      ": to run away : flee",
      ": to pass or move swiftly",
      ": to operate or travel in an aircraft",
      ": to become suddenly emotional",
      ": a flap of material to cover a fastening in a garment",
      ": a layer of fabric that goes over the top of a tent",
      ": a baseball hit very high",
      ": any of a large group of mostly stout-bodied two-winged insects (as the housefly)",
      ": a winged insect",
      ": a fishhook made to look like an insect",
      ": a winged insect",
      ": any dipteran fly",
      ": a large and stout-bodied dipteran fly (as a horsefly)",
      "river 650 miles (1046 kilometers) long in southern New Guinea flowing southeast into the Gulf of Papua"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012b",
      "\u02c8fl\u012b",
      "\u02c8fl\u012b",
      "\u02c8fl\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aviate",
      "glide",
      "plane",
      "soar",
      "wing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1893, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191658"
  },
  "flyer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that flies",
      ": airman",
      ": a reckless or speculative venture",
      ": an advertising circular"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170827"
  },
  "flyspeck":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a speck made by fly excrement",
      "something small and insignificant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fl\u012b-\u02ccspek",
    "synonyms":[
      "atom",
      "bit",
      "crumb",
      "dribble",
      "fleck",
      "grain",
      "granule",
      "molecule",
      "morsel",
      "mote",
      "nubbin",
      "nugget",
      "particle",
      "patch",
      "scrap",
      "scruple",
      "snip",
      "snippet",
      "speck",
      "tittle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She grew up in a flyspeck of a town.",
      "surreptitiously removed a flyspeck of dirt from the china",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sooty blotch looks like a brown or black blotch on the fruit; sooty blotch, unlike flyspeck , will wipe off the fruit. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
      "Travelers jumping into the West Texas badlands from Mexico through Candelaria, a flyspeck village 50 miles up two-lane blacktop northwest of Presidio, might be deceived by the prevailing verdant quiet. \u2014 Dudley Althaus, San Antonio Express-News , 26 June 2021",
      "To those who grew up with Duncan in the U.S. Virgin Islands, their friend\u2019s voyage from a picturesque flyspeck in the middle of the ocean to the basketball Hall of Fame was equal parts preordained and inconceivable. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 14 May 2021",
      "But with a thousand islands scattered along their country\u2019s jade-green Adriatic coast, from deserted flyspecks to hipster outposts, there\u2019s no shortage of places to lick one\u2019s wounds\u2014or bask in silver-medal glory. \u2014 Anja Muti\u0107, WSJ , 19 July 2018",
      "Compared to this, Comcast is a flyspeck , and Charter hasn\u2019t even gotten started. \u2014 David Dayen, The New Republic , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "Amid these forces, Fed rate hikes are a relative flyspeck , says Doug Duncan, chief economist of Fannie Mae. \u2014 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY , 14 June 2017",
      "For a mere flyspeck , Bogoslof Island has been causing quite a commotion recently. \u2014 Henry Fountain, New York Times , 30 Dec. 2016"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "foaming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or producing a light, frothy mass of bubbles : producing foam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angered",
      "angry",
      "apoplectic",
      "ballistic",
      "cheesed off",
      "choleric",
      "enraged",
      "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":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-232249"
  },
  "foamy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": covered with foam : frothy",
      ": full of, consisting of, or resembling foam",
      ": covered with or looking like foam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-m\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "frothy",
      "lathery",
      "sudsy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The next wave was a foamy mess, and Chumbo hit it sideways. \u2014 William Finnegan, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Its soft, foamy midsole and low-profile Vibram lugs lend it an easy-rolling gait suited to all-afternoon scenic meanders in moderate terrain, although its agility and responsiveness are still fairly good. \u2014 Justin Nyberg, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
      "But as the new parents watched, foamy blood began pouring from their baby's nose and mouth. \u2014 Mark Johnson, jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Its thick, foamy lather even allows this body wash to double as a shaving cream for sensitive skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The top layer was foamy and frothy thanks to the shaken preparation method. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Pepsi's nitro cola also produces a foamy head when opening the can, so the company recommends a special way of drinking Nitro Pepsi: serving it without ice and not using the straw. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Add the warm milk and leave the bowl uncovered in a warm place until the mixture looks thick and foamy , about 10 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2021",
      "The boat speeds on, two generations of Latin pop bobbing tranquilly across foamy Miami waters. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223810"
  },
  "focus":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a center of activity, attraction, or attention",
      ": a point of concentration",
      ": directed attention : emphasis",
      ": direction sense 6c",
      ": a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding",
      ": adjustment for distinct vision",
      ": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
      ": focal length",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
      ": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
      ": a point of convergence (see convergence sense 1 ) of a beam of particles (such as electrons)",
      ": one of the fixed points that with the corresponding directrix defines a conic section",
      ": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
      ": the place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake",
      ": having or giving the proper sharpness of outline due to good focusing",
      ": not in focus",
      ": to cause to be concentrated",
      ": to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.)",
      ": to bring into focus",
      ": to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus : concentrate",
      ": to concentrate attention or effort",
      ": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range",
      ": to come to a focus : converge",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) meet after being reflected or bent : the point at which an image is formed",
      ": the distance from a lens or mirror to a focus",
      ": an adjustment that gives clear vision",
      ": a center of activity or interest",
      ": to bring or come to a focus",
      ": to adjust the focus of",
      ": to direct or cause to direct at",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
      ": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
      ": a point of convergence of a beam of particles (as electrons)",
      ": focal length",
      ": adjustment for distinct vision",
      ": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
      ": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
      ": to bring (as light rays) to a focus",
      ": to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)",
      ": to bring (as an image) into focus",
      ": to come to a focus",
      ": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "axis",
      "base",
      "capital",
      "center",
      "central",
      "core",
      "cynosure",
      "epicenter",
      "eye",
      "ground zero",
      "heart",
      "hub",
      "locus",
      "mecca",
      "navel",
      "nerve center",
      "nexus",
      "nucleus",
      "omphalos",
      "seat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "center",
      "concentrate",
      "fasten",
      "rivet",
      "train"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He's successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus .",
      "His life lacks a focus .",
      "Verb",
      "She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.",
      "I wasn't able to focus the camera.",
      "I wasn't able to get the camera to focus .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Christ said Avelo is closely watching how consumers are dealing with high gasoline prices and rising grocery prices \u2014 and how that could increasingly squeeze budgets for leisure and personal travel, the airline\u2019s primary focus . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "Mixed reality describes experiences that involve AR and VR content, and that\u2019s Apple\u2019s primary focus right now. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
      "Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2018, Mr. McGahn was asked about the White House focus on undoing Chevron. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "In its initial phase, Durag Fest was supposed to be an art exhibition that made its attendees the focus of the overall visual experience. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 June 2022",
      "The advertising focus could lend itself to real-world brand partnerships and cross-promotional opportunities, producer G. Beaudin said in Annecy. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Once free meals were made available to every student, there was a noticeable increase in her classes\u2019 overall focus and energy level. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
      "Murdock and others made clear that part of the Democrats\u2019 goal is to force Republicans into a difficult political position by shifting the focus to school safety. \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "Democrats hope the focus on Trump will divert the scrutiny of Biden. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To be considered, projects must contribute to and/or focus on community building with a preference for impacting historically underserved individuals and groups. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
      "However, employers\u2019 focus on recruitment is causing some to lose sight of employee retention, incentivizing current workers to leave, thus further fueling the Great Resignation. \u2014 John Feldmann, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "But Cheney pushed back on Republicans who have challenged the Jan. 6 panel to focus more intently on security failures. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "To get around this challenge, Hare suggests that future investigations could focus on populations of other ancient dog breeds. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
      "The minimalist design and dark colors are meant to guide guests' eyes to the landscape and focus their attention on the wine. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "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",
      "To focus solely on reaching orbit, Relativity Space has not put an operational payload on top of Terran 1. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
      "Of course, the hearings should, and surely will, focus heavily on the actual breach of the US Capitol by pro-Trump rioters on the afternoon of January 6. \u2014 Elie Honig, CNN , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
      "Verb",
      "1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173944"
  },
  "foe":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who has personal enmity for another",
      ": an enemy in war",
      ": adversary , opponent",
      ": one who opposes on principle",
      ": something prejudicial or injurious",
      "Fraternal Order of Eagles",
      ": an enemy of a person or a country"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d",
      "\u02c8f\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adversary",
      "antagonist",
      "enemy",
      "hostile",
      "opponent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amigo",
      "friend"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Many considered him a foe of democracy.",
      "Her ability was acknowledged by friend and foe alike.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The field of teams consists of Alabama, Iowa State, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oregon, Portland and Big East foe Villanova. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
      "With three permanent rivals, the Longhorns could play Oklahoma, Texas A&M and old Southwest Conference foe Arkansas every year. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "Expansion should mean a reunion with an old Big Eight foe . \u2014 Bennett Durando, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Beijing, the two leaders stood together, in a show of diplomacy and convenience, against a common superpower foe . \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Ryan is brought up on the debate stage as a common foe to both candidates given that Harper is already throwing a jab his way. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "But Season 4 introduces perhaps the most terrifying foe yet in Vecna, played by Jamie Campbell Bower as both the monster itself and as its human form Henry Creel. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 31 May 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",
      "Auburn will open the season Sept. 3 at Jordan-Hare Stadium against FCS foe Mercer. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194322"
  },
  "fogey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person with old-fashioned ideas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-g\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antediluvian",
      "Colonel Blimp",
      "dodo",
      "fossil",
      "fud",
      "fuddy-duddy",
      "mossback",
      "reactionary",
      "stick-in-the-mud",
      "stuffed shirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hipster",
      "modern",
      "trendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "old fogies who said that rap music would never last"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194340"
  },
  "foil":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prevent from attaining an end : defeat",
      ": to bring to naught : thwart",
      ": trample",
      ": very thin sheet metal",
      ": a thin piece of material (such as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brilliance",
      ": someone or something that serves as a contrast to another",
      ": an indentation between cusps in Gothic tracery",
      ": one of several arcs that enclose a complex figure",
      ": hydrofoil sense 1",
      ": to back or cover with foil",
      ": to enhance by contrast",
      ": a light fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a flexible blade of rectangular section tapering to a blunted point \u2014 compare \u00e9p\u00e9e , saber",
      ": the art or sport of fencing with the foil",
      ": defeat",
      ": the track or trail of an animal",
      ": to prevent from achieving a goal",
      ": a very thin sheet of metal",
      ": a fencing sword having a light flexible blade with a blunt point",
      ": very thin sheet metal (as of gold or platinum) used especially in filling teeth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fi(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8f\u022fil",
      "\u02c8f\u022fil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baffle",
      "balk",
      "beat",
      "checkmate",
      "discomfit",
      "frustrate",
      "thwart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advance",
      "cultivate",
      "encourage",
      "forward",
      "foster",
      "further",
      "nurture",
      "promote"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (3)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194218"
  },
  "fold":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "suffix",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lay one part over another part of",
      ": to reduce the length or bulk of by doubling over",
      ": to clasp together : entwine",
      ": to clasp or enwrap closely : embrace",
      ": to incorporate (a food ingredient) into a mixture by repeated gentle overturnings without stirring or beating",
      ": to incorporate closely",
      ": to concede defeat by withdrawing (one's cards) from play (as in poker)",
      ": to bring to an end",
      ": to bend (something, such as a layer of rock) into folds",
      ": to become doubled or pleated",
      ": to fail completely : collapse",
      ": to go out of business",
      ": to fold one's cards (as in poker)",
      ": a part doubled or laid over another part : pleat",
      ": a crease made by folding something (such as a newspaper)",
      ": something that is folded together or that enfolds",
      ": a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rock",
      ": an undulation in the landscape",
      ": a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (such as a membrane)",
      ": a group of people or institutions that share a common faith, belief, activity, or enthusiasm",
      ": a flock of sheep",
      ": an enclosure for sheep",
      ": to pen up or confine (sheep) in a fold",
      ": multiplied by (a specified number) : times",
      ": having (so many) parts",
      ": an enclosure for sheep",
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      ": to clasp together",
      ": embrace entry 1 sense 1",
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      ": a part laid over another part",
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      ": multiplied by a specified number : times",
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      "\u02c8f\u014dld",
      "\u02c8f\u014dld",
      "\u02ccf\u014dld",
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      "clan",
      "clique",
      "community",
      "coterie",
      "coven",
      "crowd",
      "gal\u00e8re",
      "gang",
      "klatch",
      "klatsch",
      "lot",
      "network",
      "pack",
      "ring",
      "set"
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    "antonyms":[
      "double"
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    "examples":[
      "Suffix",
      "It will repay you ten fold ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb (2)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190437"
  },
  "folderol":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a useless ornament or accessory : trifle",
      ": nonsense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4l-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u00e4l"
    ],
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      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "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"
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    "examples":[
      "I wish we could just discuss these questions without having to go through all the folderol of a formal meeting.",
      "wanted a dignified, simple wedding and not the folderol that the wedding planner was trying to foist on them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For instance, designer David Zinn has built the show a lovely Buckingham Palace, repeating the gilt folderol of the Longacre Theatre\u2019s proscenium on the columns and gates that enclose the stage. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Firefox and Safari had already deprecated third-party cookies some time ago, without much digital ad industry folderol and no industry input. \u2014 David Doty, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
      "But then there\u2019s some folderol with magic puppets \u2014 in comic books, puppets are always magic, so never take your eyes off the little buggers \u2014 resulting in Wanda getting possessed by an ancient Elder God named Chthon. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 23 Jan. 2021",
      "As this folderol was brewing, Matt started the rose ceremony. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2021",
      "But even without the virus crisis, Philip would have sought to downplay public folderol about his birthday, in keeping with his non-nonsense personality. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 June 2020",
      "There\u2019s no folderol , just the facts lined up as if in composition class, the fish cooked slowly in a low oven so that the fat eases out of the flesh to combine with the tart brightness of the lemon juice. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "Kelley seems a little too wised-up for this folderol , and Peter seemed to be urging her to rise to the occasion a bit more. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "Her face is part of the dance: The open-hearted eagerness of her expression suits her character perfectly\u2014all that digital-fur-technology folderol melts away in the context of her realness. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fol-de-rol , a nonsense refrain in songs",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184448"
  },
  "folks":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "people generally",
      "a certain kind, class, or group of people",
      "the persons of one's own family",
      "parents",
      "folk music",
      "the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the group character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and superstitions from generation to generation",
      "a group of kindred tribes forming a nation people",
      "originating or traditional with the common people of a country or region and typically reflecting their lifestyle",
      "of or relating to the common people or to the study of the common people",
      "persons of a certain kind or group",
      "people in general",
      "family members and especially parents",
      "created by the common people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u014dk",
    "synonyms":[
      "blood",
      "clan",
      "family",
      "house",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "kinfolk",
      "kinfolks",
      "kinsfolk",
      "line",
      "lineage",
      "people",
      "race",
      "stock",
      "tribe"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The institutional push to get Americans to exercise started in the 19th century, when federal authorities feared that new kinds of work and mass urban migration were turning a nation of hearty farmworkers into one of sedentary city folk . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022",
      "Attention was drawn, two years ago, to a woman on Ridge Street, who had many clients, and whose specialty was the bringing together of married folk who had drifted apart. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "But the record also included plenty of folk , soul and blues. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "After seeing the Valentino fall 2022 collection, this sort of pink has certainly been on the minds of fashion folk . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "No one remembers that Malva is one of those fisher- folk because Lizzie falls ill and is taken back to the house to treat her malaria symptoms. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "From its beginnings as a Roman settlement and into the 10th century, Aveiro was a tiny seaside village of fishing folk . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "But that opening chord, played by George Harrison on his 12-string Rickenbacker, is iconic and proved highly influential in the realms of folk and country-rock. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The Mexican-American singer is breaking through thanks to his innovative blend of Mexican folk balladry with an indie-rock edge. \u2014 Lucas Villa, SPIN , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Merrifield sought instead to explore folk magic through the material objects that the practitioners themselves had left behind. \u2014 Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 13 June 2019",
      "After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day. \u2014 Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2018",
      "Programs such as soccer matches, a live animal show, free kids' activities, a book fair, folk art, and crafts, souvenirs and novelty items for sale will round out the festivities. \u2014 Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 26 Aug. 2017",
      "Classical musicians usually refer to their instrument as a violin, and most folk players call it a fiddle. \u2014 Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com , 20 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163645"
  },
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    "type":"verb",
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      "to go, proceed, or come after",
      "to engage in as a calling or way of life pursue",
      "to walk or proceed along",
      "to be or act in accordance with",
      "to accept as authority obey",
      "to pursue in an effort to overtake",
      "to seek to attain",
      "to come into existence or take place as a result or consequence of",
      "to come or take place after in time, sequence, or order",
      "to cause to be followed",
      "to copy after imitate",
      "to watch steadily",
      "to keep the mind on",
      "to attend closely to keep abreast of",
      "to understand the sense or logic of (something, such as a line of thought)",
      "to subscribe to the feed of (someone or something) especially on social media",
      "to go or come after a person or thing in place, time, or sequence",
      "to result or occur as a consequence, effect, or inference",
      "as comes next",
      "to go in a straight or obvious course",
      "to proceed without plan or reflection obey one's instincts",
      "to play a card of the same suit as the card led",
      "to follow an example set",
      "the act or process of following",
      "forward spin given to a ball by striking it above center \u2014 compare draw , english",
      "to go or come after or behind",
      "to come after in time or place",
      "to go on the track of",
      "to go along or beside",
      "to be led or guided by obey",
      "to result from",
      "to work in or at something as a way of life",
      "to watch or pay attention to",
      "understand sense 1",
      "to play a card that belongs to the same suit as the one first played",
      "to do the same thing someone else has just done",
      "to complete something started",
      "to take additional similar or related action",
      "to be in accordance with (a prior decision) accept as authoritative \u2014 see also precedent \u2014 compare overrule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u00e4-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
    "synonyms":[
      "postdate",
      "succeed",
      "supervene"
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      "antedate",
      "precede",
      "predate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Freimuth said the proposals follow the vision outlined last year by a consultant. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "Many also believed a similar rate increase would follow at the July FOMC meeting. \u2014 WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Investors also need to consider that private companies are not obligated to follow the same strict financial reporting rules and regulations that public companies are subjected to. \u2014 Drew Spaventa, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Once through the gate, follow signs for Memorial Lawn. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 16 June 2022",
      "Four aircraft have been positioned in Billings to help with any follow -on missions. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
      "Each meal comes with easy-to- follow macronutrient ratios, portion sizing and exact ingredients. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "The results can be remarkable for those who follow the rules precisely. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
      "The New York City company was slow to follow most women who gave up flashy cosmetics like red lipstick for more muted tones starting in the 1990s. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "One of those, Fundrage, a Chrome-extension that allows users to contribute to their favorite causes, received $75,000 in follow -on grant funding. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "In response, Kelly posted a follow -up essay that summarized Lanier\u2019s skepticism and asked his large readership to help assuage Lanier\u2019s fears. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "The company\u2019s government business also won a large follow -on contract from U.S. Space Systems Command, a division of the U.S. Space Force. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Cervantes hoped for more responsiveness in the services offered during and after a STAR call and for a wider array of follow -up services to be provided. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "One follow -up pic shows the baby boy laying down and sucking on his finger, as the last image features Wave after bathtime. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Musk claimed in a follow -up email that his own stints working long hours and sleeping in Tesla\u2019s Fremont factory were the reason the automaker had escaped bankruptcy. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 1 June 2022",
      "Additional follow -on pull programs have resulted in numerous new inventor disclosures and inquires to the innovation office, new companies, patents, publications, and products used in patient care. \u2014 Marc Succi, STAT , 24 May 2022",
      "To date the program supported more than 100 full-time employees and $5.2M in follow -on financing. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to complete (an activity or process that has been started)",
      ": to complete a stroke or swing",
      "."
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-180039"
  },
  "follower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one in the service of another : retainer",
      ": one that follows the opinions or teachings of another",
      ": one that imitates another",
      ": one that chases",
      ": a sheet added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed",
      ": a machine part that receives motion from another part",
      ": a spring-loaded plate at the bottom of a firearm's magazine that angles cartridges for proper insertion into the chamber",
      ": fan , devotee",
      ": one who subscribes to a feed especially on social media"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0259-w\u0259r"
    ],
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      "acolyte",
      "adherent",
      "convert",
      "disciple",
      "epigone",
      "liege man",
      "partisan",
      "partizan",
      "pupil",
      "votarist",
      "votary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coryphaeus",
      "leader"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The party drew most of its followers from among young people.",
      "The band has a large group of followers .",
      "He had a reputation of being a follower , not a leader.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nadal\u2019s follower count across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, the best figure in tennis, ahead of Federer (40.1 million), Williams (32.9 million) and Djokovic (29.8 million). \u2014 Brett Knight, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Yang\u2019s original thread, despite his relatively low follower count on Twitter, were quickly noticed, for example. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 21 May 2022",
      "That said, the room-spanning picture window practically turns Smith\u2019s treatment room into a lightbox just begging for a post-facial selfie, so there\u2019s a chance those follower numbers may be poised to turn a corner. \u2014 Katie Becker, Vogue , 6 June 2022",
      "There has been a 25% increase in total current followers across all platforms compared to March 2020, and a net follower increase of 1.43 million since 2020, according to NASCAR. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Among those in the prime spots closest to the action was Mary-Jane Willows, 69, from Cornwall and fellow royal follower Donna Werner, 70, who traveled all the way from Connecticut to celebrate the Queen\u2019s legacy. \u2014 NBC News , 2 June 2022",
      "Among the visitors was Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of a small ultranationalist opposition party and a follower of the late racist rabbi, Meir Kahane, who entered with dozens of supporters under heavy police guard. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 29 May 2022",
      "Krenwinkel became the state's longest-serving female inmate when fellow Manson follower Susan Atkins died of cancer in prison in 2009. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Athletes of all kinds can have passionate followings, regardless of their sport of choice or follower count. \u2014 Danielle Wiley, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201241"
  },
  "following":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "being next in order or time",
      "listed or shown next",
      "a group of followers , adherents, or partisans",
      "subsequent to",
      "coming just after",
      "a group of fans or supporters",
      "right after"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0259-wi\u014b",
    "synonyms":[
      "coming",
      "ensuing",
      "next",
      "succeeding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cortege",
      "cort\u00e8ge",
      "entourage",
      "posse",
      "retinue",
      "suite",
      "tail",
      "train"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Traditionally, the winner of the previous Eurovison event hosts the following year\u2019s event. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Inspired by that poignant moment, Munch painted The Scream the following year. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "But an outpouring of grief from New Yorkers\u2014a testament to the store\u2019s cultural significance\u2014inspired them to reopen in Chinatown the following year, this time under the leadership of daughter-in-law Joanne Kwong. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The state took control of the Lawrence system in 2011, Holyoke in 2015, and Southbridge the following year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
      "It was published in 1921 in German, and in English the following year. \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "Bauer would win his first Cy Young Award the following year, for Cincinnati, and then sign a three-year, $102 million contract with his hometown team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in February 2021. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Leigh also won the Studio Museum in Harlem\u2019s $50,000 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize in 2017 and the prestigious $100,00 Hugo Boss Prize, which included a solo show at New York\u2019s Guggenheim museum the following year. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Miller broke off the engagement after news of Law's affair with his children's nanny Daisy Wright went public the following year. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Brands can work with a micro-influencer (with a following of 5,000-50,000 users) at a relatively low cost or even have the option to work with multiple influencers, still with little financial investment. \u2014 Heather Kelly, Forbes , 21 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",
      "Yet the hapless Mets developed a loyal following , which Mr. Angell chronicled from the bleachers, rather than the lofty perch of the press box. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Known for its ultra-thin timepieces, many bearing groovy gem-set dials, the brand cultivated a loyal following among the glitterati\u2014particularly in Hollywood, where its colorful, radiant style resonated with LA\u2019s more relaxed sense of glamour. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
      "For years, a core of bel canto performers has won a small, loyal following but not widespread support. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the America First movement attracted a wide following , which included a young John Kennedy and Gerald Ford, not to mention Walt Disney\u2014and, notoriously, Charles Lindbergh. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "As such, Lay\u2019s has a loyal global following \u2014multiple YouTube channels are devoted to trying and reviewing as many flavors as possible. \u2014 Mariya Karimjee, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This Atlanta-area staple touts itself as the world\u2019s first specialty running store, and unsurprisingly its longstanding reputation has given way to a loyal following , inside and outside of the city limits. \u2014 Dacey Orr, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Preposition",
      "1841, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "folly":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight",
      ": criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct",
      ": evil , wickedness",
      ": lewd behavior",
      ": a foolish act or idea",
      ": an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking",
      ": an often extravagant picturesque building erected to suit a fanciful taste",
      ": lack of good sense",
      ": a foolish act or idea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absurdity",
      "asininity",
      "b\u00eatise",
      "fatuity",
      "foolery",
      "foppery",
      "idiocy",
      "imbecility",
      "inanity",
      "insanity",
      "lunacy",
      "stupidity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the folly of driving fast on steep, winding roads",
      "his folly in thinking that he would not be noticed",
      "The folly of such an action should be apparent to everyone.",
      "the follies of the modern world",
      "the famous Ziegfeld Follies of the 1920s",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If anything, the people who touted and supported this great folly still possess more political capital than those who got it right. \u2014 Marisa Kabas, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "The idea of mounting a show on Donatello (c. 1386-1466) seems like pure folly , and there is a reason why this is the first of its kind in Florence in almost 40 years. \u2014 Cammy Brothers, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
      "But this is also a story of political folly \u2014of Democrats once again snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 7 May 2022",
      "Their purported habits are used as proof of recent folly , but also of future possibility. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022",
      "Too late for its energy security and, more obviously, too late for the Ukrainians, the Germans have realized the folly of energy alignment with a geopolitical foe. \u2014 Jordan Mcgillis, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Breakout seasons from other Day 1 picks in Jameson Williams, Quay Walker and Jermaine Johnson II, among others, further highlighted the folly of trying to forecast one draft right as another ends. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "Experts are also publicizing the folly of using plexiglass dividers to shield people from one another's breath. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The two join Variety for a conversation about awards, the folly of categorizing creativity and the healing power of music. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English folie , from Anglo-French, from fol fool",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201644"
  },
  "food":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy",
      ": such food together with supplementary substances (such as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)",
      ": inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution",
      ": nutriment in solid form",
      ": something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies",
      ": the material that people and animals eat : material containing carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and supplements (as minerals and vitamins) that is taken in by and used in the living body for growth and repair and as a source of energy for activities",
      ": inorganic substances (as nitrate and carbon dioxide) taken in by green plants and used to build organic nutrients",
      ": organic materials (as sugar and starch) formed by plants and used in their growth and activities",
      ": solid food as distinguished from drink",
      ": material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy",
      ": such material together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments)",
      ": nutriment in solid form"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8f\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8f\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
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      "a farmer who grows his own food",
      "drought victims who don't have enough food to eat",
      "She gave food and drink to the hungry travelers.",
      "What is your favorite food ?",
      "fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Frozen food is now roughly one-third of what Iceland sells. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The farm-fresh and local food is innovative and splashy, but the vibe is unpretentious. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Their spending held up through most of 2021 and into 2022, seemingly impervious to higher prices for everything from food to clothing. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "For fun and spectacle, this one can\u2019t be beat \u2014 and the food is top-notch, too. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "The Wantable Caf\u00e9 on 123 E. Walker Street is open to everyone, but the food and drinks are free for Wantable employees \u2013 and that\u2019s by design. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "But for me, food is the ultimate highlight of Juneteenth. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 16 June 2022",
      "Their spending held up through most of 2021 and into 2022, seemingly impervious to higher prices for everything from food to clothing. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "The food was great, and most of it could be made off-site, requiring a fairly modest square footage for retail sites. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022"
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215537"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a substance with food value",
      ": the raw material of food before or after processing",
      ": a substance that is used as food",
      ": a substance with food value",
      ": a specific nutrient (as a fat or protein)"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In 2015, the taco \u2014 a staple foodstuff for millions of people; a morning meal, easy lunch, Tuesday dinner and late-night bite \u2014 got its own emoji. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "As the Greek Delta was close to Chicago\u2019s wholesale markets, the first Greek immigrants could buy foodstuff and become pushcart peddlers, even before learning English. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Ship movements in the Black Sea, a key oil and foodstuff export route whose northern side is shared between Russia and Ukraine, have been frozen. \u2014 Costas Paris And Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Too little can lead to a bonk and even nausea if your blood sugar gets too low, while too much foodstuff can also provoke the gut and induce queasiness. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 15 June 2020",
      "Scent is critical because, despite being a foodstuff , the tuber doesn\u2019t actually taste of very much. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "As time passed, the indices were subcategorized; lard and corn, for instance, went into a separate index for foodstuff . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "But bananas, like every foodstuff that grows in the Global South and becomes a beloved commodity in the Global North, have a rather sordid history. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "The researchers are also in talks with private companies interested in exploring the technology for other applications beyond storing astronaut foodstuff . \u2014 Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1872, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193605"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": to behave in a way that is not very serious",
      ": to spend time idly, aimlessly, or frivolously",
      ": to engage in casual sexual activity",
      "\u2014 see also fool around with"
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      "cut up",
      "horse around",
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      "skylark"
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      "quit fooling around on the jungle gym, or you'll get hurt",
      "spent the rainy afternoon listening to music and fooling around"
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      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193714"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a foolish act, utterance, or belief",
      ": foolish behavior"
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      "\u02c8f\u00fcl-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00fc-l\u0259-"
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      "absurdity",
      "asininity",
      "b\u00eatise",
      "fatuity",
      "folly",
      "foppery",
      "idiocy",
      "imbecility",
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      "insanity",
      "lunacy",
      "stupidity"
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    "examples":[
      "an amusing bit of foolery",
      "it's foolery to expect me to let you shoplift that DVD",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The whole of humanity doesn\u2019t fit tidily into three acts, even assuming as much frame-breaking foolery as Wilder allows. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Political pranking is traditionally thought of as benign foolery targeting the powerful. \u2014 Stanislav Budnitsky, The Conversation , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Our magpie eyes will always be drawn to foolery and ephemera. \u2014 Giles Hattersley, Vogue , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Once every ten years, the first of April assumes a far more significant importance than the annual sharing of April foolery . \u2014 James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "All the organs of his body were working \u2014 bowels digesting food, skin renewing itself, nails growing, tissues forming \u2014 all toiling away in solemn foolery . \u2014 John Hirschauer, National Review , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "In memory, during that long-ago evening on the edge of the woods, even my young children were drawn into its whirligig of shipwrecks, twins in disguise, misread letters, wise foolery and foolish wisdom. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
      "Elsewhere, the lack of physicality that muted the foolery also seemed a factor affecting many actors\u2019 deliveries. \u2014 Edward Rothstein, WSJ , 11 July 2019",
      "This single photograph simultaneously invokes the histories of racial violence and racial degradation, cruelly dismissing their gravity by casting them in the guise of comedy and youthful foolery . \u2014 Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic , 18 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193541"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foolishly adventurous and bold : rash",
      ": foolishly adventurous : reckless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00fcl-\u02cch\u00e4r-d\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00fcl-\u02cch\u00e4r-d\u0113"
    ],
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      "audacious",
      "brash",
      "daredevil",
      "madcap",
      "overbold",
      "overconfident",
      "reckless",
      "temerarious"
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      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "circumspect",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "prudent",
      "safe",
      "wary"
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    "examples":[
      "hikers who were foolhardy enough to remain on the summit during a thunderstorm",
      "it's foolhardy to go hiking during late fall without warm clothes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Should Putin be so foolhardy as to go further with his aggression, an attack on one NATO member would be treated as an attack on all. \u2014 Mary Ellen O'connell, CNN , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Assuming that the launch is at WWDC, buying a new MacBook ahead of that event is foolhardy at best. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "Compounded by the inconsonant and foolhardy foreign ventures of their successors, their missteps contributed to America\u2019s decline on the world stage. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In a moment that highlighted the thin line between bold and foolhardy , Walker finished a tough, hanging drive over the 7-foot-1 Gobert that put the Spurs ahead by a point with 14.9 seconds to play. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "But FromSoftware\u2019s insistence on keeping the game nearly impossible for non-elite players feels foolhardy . \u2014 Swapna Krishna, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Insisting that people come back to the office may seem foolhardy . \u2014 Scott Miraglia, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Alliances were foolhardy in great power politics, in his estimation; brute strength was the only thing that mattered. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Projecting with certainty the state\u2019s political direction would be foolhardy , given how quickly fortunes can change. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172008"
  },
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    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "foolish behavior",
      "a foolish act or idea"
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    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u00fc-lish-n\u0259s",
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      "absurdity",
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      "balminess",
      "brainlessness",
      "craziness",
      "daftness",
      "dippiness",
      "dottiness",
      "fatuity",
      "fatuousness",
      "folly",
      "imbecility",
      "inanity",
      "insanity",
      "lunacy",
      "madness",
      "nonsensicalness",
      "nuttiness",
      "preposterousness",
      "senselessness",
      "silliness",
      "simplicity",
      "unwisdom",
      "wackiness",
      "witlessness",
      "zaniness"
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      "prudence",
      "sagaciousness",
      "sagacity",
      "sageness",
      "sanity",
      "sapience",
      "sensibleness",
      "soundness",
      "wisdom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the foolishness of going off to search for the fountain of youth",
      "couldn't listen to another second of their foolishness , so I told them to be quiet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One other thing The people are friendly and formidable, quick to flash a smile at friendliness \u2026 and just as quick to suck our teeth at foolishness \u2014 so mind your manners. \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "What Putin has done is a terrible foolishness and a crime against both the Russian and Ukrainian peoples. \u2014 Stella Kalinina, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
      "Characters break the fourth wall to talk directly to the camera, sometimes to explain basketball strategy, and sometimes to comment on hypocritical foolishness . \u2014 oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "The publishing industry happily appears to want nothing to do with such foolishness . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Vladimir Putin\u2019s Ukraine invasion exposed the foolishness of relying on despotic regimes for resources, particularly energy. \u2014 John Barrasso, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Put some foolishness in your April Fool\u2019s Day with this very funny 1999 showbiz satire starring Steve Martin as a low-rent movie producer and Eddie Murphy as the unwitting star of Martin\u2019s latest film. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Editors and reporters who worked with him at The Chronicle marveled at his attention to detail, his passionate advocacy for his reporters, and a blunt manner that brooked no foolishness but always made the writing better. \u2014 Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The name, Sottise, translates to foolishness or silliness in French. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": infantryman",
      ": a person likened to an infantryman especially in doing active and usually unglamorous work in support of an organization or movement"
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    "examples":[
      "foot soldiers in the war against drugs",
      "he's been a foot soldier for several environmental organizations over the years",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But defense lawyer Nina Ginsberg countered that the U.S. never presented any hard evidence that the defendant was anything other than a foot soldier in ISIS battling the Syrian Army. \u2014 Byjames Gordon Meek, ABC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Juarez is an unabashed foot soldier in a herculean effort to close the Latino COVID-19 vaccination gap in the state\u2019s third-most populous county. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Four of the five had already been named, and prosecutors also added a fifth man accused of being a Proud Boys foot soldier , per The New York Times. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Megan Valentine, a sub-3:00 marathoner, was our foot soldier , disappearing and somehow reappearing with dry socks to replace wet mittens. \u2014 Michelle Hamilton, Outside Online , 12 Apr. 2019",
      "He\u2019s often described as an operative\u2019s operative\u2014a political foot soldier who just happens to find himself on the red team. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Today, Mexico has become a willing foot soldier in the U.S.\u2019 xenophobic policies toward migrants, including Haitian asylum-seekers. \u2014 France Francois, refinery29.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Language can be a loyal foot soldier for stigma, helping to reinforce stereotypes. \u2014 Marisa Bate, refinery29.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "But Conneau does not carry himself like a foot soldier in a battle for the future of the Web. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-091958"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": lacking judgment or ability : inept",
      ": lacking use or value : trivial"
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      "\u02c8f\u00fc-t\u1d4al-i\u014b",
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      "niggling",
      "no-account",
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      "picayune",
      "piddling",
      "piddly",
      "piffling",
      "pimping",
      "slight",
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      "trivial"
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      "big",
      "consequential",
      "considerable",
      "important",
      "material",
      "significant"
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      "the assistant's job was to shield the president from such footling problems"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171243"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow path for pedestrians",
      ": a path for walkers"
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      "\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccpath",
      "-\u02ccp\u00e4th",
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      "trace",
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    "examples":[
      "a footpath winding through the garden",
      "found the footpath leading down into the valley",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With his father\u2019s dog tags around his neck, carrying a 60-pound backpack, Adam Tarlin stepped onto the footpath \u2014and into a new self. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2019",
      "Leo plays the consummate host, greeting guests, accompanying them to their rooms, and carrying out regular security patrols of the property, which sits right on the main footpath , and has tourists walking by every minute. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Kaino walks deeper into the forest on a wooden footpath that, when visitors arrive, will be coated with dark, recycled rubber mulch. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Follow the footpath that winds around the lake before taking the cable car that whisks you up more than 5,000 feet to the Vogel ski resort. \u2014 Mary Novakovich, CNN , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "As the officer approached the vehicle in his squad, the Tahoe \u2014 with trailer and golf carts in tow \u2014 started driving off the footpath into the parking lot. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "In warmer months, hikers can trek along a section of the Finger Lakes Trail, a 580-mile footpath that stretches across the state. \u2014 Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online , 21 Aug. 2018",
      "At Warsaw\u2019s central railway station, a mother and her two children navigated a thin footpath through the crowd of refugees sitting on the floor, steps, their suitcases or bags. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw And Ian Lovett, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "But a steady stream of men has made its way into Ukraine in recent days via the border here, either in personal vehicles or utilizing the concrete pedestrian footpath to the border. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174306"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2 ) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against",
      ": to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command",
      ": accursed",
      ": to order not to do something"
    ],
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      "f\u0259r-\u02c8bid",
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      "f\u0259r-\u02c8bid"
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      "ban",
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      "interdict",
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      "prohibit",
      "proscribe"
    ],
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      "let",
      "permit",
      "suffer"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I forbid you to go!",
      "She was forbidden by her parents to marry him.",
      "She was forbidden from marrying him.",
      "The museum forbids flash photography.",
      "The company's rules forbid dating among employees.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Earlier this month, the court ruled that California could not forbid those under 21 from buying assault weapons. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Contrary to what at least one critic believes, the LDS Church does not forbid the consumption of French fries. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "The advisor had reservations about a fourth video but did not forbid Tiber from showing it. \u2014 Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Perhaps Vermeule and Smith are of the view that the natural law does, in fact, forbid the constitutional arrangements adopted by the people through the Constitution. \u2014 J. Joel Alicea, National Review , 3 May 2022",
      "Alabama\u2019s law doesn\u2019t forbid contraception, including birth control pills. \u2014 al , 3 May 2022",
      "As musicals continue their resurgence, a decision has been made to forbid the submission of more than three songs from the same film for consideration in the best original song category. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Once a snob who tried to forbid Julia from participating in public television, Paul has since gone through a transformative arc, learning how to support his wife while still being his own person. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "Then, the school updated its rules to forbid that, too, and tighten down on demonstrations. \u2014 Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193918"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible",
      "disagreeable , repellent",
      "grim , menacing",
      "tending to frighten or discourage"
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    "pronounciation":"f\u0259r-\u02c8bi-di\u014b",
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      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "formidable",
      "frightening",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
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      "scary",
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      "terrifying"
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      "a harsh and forbidding landscape",
      "a dark, forbidding house, that is reputed to be haunted",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Arcane event took place in a forbidding Victorian-style former factory in South Los Angeles, turning it into a steampunk recreation of the anime series inspired by characters in Riot Games\u2019 League of Legends. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. \u2014 John Leland, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "The East Village streets during the pandemic became forbidding places at 2 o\u2019clock in the morning, when the puppy needed a walk. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Peer into their forbidding black hoods and gaily stitched pieces of hot-pink woolen felt inside invite unexpected visual caresses. \u2014 Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The combination of stiffness and violence in her gesticulations expressed a forbidding level of psychological tension. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite his forbidding demeanor, after rising to prominence with the Screaming Trees in the late 1980s, Lanegan worked with a wide array of artists, ranging from Queens of the Stone Age to Belle & Sebastian\u2019s Isobel Campbell to Marianne Faithfull. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "This wasn\u2019t a joyous festival of sport; this was a forbidding fortress of separation. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "But a diary and map found by Mikkelsen indicated that Mylius-Erichsen had placed his definitive findings in a cairn, built in a remote spot on the forbidding landscape. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "force field":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": field sense 6a",
      ": a special charm, aura, or spirit that can influence anyone in its presence",
      ": something resembling a force field especially in intensity that restricts or impedes movement toward an area or object"
    ],
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      "allure",
      "animal magnetism",
      "appeal",
      "attractiveness",
      "captivation",
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      "an entrepreneur whose force field is intense enough to make you share in his dreams",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One sign that the force field around oligarchs is getting porous are the stories now appearing in the British media, some of which would have been hard to imagine before the Russian invasion. \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Some analysts suggest that Putin\u2019s decades in power have begun to act as something of a reality-distorting force field , an echo chamber of sorts. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The birds of prey function as a pseudo force field , providing an environmentally conscious form of pest control. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Two justly famous visual tropes, the slowing-down of bullets in flight and the force field with which Neo wards them off, return, too, with a couple of minor new touches that suggest technical advances more than artistic ones. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Within the force field of the neuter, friendship draws life from exposure to death; distance makes possible intimacy; and communication arises from incommensurability. \u2014 Robert Pogue Harrison, The New York Review of Books , 12 Mar. 2020",
      "But Craig is obviously disinterested in that take on the role, and in No Time to Die the actor pushes the audience to notice more cracks in Bond\u2019s facade, playing his super-spy coolness as a force field against emotion that\u2019s starting to falter. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "The vaccines aren\u2019t a force field that wards off all things covid. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The problematic penalties returned, the discipline diminished, the force field inside the red zone remained. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 12 Sep. 2021"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      ": compelled by force or necessity : involuntary",
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      "forced attendance at political indoctrination sessions",
      "wasn't too excited about their wedding plans and so gave them a forced smile",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The forced implementation of this idea led to years of famine. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s move, like a forced error in baseball, was set in motion by the actions of the Biden administration and other western powers in responding to that country\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Her voice took on the forced lightness of someone trying to convince herself of something. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "But the forced slowdown of the pandemic also helped Jones discover new methods of creation with his music. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "Her mother was part of a 1956 forced adoption program and was raised in Texas, but Edenshaw returned to Alaska for college and eventually took the Yup\u2019ik name Keneggnarkayaaggaq, meaning a person with a beautiful persona, spirit, aura and friend. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "When Chief Justice Earl Warren handed down the ruling in Miranda vs. Arizona, it was lauded as a major new protection against forced confessions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Worse, Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins signed up to be a part of this cinematic nonsense that even a forced insertion of Arthurian legend can't help. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and the forced exodus of 4 million people \u2014 half of them children \u2014 have added a new impetus to Francis\u2019 trip, which was originally scheduled for May 2020 but postponed because of the pandemic. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022"
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      "circa 1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200425"
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      "adjective",
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      ": possessing or filled with force : effective",
      ": having much strength : vigorous"
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      "He has a very forceful personality.",
      "She's a confident and forceful leader.",
      "They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.",
      "The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "McMorrow responded Tuesday with a forceful , impassioned floor speech that resonated nationwide. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Rau was more forceful than many Western leaders in denouncing war crimes allegedly committed by Russia. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "The Assembly\u2019s changes drew forceful opposition from Bronson and members of his administration. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The New York Times President Biden's nominee for comptroller of the currency, Saule Omarova, withdrew from Senate consideration on Tuesday after facing forceful opposition from Republican senators over her writings as a legal scholar. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The church\u2019s forceful opposition helped turn public opinion in Utah against the Cold War-era proposal, and the U.S. eventually abandoned the MX project. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2021",
      "The Comando G seemed a little more intense and forceful than the California wine. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "In showing forceful opposition to the coronavirus relief bill that Democrats hope to push through Congress even without GOP support, Republicans can\u2019t help but take swipes at President Biden for a say-one-thing-do-another style of unity. \u2014 Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner , 24 Feb. 2021",
      "Analysts said Obama\u2019s endorsement of Biden is more forceful than his embrace of Clinton. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 Aug. 2020"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1571, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221311"
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      ": to arm in advance : prepare",
      ": the part of the human arm between the elbow and the wrist",
      ": the corresponding part in other vertebrates",
      ": the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist",
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      "Verb",
      "forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But there's more to forearm training than squeezing a stress ball for hours on end. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 14 June 2022",
      "That led to Stoudemire and Boris Diaw leaving the bench as a scrum broke out that included Horry forearming Raja Bell. \u2014 Duane Rankin, azcentral , 18 May 2020",
      "The team\u2019s initial diagnosis was forearm tightness, and it later was changed to forearm discomfort. \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 19 June 2019",
      "To be forewarned is to be forearmed , and knowing the locations of enemy forces will help ground commanders make critical decisions about their own forces. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 6 Sep. 2018",
      "Forewarned about Russian trolling should be forearmed . \u2014 Trudy Rubin, Philly.com , 26 Apr. 2018",
      "No matter how forewarned a team might be, there is no such thing as forearmed . \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2018",
      "Yet if the skater extends an elbow or forearm out from the central axis of rotation, that means a slower spin. \u2014 Tom Avril, Philly.com , 7 Feb. 2018",
      "Forewarned is forearmed , so here's an advance cheat sheet placing the tax cut in perspective. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com , 30 Jan. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Landing squarely in the good news category was the fact an MRI of Aaron Ashby's left forearm prior to the team's big four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at American Family Field revealed nothing more than general inflammation. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "Instead, attack every forearm muscle in 60 seconds with this kneeling, bottom-up kettlebell clean to twist. \u2014 Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
      "Pushing up his sleeve reveals a solid, sculpted forearm . \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "His strap-on flying suit has a small jet engine worn on the back, plus two smaller jet engines worn on each forearm to direct thrust where pilot feels it\u2019s needed to hover or move in any direction through the air. \u2014 Rohit Jaggi, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
      "The Facebook account listed in charging documents shows a photo of Davidson with forearm tattoos that detectives said distinguished him in surveillance footage from the convenience store. \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 14 June 2022",
      "Ina smokes pot out of a pipe that might have previously been someone\u2019s forearm . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Another\u2019s forearm had been shattered by a minute metal splinter. \u2014 Phil Klay, The New Yorker , 11 June 2022",
      "Gutierrez was placed on the IL on Sunday with right forearm stiffness. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022"
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      "Verb",
      "1584, in the meaning defined above",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203703"
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      ": the act of one who forebodes",
      ": an omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil : portent",
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      "It seems that her forebodings were justified.",
      "Adjective",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The day was a patchwork of the hopeful and the foreboding . \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
      "In Washington, there\u2019s a deep foreboding about the stakes that are so reminiscent of the past. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Overlaying everything, domestic or foreign, is a constant foreboding in the White House over what Trump might do next. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "An inescapable north wind joined with the frigid thermometer readings to yield wind chills in the teens, enhancing our meteorological foreboding . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Musically, the duo did their best to underscore the tension and foreboding of the moment. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "At the start of yet another year of Covid-19 in our midst, its latest variant rising, there is for many a sense of familiar foreboding . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The split-level set kept the actors in exquisite balance; the sense of tragic foreboding seemed to well up from inside the characters themselves. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Since then, feelings of fear, anxiety and general foreboding have loomed over the neighborhood. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The massive lineup of military vehicles \u2014 sometimes positioned two or three side-by-side on the road, sometimes spaced by several yards \u2014 appears both formidable and foreboding . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Nearly two years have passed since the fifth season of Outlander wrapped, ending on an incredibly solemn and foreboding note. \u2014 Sharareh Drury, Variety , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "In Kyiv, where Ukrainians had been nervously awaiting Mr. Putin\u2019s decision, the reaction to his speech was one of disgust and foreboding . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The foreboding arrival of the Spacing Guild \u2014 descending the Heighliner ramp to deliver a mandate to Leto \u2014 sets the stage for director Denis Villeneuve\u2019s ambitious vision. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "People dressed in black pile up, forming a foreboding cyclone of human bodies. \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "But despite their foreboding appearance, these marine phantoms are harmless, except to plankton. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "In the end, the sensation is the same: a foreboding feeling of pervasive, imminent risk. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Though how this plays out, given that this is the final season of the main show, and Daryl\u2019s spin-off is with Carol, not Connie, is a little foreboding for her ultimate fate. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181845"
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      ": to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data",
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      ": to indicate as likely to occur",
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      "They're forecasting rain for this weekend.",
      "The company is forecasting reduced profits.",
      "Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.",
      "Noun",
      "want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Inflation is far more stubborn than the Federal Reserve and many economists had forecast a year ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Economists had forecast that the CPI rose 8.2% in May, according to FactSet. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 applications for the latest week. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Job gains in May far surpassed the roughly 328,000 new jobs economists had forecast but fell short of the 436,000 new jobs added in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Economists had forecast 500,000 jobs would be added in September, but the initial report released on Oct. 8 says only 194,000 were created, not enough to get to full employment for a while. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 27 May 2022",
      "Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "At Walmart, which owns a fleet of 7,400 diesel trucks, U.S. fuel costs ran more than $160 million higher than the company had forecast , Chief Executive Doug McMillon told analysts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While Tuesday is the only day expected to threaten the record books, the remainder of the week will stay warm, with forecast temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, with lows in the mid-60s. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "That forecast has fallen to below 2% as expectations have grown for higher interest rates and unemployment. \u2014 Nate Rattner, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Global economic growth will slow before the end of 2022, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, the World Bank said in an economic forecast released Tuesday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
      "However, there are some pretty huge assumptions baked into that forecast . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "Global economic growth is expected to slow down before the end of the year, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, according to the World Bank\u2019s latest global economic forecast released on Tuesday. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "In 2021, the Global Metaverse Market was valued at $63.8 billion with the expectation to surge to $100.3 billion by the end of 2022 and $1.5 trillion by 2029 at 47.6% CAGR during the forecast period. \u2014 Ugonna-ora Owoh, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
      "Even after giving an upbeat sales forecast in March, Tan said that the semiconductor industry won\u2019t be able to stay on its current trajectory. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Oregon\u2019s state economists delivered another astonishing revenue forecast Wednesday, with surging tax revenues now predicted to deliver a record kicker rebate of $3 billion to taxpayers in 2024. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022"
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      ": to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data",
      ": to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological (see meteorology sense 1 ) observations",
      ": to indicate as likely to occur",
      ": to serve as a forecast of : presage",
      ": to calculate the future",
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      "Verb",
      "They're forecasting rain for this weekend.",
      "The company is forecasting reduced profits.",
      "Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.",
      "Noun",
      "want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Inflation is far more stubborn than the Federal Reserve and many economists had forecast a year ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Economists had forecast that the CPI rose 8.2% in May, according to FactSet. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 applications for the latest week. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Job gains in May far surpassed the roughly 328,000 new jobs economists had forecast but fell short of the 436,000 new jobs added in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Economists had forecast 500,000 jobs would be added in September, but the initial report released on Oct. 8 says only 194,000 were created, not enough to get to full employment for a while. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 27 May 2022",
      "Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "At Walmart, which owns a fleet of 7,400 diesel trucks, U.S. fuel costs ran more than $160 million higher than the company had forecast , Chief Executive Doug McMillon told analysts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While Tuesday is the only day expected to threaten the record books, the remainder of the week will stay warm, with forecast temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, with lows in the mid-60s. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "That forecast has fallen to below 2% as expectations have grown for higher interest rates and unemployment. \u2014 Nate Rattner, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Global economic growth will slow before the end of 2022, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, the World Bank said in an economic forecast released Tuesday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
      "However, there are some pretty huge assumptions baked into that forecast . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "Global economic growth is expected to slow down before the end of the year, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, according to the World Bank\u2019s latest global economic forecast released on Tuesday. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "In 2021, the Global Metaverse Market was valued at $63.8 billion with the expectation to surge to $100.3 billion by the end of 2022 and $1.5 trillion by 2029 at 47.6% CAGR during the forecast period. \u2014 Ugonna-ora Owoh, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
      "Even after giving an upbeat sales forecast in March, Tan said that the semiconductor industry won\u2019t be able to stay on its current trajectory. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Oregon\u2019s state economists delivered another astonishing revenue forecast Wednesday, with surging tax revenues now predicted to deliver a record kicker rebate of $3 billion to taxpayers in 2024. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022"
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      "to go before precede",
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      "antedate",
      "precede",
      "predate",
      "preexist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "follow",
      "postdate",
      "succeed"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224213"
  },
  "foregoing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": listed, mentioned, or occurring before",
      ": going before : already mentioned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d-i\u014b",
      "-\u02c8g\u022f(-)i\u014b",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "anterior",
      "former",
      "precedent",
      "preceding",
      "previous",
      "prior"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "after",
      "ensuing",
      "following",
      "later",
      "posterior",
      "subsequent",
      "succeeding"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "your foregoing statement contradicts your latest one",
      "for the foregoing reasons, I believe that we have no choice but to deliver a guilty verdict",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The daily average is also now a significant undercount, with most people testing positive on rapid tests that go unreported or foregoing testing altogether. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
      "To those of you that are seriously immersed in the AI field, none of this foregoing pronouncement is surprising or raises any eyebrows. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "That should help doctors and patients feel more comfortable foregoing radiation after thyroid surgery, Leboulleux said. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "None of the foregoing discussion is intended to imply that collaboration tools are inherently evil or unable to deliver productivity benefits. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "Note that the foregoing description about what to do in a car crash or collision is predicated on the notion that the other car had a driver at the wheel. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The foregoing content reflects Rick Miller\u2019s opinions and is subject to change at any time without notice. \u2014 Rick Miller, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
      "On a night when Clayton Kershaw was nigh unhittable in leading Los Angeles to a 3\u20131 win, Bregman supplied the foregoing qualifier by hitting a fourth-inning home run. \u2014 Steven Goldman, Slate Magazine , 27 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201145"
  },
  "forehead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of the face above the eyes",
      ": the front or forepart of something",
      ": the part of the face above the eyes",
      ": the part of the face above the eyes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cched",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-",
      "also",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cched",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-; \u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)r-\u02cched",
      "\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "facade",
      "fa\u00e7ade",
      "face",
      "forepart",
      "front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back",
      "rear",
      "rearward",
      "reverse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the second shot, Moore and Humm cuddle close, with the Swiss chef and N.Y.C.-based restaurateur resting his lips on Moore's forehead . \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "For example, $700 for the crow's feet, $700 for the glabella, and $700 for the forehead . \u2014 Micaela English, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
      "At the corner of East College and South Brook streets, Michael Evans' forehead was glistening. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "In short, there\u2019s a confounding number of products, and some pretty outlandish medical claims out there\u2014but making the right choices needn\u2019t furrow the forehead . \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 12 June 2022",
      "First, the brow hairs are brushed upward towards the forehead to give you the exact idea of what the final product will look like. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 10 June 2022",
      "The twist was most apparent in the color that traveled from the forehead to the cheek, giving the effect of Gucci glam and maximalism, even with blush. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
      "Jason Collins, special-effects makeup designer, applied a silicone forehead to James that was blended above her eyes. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "The older brother huddled in a chair in the apartment lobby, moaning and clutching at his forehead . \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225435"
  },
  "foreign":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": situated outside a place or country",
      ": situated outside one's own country",
      ": born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration",
      ": of, relating to, or proceeding from some other person or material thing than the one under consideration",
      ": alien in character : not connected or pertinent",
      ": related to or dealing with other nations",
      ": occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and often introduced from outside",
      ": not recognized by the immune system as part of the self",
      ": not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (such as a state)",
      ": located outside of a place or country and especially outside of a person's own country",
      ": belonging to a place or country other than the one under consideration",
      ": relating to or having to do with other nations",
      ": not normally belonging or wanted where found",
      ": occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and often introduced from outside",
      ": not recognized by the immune system as part of the self",
      ": not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state)",
      ": being from or in a state other than the one in which a matter is being considered",
      "\u2014 compare domestic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n, \u02c8f\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alien",
      "nonnative"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "domestic",
      "native"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They've visited several foreign countries.",
      "We don't get many foreign visitors.",
      "Have you studied any foreign languages?",
      "She has a foreign accent.",
      "the ministry of foreign affairs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Baidu, for instance, was placed on a provisional watchlist of foreign companies that might face delisting from U.S. exchanges earlier this year. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Solar manufacturers need help to compete against foreign companies, but solar installers need affordable panels to use on projects right now. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 10 June 2022",
      "As the war drags on, many yearn for life to go back to normal, before prices went crazy and foreign companies quit the country over Russia\u2019s invasion. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "With nearly 1,000 foreign companies having left, some consumers have felt the difference as stocks ran low. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 June 2022",
      "The impact will be less noticeable outside major cities, but with nearly 1,000 foreign companies having left, some consumers have felt the difference as stocks ran low. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Hundreds of foreign companies, including 330 U.S. firms, have completely withdrawn from Russia, suspended or scaled back their operations in the country. \u2014 Ann M. Simmons, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The impact will be less noticeable outside major cities, but with nearly 1,000 foreign companies having left, some consumers have felt the difference as stocks ran low. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The plan eventually fizzled in the face of fierce opposition led by Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy, who expressed outrage that foreign satellite companies would reap most of the money from a sale of U.S. government spectrum. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forein , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin foranus on the outside, from Latin foris outside \u2014 more at forum ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190647"
  },
  "foremost":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "first in a series or progression",
      "of first rank or position preeminent",
      "in the first place",
      "most importantly",
      "first in time, place, or order most important",
      "in the first place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccm\u014dst",
    "synonyms":[
      "arch",
      "big",
      "capital",
      "cardinal",
      "central",
      "chief",
      "dominant",
      "first",
      "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":[
      "last",
      "least"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Albert Einstein is regarded by many as the foremost figure of the 20th century.",
      "wanted to speak to the foremost supervisor in our department",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "Many young professionals \u2014 and especially new grads \u2014 are often thinking first and foremost about how to market their existing skills. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "The presence of studios is first and foremost about friendship and loyalty. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Insisting that Lia Thomas makes women\u2019s swimming more interesting and is therefore justification for allowing transgender inclusion is again to ignore that NCAA athletics is foremost about students\u2019 athletic achievements. \u2014 Jenna Stocker, National Review , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "After Atlanta beat Houston in the 2021 World Series, a new pact became the foremost concern in the sport. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "According to Fletcher, the code was Australia\u2019s answer to a problem that was first and foremost about competition. \u2014 Morgan Meaker, Wired , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "While certainly nice, its interior\u2019s foremost concern is enhancing the connection between man and machine. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Berea College is deeply saddened about the death of bell hooks, Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies, prodigious author, public intellectual and one of the country\u2019s foremost feminist scholars. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Cora said that his professional future will be dictated first and foremost by his family dynamics, but down the road, the idea of working in a front office could hold appeal. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "First and foremost , USDJPY is a particularly prominent \u2018carry cross\u2019 in the current tightening cycle of global monetary policy. \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "First and foremost , like Duren, Sochan is considered to be one of the best defenders in this draft. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
      "The 50 Top Pizza organization judges restaurants first and foremost on the quality of their dough and raw materials. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
      "First and foremost , Floyd and the Castros were determined to make sure that the film\u2019s core themes were never compromised, and that meant striking a delicate tonal balance. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "The clothing, first and foremost , the creative direction, everything. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 June 2022",
      "First and foremost , the pencil needs to be pigmented. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "To recruit and retain more Black educators in K-12 schools, Jackson believes that, first and foremost , teachers need what any employee needs. \u2014 Javacia Harris Bowser, Good Housekeeping , 13 June 2022",
      "First and foremost is the Energy Star seal, which will be displayed on the packaging. \u2014 Will Briskin, Popular Mechanics , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "forepart":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the anterior part of something",
      ": the earlier part of a period of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccp\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "facade",
      "fa\u00e7ade",
      "face",
      "forehead",
      "front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "back",
      "rear",
      "rearward",
      "reverse"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "moved to the forepart of the machine to check the mechanism"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205358"
  },
  "forerunner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as",
      ": a premonitory sign or symptom",
      ": a skier who runs the course before the start of a race",
      ": predecessor , ancestor",
      ": someone or something that comes before especially as a sign of the coming of another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccr\u0259-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccr\u0259-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angel",
      "foregoer",
      "harbinger",
      "herald",
      "outrider",
      "precursor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a simple machine that was the forerunner of today's computers",
      "I had that strange feeling that's the forerunner of a cold.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The company is a forerunner in the retail optimization space. \u2014 Russ Zalatimo, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Historically speaking, alchemy dates back to medieval times as the forerunner of chemistry and, in particular, the science of finding a universal elixir to turn base metals into gold. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "David, like John the Baptist, is often seen as a forerunner to the Messiah, so the Bible continues to resonate in Donatello\u2019s otherwise pagan-seeming interpretation. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "In nearby Ellsworth, Maine, a Know Nothing mob, seen by some as a forerunner to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), tarred and feathered Jesuit priest Father John Bapst in 1851. \u2014 Karen Sieber, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Baker also is credited with strides in the study of acute alcoholic hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver caused by heavy drinking that is a forerunner of cirrhosis. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Sylvester was influential in the formation of the Midwestern City Conference, forerunner of the Horizon League, and first commissioner of the former Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The first Red Scare was the forerunner of the Joe McCarthy era. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Luschan accepted a position as the curator of the Africa and Oceania collections at the forerunner of Berlin\u2019s Ethnological Museum in 1885. \u2014 Megan Gannon, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212828"
  },
  "foreseen":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
      ": to see or know about beforehand",
      ": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "divine",
      "forefeel",
      "foreknow",
      "prevision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
      "He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
      "She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225846"
  },
  "foreseer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
      ": to see or know about beforehand",
      ": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "divine",
      "forefeel",
      "foreknow",
      "prevision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
      "He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
      "She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230732"
  },
  "foreshadow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure",
      ": to give a hint of beforehand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8sha-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8sha-d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adumbrate",
      "forerun",
      "harbinger",
      "herald",
      "prefigure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her early interest in airplanes foreshadowed her later career as a pilot.",
      "The hero's predicament is foreshadowed in the first chapter.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Events of the last year have revealed significant vulnerabilities within the country, which could foreshadow a period of economic stagnation, reminiscent of what Japan began to experience in the 1990s. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
      "Juthani noted that the United Kingdom \u2014 which tends to foreshadow COVID-19 trends in the United States \u2014 began to see an increase in COVID-19 cases driven by BA.2 in late February. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "However, the rise of cases in Europe is expected to foreshadow a rise in the States. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Because Covid-19 trends in Europe tend to foreshadow those in the United States by a few weeks, the U.S. could also experience a rise in infections, City University of New York virologist John Dennehy said. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Liquor and e-cigarette stocks dip as skittish investors seize on a series of reports from state media that are seen to potentially foreshadow the next targets for stricter regulation. \u2014 Olivia Tam, Bloomberg.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "But the fact that Barnette\u2019s surge caught everyone by surprise could foreshadow success. \u2014 Charlotte Alter, Time , 17 May 2022",
      "The comment could foreshadow a confrontation with Trump, who continues to falsely insist that widespread voter fraud cost him a second term in 2020. \u2014 Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Physicists have found that an elementary particle called the W boson appears to be 0.1% too heavy \u2014 a tiny discrepancy that could foreshadow a huge shift in fundamental physics. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190345"
  },
  "forestland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": land covered with forest or reserved for the growth of forests"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259st-\u02ccland",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "forest",
      "timber",
      "timberland",
      "wood(s)",
      "woodland"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Reyes Peak Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project, first proposed in 2020, would thin and trim 755 acres of forestland that the Forest Service says would alleviate firefighting risks. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Fines can rise to more than $100,000 for negligent landowners next to forestland who contribute to a fire, according to the Oregon Forestland Urban Interface Fire Protection Act. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2021",
      "Most of Europe was rapidly deforested during the industrial era; less than 4 percent of EU forestland remains intact. \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The Forest Service manages 8 million acres in California, roughly one-quarter of the state\u2019s forestland . \u2014 Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The golf-course community consists of five neighborhoods bordered by forestland and set near ski slopes and Lake Tahoe. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Even though the rate of rainforest destruction has slowed, environmentalists worry that the demand for pulpwood, which is harvested for the production of paper and viscose, will fuel the clearing of more forestland . \u2014 NBC News , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "California\u2019s national forest shutdown, in effect from Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. through Sept. 17, affects more than 20 million acres of national forestland . \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "A few hundred miles to the south, evacuations were ordered Sunday after a blaze that broke out the night before churned through California forestland near the remote community of Omo Ranch. \u2014 Fox News , 16 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1649, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203019"
  },
  "foreverness":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "eternity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"f\u0259-\u02c8re-v\u0259r-n\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "eternity",
      "everlasting",
      "infinity",
      "perpetuity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "some men claim that it's the alleged foreverness of marriage that makes them fear it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020",
      "Nowadays, the outdoors with all its foreverness and fresh air is becoming that go-to place to celebrate our upcoming holidays. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1812, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "foreword":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author",
      ": preface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-(\u02cc)w\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "exordium",
      "intro",
      "introduction",
      "preamble",
      "preface",
      "prelude",
      "proem",
      "prologue",
      "prolog",
      "prolusion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "epilogue",
      "epilog"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The book\u2019s cover art was handled by Drew Friedman, while the foreword was penned by stand-up comic Emo Philips. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 25 May 2022",
      "The book, co-written with James Beard winner James O. Fraioli and featuring a foreword by Hagar's longtime friend Guy Fieri, features 85 recipes from Hagar's collection. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Photographs by Lisa Romerein capture the beauty of Walska\u2019s creation and a foreword by Marc Appleton gives context to her achievements. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Phoenix also penned the foreword for the 30th anniversary paperback edition, out May 5. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Taylor Budowich, a spokesman for Mr. Trump, did not dispute that an aide had discussed the possibility of Mr. Trump writing a foreword for Ms. Craighead\u2019s book and perhaps taking a cut of her advance. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In another foreword , Cindy Pawlcyn, a chef who considered Ms. Schmitt a friend and role model, recalled her willingness to answer questions. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Thanks to a foreword by drinks historian David Wondrich, there\u2019s also a glimpse into the history of the Irish pub in America and the way that Irish immigrants have shaped how America drinks. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In the foreword of All Things Aside, Margaret Cho praises Shlesinger's take on the world. \u2014 Cai Cramer, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1842, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225722"
  },
  "forfeit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty",
      ": forfeiture especially of civil rights",
      ": something deposited (as for making a mistake in a game) and then redeemed on payment of a fine",
      ": a game in which forfeits are exacted",
      ": to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime",
      ": to subject to confiscation as a forfeit",
      ": abandon , give up",
      ": forfeited or subject to forfeiture",
      ": to lose or lose the right to as punishment for a fault, error, or crime",
      ": something or the right to something lost as punishment for a fault, error, or crime",
      ": something forfeited or subject to being forfeited",
      ": to lose or lose the right to by some default, failure, or neglect of obligation or duty or by some offense",
      ": to subject to forfeiture",
      ": forfeited or subject to forfeiture"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259t",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259t",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "damages",
      "fine",
      "forfeiture",
      "mulct",
      "penalty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the forfeit for each baseball player involved in the brawl was $5,000",
      "Verb",
      "He forfeited his right to a trial by jury.",
      "They didn't have enough players, so they ended up having to forfeit .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With that loss turned to a forfeit , the streak would technically inflate to 73 victories and 51 in conference. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Since a loss at home that was reversed to a forfeit by Princeton, the Cougars have won seven straight for a 15-0 record. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "In his letter regarding the cancellation (which resulted in a forfeit for the Lincoln team), Dunn acknowledged the efforts made by the Cathedral community to connect with Lincoln\u2019s coaches and faculty, but said the efforts didn\u2019t go far enough. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "Arroyo\u2019s lawyers, meanwhile, have taken issue with $32,500 prosecutors are seeking to have their client forfeit , saying in their memo that much of it came from legitimate fees Arroyo had billed through his consulting company. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "After a medical forfeit by his opponent Jordan picked up his second technical fall of the day after beating Detroit Catholic Central\u2019s Simon Dominguez 22-7 in the semifinal. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Also: The governor weighs in on the boys basketball Sabbath forfeit ; a really big Crime Stoppers payout; and the Mobile County health officer\u2019s retirement. \u2014 Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Third place \u2013 Hunter Isaacs (WV) 24-8 d. Hunter Sproles (Cooper) 21-5, forfeit . \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "People who leave jobs early forfeit the chance to save additional sums and must make their holdings last longer. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "According to court documents, the man will also be required to forfeit the eagle carcasses and all eagle parts found at his prior home on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in northeastern Utah. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Sweden and the Czech Republic, the other teams in the group, also refused, choosing to forfeit their chances at a World Cup berth rather than share a field with the Russians. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "But there were concerns about the amount of tax revenue the state would forfeit , initially estimated at $1 billion. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "While serving 366 days out of a three-year prison sentence, he was directed by Queen Elizabeth II to forfeit his Order of the British Empire. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Gomez, 54, will receive 12 months salary totaling $700,000 as severance pay, but will forfeit his signing bonus, bonus eligibility and eligibility for new hire equity awards, Moderna said in a securities filing. \u2014 John Lauerman, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
      "But that is not quite the same as forcing the oligarchs to forfeit them. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Irrigators who didn\u2019t use their full allotment of water had to forfeit those rights to someone else who could make use of it. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 May 2022",
      "North Central Texas College will forfeit the next two games due to a lack of available players, and the final game of the series will be played Saturday. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Any portion of any prize not used by any winner is forfeit and no cash substitute will be offered or permitted. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "By then, players were desperate to leave, willing to cover their own expenses, forfeit paychecks and risk potential lawsuits for breach of contract. \u2014 Ben Cohen And Louise Radnofsky, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "A day after it was announced that the University of Houston couldn't play its American Athletic Conference opener against Cincinnati because of COVID-19 issues within its program, the conference changed its forfeit policy. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "The final points for the Pointers came with Gab Dorsey being awarded a forfeit win at 120. \u2014 Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Houston was to be assessed a forfeit loss, but those results weren't reflected on the AAC website as of Saturday. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Tuesday, the Big Ten revised its COVID-19 forfeit policy. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "College basketball has also seen the impact of the virus, with dozens of teams forced to cancel or forfeit games. \u2014 Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Others receiving votes: Priceville (8-1) 5, Bibb County (8-2) 4, Oneonta (9-1) 4. *--Record includes two forfeit losses. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 27 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204503"
  },
  "forfeiture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of forfeiting : the loss of property or money because of a breach of a legal obligation",
      ": something (such as money or property) that is forfeited : penalty",
      ": the loss of a right, money, or especially property because of one's criminal act, default, or failure or neglect to perform a duty \u2014 compare waiver",
      ": something (as money or property) that is forfeited as a penalty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r",
      "-ch\u0259r",
      "-\u02cct(y)u\u0307r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-f\u0259-\u02ccchu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "damages",
      "fine",
      "forfeit",
      "mulct",
      "penalty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the forfeiture for early withdrawal of the investment savings will be an amount equal to 10 percent of the investment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Piritz received non-judicial punishment, which included a letter of reprimand and forfeiture of half of his pay for one month, those records show. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Smith, 55, of Macomb Township also is facing 10 state charges accusing him of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from drug and forfeiture funds in his former office. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2022",
      "And the oligarchs can, of course, contest both the seizure and any forfeiture in court, with the cases often dragging on for years. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Smollett was arrested and indicted in 2019, but charges were dropped in a deal that involved community service and forfeiture of a $10,000 bond. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "But even the civil forfeiture process requires the government to show evidence of criminal conduct. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
      "Unfortunately for her, federal civil forfeiture is a labyrinth that even experienced attorneys find confusing. \u2014 Andrew Wimer, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Ricardo Alberto Martinelli and Luis Enrique Martinelli will also each pay a $250,000 fine and nearly $19 million in cumulative forfeiture , as well as forfeit various assets, including a Miami condo, according to court filings. \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "The organization received $500,000 last year from the local district attorney \u2014 money allocated from a pool of funds seized in asset forfeiture . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225753"
  },
  "forgather":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to come together : assemble",
      ": to meet someone usually by chance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8ga-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assemble",
      "cluster",
      "collect",
      "concenter",
      "concentrate",
      "conglomerate",
      "congregate",
      "convene",
      "converge",
      "gather",
      "meet",
      "rendezvous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break up",
      "disband",
      "disperse",
      "split (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Members of the organization are planning to forgather in the city for their annual meeting.",
      "asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193255"
  },
  "forged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": formed by pressing or hammering with or without heat",
      ": made into a desired shape by heating and hammering",
      ": made falsely especially with intent to deceive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frjd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bogus",
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "false",
      "inauthentic",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "queer",
      "sham",
      "snide",
      "spurious",
      "unauthentic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "authentic",
      "bona fide",
      "genuine",
      "real",
      "unfaked"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from present participle of forgen \"to forge entry 2 \"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-231340"
  },
  "forgery":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "invention",
      "something forged",
      "an act of forging",
      "the crime of falsely and fraudulently making or altering a document (such as a check)",
      "the crime of falsely making or changing a written paper or signing someone else's name",
      "something that is falsely made or copied",
      "the act of falsely making, altering, or imitating (as a document or signature) with intent to defraud",
      "the crime of committing such an act",
      "something that is forged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u022frj-r\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "hoax",
      "humbug",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "sham"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that is a cheap forgery , not an authentic Ming Dynasty vase",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Removing welfare benefits had a larger effect on women than men, the study found, with women more likely to be charged for crimes like prostitution, fraud and forgery . \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The woman, from Phenix City in Alabama, about 2 miles from Columbus, was charged with insurance fraud and forgery , according to a news release from the Insurance and Safety Fire commissioner. \u2014 al , 27 May 2022",
      "In 2014, he was convicted of identity fraud and forgery in Georgia, according to court documents, and spent just over a year in prison starting in October 2016. \u2014 Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "But ultimately, authorities would charge her with additional crimes before the Indiana car chase \u2013 fraud and forgery for allegedly using a fake name to buy the Ford SUV. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
      "He was eventually convicted of fraud and forgery in his native Canada, and served 17 months of a five-year sentence, before being paroled in February 2013. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The department submitted warrant requests related to perjury, overtime fraud and forgery to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office. \u2014 Christine Macdonald, Detroit Free Press , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Fraud and forgery charges can be punished with jail sentences of up to five years. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "But some collectors are worried about just how widespread forgery problems could be. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" forge entry 2 + -ery ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "forget":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall",
      ": to cease from doing",
      ": to treat with inattention or disregard",
      ": to disregard intentionally : overlook",
      ": to give up hope for or expectation of",
      ": to cease remembering or noticing",
      ": to fail to become mindful at the proper time",
      ": to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control",
      ": to be unable to think of or remember",
      ": to fail by accident to do (something) : overlook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disremember",
      "unlearn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flash back (to)",
      "hark back (to)",
      "harken back (to)",
      "hearken back (to)",
      "mind",
      "recall",
      "recollect",
      "remember",
      "reminisce (about)",
      "think (of)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Read on for all kinds of juicy, behind-the-scenes secrets\u2014and don't forget to watch the sixth and final season on Netflix right now. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "But if the expectation for Broadway\u2019s return was a season of spirit-lifting, forget -your-troubles spectacle, Hangmen offers a contemplative and unsparing rejoinder to this, with a twisted view into the nature of justice and revenge. \u2014 Christopher Barnard, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "Even in regions where high heat isn't abnormal, too many people forget basic preventative measures like taking water with them on even short trips, Las Vegas fire spokesman Tim Szymanski said Thursday. \u2014 Kathryn Prociv, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Roku suggests that entertainment marketers should increase media for these two streaming cycles to maximize sign-ups, but not forget about the in-between weeks that are crucial to building water cooler conversations. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "On an annual basis, the worst period comes towards the end of the financial year, around March 30 and March 31, when most riders forget their items in cabs. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
      "Paperny sat up on the edge of the bench, grabbing the back of the pew in front, and strained to make direct eye contact with Mejia, who didn\u2019t forget . \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Even In our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace ... \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "One more thing: Don't forget to document the problems. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgietan , from for- + -gietan (akin to Old Norse geta to get)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191448"
  },
  "forgivable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon",
      ": to give up resentment of or claim to requital (see requital sense 1 ) for",
      ": to grant relief from payment of",
      ": to grant forgiveness",
      ": to stop feeling angry at or hurt by"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8giv",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8giv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pardon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "resent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the basics of faith is God\u2019s ability to forgive and restore. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Her faith in a loving God has played a large part in her ability to forgive and to know herself not as a victim but as a hope-giving listener and educator. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Then forgive all the debt and stick taxpayers with the bill. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "Just my little trend-forecasting moment, forgive me! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
      "Now, with the midterm election six months away, Biden may forgive your student loans. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "In a new analysis, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimated canceling $50,0000 in student loan debt would forgive the full balance for nearly 30 million federal student loan borrowers. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The children of Khashoggi publicly forgive their father\u2019s killers, sparing five government agents the death penalty. \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Some Democrats won't forgive Miranda for endorsing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey in 2014, but politics runs deep for her. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgifan , from for- + gifan to give",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223258"
  },
  "forlorn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bereft , forsaken",
      ": sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : desolate",
      ": being in poor condition : miserable , wretched",
      ": nearly hopeless",
      ": sad from being left alone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "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":[
      "Against the forlorn backdrop of the muddy terrain the media circus has left behind, the young mother is photographed for a fashion spread wearing a \u2026 white dress. \u2014 James Wolcott , Vanity Fair , September 1998",
      "There is nothing quite so forlorn as a closed factory\u2014Vic Wilcox knows, having supervised a shutdown himself in his time. \u2014 David Lodge , Nice Work , 1990",
      "Like Ozymandias, once king of kings but now two legs of a broken statue in Percy Shelley's desert, the great facade of Union Station in Washington, D.C., stands forlorn \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Natural History , November 1986",
      "she was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled",
      "a forlorn wanderer far from home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And then a forlorn shot of the audience, where a fan rises to his feet to give Pia a standing ovation. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "The first rental construction in six years in trendy West Hartford Center is expected to begin in a month as two forlorn buildings are torn down to make way for luxury apartments that could test the upper limits of the area\u2019s asking rents. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
      "Cave paused in front of a group of somber, forlorn Soundsuits, made in 2011 of black mother-of-pearl buttons, with large pewter-looking megaphones where heads should be. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "And so many of his ideas are inspired, like adding the forlorn country lilt of an accordionist (Veli Kujala) to the scene in which Hamlet corrals a traveling troupe of actors to put on an evocation of his father\u2019s murder. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an attempt at a strawberry bed. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "It was last seen in 1985 and earned its forlorn name because scientists didn't see a future for the flower as the cloud forest experienced deforestation. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The rest of the game was essentially a celebration for the Suns, who danced and dunked their way past the forlorn Lakers. \u2014 David Brandt, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The indie film super team rose to the challenge of bringing the heady and critically acclaimed three-hour Haruki Murakami short story adaptation, about two forlorn souls connecting in a red Saab 900, to U.S. audiences. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Ron Jacobs was brought in to blast it out of its poppy Boss Radio past and into the happening world of free- form radio. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "In module three, gears shift to focus more squarely on long- form and feature writing for students looking to tell in-depth magazine stories. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "This will make Meta\u2019s short- form video recommendation system much more like the one credited with TikTok\u2019s explosive growth. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Write your own posts or make short- form videos to standout in the crowd. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Miami\u2019s City Theatre was preparing to produce and party in 2020 with a splashy 25th-anniversary edition of Summer Shorts, its annual festival of short- form comedies, dramas and musicals. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Since the suit was first filed during the Trump administration, the social media sector has continued to evolve, with Meta facing a rising threat from the short- form video platform TikTok. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 9 June 2022",
      "Finally, the keyboard returns to a traditional form factor, with the Touch Bar having been phased out. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 June 2022",
      "Kagan gravitates toward long- form journalism and has an affinity for profiles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Trickles of sweat run down backs while beads form on foreheads. \u2014 Freep.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Attempts to reach Jackson as well as other GOP candidates form the event were unsuccessful. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "If infants can form memories in their first few months, why don\u2019t people remember things from that earliest stage of life? \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "If infants can form memories in their first few months, why don\u2019t people remember things from that earliest stage of life? \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
      "There are several mental health apps available, but Cunningham and Gomez believe WeTree is the first that helps users form supportive networks of family and friends for coping. \u2014 Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
      "Unlike other bachelor's in nursing programs that tend to be fully online, Cincinnati State's will offer plenty of in-person opportunities, Hoopes said, so students can form close, personal relationships with their professors. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
      "Davis cites the high percentage of young Black men in prison; Demetrius Burns sheds his tunic, whereupon the four men give way to agony and despair while the five women form a chorus line. \u2014 Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "As such, the researchers estimate at least 11 million tons of hydrotrioxides form in the atmosphere each year. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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      "13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201535"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": belonging to or constituting the form or essence of a thing",
      ": relating to or involving the outward form, structure, relationships, or arrangement of elements rather than content",
      ": following or according with established form, custom, or rule",
      ": done in due or lawful form",
      ": characterized by punctilious respect for form : methodical",
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      ": acquired by attending classes in a school",
      ": requiring proper clothing and manners",
      ": suitable for a proper occasion",
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      ": requiring special or established solemnities or formalities especially in order to be effective or valid under the law",
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      "orthodox",
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      "dance",
      "hop",
      "prom"
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      "Noun",
      "he asked her to the formal at the end of the year"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1) and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
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      "Noun",
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      "Adjective (2)",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183307"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
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      ": compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony",
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      ": an established form or procedure that is required or conventional",
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    "examples":[
      "Her use of old-fashioned language lends an air of formality to her writing.",
      "He failed to appreciate the formality of the occasion.",
      "They haven't approved the loan yet, but that's just a mere formality .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Assembling phony evidence after the fact was, for Trump and his band of loyalists, a formality . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "The legal formality is likely the last time he will ever be required to appear in court other than to testify or see his case officially dropped. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Many in golf, including Crenshaw, ascribe the enduring formality to Bobby Jones, an Augusta National founder who died in 1971. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The formality was crucial to the vibe \u2014 especially in the beginning \u2014 which, of course, only added to the mythology of it all. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Pioneering a new western formality , today, aesthetic plays upon the foundations of fit, balance and proportion fit for the twenty-first century. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Those at the museum who raised concerns this winter about the authenticity of the Basquiats were told by De Groft not to worry and that the subpoena was simply a formality , two witnesses reported. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "The agreement to end litigation over the Champlain Towers South tragedy awaits approval by Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman, but that should just be a formality . \u2014 Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "The debate is expected to be a formality as there is a clear majority of lawmakers in favor joining NATO. \u2014 Time , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223924"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
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    ],
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      ": to give a certain or definite form to : shape",
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    "examples":[
      "The company has formalized its hiring practices.",
      "Congress formalized the policy by making it law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And companies are tackling this while still trying to formalize new hybrid work schedules, with some employees still fully remote and others in the office several days a week. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
      "These proposals, in some ways, formalize data inputs that have long been used by investors. \u2014 Shane Khan, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "Amid unclear objectives and mounting Chinese pressure, Australia, India and the United States hesitated to formalize the dialogue. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "First imagine an interesting mechanism and then formalize a design around that mechanism using Kompas-3D. \u2014 Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The dynamic, communitarian version shut down in 2009, part of an effort by Berkeley to formalize the center and comply with federal regulations. \u2014 Isabella Cueto, STAT , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "What was behind the initial decision to formalize and create the London Screenings? \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Information and feedback gathered by the committee will be used by the Naperville City Council to formalize the parameters that will be used when the city goes out to bid for the final design for the property this spring. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The city also is going to work on an official project cooperation agreement to formalize the plan with both Rocky Ripple and Butler University officials. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192930"
  },
  "format":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed)",
      ": general plan of organization, arrangement, or choice of material (as for a television show)",
      ": a method of organizing data (as for storage)",
      ": to arrange (something, such as material to be printed or stored data) in a particular format",
      ": to prepare (something, such as a computer disk) for storing data in a particular format",
      ": the general organization or arrangement of something",
      ": to organize or arrange in a certain way",
      ": to prepare for storing computer data"
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      "layout",
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      "setup"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The journals are available in electronic format .",
      "The file is saved in MP3 format .",
      "Verb",
      "The book is formatted in several different styles.",
      "The data was improperly formatted .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Netflix even offers a completely new content format now \u2014 mobile video games, available at no extra charge. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 June 2022",
      "Launched in 2004 to showcase films shot in the then-new digital format , Skip City has since shifted its focus to features and shorts by up-and-coming filmmakers. \u2014 Mark Schilling, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Linda Reiff, President and CEO of Napa Valley Vintners, explains the rationale behind the new auction format . \u2014 Liz Thach, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The remaining are 25 and older, which means that short, immersive videos are the new addictive format across generations. \u2014 Lora Kratchounova, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The show is a format originally produced by DMLS TV, part of Banijay France, and had its first iteration on leading French network TF1 from last year. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Presumably, though, not every Ionic Originals release will be a one-of-a-kind, so many questions remain to be answered about the future of the format and how accessible the discs will be. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "Games Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are part of a double-elimination format before the tournament moves back to single-elimination games for the weekend. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 24 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",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Oyenyin uses the acronym to help format the book, labeling chapters detailing her experiences with those key terms and highlighting lessons from those times in bold. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "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",
      "See this week\u2019s entry form or Style Conversational column for how to format your entry. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The question remains how Napier and his staff will format the spring game, given the varied approaches of previous coaches. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The show quickly set itself apart by capitalizing on its mystery to format as a thrilling psychodrama. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Will the Prep Challenges format differ from a regular high school or college game? \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "And there will be the traditional Stanley Cup playoffs format after a temporary realignment last year. \u2014 USA TODAY , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Have your Recruiters prep the candidate on how to map experiences to answer interview questions in a Situation Task Action Result (STAR) format and give training recommendations on books, resources and more. \u2014 Returnships.org, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032536"
  },
  "formation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : development",
      ": something that is formed",
      ": the manner in which a thing is formed : structure",
      ": a major kind of plant growth (such as forest, grassland, or tundra) characteristic of a broad ecological region",
      ": any igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock represented as a unit",
      ": any sedimentary bed or consecutive series of beds sufficiently homogeneous or distinctive to be a unit",
      ": an arrangement of a body or group of persons or things in some prescribed manner or for a particular purpose",
      ": a creation or development of something",
      ": something that is formed or created",
      ": an arrangement of something",
      ": an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : development",
      ": the manner in which a thing is formed : structure"
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      "f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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      "layout",
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      "setup"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "The book explains the formation of the planets.",
      "The soldiers were marching in formation .",
      "The team ran on the field and lined up in a punt formation .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many of these, but not all, are related to the formation of supercontinents. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 6 June 2022",
      "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. ... \u2014 Variety, NBC News , 5 June 2022",
      "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 5 June 2022",
      "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 5 June 2022",
      "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
      "As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band. \u2014 Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "The Mahomes family is adding another eligible receiver to the formation . \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200012"
  },
  "former":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": coming before in time",
      ": of, relating to, or occurring in the past",
      ": preceding in place or arrangement : foregoing",
      ": first in order of two or more things cited or understood",
      ": having been previously : onetime",
      ": one that forms",
      ": a member of a school form",
      ": coming before in time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r",
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the coach is a former professional baseball player",
      "the former manual had some errors, but the current version has its own problems",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some political observers said the harsh words from Brooks for the former president could hurt the congressman in the runoff. \u2014 Hannah Knowles, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "Polls in Brazil show that the former leftist president, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, leads the right wing populist president, Jair Bolsonaro, ahead of October\u2019s presidential election. \u2014 Juan Forero, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "The final three episodes of this show, hosted and executive-produced by former president Bill Clinton, air back-to-back and focus on how American presidents have dealt with extremism, decision-making and the United States as a world power. \u2014 Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The nine-member committee \u2013 composed of 7 Democrats and 2 Republicans known for their criticism of former GOP president Trump \u2013 on Tuesday will hold the fourth of what may be eight hearings before the panel issues a formal report. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "The move comes as Bolsonaro faces an uphill battle for reelection, and rising gas prices dent his chances of overcoming former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls. \u2014 Mauricio Savarese, ajc , 20 June 2022",
      "Surely former President Donald Trump will take some considerable comfort from the success of a party whose leader plays to the same deep feelings of nationalism. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "Alabama\u2019s the home to the biggest race on June 21, the Senate GOP primary runoff that\u2019s been set and reset by former President Donald Trump\u2019s shifting loyalties. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
      "One person wore an oversized shirt with the face of former president Barack Obama placed on the front. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The former comes with six Xe-cores and six ray-tracing units. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "If Anything Happens \u2014 the former follows a gay Afghan refugee\u2019s journey to Europe as a teenager and the latter is about parents grieving the loss of a child killed in a school shooting \u2014 were not the easiest sales to publishers. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "It's been a close race between Kodi Smit-McPhee and Troy Kotsur, and more branch-hopping support for Dog versus CODA was thought to work in the former 's favor at one point. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The former seemed to rise up for a floater, but instead pushed a lob to the center, who threw it down. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Maluma and Kardashian's ex Scott Disick started a fake argument over Twitter to promote the former 's latest music video. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 9 July 2021",
      "The former comes with 256 gigabytes of storage while the latter has 512 gigabytes, but both are foldable and include a full HD display. \u2014 Nina Huang, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2021",
      "This 16-piece option comes with many of the same pieces that are included in the 15-piece set (the former comes with eight steak knives instead of six and two different paring knives over the 15-piece's honing steel). \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "The former comes from the degradation of dead bacteria, and may offer surviving bacteria UV protection. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 25 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214318"
  },
  "formerly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at an earlier time : previously",
      ": just before",
      ": at an earlier time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259r-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "erstwhile",
      "once",
      "onetime"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was formerly a congressman.",
      "the newspaper formerly known as \u201cThe Newsprint\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of course, there is the immediate allure of an underpinning formerly intended to be hidden. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 9 June 2022",
      "Since then, the duties have been filled by Faviola Medina, city clerk services manager and formerly the senior deputy clerk. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "An archive photograph of Cobra replicas in construction in the Hi-Tech Automotive factory in Gqeberha ( formerly Port Elizabeth), South Africa. \u2014 Thomas Page, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "The sense of glitzy retreat, formerly concentrated, now feels indiscriminately replicated all over. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
      "Under the new structure, Dogra, formerly the president of WarnerMedia Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (excluding China), focuses only on EMEA (excluding Poland). \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Benjamin Zeringue, formerly of the Baton Rouge Police Department, turned himself in to authorities Monday and is accused of dumping the weapons into a trash pile. \u2014 Fox News , 8 June 2022",
      "Sarah Tavel, formerly an investor at Bessemer where she was mentored by Levine, led Cambly\u2019s Series B round in 2020 and quickly pushed the company to expand its headcount. \u2014 Kenrick Cai, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Bo is played, with a touching mix of athletic prowess and newcomer naivet\u00e9, by Juancho Hernang\u00f3mez of the Utah Jazz (and formerly , briefly of the Boston Celtics, presently in the hunt for an NBA title). \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224611"
  },
  "formidable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing fear, dread, or apprehension",
      ": having qualities that discourage approach or attack",
      ": tending to inspire awe or wonder : impressive",
      ": causing fear or awe",
      ": offering serious difficulties",
      ": large or impressive in size or extent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-d\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8mi-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8mi-",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-d\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
      "frightening",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "scary",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was known throughout Manchester as a formidable woman, and being educated had only piled more formidability on top of what she had been born with. \u2014 Edward P. Jones , The Known World , 2003",
      "The technology was formidable : using two and a half million rivets, 300 steeplejacks working flat out would run it up in the space of two years \u2026 \u2014 Alistair Horne , Seven Ages of Paris , 2002",
      "Alta is reached by a hairpin road that climbs steadily upward\u2014a ride of thirty minutes or so, depending on road and weather conditions\u2014through some of the most formidable mountain scenery in the country. \u2014 Cynthia Zarin , New Yorker , 23 Mar. 1992",
      "The mountains were a formidable barrier.",
      "He has mastered a formidable amount of material.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The dogs come in handy, as does Chase\u2019s own rusty but formidable aptitude for violence, when the government catches up to him and dispatches an assassin to his lovely suburban home. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "One other thing: The people are friendly and formidable , quick to flash a smile at friendliness \u2026 and just as quick to suck our teeth at foolishness \u2014 so mind your manners. \u2014 Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Researchers have long seen stars orbiting something invisible, formidable , and compact at the center of the Milky Way. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
      "For decades, Anne Hendricks Bass reigned as a mysterious and formidable figure at the very height of American society. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
      "Both women are fiercely intelligent, formidable and in their primes. \u2014 Tara Ellison, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
      "In 2015, after Russia annexed Crimea, Russia used the Victory Day Parade to reveal a robust suite of new and seemingly formidable Russian weaponry. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Mitchell is a formidable , temperamental, and fiercely loyal Attorney General to Nixon\u2014until that loyalty is tested by his outspoken wife, Martha. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The decade of the 2010s is littered with accomplished, formidable , and conservative governors who flamed out in their presidential campaigns. \u2014 Peter Spiliakos, National Review , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin formidabilis , from formidare to fear, from formido terror, bogey; akin to Greek morm\u014d bogey",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201220"
  },
  "formless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no regular form or shape",
      ": lacking order or arrangement",
      ": having no physical existence",
      ": having no regular form or shape"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frm-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u022frm-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amorphous",
      "shapeless",
      "unformed",
      "unshaped",
      "unstructured"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "formed",
      "shaped",
      "shapen",
      "structured"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a formless mass of clay that the potter transformed into an attractive bowl",
      "from this formless void the universe was supposed to have been created",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
      "Previous projects saw the group\u2019s two rappers splitting mike time evenly, but, in keeping with this album\u2019s more formless nature, there is less emphasis on arrangement, or balance of any kind. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
      "The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
      "The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
      "The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
      "The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021",
      "The sea was green, the formless dark blobs more visible than in the flat gray light of the previous day. \u2014 Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News , 24 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225304"
  },
  "formulaic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": produced according to a formula or set of formulas : adhering to set forms or conventions",
      ": of or relating to a mathematical formula"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221044"
  },
  "forsooth":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in truth : indeed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u00fcth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actually",
      "admittedly",
      "frankly",
      "honestly",
      "indeed",
      "really",
      "truly",
      "truthfully",
      "verily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "forsooth , the rumor is true: this lovely lass and I are getting married!",
      "you're getting married without a penny to your name\u2014a pretty story forsooth !"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English for soth , from Old English fors\u014dth , from for + s\u014dth sooth",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225109"
  },
  "forth":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "geographical name",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": onward in time, place, or order : forward",
      ": out into notice or view",
      ": away , abroad",
      ": forth from : out of",
      ": onward in time, place, or order",
      ": out into view",
      "river 116 miles (187 kilometers) long in south central Scotland flowing east into the"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frth",
      "\u02c8f\u022frth",
      "\u02c8f\u022frth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ahead",
      "forward",
      "on",
      "onward",
      "onwards"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "a flow of lava bursting forth from the earth",
      "The snow is gone and the flowers are ready to spring forth .",
      "He went forth to spread the news.",
      "She stretched forth her hands in prayer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Now, in a post-expansion age, the NHL is a much different league with a salary cap, an effective players\u2019 union, parity and so forth . \u2014 Michael Arace, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "To use the site, students provide their demographic and academic information \u2013 including ethnicity, socioeconomic status, test scores, and so forth . \u2014 Frederick Hess, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Music, beer, bourbon, travel, family, food, vacations, trip reports, cars, movies, TV, books, pets and so forth . \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
      "An example of this: An Aries rising will have their first house ruled by Aries, second house ruled by Taurus, and so forth . \u2014 Glamour , 27 May 2022",
      "All the clamoring about sourcing and so forth on social media, which could seem like petty sour grapes, was really about something much bigger. \u2014 Amy Wilentz, The New Republic , 25 May 2022",
      "Over with various materials, like dirt, gravel, and cement, and so forth to simulate real world conditions. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "My husband has a cousin, also a single child, whose parents actively involved his friends in play dates, vacations and so forth . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Read the care label to determine the type of fabric: silk, wool and so forth . \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb and Preposition",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "circa 1575, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223254"
  },
  "forthcoming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being about to appear or to be produced or made available",
      ": responsive , outgoing",
      ": characterized by openness, candidness, and forthrightness (see forthright entry 1 sense 1 )",
      ": being about to appear",
      ": ready or available when needed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022frth-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u022frth-",
      "f\u022frth-\u02c8k\u0259-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "approaching",
      "coming",
      "imminent",
      "impending",
      "nearing",
      "oncoming",
      "pending",
      "proximate",
      "upcoming"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "late",
      "recent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was more forthcoming about his past than they expected.",
      "She has been less than forthcoming about her involvement in the scandal.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Weinberg also said the city and sheriff have not been forthcoming about what happened. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
      "The Detroit brand may have started teasing the Lyriq two years ago, but the marque never been fully forthcoming about how much power the EV would be able to deliver. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
      "Califf said an announcement is forthcoming about importing baby formula from abroad, noting that the key is making sure the instructions for the formula are in languages that mothers and caregivers can understand. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Califf said an announcement is forthcoming about importing baby formula from abroad, noting that the key is making sure the instructions for the formula are in languages that mothers and caregivers can understand. \u2014 Zeke Miller And Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "But Musk, Wolff and Blomfield have been very forthcoming about their own mental health struggles in recent years. \u2014 Gina Lodge, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Ukraine has been somewhat more forthcoming , acknowledging a significant number of dead and wounded among its troops. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In contemporary interviews, Sen Dog is quite forthcoming about the benefits of therapy during his time away, while clips of B-Real from the period of Sen Dog\u2019s absence display a great deal of sensitivity and support for his bandmate. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "On Thursday, the 49ers reportedly restructured Mack\u2019s contract in a way that reflected his retirement was forthcoming . \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"obsolete forthcome to come forth",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212927"
  },
  "forthright":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point",
      ": notably simple in style or quality",
      ": proceeding straight on",
      ": directly forward",
      ": without hesitation : frankly",
      ": at once",
      ": a straight path",
      ": going straight to the point clearly and firmly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "foursquare",
      "frank",
      "free-spoken",
      "freehearted",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people",
      "I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Most of Eastern Europe has led the way with weapons shipments to Kyiv and forthright denouncements of Putin. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Saint\u2019s take on her source material is serious and forthright . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "While some contenders were easily accessible and forthright , others were not. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "But Diwan\u2019s film is less harrowing for its depictions of physical suffering than for its forthright exploration of Anne\u2019s emotional desolation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
      "Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright . \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
      "Officials hadn\u2019t been forthright enough about the limitations of their intelligence, went the criticism. \u2014 James Harkin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But as the years have gone by, and the spotlight has grown ever more intense, stars with a forthright political outlook have recognized the night as a forum to share their principles and fundamental beliefs through clothing. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Her interviews reveal a confident, forthright woman who shouldn\u2019t be anyone\u2019s deep concern beyond the tennis people who will miss her shining presence and all-around game (by far the most clever on the women\u2019s tour). \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212637"
  },
  "forthrightness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point",
      ": notably simple in style or quality",
      ": proceeding straight on",
      ": directly forward",
      ": without hesitation : frankly",
      ": at once",
      ": a straight path",
      ": going straight to the point clearly and firmly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "foursquare",
      "frank",
      "free-spoken",
      "freehearted",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people",
      "I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Most of Eastern Europe has led the way with weapons shipments to Kyiv and forthright denouncements of Putin. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Saint\u2019s take on her source material is serious and forthright . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "While some contenders were easily accessible and forthright , others were not. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "But Diwan\u2019s film is less harrowing for its depictions of physical suffering than for its forthright exploration of Anne\u2019s emotional desolation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
      "Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright . \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
      "Officials hadn\u2019t been forthright enough about the limitations of their intelligence, went the criticism. \u2014 James Harkin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But as the years have gone by, and the spotlight has grown ever more intense, stars with a forthright political outlook have recognized the night as a forum to share their principles and fundamental beliefs through clothing. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Her interviews reveal a confident, forthright woman who shouldn\u2019t be anyone\u2019s deep concern beyond the tennis people who will miss her shining presence and all-around game (by far the most clever on the women\u2019s tour). \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202852"
  },
  "forthwith":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without any delay : immediately sense 1",
      ": without delay : immediately"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u022frth-\u02c8with",
      "also",
      "f\u022frth-\u02c8wit\u035fh",
      "-\u02c8with"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "directly",
      "headlong",
      "immediately",
      "incontinently",
      "instantaneously",
      "instanter",
      "instantly",
      "now",
      "PDQ",
      "plumb",
      "presently",
      "promptly",
      "pronto",
      "right",
      "right away",
      "right now",
      "right off",
      "straight off",
      "straightaway",
      "straightway"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The court ordered the company to cease operations forthwith .",
      "if the fire alarm rings, leave the building forthwith",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On September 21st the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, declared that the model of railway privatisation that Britain has followed for the past two and a half decades had stopped working, and would end forthwith . \u2014 The Economist , 26 Sep. 2020",
      "Our new-ish national nightmare continues, so forthwith here is the latest edition of the New Normal, a (sorta) lighthearted roundup of news-you-can-use and other tidbits in the time of epidemic. \u2014 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "What is already clear is that the Sussexes intend forthwith to redraw the lines of engagement with the press. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2020",
      "Take the Green New Deal resolution and put it to a vote forthwith on the House and Senate floor. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2019",
      "The General Secretary would like a recording of the performance and is sending men over to retrieve it forthwith . \u2014 Christopher Orr, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2018",
      "Everybody like Brennan, like Clapper, like McCabe who have demonstrated their partisanship should be stripped of their clearances forthwith . \u2014 Fox News , 17 Aug. 2018",
      "Take the Green New Deal resolution and put it to a vote forthwith on the House and Senate floor. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2019",
      "But more than a few viewers will nonetheless chuckle in grim amusement and resolve to liquidate their own social-media profiles forthwith . \u2014 Justin Chang, latimes.com , 22 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224751"
  },
  "fortuitous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": occurring by chance",
      ": fortunate , lucky",
      ": coming or happening by a lucky chance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8t\u00fc-\u0259-t\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8ty\u00fc-",
      "f\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fluky",
      "flukey",
      "fortunate",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 the intensification of competition on the job market has only exacerbated our class anxiety, as hiring seems all the more uncertain if not fortuitous. \u2014 Jeffrey J. Williams , College English , November 2003",
      "\u2026 he is a brilliant candidate not despite his anti-intellectualism but because of it. He has stumbled upon a fortuitous moment in which the political culture, tired of wonks and pointy-heads and ideologues, yearns instead for a candidate unburdened by, or even hostile to, ideas. \u2014 Jonathan Chait , New Republic , 20 Dec. 1999",
      "Her $170, 000 bid on what is now Matanzas Creek's vineyard was accepted. The south-facing slope was a fortuitous find \u2026 its worth more than 10 times as much today. \u2014 Jeff Morgan , Wine Spectator , 15 May 1996",
      "His presence there was entirely fortuitous .",
      "You could not have arrived at a more fortuitous time.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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 Moon in your community-minded 11th house and fortuitous Jupiter in your passionate 5th house are waltzing into a potent opposition together. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "That was particularly fortuitous on this trip because Santa Teresa has plenty of fabulous boutiques. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 1 June 2022",
      "Of course, the duo first had to develop the professional framework, but they were dealt a fortuitous hand when Johnson, who was enrolled in a business class at the time, was given an assignment to develop a mock company. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 23 May 2022",
      "Indeed, the success of Mr. Gudauskas\u2019 derring-do was only possible because of a fortuitous combination of three factors. \u2014 Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 May 2022",
      "In fact, the original Intel microprocessor, the 4004, was an ASIC project for Busicom that became a commercial product due to fortuitous circumstances. \u2014 Steven Leibson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Montblanc Haus is accessible to the public, near and far, and with summer travel right around the corner, its opening is fortuitous . \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "For liberal candidates in primary contests, the timing of the leak is fortuitous . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fortuitus ; akin to Latin fort-, fors chance \u2014 more at fortune entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220811"
  },
  "fortunate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious",
      ": receiving some unexpected good",
      ": bringing a good result",
      ": having good luck : lucky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frch-n\u0259t",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-n\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fluky",
      "flukey",
      "fortuitous",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "How fortunate we were to find that restaurant!",
      "We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But as this verse notes, being compassionate to people who are less fortunate is also something that God will reward. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 10 June 2022",
      "But Bill Gates believes humanity is fortunate that the virus was not even more devastating. \u2014 Time , 7 June 2022",
      "However, a few fortunate countries are strategically positioned to benefit from the rapid evolution of markets, policy, and technology created by this crisis. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Then cross your fingers and hope your fortunate friends will accept the gift. \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 5 June 2022",
      "The most fortunate of the victims at Robb Elementary are recovering. \u2014 Jay Reeves, Chron , 5 June 2022",
      "Slowing this virus down, whether that\u2019s through vaccinations or ventilation upgrades\u2014or, in this case, the fortunate coincidence of immunity and weather\u2014can go a long way. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 3 June 2022",
      "However, many people are less fortunate , as can be seen in the growing number of older people being diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "The Irish caught seemingly every break; Chatard pitcher Hailee Howe was not as fortunate . \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222036"
  },
  "fortune":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very large sum of money",
      ": riches , wealth",
      ": a store of material possessions",
      ": prosperity attained partly through luck : success",
      ": luck sense 1",
      ": the turns and courses of luck accompanying one's progress (as through life)",
      ": destiny , fate",
      ": a prediction of fortune",
      ": a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably",
      ": accident , incident",
      ": to give good or bad fortune to",
      ": to endow with a fortune",
      ": happen , chance",
      ": a large sum of money",
      ": what happens to a person : good or bad luck",
      ": what is to happen to someone in the future",
      ": wealth sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "future"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "past"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He hoped to achieve fame and fortune .",
      "They had the good fortune to escape injury when their car crashed.",
      "The book follows the fortunes of two families through the years.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Tammy Gustavson, heiress to the Public Storage fortune , listed her late father's Malibu home for $127.5 million. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Born to a lower middle class family in 1945, Hernandez made a fortune building real estate in the 1990s, as millions of Colombians migrated from the countryside to urban areas. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "The company that generated Disney\u2019s fortune has spent most of 2022 in the headlines\u2014mostly for reasons other than pay. \u2014 Maria Aspan, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Much of Perry\u2019s fortune comes from his gigantic film complex in Atlanta that is currently home to 12 soundstages. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "My pal Dan McKenna\u2019s granddaughter Colleen is a singer/guitarist/songwriter/ who has plans to take a year between high school and college to make her folk music fortune in Nashville. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
      "Prospectors tended to have severely limited diets due to high food costs in remote mining boomtowns, the shorter shelf life of vitamin C-rich options, and the overriding focus on fortune hunting. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
      "Instead of experiencing good fortune , the Revolution have become victims of bad luck, bad weather, and a tendency to self-destruct, stumbling along at a sub-.500 pace (4-5-4, 16 points). \u2014 Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Dustin Hoffman won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Raymond Babbitt, an autistic savant brought on a cross country road trip during his brother\u2019s bid to grab a piece of their father\u2019s fortune . \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195300"
  },
  "forum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business",
      ": a public meeting place for open discussion",
      ": a medium (such as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas",
      ": a judicial body or assembly : court",
      ": a public meeting or lecture involving audience discussion",
      ": a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities",
      ": the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city serving as the center for public business",
      ": a place or opportunity for discussion",
      ": public forum",
      ": a judicial body or assembly : court",
      ": the territorial jurisdiction of a court"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-r\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "colloquy",
      "conference",
      "council",
      "panel",
      "panel discussion",
      "parley",
      "round-robin",
      "roundtable",
      "seminar",
      "symposium"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Forums were held to determine how to handle the situation.",
      "The town has scheduled a public forum to discuss the proposal.",
      "The club provides a forum for people who share an interest in local history.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yaroslavsky later acknowledged that information was far from complete, correcting the record the next day at another candidate forum . \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidates Maura Healey, center, and Sonia Chang-D\u00edaz, left, participated in a candidate forum focusing on environmental and energy issues held at WBUR CitySpace in April. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The 11th biennial Oregon Summit brought party insiders together for a weekend of workshops, speeches, festivities and a gubernatorial candidate forum . \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
      "On Saturday, the day after the sniper attack, Bowser came under criticism from challengers who squared off at a candidate forum . \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The leading Republican Senate candidates in Pennsylvania will all share a stage for the first time Wednesday morning at a candidate forum . \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Both Vance and Timken, along with state Sen. Matt Dolan, participated in Friday night's candidate forum in Gahanna, Ohio, hosted by right-leaning advocacy group FreedomWorks. \u2014 Eva Mckend And Andrea Cambron, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The Tempe City Council candidate forum on Wednesday will move to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 surge. \u2014 Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "In late November, the Ohio Republican Party held a very awkward candidate forum in an evangelical church near Middletown. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin; akin to Latin foris outside, fores door \u2014 more at door ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185458"
  },
  "forward":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": near, being at, or belonging to the forepart",
      ": situated in advance",
      ": strongly inclined : ready",
      ": lacking modesty or reserve : brash",
      ": notably advanced or developed : precocious",
      ": moving, tending, or leading toward a position in front",
      ": moving toward an opponent's goal",
      ": advocating an advanced policy in the direction of what is considered progress",
      ": extreme , radical",
      ": of, relating to, or getting ready for the future",
      ": to or toward what is ahead or in front",
      ": to help onward : promote",
      ": to send forward : transmit",
      ": to send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit",
      ": a player who plays at the front the team's formation near the opponent's goal",
      ": near, at, or belonging to the front part",
      ": moving, tending, or leading to a position in front",
      ": lacking proper modesty or reserve",
      ": to or toward what is in front",
      ": to send on or ahead",
      ": to help onward : advance",
      ": a player at or near the front of his or her team or near the opponent's goal",
      ": forward contract at contract"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd",
      "also",
      "or",
      "Southern also",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bold",
      "familiar",
      "free",
      "immodest",
      "overfamiliar",
      "presuming",
      "presumptuous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ahead",
      "along",
      "forth",
      "forwards",
      "on",
      "onward",
      "onwards"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Liverpool gets striker: Liverpool has taken another of Portugal\u2019s best players to strengthen its forward line, with Uruguay striker Darwin Nu\u00f1ez completing his move from Benfica for an initial fee of $78 million. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
      "In the selloff of December 2018, during the Fed\u2019s most recent previous rate-raising cycle, the S&P 500\u2019s forward multiple fell as low as 13.8. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "By noon, the forward rate of spread was halted, and half the crews were released from the blaze, officials said. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "For comparison, over the past five years, the S&P 500\u2019s forward price-to-earnings ratio averaged roughly 18.6, but looking back over a ten-year period, stocks are trading roughly in line with the norm of 16.9. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Their sister restaurant, Broadway Bistro is another great handout that sources local ingredients for a comfort- forward American menu. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "But the highlight is arguably the retractable veranda -- a floor in the forward fuselage area that can extend outward when the aircraft is parked, sitting at a height of around four meters above the apron. \u2014 Karla Cripps, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "In the majority of the 16 crashes, the Teslas issued forward collision alerts to the drivers just before impact. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Chron , 9 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",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Employees at winning companies are twice as likely to look forward to coming to work and nearly 90% describe their organization as psychologically and emotionally healthy compared with 53% at an average workplace. \u2014 Roula Amire, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Since splitting, Hough and Laich have both moved forward with their respective lives. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Dan\u2019s team to launch this business and look forward to working with filmmakers around the world to help bring local language, culturally rich films to a global audience. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 14 June 2022",
      "Unlike a year ago, numbers shouldn\u2019t be a problem for the Cardinals\u2019 secondary, giving secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff much to look forward to in his first season with the team. \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022",
      "After the lawsuit was filed, a judge issued a restraining order prohibiting any kind of sale while the case moved forward . \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 13 June 2022",
      "Moved forward into this budget and were able to do a little bit extra with it. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Nadel rejected those arguments, saying the defense had not moved forward with the case either, said Carley\u2019s attorney, Richard Freeman. \u2014 Hyeyoon Alyssa Choi, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Sarah Pierce, a former executive vice president for sales and operations at the company, claimed in a lawsuit that Garg misrepresented Better.com's statements to ensure the SPAC merger moved forward . \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Teachers will net the full $1,000, and the state will forward an extra $200 to school districts to cover benefits. \u2014 al , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Michigan State Police are investigating the incident and will forward their findings to Chris Becker, Kent County prosecutor, who will consider if charges should be filed. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In addition, a group within a community will only be able to forward messages to one group at a time, rather than five, which is the current limit. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Hollander informed Sprinkel about the call and the text messages and offered to forward them to Sprinkel. \u2014 Thomas Lake, CNN , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Hartenstein won\u2019t play Wednesday; neither will forward Nicolas Batum (ankle). \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Some states, including California and Michigan, adopted the same definitions as the CDC, giving facilities the option for state officials to forward their data to the CDC instead of submitting twice. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The Bears lost consecutive home games for the first time since 2015-16, then injuries began piling up, including a gruesome leg injury to forward Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "To force vaccinations, the health care system will forward the names of the unvaccinated people over 50 to tax authorities so they can be fined. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The pesky, defensive-minded forward was born in Oklahoma, raised in England, attended school in Germany, played high school hoops in Indiana and spent his lone collegiate season with Baylor in Waco, Tx. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "Bandeaus help provide a no-strap tan line, while sportier styles have become fashion- forward as well, featuring crisscross-back detailing or higher-cut necks similar to a sports bra. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 16 June 2022",
      "King, a junior forward , had already provided an assist when the foul happened. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Fast- forward about a decade, and Hoshi, who now had a boyfriend, came out to his parents at 22 years old. \u2014 Angela Yang, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "The 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward is already one of Kentucky's best defensive players and the team's most athletic dunker. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 31 May 2022",
      "In the above chart, SiTime Corporation has the highest forward P/S ratio. \u2014 Beth Kindig, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
      "Palindromic primes are the same forward and backward\u2014133020331. \u2014 Alec Wilkinson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "No one in the country had ever seen a high-scoring forward who could also play defense with such intensity. \u2014 Michael Hunt, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221156"
  },
  "foss":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ditch , moat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dike",
      "ditch",
      "gutter",
      "sheugh",
      "trench",
      "trough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the first line of defense is a water-filled fosse that enemy troops would have to cross"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fosse, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin fossa \"ditch, trench,\" noun derivative from feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere \"to jab, dig\" \u2014 more at fossil entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223920"
  },
  "fossil":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": preserved from a past geologic age",
      ": being or resembling a fossil",
      ": of or relating to fossil fuel",
      ": a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust \u2014 compare living fossil",
      ": a person whose views are outmoded : fogy",
      ": something (such as a theory) that has become rigidly fixed",
      ": an old word or word element preserved only by idiom (such as fro in to and fro )",
      ": a trace or print or the remains of a plant or animal of a past age preserved in earth or rock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antediluvian",
      "Colonel Blimp",
      "dodo",
      "fogy",
      "fogey",
      "fud",
      "fuddy-duddy",
      "mossback",
      "reactionary",
      "stick-in-the-mud",
      "stuffed shirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hipster",
      "modern",
      "trendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "President Biden\u2019s energy program is crystal clear: an all-of-government assault on the domestic fossil -fuel industry to further a green agenda. \u2014 Thomas J. Duesterberg, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "Advice for Investors: With fossil -fuel shares leading the stock market, people worried about climate change may be in a tough spot. \u2014 Jason Karaian, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Through the National Environmental Policy Act, environmental groups bring lawsuits against the government to halt any fossil -fuel expansion. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 10 June 2022",
      "But with the dangers of rising temperatures growing, leaders in left-leaning states have turned to their authority under the Clean Water Act to block construction of more fossil -fuel infrastructure in recent years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "But with the dangers of rising temperatures growing, leaders in left-leaning states have turned to their authority under the Clean Water Act to block construction of more fossil -fuel infrastructure in recent years. \u2014 Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
      "Russia's control of oil and other fossil -fuel energy resources gave it the riches to invade Ukraine \u2014 and has stymied Europe's response. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 30 May 2022",
      "But the supply of sustainable fuel is limited and the cost is high \u2014 two to five times costlier than fossil jet fuel. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "In recent years, people have been organizing grassroots campaigns to pressure the big lenders to trim their fossil -fuel connections. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Since the Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, member states have been trying to find ways to wean off Russian fossil fuels while securing enough energy to keep the lights on across Europe. \u2014 Emily Rauhala, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
      "They have been accused of helping fund the war by continuing to pay for Russian fossil fuels. \u2014 Mark Lewis, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "They have been accused of helping fund the war by continuing to pay for Russian fossil fuels. \u2014 Mark Lewis, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, China has bought more than 7 billion euros ($7.5 billion) worth of Russian fossil fuels, according to the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "When the research first became widely known in the 1980s and 90s, groups funded by the oil and gas industry worked to cast doubt on the role fossil fuels, and human activity generally, played in climate change. \u2014 CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "With the recent spike in energy and food prices being driven by Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, nations are increasingly seeking to limit their dependence on foreign fossil fuels and unstable supply chains. \u2014 Cristina Lourosa-ricardo, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Baxter wrote that like in skating, judges can give high rewards for certain accomplishments, such as creating a product that helps reduce fossil fuels in circulation, as Tesla has done. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
      "As renewables replace fossil fuels and the grid loses the inertia of rotating mass, data centers are well positioned to provide a fast frequency response service to grid operators. \u2014 Karina Rigby, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185540"
  },
  "fossilized":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having been changed into a fossil : subjected to fossilization",
      ": old and unchanging or outmoded",
      ": made firm, fixed, or rigid by the passage of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antiquated",
      "archaic",
      "dated",
      "d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
      "demoded",
      "kaput",
      "kaputt",
      "medieval",
      "mediaeval",
      "moribund",
      "mossy",
      "moth-eaten",
      "neolithic",
      "Noachian",
      "obsolete",
      "out-of-date",
      "outdated",
      "outmoded",
      "outworn",
      "pass\u00e9",
      "prehistoric",
      "prehistorical",
      "rusty",
      "Stone Age",
      "superannuated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212316"
  },
  "foster":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties",
      ": to give parental care to : nurture",
      ": to promote the growth or development of : encourage",
      ": giving, receiving, or offering parental care even though not related by blood or legal ties",
      ": to give parental care to",
      ": to help the growth and development of",
      ": affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal relationships",
      ": to give parental care to",
      "Stephen Collins 1826\u20131864 American songwriter",
      "William Z(ebulon) 1881\u20131961 American Communist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022f-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8f\u022f-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022f-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advance",
      "cultivate",
      "encourage",
      "forward",
      "further",
      "incubate",
      "nourish",
      "nurse",
      "nurture",
      "promote"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discourage",
      "frustrate",
      "hinder",
      "inhibit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Such conditions foster the spread of the disease.",
      "Would you consider fostering a child?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Johnson grew up in foster care; her mother, who is half Japanese, was adopted. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "DaRonco said Chaskah's sibling was removed and placed into foster care after the death. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "Tiffany Haddish spoke openly about her time in foster care while in a keynote conversation for the Variety Changemakers Summit. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 June 2022",
      "Information presented to jurors on Tuesday also alleged that Hyde had been a foster parent to the teen, even declaring him on his taxes as a dependent. \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Paddington news was met with delight over the weekend, with Hugh Bonneville, who plays the bears\u2019 foster parent Henry Brown in the films, tweeting his thanks. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Sharice Mitchell became a foster parent to the first alleged victim in January 2019 and the second alleged victim in January 2020, the indictment said. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "For now, the youngest daughter is with a foster parent. \u2014 Joshua Sharpe, ajc , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "But the process to become a foster parent is extensive and lengthy -- and so far, most of the Afghan families who've signed up haven't yet qualified, Perrino says. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Anyone seeking to foster the puppies should email foster@cuyahogacounty.us. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
      "As the ecosystem of solution providers grows to foster more innovation, the question becomes whether the government is asking the right questions upfront. \u2014 Chitra Sivanandam, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Probiotics are often used to cure digestive issues, whereas prebiotics are commonly used to foster gastrointestinal health. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Cook is currently recapping all the ways Apple is trying to foster robust developer environments, including new academies focused on underrepresented communities. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "Inspired by Burning Man, Stargaze seeks to foster similar solidarity and creativity in the LGBTQ+, nonbinary, and women\u2019s communities. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "But this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that lunar regolith can\u2019t be made into a viable soil by adding extra nutrients or composting crops to foster microbe growth. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "The labor movement has worried Apple executives, who strive to foster love for Apple among employees and customers. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "After all, books emphasize interiority, encourage empathy, require thought, and are meant to foster rational argument and dissent. \u2014 Michael Dirda, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193701"
  },
  "foul":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": offensive to the senses : loathsome",
      ": filled or covered with offensive matter",
      ": being odorous and impure : polluted",
      ": morally or spiritually odious : detestable",
      ": notably unpleasant or distressing : wretched , horrid",
      ": obscene , abusive",
      ": being wet and stormy",
      ": obstructive to navigation",
      ": treacherous , dishonorable",
      ": constituting an infringement (see infringe sense 1 ) of rules in a game or sport",
      ": being outside the foul lines in baseball",
      ": containing marked-up corrections",
      ": full of dirt or mud",
      ": encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
      ": placed in a situation that impedes physical movement : entangled",
      ": homely , ugly",
      ": an infringement of the rules in a game or sport",
      ": free throw",
      ": foul ball",
      ": an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing",
      ": something foul",
      ": to make foul: such as",
      ": to make dirty : pollute",
      ": to tangle or come into collision with",
      ": to encrust with a foreign substance",
      ": obstruct , block",
      ": dishonor , discredit",
      ": to commit a foul against",
      ": to hit (a baseball) foul",
      ": to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game",
      ": to hit a foul ball",
      ": to become or be foul: such as",
      ": decompose , rot",
      ": to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
      ": to become entangled or come into collision",
      ": in a foul manner : so as to be foul",
      ": disgusting in looks, taste, or smell",
      ": full of or covered with something that pollutes",
      ": being vulgar or insulting",
      ": being wet and stormy",
      ": very unfair",
      ": very unpleasant or bad",
      ": breaking a rule in a game or sport",
      ": being outside the foul lines",
      ": a ball in baseball that is batted outside the foul lines",
      ": an act of breaking the rules in a game or sport",
      ": to make or become foul or filthy",
      ": to make a foul in a game"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bleak",
      "dirty",
      "inclement",
      "nasty",
      "raw",
      "rough",
      "squally",
      "stormy",
      "tempestuous",
      "turbulent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Boston has won its last six games in which Tatum attempted at least 10 foul shots. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "After making 24 of 25 free throws in Game 6, the Heat missed eight foul shots in the first half and made only one of their first 10 threes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "The Bucks will limit second chances on their end and limit foul shots but Boston's offense was just a bit more consistent over the year. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Jazz clinging to one-point margin \u2026 hit two foul shots \u2026 hit two more free throws to close out the game. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, with the Spurs ahead by a point, Murray went to the line and made two foul shots to ice the game. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Jones connected on all three foul shots and the Cardinal carried a 45-40 advantage into the fourth quarter. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Kaiya Wynn's turnover led to Van Lith's easy transition layup, then Wynn missed a pair of foul shots and Burrell missed an open 3-pointer from the corner in the waning minutes that allowed Louisville to stretch the lead. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Drake Jeffries hit a pair of foul shots to get the Cowboys within six with 14 seconds left. \u2014 Mitch Stacy, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jaylen Brown never looked the same after his second foul . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Key reserve Bobby Portis picked up his third foul with 8:49 remaining in the first half, stressing an already thin bench, and Milwaukee's defense started to soften. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "Suns center Deandre Ayton had to be benched at 6:59 and replaced by backup big Bismack Biyombo after Ayton picked up his second foul . \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Doncic picked up his fifth foul in the fourth quarter with Dallas leading by 17 points with 8:07 remaining. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "Boston had to adjust early in the second quarter after Theis picked up his third foul . \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Villanova finally got an opening when McCormack went to the bench with just over six minutes left in the first half after picking up his second foul . \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Nelson-Ododa picked up her second foul with 43 seconds left in the first quarter and sat. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "But when the Clemson signee retreated to the bench after getting called for her second foul , the Orioles crept back to within 17-16 over the next six minutes. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Celtics go into the half with a five-point lead because Marcus Smart managed to steal the ball from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who then made the poor decision to foul Smart on a deep half-court heave. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "With the Jazz having a 3-point lead and eight seconds left, Snyder told the Jazz to foul to force the Rockets to go to the free-throw line. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Dutcher didn\u2019t have a timeout, but his players were in front of the bench and were told to foul if Bradley made both to put the Aztecs up three. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Teams would foul him freely, especially late in close games, forcing him to the free-throw line. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Woods made 11 of 14, many of those coming late as the Wolverines were forced to foul . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Donovan noted the Bulls had improved their shot-fake discipline, only to foul a pair of 3-point shooters in the second half to give up six free throws. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "New Mexico State\u2019s Teddy Allen burned UConn for 37 points, as defenders continued to foul him in the act of taking jump shots and sending him to the line. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Moments later, Bluejays guard Alex O\u2019Connell got his signals crossed about who to foul and hacked Bradley, his fifth. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Before Conforto came up, Francisco Lindor took an 0-2 curve off his foot after ripping a liner down the right-field line that just hooked foul . \u2014 Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Kuminga can be a bit foul -prone against crafty scorers. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "After popping out foul to the catcher to end the first inning, Meadows was replaced by Willi Castro in the field to start the second, with Castro playing left and Robbie Grossman shifting from left to right. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
      "In the sixth, pinch-hitter Gabby Stagner narrowly missed a game-tying home run, but the ball sailed foul . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
      "B\u00e1ez was close to hitting a homer off Reyes, but the ball snuck just foul and was upheld by review. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "But in this case, there was blood -- yet still no foul . \u2014 Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Crowder later clipped Timberwolves pest Patrick Beverley in the head to draw a Flagrant 1 foul after the video review, putting Beverley at the line after time in the first half expired. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Cano stayed in the box and hung in against a breaking ball, pulling it foul but swinging with confidence. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "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 4",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193115"
  },
  "foul up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of confusion or an error caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement",
      ": a mechanical difficulty",
      ": to make dirty : contaminate",
      ": to spoil by making mistakes or using poor judgment : confuse",
      ": entangle , block",
      ": to cause a foul-up : bungle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mix-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foozle",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "tried not to foul up the football play",
      "unfortunately, I fouled up and in my e-mail gave everyone the wrong date for the meeting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those intruders chop down the jungles and foul up the wetlands, as the spirits mount an offensive to drive them off the shorelines. \u2014 Luke Winkie, The Atlantic , 22 July 2021",
      "But a foul up with super formula license points stole that dream away. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2021",
      "The foul up with the referees is a bit of surprise given Indianapolis' reputation for being an effective host city for large-scale events \u2014and the importance of this event to the city and its reputation. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Then come foul up , goof up, gum up, mess up, muck up, screw up and synonymous unprintables. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "That\u2019s how the Patriots can score, by fooling the other team or forcing it to foul up . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "The Giants foul up the rush, but the Winterhawks are slow to get back and Sourdif gets the puck back and beats Joel Hofer top shelf. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2019",
      "If his mechanics are fouled up and if his pocket presence is askew, those aren\u2019t little things, and no one other than hot-take artists are saying he is seriously maligned. \u2014 Cam Inman, The Mercury News , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "That is, one can\u2019t simply be plugged into the other without fouling up the picture. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 20 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1880, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200432"
  },
  "foulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": offensive to the senses : loathsome",
      ": filled or covered with offensive matter",
      ": being odorous and impure : polluted",
      ": morally or spiritually odious : detestable",
      ": notably unpleasant or distressing : wretched , horrid",
      ": obscene , abusive",
      ": being wet and stormy",
      ": obstructive to navigation",
      ": treacherous , dishonorable",
      ": constituting an infringement (see infringe sense 1 ) of rules in a game or sport",
      ": being outside the foul lines in baseball",
      ": containing marked-up corrections",
      ": full of dirt or mud",
      ": encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
      ": placed in a situation that impedes physical movement : entangled",
      ": homely , ugly",
      ": an infringement of the rules in a game or sport",
      ": free throw",
      ": foul ball",
      ": an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing",
      ": something foul",
      ": to make foul: such as",
      ": to make dirty : pollute",
      ": to tangle or come into collision with",
      ": to encrust with a foreign substance",
      ": obstruct , block",
      ": dishonor , discredit",
      ": to commit a foul against",
      ": to hit (a baseball) foul",
      ": to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game",
      ": to hit a foul ball",
      ": to become or be foul: such as",
      ": decompose , rot",
      ": to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance",
      ": to become entangled or come into collision",
      ": in a foul manner : so as to be foul",
      ": disgusting in looks, taste, or smell",
      ": full of or covered with something that pollutes",
      ": being vulgar or insulting",
      ": being wet and stormy",
      ": very unfair",
      ": very unpleasant or bad",
      ": breaking a rule in a game or sport",
      ": being outside the foul lines",
      ": a ball in baseball that is batted outside the foul lines",
      ": an act of breaking the rules in a game or sport",
      ": to make or become foul or filthy",
      ": to make a foul in a game"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bleak",
      "dirty",
      "inclement",
      "nasty",
      "raw",
      "rough",
      "squally",
      "stormy",
      "tempestuous",
      "turbulent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "befoul",
      "begrime",
      "bemire",
      "besmirch",
      "blacken",
      "daub",
      "dirty",
      "distain",
      "gaum",
      "grime",
      "mire",
      "muck",
      "muddy",
      "smirch",
      "smudge",
      "soil",
      "stain",
      "sully"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Boston has won its last six games in which Tatum attempted at least 10 foul shots. \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "After making 24 of 25 free throws in Game 6, the Heat missed eight foul shots in the first half and made only one of their first 10 threes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "The Bucks will limit second chances on their end and limit foul shots but Boston's offense was just a bit more consistent over the year. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "Jazz clinging to one-point margin \u2026 hit two foul shots \u2026 hit two more free throws to close out the game. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, with the Spurs ahead by a point, Murray went to the line and made two foul shots to ice the game. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Jones connected on all three foul shots and the Cardinal carried a 45-40 advantage into the fourth quarter. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Kaiya Wynn's turnover led to Van Lith's easy transition layup, then Wynn missed a pair of foul shots and Burrell missed an open 3-pointer from the corner in the waning minutes that allowed Louisville to stretch the lead. \u2014 Dave Skretta, ajc , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Drake Jeffries hit a pair of foul shots to get the Cowboys within six with 14 seconds left. \u2014 Mitch Stacy, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Jaylen Brown never looked the same after his second foul . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Key reserve Bobby Portis picked up his third foul with 8:49 remaining in the first half, stressing an already thin bench, and Milwaukee's defense started to soften. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
      "Suns center Deandre Ayton had to be benched at 6:59 and replaced by backup big Bismack Biyombo after Ayton picked up his second foul . \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 10 May 2022",
      "Doncic picked up his fifth foul in the fourth quarter with Dallas leading by 17 points with 8:07 remaining. \u2014 Duane Rankin, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
      "Boston had to adjust early in the second quarter after Theis picked up his third foul . \u2014 Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Villanova finally got an opening when McCormack went to the bench with just over six minutes left in the first half after picking up his second foul . \u2014 John Marshall, ajc , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Nelson-Ododa picked up her second foul with 43 seconds left in the first quarter and sat. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "But when the Clemson signee retreated to the bench after getting called for her second foul , the Orioles crept back to within 17-16 over the next six minutes. \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Celtics go into the half with a five-point lead because Marcus Smart managed to steal the ball from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who then made the poor decision to foul Smart on a deep half-court heave. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 15 May 2022",
      "With the Jazz having a 3-point lead and eight seconds left, Snyder told the Jazz to foul to force the Rockets to go to the free-throw line. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Dutcher didn\u2019t have a timeout, but his players were in front of the bench and were told to foul if Bradley made both to put the Aztecs up three. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Teams would foul him freely, especially late in close games, forcing him to the free-throw line. \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Woods made 11 of 14, many of those coming late as the Wolverines were forced to foul . \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Donovan noted the Bulls had improved their shot-fake discipline, only to foul a pair of 3-point shooters in the second half to give up six free throws. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "New Mexico State\u2019s Teddy Allen burned UConn for 37 points, as defenders continued to foul him in the act of taking jump shots and sending him to the line. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Moments later, Bluejays guard Alex O\u2019Connell got his signals crossed about who to foul and hacked Bradley, his fifth. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Before Conforto came up, Francisco Lindor took an 0-2 curve off his foot after ripping a liner down the right-field line that just hooked foul . \u2014 Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Kuminga can be a bit foul -prone against crafty scorers. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "After popping out foul to the catcher to end the first inning, Meadows was replaced by Willi Castro in the field to start the second, with Castro playing left and Robbie Grossman shifting from left to right. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2022",
      "In the sixth, pinch-hitter Gabby Stagner narrowly missed a game-tying home run, but the ball sailed foul . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 13 May 2022",
      "B\u00e1ez was close to hitting a homer off Reyes, but the ball snuck just foul and was upheld by review. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
      "But in this case, there was blood -- yet still no foul . \u2014 Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Crowder later clipped Timberwolves pest Patrick Beverley in the head to draw a Flagrant 1 foul after the video review, putting Beverley at the line after time in the first half expired. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Cano stayed in the box and hung in against a breaking ball, pulling it foul but swinging with confidence. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
    "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 4",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224803"
  },
  "found":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment",
      ": presented as or incorporated into an artistic work essentially as found",
      ": free food and lodging in addition to wages",
      ": to take the first steps in building",
      ": to set or ground on something solid : base",
      ": to establish (something) often with provision for future maintenance",
      ": to melt (a material, such as metal) and pour into a mold",
      ": to begin or create : establish",
      ": to establish (as an institution) often with provision for future maintenance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "begin",
      "constitute",
      "establish",
      "inaugurate",
      "initiate",
      "innovate",
      "institute",
      "introduce",
      "launch",
      "pioneer",
      "plant",
      "set up",
      "start"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close (down)",
      "phase out",
      "shut (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1830, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1562, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213600"
  },
  "foundationless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of founding",
      ": a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported",
      ": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
      ": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance",
      ": an underlying base or support",
      ": the whole masonry substructure of a building",
      ": a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid",
      ": a woman's supporting undergarment : corset",
      ": a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup",
      ": the support upon which something rests",
      ": the act of beginning or creating",
      ": a basis upon which something stands or is supported",
      ": a witness's preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered",
      ": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
      ": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "establishment",
      "institute",
      "institution"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The inspector discovered a crack in the house's foundation .",
      "The book explains the moral foundations on which her political career was built.",
      "These problems threaten the very foundations of modern society.",
      "The scandal has shaken the government to its foundations .",
      "They established a foundation to help orphaned children.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Interest rates represent the price of money, the foundation of all investment and commerce. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "The foundation awarded every Miss Arkansas candidate $400. \u2014 Olivia Alexander, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
      "The foundation has thus far distributed $18 million in grants to nonprofits in 36 states and 18 countries. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a big, ugly problem built into the foundation of The Men. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "The plan is to just continue to build on the foundation that\u2019ll release in October. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The foundation has raised more than $100 million since its inception. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 16 June 2022",
      "Starting the foundation was in my business plan from day one. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The foundation has planned a Juneteenth Freedom Festival to be held June 17-19 in Washington, D.C. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fundacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French fundacion, borrowed from Latin fund\u0101ti\u014dn-, fund\u0101ti\u014d, from fund\u0101re \"to found entry 4 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203005"
  },
  "founding father":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an originator of an institution or movement founder",
      "a leading figure in the founding of the U.S.",
      "a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787",
      "a leading figure in the founding of the U.S.",
      "a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1787"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "begetter",
      "creator",
      "establisher",
      "father",
      "founder",
      "generator",
      "inaugurator",
      "initiator",
      "instituter",
      "institutor",
      "originator",
      "sire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a tribute to Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and the other Founding Fathers",
      "Theodor Herzl is often credited as the founding father of modern Zionism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Like many people in Uzumba, Zanu-PF\u2019s founding father , the late President Robert Mugabe, was from the Zezuru clan, which played a key role in freeing Zimbabwe from white minority rule in 1980. \u2014 Jeffrey Moyo, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
      "April 26-May 7, 2023, at Old National Centre Anchored by the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop and R&B score has sent the musical into a stratosphere of popularity of its own. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 14 May 2022",
      "The parade, which took place at Pyongyang\u2019s Kim Il Sung Square, named after North Korea\u2019s founding father , also featured thousands of marching troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Miranda created the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton, a hip-hop juggernaut that tells the story of American founding father , Alexander Hamilton. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "President Xi Jinping is on track to become the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People\u2019s Republic of China, and with him at the helm the nation has grown more assertive and ambitious. \u2014 Saphora Smith, NBC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The proposal was the brainchild of Jean Monnet, now considered a founding father of the European Union. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The two-day gathering, with Blinken, took place at the kibbutz in the Negev Desert where Israel's founding father , David Ben-Gurion, retired and is buried. \u2014 Matthew Lee, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Miranda, the creator of the Tony Award-winning musical about the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, introduced the performance. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 7 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fountain":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the source from which something proceeds or is supplied",
      ": a spring of water issuing from the earth",
      ": an artificially produced jet of water",
      ": the structure from which it rises",
      ": a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed",
      ": soda fountain sense 2",
      ": to flow or spout like a fountain",
      ": to cause to flow like a fountain",
      ": an artificial stream or spray of water (as for drinking or ornament) or the device from which it comes",
      ": source sense 1",
      ": a spring of water coming from the earth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cradle",
      "font",
      "fountainhead",
      "origin",
      "root",
      "seedbed",
      "source",
      "spring",
      "well",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The crowd gathered around the fountain in the plaza.",
      "an endless fountain of inspiration",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "No, this isn\u2019t perpetual motion/unlimited energy/the fountain of youth. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 2 June 2022",
      "In the typical flash and style Las Vegas is known for, this year's red carpet event before the draft begins will be one that floats \u2014 in the famous fountain of the Bellagio Hotel & Casino. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Backlighted by the sun, the tiered fountain of splashing light is a virtual silhouette that fronts the classical base of the famous column to Lord Nelson, hero of a naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Creator Hidetaka Miyazaki\u2019s boundless fountain of ideas has yielded some of the most intriguing moments in gaming and some of the most difficult ones as well. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "Laurence Dickie, a constant fountain of inspiration for my job. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "The trick \u2014 or, maybe more aptly, the holy grail, the fountain of youth, Atlantis and cold fusion, stuffed into a spring roll \u2014 is to recognize now what won\u2019t dissipate later. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "In sciences and arts alike, creativity appears magically as an unpredictable fountain of inspiration from the subconscious. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 3 June 2021",
      "Luckily, the fountain of outdoor knowledge doesn\u2019t just spring from formal courses and government websites and volunteer docents; each of us can use our own experience to teach others as well. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Last year, a 6-year-old boy in Lake Jackson, Texas, died after contracting the brain-eating amoeba that was found in the water of splash fountain the boy had played in. \u2014 Amanda Jackson, CNN , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Explore Echo Park Lake\u2019s signature lotus beds and fountain on a swan pedal boat. \u2014 Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2020",
      "Coke is also planning to halt retail-store sales of Hubert\u2019s Lemonade, limiting the brand to fountain machines only, the spokeswoman said. \u2014 Jennifer Maloney, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2020",
      "Starting May 3, Kilauea has fountained lava and flung ash and rocks from its summit, destroying hundreds of homes, closing key highways, and prompting health warnings. \u2014 Sophia Yan And Malcolm Ritter, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 June 2018",
      "Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say that lava is consistently fountaining from Fissure 8, reaching heights up to 180 feet, feeding the flow. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 6 June 2018",
      "Scientists say the lava leaking from the Kilauea volcano is fountaining up to 250 feet in the air and flowing at much higher-than-normal temperatures. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 1 June 2018",
      "Volcano scientists are also captivated, like much of the general public, by the sheer spectacle of the eruption: visions of red-hot lava fountaining out of cracks in the Earth and towering columns of ash shooting five miles into the sky. \u2014 Author: Scott Wilson, Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2018",
      "The lava from these fissures can sometimes fountain high into the air, driven by pressurized gases that also escape through the fissures, but there is no plume of ash. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 11 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211539"
  },
  "fountainhead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a spring that is the source of a stream",
      ": principal source : origin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-t\u1d4an-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cradle",
      "font",
      "fountain",
      "origin",
      "root",
      "seedbed",
      "source",
      "spring",
      "well",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the fountainhead of the faith",
      "historically, California has served as the fountainhead of that eclectic group of self-actualization movements known as the New Age",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fountainhead of the culture remains Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, a place that is almost treated like a shrine for SoCal lowrider clubs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2021",
      "The fountainhead for Chatwin\u2019s and Herzog\u2019s engrossing stories, of course, was their travels. \u2014 Peter Gwin, National Geographic , 26 Aug. 2020",
      "The ability to spend beyond its means has enabled the U.S. to fund its impressive military might, whether one views that power as the fountainhead of Pax Americana or the source of illegitimate military adventurism. \u2014 Joshua Zoffer, The New Republic , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "The fountainhead of historian Bill Katz\u2019s immersion in African-American culture was his father\u2019s passion for jazz. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Nov. 2019",
      "Ownership passed down to the Sri Krishnabhoomi Trust, which is dominated by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of Modi\u2019s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). \u2014 Kuwar Singh, Quartz India , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "The fountainhead of the historian Bill Katz\u2019s immersion in African-American culture was his father\u2019s passion for jazz. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "The North African nation on the Mediterranean Sea was the fountainhead of the 2011 Arab Spring protests, touched off by the self-immolation of a young fruit vendor. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "The North African nation on the Mediterranean Sea was the fountainhead of the 2011 Arab Spring protests, touched off by the self-immolation of a young fruit vendor. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185531"
  },
  "four-star":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of a superior degree of excellence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02c8st\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "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",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "execrable",
      "lousy",
      "pathetic",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "terrible",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-092232"
  },
  "foursquare":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": square",
      ": marked by boldness and conviction : forthright",
      ": a children's game for four players in which each player stands in a quadrant of a square court, the server strikes a large ball so that it bounces in the quadrant of another player, the receiving player strikes it to bounce in another quadrant, and so on, with players being eliminated for failing to hit and direct the ball properly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02c8skwer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "forthright",
      "frank",
      "free-spoken",
      "freehearted",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "her foursquare support for the proposal",
      "it's no time to be foursquare if you're asked whether a certain outfit makes a person look fat"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1955, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182147"
  },
  "fox":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various carnivorous (see carnivorous sense 1 ) mammals (especially genus Vulpes ) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail",
      ": the fur of a fox",
      ": a clever crafty person",
      ": a good-looking young woman or man",
      ": a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin",
      ": sword",
      ": to trick by ingenuity or cunning : outwit",
      ": baffle",
      ": intoxicate",
      ": a wild animal closely related to the wolf that has a sharp snout, pointed ears, and a long bushy tail",
      ": a member of a tribe of indigenous people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin",
      "Charles James 1749\u20131806 English statesman and orator",
      "George 1624\u20131691 English preacher and founder of Society of Friends",
      "river 220 miles (354 kilometers) long in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois flowing south into the Illinois River",
      "river 175 miles (282 kilometers) long in eastern Wisconsin flowing northeast and north through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4ks",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4ks",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4ks",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "babe",
      "beauty",
      "beauty queen",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "cutie",
      "cutey",
      "dolly bird",
      "enchantress",
      "eyeful",
      "goddess",
      "honey",
      "knockout",
      "queen",
      "stunner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fuddle",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He's a wily old fox .",
      "she's a real fox \u2014smart, sassy, and sexy",
      "Verb",
      "They foxed me into telling the secret.",
      "The problem had us foxed !",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The zoo was at pains to point out that the culprit was a wild fox . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "Local journalists treated the Mellon Scaifes like royalty, describing their appearances at polo matches, horse races and fox hunts at Rolling Rock, a Pennsylvania estate that dated back to his great-grandfather Thomas Mellon. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The month of May is here, which means to expect the unexpected at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway \u2014 even if that means a fox darting across your path on the track. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
      "For the next hour or so, Harris put on a clinic of silver- fox star-power. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
      "In 1996, six flamingos owned by Queen Elizabeth II were slaughtered by a fox , and a seventh died later, reported the Associated Press. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 May 2022",
      "Zoo staffers also briefly spotted the fox in the outdoor area, but the animal escaped. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 5 May 2022",
      "Another sinister distraction occurred when a fox that later tested positive for rabies struck fear into the hearts of those who work on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "To scare a fox away, the Humane Society recommends making loud noises, dousing it with water or throwing a small object at it. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Raccoon: Raccoon is very similar to fox but rarely comes in any other colors besides that of a typical raccoon which is naturally ombr\u00e9. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Marie Claire , 13 Feb. 2014",
      "Raines has a USDA license to exhibit and sell foxes, but does the latter only to fox sanctuaries, or people who have track records owning foxes, preferably with a license similar to hers. \u2014 Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities , 3 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201803"
  },
  "foxy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or suggestive of a fox",
      ": such as",
      ": cunningly shrewd",
      ": of a warm reddish-brown color",
      ": having a sharp brisk flavor",
      ": physically attractive",
      ": very clever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the oft-told story of the foxy flatterer who works her way up the ladder of success by stepping on people as she goes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These scenes are beautifully imagined, Musidora\u2019s foxy vitality melting into Mira\u2019s moody vibrance before our every eyes. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
      "Thanks to White\u2019s foxy -angel vocals, and the sweet, empathetic bastards backing him: bassist Spencer Duncan, drummer Reed Watson, keyboardist Ben Tanner and guitarist Adam Morrow. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
      "If Turner\u2019s faith in her characters is not always returned \u2014 Maria, who gets only one scene, feels underwritten, and Leigh, despite Van Sciver\u2019s foxy performance, never quite coheres \u2014 her faith in the audience is an entirely successful investment. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Madonna's forthcoming biopic may be getting a foxy addition. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Getting the tagline of being a foxy person is usually a quite flattering label. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 May 2020",
      "Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "Eventually, Tetlock and his collaborator, Barbara Mellers, assembled a team of foxy volunteers, drawn from the general public, to compete in a forecasting tournament. \u2014 David Epstein, The Denver Post , 22 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230159"
  },
  "fractionalization":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to break up into parts or sections"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8frak-shn\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fractional + -ize ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fractionation":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to separate (a mixture) into different portions especially by a fractional process",
      ": to divide or break up",
      ": to separate (as a mixture) into different portions (as by distillation or precipitation)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frak-sh\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "-sh\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Native uses wholesome ingredients like shea butter, tapioca starch, and fractionated coconut oil (which is less messy and absorbs more easily into your skin than regular coconut oil). \u2014 Leeron Horry, Popular Science , 25 Oct. 2019",
      "Perhaps each particle is free to fractionate into millions of dispersed parts in its own private cosmic wormhole, until a measurement forces it to become whole at some particular location, chosen probabilistically. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 16 Feb. 2017",
      "Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
      "Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
      "Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
      "Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
      "Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018",
      "Buzz: With the help of Botox and fractionated lasers, doctors can erase lines and wrinkles on the chest and even sharpen the appearance of cleavage. \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 13 Dec. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fraction + -ate entry 4 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221420"
  },
  "fracture":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the result of fracturing : break",
      ": the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken",
      ": the breaking of hard tissue (such as bone)",
      ": the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue",
      ": the general appearance of a freshly broken surface of a mineral",
      ": to cause a crack or fracture in : break",
      ": rupture , tear",
      ": to damage or destroy as if by rupturing",
      ": to cause great disorder in",
      ": to break up : fractionate",
      ": to go beyond the limits of (something, such as a rule) : violate",
      ": to undergo fracture : to crack or break",
      ": the result of breaking : damage or an injury caused by breaking",
      ": break entry 1 sense 2",
      ": the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken",
      ": the breaking of hard tissue and especially bone",
      ": the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue",
      ": to cause a fracture in",
      ": to cause a rupture or tear in"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frak-ch\u0259r",
      "-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8frak-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8frak-ch\u0259r, -sh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break up",
      "bust",
      "disintegrate",
      "dismember",
      "disrupt",
      "fragment",
      "rive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Yalden suffered a fracture in his right foot in December 2020 but the injury wasn\u2019t discovered until the next month. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "Arias was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning by Louisville\u2019s Graham Ashcraft and suffered a fracture of his fifth metacarpal. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 2 May 2022",
      "The 21-year-old outfielder suffered a fracture on the bottom part of his right foot Friday, after fouling a pitch off it, and will be out for next week's Opening Day and beyond. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "After being named to the AL All-Star team for the first time in his career, Bassitt suffered a facial fracture when he was hit by a line drive on Aug. 17. \u2014 Andrew Tredinnick, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "The Suns' team leader, 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul, suffered a right thumb fracture and will be re-evaluated in six to eight weeks. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The victim was a baby boy who had suffered a skull fracture . \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "During this past season, Seager was hit by a pitch and suffered a fracture of a right metacarpal, which is the long, slender bone that connects the wrist to the finger. \u2014 Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The average recovery time for NBA players who suffered a tibial plateau fracture , according to Stotts\u2019 database, was closer to 10 weeks. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Bringing up tomatoes has felt like a way to reach back to my Italian-American upbringing in a time when time and politics can fracture ideas of family. \u2014 Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Quills need to be broken in, feathers fracture , and that\u2019s before any real handwriting is mastered. \u2014 Adam Rathe, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "The former official urged Western forces not to attempt a total defeat of Russia in Ukraine, saying that such an outcome would destabilize Europe and fracture international relationships. \u2014 Fox News , 24 May 2022",
      "Anti-immigrant parties \u2014 which also happened to be anti-European Union \u2014 threatened to fracture the bloc further. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "And the situation could get even worse: The Ukraine war could fracture global trade and financial networks, and soaring food prices could spark social unrest in importing countries. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 7 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",
      "But rather than affirming that consensus, recent developments could now fracture and muddy it, with important ramifications for all social media users. \u2014 Brian Fung, CNN , 16 May 2022",
      "Mass unemployment, ever-widening inequality, and cultural unease fracture the country\u2019s social fabric. \u2014 Michel Houellebecq, National Review , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1612, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220142"
  },
  "fractured":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture",
      ": damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way",
      ": imperfectly spoken or written : broken"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frak-ch\u0259rd",
      "-sh\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broken",
      "busted",
      "fragmented",
      "shattered",
      "smashed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unbroken"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191310"
  },
  "fragile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily broken or destroyed",
      ": constitutionally (see constitutionally sense 1a ) delicate : lacking in vigor",
      ": tenuous , slight",
      ": easily broken or hurt : delicate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fra-j\u0259l",
      "-\u02ccj\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8fra-j\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breakable",
      "delicate",
      "frail",
      "frangible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infrangible",
      "nonbreakable",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "tough",
      "unbreakable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Her health has always been very fragile .",
      "an artist with a fragile ego",
      "He is in an emotionally fragile state.",
      "The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Large economic disparities within the bloc mean that fragile and highly indebted southern European economies such as Italy and Spain bear the brunt of higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "With this drama, the actress again demonstrates her ability to portray a character that is at once fragile and also chillingly, casually cruel. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Men is indeed an anxious, even misanthropic film, rapturous in its vision of solitude and quick to remind the viewer of how fragile and fleeting that solitude can be. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "Since the new It-bag debuted in March during Coperni\u2019s fall 2022 runway show on several models, including Gigi Hadid, celebrities have embraced the fragile and, frankly, confusing accessory. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But mRNA is fragile and tricky to handle, requiring some vaccines to be stored at ultra-cold temperatures. \u2014 Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 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",
      "Can a young, fragile , and imperfect system overcome earlier problems and do better in Ukraine? \u2014 Dahlia Scheindlin, The New Republic , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "But hemoglobin S congeals into taut strands, making the blood cells that carry it fragile and rigid, as though a balloon were filled with shards of ice. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fragile, borrowed from Latin fragilis, from frag-, variant stem of frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -ilis \"subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)\" (alteration of -ibilis  -ible , originally by haplology after verb stems ending in a labial consonant) \u2014 more at break entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173112"
  },
  "fragment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a part broken off, detached, or incomplete",
      ": to fall to pieces",
      ": to break up or apart into fragments",
      ": a broken or incomplete part",
      ": a part broken off or detached"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frag-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8frag-\u02ccment",
      "\u02c8frag-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8frag-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bit",
      "fraction",
      "piece",
      "scrap"
    ],
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      "break",
      "break up",
      "bust",
      "disintegrate",
      "dismember",
      "disrupt",
      "fracture",
      "rive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The dish lay in fragments on the floor.",
      "I could only hear fragments of their conversation.",
      "Verb",
      "The party is fragmenting into warring factions.",
      "These issues are fragmenting our society.",
      "The property is being fragmented into subdivisions.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The child also suffered a wound on her back from a bullet fragment , her mother said. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
      "In 2013 Kramers and colleagues published the results of a chemical analysis that provided strong evidence in favor of the stone being a comet fragment . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 2 June 2022",
      "The girl was later treated at the hospital and released for fragment wounds. \u2014 Nora Neus And Melissa Alonso, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "In January, Sicily\u2019s archaeological museum sent a fragment of the Parthenon to the Acropolis Museum on a long-term loan, reports Hyperallergic\u2019s Valentina Di Liscia. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
      "Researchers in northeastern England unearthed an exoskeleton fragment from the largest arthropod ever discovered, in a genus called Arthropleura. \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Smith suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding from a bullet fragment , records show. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Among the works is a fragment of a limestone staircase relief from the ceremonial capital of Persepolis. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "So the precious fragment is relost, and who can say when it will be found again, if ever? \u2014 John Banville, The New York Review of Books , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "First the peptides would have to endure the perils of their journey through the universe, from radiation to water exposure inside asteroids, both of which can fragment the molecules. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Approximately one pound of the projectile is an explosive charge, the rest is a metal casing designed to fragment and send shrapnel flying. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "As the birth draws closer the grieving family continues to fragment . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "As media continues to fragment , developing a successful strategy is becoming a more challenging task with each passing year. \u2014 Brad Adgate, Forbes , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "After the scientific community finally convinces the US president (Streep) to launch a mission to fragment the comet in space, BASH Cellular CEO Peter Isherwell (played by Mark Rylance) swoops in and takes over. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Scientists say encroaching development threatens to fragment pasturelands and cut off wildlife corridors with roads and suburbs, diverted stream flows, and weekend crowds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "This smaller increment of new hydropower would fragment 260,000 kilometers of currently free-flowing rivers. \u2014 Jeff Opperman, Forbes , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation . . . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1818, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234113"
  },
  "fragmental":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fragmentary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "frag-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deficient",
      "fragmentary",
      "half",
      "halfway",
      "incomplete",
      "partial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complete",
      "entire",
      "full",
      "intact",
      "integral",
      "perfect",
      "whole"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "we will have to settle for a quick, fragmental explanation of what happened"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fragment entry 1 + -al entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174437"
  },
  "fragmentary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of fragments : incomplete"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frag-m\u0259n-\u02ccter-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "deficient",
      "fragmental",
      "half",
      "halfway",
      "incomplete",
      "partial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complete",
      "entire",
      "full",
      "intact",
      "integral",
      "perfect",
      "whole"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "discovering fragmentary remains of primitive animals",
      "the historical record of this pharaoh's life and reign is fragmentary at best",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "How and when owls evolved their day/night preference is exceedingly difficult to ascertain, as the owl fossil record in deep time is fragmentary . \u2014 Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica , 25 May 2022",
      "The resulting statements, numbered and sequenced out of order, make up the bulk of the book, which is arranged as a fragmentary bureaucratic report. \u2014 Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Text, often multilingual, features in pieces such as Hyun Chough\u2019s robust, partly sculptural collage, whose two inset rectangles are filled with fragmentary blocks. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "There is fragmentary evidence that the United States and its allies worked to counter some of the attacks and to prevent others from being launched. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Rather than trying to make Gramsci\u2019s life and thought cohere, Fr\u00e9tign\u00e9 and D\u2019Orsi embrace their fragmentary nature by breaking their books into short, discrete sections that handle particular concepts, controversies, and episodes. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Even those investigating cops and Kate\u2019s own husband start looking pretty shady, as fragmentary memories of the fateful evening return to her, and intel withheld by various parties is revealed. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "The historical record is scattered and fragmentary , much more so than the narrative of her father\u2019s similarly celebrated career \u2014 and that of countless others. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Discovered in the uppermost level at the site, the talons and foot bone were found in the same sedimentary layer as many cave bear bones, Neandertal tools, a fragmentary child\u2019s cranium and at least one hearth. \u2014 David W. Frayer, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fragment entry 1 + -ary entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214021"
  },
  "fragmented":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": broken or separated into distinct parts",
      ": having related or associated pieces of stored data disorganized in a way that makes them more difficult to access"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frag-\u02ccmen-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "broken",
      "busted",
      "fractured",
      "shattered",
      "smashed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unbroken"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202423"
  },
  "fragrancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fragrance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aroma",
      "attar",
      "otto",
      "balm",
      "bouquet",
      "fragrance",
      "incense",
      "perfume",
      "redolence",
      "scent",
      "spice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fetor",
      "malodor",
      "reek",
      "stench",
      "stink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the fragrancy of roses on a warm summer evening"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171354"
  },
  "fragrant":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "having a sweet or pleasant smell",
      "sweet or pleasant in smell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259nt",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambrosial",
      "aromatic",
      "perfumed",
      "redolent",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "scented",
      "sweet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fetid",
      "foul",
      "malodorous",
      "noisome",
      "putrid",
      "rancid",
      "rank",
      "reeking",
      "reeky",
      "skunky",
      "smelly",
      "stenchful",
      "stenchy",
      "stinking",
      "stinky",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The soup was fragrant with herbs and spices.",
      "the balsam fir is a favorite as a Christmas tree because it is so fragrant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cook over medium, stirring often, until fragrant , about 1 minute. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 May 2022",
      "Simmer, stirring constantly to prevent sticking or burning, until fragrant , 1-2 minutes. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "And finally, travelers will certainly love lounging and soaking up the sun by the large swimming pool overlooking the bay, surrounded by swaying palms and fragrant flowers. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Enjoy fragrant white flowers in early summer and colorful leaves in the fall with Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica). \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Just 300 metres long and 175 metres wide, it is covered in heather and dotted with fragrant wild flowers. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "My favorite vines include sweet autumn clematis, which is bare in winter but regrows quickly in the spring to produce lots of small fragrant white flowers in late summer. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 2 Aug. 2021",
      "These fragrant flowers taste like peas and come in pastel shades of blue and purple. \u2014 Katy Severson, chicagotribune.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "All lemon trees produce fragrant flowers and fruit. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fragrant-, fragrans , from present participle of fragrare to be fragrant",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "frail":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "easily led into evil",
      "easily broken or destroyed fragile",
      "physically weak",
      "slight , unsubstantial",
      "very delicate or weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u0101l",
    "synonyms":[
      "breakable",
      "delicate",
      "fragile",
      "frangible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infrangible",
      "nonbreakable",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "tough",
      "unbreakable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "In his old age his health became increasingly frail .",
      "a small and frail ship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Anyway, the original Desdemona would have been too frail to withstand the filming process, and the slight stains\u2014markers of a life once lived\u2014not polished enough for the silver screen. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English frele, frayle, borrowed from Anglo-French frel, fraile, going back to Latin fragilis \"liable to break, weak\" \u2014 more at fragile ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "frangible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": readily or easily broken"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fran-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breakable",
      "delicate",
      "fragile",
      "frail"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infrangible",
      "nonbreakable",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "tough",
      "unbreakable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If the boat does not stop, the Interceptor pulls alongside and the agent fires with disintegrating frangible ammunition into the boat\u2019s engine. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2021",
      "Nagel pumped the shotgun and chambered the first frangible round. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2021",
      "At 1,000 metres, a frangible bolt\u2014which was supposed to detach explosively in the event of power loss to shed weight\u2014broke off. \u2014 The Economist , 6 Sep. 2019",
      "Now the team, led by Professor of Computer Vision Paul Rosin, is asking for more texts too fragile to be opened, hoping to ease the burden on historical researchers hesitant to examine the frangible objects. \u2014 Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2018",
      "Details needed to be worked out, such as a requirement that school guns fire only frangible bullets, which break apart into small pieces and are unlikely to pass through victims, as a way to limit the danger to innocent students. \u2014 Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post , 19 May 2018",
      "Ascendance International was exhibiting its trademark frangible bullets with a full-auto AR-15. \u2014 Elliott Woods, The New Republic , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "This guy visited Bam two months ago to take extensive tourist pictures of Bam\u2019s famous and highly frangible mud-brick structures. \u2014 Wired Staff, WIRED , 30 Dec. 2003"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -ibilis  -ible \u2014 more at break entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173801"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression",
      ": unmistakably evident",
      ": clinically evident and unmistakable",
      ": to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating the right of the sender to free mailing",
      ": to mail free",
      ": to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of postage",
      ": to enable to pass or go freely or easily",
      ": the signature of the sender on a piece of franked mail serving in place of a postage stamp",
      ": a mark or stamp on a piece of mail indicating postage paid",
      ": a franked envelope",
      ": the privilege of sending mail free of charge",
      ": frankfurter",
      ": a member of a West Germanic tribal confederacy that entered the Roman provinces in a.d. 253, occupied the Netherlands and most of Gaul, and established themselves along the Rhine",
      ": free in or characterized by freedom in expressing feelings and opinions",
      ": clinically evident",
      "Anne 1929\u20131945 German-born diarist during the Holocaust",
      "Joachim 1940\u2013 American (German-born) biochemist and biophysicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "forthright",
      "foursquare",
      "freehearted",
      "free-spoken",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "our ballet teacher is very frank about telling her students whether she thinks they have the talent for a career in dance"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212504"
  },
  "frantically":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a frantic manner : in a nervously hurried, desperate, or panic-stricken way",
      ": in a frantic way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fran-ti-k(\u0259-)l\u0113",
      "\u02c8fran-ti-k\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amok",
      "amuck",
      "berserk",
      "berserkly",
      "frenetically",
      "frenziedly",
      "harum-scarum",
      "hectically",
      "helter-skelter",
      "madly",
      "pell-mell",
      "wild",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1739, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200536"
  },
  "fraternity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of people associated or formally organized for a common purpose, interest, or pleasure: such as",
      ": a fraternal order",
      ": guild sense 1",
      ": a men's student organization formed chiefly for social purposes having secret rites and a name consisting of Greek letters",
      ": a student organization for scholastic, professional, or extracurricular activities",
      ": the quality or state of being brothers : brotherliness",
      ": persons of the same class, profession, character, or tastes",
      ": a club of boys or men (as in a college)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r-n\u0259-t\u0113",
      "fr\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r-n\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "association",
      "board",
      "brotherhood",
      "chamber",
      "club",
      "college",
      "congress",
      "consortium",
      "council",
      "fellowship",
      "guild",
      "gild",
      "institute",
      "institution",
      "league",
      "order",
      "organization",
      "society",
      "sodality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an atmosphere of fraternity and cooperation",
      "a firm believer in community service and a dedicated member of the local fraternity of Good Samaritans",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fraternity leaders at the MSU party are now facing criminal charges, as is a member of the Missouri frat. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Arrest warrants for hazing were issued for the fraternity chapter and 46 members on Tuesday, police said. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "There will be times when certain information can\u2019t be shared, but working on a team shouldn\u2019t feel like pledging a sorority or fraternity either. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Stanford officials announced in March 2021 that the fraternity , known as TDX, would lose university recognition for six years and have to surrender its on-campus house. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
      "My university's journalism fraternity had sponsored a DC trip during my sophomore year. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "Authorities have said Foltz died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity initiation event in which he was hazed into finishing an entire bottle of alcohol. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
      "Kappa Alpha is a fraternity at Washington College in Virginia. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "Now on the outside, the growing ranks of exonerees have formed a unique fraternity . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230028"
  },
  "fraternize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to associate or mingle as brothers or on fraternal terms",
      ": to associate on close terms with members of a hostile group especially when contrary to military orders",
      ": to be friendly or amiable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fra-t\u0259r-\u02ccn\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "chum",
      "company",
      "consociate",
      "consort",
      "hang (around ",
      "hobnob",
      "hook up",
      "mess around",
      "pal (around)",
      "run",
      "sort",
      "travel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It is usually unwise to fraternize with your employees.",
      "don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Whether made ironically or in harmless fun, the #prettyfriendgroup and #baddiefriend hashtags have many videos from fun, fashionable and, objectively attractive folk who fraternize with people who fulfill a similar brief. \u2014 L'or\u00e9al Blackett, refinery29.com , 4 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s a pretty damning critique, which must be in some way inspired by Strickland\u2019s own experience with such institutions, where wealthy patrons get to fraternize with the artists. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Known to fraternize with people at the edge of the water, Old Ben often begged for food and was said to be recognizable by the white spot and bump on his head. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "At high densities of states, electrons can more easily fraternize among themselves. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 June 2021",
      "Its members came together to celebrate canoeing, but also to fraternize at oyster roasts, dances and musicales. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Nov. 2020",
      "Players may not socialize or fraternize with opponents before, during or after games. \u2014 Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News , 25 June 2020",
      "The directive ordered Taliban fighters not to fight but also not to fraternize with Afghan national security forces. \u2014 Kathy Gannon, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2020",
      "As the tribes start fraternizing , Kellee Kim and Missy Byrd talk for the first time on screen, and an issue comes up about alleged inappropriate touching by contestant Dan Spilo, which Kim had addressed with him in the first episode of the season. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184402"
  },
  "fraud":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deceit , trickery",
      ": intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right",
      ": an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick",
      ": a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor",
      ": one who defrauds : cheat",
      ": one that is not what it seems or is represented to be",
      ": trickery , deceit",
      ": an act of deceiving : trick",
      ": a person who pretends to be what he or she is not",
      ": any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage",
      ": a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and with the intent to deceive another and that is reasonably relied on by the other who is injured thereby",
      ": the affirmative defense of having acted in response to a fraud",
      ": the crime or tort of committing fraud",
      "\u2014 see also misrepresentation",
      ": fraud committed with the actual intent to deceive and thereby injure another",
      ": extrinsic fraud in this entry",
      ": conduct that is considered fraud under the law despite the absence of an intent to deceive because it has the same consequences as an actual fraud would have and it is against public interests (as because of the violation of a public or private trust or confidence, the breach of a fiduciary duty, or the use of undue influence)",
      ": constructive fraud in this entry",
      ": fraud (as that involved in making a false offer of compromise) that induces one not to present a case in court or deprives one of the opportunity to be heard",
      ": fraud that is not involved in the actual issues presented to a court and that prevents a full and fair hearing",
      ": actual fraud in this entry",
      ": fraud that is presumed to have occurred in light of the circumstances irrespective of intent to deceive",
      ": fraud in which the deception causes the other party to misunderstand the nature of the transaction in which he or she is engaging especially with regard to the contents of an instrument (as a contract or promissory note)",
      ": fraud in which the deception leads the other party to engage in a transaction the nature of which he or she understands \u2014 compare fraud in the factum in this entry",
      ": fraud involving conduct that undermines the integrity of the judicial process (as by improperly influencing a judge, jury, or other court personnel)",
      ": extrinsic fraud in this entry",
      ": the unauthorized use of another's means of identification (as name or social security number) to commit fraud",
      ": fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud \u2014 compare extrinsic fraud in this entry",
      ": constructive fraud in this entry",
      ": actual fraud in this entry",
      ": fraud committed by use of the postal service especially as described in title 18 section 1341 of the U.S. Code",
      ": fraud committed by using a means of electronic communication (as a telephone) \u2014 see also Wire Fraud Act"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022fd",
      "\u02c8fr\u022fd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bunco",
      "bunko",
      "con",
      "fiddle",
      "flimflam",
      "hustle",
      "scam",
      "shell game",
      "sting",
      "swindle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was found guilty of bank fraud .",
      "He was the victim of an elaborate fraud .",
      "He claimed he was a licensed psychologist, but he turned out to be a fraud .",
      "The UFO picture was proved to be a fraud .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Originally from Ohio, Mendelson has handily won three reelection campaigns as chairman since his council colleagues selected him in 2012 to fill the seat when Kwame R. Brown resigned upon being charged with bank fraud . \u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Apart from the total eight counts of financial fraud and two counts of tax evasion, Julie was also convicted with wire fraud and obstruction of justice. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 11 June 2022",
      "He was charged with bank fraud , identity theft and obstruction of justice. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "The other is Lisa Simpson, who worked as an aide to former GOP Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux before both were charged with felony-level voter fraud connected to LeDoux\u2019s 2018 re-election campaign. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "Still pending against Burns is a federal criminal complaint, charging him with mail fraud . \u2014 Lois Norder, ajc , 7 June 2022",
      "NFTs have been getting a lot of attention, and the reality is that it\u2019s a space filled with fraud . \u2014 Matt Schuldt, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Masters is a strong proponent of the former president\u2019s unproven claims that the 2020 election was riddled with massive voter fraud and rigged to deliver a false victory to President Biden. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 2 June 2022",
      "The Justice Department charged a former employee of an NFT marketplace with fraud and money laundering in what prosecutors said was the first case to involve insider trading of the digital tokens. \u2014 Corinne Ramey, WSJ , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fraude , from Anglo-French, from Latin fraud-, fraus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204354"
  },
  "fraudster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who engages in fraud : cheat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022fd-st\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bilk",
      "bilker",
      "cheat",
      "cheater",
      "chiseler",
      "chiseller",
      "confidence man",
      "cozener",
      "defrauder",
      "dodger",
      "fakir",
      "finagler",
      "hoaxer",
      "scammer",
      "scamster",
      "shark",
      "sharper",
      "sharpie",
      "sharpy",
      "skinner",
      "swindler",
      "tricker",
      "trickster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an ingenious phishing operation that got him named the year's most inventive online fraudster",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fraudster will then work to build up the credit rating for the fake persona with the goal of securing bigger loans or credit card limits and then bailing without ever paying the lending agency. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "This notorious fraudster convinced people to invest millions in his scheme. \u2014 Ronan Burke, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
      "French Montana shared a snapshot posing with the serial fraudster aboard a private jet. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Most of the scams include a fraudster creating a fake profile on a dating or social media website to initiate a romantic relationship with another user. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Then, the account holder would be contacted by the fraudster who claimed that the money was sent to them by accident and ask that the account holder return the money, minus some money for their trouble. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "The fraudster will continue the relationship as long as the victim keeps sending their money. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The documentary recounts that the fraudster would attract women on Tinder by boasting about his affluent lifestyle working in the diamond industry. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "However the account \u2013 which showed the fraudster posing in swanky suits, clutching champagne bottles and sitting on private jets \u2013 has since been deleted. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213657"
  },
  "fraudulent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful",
      ": based on or done by deceit",
      ": characterized by, based on, or done by fraud \u2014 compare deceptive , false , misleading"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-j\u0259-l\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-j\u0259-l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crooked",
      "deceitful",
      "defrauding",
      "dishonest",
      "double-dealing",
      "false"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aboveboard",
      "honest",
      "truthful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Corrupt leaders were chosen in a fraudulent election.",
      "fraudulent use of a credit card",
      "the victim of a fraudulent scheme",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "May 16, a Solon man, 75,reported fraudulent activity with his checking account. \u2014 cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "The complaint from Michigan Strong PAC also alleged that Craig collected signatures from unregistered voters and engaged in other fraudulent activity. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "PayPal said its platform has a zero-tolerance policy for fraudulent activity and will shut down anyone attempting to defraud customers or who violate platform policies. \u2014 Kaitlyn Folmer, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
      "Considering the nature of these entities and their mandate to ensure all financial markets sufficiently safeguard consumers from potential fraudulent activity and monetary volatility, there needs to be more transparency. \u2014 Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
      "Talens didn't use the fraudulent coupons for herself. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The ruling comes nearly six years after the lawsuit accusing the firm of fraudulent billing practices and unjust enrichment was first filed in Summit County Common Pleas Court. \u2014 Cory Shaffer, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The complaint also suggests fraudulent billing practices. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "And auditors are digging into the state\u2019s licensure and oversight of hospice care providers after a Times investigation identified fraudulent practices in the booming end-of-life industry. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202202"
  },
  "frazzle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fray entry 2",
      ": to put in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue",
      ": upset",
      ": to become frazzled",
      ": the state of being frazzled",
      ": a condition of fatigue or nervous exhaustion",
      ": a tired or nervous condition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fra-z\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fra-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrade",
      "chafe",
      "corrade",
      "erode",
      "fray",
      "fret",
      "gall",
      "rasp",
      "rub",
      "wear"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burnout",
      "collapse",
      "exhaustion",
      "fatigue",
      "lassitude",
      "prostration",
      "tiredness",
      "weariness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He's a clever player who knows how to frazzle his opponents.",
      "years of use have frazzled the cord for the window blinds to the breaking point",
      "Noun",
      "months of overtime work have left her worn to a frazzle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Trump\u2019s capacity to frazzle political pollsters, among others. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Add in the latest flip-flop confusion on US airplane mask mandates, and we're headed for a season of stress levels that would frazzle even the most experienced traveler. \u2014 Julia Buckley, Pete Muntean And Barry Neild, CNN , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Holiday shopping doesn't have to frazzle you senseless. \u2014 Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2020",
      "Notre Dame\u2019s defense likely will try to mix it up and confuse and frazzle the young starter. \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2020",
      "That same week there were a 13 different wildfires blazing in the Southland, putting a strain on firefighting resources, destroying properties and frazzling nerves from San Diego County to Santa Barbara County. \u2014 Carol Cormaci, La Ca\u00f1ada Valley Sun , 2 Sep. 2019",
      "When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your workaday world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is \u2014 the porch. \u2014 Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com , 20 Mar. 2018",
      "When the kids are screaming, the dogs are scuffling, the television is blaring, your spouse is cranky, and your work world has frazzled your last nerve, the best medicine is --the porch. \u2014 Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 19 Mar. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There are subtler ways to explore the chaotic frazzle of modern life than through the violent synthesis of superfruits in a blender. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "The tackles, the contact and the double teams had worn him to a frazzle . \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "The industrious and dedicated Studley looked worn to a frazzle by June. \u2014 Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2021",
      "More than any other cast member this year, Kate McKinnon let the frazzle show. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 27 May 2021",
      "Hair frazzles and bandanas get abandoned to the floor. \u2014 Jenna Scatena, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "And most notably for his own legacy as a general manager, West worked himself into a frazzle in the summer of 1996 to lure free-agent Shaquille O'Neal to the Lakers, days of nonstop negotiation that landed West in the hospital. \u2014 Jack Mccallum, SI.com , 11 July 2018",
      "Judging by the media's frazzle , the fearful response. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Mar. 2018",
      "Rauch said that a love of conspiracy-minded TV shows \u2014 an image of frazzle -haired Girgio A. Tsoukalos immediately comes to mind \u2014 and sci-fi movies made the festival a must for him and his family. \u2014 Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com , 20 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1825, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173016"
  },
  "freak":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind",
      ": a seemingly capricious action or event",
      ": a whimsical quality or disposition",
      ": one that is markedly unusual or abnormal: such as",
      ": a person or animal having a physical oddity and appearing in a circus sideshow",
      ": a sexual deviate",
      ": a person who uses an illicit drug",
      ": hippie",
      ": an atypical postage stamp usually caused by a unique defect in paper (such as a crease) or a unique event in the manufacturing process (such as a speck of dirt on the plate) that does not produce a constant or systematic effect",
      ": an ardent enthusiast",
      ": a person who is obsessed with something",
      ": not natural, normal, or likely",
      ": to make greatly distressed, astonished, or discomposed",
      ": to put under the influence of a psychedelic drug",
      ": to withdraw from reality especially by taking drugs",
      ": to experience nightmarish hallucinations as a result of taking drugs",
      ": to behave irrationally or unconventionally under the influence of drugs",
      ": to react with extreme or irrational distress or discomposure",
      ": to streak especially with color",
      ": a strange, abnormal, or unusual person, thing, or event",
      ": not likely",
      ": to make (someone) upset",
      ": to become upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113k",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abnormality",
      "anomaly",
      "monster",
      "monstrosity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aberrant",
      "aberrated",
      "abnormal",
      "anomalous",
      "atypical",
      "especial",
      "exceeding",
      "exceptional",
      "extraordinaire",
      "extraordinary",
      "odd",
      "peculiar",
      "phenomenal",
      "preternatural",
      "rare",
      "singular",
      "uncommon",
      "uncustomary",
      "unique",
      "unusual",
      "unwonted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "eccentric, artistic types whom many regarded as freaks",
      "I had a terrible rash on my face, and I felt like a freak .",
      "Adjective",
      "He was the victim of a freak accident.",
      "even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But the freak -out chemistry between Seydoux and Mortensen is bizarrely comforting in its way. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "However, Mets owner Steven Cohen wasn't worried about his star player and joked with fans on Twitter about the freak accident. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Video footage showed him rubbing his face in pain after the freak accident. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 18 May 2022",
      "Does the consistency of leftover rice or chicken freak you out? \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 4 May 2022",
      "During that period, a freak storm caused whiteout conditions, subfreezing temperatures and dumped over 7 feet of snow. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The fact that freak -outs may be happening with particular frequency right now is an opportunity to understand the phenomenon in ourselves and learn to manage our emotions better. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Markets rebounded Monday following their Friday freak -out over the Omicron variant of Covid-19. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "My husband is a total rock \u2018n\u2019 roll freak , and has always encouraged me to do one. \u2014 al , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Abercrombie went to Harvard to play football in 2018 and, in a freak accident, suffered an injury in his first football game that left him paralyzed. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "The exercise band Villar was using snapped back into his mouth, causing a freak injury that will require significant dental work. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
      "When Gloria dies in a freak accident and Mar\u00eda del Carmen assumes her identity, things start to go deliciously awry. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "Arthur\u2019s death was supposed to be a freak act of violence, not an omen. \u2014 Mattie Kahn, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "On top of freak accumulating snowstorms, the first half of April has also been unusually cold in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Very just freak , random kind of stuff that can happen. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Bowe suffered a concussion in 2016 after a freak collision with a teammate while training. \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "When a freak head injury at work triggers surreal glimpses of the future, Cindy\u2019s life quickly unspools. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Lamar emerging onstage surrounded by large projections of fire as the crowd, slowly realizing who was on stage, starts to collectively freak out. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Get ready to freak out and break it right down right to the ground when the album drops this August 19. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Goodbye party traditions also perpetuate a workplace culture where people don\u2019t just disappear without a word, which tends to freak out the employees who are left behind. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "But when photos of its Canadian cans \u2014 which sell for $1.29 Canadian \u2014 make the rounds online, people tend to freak . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 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",
      "Does the idea of being surrounded by a ton of super-smart people freak you out? \u2014 Micha Goebig, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "Even palettes that aren't all over the map color-wise \u2014 ones that have anywhere from four to a few dozen hues in the same family \u2014 kind of freak me out. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Don't freak out, the US was not in a recession at the beginning of the year. \u2014 NBC News , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1887, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1964, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1637, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225706"
  },
  "freak (out)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of freaking out",
      ": a gathering of hippies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113k-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201236"
  },
  "freckle":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight",
      ": to sprinkle or mark with freckles or small spots",
      ": to become marked with freckles",
      ": a small brownish spot on the skin",
      ": to mark or become marked with freckles or spots",
      ": any of the small brownish spots in the skin that are due to augmented melanin production and that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight",
      ": to become marked with freckles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fre-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fre-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8frek-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blotch",
      "dapple",
      "dot",
      "fleck",
      "marble",
      "mottle",
      "pepper",
      "shoot",
      "speck",
      "speckle",
      "splotch",
      "spot",
      "sprinkle",
      "stipple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a pale, redheaded girl with freckles across her cheeks",
      "Verb",
      "His skin freckles but doesn't tan.",
      "Tiny black spots freckled the walls.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Each single freckle takes about four or five pokes to create. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 25 May 2022",
      "Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Skin whitening products have evolved from freckle removers and skin bleaches, to whiteners and lighteners as the culture and conversations around skin color have changed, but their production and sale have persisted as demand has not waned. \u2014 CNN , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Thankfully there are countless faux freckle products and DIY hacks out there. \u2014 Gear Team, Wired , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Come autumn, copper and crimson leaves freckle this quiet woodland, creating a destination so captivating that Tudor kings once frequented these parts for tranquil holidays and pristine hunting. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "In the short term, a wave of low pressure spreads rain back into the area today, and more pop-up showers and T-storms will freckle the Doppler radar screen late Friday and Saturday. \u2014 Paul Douglas, Star Tribune , 8 Sep. 2020",
      "Yard signs proclaiming residents proudly vote by mail freckle the nation. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Aug. 2020",
      "The custard will get lightly freckled and the streusel will toast. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "These days Normandy is still freckled with the cemeteries of war and the graves of soldiers of many nations, a reminder of a common purpose against Hitler\u2019s onslaught. \u2014 Alan Cowell, New York Times , 6 June 2019",
      "Beneath the cover of blistered, chive- freckled Emmental cheese, your spoon finds a soup made robust with mushroom and beef broths. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2020",
      "Salem Mitchell opted for lime liner, neon green pulled along the upper lashline as a cool addition to her usual menu of freckled , glossed lips and box braids. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 1 Sep. 2019",
      "Though the researchers aren\u2019t yet certain exactly how many craters freckle Pallas, an analysis of 11 images snapped by SPHERE showed that that the marks make up at least 10 percent of the asteroid\u2019s surface. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221305"
  },
  "free":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "not costing or charging anything",
      "having the legal and political rights of a citizen",
      "enjoying civil and political liberty",
      "enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination",
      "enjoying personal freedom not subject to the control or domination of another",
      "not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being choosing or capable of choosing for itself",
      "determined by the choice of the actor or performer",
      "made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously",
      "relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome",
      "not bound, confined, or detained by force",
      "having no trade restrictions",
      "not subject to government regulation",
      "not subject to restriction or official control",
      "having no obligations (as to work) or commitments",
      "not taken up with commitments or obligations",
      "having a scope not restricted by qualification",
      "not obstructed, restricted, or impeded",
      "not being used or occupied",
      "not hampered or restricted in its normal operation",
      "not fastened",
      "not confined to a particular position or place",
      "capable of moving or turning in any direction",
      "performed without apparatus",
      "done with artificial aids (such as pitons) used only for protection against falling and not for support",
      "not parsimonious",
      "outspoken",
      "availing oneself of something without stint",
      "frank , open",
      "overly familiar or forward in action or attitude",
      "licentious",
      "not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else separate",
      "freestanding",
      "chemically uncombined",
      "not permanently attached but able to move about",
      "capable of being used alone as a meaningful linguistic form",
      "\u2014 compare bound entry 1 sense 7",
      "not literal or exact",
      "not restricted by or conforming to conventional forms",
      "favorable",
      "not allowing slavery",
      "open to all comers",
      "without charge",
      "in a free manner",
      "without charge",
      "with the wind more than six points from dead ahead",
      "to cause to be free",
      "to relieve or rid of what restrains, confines, restricts, or embarrasses",
      "disentangle , clear",
      "banish",
      "given without charge",
      "having liberty not being a slave or prisoner",
      "not controlled by a harsh ruler or laws",
      "not physically held by something",
      "not having or suffering from something unpleasant, unwanted, or painful",
      "not held back by fear or uncertainty",
      "not blocked",
      "not required to be doing something",
      "not used or occupied",
      "not combined",
      "to let go or set free",
      "in a free manner freely",
      "without charge",
      "relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome",
      "not bound or confined by force",
      "not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else",
      "having the bare axon exposed in tissue",
      "not chemically combined",
      "not permanently attached but able to move about",
      "having all living connections severed before removal to another site",
      "having the legal and political rights of a citizen",
      "enjoying civil and political liberty",
      "enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination",
      "not subject to the control or domination of another",
      "made or done as a matter of choice and right not compelled or restricted",
      "relieved from or lacking a burden (as a lien or other encumbrance on title)",
      "not bound, confined, or detained by force",
      "having no trade restrictions",
      "not subject to government regulation",
      "not subject to restriction or official control",
      "not costing or charging anything",
      "without charge",
      "to cause to be free",
      "to relieve or rid of what constrains, confines, restricts, or burdens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "autonomous",
      "freestanding",
      "independent",
      "self-governed",
      "self-governing",
      "self-ruling",
      "separate",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "disenthrall",
      "disenthral",
      "emancipate",
      "enfranchise",
      "enlarge",
      "liberate",
      "loose",
      "loosen",
      "manumit",
      "release",
      "spring",
      "unbind",
      "uncage",
      "unchain",
      "unfetter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "After the 30-day free trial ends, a membership costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "The service is available as an add-on subscription to Prime members at $1.99 per month after a seven-day free trial. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Ford plans to replace the bushing and add a protective cap for free , the documents say. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
      "Due to the heat advisory sweeping through the state, state park pools are giving residents the opportunity to cool off for free . \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "The premier will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "The free trial is available on both the Essential and Premium plans. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 14 June 2022",
      "That means that any Corrin or Styles fans champing at the bit to watch My Policeman will need an Amazon Prime subscription\u2014or at least be in the midst of a free trial. \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 9 June 2022",
      "Go to Fox Nation to start a free trial and watch the extensive library from your favorite Fox News personalities and recognizable guests! \u2014 Yael Halon, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
      "The first Rio film was released eleven years after the last free -flying Spix\u2019s little blue macaw was spotted in the wild, and shortly before the species was officially declared Extinct in the Wild. \u2014 Grrlscientist, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "After launching the first entirely private mission to the space station, the company sits at the forefront of several efforts, including one backed by Jeff Bezos, to make the first free -flying private habitats in low-Earth orbit. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Nearby is an alcove where visitors will eventually be able to walk among free -flying butterflies. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Most of the birds were found free -flying around the living room of their former home. \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Keith and Ryan discover a safe space for their free -floating insecurities, their love of being fathers, an essence of masculine intimacy that manages to thrive outside homoeroticism. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "In contrast to the free -floating LUNA tokens, each UST was designed to be worth a single U.S. dollar. \u2014 Michael Del Castillo, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Those are the questions of the show, but the biggest concern of all is whether or not America can protect such a free -thinking genius from his own demise. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Gorostidi\u2019s bold debut feature examine the defeat of radical ideas of Spain\u2019s \u201870s as a group of libertarian militants abandon their factory work to set up a free -thinking commune in the mountains of Navarre. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "This technology augments the HR team, assisting employees with mundane tasks to free up time for more strategic communications. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The budget funds aggressive enforcement of scooters and adds new parking enforcement teams to help free up spots in key areas. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Winkler said moving the $6 million to the ARP allocation would help free up more road paving funding in the city's budget. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
      "How dare anyone wear sideburns or Afros \u2026 or expect the right to free agency or the equality of Title IX \u2026 or question why blacks are not quarterbacks or why Roberto Clemente is called Bob! \u2014 The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "As prices on goods and services continue to rise because of inflation, scaling back expenses isn't the only way to free up cash to cover essentials. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "In 2019, Cuyahoga County Council voted to raise the bed tax from 5.5% to 6.5% to free up money for improvements to Progressive Field and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, which are held in Cleveland every other year. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "Some of the changes that have freed up additional water supplies in the past, and could continue to free up water, go unnoticed by many people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Some companies, including Starbucks Corp. , in recent months suspended billion-dollar share-buyback programs to free up cash. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Adverb",
      "1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "free will":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": voluntary , spontaneous",
      ": voluntary choice or decision",
      ": freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention",
      ": a person's own choice or decision"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccwil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "self-imposed",
      "uncoerced",
      "unforced",
      "volitional",
      "voluntary",
      "volunteer",
      "willing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "autonomy",
      "choice",
      "self-determination",
      "volition",
      "will"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a freewill confession of guilt made by the suspect during police interrogation",
      "our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO",
      "Noun",
      "He argues that all humans have free will .",
      "all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 2 June 2020",
      "The free community event is sponsored by Spiritual Church of Escondido; freewill offering will be accepted. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 Apr. 2018",
      "The series\u2019 third and final concert holds chamber works by French composers of Les Six. 4 p.m. Sunday, Southminster Presbyterian Church, 916 E. Central Road, Arlington Heights; freewill donation; 847-902-0733. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 1 June 2017",
      "Freewill offerings will benefit the Georgetown Ministry Center, which aids service-resistant, chronically homeless individuals and advocates for the homeless. \u2014 Gerri Marmer, Washington Post , 5 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But when two subjects, Jeff (Teller) and Lizzy (Smollett), form a connection, their path to redemption take a twistier turn, as Abnesti\u2019s experiments start to push the limits of free will altogether. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "One fascinating question in many of the stories is free will . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "There is no charge for these concerts however a free will offering is appreciated. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
      "Once Kang died, Strange got some of his free will back along with the entire timeline. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The land of the free and the home of the brave ought to be more generous in our regard for free will and in gratitude for our guarding of it. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In Free Guy Ryan Reynolds plays an NPC who develops consciousness and free will . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Communism and radical Islam are ideologies that divide the world into the elect and the profane, deny individuality and suppress free will . \u2014 David Satter, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "In the democratic state, newspapers express the free will of the people. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1535, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190847"
  },
  "free-spoken":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": speaking freely : outspoken"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8sp\u014d-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "forthright",
      "foursquare",
      "frank",
      "freehearted",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191642"
  },
  "freehanded":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "generous , openhanded"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8han-d\u0259d",
    "synonyms":[
      "bighearted",
      "bounteous",
      "bountiful",
      "charitable",
      "free",
      "freehearted",
      "fulsome",
      "generous",
      "liberal",
      "munificent",
      "open",
      "openhanded",
      "unselfish",
      "unsparing",
      "unstinting"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheap",
      "close",
      "closefisted",
      "costive",
      "illiberal",
      "mingy",
      "miserly",
      "niggardly",
      "parsimonious",
      "penurious",
      "selfish",
      "stingy",
      "stinting",
      "tight",
      "tightfisted",
      "uncharitable",
      "ungenerous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she is very freehanded with her friends whenever she gets some extra money"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "freely":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a free manner: such as",
      ": of one's own accord",
      ": with freedom from external control",
      ": without restraint or reservation",
      ": without hindrance",
      ": not strictly following a model, convention, or rule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "voluntarily",
      "willingly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "involuntarily",
      "unwillingly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I will freely give my life for my country.",
      "the horse broke the halter rope quite freely",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Franks, in a 2019 paper, pointed out the contradictions between those who support free speech and those who wish to curtail what some are able to speak freely about. \u2014 Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Unmasked was created by Sound Mind for artists to speak freely about their journey with mental health and be honest about the toll touring can take. \u2014 Quincy Green, Billboard , 26 May 2022",
      "Right-leaning platforms like Parler and Truth Social argue that people need fewer content rules so as to speak freely to the masses without worrying about censorship. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "Organizations should help employees feel empowered to speak freely , share ideas and voice concerns. \u2014 Antti Nivala, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "But the idea that Twitter was ever truly akin to a central gathering place where members of the public could speak freely to an audience of random citizens has always been a misnomer. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, private action can have a major impact on a person\u2019s ability to speak freely and the production and dissemination of ideas. \u2014 Erica Goldberg, The Conversation , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "One former foreign-policy official who played a role in the Trump-Ukraine tensions, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak freely about the former president, was unsettled but also unsurprised by Biden\u2019s account. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent weeks have seen universities assault the right of scholars to speak freely . \u2014 Myles Mcknight, National Review , 13 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221048"
  },
  "freeway":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "an expressway with fully controlled access",
      "a highway without toll fees",
      "an expressway that can be used without paying tolls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccw\u0101",
    "synonyms":[
      "arterial",
      "artery",
      "avenue",
      "boulevard",
      "carriageway",
      "drag",
      "drive",
      "expressway",
      "high road",
      "highway",
      "pass",
      "pike",
      "road",
      "roadway",
      "route",
      "row",
      "street",
      "thoroughfare",
      "thruway",
      "trace",
      "turnpike",
      "way"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For motorists, experts suggest filling up their tanks about a mile or so from the freeway , where prices tend to be lower. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 26 May 2022",
      "Officials held a ceremony Friday to mark the start of construction of a $90 million bridge over a freeway and feeder road that is about 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "By the numbers, Valley of the Rogue is a small park, covering a narrow, 277-acre strip of land between the freeway and the scenic river. \u2014 oregonlive , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In this sharp, critical look into the tiny shed camps of Los Angeles, Sasha Plotnikova reports on the Arroyo Seco Tiny Home Village along the 110 freeway , which was built to help tenants transition out of houselessness. \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The van veered off the westbound side of the freeway near Carrizo Gorge Road near Jacumba Hot Springs shortly before 10 a.m., struck a boulder and overturned, according to the California Highway Patrol. \u2014 City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "The westbound lanes of the freeway required additional construction work as water damage affected the full width of that side of the road, the city of Tempe said last week. \u2014 Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "The city is negotiating with Fogg-Brecksville Development Co. for land in the southwest quadrant of I-77/Miller, behind Maple Crest, and with Grand Bay Plaza Limited Partnership for land northwest of the freeway . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Images of the scene showed a commercial truck on the side of the freeway and a sheriff's patrol vehicle smashed on its left side with the roof ripped off. \u2014 Fox News , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "freewheeling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free and loose in form or manner: such as",
      ": heedless of social norms or niceties",
      ": not repressed or restrained",
      ": not bound by formal rules, procedures, or guidelines",
      ": loose and undisciplined : not defensive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfr\u0113-\u02c8(h)w\u0113-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "footloose"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "tied"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She led a freewheeling life in the city.",
      "James Bond has long been the model of the freewheeling hero who encounters danger and excitement in every corner of the globe.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, China is putting its freewheeling facial recognition industry on notice. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
      "Incongruity isn\u2019t seen as a blemish, and the lyrics tend to be more freewheeling and braggadocious. \u2014 Sheldon Pearc, The New Yorker , 30 June 2021",
      "Made for Love, which is certainly not quite like any other book on earth, is more freewheeling , dense with references\u2014an experiment whose outcome is as vivid and as startling as a chip stuck in the brain. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "Perhaps because of the controversy, Trump has maintained an uncharacteristically low profile, avoiding the sort of freewheeling interactions with journalists that have defined his time in office. \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 10 June 2020",
      "One is the global financial system with its freewheeling capital flows, open dissemination of information and the rule of law. \u2014 The Economist , 6 June 2020",
      "The Deep Web, as its name suggests, is the freewheeling part of the internet that has seen increased activity from bad actors since the pandemic struck. \u2014 Fernando Alfonso Iii, CNN , 25 May 2020",
      "His insistence on being the star of the daily briefing came as his greatest asset in the reelection campaign \u2014 his ability to dominate headlines with freewheeling performances at his daily briefings \u2014 was increasingly being seen as a liability. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Ten months ago, the couple, both around 40 years old and parents of two children, left Fairbanks, Alaska, and embarked on a freewheeling life as year-round recreational-vehicle nomads. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205613"
  },
  "freeze":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become congealed into ice by cold",
      ": to solidify as a result of abstraction of heat",
      ": to withstand freezing",
      ": to become chilled with cold",
      ": to adhere solidly by or as if by freezing",
      ": to become fixed or motionless",
      ": to become incapable of acting or speaking",
      ": to become clogged with ice",
      ": to harden into ice",
      ": to convert from a liquid to a solid by cold",
      ": to make extremely cold : chill",
      ": to act on usually destructively by frost",
      ": to anesthetize by cold",
      ": to cause to grip tightly or remain in immovable contact",
      ": to cause to become fixed, immovable, unavailable, or unalterable",
      ": to immobilize by governmental regulation the expenditure, withdrawal, or exchange of",
      ": to render motionless",
      ": to attempt to retain continuous possession of (a ball or puck) without an attempt to score usually in order to protect a small lead",
      ": an act or instance of freezing",
      ": the state of being frozen",
      ": a state of weather marked by low temperature especially when below the freezing point",
      ": a halt in the production, testing, and deployment of military weapons",
      ": to harden into or be hardened into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat",
      ": to be uncomfortably cold",
      ": to damage by cold",
      ": to clog or become clogged by ice",
      ": to become completely still",
      ": a period of freezing weather",
      ": the state of being frozen",
      ": to become hardened into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat",
      ": to become chilled with cold",
      ": to anesthetize a part especially by cold",
      ": to cause to harden into a solid (as ice) by loss of heat",
      ": to make extremely cold : chill",
      ": to act on usually destructively by frost",
      ": to anesthetize by cold",
      ": to cause to become fixed, immovable, unavailable, or unalterable",
      ": to immobilize (as by government regulation or the action of a financial institution) the expenditure, withdrawal, or exchange of",
      ": to restructure (the capital of a close corporation) so that the value is reflected mostly in preferred stock rather than common stock"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113z",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113z",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concrete",
      "congeal",
      "firm (up)",
      "harden",
      "indurate",
      "set",
      "solidify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold",
      "cold wave",
      "deep freeze",
      "snap"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The children are going to freeze out there without their coats.",
      "The cold weather froze the water pipes.",
      "Noun",
      "The freeze destroyed many oranges.",
      "the Midwest will experience an intense freeze later in the week",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If your plant is an abundant producer, chop the rhubarb into small pieces and freeze them for almost any recipe that calls for fresh rhubarb. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "UC Berkeley may be forced by a court to cut 3,000 freshman seats and freeze enrollment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Krupa also tells Seventeen that water-free or freeze -dried ingredients should be considered as an option during manufacturing as water is heavy to transport and store. \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 16 May 2022",
      "If a recipe such as piecrust or biscuits calls for cutting-in butter, freeze it and use a cheese grater to shred it into the flour for the easiest results. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 May 2022",
      "On the other side of graduation was her actual life, the slow narrowing of possibilities that would catch her and freeze her in a vocation, a relationship, a life. \u2014 Ling Ma, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Bergeron will also shoot glove side from distance, Cassidy noted, early or late in a shift, hoping the goalie will freeze it. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Rinse the rice briefly in cool water, drain it and then freeze in a resealable bag. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "In cold climes, choose a plastic whistle to ensure your lips won\u2019t freeze to the metal, and carry a backup. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Twitter announced a hiring freeze and other cost-cutting measures weeks ago. \u2014 Somesh Jha, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Musk has warned in recent weeks about the risk of a recession, but his email ordering a hiring freeze and staff cuts was the most direct and high-profile message of its kind from the head of an automaker. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
      "The Sun-Times has reported on problems with the Senior freeze and veteran\u2019s exemptions. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "At the same time, Agrawal announced a hiring freeze and budget cuts but ruled out layoffs (for now). \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "The company did not respond to a request for comment on whether the hiring freeze and executive exits are related to Musk's acquisition, which is expected to close later this year, or to the broader tech market downturn. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 12 May 2022",
      "Downtown and locations near large bodies of water should narrowly escape a frost or freeze . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "That may mean freeze or frost warnings may be issued for the weekend, forecasters added. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "European Union officials said this month that the bloc is considering sanctions on Patriarch Kirill, including a potential asset freeze and travel ban, for his role as a leading advocate of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173047"
  },
  "frenetic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied , frantic sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fri-\u02c8ne-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delirious",
      "ferocious",
      "feverish",
      "fierce",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "furious",
      "mad",
      "rabid",
      "violent",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "relaxed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The celebration was noisy and frenetic .",
      "the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Marrakech was well-known for being couture designer Yves Saint Laurent's muse in the sixties, inspiring him through its vibrant colors and textures and its frenetic energy, which fueled some of his most famous designs. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Collaborating within the frenetic energy of creative people is by far the most exciting and joyful part of my job. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The fight lasted mere minutes but would be remembered as one of the most frenetic matches in the history of the sport\u2014Dempsey went to the floor two times and Firpo nine. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The wild, frenetic play ended when Marcus Smart found Jayson Tatum for a layup just before the buzzer, giving Boston a thrilling 115-114 win and seemingly setting the stage for a wild postseason. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "The Wall Street Journal in January reported that GameStop, a poster child of the meme-stock craze that drove frenetic trading last year, was establishing a division to develop an NFT marketplace and establish cryptocurrency partnerships. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "From the frenetic yearning to create to the rush to release music, Jones understood that kind of focus was part of the picture. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "Rozier shoots the extended sequences of Michel at work in the TV studio like a detailed documentary on the frenetic business of live broadcasts. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s primaries in Ohio and the neighboring Midwestern state of Indiana kicked off a frenetic schedule this month, with a total of 13 states holding primaries. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English frenetik, frentik, frantike \"temporarily deranged, delirious,\" borrowed from Anglo-French frenetic, frenetique, borrowed from Latin phren\u0113ticus \"suffering from madness,\" borrowed from Greek phren\u0113tik\u00f3s, late variant of phren\u012btik\u00f3s, from phren\u00eetis \"inflammation of the brain, delirium, insanity\" (from phren-, phr\u1e17n \"midriff, seat of the passions, mind, wit\" \u2014of uncertain origin\u2014 + -\u012btis  -itis ) + -ikos  -ic entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222025"
  },
  "frenzied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance",
      ": very excited and upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fren-z\u0113d",
      "\u02c8fren-z\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "feverish",
      "heated",
      "hectic",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The screams of the fans grew more frenzied as the concert progressed.",
      "the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As time went on, Jones' popularity flourished, and the crowds grew larger and more frenzied . \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Down the street, at a local Stop & Shop, things were more frenzied , said Emily McCarthy. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis And Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The frenzied search for Bam Bam ended at about 10:30 p.m. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Alcaraz has ignited frenzied excitement as the new global superstar\u2014echoing his fellow Spaniard, Nadal, 15 years ago. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "After frenzied summer of homebuying, Central Indiana home sales slow down: As is consistent with pre-pandemic years, homebuying slowed down in the fall. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
      "For some of the men watching, who had endured violence from a partner, the frenzied response to the trial has felt personal. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
      "Smith and his brother had been taken into custody at the Carthage Jail to await trial when they were attacked by a frenzied mob. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The rise of social media and a socially conscious public have cooled the frenzied paparazzi surge and curbed the worst of the crude headlines. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" frenzy entry 1 + -ed entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182857"
  },
  "frenziedly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance",
      ": very excited and upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fren-z\u0113d",
      "\u02c8fren-z\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "feverish",
      "heated",
      "hectic",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The screams of the fans grew more frenzied as the concert progressed.",
      "the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As time went on, Jones' popularity flourished, and the crowds grew larger and more frenzied . \u2014 Josh Owens, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Down the street, at a local Stop & Shop, things were more frenzied , said Emily McCarthy. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis And Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The frenzied search for Bam Bam ended at about 10:30 p.m. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Alcaraz has ignited frenzied excitement as the new global superstar\u2014echoing his fellow Spaniard, Nadal, 15 years ago. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "After frenzied summer of homebuying, Central Indiana home sales slow down: As is consistent with pre-pandemic years, homebuying slowed down in the fall. \u2014 Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
      "For some of the men watching, who had endured violence from a partner, the frenzied response to the trial has felt personal. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
      "Smith and his brother had been taken into custody at the Carthage Jail to await trial when they were attacked by a frenzied mob. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The rise of social media and a socially conscious public have cooled the frenzied paparazzi surge and curbed the worst of the crude headlines. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 14 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" frenzy entry 1 + -ed entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225747"
  },
  "frequenter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually",
      ": to read systematically or habitually",
      ": common , usual",
      ": happening at short intervals : often repeated or occurring",
      ": full , thronged",
      ": acting or returning regularly or often",
      ": intimate , familiar",
      ": to visit often",
      ": happening often"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8kwent",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt",
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8kwent",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affect",
      "habituate",
      "hang (at)",
      "haunt",
      "resort (to)",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "habitual",
      "periodic",
      "periodical",
      "regular",
      "repeated",
      "steady"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Terry McDonald of Markham VFW Post 9801, at 3220 W. 159th St., said cameras were recently added outside the building, with concerns for the aging veterans who frequent the hall. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "For those who don't frequent the discount DVD bin at Target, yes, those are all real movies released in 2021. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The company recently started a loyalty program that provides discounts to customers who frequent the chain, while gaining data on their dining habits to inform its strategy. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "He is known to frequent the areas of Clark and Barbour Street. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Officers said Walloch was known to frequent a business in the area. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "If employees do not frequent a physical workplace, the SPSL notice may be disseminated electronically. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Jackson is known to frequent the Bay Area, police said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "About a half-hour drive up the coast from Merino\u2019s home in Ventanilla, tourists from Lima would frequent the beach town of Anc\u00f3n at this time of year. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Great for frequent travelers who want to globetrot in style, the rewards offset the high annual fee, which is $695. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
      "Rampant fakes and questionable quality mean frequent clashes. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "In recent years, a library of studies by scholars and even the National Academy of Sciences confirms that heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The characters\u2019 frequent acknowledgment that this is a sequel has its own pluses and minuses. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
      "White was criticized in 2018 for claiming the Rothschilds, a Jewish banking dynasty and frequent subject of antisemitic conspiracy, were controlling Washington's weather conditions. \u2014 CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "South Africa is naturally prone to drought, but the kind of multi-year droughts that cause such misery and disruption are becoming more frequent . \u2014 CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "One of Hunt\u2019s primary opponents, Wayne Johnson, has sued, complaining that the political novice is receiving an unfair advantage through his frequent appearances on Fox News, which Hunt\u2019s campaign denies. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Scientists have said that climate change is fueling more frequent and more intense heat waves in the U.S. and around the world. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190245"
  },
  "freshen":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grow or become fresh : such as",
      ": to increase in strength",
      ": to become fresh in appearance or vitality",
      ": to begin lactating",
      ": to make fresh",
      ": refresh , revive",
      ": to make or become fresh",
      ": to begin lactating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fre-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fre-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fresh-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "recharge",
      "recreate",
      "refresh",
      "refreshen",
      "regenerate",
      "rejuvenate",
      "renew",
      "repair",
      "restore",
      "resuscitate",
      "revitalize",
      "revive",
      "revivify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a mint that freshens the breath",
      "Can I freshen your drink ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The site is packed with thousands of summer wreaths that will freshen up your front door for the new season. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Best No-Rinse Drugstore Body Wash Like a spray-on body wash, this unique no-rinse body cleansing mist can be spritzed on from head to toe to freshen up fast thanks to skin-cleansing and conditioning ingredients. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
      "Hand sanitizer, mini green and red Tabasco, my SPF 50 Dusting Powder (which contains zinc and titanium), an extra face mask, and some Platinum Lip Plump, Platinum Long Lash, and Extreme Lengthening Mascara to freshen up on the go. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Every busy guy needs a spray antiperspirant to freshen up before an evening of canoodling or a night out on the town. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Doing a bit of redecorating before any guests come knocking could freshen things up! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Giving these shows a try may freshen up your library and teach you something about science, history, and human nature, too. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2021",
      "Firstly, even before tactical realignments, McCullum will be striving for a reset within the player group in a bid to freshen things up by going back to basics. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Israel\u2019s warming ties with the Gulf have also encouraged Egypt to freshen its relationship with Israel, fearful of losing its role as a bridge between Israel and the Arab world. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1532, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194808"
  },
  "freshman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a student in the first year of high school or college",
      ": beginner , newcomer",
      ": a person who is starting a job or activity",
      ": a first year student in high school or college"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fresh-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fresh-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
      "apprentice",
      "babe",
      "beginner",
      "colt",
      "cub",
      "fledgling",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "novitiate",
      "punk",
      "recruit",
      "rook",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "My daughter's a freshman at UCLA.",
      "He was the best freshman in professional basketball this year.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Miller, a 6-foot-3, 176-pound guard, began his college career at Tennessee State in 2021, but a hip injury ended his freshman season after just six games. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 21 June 2022",
      "Williams debated declaring for the N.B.A. draft after his freshman season, but returned when he was pegged as a borderline first-round selection. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "After rushing for 985 yards on 153 carries and 11 touchdowns as a high school senior, Nawhine carried the ball just 16 times for 53 yards during his freshman season at Utah State. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Watching Henderson put together a record-breaking freshman season showed Johnson what\u2019s possible. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Shorewood's boys and girls track and field teams run away with WIAA state championships Another Badgers' Australian, Adam Spencer, wrapped up his freshman season with an All-American performance of eighth place in the 1,500. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "However, Eason started just four of 33 games for LSU after transferring there following his freshman season at Cincinnati. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
      "McNeill played a similar position on a four-man front during his freshman season at North Carolina State. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "O'Neal, the son of Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, played at UCLA his freshman season after redshirting in 2019-19 due to a heart condition which required surgery. \u2014 Nick Gray, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1557, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215548"
  },
  "freshness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having its original qualities unimpaired: such as",
      ": full of or renewed in vigor : refreshed",
      ": not stale, sour, or decayed",
      ": not faded",
      ": not worn or rumpled",
      ": not altered by processing",
      ": not salt",
      ": free from taint : pure",
      ": moderately strong",
      ": experienced, made, or received newly or anew",
      ": additional , another",
      ": original , vivid",
      ": lacking experience : raw",
      ": just come or arrived",
      ": having the milk flow recently established",
      ": disposed to take liberties : impudent",
      ": fashionable , cool",
      ": just recently : newly",
      ": an increased flow or rush (as of water) : freshet",
      ": a stream, spring, or pool of fresh water",
      ": not salt",
      ": pure sense 1 , brisk",
      ": not frozen, canned, or pickled",
      ": not stale, sour, or spoiled",
      ": not dirty or rumpled",
      ": new entry 1 sense 4",
      ": newly made or received",
      ": rude and disrespectful",
      ": free of the detrimental effects of delay (as the fading of memories)",
      ": characterized by promptness",
      ": experienced, made, or received newly or anew"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fresh",
      "\u02c8fresh"
    ],
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      "brand-new",
      "mint",
      "pristine",
      "span-new",
      "virgin",
      "virginal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stale"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This new opportunity for Butler means a fresh start. \u2014 Mark Daniels, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Cleveland wanted to give him a fresh start elsewhere. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Farewells are not just for goodbyes but for new beginnings, a fresh start for a new generation led by dancers like Chan, Furlan, Woodward and so many more. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "So his family moved to Hawkins hoping a fresh start would cure him. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
      "The good news for ASU is that the team will get a fresh start to the season and will welcome the pressure the tournament brings. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "And that can make a new job seem like the only way to get a fresh start and move to the next step. \u2014 Rosabeth Moss Kanter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Closing that controversial chapter of the company\u2019s history could offer a chance at a fresh start\u2014and an opportunity for Nyborg to bring Tinder\u2019s full focus to her vision for its future. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "With their plan for student loan forgiveness, student loan borrowers would get a fresh start with their student loans, the economy would be stimulated, disparities would be reduced, and borrowers would have a better shot at the American Dream. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "That story kicks off with the introduction of a fresh -faced heroine: Charlie's Angels star Ella Balinska as the daughter of Albert Wesker. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Country superstar Trisha Yearwood showed off a make-free video on Instagram, and fans are loving seeing this fresh -faced side of her. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 31 May 2022",
      "The sepia portrait showed a fresh -faced cadet, barely older than Nikita was now, in a Red Army tunic and wool cap. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Then again Boudreau was a fresh -faced 24 when the Indians named him player-manager in 1942. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
      "With her hair curled in her signature bouncy waves, Kate looked fresh -faced and ready to switch on the charm while fulfilling her royal duty to represent Her Majesty. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
      "Perm 36,6 is also documenting the death of Russian soldiers from the region, posting haunting photos of fresh -faced young men with a few lines about their short lives. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
      "Trent Alexander-Arnold was still a fresh -faced teenager back then, and Gareth Bale was still a player Real Madrid liked to use from time to time. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Ahead, Joanna Vargas shares the products that keep her fresh -faced. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For a kid fresh out of high school, learning to cook even modest meals can be a daunting task. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "Kudos, too, to band member Drew Erickson, who wrote the string charts for this LP fresh off his work on Lana Del Rey\u2019s Blue Banisters. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
      "Two young men walk into a bar, one fresh off the boat from Ireland (A.J. Shively) and another (Sidney DuPont) who\u2019s just escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Now the iPhone doesn't need those attachments; Stripe works just fine with an iPhone fresh out of the box. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
      "How that relationship plays out between a president who surrounds himself with longtime advisers like Klain and a new deputy fresh to the White House remains to be seen. \u2014 Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Jenkins isn\u2019t some greenhorn fresh to the world of money and crime. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The Raptors were really struggling before their big win over the Spurs on Wednesday, while the Suns are coming into this one fresh off an impressive blowout win over the surging Heat. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Daisy Edgar-Jones has arrived in New York fresh off a trip to Milan Fashion Week. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174033"
  },
  "friend":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one attached to another by affection or esteem",
      ": acquaintance",
      ": one that is not hostile",
      ": one that is of the same nation, party, or group",
      ": one that favors or promotes something (such as a charity)",
      ": a favored companion",
      ": a member of a Christian sect that stresses Inner Light, rejects sacraments and an ordained ministry, and opposes war",
      ": to have a friendship or friendly relationship with",
      ": to act as the friend of : befriend",
      ": to include (someone) in a list of designated friends on a person's social networking site",
      ": a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another person",
      ": a person who is not an enemy",
      ": a person who helps or supports something",
      ": to include (someone) in a list of designated friends on a social networking site"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frend",
      "\u02c8frend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alter ego",
      "amigo",
      "buddy",
      "chum",
      "compadre",
      "comrade",
      "confidant",
      "confidante",
      "crony",
      "familiar",
      "intimate",
      "mate",
      "musketeer",
      "pal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enemy",
      "foe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "\u2026 she \u2026 got a job, made friends and managed to write a novel that hit the best-seller lists and stayed there \u2026 \u2014 Garrison Keillor , New York Times Book Review , 11 June 2006",
      "Over the last couple of years I have experienced moments of disbelief when I meet my friends in public. They look older than I think they should. \u2014 Alice Munro , In the Stacks , 2002",
      "Never had a friend like that before or since. Never laughed so hard in my life as I did with Manny. \u2014 Philip Roth , American Pastoral , 1997",
      "I'd like you to meet my friend .",
      "He's no friend of mine.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The story begins in 1952, when Jacqueline Lee Bouvier is invited to a friend \u2019s cocktail party in Northwest D.C. \u2014 Anna Pitoniak, Washington Post , 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",
      "Spears was married to Alexander, a childhood friend , for 55 hours in January 2004, after the pair eloped at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson And Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Recently, a close family friend went to visit our gravesite and place flowers there. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 12 June 2022",
      "Recently, a close family friend went to visit our gravesite and place flowers there. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "Officers received a call about 12:30 a.m. from someone requesting help for a friend who had been shot in the 1400 block of South Lorena Street, said LAPD Officer Luis Garcia. \u2014 Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times , 12 June 2022",
      "From a best friend anthem to a brainy bop, this collection of tunes from Karma shows her singing, shining and freestyling alongside friends and family. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
      "Recently, a close family friend went to visit our gravesite and place flowers there. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "To complete his transformation into Inspector Campbell, the actor turned to friend Liam Neeson. \u2014 Janaya Wecker, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
      "Somewhere Good, a platform for audio discussion that launched last month, doesn\u2019t allow users to send each other direct messages or follow or friend each other to minimize abuse and social comparison. \u2014 Deepa Seetharaman, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "The source for this misconception is a letter from Arendt\u2019s teacher and friend the philosopher Karl Jaspers on December 13, 1963. \u2014 Seyla Benhabib, The New York Review of Books , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Elizabeth Leach, left, and Lo Peterson, right, talk to friend Sam Jeet about their recent trips, while sitting in the living room of Lo's home. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Also introduced into evidence was a WhatsApp message dated January 20, 2020, from Bryan to friend , read aloud in court. \u2014 Pamela Kirkland, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Shortly after, Renacci adviser Brad Parscale responded on Facebook, saying Lindell had promised his endorsement to friend Knopp in text messages. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In a deleted scene from the most recent episode of her YouTube series, Who's in My Bathroom?, the model turned to friend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for advice on motherhood. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "About half of the rooms are double queens that sleep four, advertised to friend groups or families who are adventuring together. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192559"
  },
  "friendly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or befitting a friend : such as",
      ": showing kindly interest and goodwill",
      ": not hostile",
      ": involving or coming from actions of one's own forces",
      ": cheerful , comforting",
      ": serving a beneficial or helpful purpose",
      ": easy to use or understand",
      ": designed or intended to accommodate particular needs, users, etc.",
      "\u2014 see also user-friendly",
      ": not causing or likely to cause harm",
      ": in a friendly manner : amicably",
      ": one that is friendly",
      ": a native who is friendly to settlers or invaders",
      ": a match between sports teams and especially international teams that has no connection with league or championship play",
      ": having or showing the kindness and warmth of a friend",
      ": being other than an enemy",
      ": easy or suitable for",
      ": agreeable to those affected : not hostile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8frend-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amicable",
      "bonhomous",
      "buddy-buddy",
      "chummy",
      "collegial",
      "companionable",
      "comradely",
      "cordial",
      "genial",
      "hail-fellow",
      "hail-fellow-well-met",
      "hearty",
      "matey",
      "neighborly",
      "palsy",
      "palsy-walsy",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antagonistic",
      "hostile",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The local people are very friendly to visitors.",
      "It was friendly of him to offer to help us.",
      "His friendly smile was reassuring.",
      "They maintained a friendly correspondence.",
      "A friendly breeze helped us sail the boat into the harbor.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Such factors include governance and the availability of support from friendly nations, as well as precrisis debt levels and the size of import bills. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "The family- friendly pool, just a brief walk away, was updated with all ages in mind. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Katina Harrison, 49, from Spring Valley, said she was drawn by the spiritual and family- friendly activities. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "The 6-foot-5 forward made an appearance in Saturday's 1-0 victory against Rochester NY FC following his goal in a June 7 friendly against Fort Wayne FC. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "Family- friendly activities, vendors, artist/author alley, entertainers and musical performances, food trucks. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Ruby is outgoing, friendly , and accessible \u2026 the opposite of Luna. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Kickoff of the friendly against Uruguay is Sunday at 5 p.m. ETin Kansas City, Kansas. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "So, Orca stands out as a critical test case of whether the Navy is on the right track to secure the Pacific Ocean for friendly nations in the years ahead. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Events for May 26 include a stress management program 10-11 a.m., low vision tips and tricks noon to 1 p.m. and friendly beat the champs chair volleyball and corn hole competitions 1-2 p.m. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "Sixty years ago, friendly -faced host Jim McKay welcomed viewers to a live broadcast of the Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "As the coronavirus pandemic squeezes household budgets, workers and employers alike are increasingly turning to pay-advance apps with friendly -sounding names like Earnin, Dave, Brigit and Rain. \u2014 Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Swarovski, the crystal specialist, shows mostly friendly -looking teddy bears and roses, Disney characters, and adorable Zodiac animals on its sparkly website. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 13 June 2020",
      "Mitsotakis won office pledging to make the country more-business friendly , cut taxes and modernize Greece\u2019s antiquated bureaucracy. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2020",
      "United has a third friendly scheduled against Pachuca of Mexico\u2019s Liga MX at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 17 July 2019",
      "Saturday will feature an inter league friendly between the Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays RBI youth teams, followed up with RBI Night at Marlins Park. \u2014 Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com , 10 July 2019",
      "United has a third friendly scheduled against Pachuca of Mexico\u2019s Liga MX at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 17 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "FC Cincinnati started off its schedule of preseason friendlies with a bang on Wednesday, downing second-division Phoenix Rising FC, 3-0. \u2014 Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "However, despite this the 25-year-old has still been called up to the Democratic Republic of Congo squad this week for their upcoming friendlies against Algeria in Blida and the Ivory Coast in Paris. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "The 2019 Copa America champions will be travelling to Singapore this week for two friendlies against Senegal and Nigeria. \u2014 SI.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
      "These last two friendlies showed that the U.S. has some young players who already show signs of being capable of being core players in this new process. \u2014 Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com , 3 June 2018",
      "Pepe, who joined the Gunners from Lille in a deal worth an eventual \u00a372m in the summer, missed the Ivory Coast's recent friendlies against Tunisia and Benin. \u2014 SI.com , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "Their two previous meetings were both friendlies in the same year - 1950. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "Trophy time: The Champions League trophy \u2014 albeit, a replica \u2014 was on the field to promote a July 24 friendly between champions Liverpool and Sporting Lisbon at Yankee Stadium. \u2014 Ben Walker, courant.com , 27 June 2019",
      "The Orange and Blue will divide its roster and play two friendlies Feb. 21 before departing later in the day to return to Cincinnati. \u2014 Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 10 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224017"
  },
  "fright":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fear excited by sudden danger : alarm",
      ": something strange, ugly, or shocking",
      ": to alarm suddenly : frighten",
      ": sudden terror : great fear",
      ": something that frightens or is ugly or shocking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012bt",
      "\u02c8fr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eyesore",
      "hideosity",
      "horror",
      "mess",
      "monstrosity",
      "sight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "affright",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "frighten",
      "horrify",
      "panic",
      "scare",
      "scarify",
      "shock",
      "spook",
      "startle",
      "terrify",
      "terrorize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her eyes were wide with fright .",
      "people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright",
      "Verb",
      "a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The best Halloween movies for kids meet them at their preferred fright level. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "So, amidst the fright , Googlegeist did have some bright spots. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Bialystok padded in fright like a Christmas star stored away in its box. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Elgin officials are putting out a call for volunteers to help stage Nightmare on Chicago Street, the annual Halloween fright fest that recreates a zombie apocalypse on the city\u2019s downtown streets. \u2014 Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
      "One fright , set in a dark hospital hallway, wherein a nurse frantically runs from an unseen predator, falls flat under generic horror tropes. \u2014 Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "As where that distinctly American genre used the contrast of darkness and light to reveal the glumness of post-war society, the Germans were mostly men who created fright . \u2014 Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet regulators\u2019 mandated limits, at a thousandth of what\u2019s really harmful, create fright of all radiation. \u2014 Robert Hargraves, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "This is the fright experienced by writers \u2014 whether seasoned or beginners \u2014 tasked with the role of mapping out a story, a plot, a screenplay. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 14 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "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 above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224055"
  },
  "frighten":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make afraid : terrify",
      ": to drive or force by frightening",
      ": to become frightened",
      ": to make afraid : terrify"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affright",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "fright",
      "horrify",
      "panic",
      "scare",
      "scarify",
      "shock",
      "spook",
      "startle",
      "terrify",
      "terrorize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reassure"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The story really frightened me.",
      "The child was badly frightened by the mask.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the way the gun centers him, resolving all this teetering and imbuing him with purpose, should frighten all Americans, gun owners or not. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Con artists often pretend to be court or law enforcement officials, such as the U.S. Marshals Service or sheriff\u2019s officer, in order to frighten you into taking action. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "This will frighten some into trying less-common strategies like hyperhydration with sodium or glycerol. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Another element shows how even poor weather can frighten . \u2014 New York Times , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The elaborate threat appeared intended to frighten the United States and its European allies away from the war. \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
      "Singing and dancing inhabit my entire being and frighten me in a way no other art form has. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Wiener designed missile guidance systems, whose legacy grew to frighten him. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "In the same way, high inflation may frighten retirees, or those planning to retire, whose nest eggs look alarmingly inadequate at 7.5% inflation versus the 2% inflation of years past. \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fright entry 1 + -en entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221656"
  },
  "frightening":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4an-i\u014b",
      "\u02c8fr\u012bt-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
      "formidable",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "scary",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from present participle of frighten ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185326"
  },
  "frightful":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "causing intense fear or alarm terrifying",
      "startling especially in being bad or objectionable",
      "extreme",
      "causing fear or alarm",
      "shocking sense 1 , outrageous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l",
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
      "formidable",
      "frightening",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "scary",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.",
      "a frightful illness that causes extreme pain",
      "The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.",
      "Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fright entry 1 + -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "frightfully":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying",
      ": startling especially in being bad or objectionable",
      ": extreme",
      ": causing fear or alarm",
      ": shocking sense 1 , outrageous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l"
    ],
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      "horrifying",
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      "terrifying"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.",
      "a frightful illness that causes extreme pain",
      "The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.",
      "Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fright entry 1 + -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200811"
  },
  "frightfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing intense fear or alarm : terrifying",
      ": startling especially in being bad or objectionable",
      ": extreme",
      ": causing fear or alarm",
      ": shocking sense 1 , outrageous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fr\u012bt-f\u0259l"
    ],
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      "alarming",
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      "direful",
      "dread",
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      "fearsome",
      "forbidding",
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      "ghastly",
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      "horrendous",
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      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
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      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "As he fell, he let out a frightful scream.",
      "a frightful illness that causes extreme pain",
      "The children made a frightful mess of the kitchen.",
      "Many critics have expressed shock at the song's frightful lyrics.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But these animatronic beings are not meant to be frightful . \u2014 Alex Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This year, May 9, known as Victory Day for Russians for their remembrance of their defeat of Nazi Germany, could signal the end of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2014 or something more frightful that\u2019s unlikely to halt the violence. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For example, Uncharted, which is now playing in theaters, has a frightful 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The frightful pestilence now surrounds San Diego on all sides, and its appearance here seems to be but a question of time. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The holidays may be over, but the weather outside remains frightful . \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "The preponderance of frightful tales in this program is obviously a matter of availability, cinematic copycatting and curatorial discretion. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The weather outside may be getting frightful , but your interior design is about to get a whole lot more delightful. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Gusty afternoon breeze should be less frightful by evening, with fairly comfortable temperatures for trick-or-treating! \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fright entry 1 + -ful entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234036"
  },
  "frigid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intensely cold",
      ": lacking warmth or ardor : indifferent",
      ": lacking imaginative qualities : insipid",
      ": abnormally averse to sexual intercourse",
      ": unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse",
      ": freezing cold",
      ": not friendly",
      ": lacking sexual desire : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse",
      ": unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-j\u0259d",
      "\u02c8fri-j\u0259d",
      "\u02c8frij-\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "cold",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "coolish",
      "freezing",
      "frosty",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "icy",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "numbing",
      "polar",
      "shivery",
      "snappy",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "glowing",
      "hot",
      "igneous",
      "molten",
      "piping hot",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "seething",
      "sizzling",
      "sultry",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "warming",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The frigid gusts of wind stung their faces.",
      "She was born into an emotionally frigid family.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Yatsko left but later returned to get his coat and figure out a ride while standing in frigid temperatures. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Unlike the wool layers and drysuits previously used by the military, these new wetsuits let in a small amount of water, which was heated by the body and insulated against frigid external temperatures. \u2014 Noah Lederman, Outside Online , 17 May 2022",
      "Winning Game 5 in Miami by a 93-80 margin was the dagger shot for Boston as the frigid shooting of the Heat\u2019s guards sealed a fate that should be finalized this evening. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "If frigid airports and drafty restaurants give you the chills, say goodbye to shivers once and for all with this stylish tunic. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "On those vacations, Putin would pose for photos while hooking fish, riding horses shirtless, swimming the butterfly in a frigid river or gifting his wristwatch to the son of a Tuvan shepherd. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "Severe winter storms cause mayhem at substations, bringing freezing conditions to regions with infrastructure not built to withstand frigid temperatures. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 7 May 2022",
      "The mission was a high-stakes race to save a Pentagon crown jewel from the extreme depths, with their frigid temperatures and crushing pressure. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 May 2022",
      "Kornegay additionally pointed to frigid temperatures restricting long balls. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin frigidus , from frig\u0113re to be cold; akin to Latin frigus frost, cold, Greek rhigos ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204155"
  },
  "frill":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide or decorate with a frill",
      ": a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing",
      ": a strip of paper curled at one end and rolled to be slipped over the bone end (as of a chop) in serving",
      ": a ruff of hair or feathers or a bony or cartilaginous projection about the neck of an animal",
      ": affectation , air",
      ": something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential : luxury",
      ": ruffle entry 2",
      ": something added mostly for show"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fril",
      "\u02c8fril"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flounce",
      "furbelow",
      "ruffle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The dress had frills around the hem and sleeves.",
      "He likes plain food without any frills .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The collection, which will surely be talked about as the best of the entire week, was an unflinching reminder that a serious depth of femininity \u2014 the frilled , bedazzled, artistic kind \u2014 should never be mistaken for weakness. \u2014 Gabrielle Korn, refinery29.com , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "Bound in a pale pink casing, the catalog comprises two mint green volumes that walk the reader through the history and modern applications of camp in all its feathered and frilled glory. \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 3 Apr. 2019",
      "Town & Country reported the ivory taffeta dress was embroidered with sequins, frilled lace and 10,000 pearls. \u2014 Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News , 30 July 2018",
      "Summer has officially arrived in that terracotta Temperley London dress, with plunging neckline, ruffled skirt and frilled short sleeves. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 3 July 2018",
      "At separate ends of town, two buxom madams and their bevies of painted, frilled and scandalously clad ladies welcomed miners and threw lavish parties. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 16 June 2018",
      "For the women of Ocean\u2019s 8, the objective was to steal the world\u2019s attention: Rihanna thrilling and frilling in Givenchy, Sarah Paulson bold in acidic chartreuse from Prada, Awkwafina a caped goddess in Reem Acra. \u2014 Edward Barsamian, Vogue , 11 June 2018",
      "Xavier's head coaching job has never been more attractive and brings with it frills like updates facilities, a great on-campus gym, one of college basketball's power conferences and an enviable TV deal. \u2014 Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "There\u2019s a masculinity that\u2019s barely detectable but nonetheless present \u2014 in the stiff leather of a miniskirt, say, or the strictness of a black pantsuit worn with a pale pink camisole that frilled in the front. \u2014 Cathy Horyn, The Cut , 29 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For their tennis socks, one set glows in the dark, while the other plays as pretty-in-pink Paris frill . \u2014 Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "From the popularized Dilophosaurus \u2013 which did not have a frill \u2013 to the enormous, long-necked Sonorasaurus, Arizona's dinosaurs were spectacular. \u2014 Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
      "The company\u2019s Department of Interior Team, led by Taylor Leage, was inspired by the warm, woodsy, frill -free Prairie School style championed by Frank Lloyd Wright. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "The coffin was covered in a pale pink fabric with a white frill trim \u2014 chosen for a young girl. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "The 50-year-old aviation veteran has 26 years of experience across full service and no- frill airlines. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
      "Much of that mass was in its gigantic head, which was studded with three large horns \u2014 two above the eyes and one on its nose \u2014 and protected by the bony frill around its neck. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The unique position of the wound led the researchers to hypothesize that the frill was punctured from the back. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "In many fossils, the bones supporting the frill frequently had lesions where the bone had been damaged. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1574, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184822"
  },
  "fringe":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band",
      ": something resembling a fringe : edge , periphery",
      ": bang entry 4",
      ": one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light",
      ": an area bordering a putting green on a golf course with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself",
      ": something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject",
      ": a group with marginal or extremist views",
      ": fringe benefit",
      ": to furnish or adorn with a fringe",
      ": to serve as a fringe for : border",
      ": a border or trimming made by or made to look like the loose ends of the cloth",
      ": a narrow area along the edge",
      ": to decorate with a fringe",
      ": to go along or around",
      ": one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frinj",
      "\u02c8frinj",
      "\u02c8frinj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "border",
      "borderline",
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "brim",
      "circumference",
      "compass",
      "confines",
      "edge",
      "edging",
      "end",
      "frame",
      "hem",
      "margin",
      "perimeter",
      "periphery",
      "rim",
      "skirt",
      "skirting",
      "verge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abut",
      "adjoin",
      "border (on)",
      "butt (on ",
      "flank",
      "join",
      "march (with)",
      "neighbor",
      "skirt",
      "touch",
      "verge (on)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a lampshade with a fringe",
      "a fringe of moss around the tree",
      "a party on the political fringe",
      "Verb",
      "A jungle fringed the shore.",
      "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The show jumps back and forth between Eleven at 8 and 15 years old, so viewers see Millie constantly switch between an \u201880s fringe and a buzz cut, leaving us wondering if the actress took clippers to her hair. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Seventeen , 9 June 2022",
      "As the best drugstore option, this L\u2019Oreal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise waterproof mascara volumizes and lengthens, extending lashes to create a full, feathery fringe . \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "But cascading from her middle part were some gorgeous curtain bangs, an on-trend change from her typical, shorter fringe . \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Peck wore a series of leather masks with strips of dangling bordello fringe , which obscured most of his features, but not his searching blue eyes. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Her backless top has nearly floor-length fringe , reminiscent of tinsel. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Researchers say the group was instrumental in pushing such once- fringe rhetoric into the mainstream. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The natural products industry learned from its once- fringe pioneers how to tap into the American psyche, and healthiness and low environmental impact became mainstream selling points. \u2014 Kemi Ingram, The Week , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Yet even before the Academy-Award winning film provided a boost to a once- fringe sport, Honnold had inspired one important greenhorn to get up from her desk and out onto the rocks: his 58-year-old mother. \u2014 Anita Chabria Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Their digital assets range from Bitcoin to fringe coins like Basic Attention Token and Stellar Lumens. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "When asked whether the convoy was giving credibility to fringe elements based on their anti-mandate views, Steele shook her head, saying the claim had already been made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Leave it up to the one and only Carrie Underwood to rock denim, rhinestones, and fringe all at the same time. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 7 May 2022",
      "For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
      "There are five quarterbacks that are considered first round or fringe first-round prospects in Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral, Desmond Ridder and Sam Howell. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But, after two years of minimalism, expect even more opulence: Veils are now embellished with flowers and rhinestones; balloon skirts have replaced regular hemlines; and fringe details channeled the roaring '20s. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In Tournament, which offers hope to fringe teams seeking postseason experience. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Business parks would fringe the city, and a commercial downtown area would center on an indoor shopping mall and lakefront entertainment center. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 28 Feb. 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 at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200726"
  },
  "frippery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cast-off clothes",
      ": a place where old clothes are sold",
      ": finery",
      ": an elegant or showy garment",
      ": something showy, frivolous, or nonessential",
      ": ostentation",
      ": something foolish or affectedly elegant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-p(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "best",
      "bravery",
      "caparison",
      "feather",
      "finery",
      "full dress",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "glad rags",
      "regalia"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The design is simple and devoid of needless frippery .",
      "dressed in their most elegant frippery for the big gala at the symphony",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My Lightning is the ideal Lightning, bereft of frippery but fitted with the most powerful motors, an homage to its tail-happy namesake. \u2014 Car and Driver , 11 May 2022",
      "All the frippery and pressures of their lives were left behind in Palermo. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet in the end, amid all the fun and frippery , the one garment that most lingered was perhaps the least elaborate, least formal of all: the T-shirt worn by Billie Eilish for her performance. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Fans repaid her with a fierce devotion, showing up to her readings in their finest vampiric frippery . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "In the last act, Wagner removes all the frippery , with just three characters and their own personal stories. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Robin\u2019s deep knowledge of Portland history\u2014displaying his sense of tradition underneath the frippery \u2014gradually but ineluctably leads to the movie\u2019s meatball scene, the one that delivers its dose of populist demagogy in a single bite. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 17 July 2021",
      "Its most lyrical effects are exquisitely simple: Somehow, the red of Undine\u2019s tousled hair and the aquamarine of her window curtains convey more undercurrents of feeling than any elaborate CGI frippery would. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2021",
      "As for pricing, the 2022 Santa Cruz should start short of $30,000 and range up toward $40,000 with a full load of frippery . \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French friperie , alteration of Old French freperie , from frepe old garment",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211934"
  },
  "frisk":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets",
      ": to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way : gambol",
      ": an act of frisking",
      ": gambol , romp",
      ": diversion",
      ": caper entry 1 sense 3",
      ": to move around in a lively or playful way",
      ": to search a person quickly for something that may be hidden",
      ": to run the hand rapidly over the outer clothing of (a suspect) for the purpose of finding concealed weapons \u2014 compare search"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frisk",
      "\u02c8frisk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caper",
      "cavort",
      "disport",
      "frolic",
      "gambol",
      "lark",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "sport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "binge",
      "fling",
      "frolic",
      "gambol",
      "idyll",
      "idyl",
      "lark",
      "ploy",
      "revel",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "spree"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "carefree kids laughing and frisking about in their backyard",
      "Noun",
      "fondly remembers the summer before he started college as one long frisk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The municipality designated the area as a security-risk region, giving police the authority to frisk people preventively. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Officers began to pat- frisk the four males surrounding the vehicle, and uncovered a handgun in the waistband of 22-year-old Sekou Sesay of Dorchester, police said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "On Monday, Sheneen McClain cried reading the independent investigative report that said Colorado police officers involved in her son's death did not have the legal basis to stop, frisk or restrain him. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "Next, the three officers decided to frisk McClain for weapons, which is legally allowed only where there is a belief that safety is in danger, the report states. \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 23 Feb. 2021",
      "The investigative panel found that the officers had no probable cause to detain and frisk him. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 22 Feb. 2021",
      "Mere lawful detention alone does not bestow the authority to frisk an individual. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "Stop and frisk : a legitimate law enforcement tool or an inappropriate use of police power? \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "One officer approached the boy and asked for his age, and then proceeded to frisk the boy's upper body and waist, the report states. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 8 June 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Whenever police find contraband during an unjustified frisk , any criminal prosecution that might follow could be jeopardized. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
      "Black men were terrorized with, according to The Washington Post, more than 150 stop-and- frisk searches per day, public strip searches, and no-knock intrusions into homes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Stop-and- frisk was used to similar effect in poor and minority neighborhoods. \u2014 Sarah A. Seo, The Atlantic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "While there have been some successes, the approach has often bred resentment, as methods like stop-and- frisk policing generated antagonism between the police and the communities they were meant to help. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The video footage of Gray\u2019s arrest was a gruesome display of stop-and- frisk brutality. \u2014 Andre Henry, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "For example, Mac compared the slave patrol\u2019s ability to confront formally enslaved Black people to the stop-and- frisk policies still used in many states. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Stop-and- frisk policies allow officers to stop, question and pat down anyone believed to be suspicious. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Amnesty International then worked with data scientists to compare this data with statistics on stop, question and frisk policies and demographic data. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1519, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 2c"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183013"
  },
  "frisson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brief moment of emotional excitement : shudder , thrill"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8s\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "boot",
      "charge",
      "exhilaration",
      "jollies",
      "kick",
      "rush",
      "thrill",
      "titillation",
      "wallop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "those two are still caught up in the giddy frisson of a new romance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was a frisson of excitement as the veteran journalist, a household name across the Arab world for her coverage of Israel and the Palestinian territories, arrived to report on the raid. \u2014 CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "Indeed, there\u2019s virtually no erotic frisson in Patel\u2019s retelling of an epic that is aglow with passion. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "If what are meant to be the eerie parts of the story do not deliver much of a frisson , the more human interactions do create a nice glow. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The light sparkled on the water, and the afternoon had a boozy, pleasure-cruise atmosphere, but some on board seemed to feel a frisson of danger from our proximity to the border. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "It\u2019s not tragedy, just an obscene political frisson . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "There's no lack of frisson between Foy and Bettany, who bring equally compelling heat to Margaret and Ian's alternating periods of lustful connection and loathsome mutual abuse. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "According to British Vogue, the dresses, custom-made for the duchess, were created from fabric left over from previous McQueen collections, adding a frisson of sustainability to the shoot. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Perhaps, this year there will be just a little more frisson from the game. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, shiver, from Old French fri\u00e7on , from Late Latin friction-, frictio , from Latin, literally, friction (taken in Late Latin as derivative of frig\u0113re to be cold)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1777, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203038"
  },
  "fritter (away)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225431"
  },
  "fritterer":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small mass of fried or saut\u00e9ed batter often containing fruit or meat",
      ": to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return",
      ": to break into small fragments",
      ": dissipate , dwindle",
      ": a small amount of fried batter often containing fruit or meat",
      ": to waste on unimportant things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fri-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cake",
      "croquette",
      "cutlet",
      "galette",
      "patty",
      "pattie"
    ],
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      "blow",
      "dissipate",
      "fiddle away",
      "lavish",
      "lose",
      "misspend",
      "run through",
      "spend",
      "squander",
      "throw away",
      "trifle (away)",
      "waste"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The sugary glaze on an apple fritter also proved irresistible, setting into a wafer-thin layer of crispiness over the petite fritters. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Kids dinners: Chicken fritter , grilled cheese or hot dog with fries, applesauce, cake, $4 (fountain drinks with kids meals, $1). \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The crisp exterior comes from a quick dredge in flour, like a breakfast fritter . \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "In 2021,164,160 thing-a-lings were sold to fritter enthusiasts. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "What to order: An everything bagel with house lox spread or the supersize apple fritter doughnuts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "This meal can include tamales, pozole (a chicken soup with garlic and other seasonings) and bu\u00f1uelos (a dough fritter covered in cinnamon sugar). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "What comes out is a fritter that\u2019s not only as big as your face, but offers up the contrast of warm dough that\u2019s crisp on the outside but with a bite that\u2019s firm, fruity and juicy amid all that soft, lovely dough. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 July 2021",
      "But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "One of the children\u2019s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Mike McCarthy\u2019s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The Senate\u2019s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees. \u2014 Greg Greene, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time- frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1728, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215049"
  },
  "frivol":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to act frivolously : trifle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-v\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coquet",
      "coquette",
      "dally",
      "flirt",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from frivolous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1866, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191256"
  },
  "frivolity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being frivolous",
      ": a frivolous act or thing",
      ": a lack of seriousness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fri-\u02c8v\u00e4-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "fri-\u02c8v\u00e4-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "facetiousness",
      "flightiness",
      "flippancy",
      "frivolousness",
      "frothiness",
      "levity",
      "light-headedness",
      "light-mindedness",
      "lightness",
      "silliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnestness",
      "gravity",
      "seriousness",
      "soberness",
      "solemnity",
      "solemnness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He has no patience for frivolity .",
      "He spends money on the latest fashions and other frivolities .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Players kept the frivolity to a minimum during the meal, knowing a film session followed. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Here, the frivolity from Foo Fighters shows and music videos became tangible on record. \u2014 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "For at least 60 years, the pomp and frivolity has been paid for by the Cannes March\u00e9, run for decades by now retiring but previously tireless J\u00e9r\u00f4me Paillard. \u2014 Steven Gaydos, Variety , 12 May 2022",
      "The movie\u2019s subject is the vanity and frivolity , the self-justifying self-importance and the cavalier power-madness, of the movie business. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Government programs garner criticism from lawmakers and the public for frivolously spending taxpayer dollars, and, as a result, program rules and conditions are introduced to fight this frivolity . \u2014 Ross Marchand, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Much frivolity ensues, double entendres fly and the energy between Bullock and Tatum crackles \u2013 at first. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Her photo gallery is a reel of pizzas and frivolity . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In television newscasts often characterized by frivolity , weather forecaster Jim Tilmon was a dignified, straightforward and reassuring presence. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see frivolous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183551"
  },
  "frivolous":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of little weight or importance",
      "having no sound basis (as in fact or law)",
      "lacking in seriousness",
      "marked by unbecoming levity",
      "of little importance trivial",
      "lacking in seriousness",
      "lacking in any arguable basis or merit in either law or fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "fiddling",
      "foolish",
      "incidental",
      "inconsequential",
      "inconsiderable",
      "insignificant",
      "little",
      "Mickey Mouse",
      "minor",
      "minute",
      "negligible",
      "nugatory",
      "slight",
      "small",
      "small-fry",
      "trifling",
      "trivial",
      "unimportant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "consequential",
      "eventful",
      "important",
      "major",
      "material",
      "meaningful",
      "momentous",
      "significant",
      "substantial",
      "unfrivolous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She knew that people might think her frivolous , Kitty said, to talk to some saint when she had a cooking disaster, but that was what she really believed the saints were there for. \u2014 Alice Munro , New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001",
      "As the Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time \u2026 a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's \u2026 society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous . \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 11 Sept. 2000",
      "There is no frivolous decoration, no canned music, nothing but the essentials\u2014well-worn cutlery and table linen, unpretentious glasses. \u2014 Peter Mayle , GQ , May 1998",
      "She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.",
      "judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Investments in syndications do not require a personal guarantee, your ownership is not easily searchable, and your investment is held in entities that shield you from frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Patrick Grimes, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Larry Keane, a senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, compared it to protections against frivolous lawsuits against medical device manufacturers or websites such as Facebook. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "The Florida Justice Association, which represents trial lawyers, says the insurance companies\u2019 claims about fraud and frivolous lawsuits are overblown, and that the companies are to blame for poor financial management. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "One is the archaic California Environmental Quality Act, often used to block housing projects with frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The story, illustrating an iconic web of connection between The Kar-Jenners\u2019 predecessors, swiftly counters any implication that Kris\u2019s reflex to mythologize life is frivolous . \u2014 Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite fitting in with recent docs examining the Beanie Baby fad and synthetic diamonds, and too many documentaries about online fraud and corruption to count, Pez Outlaw instead settles for something more frivolous and fun. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Viewed as frivolous or a luxury, offenders have historically been considered undeserving of such rewards. \u2014 Zara Stone, CNN , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Lawyers for the Oscar-winning actor are insisting that the claims are frivolous and without merit and are calling for their dismissal. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin frivolus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "frivolousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of little weight or importance",
      ": having no sound basis (as in fact or law)",
      ": lacking in seriousness",
      ": marked by unbecoming levity",
      ": of little importance : trivial",
      ": lacking in seriousness",
      ": lacking in any arguable basis or merit in either law or fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fri-v\u0259-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fiddling",
      "foolish",
      "incidental",
      "inconsequential",
      "inconsiderable",
      "insignificant",
      "little",
      "Mickey Mouse",
      "minor",
      "minute",
      "negligible",
      "nugatory",
      "slight",
      "small",
      "small-fry",
      "trifling",
      "trivial",
      "unimportant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "big",
      "consequential",
      "eventful",
      "important",
      "major",
      "material",
      "meaningful",
      "momentous",
      "significant",
      "substantial",
      "unfrivolous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She knew that people might think her frivolous , Kitty said, to talk to some saint when she had a cooking disaster, but that was what she really believed the saints were there for. \u2014 Alice Munro , New Yorker , 8 Oct. 2001",
      "As the Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time \u2026 a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's \u2026 society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous . \u2014 Daniel Eisenberg , Time , 11 Sept. 2000",
      "There is no frivolous decoration, no canned music, nothing but the essentials\u2014well-worn cutlery and table linen, unpretentious glasses. \u2014 Peter Mayle , GQ , May 1998",
      "She thinks window shopping is a frivolous activity.",
      "judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Investments in syndications do not require a personal guarantee, your ownership is not easily searchable, and your investment is held in entities that shield you from frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Patrick Grimes, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Larry Keane, a senior vice president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, compared it to protections against frivolous lawsuits against medical device manufacturers or websites such as Facebook. \u2014 Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "The Florida Justice Association, which represents trial lawyers, says the insurance companies\u2019 claims about fraud and frivolous lawsuits are overblown, and that the companies are to blame for poor financial management. \u2014 Jon Schuppe, NBC News , 21 May 2022",
      "One is the archaic California Environmental Quality Act, often used to block housing projects with frivolous lawsuits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "The story, illustrating an iconic web of connection between The Kar-Jenners\u2019 predecessors, swiftly counters any implication that Kris\u2019s reflex to mythologize life is frivolous . \u2014 Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite fitting in with recent docs examining the Beanie Baby fad and synthetic diamonds, and too many documentaries about online fraud and corruption to count, Pez Outlaw instead settles for something more frivolous and fun. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Viewed as frivolous or a luxury, offenders have historically been considered undeserving of such rewards. \u2014 Zara Stone, CNN , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Lawyers for the Oscar-winning actor are insisting that the claims are frivolous and without merit and are calling for their dismissal. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin frivolus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182006"
  },
  "frolic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of fun : merry",
      ": to amuse oneself : make merry",
      ": to play and run about happily : romp",
      ": a playful or mischievous action",
      ": an occasion or scene of fun : party",
      ": fun , merriment",
      ": to play about happily : romp",
      ": fun entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4-lik",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4-lik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bouncy",
      "bubbly",
      "buoyant",
      "crank",
      "effervescent",
      "exuberant",
      "frolicsome",
      "gamesome",
      "gay",
      "high-spirited",
      "vivacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "caper",
      "cavort",
      "disport",
      "frisk",
      "gambol",
      "lark",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "sport"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the frolic atmosphere that envelops New Orleans during Mardi Gras",
      "Verb",
      "We watched the seals as they frolicked in the harbor.",
      "children frolicking in the yard",
      "Noun",
      "We went out for a frolic in the sun.",
      "an evening of fun and frolic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Inside the castle Villiam and Marek frolic away the days with sausage-eating contests; outside, drought has driven the commoners to cannibalism. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "At Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, manatees frolic near the main spring, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 10 May 2022",
      "We\u2019re told to frolic in a pool and\u2014tap!\u2014we\u2019re captured sheepishly frolicking. \u2014 Lisa Chase, Outside Online , 6 July 2020",
      "That Black people frolic , double Dutch, swim and roller-skate \u2013 and that\u2019s all a revolutionary act too. \u2014 Osahon Akpata, Essence , 26 May 2022",
      "In another film, this one in dreamy color, Marisol and several artist friends, including Robert Indiana and John Giorno, frolic around a summer home in Connecticut, a rare, tender glimpse into their otherwise city-slick lives. \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This season, the French illustrator Ugo Bienvenu (who has collaborated with Herm\u00e8s on several occasions) designed a scarf depicting a beachside promenade, where bathers gather in the surf and frolic on an enormous chessboard. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "These hot springs and baths offered people of Victorian sensibilities a chance to frolic in the water in the name of good health. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Creighton, 5-0 in the Big East coming in, is presumably one of the better conference opponents, and it\u2019s beginning to look like this won\u2019t be the annual unbeaten frolic through the conference season for UConn. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This was the first frolic down the slippery slope to a divisive, distracting ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 May 2022",
      "These are some of many different faces and aspects of the festival, beyond the frolic and fun that the Utah version has modified and packaged to cater to a less diverse audience. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "After the show, children can make their own puppets and enjoy a Holi frolic . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Monsters in those games bathe, eat, sleep, hunt and frolic in their habitats. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Few things are sweeter than a trip on which Black history and culture intertwine with fun and frolic . \u2014 Essence , 20 July 2021",
      "Johnson\u2019s unctuous frolic , demeaning a woman with more artistic talent in her pinky than in his whole body, has everything to do with misogyny. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
      "But those who come to body surf, float on inner tubes and frolic in the water as 3-foot waves toss them to and fro probably won't need the extra warmth this weekend. \u2014 Tim Harlow, Star Tribune , 1 June 2021",
      "Bunny exclaims, like a murderous Mrs. Bennet) and also from telenovelas, and Get Out, and Clue, and Wedding Crashers, and just about any pun-happy holiday frolic that is aired on basic cable at this time of year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 14 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181449"
  },
  "frolicking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of fun : merry",
      ": to amuse oneself : make merry",
      ": to play and run about happily : romp",
      ": a playful or mischievous action",
      ": an occasion or scene of fun : party",
      ": fun , merriment",
      ": to play about happily : romp",
      ": fun entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4-lik",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4-lik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bouncy",
      "bubbly",
      "buoyant",
      "crank",
      "effervescent",
      "exuberant",
      "frolicsome",
      "gamesome",
      "gay",
      "high-spirited",
      "vivacious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "caper",
      "cavort",
      "disport",
      "frisk",
      "gambol",
      "lark",
      "rollick",
      "romp",
      "sport"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "the frolic atmosphere that envelops New Orleans during Mardi Gras",
      "Verb",
      "We watched the seals as they frolicked in the harbor.",
      "children frolicking in the yard",
      "Noun",
      "We went out for a frolic in the sun.",
      "an evening of fun and frolic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Inside the castle Villiam and Marek frolic away the days with sausage-eating contests; outside, drought has driven the commoners to cannibalism. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "At Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, manatees frolic near the main spring, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 10 May 2022",
      "We\u2019re told to frolic in a pool and\u2014tap!\u2014we\u2019re captured sheepishly frolicking. \u2014 Lisa Chase, Outside Online , 6 July 2020",
      "That Black people frolic , double Dutch, swim and roller-skate \u2013 and that\u2019s all a revolutionary act too. \u2014 Osahon Akpata, Essence , 26 May 2022",
      "In another film, this one in dreamy color, Marisol and several artist friends, including Robert Indiana and John Giorno, frolic around a summer home in Connecticut, a rare, tender glimpse into their otherwise city-slick lives. \u2014 Grace Edquist, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This season, the French illustrator Ugo Bienvenu (who has collaborated with Herm\u00e8s on several occasions) designed a scarf depicting a beachside promenade, where bathers gather in the surf and frolic on an enormous chessboard. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "These hot springs and baths offered people of Victorian sensibilities a chance to frolic in the water in the name of good health. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Creighton, 5-0 in the Big East coming in, is presumably one of the better conference opponents, and it\u2019s beginning to look like this won\u2019t be the annual unbeaten frolic through the conference season for UConn. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This was the first frolic down the slippery slope to a divisive, distracting ... \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 May 2022",
      "These are some of many different faces and aspects of the festival, beyond the frolic and fun that the Utah version has modified and packaged to cater to a less diverse audience. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "After the show, children can make their own puppets and enjoy a Holi frolic . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Monsters in those games bathe, eat, sleep, hunt and frolic in their habitats. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Few things are sweeter than a trip on which Black history and culture intertwine with fun and frolic . \u2014 Essence , 20 July 2021",
      "Johnson\u2019s unctuous frolic , demeaning a woman with more artistic talent in her pinky than in his whole body, has everything to do with misogyny. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2021",
      "But those who come to body surf, float on inner tubes and frolic in the water as 3-foot waves toss them to and fro probably won't need the extra warmth this weekend. \u2014 Tim Harlow, Star Tribune , 1 June 2021",
      "Bunny exclaims, like a murderous Mrs. Bennet) and also from telenovelas, and Get Out, and Clue, and Wedding Crashers, and just about any pun-happy holiday frolic that is aired on basic cable at this time of year. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 14 Dec. 2020"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "circa 1548, in the meaning defined above",
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      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193223"
  },
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      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": very lively and playful"
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      "antic",
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      "sportive"
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      "earnest",
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      "sober",
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      "a frolicsome uncle who was a favorite among his relatives",
      "teachers smiling at the frolicsome students leaving school for summer vacation"
    ],
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      "1699, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
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  },
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      "adjective",
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      "noun",
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      ": to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence",
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Sox couldn\u2019t hold the lead, falling 11-9 in 10 innings in front of 30,221 at Guaranteed Rate Field. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "The birthday posts come after the father of two shared a pic of the whole Obama family as part of his Mother's Day tribute to Michelle, in which Sasha, 20, and sister Malia, 23, pose with their parents in front of greenery. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 June 2022",
      "The 24-year-old completed 5\u2154 scoreless innings, allowing seven hits without a walk, to guide the Tigers to a 3-1 win in the second of three games against the Toronto Blue Jays in front of 30,738 fans at Comerica Park. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
      "Security footage shows the man allegedly lighting the steps of the porch on fire before lighting an area in front of the door, Greaves said in a telephone interview on Saturday morning. \u2014 Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "The last clip on this front is from Trump\u2019s longtime campaign aide Jason Miller. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
      "Along and south of this front , a moderately unstable and very humid air mass is developing. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
      "Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the three dissenting liberal justices, criticized Thomas\u2019s reasoning on this front in sharp terms. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
      "But there has been little to no progress on this front in recent years. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "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",
      "Perry is the latest U.S. chart star to front a Menulog campaign following Snoop Dogg\u2019s spin on the jingle. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "Colorful facades front the streets in the capital, Angra do Heroismo, and shockingly painted -- even violet-hued -- imperios (chapels), sprinkle the verdant landscape. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Radio and television host Jason Mohammad will front the day and a half-long event, which takes place at The Parkgate Hotel on June 15 and 16. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "The nihilism of the punk scene and the pressures of fame were too much for the gifted, groundbreaking frontwoman, the first person of color to front a punk band. \u2014 Evelyn Mcdonnell, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Other companies will even front renters the first month\u2019s rent, but look out for high interest rates in the fine print. \u2014 Will Parker, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "What motivated Celano to front for the Outfit is murkier. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Prominent female advocates against harassment, discrimination and violence against women have joined forces to front a new campaign on the eve of International Women's Day. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "When the meeting ended, Smalls lingered by the front door. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "The rosy decorations also covered the balcony above the couple's front door. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "There are also procedural memories, or memories for how to perform an action, like opening your front door or driving a car. \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
      "The salsa band was 45 minutes into their first set at Lula Lounge on a recent Saturday when Charlie Montoyo showed up at the front door. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Your front door must be obvious\u2014either your website or your patient portal, or both. \u2014 Dwight Raum, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "On the day of the burglary, the boys tried to get into the business through the front door but couldn't open it. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "There are also procedural memories, or memories for how to perform an action, like opening your front door or driving a car. \u2014 Vanessa Lobue, The Conversation , 8 June 2022",
      "Just inside the front door and the spacious lobby, the club's layout is immediately evident. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1523, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195209"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a cloth hanging over the front of an altar",
      ": facade sense 1",
      ": of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone",
      ": of, relating to, or situated at the front",
      ": directed against the front or at the main point or issue : direct",
      ": parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane",
      ": of or relating to a meteorological front",
      ": of or directed at a front",
      ": of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone",
      ": of, relating to, or situated at the front or anteriorly",
      ": parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane"
    ],
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      "\u02c8fr\u0259n-t\u1d4al",
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      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rearward"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "most cars have the engine in the frontal part",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Higher levels of stress are found in the hypothalamus; lower stress are found in the dorsal lateral frontal cortex. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2020",
      "At the same time, the brain dampens the ability of our mid- and frontal cortex to use logic, criticize or think clearly. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "The workout takes your body through all planes of motion: sagittal (forward/backward), frontal (side to side) and transverse (rotating), as well as fundamental movements like squat, hinge, push and pull. \u2014 Dana Santas, CNN , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "From here, pending approval by Union Pacific, the bridge will cross over the river and the final 1,800-foot leg completed to provide a full frontal of Mossbrae Falls. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 15 Mar. 2020",
      "Following the frontal passage early Thursday, high pressure will build in from the Tennessee Valley with clearing skies and much lower humidity. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "The good news is that this frontal system is moving into the Plains today and will bring some showers to the area which should help ease the fire conditions in the region. \u2014 Daniel Manzo, ABC News , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "Before Euphoria premiered, the world knew one thing about the brand new HBO show: there is a locker room scene with about 30 full- frontal penises flopping about. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 24 June 2019",
      "Since the frontal cortex of an adolescent brain is still developing, teenagers aren\u2019t fully able to reason or control impulses. \u2014 Joelle Renstrom, The Conversation , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Saturday features a lot of sunshine but there is a frontal system that will quietly move through. \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Most people are losing their ability to move on the frontal plane. \u2014 Roger Lockridge, Men's Health , 30 May 2022",
      "Your hip abductor muscles (the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus) work primarily in exercises in the frontal plane of motion\u2014think side-to-side movement, like with a lateral shuffle. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Limited mobility in your frontal plane, which allows your foot to move from side to side, can cause pain in your knees on the hill. \u2014 Anna Fiorentino, Outside Online , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "At last year\u2019s Billboard Awards, Fox\u2019s revealing Mugler gown with full- frontal cutouts had the whole internet talking. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
      "By the 7-minute mark, McDonald and Foley are full- frontal naked and hopping up and down in a sketch about a bank robbery. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
      "There is room, of course, for offense, and not merely over some full- frontal nudity from men around 60. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Nonchalant and mocking, Arthur orders on a frontal assault on the little guy \u2026 only to find out that Tim was indeed right. \u2014 Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210724"
  },
  "frontiersman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who lives or works on a frontier",
      ": a person living on the frontier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfr\u0259n-\u02c8tirz-m\u0259n",
      "fr\u00e4n-",
      "\u02ccfr\u0259n-\u02c8tirz-m\u0259n"
    ],
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      "colonial",
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      "homesteader",
      "pioneer",
      "settler"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "the frontiersmen were willing to brave harsh living conditions in order to achieve a better life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "He was nominated for best actor for all of them, winning for his turn as a frontiersman that survives a bear mauling in the 2015 feature. \u2014 Clayton Davis, Variety , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "His performance as frontiersman Hugh Glass in The Revenant also earned him his 2016 Oscar for Best Actor. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "It was originally named after real-life frontiersman David or Davy Crockett, who became known in popular culture as the king of the wild frontier. \u2014 Naomi Kaskela, Dallas News , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "The sheriff\u2019s uniform shirt is a frontiersman -khaki color. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Boone, named for frontiersman Daniel Boone, is the region\u2019s largest town, anchored by Appalachian State University, where my brother attended college. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021",
      "John Filson, one of the founders of Cincinnati who died before it was settled in 1788, wrote the first biography of what frontiersman ? \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 2 May 2021",
      "Idaho was named, in the eighteen-sixties, by a frontiersman huckster who claimed to speak Shoshone. \u2014 Joshua Jelly-schapiro, The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "Your frontiersman now has the ability to saddle up on the back of a tamed beast, considerably reducing the downtime between fights. \u2014 Luke Winkie, Vulture , 9 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1814, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221902"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
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      ": toward the front"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259nt-w\u0259rd"
    ],
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      "anterior",
      "fore",
      "forward",
      "front",
      "frontal"
    ],
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      "aft",
      "after",
      "hind",
      "hinder",
      "hindmost",
      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rearward"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212918"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the process of freezing",
      ": a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface",
      ": ice particles formed from a gas",
      ": the temperature that causes freezing",
      ": coldness of deportment or temperament : an indifferent, reserved, or unfriendly manner",
      ": failure",
      ": to cover with or as if with frost",
      ": to put icing on (cake)",
      ": to produce a fine-grained slightly roughened surface on (such as metal or glass)",
      ": to injure or kill (plants) by frost",
      ": to make angry or irritated",
      ": to become frosted",
      ": a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface formed from the water vapor in the air",
      ": temperature cold enough to cause freezing",
      ": to cover with frosting",
      ": to cover or become covered with frost",
      "Robert Lee 1874\u20131963 American poet"
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      "\u02c8fr\u022fst",
      "\u02c8fr\u022fst",
      "\u02c8fr\u022fst"
    ],
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      "bug",
      "burn (up)",
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      "exasperate",
      "gall",
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      "gripe",
      "hack (off)",
      "irk",
      "irritate",
      "itch",
      "nark",
      "nettle",
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      "put out",
      "rasp",
      "rile",
      "ruffle",
      "spite",
      "vex"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fruit production slows as the days become shorter and colder in fall before a frost . \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Tips for Growing Hot Peppers Start hot peppers from seed indoors in late winter or buy transplants and plant them directly in the ground after the last frost in the spring. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "Beyond that, the trees spread across 377 acres of land stopped producing almonds after the region was hit by frost in February. \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Keep it outside in fall, then move to the coolest room in your house before the first frost . \u2014 Jada Jackson, House Beautiful , 29 May 2022",
      "The bakery also uses collard greens that are harvested only after the first frost and yellow bags of House-Autry self-rising cornmeal. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 31 May 2022",
      "The late spring frost came after trees had budded out, and likely damaged some of the leaf buds. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
      "This spring, however, the region experienced an uncharacteristic frost , with estimates of damage at about 50% of the crop reported Decanter magazine. GRAPES. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "These annuals give you the most amazing show from spring to hard frost . \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Using the remaining buttercream, frost the cake with a smooth finish. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The car also has a TV that rolls up and down, and a partition that can frost over. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "To make ahead, let cake cool completely before wrapping tightly and leave on the kitchen counter until ready to frost or up to two days. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Between April 2020 and December 2021, the price of soybeans soared 52 percent, and corn and wheat both grew 80 percent, the fund\u2019s data showed, while the price of coffee rose 70 percent, due largely to droughts and frost in Brazil. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Exuberance becomes introspection as the strings slow, soften, and frost over in falling patterns and the percussionists switch from heavy forces to bells, rain sticks and slide whistles. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The flakes, illuminated by the electric light of a pole, cascaded from the black sky to frost the surface of the vehicle. \u2014 Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "To turn this the cake into a buche, do not frost the ends of the cake. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Brazil was hit by both dry weather and frost this past season. \u2014 Katherine Dunn, Fortune , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1635, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182139"
  },
  "frosty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": attended with or producing frost : freezing",
      ": briskly cold : chilly",
      ": covered or appearing as if covered with frost : hoary",
      ": marked by coolness or extreme reserve in manner",
      ": covered with frost",
      ": cold enough to produce frost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-st\u0113",
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "cold",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "coolish",
      "freezing",
      "frigid",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "icy",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "numbing",
      "polar",
      "shivery",
      "snappy",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "glowing",
      "hot",
      "igneous",
      "molten",
      "piping hot",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "seething",
      "sizzling",
      "sultry",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "warming",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We received a frosty welcome.",
      "a frosty autumn that was a sign of the brutal winter that followed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Russian official received a frosty reception, deliberately coordinated between Western allies. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The frosty reception Saudis have received from the US since Biden came into office has deeply irritated the Persian Gulf country, leading to a lack of willingness on its part to be helpful by pumping more oil into the market, US officials have said. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In an interview last year with Oprah Winfrey, Harry described his father and brother as being trapped in their roles, and relations have appeared frosty since. \u2014 Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Iced drinks may seem like a modern phenomenon, but the demand for a frosty beverage actually dates back to the days of the Roman Empire. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "And here\u2019s this beautiful piece of frosty seafoam glass just laying there. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Vladimir Putin celebrated a warming climate as good for frosty Russia. \u2014 Kate Brown, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "The National Weather Service warns that overnight clearing could lead to some frosty conditions early in the day, especially near the Coast Range and the upper Hood River Valley. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 May 2022",
      "My sister-in-law has always given me an extremely frosty reception. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224614"
  },
  "frothy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of or consisting of froth",
      ": gaily frivolous or light in content or treatment : insubstantial",
      ": made of light thin material",
      ": full of or made up of small bubbles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-th\u0113",
      "-t\u035fh\u0113",
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-th\u0113",
      "-t\u035fh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foamy",
      "lathery",
      "sudsy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a frothy dessert made of whipped egg whites and fruit puree",
      "a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This season brings the usual crop of escapist fun, with frothy game shows and silly reality fare. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
      "Startups have fewer options to find backing, and investors don\u2019t have to pay the frothy valuations seen in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The combined impact of regulation and Covid-19 measures has turned a once- frothy market\u2014a year ago, central bankers were still warning of a housing bubble\u2014into a drag on the broader economy. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Las Vegas is next, natch \u2014 and, in a town with a frothy cryptocurrency obsession, its main sponsor is Crypto.com. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "She shape-shifts in videos set in a far-off galaxy, bending physical form, space, and musical genres\u2014from hip-hop, Afrobeats, and frothy , high-femme pop to heartstring-pulling ballads. \u2014 Marjon Carlos, ELLE , 25 May 2022",
      "Foamflower, also called tiarella, is a cold-hardy perennial that blooms with masses of frothy flowers in early spring. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
      "Its frothy bubbles and off-dry qualities are hard to resist. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
      "The Ocean\u2019s title has evolved into a recognizable brand at this stage, one that signifies frothy ensemble heist comedies and the new project will allow the studio to stack the deck with big names and colorful locales. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213953"
  },
  "froward":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition",
      ": adverse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u014d-(w)\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "contrary",
      "errant",
      "misbehaving",
      "mischievous",
      "naughty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "behaved",
      "behaving",
      "nice",
      "orderly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "their froward pranks are not appropriate in the workplace",
      "froward students sent to the office for chronic disciplinary problems"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, turned away, froward, from fro from + -ward -ward",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222611"
  },
  "frowsty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": musty",
      ": frowsy sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frau\u0307-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fetid",
      "foul",
      "frowsy",
      "frowzy",
      "funky",
      "fusty",
      "malodorous",
      "musty",
      "noisome",
      "rank",
      "reeking",
      "reeky",
      "ripe",
      "smelly",
      "stenchy",
      "stinking",
      "stinky",
      "strong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ambrosial",
      "aromatic",
      "fragrant",
      "perfumed",
      "redolent",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "scented",
      "sweet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a frowsty , mold-ridden flat in London's East End"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of frowsy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222048"
  },
  "frowsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": musty , stale",
      ": having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frau\u0307-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blowsy",
      "blowzy",
      "dowdy",
      "slobbish",
      "slobby",
      "sloppy",
      "sloven",
      "slovenly",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dapper",
      "dashing",
      "dolled up",
      "sharp",
      "smart",
      "spruce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a frowsy family living in wretched poverty",
      "the abandoned house was dank and frowsy and barely fit for human habitation"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193637"
  },
  "frowzy":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "musty , stale",
      "having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8frau\u0307-z\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "blowsy",
      "blowzy",
      "dowdy",
      "slobbish",
      "slobby",
      "sloppy",
      "sloven",
      "slovenly",
      "unkempt",
      "untidy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dapper",
      "dashing",
      "dolled up",
      "sharp",
      "smart",
      "spruce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a frowsy family living in wretched poverty",
      "the abandoned house was dank and frowsy and barely fit for human habitation"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "frugal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources",
      ": careful in spending or using supplies",
      ": simple and without unnecessary things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00fc-g\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fr\u00fc-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "economical",
      "economizing",
      "provident",
      "scrimping",
      "sparing",
      "thrifty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "prodigal",
      "profligate",
      "spendthrift",
      "squandering",
      "thriftless",
      "unthrifty",
      "wasteful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His meals are the frugal fare of the poor: tea, bread, yogurt, a bit of cheese, vegetables. \u2014 Johanna McGeary , Time , 25 Oct. 2004",
      "Like frugal cooks everywhere, Cajun cooks from generations past found plenty of ways to use every part of the animals they raised. \u2014 Jeremy Sauer , Cook's Country , June 1995",
      "In a frugal white frame house of tiny rooms that shook with every passing freight train, five boys of German immigrant background had grown up at the turn of the twentieth century. \u2014 Robert D. Kaplan , An Empire Wilderness , 1988",
      "a frugal meal of bread and cheese",
      "by being frugal , the family is able to stretch its monthly budget",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Utilizing those resources in a frugal and healthy way will propel your business forward quickly if it is done accordingly. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Just because the Islanders were a frugal and low-key organization that treated the Stanley Cup finals much like just another home game? \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Squires himself is the book\u2019s greatest strength, through his unpredictable mix of characteristics: eccentric and innovative, visionary and pragmatic, shy and boastful, devout and profane, frugal and heart-of-gold generous. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 20 Apr. 2020",
      "The Sale: Buying a new vibrator has never been so frugal , thanks to Ella Paradis's Masturbation May sale. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 10 May 2022",
      "While my thrifty mom taught me to be frugal , my entrepreneurial dad showed me how to take risks. \u2014 Lyanne Alfaro, refinery29.com , 11 May 2022",
      "And honestly, being as frugal as possible isn\u2019t sustainable for most people. \u2014 Eric Roberge, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Gallego, a Democrat was the most frugal , spending approximately $1.23 million. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Dollar General on Thursday forecast sales and profit for 2022 above estimates, as higher prices of everyday essentials make more Americans frugal and turn to discount stores for their groceries and household supplies. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin frugalis virtuous, frugal, from frug-, frux fruit, value; akin to Latin frui to enjoy",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193447"
  },
  "frugality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u00fc-\u02c8ga-l\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "economy",
      "husbandry",
      "parsimony",
      "penny-pinching",
      "providence",
      "scrimping",
      "skimping",
      "thrift"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "diseconomy",
      "wastefulness"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221039"
  },
  "fruit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a product of plant growth (such as grain, vegetables, or cotton)",
      ": the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant",
      ": one having a sweet pulp associated with the seed",
      ": a succulent (see succulent entry 1 sense 1c ) plant part (such as the petioles (see petiole sense 1 ) of a rhubarb plant) used chiefly in a dessert or sweet course",
      ": a dish, quantity, or diet of fruits",
      ": a product of fertilization (see fertilization sense b ) in a plant with its modified envelopes or appendages",
      ": the ripened ovary (see ovary sense 2 ) of a seed plant and its contents",
      ": the flavor or aroma of fresh fruit in mature wine",
      ": offspring , progeny",
      ": the state of bearing fruit",
      ": the effect or consequence of an action or operation : product , result",
      ": a gay person",
      ": to bear fruit",
      ": to cause to bear fruit",
      ": a usually soft and juicy plant part (as rhubarb, a strawberry, or an orange) that is often eaten as a dessert and is distinguished from a vegetable",
      ": a product of fertilization in a seed plant that consists of the ripened ovary of a flower with its included seeds",
      ": result entry 2 sense 1 , product",
      ": to bear or cause to bear fruit",
      ": the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant",
      ": one having a sweet pulp associated with the seed",
      ": a product of fertilization in a plant with its modified envelopes or appendages",
      ": the ripened ovary of a seed plant and its contents",
      ": something (as evidence) that is obtained or gathered during an action or operation (as a search)",
      ": fruit of the poisonous tree",
      ": property (as income or goods) produced by or derived from other movable or immovable property without diminution of its substance",
      "\u2014 compare product sense 3",
      ": the revenue derived from property especially by virtue of an obligation (as a lease)",
      ": an animal or plant product (as a crop)",
      ": income that is produced or earned by other property or services"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00fct",
      "\u02c8fr\u00fct",
      "\u02c8fr\u00fct"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aftereffect",
      "aftermath",
      "backwash",
      "child",
      "conclusion",
      "consequence",
      "corollary",
      "development",
      "effect",
      "fate",
      "issue",
      "outcome",
      "outgrowth",
      "precipitate",
      "product",
      "result",
      "resultant",
      "sequel",
      "sequence",
      "upshot"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "causation",
      "cause",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "apples, oranges, and other fruits",
      "one fruit of your faithfulness in carrying out your duties will be more rewarding responsibilities",
      "Verb",
      "When will the trees fruit ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. \u2014 Veronica Hilbring, Essence.com , 11 July 2017",
      "My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy? \u2014 Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit , 8 July 2017",
      "The ripe fruit character (especially the melon) will match well with the delicate flavors of the cucumber and herbs. \u2014 Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com , 3 July 2017",
      "Each book tells the different, often silly uses for the fruits . \u2014 South Florida Parenting , 3 July 2017",
      "Fruits and vegetables are easy, but whole grains can be confusing. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 6 July 2017",
      "Just fill an empty spray bottle with diluted vinegar and spritz your produce (salad stuff, fruits , etc.) then rinse in regular water before serving. \u2014 Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan , 3 July 2017",
      "Clean spill where fruit flies are landing and prep potatoes away from the handwashing station where backsplash can get onto the potatoes. \u2014 Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity.com , 28 June 2017",
      "Together the three of them came up with a plan, which eventually evolved into an idea for a vast chain of replicable schools, their growth powered by small tuition payments from working parents \u2014 fruit sellers, night watchmen and washerwomen. \u2014 Peg Tyre, New York Times , 27 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Water is the only beverage and fruit the only food item allowed. \u2014 Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
      "Trees grafted to rootstock can fruit in as little as two years, and trees grown from seeds take up to seven years. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 May 2022",
      "Both really do need an outdoor greenhouse, cold frame or a really sunny summer window, though there are a few varieties that will fruit outdoors. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The diversity of barrel types and treatments has grown over the years, as has expertise in matching barrels to fruit . \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Spicebush thrives in woodland conditions, so if its needs are being met and growth looks normal, a female plant should fruit in due time. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Chinese cities, provinces and sea ports test not just people but also fruit for the coronavirus. \u2014 Niharika Mandhana, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Apple butter is comparable to fruit preserves and can be spread on toast, swirled into yogurt, or topped on pancakes or French toast. \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Slowly, the fungi will fruit and grow through the slices in the bag into bunches of colorful mushrooms. \u2014 Jamie Clarkson, The Enquirer , 26 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192716"
  },
  "fruitcake":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits , and spices",
      "nut sense 6a",
      "a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits, and spices"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u00fct-\u02cck\u0101k",
    "synonyms":[
      "bug",
      "crackbrain",
      "crazy",
      "fool",
      "head case",
      "loon",
      "loony",
      "lunatic",
      "maniac",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
      "sicko",
      "wacko",
      "whacko"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "some fruitcake who insisted that he was an alien from another planet",
      "the reclusive scientist has been called a loose cannon and a fruitcake by his detractors",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In other words, enjoy that slice of fruitcake , but don\u2019t eat the whole pie in one day. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 11 Dec. 2014",
      "Bored with the usual lackluster Christmas routine of fruitcake and family arguments? \u2014 Jeff Dunn And Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Yet chances are the ugly Christmas sweater is here to stay, kind of like the fruitcake no one likes, and the family game of Monopoly that often ends in tears. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "People who didn\u2019t like fruitcake ate those made here. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "Otherwise, pass on fruitcake and nibble on a cookie. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Among the 6,500 pounds of cargo and science experiments, according to NASA, were roasted turkey, green beans, smoked seafood and shellfish, fruitcake , and presents for the crew. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Christmas favorites, such as eggnog, fruitcake and sugar plums, will be served. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "In addition to the chocolate biscuit cake, Kate and Prince William, both 39, served a traditional fruitcake by Fiona Cairns and her team at the wedding reception. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fruity":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "relating to, made with, or resembling fruit",
      "having the flavor or aroma of ripe fruit",
      "extremely effective, interesting, or enjoyable",
      "sweet or sentimental especially to excess",
      "rich and deep",
      "crazy , silly",
      "relating to or suggesting fruit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fr\u00fc-t\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "chocolate-box",
      "cloying",
      "corny",
      "drippy",
      "gooey",
      "lovey-dovey",
      "maudlin",
      "mawkish",
      "mushy",
      "novelettish",
      "saccharine",
      "sappy",
      "schmaltzy",
      "sentimental",
      "sloppy",
      "slushy",
      "soppy",
      "soupy",
      "spoony",
      "spooney",
      "sticky",
      "sugarcoated",
      "sugary",
      "wet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unsentimental"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She acts a little fruity .",
      "letters in which his effusive declarations of love are interlaced with snatches of shamelessly fruity poetry",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Retailers like SkinStore and Sephora have tons of options to choose from, whether your taste is ultra- fruity or intensely earthy. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 27 May 2022",
      "Retailers like Nordstrom and Sephora have tons of options to choose from, whether your taste is ultra- fruity or intensely earthy. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "This fun, super- fruity , light red wine is made from a southern French grape variety that\u2019s rarely seen as a varietal bottling. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Originally created in Venice, this cocktail combines prosecco with peach nectar or puree for a delightfully fruity drink. \u2014 Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure , 19 May 2020",
      "The fresh and fruity flavor of strawberries is a vibrant complement to lamb\u2019s mild gaminess. \u2014 Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com , 6 May 2020",
      "Worcestershire, for example, gives Bloody Marys their savory kick, while cranberry juice adds a bitter, fruity hint to a cosmopolitan. \u2014 Cole Wilson, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "Very ripe bananas are great for adding moisture and a subtle, fruity sweetness to baked goods. \u2014 Saveur , 6 May 2020",
      "A few splashes of fruity white wine, sherry, or apple cider vinegar will do the trick, as will a whole world of briny condiments. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "frustrate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to balk or defeat in an endeavor",
      ": to induce feelings of discouragement in",
      ": to make ineffectual : bring to nothing",
      ": impede , obstruct",
      ": to make invalid or of no effect",
      ": characterized by frustration",
      ": to cause to feel angry or discouraged",
      ": to prevent from succeeding",
      ": defeat entry 1 sense 2",
      ": to induce feelings of frustration in",
      ": to make invalid or ineffectual : defeat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fr\u0259s-\u02cctr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fr\u0259s-\u02cctr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baffle",
      "balk",
      "beat",
      "checkmate",
      "discomfit",
      "foil",
      "thwart"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advance",
      "cultivate",
      "encourage",
      "forward",
      "foster",
      "further",
      "nurture",
      "promote"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "It frustrated him to miss so many games because of injuries.",
      "We've been frustrated by bureaucratic delays.",
      "Bureaucratic delays have frustrated our efforts to resolve this problem.",
      "The lack of investors has frustrated them in their efforts to expand the company.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The touch controls for one-off, aimed and channeling skills all feel shockingly good, all with some amount of auto-aim in there to help you out rather than frustrate you. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The Celtics are 3-1 at home this postseason and continue to find ways to frustrate Giannis Antetokounmpo late in games. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 11 May 2022",
      "Over the years, as Fields became more politically active, the difficulties of trying to lure grocery stores to the area began to frustrate her. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Knowing which agency to contact, and how and when to do so, is where the government experience tends to frustrate people who may already be in distress the most, said Ms. Boland. \u2014 Katie Deighton, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "To increase agreeableness, the challenges included sending supportive texts and cards, thinking more positively about people who frustrate me, and, regrettably, hugging. \u2014 Olga Khazan, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Hartmann says that sometimes the pressure athletes put on themselves to hit intervals in a specific time, or to finish a tempo run at a certain pace can overwhelm or frustrate them. \u2014 Duncan Larkin, Outside Online , 1 Sep. 2020",
      "The decision is likely to frustrate , but not surprise, the oil and gas industry. \u2014 Anna Phillips, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
      "Louisville will try to frustrate the sisters on Sunday. \u2014 Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "There are a few common barriers to execution that frustrate workers, and even now - two decades into the digital transformation - countless enterprises still struggle to overcome them. \u2014 Andrew Filev, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204923"
  },
  "frustration":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of frustrating",
      ": the state or an instance of being frustrated",
      ": a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs",
      ": something that frustrates",
      ": disappointment sense 1 , defeat",
      ": a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs",
      ": something that frustrates",
      ": the act of frustrating",
      ": the state or an instance of being frustrated",
      ": something that frustrates",
      ": a common-law doctrine of contract law: parties to a contract may be excused from performance even though performance is still possible if the reason for making the contract is partially or completely frustrated by a fortuitous event or by circumstances which are not the fault of either party"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)fr\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccfr\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "(\u02cc)fr\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccfr\u0259s-\u02c8tr\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggravation",
      "aggro",
      "annoyance",
      "bother",
      "botheration",
      "bugbear",
      "exasperation",
      "hair shirt",
      "hassle",
      "headache",
      "inconvenience",
      "irk",
      "irritant",
      "nuisance",
      "peeve",
      "pest",
      "rub",
      "ruffle",
      "thorn",
      "trial",
      "vexation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He shook his head in frustration .",
      "These bureaucratic delays have been causing us a lot of frustration .",
      "These delays have proven to be a major frustration .",
      "We've been experiencing a lot of frustrations .",
      "He was angry about the frustration of his plans.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But policymakers must plan for a future beyond the American Century, and reckon with the fact that attempts to relive the glories of an inglorious past will not only be met with frustration , but could even lead to war. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "As temperatures rise along with public frustration , experts predict that Sadr may once again position himself as a street leader to rally around. \u2014 Mustafa Salim, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Confirmation of her suspicions that her daughter was in the placebo group left Lanham with an urgency to get the vaccine as quickly as possible, but not with a feeling of frustration that the previous visits to the doctor were wasted. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "The constant waking up before that daily sound is coupled with an immense frustration about not falling back asleep. \u2014 Alexa Mikhail, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "This season started with frustration , when the Eagles hoped to make a statement in the rematch, but again lost to the Warriors. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 11 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",
      "Tennis megastar Rafael Nadal is better known for slamming 100-mile-an-hour aces into the orange clay courts at the French Open, than bristling with frustration over a U.S. ecommerce giant. \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 30 May 2022",
      "Those who support stricter gun control in the state are looking back at the 2018 bill\u2019s demise with frustration . \u2014 Tyler Kingkade, NBC News , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173119"
  },
  "fud":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an old-fashioned, unimaginative, or pompous person : fuddy-duddy",
      "fear, uncertainty, doubt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antediluvian",
      "Colonel Blimp",
      "dodo",
      "fogy",
      "fogey",
      "fossil",
      "fuddy-duddy",
      "mossback",
      "reactionary",
      "stick-in-the-mud",
      "stuffed shirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hipster",
      "modern",
      "trendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a stagnant company that has been run by some old fuds for far too long"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214651"
  },
  "fuddle":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "booze , tipple",
      "to make drunk intoxicate",
      "to make confused muddle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0259-d\u1d4al",
    "synonyms":[
      "addle",
      "baffle",
      "bamboozle",
      "beat",
      "befog",
      "befuddle",
      "bemuse",
      "bewilder",
      "buffalo",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discombobulate",
      "disorient",
      "flummox",
      "fox",
      "get",
      "gravel",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "muddy",
      "mystify",
      "perplex",
      "pose",
      "puzzle",
      "vex"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the hotel staff is completely fuddled by the guest's request for a dozen pillows"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162327"
  },
  "fudge":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to devise as a substitute fake",
      "falsify",
      "to fail to come to grips with dodge",
      "to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something",
      "cheat",
      "to fail to perform as expected",
      "to avoid commitment hedge",
      "foolish nonsense",
      "a soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring",
      "something that is fudged",
      "a bending of rules or a compromise",
      "a soft creamy candy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0259j",
    "synonyms":[
      "equivocate",
      "hedge",
      "pussyfoot",
      "tergiversate",
      "waffle",
      "weasel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "applesauce",
      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "flapdoodle",
      "folderol",
      "falderal",
      "folly",
      "foolishness",
      "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"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Politicians have been known to fudge the issues.",
      "The treasurer fudged the figures.",
      "It was later discovered that the researchers had fudged their data.",
      "Noun",
      "We bought three kinds of fudge .",
      "His response to these charges has been a series of denials and fudges .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Don\u2019t fudge your college major or minor, any of your certifications or degrees, or relevant work experience. \u2014 Fortune , 1 June 2022",
      "When former state health department employee Rebekah Jones claimed she was fired for refusing to fudge state Covid data to support the state\u2019s reopening in spring 2020, national and local media outlets reported her allegations as fact. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The complexity of food and consumers\u2019 bandwidth for information prompts most brands to fudge the facts with ambiguity and toothless terminology. \u2014 Erik Oberholtzer, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Perhaps the White House will try to fudge the issue or water down the proposal, but its basic stance is untenable and shows. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "There were fewer new drugs approved because researchers could no longer fudge the data. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Alternately, perhaps some future Treasury Secretary will persuade Europeans (and other governments) to fudge their interpretations of their own laws to suit political reality in Washington. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Acosta-C\u00f3rdova views the air quality ordinance as essentially theater, the environmental impact assessments as work companies can fudge to deflect community criticism. \u2014 Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "History has taught us that people don\u2019t typically fudge numbers unless there are compelling reasons\u2013and there are plenty of compelling reasons to misstate ESG efforts. \u2014 Fortune , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "The Litchfield Candy Company has some fun with its fudge flavors. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "One readers likely recommended for the kids menu including a pork or beef BBQ plate, or the homemade desserts like lemon ice box pie, chocolate fudge pie, banana pudding and peanut butter pie. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
      "At some point in January between pints of chocolate chip cookie dough and double fudge swirl, Uiagalelei decided enough was enough. \u2014 Todd Shanesy, USA TODAY , 6 June 2022",
      "In 1960, Callewaert and Ryba opened their first fudge operation in a storefront on Mackinac Island. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2022",
      "Among them are, per CNN Fudgeamentals of Melville, New York, is recalling fudge made with Jif. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 27 May 2022",
      "The Melville, New York, company is recalling fudge made with Jif Peanut Butter, packaged in 8-ounce plastic containers and 16-ounce plastic trays. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Among them Fudgeamentals of Melville, New York, is recalling fudge made with Jif. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "Also on the dessert side, the King Kong Sundae, with 24 scoops of ice cream covered in sprinkles, gummy bears, caramel sauce, hot fudge sauce and giant whirly pops, serves 12. \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1674, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fugacious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lasting a short time : evanescent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fy\u00fc-\u02c8g\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brief",
      "deciduous",
      "ephemeral",
      "evanescent",
      "flash",
      "fleeting",
      "fugitive",
      "impermanent",
      "momentary",
      "passing",
      "short-lived",
      "temporary",
      "transient",
      "transitory"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ceaseless",
      "dateless",
      "deathless",
      "endless",
      "enduring",
      "eternal",
      "everlasting",
      "immortal",
      "lasting",
      "long-lived",
      "permanent",
      "perpetual",
      "timeless",
      "undying",
      "unending"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "savor the fugacious pleasures of life as intensely as the more enduring ones"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fugac-, fugax , from fugere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1634, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221622"
  },
  "fugitive":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "running away or intending flight",
      "moving from place to place wandering",
      "being of short duration",
      "difficult to grasp or retain elusive",
      "likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear",
      "being of transient (see transient entry 1 sense 1 ) interest",
      "a person who flees or tries to escape such as",
      "a person who flees a country or location to escape danger (such as war) or persecution refugee",
      "a person (such as a suspect, witness, or defendant) involved in a criminal case who tries to elude law enforcement especially by fleeing the jurisdiction",
      "something elusive or hard to find",
      "running away or trying to escape",
      "a person who is running away",
      "tending to be inconstant or transient",
      "a person who flees",
      "a person who flees one jurisdiction (as a state) for another in order to elude law enforcement personnel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8fy\u00fc-j\u0259-tiv",
    "synonyms":[
      "elusive",
      "evasive",
      "slippery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "As he daydreamed, fugitive thoughts passed through his mind.",
      "that fugitive trait called artistic creativity",
      "Noun",
      "They discovered that he was a fugitive of the law.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "One woman is a fugitive freedom fighter, the other an outcast bounty hunter. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Lincoln was also literally saying that if the slave states remained in the Union, the northern states would return their fugitive slaves. \u2014 James Oakes, The New York Review of Books , 12 May 2022",
      "The suspect eluded capture until March, when the APD fugitive unit along with federal officers located him in East Point. \u2014 Alexis Stevens, ajc , 8 June 2022",
      "Bertucci failed to appear in court on May 13 and was arrested Monday in Addison by a fugitive apprehension team. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Inexhaustibly surprising smears, blotches, fugitive lines, and incomplete patterns feel less applied than turned loose, to tell enigmatic stories of their own. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Since Tubman herself was a fugitive slave, few details about her activities in Cape May are known, but her mark was substantial. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "This is one of the ways in which AR enables fugitive identification and tracking. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Two years after California entered the U.S. as a free state, legislators passed a fugitive slave law that allowed for the capture and deportation of men and women fleeing enslavement. \u2014 P.r. Lockhart, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "During his time as a fugitive , Taddeo dropped 70 pounds and grew a beard to hide his identity. \u2014 al , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Fleeing before he could be arrested, Dibee had spent years as a fugitive in Syria, Russia and Mexico, until he was picked up passing through Havana. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "On Vanuatu, which boasts verdant volcanic landscapes and turquoise waters, Philbrick lived a life many an international fugitive would envy. \u2014 Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
      "Wengui fled China in 2014 and is viewed as a fugitive by the PRC. \u2014 Ali Dukakis, ABC News , 19 May 2022",
      "At a news conference Wednesday morning, Blodgett said McClendon was arrested in Alabama on Tuesday night and charged as a fugitive of justice. \u2014 CBS News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "As time passed without any leads on their whereabouts, investigators released images of the jailer and the fugitive to highlight their stark height difference. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "The search was on for a hulking fugitive , a jailer and their orange car. \u2014 CBS News , 12 May 2022",
      "The search was on for a hulking fugitive , a jailer and their orange car. \u2014 Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News , 11 May 2022"
    ],
    "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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162359"
  },
  "fulfil":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put into effect : execute",
      ": to meet the requirements of (a business order)",
      ": to measure up to : satisfy",
      ": to bring to an end",
      ": to develop the full potentialities of",
      ": to convert into reality",
      ": to make full : fill",
      ": to make real",
      ": satisfy sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "answer",
      "complete",
      "comply (with)",
      "fill",
      "keep",
      "meet",
      "redeem",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "breach",
      "break",
      "transgress",
      "violate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alongside its recommendation on Friday, the commission set a list of conditions for Ukraine to fulfill before the EU can consider opening accession negotiations with Kyiv, something that appears unlikely before next year at the earliest. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Even after that project was finished, the CHA still needed to build 1,773 more units, including 469 for public housing residents, to fulfill its commitments. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "From the article: Executives remain committed to securing land in the right locations to fulfill founder Jeff Bezos\u2019 vision of making an online purchase as instantly gratifying as a trip to the store. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "To fulfill its guarantee, each bottle is made up of extra overages, is handled with care, and is tested for efficacy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "On one hand, humans want social robots to be human enough in appearance and behavior to fulfill our relationship needs. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "The team took advantage of the adaptability of plant cells in a way that calls to mind how stem cells change form to fulfill specific functions. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
      "As part of the legendary, highly personalized service of The Ritz-Carlton, and inspired by the ancient royal customs of the Maldivian royal courts, each room is assigned an \u2018Aris Meeha\u2018 or island butler to fulfill a guest\u2019s every wish. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Winner is responsible for selecting their correct tire size and providing any information needed to fulfill this portion of the prize. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fulfillen , from Old English fullfyllan , from full + fyllan to fill",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174551"
  },
  "fulgent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dazzlingly bright : radiant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307l-j\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8f\u0259l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beaming",
      "bedazzling",
      "bright",
      "brilliant",
      "candescent",
      "clear",
      "dazzling",
      "effulgent",
      "glowing",
      "incandescent",
      "lambent",
      "lucent",
      "lucid",
      "luminous",
      "lustrous",
      "radiant",
      "refulgent",
      "sheeny",
      "shining",
      "shiny",
      "splendid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dim",
      "dull",
      "lackluster",
      "unbright",
      "unbrilliant"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fulgent sun peeked from behind the clouds"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fulgent-, fulgens , present participle of fulg\u0113re to shine; akin to Latin flagrare to burn \u2014 more at black entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185304"
  },
  "fuliginous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sooty",
      ": obscure , murky",
      ": having a dark or dusky color"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fyu\u0307-\u02c8li-j\u0259-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ambiguous",
      "arcane",
      "cryptic",
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "Delphic",
      "double-edged",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "enigmatic",
      "enigmatical",
      "equivocal",
      "inscrutable",
      "murky",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "nebulous",
      "obscure",
      "occult",
      "opaque"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "clear",
      "nonambiguous",
      "obvious",
      "plain",
      "unambiguous",
      "unequivocal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fuliginous prose style that's not exactly ideal for writing for the mass media"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Late Latin f\u016bl\u012bgin\u014dsus \"covered with soot,\" from Latin f\u016bl\u012bgin-, f\u016bl\u012bg\u014d \"soot\" + -\u014dsus  -ous ; f\u016bl\u012bg\u014d, from f\u016bl\u012b- (going back to Indo-European *d h uh 2 -li- \"smoke, dust,\" whence also Sanskrit dh\u016bli- \"dust,\" Lithuanian d\u016b\u0301lis \"mist, dust from tree rot used to drive out bees\") + -gin-, -g\u014d, suffix denoting something coating or enveloping, usually undesirable, as r\u014db\u012bg\u014d \"rust,\" mell\u012bg\u014d \"bee glue\"",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220547"
  },
  "full":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": containing as much or as many as is possible or normal",
      ": complete especially in detail, number, or duration",
      ": lacking restraint, check, or qualification",
      ": having all distinguishing characteristics : enjoying all authorized rights and privileges",
      ": not lacking in any essential : perfect",
      ": completely occupied by runners",
      ": having three balls and two strikes",
      ": being at the highest or greatest degree : maximum",
      ": being at the height of development",
      ": being a full moon : completely illuminated",
      ": rounded in outline",
      ": possessing or containing a great number or amount",
      ": having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts",
      ": rich in experience",
      ": satisfied especially with food or drink",
      ": large enough to satisfy",
      ": completely weary",
      ": having both parents in common",
      ": having volume or depth of sound",
      ": completely occupied especially with a thought or plan",
      ": possessing a rich or pronounced quality",
      ": not to be believed",
      ": very , extremely",
      ": entirely",
      ": straight , squarely",
      ": the highest or fullest state or degree",
      ": the utmost extent",
      ": to the requisite or complete amount",
      ": to the fullest extent : completely",
      ": to become full",
      ": to make full in sewing",
      ": to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing",
      ": containing as much or as many as possible or normal",
      ": complete entry 1 sense 1",
      ": not limited in any way",
      ": plump and rounded in outline",
      ": having much material",
      ": very entry 1 sense 1",
      ": completely",
      ": the highest state, extent, or degree",
      ": the complete amount"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307l",
      "also",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brimful",
      "brimming",
      "bursting",
      "chockablock",
      "chock-full",
      "chockful",
      "crammed",
      "crowded",
      "fat",
      "filled",
      "jammed",
      "jam-packed",
      "loaded",
      "packed",
      "stuffed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "all",
      "all of",
      "all over",
      "altogether",
      "clean",
      "completely",
      "dead",
      "enough",
      "entire",
      "entirely",
      "even",
      "exactly",
      "fast",
      "flat",
      "fully",
      "heartily",
      "out",
      "perfectly",
      "plumb",
      "quite",
      "soundly",
      "thoroughly",
      "through and through",
      "totally",
      "utterly",
      "well",
      "wholly",
      "wide"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The episode ended with a hooded figure setting fire to the warehouse full of heroin owned by cartel queen Soledad (Selene Luna) \u2014 the same heroin that EZ just staked the club's entire future on. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
      "After a long weekend full of cannoli, ice cold drinks and viral TikTok's at Italianfest, the Funmaster is taking a week off from events. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
      "Spiraling numbers of large vehicles, including passenger vans full of tourists on the road -- which at times is single-lane with narrow switchbacks -- is compounding the agony. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Tuesday's vote was only for two doses \u2014 full -strength for 12-17 and half-sized doses for those 6-11. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s vote was only for two doses \u2014 full -strength for 12-17 and half-sized doses for those 6-11. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Tuesday's vote was only for two doses \u2014 full -strength for 12-17 and half-sized doses for those 6-11. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s vote was only for two doses \u2014 full -strength for 12-17 and half-sized doses for those 6-11. \u2014 Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
      "The contrast between the warm tone of the music and the lyrics full of heartless words was both shocking and amusing. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "All sizes will be available, including twins from $99, fulls ($149), queens ($199) and kings ($299). \u2014 Don Maines, Houston Chronicle , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "When in their feeding grounds, a gray whale typically eats about 1.3 tons of food \u2014 mouth- fulls of crustaceans, worms, shrimp and small, schooling fish \u2014 per day, according to researchers. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 Jan. 2020",
      "The idea of the world's greatest young talent moving to Bayern and playing under Pep Guardiola back in 2013 was one full of promise, but never was a fruitful situation in reality. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Oct. 2019",
      "My mother was crabbing at the end of the pier, dropping her steel net full of chicken guts Into the murky water, shimmering in July heat. \u2014 T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker , 28 Oct. 2019",
      "The Voyager probe of course famously bore a plaque that depicted our location in the galaxy as well as a golden record full of music and sounds from Earth. \u2014 Shannon Stirone, Wired , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Scoring hat fulls of goals in quick succession might fill up most of Lewandowski's bitesize highlight reels, but the Poland international has actually been one of the most consistent goalscorers in recent years. \u2014 SI.com , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "Isabel is a beautiful full of heart and love young women. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 9 Sep. 2019",
      "Meanwhile, their families have been arriving in waves, but their reunions, fulls of tears, have so far only been allowed through a window. \u2014 Anna Werner, CBS News , 11 July 2018"
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      "adverb"
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      ": at full capacity : with great intensity"
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      "all out",
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      "the unsuspecting parents arrived home to find the stereo going full blast and the kitchen a mess",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Turn on the cold water full blast when rinsing off your deep conditioner. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "In Beverlywood, the sprinklers at one house on Hillsboro Avenue were running at full blast , sending water streaming down the sidewalks and into the street, even though Wednesdays are now, technically, non-watering days. \u2014 Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Turn your faucet to full blast and flush skin for several minutes, and don\u2019t clean it with anything other than mild soap. \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Colombian actress Maria Clara Ospina plays Carmela in an open, engaging manner, with every emotion dialed up to full blast , which suits the ages of both the character and the audience. \u2014 Emily Mcclanathan, Chicago Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The imperative of the streaming boom is to turn the content spigot to full blast , but that makes content seem forgettable and cheap. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "My bedroom bulbs are set to gradually start brightening from 8:00 AM to full blast by 8:30 AM. \u2014 Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "In a prior test, our car consumed about 26 percent more energy traveling at 70 mph with the heat on full blast and all five seat heaters on than with the climate control switched off. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In gyms where the AC is on full blast , or for outdoor workouts on cooler days, this long-sleeve t-shirt will have your back. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Apr. 2022"
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      "1909, in the meaning defined above"
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      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": involving attention to every detail in preparation or execution",
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      "Noun",
      "The Army required full dress be worn to the event.",
      "The officers were in full dress .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The native of Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, was invited to an Olympic youth camp in Beijing, which included a chance to see the opening ceremony in a full dress rehearsal. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "That final look includes lace, soft tulle, and eyelash trim from 100% recycled materials and a lining with 80%, totaling 96% for the full dress . \u2014 Stephanie Cain, Fortune , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The Sixth Circuit is looking at a full dress Tax Court opinion on the validity of the regulations - Oakbrook Land Holdings. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Then the photographs, so many photographs: Leroy in a tux, Leroy in camo, Leroy in full dress uniform, Leroy holding his newborn daughter Aalexis, his big body curled over her tiny, swaddled form. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The Tomb is guarded 24 hours a day, everyday of the year, by volunteer members of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), in full dress uniform carrying M-14 rifles. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 16 June 2021",
      "But Mbatha reveled watching the full dress ensemble on the screen. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2021",
      "Standing in the main area of the narcotics division, where McCarthy worked, was a female sergeant in full dress uniform with blonde hair and green eyes \u2014 just like her own. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "The honor guard fires the three-shot rifle volley salute, fold and present the flag, and play Taps, the only local Honor Guard that conducts the ceremony in full dress military uniforms. \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 25 May 2020"
    ],
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      "Adjective",
      "1761, in the meaning defined above",
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      "1748, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202809"
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    "type":"adverb",
    "definitions":[
      "at high speed"
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      "all out",
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      "tooth and nail"
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      "during the war the nation's factories were going full tilt",
      "the fleeing robber ran full tilt down the hill",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The vessel is expected to reach around 13 knots at full tilt and can cover up to 3,500 nautical miles when traveling at a cruising speed of 10 knots, according to Perini Navi. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "To make that happen, Amazon hires hundreds of thousands of additional workers, both full-time employees and contractors, and runs its operations at full tilt . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "There was as much soul as punk \u2014 and a bit of jazz \u2014 in Lightmare\u2019s style, and the band sounded as good at half speed as full tilt . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "Defensive back Patrick McMorris lunging full tilt to run down a Bronco spying open grass. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "And Hoffman, aware of the burdens her character carries, is a strong match for Phoenix in the part \u2014 at first tentative, then full tilt open. \u2014 Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n, Vulture , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Coal power plants are running at full tilt in parts of Europe and enjoying a rare bout of massive profitability, a setback to efforts to cut carbon emissions. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "For thrill seekers, there will also be a high-speed foiling option with an electric drive that allows the vessel to reach more than 40 knots full tilt . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "At full tilt , the plant is slated to make 1 million pairs a year; Salomon will take half of that capacity, and two other French footwear brands, Babolat and Millet, which are also partners in the factory, will take the rest. \u2014 Trefor Moss, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
    ],
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      "1679, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": fully developed : total , complete",
      ": having attained complete status",
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      "\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02c8flejd"
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      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205610"
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      "adjective"
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      ": identical to an original in proportion and size",
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      "1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194341"
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    "type":"adverb",
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      "in a full manner or degree completely",
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      "half",
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      "partly"
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    "examples":[
      "He fully recovered from the operation.",
      "They will never fully appreciate their luck.",
      "The house is fully furnished.",
      "When will the tree be fully grown?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In its broader travel guidance, the CDC has recommended avoiding all international travel until you are fully vaccinated. \u2014 CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Virginia Pitzer, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, said that shift stemmed in part from a growing share of cases occurring in people who were fully vaccinated, previously infected or both. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Mehrbrodt is looking forward to traveling, playdates with cousins and just feeling less worried, once her kids are fully vaccinated. \u2014 Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "There have been 1,619,587 people who've been fully vaccinated in the state. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 20 June 2022",
      "Virginia Pitzer, a researcher at the Yale School of Public Health, said that shift stemmed in part from a growing share of cases occurring in people who were fully vaccinated, previously infected or both. \u2014 Benjamin Mueller, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "About 44% of youth ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated. \u2014 Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star , 20 June 2022",
      "Similarly, among Americans over the age of 50, the unvaccinated had a risk of dying that was 42 times higher than people who had been fully vaccinated and double boosted. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
      "According to data compiled by The Times, 67% of those ages 12 to 17 have been fully vaccinated. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
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    "type":[
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      ": to utter or send out with denunciation",
      ": to send forth censures or invectives",
      ": an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group \u2212CNO"
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      "Verb",
      "She was fulminating about the dangers of smoking.",
      "The editorial fulminated against the proposed tax increase.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Like the town of Simons, Dolgeville also fielded an amateur baseball team, and had an official post office, a bank, and a firehouse, where locals met in 1906 to fulminate about the brothels and saloons thriving outside of the town limits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "But with the 2020 election, the show also no longer had Donald Trump to fulminate against. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
      "The candidate himself would fulminate in his own speech about violence in the streets, but Don Jr. eloquently heralded his father\u2019s common touch. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2020",
      "As the two walked to the car, Sherman fulminated about how the working classes were shiftless to a man, corrupted by welfare and socialism. ... \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Coaches such as Leach and Clemson\u2019s Dabo Swinney, who also fulminated against the bill, don\u2019t want players to be able to get out from under their paternal thumb. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
      "In answer, a furious Trump weaved and bobbed, fulminating about walls, fake news, and hoaxes, but of course, never going near the question. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "Where Republicans could fulminate freely, Democrats had to go somewhat gingerly, trying to thread the needle, to hold a lawless president responsible for violating the Constitution without setting off a backlash that would hand him a second term. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Despite the fulminating royal statement, every Thai knows that no one can beat the king himself for ingratitude, misbehaviour and disloyalty. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While Washington fulminates , progress toward an RCEP is gradually moving the world\u2019s economic center of gravity into Beijing\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Pundits on the left are fond of reminding us of how Trump storms and fulminates , the White House itself unable to contain his petulance and rage. \u2014 Fred Turner, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019"
    ],
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      "Noun",
      "1824, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173456"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to utter or send out with denunciation",
      ": to send forth censures or invectives",
      ": an often explosive salt (such as mercury fulminate) containing the group \u2212CNO"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She was fulminating about the dangers of smoking.",
      "The editorial fulminated against the proposed tax increase.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Like the town of Simons, Dolgeville also fielded an amateur baseball team, and had an official post office, a bank, and a firehouse, where locals met in 1906 to fulminate about the brothels and saloons thriving outside of the town limits. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "But with the 2020 election, the show also no longer had Donald Trump to fulminate against. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
      "The candidate himself would fulminate in his own speech about violence in the streets, but Don Jr. eloquently heralded his father\u2019s common touch. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2020",
      "As the two walked to the car, Sherman fulminated about how the working classes were shiftless to a man, corrupted by welfare and socialism. ... \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Coaches such as Leach and Clemson\u2019s Dabo Swinney, who also fulminated against the bill, don\u2019t want players to be able to get out from under their paternal thumb. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Oct. 2019",
      "In answer, a furious Trump weaved and bobbed, fulminating about walls, fake news, and hoaxes, but of course, never going near the question. \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "Where Republicans could fulminate freely, Democrats had to go somewhat gingerly, trying to thread the needle, to hold a lawless president responsible for violating the Constitution without setting off a backlash that would hand him a second term. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "Despite the fulminating royal statement, every Thai knows that no one can beat the king himself for ingratitude, misbehaviour and disloyalty. \u2014 The Economist , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While Washington fulminates , progress toward an RCEP is gradually moving the world\u2019s economic center of gravity into Beijing\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Pundits on the left are fond of reminding us of how Trump storms and fulminates , the White House itself unable to contain his petulance and rage. \u2014 Fred Turner, Harper's magazine , 10 Jan. 2019"
    ],
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      "1824, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214115"
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "characterized by abundance copious",
      "generous in amount, extent, or spirit",
      "being full and well developed",
      "aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive",
      "exceeding the bounds of good taste overdone",
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      "the player's fulsome praise for the coach showed just how hard he was trying to be named captain of the team",
      "grateful survivors who were fulsome in their praise of the rescue team",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are fulsome discussions around ensuring a person with a juvenile record of violence or mental health struggles cannot get hold of such a weapon upon turning 18, when many juvenile records are expunged. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "After the final benediction, congregants streamed past him, eager to offer hugs or handshakes and fulsome congratulations. \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
      "The way the drivers are glued together produces a more fluid sound and a bass that\u2019s mellow and fulsome , while the treble is packed with detail but without ever verging on being harsh or rasping. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Smith responded in turn with a more fulsome apology. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Antony nonetheless receives a eulogy from Professor Strauss scarcely less fulsome than Cleopatra\u2019s. \u2014 Andrew Roberts, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Fox said giving the defense access to a fulsome database and also specifically identifying information that might be relevant to their case echoes what federal prosecutors have done on other complicated cases with multiple defendants. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Like many aspects of a relationship, communication before any deception occurs, as well fulsome communication after the revelation of deception, are critical. \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "With the inflation cycle having arrived, fulsome analysis is critical. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fulsom copious, cloying, from full + -som -some",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive",
      ": an often noxious suspension of particles in a gas (such as air)",
      ": something (such as an emotion) that impairs one's reasoning",
      ": a state of excited irritation or anger",
      ": with little of the original strength or energy remaining",
      ": to expose to or treat with fumes",
      ": to give off in fumes",
      ": to utter while in a state of excited irritation or anger",
      ": to emit fumes",
      ": to be in a state of excited irritation or anger",
      ": to rise in or as if in fumes",
      ": a disagreeable smoke, vapor, or gas",
      ": to give off a disagreeable smoke, vapor, or gas",
      ": to be angry",
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      "boil",
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      "storm"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She's still fuming about not being invited to the party.",
      "We sat there waiting for him, fuming with anger at the delay.",
      "\u201cThey made these changes without even asking our opinion,\u201d one employee fumed .",
      "The volcano was fuming thick black smoke.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Although scallop fume inhalation was proving nonreactive, surely sharing scallop protein particles via mouth-to-mouth contact would not be. \u2014 Bonnie Garmus, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The legislation would create new mandates for crew training and for reporting and investigating fume events. \u2014 Kiera Feldmanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Its surface was sending out a faint autumnal fume , like faraway burning leaves. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "One of those designs includes the Endeavour Centre Seconds Concept X seconde/seconde/, which is similar in design to the new perpetual calendar models featuring a brightly colored fume dial with a cartoonish rubber eraser at its center. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Big rigs hogged streets and highways, waddling to and from the nearby fume -spewing port. \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The price at the pump this week in Florida may cause some drivers to fume . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "But from that point forward, Straw Man Army \u2014 Owen Deutsch and Sean Fentress \u2014 refuses to fume , panic, scowl or proselytize. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "All through the Beijing Games, the unchecked swagger of Canada\u2019s women\u2019s hockey team had been conspicuous for all to see \u2014 and to admire, fume over and fear. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The back-door alley entrance of the SEC headquarters is where people go to smoke, and sometimes also maybe to fume . \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Verstappen was left to fume while Hamilton built up a comfortable cushion, only for the safety car to bring the pack back together for the closing stages. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Both senators have yet to publicly do so, even as liberal Democrats continue to publicly fume over the reticence. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "So while Team Logan goes in search of a country where the kingpin can fume and avoid extradition, and Team Kendall swings wildly between fist-bumping triumph and holy-moly terror, both sides are living in equal fear of the near future. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "That means that musical-theater aficionados \u2014 for whom judging is a contact sport \u2014 will have plenty of opportunities to fume , rave, or shrug at the cinematic treatment of some favorite shows. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 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 transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200829"
  },
  "fun":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": what provides amusement or enjoyment",
      ": playful often boisterous action or speech",
      ": a mood for finding or making amusement",
      ": amusement , enjoyment",
      ": derisive jest : sport , ridicule",
      ": violent or excited activity or argument",
      ": to indulge in banter or play : joke",
      ": providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment",
      ": full of fun : pleasant",
      ": someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment",
      ": a good time",
      ": words or actions to make someone or something an object of ridicule",
      ": providing fun",
      ": full of fun"
    ],
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      "\u02c8f\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u0259n"
    ],
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      "delight",
      "distraction",
      "diversion",
      "divertissement",
      "entertainment",
      "pleasure",
      "recreation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banter",
      "chaff",
      "fool",
      "gag",
      "jape",
      "jest",
      "jive",
      "joke",
      "jolly",
      "josh",
      "kid",
      "quip",
      "wisecrack",
      "yuk",
      "yuck"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On top of that, Andr\u00e9s Genolet's art perfectly captures the fun , cartoony nature of both Kamala's powers and her personality. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "But hey, isn\u2019t that part of the fun with Champagne Papi? \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "As the season heats up, there are plenty of reasons to find the most stylish ways to join in the summer fun . \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 15 June 2022",
      "The fun begins at 5 p.m. at Harbor Park, right along the Connecticut River. \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "However, some still keep the fun alive with special start of summer events. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Last summer\u2019s edition with NBA players included Shaquille O\u2019Neal, Dwight Howard, and Grant Hill, and in 2020, around the election, politicians like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren got in on the fun . \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "Maybe try joining the millions of people who now endlessly scroll real estate websites just for the fun of looking at totally outrageous homes. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
      "This giant watermelon splash pad spans more than 6 feet in diameter, so the whole family can get in on the fun . \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "From festive baskets to fun collectable toys, Easter gifts require a lot of details and there is no better way to get everything together than some online shopping. \u2014 Victoria Priola, oregonlive , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "That doesn\u2019t even include the cost of fuel to actually fun the facilities. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "McEnroe was embarrassing some of the time, but really fun some of the time, too. \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Going to fun to be around our fans again in our building. \u2014 Scott Patsko, cleveland , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "Polaris\u2019s latest model, the 2022 General XP 1000 Trailhead Edition, is an off-roader designed to bring even more performance and fun your next camping trip. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "And fun their date was, according to Allison and Reid. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 July 2021",
      "The course offers a playful way to see most corners of the preserve, is an inexpensive activity to try and fun for all ages. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 11 June 2021",
      "That thought exercise leads to fun results\u2014at first. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 10 May 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The planning process should be fun and energizing while providing you with peace of mind. \u2014 David Tobin, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "William Sawalich is a pleasant and wise-beyond-his years 15-year-old from Minnesota on that star trajectory that could be fun to watch for decades to come. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
      "There's a version embedded in here somewhere that could have been fun , even camp, if not for the constant laborious effort of telegraphing every plot twist and motivation. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Testing protocols are strict (though the process and payoff are fun !) and assess every element of the machine, from ease of setup and use, to noise level during operation, to ease of cleaning and even the company\u2019s customer service. \u2014 Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "Dating me has been fun , eye-opening, and revitalizing. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 16 June 2022",
      "These guys came up with these crazy bands that were fun . \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "This wine is fun , with a smile or three in every bottle. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The transplanted stories are fun (who doesn\u2019t love an Austen adaptation?) and also revealing, as this particular milieu is rife with unspoken expectations about what station in life the young protagonists are meant to attain. \u2014 Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1802, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190838"
  },
  "functional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, connected with, or being a function",
      ": affecting physiological or psychological functions but not organic structure",
      ": used to contribute to the development or maintenance of a larger whole",
      ": designed or developed chiefly from the point of view of use",
      ": performing or able to perform a regular function",
      ": of, connected with, or being a function \u2014 compare structural sense 1",
      ": affecting physiological or psychological functions but not organic structure",
      "\u2014 compare organic sense 1b",
      ": performing or able to perform a regular function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-shn\u0259l, -sh\u0259n-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "active",
      "alive",
      "functioning",
      "going",
      "live",
      "living",
      "on",
      "operating",
      "operational",
      "operative",
      "running",
      "working"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "broken",
      "dead",
      "inactive",
      "inoperative",
      "kaput",
      "kaputt",
      "nonactivated",
      "nonfunctional",
      "nonfunctioning",
      "nonoperating",
      "nonoperational",
      "nonoperative"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They worked outside, so they preferred wearing functional clothes.",
      "The building's design is not only functional but also beautiful.",
      "The flashlight was still functional after I dropped it.",
      "The computer network is fully functional .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This highly functional rain barrel is less expensive than similar models and is sure to get the job done. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "The highly functional music of wellness is often arranged to hang at a distance, never threatening to disrupt, but these twinkling tracks seem to pull ever closer, like a rolling fog. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Some solar lights are meant to be pretty, some are purely functional . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
      "The fabric is smooth and slightly compressive, plus the racerback looks stylish yet is functional for movement during exercise. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
      "Ruffle swimsuits are feminine and youthful, but also super functional . \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Despite a probable high retail price and the reasonable associations between the word glass and the word broken, the Heven designers are confident that their product is highly functional . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Additionally, the use of application platform as a service (aPaaS) gives nontechnical users the visual tools to build highly functional business applications without the need to write code. \u2014 Sudhir Mehta, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The Uperfect is a highly functional piece of kit, too. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214123"
  },
  "fundamental":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic",
      ": serving as an original or generating source : primary",
      ": of or relating to essential structure, function, or facts : radical",
      ": of or dealing with general principles rather than practical application",
      ": adhering to fundamentalism",
      ": of central importance : principal",
      ": belonging to one's innate or ingrained characteristics : deep-rooted",
      ": of, relating to, or produced by the lowest component of a complex vibration (see vibration sense 1 )",
      ": something fundamental",
      ": one of the minimum constituents without which a thing or a system would not be what it is",
      ": the principal musical tone produced by vibration (as of a string or column of air) on which a series of higher harmonics is based",
      ": the root of a chord",
      ": the harmonic component of a complex wave that has the lowest frequency and commonly the greatest amplitude",
      ": being or forming a foundation : basic , essential",
      ": a basic part",
      ": the principal musical tone produced by vibration (as of a string or column of air) on which a series of higher overtones is based"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02ccf\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02ccf\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8ment-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
      "basal",
      "basic",
      "beginning",
      "elemental",
      "elementary",
      "essential",
      "introductory",
      "meat-and-potatoes",
      "rudimental",
      "rudimentary",
      "underlying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ABC(s)",
      "alphabet",
      "basics",
      "elements",
      "essentials",
      "grammar",
      "principles",
      "rudiments"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Data is absolutely fundamental to the ability of machines to think and learn. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The legislation in California helped convince shareholders, and then companies, that these protections are fundamental . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Copying classical Chinese masterpieces was fundamental to his education, and Zhang learned to skillfully replicate the great artists of the Ming and Qing dynasties (and later became a highly-skilled forger). \u2014 CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "In a panel conversation with Variety co-editor in chief Cynthia Littleton, Spencer revealed that engaging with and searching for the truth of a person is fundamental to how an actor portrays a character. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "This is fundamental to understanding today\u2019s Russia because Patrushev\u2019s conspiratorial beliefs and view of the world is the lens through which his friend Putin sees it. \u2014 Susanne Sternthal, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
      "For a countless number of us, Music Supervisors have been fundamental in helping us fuel dreams, build wealth, and create security for ourselves and our families. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Being simple and being fundamental can also beat those guys that like to press up. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 2 June 2022",
      "What could be more fundamental to the protection of life than protecting innocent children from the wanton killing enabled by the unrestricted sale of firearms? \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While the technology may be new to some organizations, hiring the right people and assembling great teams is a business fundamental that has stood the test of time. \u2014 Daphne Kis, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One fundamental that makes coaching successful is the nature of the relationship between the two people involved. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The short-yardage problems were more muscle-mass fundamental . \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Together, the advances span the fundamental to the applied. \u2014 Chad Mirkin, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The program teaches students the fundamental of electricity as well as the math and sciences needed to work on power lines. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "This has always been a timeless fundamental of marketing, but so much more evident now. \u2014 Sarah Hofstetter, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "Called Fleming's Left Hand Rule, this fundamental of electromagnetism states that the confluence of a magnetic field and an electric current passing through a fluid will cause the fluid to be propelled in one direction. \u2014 Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "For a company of its size, that kind of a move is less a reflection of business fundamentals ,... \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Noun",
      "1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203856"
  },
  "funeral":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a funeral",
      ": funereal sense 2",
      ": the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation",
      ": a funeral sermon",
      ": a funeral procession",
      ": an end of something's existence",
      ": a matter of concern to one : worry",
      ": the ceremonies held for a dead person (as before burial)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcn-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-n\u0259-",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-n\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcn-r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aching",
      "agonized",
      "anguished",
      "bemoaning",
      "bewailing",
      "bitter",
      "deploring",
      "doleful",
      "dolesome",
      "dolorous",
      "grieving",
      "heartbroken",
      "lamentable",
      "lugubrious",
      "mournful",
      "plaintive",
      "plangent",
      "regretful",
      "rueful",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "wailing",
      "weeping",
      "woeful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a slow and heavy funeral song",
      "Noun",
      "Only family attended the funeral .",
      "His funeral will be held on Friday.",
      "His cousin made the funeral arrangements.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This week, Morales was repeating the same rhythm of funeral masses, their rituals meant to ease the grief of the survivors. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Instead on Monday, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations. \u2014 CBS News , 31 May 2022",
      "Instead, the first two of 19 children slain inside a Uvalde, Texas, classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Instead, the first two of 19 children slain inside a classroom were being remembered at funeral visitations. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Chron , 31 May 2022",
      "Funeral services for the victims are set to begin Monday and funeral homes in Uvalde have committed to covering costs for families. \u2014 Travis Caldwell, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "Jerusalem police were criticized internationally for beating mourners at Abu Akleh's funeral two weeks ago. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 29 May 2022",
      "Amid the funeral preparations, Wayne\u2019s eyes sometimes landed on no place in particular, and his mind wandered. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "An ABC News analysis comparing the number of FEMA applications to COVID-19 death tolls from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found North Carolina led the U.S. in applications for funeral assistance at 68%. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 14 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The mayor said a memorial fund and funeral service details will be released later in the week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Signs at her afternoon funeral service at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary said that media were not permitted inside the private ceremony. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
      "Racine police confirmed multiple guns were used during a shooting Thursday at a grave-side funeral service for a man killed in a police shooting, but no suspects had been apprehended as of midday Friday. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Pallbearers carry the casket of Nevaeh Bravo during a funeral service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, June 2, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. \u2014 Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "At least two people were shot at during a funeral service in Wisconsin for a man killed by police last month. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Police said multiple shots were fired in the direction of a funeral service Thursday afternoon. \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "King's funeral service took place at noon Thursday at the Fellowship of Christian Believers church, 703 Washington Avenue, according to his obituary. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
      "Pallbearers carried a casket following a joint funeral service for Irma Garcia and husband Joe Garcia at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Wednesday. \u2014 Jamie Stengle, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174537"
  },
  "funk":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong offensive smell",
      ": to become frightened and shrink back",
      ": to be afraid of : dread",
      ": to shrink from undertaking or facing",
      ": a state of paralyzing fear",
      ": a depressed state of mind",
      ": one that funks : coward",
      ": slump sense 1",
      ": music that combines elements of rhythm and blues and soul music and that is characterized by a percussive vocal style, static harmonies, and a strong bass line with heavy downbeats",
      ": the quality or state of being funky",
      ": a sad or worried state",
      "Casimir 1884\u20131967 American (Polish-born) biochemist",
      "Isaac Kauffman 1839\u20131912 American editor and publisher"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014bk",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307\u014bk",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014bk",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "reek",
      "stench",
      "stink"
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    "antonyms":[
      "chicken",
      "coward",
      "craven",
      "cur",
      "dastard",
      "poltroon",
      "recreant",
      "sissy"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1606, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1746, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1970, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190204"
  },
  "funnel":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow",
      ": something shaped like a funnel",
      ": a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)",
      ": to have or take the shape of a funnel",
      ": to pass through or as if through a funnel or conduit",
      ": to form in the shape of a funnel",
      ": to move to a focal point or into a conduit or central channel",
      ": a utensil usually shaped like a hollow cone with a tube extending from the point and used to catch and direct a downward flow",
      ": a large pipe for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)",
      ": a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow \u2014 see b\u00fcchner funnel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8f\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8f\u0259n-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "canalize",
      "channel",
      "channelize",
      "conduct",
      "direct",
      "pipe",
      "siphon",
      "syphon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With the help of a jam funnel , add the rice, the Grana Padano cream, the coffee grounds and beer reduction. \u2014 CNN , 8 May 2022",
      "Brian Emfinger captured this astounding video of a red pickup truck getting whipped around by a funnel , then driving off. \u2014 Richard Hall, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Behind it, like a funnel , the whole earth seemed to be drawn in. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "This step looks quite natural as advertisers, in their turn, shifted their focus from just getting installs to acquiring active solvent users who quickly make their way up the in-app sales funnel . \u2014 Boris Abaev, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "In Uvalde, the fatal funnel was the entryway to that classroom where the gunman was shooting those little kids. \u2014 Art Acevedo, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Gift of Curiosity Secure two two-liter bottles together with water inside, flip upside down, give a shake, and watch a tornado form its distinctive funnel shape. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "The inferno destroyed the starboard side of the iconic red-white-and-blue funnel on board the ship that had been on a five-night sailing that had departed Port Canaveral on May 23. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "Whirling dust or debris on the ground under a cloud base -- tornadoes sometimes have no visible funnel . \u2014 Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Small buckets of popcorn, bowls of sour candies and funnel cakes on an umbrella were handed out over the course of the event. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
      "Forecasters also viewed videos and pictures of large wall clouds and funnel clouds but had not confirmed whether a tornado touched down in the area Thursday, Shoemaker said. \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The star's powerful magnetic fields funnel matter toward the magnetic poles, triggering a thermonuclear explosion confined by those same magnetic fields. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Including Empower, the four Arkansas Shared Savings Entities in Arkansas funnel Medicaid benefits to networks of providers that offer services to individuals with complex behavioral health, developmental or intellectual disabilities. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Sunday morning is usually his busiest time of the week as post-church crowds funnel in, and 20-minute waits for a table are common, even in winter. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Ports rely on extensive networks of warehouses, rail lines, and trucking stops to funnel products from a container ship to, say, a retail store. \u2014 Michael Waters, Wired , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "In a previous interview, Stutts said in a recent interview that Alabama\u2019s collective would not take outright donations from boosters to funnel to athletes in order to build the platform in a more sustainable and ethical way. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "DeMaria said her children will funnel into Turpin High School. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182054"
  },
  "furbelow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pleated or gathered piece of material",
      ": a flounce on women's clothing",
      ": something that suggests a furbelow especially in being showy or superfluous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-b\u0259-\u02ccl\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flounce",
      "frill",
      "ruffle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "she opted for a simple wedding dress that did without all the frills and furbelows"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by folk etymology from French dialect farbella ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205314"
  },
  "furbish":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make lustrous : polish",
      ": to give a new look to : renovate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-bish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buff",
      "burnish",
      "dress",
      "gloss",
      "grind",
      "polish",
      "rub",
      "shine",
      "smooth",
      "smoothen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the warrior furbished his sword and shield so that they glinted in the sunlight"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English furbisshen , from Anglo-French furbiss- , stem of furbir , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German furben to polish",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184708"
  },
  "furious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exhibiting or goaded by anger",
      ": indicative of or proceeding from anger",
      ": giving a stormy or turbulent appearance",
      ": marked by noise, excitement, activity, or rapidity",
      ": intense sense 1a",
      ": very angry",
      ": very active or fast",
      ": very powerful or violent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delirious",
      "ferocious",
      "feverish",
      "fierce",
      "frantic",
      "frenetic",
      "frenzied",
      "mad",
      "rabid",
      "violent",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "relaxed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She's furious at how slowly the investigation is proceeding.",
      "I was furious with them for printing the story.",
      "We worked all night at a furious pace.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And the coach\u2019s presence was certainly felt when the Knights, trailing 7-1, staged a furious seventh-inning rally and brought the tying run to the plate before coming up two runs short. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "But Speak of the Devil's furious rally on the final turn sent the 4-year-old filly flying past the five other horses in the field. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2022",
      "With Tatum out again, the Celtics needed a 50-point night from Jaylen Brown and a furious fourth-quarter rally to top the lowly Orlando Magic in overtime on Jan. 2. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In Game 3 of the Warriors\u2019 initial playoff series against the Nuggets, Golden State was able to survive a furious second-half rally from the Nuggets to pull off a 118-113 victory and take a critical 3-0 series lead over Denver. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Trojans erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning to break open a close game, then held on after a furious Jaguars rally in the ninth. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Cavs were led by All-Star point guard Darius Garland, who went into takeover mode in the second half, sparking the furious rally. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Manek had just drained a 3-pointer that gave the Tar Heels their largest lead at 67-42. With Manek out, and Love fouling out soon after that, the Tar Heels had 10 turnovers as Baylor turned up the pressure and made a furious rally. \u2014 Stephen Hawkins, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Manek had just drained a 3-pointer that put the Tar Heels ahead 67-42. With Manek out, and Caleb Love fouling out soon after that, the Tar Heels had 10 turnovers as Baylor turned up the pressure and made a furious rally. \u2014 Stephen Hawkins, chicagotribune.com , 19 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French furieus , from Latin furiosus , from furia madness, fury",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200735"
  },
  "furless":{
    "type":"verb",
    "definitions":[
      "to cover, line, trim, or clothe with fur",
      "to coat or clog as if with fur",
      "to apply furring to",
      "to become coated or clogged as if with fur",
      "a piece of the dressed pelt of an animal used to make, trim, or line wearing apparel",
      "an article of clothing made of or with fur",
      "the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick",
      "such a coat with the skin",
      "a coating resembling fur such as",
      "a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue",
      "the thick pile of a fabric (such as chenille)",
      "furlong",
      "the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick",
      "a piece of the pelt of an animal",
      "an article of clothing made with fur",
      "the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick",
      "a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "coat",
      "fleece",
      "hair",
      "jacket",
      "pelage",
      "pile",
      "wool"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Perhaps some day Levi will watch one of his father\u2019s cartoons and notice a mama bear with tender eyes and fur the color of coffee. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2021",
      "Without the companion app, FurReal is still a responsive robot who makes calm, happy noises when kids pet it on its furred back, or barks a warning when its tail is tweaked. \u2014 USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Whether feathered or furred , all of these animals belong to the same political species the bird-dogger. \u2014 Samuel Ashworth, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "At the pool\u2019s edge, mosses fur the stones in newborn green, and white flowers bloom, their perfume carried lightly on the vapor cast off by the waterfall. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "That was my America right there pastel greenish-brown of grass furring the rolling hills. \u2014 Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine , 5 July 2019",
      "Even a few hours in a fruit bowl on a summer afternoon is enough to fur them with mold, after which emergency measures may or may not help. 3. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2018",
      "One vendor sold from racks of authentic furs while another offered a fur tissue box covers and fur hot water bottles. \u2014 Beth Spotswood, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 May 2018",
      "His usual hot-spot area is fully furred and not itchy. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "In 2015, Kim wore a knee-length version of the same Atsuko Kudo dress with a pair of PVC sandals and a fur coat. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
      "Shrugging off a fur coat and sprinting down an angelic white staircase, the superstar launched into his 80\u2013minute set. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For the outing, Ohanian looked dapper in a dark suit while his wife rocked a black midi dress with a matching fur coat. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Layered over her kitten print mini-dress from KNWLS was a whipstitched fur coat from the brand\u2019s fall 2002 runway. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There was DiShiKa, a black poodle whose back had a pair of angry-looking scars cutting through the fur . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Lastly, the finishing comb takes care of any remaining knots that might have been missed and gives the fur a shiny, smooth look. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "The other insists that rabbits, being popular pets, should not be considered meat, and that the fur , cosmetics and pet-store industries have moved away from profiting from rabbits. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Not just because of the fur , but because of the way Mei moves around. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162533"
  },
  "furnish":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide with what is needed",
      ": to equip with furniture",
      ": supply , give",
      ": to provide with furniture",
      ": to provide with what is needed",
      ": to supply to someone or something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-nish",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accoutre",
      "accouter",
      "equip",
      "fit (out)",
      "gird",
      "kit (up ",
      "outfit",
      "provision",
      "rig",
      "supply"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The inn is beautifully furnished .",
      "He has enough money to furnish the apartment nicely.",
      "We'll furnish the food for the party.",
      "Can he furnish the information to us?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For reasons no one can fully explain or understand, renters must furnish their living spaces with their own fridges, which has created an underground economy for the essential appliance. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "For now, the State Department will furnish its own security, from a corps of guards in the Diplomatic Security Service, for the embassy in Kyiv. \u2014 Gordon Lubold, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
      "For now that means being able to furnish loan guarantees for feasibility studies for new mines, and upgrading existing production sites. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The gut renovation included rewiring the home and installing a four-zone HVAC system, full water filtration and smart technology, so there is virtually nothing the future buyer has to do except furnish the space. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 6 May 2022",
      "In the past, Chandrasekar said, the IRC would receive several weeks\u2019 notice that a family was on its way, allowing the agency to secure and furnish an apartment before its arrival. \u2014 Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "These deals might not last, so now is the time to fill your cart and furnish your home for way less compared to other furniture stores \u2014 this is not a drill! \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The 170-year-old firm, which has lately supplied clothing for big-budget productions including The King\u2019s Man, did more than furnish suits and overcoats. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The Rescue Mission will launch a campaign to raise $10 million to buy, renovate and furnish the property that now is home to South Bay Community Church. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English furnisshen , from Anglo-French furniss- , stem of furnir, fournir to complete, equip, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frummen to further, fruma advantage \u2014 more at foremost ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230100"
  },
  "furor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an angry or maniacal fit : rage",
      ": fury sense 4",
      ": a fashionable craze : vogue",
      ": furious or hectic activity",
      ": an outburst of public excitement or indignation : uproar"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u02cc\u022fr",
      "-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "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":[
      "The book caused a furor across the country.",
      "Amid a public furor , the senator continues to deny the allegations.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The commutation of Jones' sentence ignited a furor in Western Kentucky because of the gruesome nature of the crime and Boling's role in helping procure it. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
      "Soon unverified and graphic videos \u2014 some reportedly years old \u2014 of Iranians harassing Afghans started circulating on Afghan social media, setting off an anti-Iranian furor in Afghanistan. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The 18-year-old's gold medal performance in the big air competition thrust her into the global spotlight Tuesday, sparking such a furor in China that social media platform Weibo crashed under the weight of interest. \u2014 Teele Rebane, CNN , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "His assertion in 2020 that apartheid was not a crime against humanity stirred up a furor in South Africa. \u2014 Andrew Meldrum And Cara Anna, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "His assertion in 2020 that apartheid was not a crime against humanity stirred up a furor in South Africa. \u2014 Andrew Meldrun And Cara Anna, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "In the wake of the furor , Williams found herself at a crossroads. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 11 May 2022",
      "In the midst of the furor , the subject of expanding the field size for the tournament was broached. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 10 May 2022",
      "These strikes increased in furor after four young people were killed by the Ohio National Guard during a protest on the campus of Kent State University. \u2014 Wendell Wallach, Fortune , 18 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, from furere to rage",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193323"
  },
  "furry":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of or resembling fur",
      ": covered with fur",
      ": thick in quality",
      ": a furry animal",
      ": a person who identifies with and enjoys dressing as an animal especially as a member of a subculture devoted to the practice",
      ": covered with fur",
      ": like fur"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bristly",
      "brushy",
      "cottony",
      "fleecy",
      "furred",
      "hairy",
      "hirsute",
      "rough",
      "shaggy",
      "silky",
      "unshorn",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bald",
      "furless",
      "glabrous",
      "hairless",
      "shorn",
      "smooth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "My children love furry animals.",
      "The plant has furry leaves.",
      "Furry mold was growing on the cheese.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Readers can place a pet memory ad for their furry friends by calling 216-999-5555 or by going to ezads.cleveland.com. \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Dog parks are an excellent place for our furry friends to burn energy off-leash, work on social skills and take a swim. \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 8 June 2022",
      "Brookfield pet owners could soon have a new pet resort and spa for their furry friends. \u2014 Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
      "Reviewers love it for keeping bugs out and giving their family members (including furry friends) easy access to the outdoors. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 May 2022",
      "The front tires swivel 360 degrees for mobility, and large mesh panels give your furry friends lots of ventilation. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Woman's Day , 12 May 2022",
      "National Pet Month is finally here, and that means its time to celebrate our furry friends. \u2014 Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "Readers can place a pet memory ad for their furry friends by calling 216-999-5555 or by going to ezads.cleveland.com. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "Where The Smiles Have Been / Christine Backus Break out the rain poncho and assemble some cutouts of your favorite furry friends. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223925"
  },
  "furthermost":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": most distant : farthest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extreme",
      "farthermost",
      "farthest",
      "furthest",
      "outermost",
      "outmost",
      "remotest",
      "ultimate",
      "utmost"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inmost",
      "innermost",
      "nearest"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a probe that will travel into the furthermost reaches of deep space"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175054"
  },
  "furthest":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": farthest",
      ": farthest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259st",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "extreme",
      "farthermost",
      "farthest",
      "furthermost",
      "outermost",
      "outmost",
      "remotest",
      "ultimate",
      "utmost"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inmost",
      "innermost",
      "nearest"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Last year, research confirmed what observation led many parents to believe: that the pandemic left students with academic setbacks, widening the education gap with the most vulnerable students left furthest behind. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The district on Thursday announced new one-on-one literacy tutoring for students who fell furthest behind during the pandemic, a step in the right direction but one that leaves a long way to go. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Le was parked in the south parking lot, furthest away from the testing site. \u2014 Seamus Mcavoy, courant.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Pfizer and BioNTech are furthest ahead with development of a vaccine for children under 12 years old. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "The health-care sector, which employs more Americans than any other, is also the one in which hard mandates have gone furthest : nearly half of U.S. hospitals now require vaccination for employees. \u2014 Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Sometimes the best couples costumes are the ones that stray furthest away from the traditional ones that are meant for, well, actual couples. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "Jonathan India was out of the Cincinnati Reds lineup Saturday for the first time in six weeks as manager David Bell called him probably the player furthest away from 100% healthy. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 3 Oct. 2021",
      "That makes senior citizens the age group furthest out from vaccination. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201423"
  },
  "furtive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious",
      ": expressive of stealth : sly",
      ": obtained underhandedly : stolen",
      ": done in a sneaky or sly manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-tiv",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "shady",
      "shifty",
      "slippery",
      "sly",
      "sneaking",
      "sneaky",
      "stealthy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "This means that they need use only quantum mechanics or only general relativity and can, with a furtive glance, shrug off the barking admonition of the other. \u2014 Brian Greene , The Elegant Universe , 1999",
      "Fall's pleasures were furtive , risky, short-lived-buckeye fights, \u2026 the endless recipes for the apples Mrs. Railsbeck asked him to fetch from the cobwebbed crate in the basement. \u2014 Stewart O'Nan , The Names of the Dead , 1996",
      "\u2026 it made Shepherd look furtive , wary, hunted\u2014as if the photographer had shot him against his will, in the act of slamming the door. \u2014 Helen Garner , The First Stone , 1995",
      "He cast a furtive glance in our direction.",
      "We exchanged furtive smiles across the table.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until this year, museum officials and employees were extremely furtive about the exhibition\u2014so much so that the New York Times\u2019 Corey Kilgannon struggled to find sources for a 2012 story on the show. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 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",
      "On Monday, Tene testified that, while dining at Towne Stove and Spirits, she was caught trying to take a furtive photo of the chef who, before the #MeToo era, was a multimedia star. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "And in California, the Brennan Center obtained records showing that third-party social media monitoring companies had pitched their services to the Los Angeles Police Department, including the ability to create furtive accounts for officers. \u2014 Steve Karnowski, ajc , 2 May 2022",
      "Elton was not the only event headliner to put in a furtive appearance. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Much of the story unfolds between lines of dialogue, in furtive glances between characters, or in clever feats of magician-like misdirection. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "There are also ways to sneak out: bribes to border guards, furtive dashes through unattended parts of the border. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "This was before locking gas caps and flaps, and midnight rustlers put siphons to furtive use. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French or Latin; French furtif , from Latin furtivus , from furtum theft, from fur thief, from or akin to Greek ph\u014dr thief; akin to Greek pherein to carry \u2014 more at bear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224943"
  },
  "fuse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat",
      ": to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together : combine",
      ": to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive",
      ": to become fluid with heat",
      ": to fail because of the blowing of a fuse",
      ": to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together",
      ": an electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular amperage",
      ": a continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it",
      ": a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo",
      ": to equip with a fuse",
      ": to change into a liquid or to a plastic state by heat",
      ": to unite by or as if by melting together",
      ": a device having a metal wire or strip that melts and interrupts an electrical circuit when the current becomes too strong",
      ": a cord that is set afire to ignite an explosive by carrying fire to it",
      ": a device for setting off a bomb or torpedo",
      ": to cause to undergo fusion",
      ": to undergo fusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "associate",
      "coalesce",
      "combine",
      "conjoin",
      "conjugate",
      "connect",
      "couple",
      "interfuse",
      "join",
      "link (up)",
      "marry",
      "unify",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break up",
      "dissever",
      "part",
      "section",
      "separate",
      "sever",
      "split",
      "sunder",
      "unlink"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1868, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1802, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-212705"
  },
  "fusion":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat",
      ": a union by or as if by melting: such as",
      ": a merging of diverse, distinct, or separate elements into a unified whole",
      ": a political partnership : coalition",
      ": popular music combining different styles (such as jazz and rock)",
      ": food prepared using techniques and ingredients of two or more ethnic or regional cuisines",
      ": the union of atomic nuclei to form heavier nuclei resulting in the release of enormous quantities of energy when certain light elements unite",
      ": an act of fusing or melting together",
      ": union by or as if by melting",
      ": union of atomic nuclei to form heavier nuclei resulting in the release of enormous quantities of energy",
      ": the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat",
      ": the liquid or plastic state induced by heat",
      ": a union by or as if by melting together: as",
      ": a merging of diverse elements into a unified whole",
      ": the blending of retinal images in binocular vision",
      ": a combination of ingredients achieved by heating and mixing together",
      ": a blend of sensations, perceptions, ideas, or attitudes such that the component elements can seldom be identified by introspective analysis",
      ": the perception of light from a source that is intermittent above a critical frequency as if the source were continuous",
      ": the surgical immobilization of a joint \u2014 see spinal fusion",
      ": the union of atomic nuclei to form heavier nuclei resulting in the release of enormous quantities of energy when certain light elements unite"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u1d4an",
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      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
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      "admixture",
      "alloy",
      "amalgam",
      "amalgamation",
      "blend",
      "cocktail",
      "combination",
      "composite",
      "compound",
      "conflation",
      "emulsion",
      "intermixture",
      "meld",
      "mix",
      "mixture",
      "synthesis"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a fusion of different methods",
      "a fusion of musical styles",
      "The show is a fusion of news and entertainment.",
      "The fusion of different cultural influences is evident in her sculpture.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In November 2019, Nya Marshall opened this East Village neighborhood spot on Jefferson Avenue noted for its cocktail menu, home of the $8 happy hour and an American- fusion menu featuring small plates, sides and entr\u00e9e options. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
      "Hybrid environments inhospitable to workers\u2019 needs threaten to create an unholy fusion of the worst of both worlds: presence without purpose. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Passing fusion voting would likely lead to multiple new parties, from a new party for progressive Democrats to one for non-Trumpist Republicans, and more. \u2014 Zack Mezera, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "My friend David Goodtree at FoodMap is working on this big data- fusion problem. \u2014 David Rose, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Changs Food offers a Chinese-Venezuelan fusion , catering to a growing Latin American population. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "This new, Mexican/Caribbean fusion concept is owned by John C. Baker, a Huntsville native and food industry vet who\u2019s been traveling to Jamaica since the early \u201880s. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "An article on Wednesday about New Jersey centrists\u2019s efforts to topple the state\u2019s ban on fusion voting misstated the timing of a 1997 Supreme Court decision on the issue. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "The new Asian-Latin fusion stall is at the Crossroads Collective food hall on the east side. \u2014 Brooke Eberle, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin f\u016bsi\u014dn-, f\u016bsi\u014d \"process of pouring, casting of molten metal,\" going back to Latin, \"process of pouring, effusion,\" from fud-, variant stem of fundere \"to pour, shed, cast (liquid metal)\" (Medieval Latin also, \"to melt down, make liquid\") + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at found entry 5 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171312"
  },
  "fuss":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": needless bustle or excitement",
      ": a show of flattering attention",
      ": a state of agitation especially over a trivial matter",
      ": objection , protest",
      ": an often petty controversy or quarrel",
      ": to create or be in a state of restless activity",
      ": to shower flattering attentions",
      ": to pay close or undue attention to small details",
      ": to become upset : worry",
      ": to express annoyance or pique : complain",
      ": agitate , upset",
      ": unnecessary activity or excitement often over something unimportant",
      ": protest entry 2 sense 1",
      ": a great show of interest",
      ": to get excited or upset especially over something unimportant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "exception",
      "expostulation",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "protest",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "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":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Contrary to the social media fuss , Kim Kardashian didn't damage the iconic dress lent to her for the Met Gala, according to Ripley's. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Alva ST has been designed for vinyl lovers who want to listen to records at the best possible audio quality but without any of the fuss or complexity associated with old-school turntables. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The controversial rapper, 31, made a fuss onstage Friday night at her Wynwood Pride performance in Miami, tossing her microphone and storming off after complaining about the event promoters' alleged unprofessionalism. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Two guys from Windsor recognized him and made the typical fuss . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Anyone can pick them up and dive right in, with a minimum of fuss . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 5 June 2022",
      "The lack of fuss in service doesn\u2019t mean lack of quality. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The ones who make it out of Double A are the ones who don\u2019t tire of all the fuss , but are bemused by it, think the whole scene is actually pretty cool. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This swift dive into a family-friendly corner of the preserve is one to keep in mind for entertaining visitors or just wallowing in local flora and fauna without a lot of fuss . \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Known as the de minimis rule, the exemption has been around for decades, deriving its name from the Latin term for something too small to fuss with. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t want to fuss around with a pitcher full of water? \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "There's no promo code to fuss with entering to get these savings. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Discounted prices are shown on the product pages, so there's no need to fuss with entering a promo code. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The technology frees parents from having to fuss at their kids about their TV viewing, going so far as to black out the screen when someone is too close. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Having a bunch of different people to fuss over \u2014 probably still crossing boundaries, but spread out widely enough to outrun people\u2019s objections \u2014 probably gave her purpose. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Each product is clearly marked with the new low price, so there's no need to fuss over adding a promo code at checkout to get the additional discount. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Neighborhood fussbudgets are sure to demand extensive design review of the triplex, a process that take years while neighbors fuss and hassle developers over glazing requirements, curb cuts, color swatches. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1792, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195825"
  },
  "fussbudget":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who fusses or is fussy especially about trifles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259s-\u02ccb\u0259-j\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "crybaby",
      "fusser",
      "fusspot",
      "griper",
      "grumbler",
      "kvetch",
      "kvetcher",
      "sniveler",
      "whiner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a customer who's a real fussbudget about wanting her food very hot"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211114"
  },
  "fussbudgety":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who fusses or is fussy especially about trifles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259s-\u02ccb\u0259-j\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "crybaby",
      "fusser",
      "fusspot",
      "griper",
      "grumbler",
      "kvetch",
      "kvetcher",
      "sniveler",
      "whiner"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a customer who's a real fussbudget about wanting her food very hot"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-194353"
  },
  "fusser":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "needless bustle or excitement",
      "a show of flattering attention",
      "a state of agitation especially over a trivial matter",
      "objection , protest",
      "an often petty controversy or quarrel",
      "to create or be in a state of restless activity",
      "to shower flattering attentions",
      "to pay close or undue attention to small details",
      "to become upset worry",
      "to express annoyance or pique complain",
      "agitate , upset",
      "unnecessary activity or excitement often over something unimportant",
      "protest entry 2 sense 1",
      "a great show of interest",
      "to get excited or upset especially over something unimportant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "challenge",
      "complaint",
      "demur",
      "demurral",
      "demurrer",
      "difficulty",
      "exception",
      "expostulation",
      "kick",
      "objection",
      "protest",
      "question",
      "remonstrance",
      "stink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beef",
      "bellyache",
      "bitch",
      "bleat",
      "carp",
      "caterwaul",
      "complain",
      "crab",
      "croak",
      "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":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Contrary to the social media fuss , Kim Kardashian didn't damage the iconic dress lent to her for the Met Gala, according to Ripley's. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Alva ST has been designed for vinyl lovers who want to listen to records at the best possible audio quality but without any of the fuss or complexity associated with old-school turntables. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The controversial rapper, 31, made a fuss onstage Friday night at her Wynwood Pride performance in Miami, tossing her microphone and storming off after complaining about the event promoters' alleged unprofessionalism. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Two guys from Windsor recognized him and made the typical fuss . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Anyone can pick them up and dive right in, with a minimum of fuss . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 5 June 2022",
      "The lack of fuss in service doesn\u2019t mean lack of quality. \u2014 Juyoung Seo, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "The ones who make it out of Double A are the ones who don\u2019t tire of all the fuss , but are bemused by it, think the whole scene is actually pretty cool. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This swift dive into a family-friendly corner of the preserve is one to keep in mind for entertaining visitors or just wallowing in local flora and fauna without a lot of fuss . \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Known as the de minimis rule, the exemption has been around for decades, deriving its name from the Latin term for something too small to fuss with. \u2014 Josh Zumbrun, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t want to fuss around with a pitcher full of water? \u2014 Mike Rose, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "There's no promo code to fuss with entering to get these savings. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Discounted prices are shown on the product pages, so there's no need to fuss with entering a promo code. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "The technology frees parents from having to fuss at their kids about their TV viewing, going so far as to black out the screen when someone is too close. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Having a bunch of different people to fuss over \u2014 probably still crossing boundaries, but spread out widely enough to outrun people\u2019s objections \u2014 probably gave her purpose. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Each product is clearly marked with the new low price, so there's no need to fuss over adding a promo code at checkout to get the additional discount. \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Neighborhood fussbudgets are sure to demand extensive design review of the triplex, a process that take years while neighbors fuss and hassle developers over glazing requirements, curb cuts, color swatches. \u2014 Roger Valdez, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1792, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fusspot":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "fussbudget"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8f\u0259s-\u02ccp\u00e4t",
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "bellyacher",
      "complainer",
      "crybaby",
      "fussbudget",
      "fusser",
      "griper",
      "grumbler",
      "kvetch",
      "kvetcher",
      "sniveler",
      "whiner"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "as a professional gardener with a well-heeled clientele, he's used to dealing with fusspots"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "fussy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily upset : irritable",
      ": overly decorative",
      ": requiring or giving close attention to details",
      ": revealing a sometimes extreme concern for niceties : fastidious , picky",
      ": inclined to complain or whine",
      ": hard to please",
      ": overly decorated and complicated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crabby",
      "cranky",
      "grouchy",
      "grumpy",
      "querulous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "forbearing",
      "long-suffering",
      "patient",
      "stoic",
      "stoical",
      "tolerant",
      "uncomplaining"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I'm not fussy about where we eat.",
      "The room was cluttered and fussy .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Playing with the paint scheme\u2014Benjamin Moore Black Panther in a flat finish on the bottom half of the wall and PPG Hot Stone on the stop\u2014creates some visual interest without fussy pattern. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
      "In the history of fictional literary detectives, British mystery writer Agatha Christie\u2019s fussy Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is tops on the list. \u2014 Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "Even reasonable predictions on a twenty-year event horizon are seen as fussy impediments to construction. \u2014 Emily Witt, The New Yorker , 3 May 2022",
      "Edging garden beds is one of those things that on the outside one, seems like a minor and fussy detail, but isn\u2019t, two, looks easy, but isn\u2019t, and three, can be done with any old garden implement ... \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 13 May 2022",
      "Pancakes are the Charlottes of the breakfast menu: boring and fussy . \u2014 Maggie Lange, Bon App\u00e9tit , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "High-end stylist Val (James Cusati-Moyer) might remember Anna as an ice queen with flawless taste, for example, while hotel concierge Neff (Alexis Floyd) paints her as a fussy but generous guest and friend. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The result is the NS1100 AIR, a pair of true wireless earbuds that offer a bespoke sound for fussy listeners. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
      "If mom is a Libra, for example, give her a plant that is not terribly fussy such as the peace lily, a spathiphyllum that flowers in the spring.. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193456"
  },
  "fustian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong cotton and linen fabric",
      ": a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave",
      ": high-flown or affected writing or speech",
      ": anything high-flown or affected in style"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259s-ch\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bombast",
      "gas",
      "grandiloquence",
      "hot air",
      "oratory",
      "rhetoric",
      "verbiage",
      "wind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a speech awash in old-fashioned fustian and bereft of all substance"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French fustian, fustayn , from Medieval Latin fustaneum , probably from fustis tree trunk, from Latin, stick, cudgel",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-184503"
  },
  "futile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective",
      ": occupied with trifles : frivolous",
      ": having no result or effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abortive",
      "barren",
      "bootless",
      "empty",
      "fruitless",
      "ineffective",
      "ineffectual",
      "inefficacious",
      "otiose",
      "profitless",
      "unavailing",
      "unproductive",
      "unprofitable",
      "unsuccessful",
      "useless",
      "vain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deadly",
      "effective",
      "effectual",
      "efficacious",
      "efficient",
      "fruitful",
      "potent",
      "productive",
      "profitable",
      "successful",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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 loan account had been declared as a non-performing asset (NPA) in July 2016, after futile attempts at restructuring it by the SBI and a failure to recover the money through the process laid out under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). \u2014 Anirban Bhattacharya, Quartz , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "But texts obtained by CNN show that Lee, too, had spent months after the election aiding Trump\u2019s futile effort to overturn it. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The House on Wednesday will pass a one-week government funding bill to give lawmakers more time to sort through the mess created after months of futile negotiations and posturing and recent rounds of flip-flopping. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 Dec. 2020",
      "Efforts to pass gun restrictions \u2014 even background checks \u2014 have been futile in Washington, met with opposition from Republican lawmakers. \u2014 Hannah Fingerhut, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "Attempts by deputies and paramedics to revive him were futile and he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "To over intellectualize the outburst would be futile , because that\u2019s just Doja. \u2014 Marjon Carlos, ELLE , 25 May 2022",
      "Resistance may be futile , or at least ill-founded, among the artists who still haven\u2019t gotten on board to release in or emphasize the format. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin f\u016btilis, futtilis \"brittle, fragile (of containers), serving no purpose, pointless,\" perhaps (if original sense was \"leaky\") from f\u016b- (going back to Indo-European *\u01f5 h eu\u032f- \"pour, shed\") + -tilis \"obtained by, characterized by (the action of the verb)\" \u2014 more at found entry 5 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200740"
  },
  "fuzz":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff)",
      ": a blurred effect",
      ": to fly off in or become covered with fluffy particles",
      ": to become blurred",
      ": to make fuzzy",
      ": to envelop in a haze",
      ": police",
      ": a police officer",
      ": fine light hairs or fibers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259z",
      "\u02c8f\u0259z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "down",
      "floss",
      "fluff",
      "fur",
      "lint",
      "nap",
      "pile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "bedim",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "darken",
      "dim",
      "dislimn",
      "fog",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183928"
  },
  "fuzzy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz",
      ": lacking in clarity or definition",
      ": being, relating to, or invoking pleasant and usually sentimental emotions",
      ": covered with or looking like short fine hairs or fibers",
      ": not clear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u0259-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "rough",
      "shaggy",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The plant has fuzzy leaves.",
      "Without my glasses everything looks fuzzy .",
      "The line between our areas of responsibility is fuzzy .",
      "I think his reasoning is a little fuzzy .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a fun transition, with one hop Williams and Olympia's matching outfits change from nighttime to bedtime, and the pair spend the rest of the video in matching white pajama sets complete with fuzzy slippers. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "There are two camps of Mother\u2019s Day celebrators: those who like nothing more than a lavish brunch/lunch/dinner at a restaurant, and those who hope for a homey celebration enjoyed while wearing a pair of fuzzy slippers. \u2014 Katie Workman, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Not too long after Savannah Guthrie suffered a small injury that landed her in fuzzy slippers, the broadcast journalist was back in action. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Hall wore an emerald green look with leather bow sandals by Alexandre Birman, Schumer wore her black PJs with playful Ugg slippers and Sykes stepped out in fuzzy pink slippers and pink sleepwear finished with red piping. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Another StyleSnap offering that was super similar to my uploaded photo were these Fitory open-toe fuzzy slippers, available in seven colors. \u2014 Amanda Richards, Travel + Leisure , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Kay Ivey is shaking in her fuzzy no-use-for-the-big-lie-insurrection-Trump slippers. \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "This past week, Bella Hadid stepped out in a deceptively simple look: a white hooded zip-up, a tank top with a striped neckline and hem, baggy jeans, a pair of fuzzy slippers, and light blue socks. \u2014 Vogue , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "In the Versace store, a pair of pink fuzzy slippers fetches $525. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Low German fussig loose, spongy",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190826"
  },
  "fetching":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": attractive , appealing",
      ": very attractive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-chi\u014b",
      "\u02c8fe-chi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "captivating",
      "charismatic",
      "charming",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You look very fetching in that outfit.",
      "the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From fire pits to fetching furniture, the spaces below make a case for embracing Mother Nature in all her glory. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
      "At least nine people were killed by Russian strikes in the eastern region of Donetsk, including three civilians fetching water, according to its governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Geely\u2019s timely recapitalization of the Swedish automaker funded the can\u2019t-tell-\u2019em-apart product strategy that today brings us the fetching Volvo C40 Recharge, an all-electric compact crossover hatchback. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Women in rural Uganda who are traditionally responsible for fetching water for their families are less at-risk of abduction or attack when the well is a few hundred feet away rather than miles down a dangerous road outside their village. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "This new one is far more fetching , with a style that needs no apologies. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "And the leading Canadian whisky brand is Crown Royal, a blend that comes packaged in a fetching purple bag (the brand can afford this extra flair, based on the numbers). \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In addition to cooking food and fetching materials, the attendants are responsible for testing the purity of drinking water with a feather. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1880, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-111020"
  },
  "foot":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the terminal part of the vertebrate (see vertebrate entry 1 ) leg upon which an individual stands",
      ": an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment",
      ": a ventral (see ventral entry 1 sense 1b ) muscular surface or process of a mollusk",
      ": any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot",
      ": a unit equal to \u00b9/\u2083 yard and comprising 12 inches",
      "\u2014 see Weights and Measures Table",
      ": the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables",
      ": motion or power of walking or running : step",
      ": speed , swiftness",
      ": something resembling a foot in position or use: such as",
      ": the lower end of the leg of a chair or table",
      ": the basal portion of the sporophyte in mosses",
      ": a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte especially of many bryophytes absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte",
      ": a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed",
      ": infantry",
      ": the lower edge (as of a sail)",
      ": the lowest part : bottom",
      ": the end that is lower or opposite the head",
      ": the part (as of a stocking) that covers the foot",
      ": material deposited especially in aging or refining : dregs",
      ": footlights",
      ": under one's spell or influence",
      ": the initial step toward a goal",
      ": in a sitting or lying position",
      ": by walking or running",
      ": in a standing position",
      ": in an established position or state",
      ": in a recovered condition (as from illness)",
      ": in an extemporaneous (see extemporaneous sense 1a ) manner : while in action",
      ": to a standing position",
      ": dance",
      ": to go on foot",
      ": to make speed : move",
      ": to perform the movements of (a dance)",
      ": to walk, run, or dance on, over, or through",
      ": kick",
      ": reject",
      ": establish",
      ": to add up",
      ": to pay or stand credit for",
      ": to make or renew the foot of",
      ": the end part of the leg of an animal or person : the part of an animal on which it stands or moves",
      ": a unit of length equal to twelve inches (about .3 meter)",
      ": the lowest or end part of something",
      ": by walking",
      ": walk entry 1 sense 1",
      ": pay entry 1 sense 2",
      ": the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands",
      ": any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot",
      ": a unit equal to \u00b9/\u2083 yard or 12 inches or 30.48 centimeters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basement",
      "bottom",
      "nadir",
      "rock bottom"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ante (up)",
      "balance",
      "clear",
      "discharge",
      "liquidate",
      "meet",
      "pay",
      "pay off",
      "pay up",
      "pony up",
      "quit",
      "recompense",
      "settle",
      "spring (for)",
      "stand"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Silbert, now 86 and at work on a memoir of his Watergate years, denies any foot -dragging. \u2014 Manuel Roig-franzia, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "The 22-mile island is easily traveled by foot or golf cart. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
      "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",
      "Smart was injured during the playoffs with multiple right leg and foot issues. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
      "Not bad for a player whose foot speed was questioned throughout the regular season. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
      "Police were unable to find a victim, but about an hour later, a man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound to the foot . \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 13 June 2022",
      "Skiers will change the angle for the left or right foot . \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
      "All but 37 of the detainees are gone, some released as mistakenly swept up in the U.S. military and intelligence dragnet and others deemed foot soldiers of Al Qaeda and the Taliban who could be safely sent home for their nations to manage. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Taxpayers will foot the $20 million bill for that second primary, held on Aug. 2. \u2014 Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "If the airline is a major carrier and the delay or cancellation is their fault, such a crew shortage, the carrier will foot the bill. \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "Under the plan, the government would foot the bill for women to take days off work if they are diagnosed by a doctor with severe menstrual pain. \u2014 Sammy Westfall, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "In most cases, homeowners are required to foot the bill for their renovations, and in nearly every contract, they are informed that extra perks, such as free materials and access to experts, come at the discretion of the show\u2019s producers. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "According to a state inspection report, Yuba\u2019s detainees were being issued new cloth masks on a weekly basis and instructed to sleep head to foot on bunk beds. \u2014 Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "In 2016, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan asked then-County Executive Kevin Kamenetz to foot half of the bill for a midge treatment program on the river, offering state funds for the remainder. \u2014 Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Fano said federal and state dollars aren\u2019t given unless the criteria are met so the city would have to foot the bill, and the City Council is charged with making that decision. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "San Francisco Unified will have to foot the bill for the school board recall election after an effort to have the city cover the cost failed to get enough votes to pass. \u2014 Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "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":"20220624-112104"
  },
  "full-bodied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a large body",
      ": imparting to the palate the general impression of substantial weight and rich texture",
      ": having importance, significance, or meaningfulness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "concentrated",
      "full",
      "heady",
      "lusty",
      "muscular",
      "plush",
      "potent",
      "rich",
      "robust",
      "strong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "delicate",
      "light",
      "mild",
      "thin",
      "thinned",
      "weak",
      "weakened"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-113545"
  },
  "flakey":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of flakes",
      ": tending to flake",
      ": markedly odd or unconventional : offbeat , wacky",
      ": not reliable in performance or behavior : undependable",
      ": tending to break apart into small thin flat pieces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-k\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crisp",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "friable",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "circa 1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-115832"
  },
  "fruitful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": yielding or producing fruit",
      ": conducive to an abundant yield",
      ": abundantly productive",
      ": very productive",
      ": bringing results"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00fct-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fr\u00fct-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cornucopian",
      "fat",
      "fecund",
      "fertile",
      "fructuous",
      "lush",
      "luxuriant",
      "productive",
      "prolific",
      "rich"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barren",
      "dead",
      "infertile",
      "sterile",
      "unfertile",
      "unfruitful",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We had a fruitful discussion about the problems with the schedule.",
      "a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The combination has proven to be quite fruitful ; only three full seasons in, the label is stocked by several retailers\u2013including SSENSE, which picked up their first collection. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "The recent study on video meetings also found that collaborations are more fruitful in person. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 8 June 2022",
      "That means that examining the sequences might be less fruitful in terms of tracking how the virus is spreading from person to person. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "While 2021 produced record sales for the sector, chip researchers warn that this year won\u2019t be so fruitful . \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "While 2020 and 2021 represented a time of immense growth for the world's richest people, this year might not have been quite as fruitful . \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
      "Instead, strict testing and vigilant contact tracing are more fruitful in preventing large outbreaks. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "That\u2019s Johnson\u2019s most impressive recruiting haul, and the payoff might be even more fruitful than originally thought. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Engaging with internal auditors about assets and liabilities can facilitate the process of external auditing in the long term, while engaging with lawyers can be fruitful in anticipating contractual liabilities or risks. \u2014 Prashant Mara, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-120840"
  },
  "flexible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being flexed : pliant",
      ": yielding to influence : tractable",
      ": characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements",
      ": possible or easy to bend",
      ": easily changed",
      ": capable of being flexed : capable of being turned, bowed, or twisted without breaking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flek-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8flek-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8flek-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adaptable",
      "adjustable",
      "alterable",
      "changeable",
      "elastic",
      "fluid",
      "malleable",
      "modifiable",
      "pliable",
      "variable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "established",
      "fixed",
      "immutable",
      "inelastic",
      "inflexible",
      "invariable",
      "nonmalleable",
      "ramrod",
      "set",
      "unadaptable",
      "unalterable",
      "unbudgeable",
      "unchangeable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nonetheless, planners managed to ease traffic with more buses, shifting deliveries to nighttime and encouraging flexible work schedules. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Productivity has gone up among workers with more flexible schedules, and hybrid employees report feeling the most bonded with their coworkers. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "Some camps are offering signing bonuses, recruiting from new places like local senior centers, and offering hires more flexible schedules. \u2014 Alex Janin, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Workers will have less leverage to demand flexible schedules or other perks. \u2014 Ben Casselman, New York Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Most respondents attributed the improvement in work-life balance to the policy of flexible work schedules. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "They have been left struggling to balance the pros of the job, such as flexible schedules, with the reality of the risks. \u2014 Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "And benefits have expanded to include longer paid leave for parents, more flexible schedules, backup childcare services, and even tutoring stipends. \u2014 Chandra Steele, PCMAG , 4 May 2022",
      "And while employers are increasingly more accommodating of child-care needs \u2014 offering parents flexible schedules, in some cases, or on-site day care \u2014 that hasn\u2019t been the case for adult care, which often becomes more labor-intensive over time. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, borrowed from Latin flexibilis, from flexus (past participle of flectere \"to cause to go in a different direction, bend, curve,\" of uncertain origin) + -ibilis  -ible ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-121316"
  },
  "flatfoot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground",
      ": a foot affected with flatfoot",
      ": police officer",
      ": a patrolman walking a regular beat",
      ": sailor",
      ": a condition in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground",
      ": a foot affected with flatfoot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccfu\u0307t",
      "\u02ccflat-\u02c8fu\u0307t",
      "-\u02c8fu\u0307t, -\u02ccfu\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bobby",
      "bull",
      "constable",
      "cop",
      "copper",
      "fuzz",
      "gendarme",
      "lawman",
      "officer",
      "police officer",
      "policeman",
      "shamus"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-122015"
  },
  "flush":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fly away suddenly",
      ": to cause (a bird) to flush",
      ": to expose or chase from a place of concealment",
      ": a hand of playing cards all of the same suit",
      ": a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit but not in sequence \u2014 see poker illustration",
      ": a series of three or more slalom gates set vertically on a slope",
      ": a sudden flow (as of water)",
      ": a rinsing or cleansing with or as if with a flush of water",
      ": a sudden increase or expansion",
      ": sudden and usually abundant new plant growth",
      ": a surge of emotion",
      ": a tinge of red : blush",
      ": a fresh and vigorous state",
      ": a transitory sensation of extreme heat \u2014 compare hot flash",
      ": to flow and spread suddenly and freely",
      ": to glow brightly",
      ": blush",
      ": to produce new growth",
      ": to cause to flow",
      ": to pour liquid over or through",
      ": to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid",
      ": inflame , excite",
      ": to cause to blush",
      ": of a ruddy healthy color",
      ": full of life and vigor : lusty",
      ": filled to overflowing",
      ": having a large amount of money",
      ": readily available : abundant",
      ": having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface",
      ": directly abutting or immediately adjacent: such as",
      ": set even with an edge of a type page or column : having no indention",
      ": arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly",
      ": in a flush manner",
      ": squarely",
      ": to make flush",
      ": to cause to leave a hiding place",
      ": an act of pouring water over or through",
      ": blush entry 2 sense 1",
      ": a sudden or strong feeling",
      ": blush entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to pour water over or through",
      ": even or level with another surface",
      ": so as to be even or level with another surface",
      ": a transitory sensation of extreme heat (as in response to some drugs or in some physiological states)",
      ": to blush or become suddenly suffused with color due to vasodilation",
      ": to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259sh",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259sh",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blush",
      "color"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "irrigate",
      "rinse",
      "sluice",
      "wash",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He just got paid and he was feeling flush .",
      "was flushed after getting out of the hot bath",
      "Adverb",
      "She placed her hands flush against the door and pushed with all her might.",
      "He hit the ball flush ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1548, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (3)",
      "circa 1842, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123748"
  },
  "formulator":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce to or express in a formula",
      ": to put into a systematized statement or expression",
      ": devise",
      ": to develop a formula for the preparation of (something, such as a soap or plastic)",
      ": to prepare according to a formula",
      ": to create, invent, or produce by careful thought and effort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulate",
      "clothe",
      "couch",
      "express",
      "phrase",
      "put",
      "say",
      "state",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a plastic specially formulated to resist high temperatures",
      "the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first stage of setting up this type of program is to formulate a strategy, which will often include collecting basic customer data. \u2014 Elie Y. Katz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Vaccine experts are grappling with how to formulate a U.S. strategy for future COVID-19 booster campaigns. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "As the Houthis stepped up their attacks, Gulf states and Israel have been pushing the U.S. to formulate a security strategy for the Middle East at a time when Washington is attempting to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet some committee members remain concerned that a new leader won\u2019t be able to step in right away and renewed calls for Robinson to formulate a plan to identify a interim superintendent. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "But as other jurisdictions forge ahead on stadium efforts, the disagreements between Mendelson and Bowser about land use \u2014 and apparently poor communication \u2014 have stunted D.C.\u2019s ability to formulate a plan of its own. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "But the union has yet to formulate a plan for conducting it. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "And while the firm would never formulate it that way, MGI represents exactly the sort of image the firm strives for: super smart and highly relevant. \u2014 Christian Stadler, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
      "People formulate opinions within the first few moments of meeting and speaking with you. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123857"
  },
  "felicity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being happy",
      ": great happiness",
      ": an instance of happiness",
      ": something that causes happiness",
      ": a pleasing manner or quality especially in art or language",
      ": an apt expression",
      ": great happiness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fi-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8li-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beatitude",
      "blessedness",
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "gladness",
      "happiness",
      "joy",
      "warm fuzzies"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calamity",
      "ill-being",
      "misery",
      "sadness",
      "unhappiness",
      "wretchedness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I've always admired his felicity with words.",
      "told his friends that marriage had brought him a felicity that he had never known before",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tocqueville\u2014this is apparent even in English translations of his work\u2014constantly revised his writing to achieve maximum clarity and felicity . \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "His lyrics display an unmatched verbal felicity and wit and evolve from character, situation or mood. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "The language of his British father and his American mother, of his beloved Shakespeare, and of the never-ceasing Empire was cause for great felicity and solemnity. \u2014 Tod Worner, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The felicity that defines Lizzo\u2019s style is something everyone could use. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "The downside of such rampant felicity is its aptitude to push up on anything that moves. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Even moviegoers who typically care little for production design went nuts for the visual felicities of Wes Anderson\u2019s masterwork. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "The power of the book comes not from Atwood\u2019s inspired flights of fancy or felicities of style but from her deliberate subjugation of imagination to demonstrable fact. \u2014 Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times , 12 Aug. 2019",
      "Duggar fans on Twitter are loving the baby's name, too: jinger duggar named her baby felicity & honestly i\u2019m obsessed. \u2014 Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping , 20 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English felicite , from Anglo-French felicit\u00e9 , from Latin felicitat-, felicitas , from felic-, felix fruitful, happy \u2014 more at feminine ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125311"
  },
  "fool":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person lacking in judgment or prudence",
      ": a retainer (see retainer entry 1 sense 1 ) formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble",
      ": one who is victimized or made to appear foolish : dupe",
      ": a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding",
      ": one with a marked propensity or fondness for something",
      ": a cold dessert of pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream or custard",
      ": foolish , silly",
      ": to behave foolishly",
      "\u2014 see also fool around",
      ": to meddle, tamper, or experiment especially thoughtlessly or ignorantly",
      "\u2014 see also fool around with",
      ": to play or improvise a comic role",
      ": to speak in jest : joke",
      ": to contend or fight without serious intent or with less than full strength : toy",
      ": to make a fool of : deceive",
      ": infatuate",
      ": to spend on trifles or without advantage : fritter",
      ": a person without good sense or judgment",
      ": jester",
      ": to speak or act in a playful way or in fun : joke",
      ": trick entry 2",
      ": to spend time in an aimless way",
      ": to play with or handle something carelessly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8f\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "dingbat",
      "ding-dong",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "featherhead",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "asinine",
      "balmy",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "cockeyed",
      "crackpot",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "dippy",
      "dotty",
      "fatuous",
      "featherheaded",
      "foolish",
      "half-baked",
      "half-witted",
      "harebrained",
      "inept",
      "insane",
      "jerky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "lunatic",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mad",
      "nonsensical",
      "nutty",
      "preposterous",
      "sappy",
      "screwball",
      "senseless",
      "silly",
      "simpleminded",
      "stupid",
      "tomfool",
      "unwise",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless",
      "zany"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Joyce himself was apt to play the holy fool , a near-blind wanderer across Europe. \u2014 James Campbell, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Yet too often in these last two games, the Celtics have played the fool . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Otherwise, investors are simply buying hype and hoping that other investors will play the greater fool and buy in at a higher price. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "While Swinney worries about whether endorsement deals are fool \u2019s gold for athletes, Texas A&M signed a No. 1-ranked recruiting class and Tennessee earned a commitment from five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "That playoff berth was fool \u2019s gold, an undeserved reward that left the organization in denial about some of its greatest flaws. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Placing any credence in these assurances would be a fool \u2019s game. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 22 Aug. 2021",
      "Walsh recently published an article on the obsessive music site Aquarium Drunkard about the treasures (and, often, fool \u2019s gold) of Heller\u2019s deep dive. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Steer clear of people offering you something that could be fool \u2019s gold. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 7 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But these familiar museum items shouldn\u2019t fool anyone, Kunsch insisted. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
      "Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 6 June 2022",
      "Assigning deep motivations behind behavior is how people fool themselves and relieve their partners of any responsibility to communicate. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
      "And Thor is wearing some sort of disguise that shouldn\u2019t fool anyone. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 June 2022",
      "Those are just a few of the most popular messages delivered by robocallers, who often hide behind spoofed numbers to fool you into answering. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "But as societies become less na\u00efve and more alert to these and other threats, parasitic individuals and free riders need to rely on sophisticated deception skills to fool others. \u2014 Tomas Chamorro-premuzic, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In the season finale, a new slate of aspiring magicians perform their best trick in a bid to fool Penn Jillette and Teller, who then try to figure out how the illusion is done and re-create it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-125800"
  },
  "flounder":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flatfish",
      ": any of various marine fishes (families Pleuronectidae, Paralichthyidae, and Bothidae) that include important food fishes",
      ": to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly",
      ": to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually",
      ": a flatfish used for food",
      ": to struggle to move or get footing",
      ": to behave or do something in a clumsy way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bumble",
      "flog",
      "limp",
      "lumber",
      "plod",
      "struggle",
      "stumble",
      "trudge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The horses were floundering through the deep snow.",
      "He was floundering around in the pool like an amateur.",
      "After watching me flounder for a few minutes, my instructor took over.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their meat is as white and flaky as any cod or flounder , perhaps even better. \u2014 Jason Nark, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Matanzas on the Bay has everything from Gulf shrimp to Ahi tuna, plus lobster tail, snapper, grouper and flounder . \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The rules apply to valuable species that are harvested in the Northeast such as cod, haddock and flounder . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Regulators have tried to save the fishery with management measures such as very low fishing quotas, and many fishermen targeting other East Coast groundfish species such as haddock and flounder now avoid cod altogether. \u2014 Patrick Whittle, courant.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Regulators have tried to save the fishery with management measures such as very low fishing quotas, and many fishermen targeting other East Coast groundfish species such as haddock and flounder now avoid cod altogether. \u2014 Patrick Whittle, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Entree choices are cod, flounder , baked shrimp or pierogi. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Their bodies wear down with age and injury; shows flounder , and sometimes close. \u2014 Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "This is precisely why Encanto\u2019s soundtrack has done well as typical chart toppers flounder . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Hopefully the push to give ESG the CRT treatment will flounder and further divide capital against itself. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 23 May 2022",
      "Otherwise, the Pacers will continue to flounder near the bottom of the NBA defensively. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "If enough leaders couldn\u2019t make the leap to a global mindset, their organizations would flounder and fail. \u2014 Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "As hopeful home buyers flounder in a frustrating market, many are opting to hang on to rental properties in pricey areas and make a second home their first home purchase. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Such skis excel in very specific conditions but tend to flounder in routine all-mountain conditions. \u2014 Heather Schultz, Outside Online , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "Vern Rapp replaced Nixon for 1984 and the Reds continued to flounder . \u2014 The Enquirer , 2 May 2022",
      "Russia\u2019s international disinformation campaign seemed to flounder in the early days of the invasion, as narratives about Ukrainian bravery dominated the internet. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "This is especially true of the abrupt shift in the midseason finale, which dumped viewers into a brand-new world with brand-new characters, midaction, leaving them to flounder their way to some understanding of what is going on. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 31 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-130503"
  },
  "freedom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being free: such as",
      ": the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action",
      ": liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : independence",
      ": the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous",
      ": unrestricted use",
      ": ease , facility",
      ": the quality of being frank, open, or outspoken",
      ": improper familiarity",
      ": boldness of conception or execution",
      ": a political right",
      ": franchise , privilege",
      ": the condition of having liberty",
      ": ability to move or act as desired",
      ": release from something unpleasant",
      ": the quality of being very frank : candor",
      ": a political right",
      ": the quality or state of being free: as",
      ": the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action",
      ": liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another",
      ": the quality or state of being exempt or released from something onerous",
      ": a political or civil right",
      ": franchise sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-d\u0259m",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-d\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "autonomy",
      "independence",
      "independency",
      "liberty",
      "self-determination",
      "self-governance",
      "self-government",
      "sovereignty",
      "sovranty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dependence",
      "dependance",
      "heteronomy",
      "subjection",
      "unfreedom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The majority support in this country is for this freedom for women to decide this most intimate decision of our lives. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "The proclamation moreover guaranteed freedom to enslaved people in secessionist states like Texas, but not Union states like Maryland, which did not secede during the Civil War. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The holiday marks the official end of slavery in the United States, honoring the date in 1865 when Union generals announced the end of the Civil War and freedom from slavery in Texas. \u2014 Annie Nickoloff, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "But as the value of both Lexington and Jarret increase, freedom recedes out of reach. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "Steven Spielberg\u2019s film predicted how having more convenience would mean sacrificing personal freedom . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "Reed\u2019s freedom raised hopes for the releases of Griner and Paul N. Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was sentenced in Russia to 16 years in prison on espionage charges. \u2014 Jonathan Abrams, New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice, and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "The spacing and freedom in the NBA will enhance Ivey more than most, Woo believes. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see free  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-131649"
  },
  "fragrance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sweet or delicate odor (as of fresh flowers, pine trees, or perfume)",
      ": something (such as a perfume) compounded to give off a sweet or pleasant odor",
      ": the quality or state of having a sweet odor",
      ": a sweet or pleasant smell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101-gr\u0259ns"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aroma",
      "attar",
      "otto",
      "balm",
      "bouquet",
      "fragrancy",
      "incense",
      "perfume",
      "redolence",
      "scent",
      "spice"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fetor",
      "malodor",
      "reek",
      "stench",
      "stink"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a flower with a lovely fragrance",
      "the fragrance of lilac trees in full bloom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Many five-star reviews note the divine fragrance of the wipes. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry And Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day , 13 June 2022",
      "As a bonus, many guys report loving the fragrance of this lotion. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "Man ordered duck prepared this way; the meat and skin, united into near-uniform tenderness, had deeply absorbed the fragrance of star anise. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "The dampness heightened the fragrance of blooming lupine, filling the woods with the delicate smell of grape juice. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "With raving 5-star reviews, the fragrance highlights the top note of bergamot, a middle note of clary sage, and a base note of patchouli to encapsulate a uniquely fresh scent. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "Yes, the 10th fragrance from Henry Rose is named after a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "One gripe some testers noted is with the fragrance , and mild irritation on those with sensitive skin. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Unlike Belletrud's bright, romanticized depiction of Los Angeles, Israel's version of the city begins at night on Muholland Drive, as illustrated on the new fragrance 's package. \u2014 ELLE , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-132437"
  },
  "fan (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spread apart or to cause (something) to spread apart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-132444"
  },
  "finicking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": finicky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-ni-ki\u014b",
      "-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choosy",
      "choosey",
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "exacting",
      "fastidious",
      "finical",
      "finicky",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undemanding",
      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "finicking drinkers will find the bar's trendy cocktails far too sweet"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of finical ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1661, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-152014"
  },
  "founder":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that founds or establishes",
      ": to become disabled",
      ": to go lame",
      ": to give way : collapse",
      ": to become submerged : sink",
      ": to come to grief : fail",
      ": to disable (an animal) especially by excessive feeding",
      ": laminitis",
      ": one that founds metal",
      ": typefounder",
      ": a person who creates or establishes something",
      ": sink entry 1 sense 1",
      ": to become disabled",
      ": to go lame",
      ": to disable (an animal) especially by inducing laminitis through excessive feeding",
      ": laminitis",
      ": one that founds or establishes: as",
      ": one that establishes a foundation",
      ": founding father"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fau\u0307n-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "begetter",
      "creator",
      "establisher",
      "father",
      "founding father",
      "generator",
      "inaugurator",
      "initiator",
      "instituter",
      "institutor",
      "originator",
      "sire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Her career foundered , and she moved from job to job for several years.",
      "trying to save a foundering career"
    ],
    "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 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1547, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-152020"
  },
  "firth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": estuary",
      ": a narrow arm of the sea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259rth",
      "\u02c8f\u0259rth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arm",
      "bay",
      "bight",
      "cove",
      "creek",
      "embayment",
      "estuary",
      "fjord",
      "fiord",
      "gulf",
      "inlet",
      "loch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the Firth of Forth in Scotland"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old Norse fj\u01ebrthr \u2014 more at ford ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182115"
  },
  "forage":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing",
      ": the act of foraging : search for provisions",
      ": to strip of provisions : collect forage from",
      ": to secure by foraging",
      ": to wander in search of forage or food",
      ": to secure forage (as for horses) by stripping the country",
      ": ravage , raid",
      ": to make a search : rummage",
      ": food (as grass) for browsing or grazing animals",
      ": to nibble or eat grass or other plants",
      ": search entry 1 sense 1",
      "[ forage entry 2 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ij",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "browse",
      "graze",
      "pasture",
      "rustle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The grass serves as forage for livestock.",
      "Verb",
      "The cows were foraging in the pasture.",
      "He had to forage for firewood.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The lack of seagrass forage during winter months has triggered an unprecedented die-off of manatees, including a record of more than 1,100 last year. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "The lack of seagrass forage during winter months has triggered an unprecedented die-off of manatees, including a record of more than 1,100 last year. \u2014 Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
      "The leases overlap with nine allotments accounting for nearly 5,000 AUMs, or animal unit months, the livestock industry\u2019s standard measure of forage , according to the EA. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Tent caterpillars serve as important forage food for Maine birds, Maine Audubon said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "In his formative years, Hirata learned how to hunt, fish, and forage with his cousins. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
      "Sandy Ranch has rarely run cattle there in recent years because of drought and the bison consume the forage grown on the ranch\u2019s private land there, according to Wiessner. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
      "There is another beneficial farming practice that can help to address the bee summer forage shortage. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "In order to prevent injuries to their snouts when looking for food, some dolphins carry around a basket sponge to help them forage and dig into the ocean floor. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Around the same time, Hirata learned about Noma chef Ren\u00e9 Redzepi, who was trying to revive Nordic cuisine in Denmark by encouraging people to forage like the Nordic people used to. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 May 2022",
      "And subscription snack boxes keep my munchies at bay without my having to forage for the most obscene flavor of Combos at my local bodega or raid the BA test kitchen for pecan nubs left over from muffin recipe testing. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Now residents can instead use an app to forage for food on non-interstate roads. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Learn about sustainable and respectful harvesting and how to forage edible seaweed. \u2014 Mimi Slawoff, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Within two years, almost all of the other Athletics stars were gone \u2013 forcing the Finleys to forage for such new talent as Rickey Henderson. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Growing food is an enviable skill, but why not cut out the middleman and learn how to forage for food that\u2019s just out there waiting to be eaten? \u2014 Outside Online , 11 June 2020",
      "Andrew McCloud said the ultimate prize is having a plate and being able to share with neighbors and family members who can\u2019t get out and forage themselves. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Demers suggested that people who want to forage download an app that identifies plants, such as PictureThis, Forage or Shroomify. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 28 June 2021"
    ],
    "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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192402"
  },
  "flit":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another",
      ": alter , shift",
      ": to move in an erratic fluttering manner",
      ": to move, pass, or fly quickly from one place or thing to another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flit",
      "\u02c8flit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "butterflies flitting around the garden",
      "The hummingbird flitted from flower to flower.",
      "She was always flitting around the kitchen.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Only rarely, for a few days a year around the start of the rainy season, will the species\u2019 much-larger females venture down from the trees to flit through these loose froggy frats. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The rest of the cast\u2014excellent, all\u2014portray the inner voices, mostly scolding or mocking, who flit through Usher\u2019s restless, endlessly worried mind. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "Bats flit around the rooftop of the Capitol at night, bathed in the bleached spotlights that illuminate the Dome. \u2014 Fox News , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Once on the wintering grounds in South America, flycatchers do not seem to flit around much. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "The eggs become milkweed-eating caterpillars that morph into butterflies that flit among flowers, living about a month while moving north. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But the message that China\u2019s success is thanks to Mr. Xi and the Communist Party echoes in slogans that flit in Chinese across announcement screens in the carriages. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Eddington\u2019s work, however, suggested these outcasts could be found by observing their lensing effects\u2014typically a telltale transient brightening of any background stars the black holes flit across within our field of view. \u2014 Jonathan O'callaghan, Scientific American , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "People not involved in the world of children\u2019s books, either professionally or personally through children and grandchildren, may imagine a peaceful bower where bunnies hop and pixies flit and tots run back and forth making wonderful discoveries. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English flitten , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse flytjask to move, Old English fl\u0113otan to float",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-201416"
  },
  "fay":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fit or join closely or tightly",
      ": faith",
      ": fairy , elf",
      ": resembling an elf",
      ": ofay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brownie",
      "dwarf",
      "elf",
      "faerie",
      "faery",
      "fairy",
      "gnome",
      "goblin",
      "gremlin",
      "hobgoblin",
      "kobold",
      "leprechaun",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "puck",
      "sprite",
      "troll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "antic",
      "coltish",
      "elfish",
      "frisky",
      "frolicsome",
      "larky",
      "playful",
      "rollicking",
      "sportful",
      "sportive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "with her slight build and perky manner, the actress was usually cast as the fay young woman who charms all the men in town"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-201435"
  },
  "freewill":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": voluntary , spontaneous",
      ": voluntary choice or decision",
      ": freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention",
      ": a person's own choice or decision"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccwil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "self-imposed",
      "uncoerced",
      "unforced",
      "volitional",
      "voluntary",
      "volunteer",
      "willing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "autonomy",
      "choice",
      "self-determination",
      "volition",
      "will"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a freewill confession of guilt made by the suspect during police interrogation",
      "our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO",
      "Noun",
      "He argues that all humans have free will .",
      "all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "All, too, will take place without a live audience and include links for freewill donations to nonprofits supporting Cleveland-area musicians and musical programs during coronavirus. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 2 June 2020",
      "The free community event is sponsored by Spiritual Church of Escondido; freewill offering will be accepted. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "Admission for the event sponsored by the Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library is free; freewill donations will be accepted for musicians. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 30 Apr. 2018",
      "There is no charge for this concert; freewill donations for musicians are encouraged. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com , 9 Apr. 2018",
      "The series\u2019 third and final concert holds chamber works by French composers of Les Six. 4 p.m. Sunday, Southminster Presbyterian Church, 916 E. Central Road, Arlington Heights; freewill donation; 847-902-0733. \u2014 John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com , 1 June 2017",
      "Freewill offerings will benefit the Georgetown Ministry Center, which aids service-resistant, chronically homeless individuals and advocates for the homeless. \u2014 Gerri Marmer, Washington Post , 5 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But when two subjects, Jeff (Teller) and Lizzy (Smollett), form a connection, their path to redemption take a twistier turn, as Abnesti\u2019s experiments start to push the limits of free will altogether. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
      "One fascinating question in many of the stories is free will . \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "There is no charge for these concerts however a free will offering is appreciated. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
      "Once Kang died, Strange got some of his free will back along with the entire timeline. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The land of the free and the home of the brave ought to be more generous in our regard for free will and in gratitude for our guarding of it. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In Free Guy Ryan Reynolds plays an NPC who develops consciousness and free will . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Communism and radical Islam are ideologies that divide the world into the elect and the profane, deny individuality and suppress free will . \u2014 David Satter, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "In the democratic state, newspapers express the free will of the people. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1535, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-201658"
  },
  "fantasm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a product of fantasy: such as",
      ": delusive appearance : illusion",
      ": ghost , specter",
      ": a figment of the imagination",
      ": a mental representation of a real object"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-202405"
  },
  "freehearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": frank , unreserved",
      ": generous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "forthright",
      "foursquare",
      "frank",
      "free-spoken",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a surprisingly freehearted political candidate",
      "a nation of freehearted people and always among the first to send relief to disaster-stricken areas"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-202818"
  },
  "floss":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery",
      ": dental floss",
      ": fluffy fibrous material",
      ": to use dental floss on",
      ": to use dental floss",
      ": dental floss",
      ": soft thread used in embroidery",
      ": fluffy material full of fibers",
      ": to use dental floss on",
      ": dental floss",
      ": to use dental floss on (one's teeth)",
      ": to use dental floss"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4s",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fs",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4s",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fs",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4s, \u02c8fl\u022fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "down",
      "fluff",
      "fur",
      "fuzz",
      "lint",
      "nap",
      "pile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "used cotton floss to simulate Santa's beard",
      "Verb",
      "My dentist told me I should floss more often.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even patients who brush and floss diligently often have no idea there's invisible damage being done. \u2014 Taylore Glynn, Allure , 9 June 2022",
      "The pork mayonnaise buns are especially indulgent, blanketed in pork floss and congealed mayonnaise. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Go for a Mayan massage in the Muluk Spa, after which therapists draw back the curtains to reveal the candy- floss blue of the Caribbean. \u2014 Lauren Mowery, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "The whitening pen is equipped with eucalyptus, thyme and menthol and the floss is coated with dental-grade baking soda. \u2014 Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Everyone would eat their vegetables, clean up after their pet, regularly brush and floss , and cross the street only when the signal allows. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Football is a deeply strange game, and beauty can be found in the sport's goofy moments \u2014 like a guy getting a sack with a floss pick in his mouth. \u2014 Jace Evans, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "The label is known for its head-turning dresses, like the viral Fairy Dress which is leaving users speechless during try-ons, or its crossbody floss halter number. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "ByHumankind Dental Routine Bundle ByHumankind\u2019s dental care set includes toothpaste and mouthwash tablets (60 each) and three-month supply of 100 percent biodegradable floss (available in two flavors), plus refillable containers. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Only 30% of Americans floss each day, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. \u2014 Janine Annett, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The fibers of the rope toy will actually floss the dogs teeth, keeping their chompers healthy. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 7 May 2021",
      "In a story that anyone with a sister can relate to, Cocofloss co-founder and dentist Chrystle Cu was having trouble getting her patients \u2014 and her little sister, Cat \u2014 to floss . \u2014 Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "To take the test, patients can't eat or drink anything, brush or floss their teeth or use mouthwash, or smoke or chew gum for one hour prior. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, ABC News , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Many people brush their teeth every day, but fewer people floss . \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 1 Jan. 2021",
      "So British scientists designed a study in which one group of people was told to floss before brushing, and another after brushing. \u2014 Ryan Prior, CNN , 1 Jan. 2021",
      "The flosser comes in nine different colors and comes with seven tips so your whole family can water floss freely. \u2014 Popular Science , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "The next child reportedly goes on to ask Prince William if George has taught him how to floss . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 4 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1974, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-205330"
  },
  "flatten":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make flat: such as",
      ": to make level or smooth",
      ": to knock down",
      ": to defeat decisively",
      ": to make dull or uninspired",
      ": to make lusterless",
      ": to stabilize especially at a lower level",
      ": to become flat or flatter : such as",
      ": to become dull or spiritless",
      ": to extend in or into a flat position or form",
      ": to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level",
      ": to make or become flat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "even",
      "level",
      "plane",
      "smooth",
      "smoothen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "rough",
      "roughen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.",
      "The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.",
      "The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.",
      "Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Unlike conventional sneakers, which typically flatten the foot pad, Kurusole cradles feet for unparalleled heel, ankle, and arch support. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Officers with Jourdanton police used spike strips to flatten the truck's tires, but Lopez kept driving, firing the rifle through a truck window before hitting two telephone poles and a fence, said Atascosa County Sheriff David Soward. \u2014 Juan A. Lozano And Adrian Sainz, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "These dynamics have served to flatten our political identities, weakening our ability or inclination to find compromise. \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "If the world approached that target, the rate of increase in carbon dioxide levels would slow down and the Keeling Curve would flatten out. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "These work by having two zippers \u2014 one that closes the cube and a second that tightly compresses it to flatten your clothes and save space. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "Bay Village officers were able to use spike strips to flatten the tires on the car and safely stop it near Cahoon Road. \u2014 cleveland , 1 May 2022",
      "To flatten the curve, physicians are targeting patients who have tested positive and who have underlying risk factors but who are not yet seriously sick. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Add the sweet potatoes, season with salt, and press down to flatten . \u2014 Janelle Bitker, Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-211339"
  },
  "footle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to talk or act foolishly",
      ": to waste time : trifle , fool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00fc-t\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bum",
      "chill",
      "dally",
      "dawdle",
      "dillydally",
      "drone",
      "goof (off)",
      "hack (around)",
      "hang (around ",
      "hang about",
      "idle",
      "kick around",
      "kick back",
      "laze",
      "lazy",
      "loaf",
      "loll",
      "lounge",
      "veg out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "spent the morning footling about while others were working"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of footer to waste time",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-214459"
  },
  "flaccid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not firm or stiff",
      ": lacking normal or youthful firmness",
      ": deficient in turgor",
      ": lacking vigor or force",
      ": not firm or stiff",
      ": lacking normal or youthful firmness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-s\u0259d",
      "also",
      "\u02c8flas-\u0259d",
      "\u02c8flak-s\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "droopy",
      "floppy",
      "lank",
      "limp",
      "yielding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "resilient",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "sturdy",
      "tense"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Virgil Thomson, in his review of the evening, called the libretto \" flaccid and spineless,\" but that is unfair. It is a witty piece of writing. \u2014 J. D. McClatchy , New Republic , 29 Nov. 1993",
      "Her hands are long and slim, delicate, as Dorothy's were; her handshake is flaccid , her smile is sweet but unconvincing. \u2014 Richard Bausch , Esquire , August 1990",
      "Half must have been, of course, men and women over fifty and their bodies reflected the pull of their character \u2026 many a man had a flaccid paunch \u2026 \u2014 Norman Mailer , Harper's , November 1968",
      "the flaccid stalks of celery that had been around for far too long",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A decade later, and another researcher named Matthew Vogt was studying a syndrome that had only been classified in the subsequent years, picking up the name acute flaccid myelitis. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 29 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s the crypto web3 game scene, but AAA traditional publishers are seeing similarly flaccid results. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "This one had deformed into a long, narrow ellipse, like a flaccid rubber band. \u2014 Laura Preston, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Instead, we are presented with what can only be described as a montage of flaccid penises of any and all sizes. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Their sole tool for detecting cases is what\u2019s known as acute flaccid paralysis surveillance \u2014 looking for children who have become paralyzed and testing them to see if polioviruses are the culprit. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "It had recently been linked with acute flaccid myelitis. \u2014 Roxanne Khamsi, Scientific American , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The camera wouldn\u2019t avoid sags, cellulite, stomach rolls, flaccid penises. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Instead of relying on flaccid tropes \u2014 talking with your mouth full, spit/swallow binaries, off-course emissions \u2014 Novak\u2019s comedy defamiliarizes, cutting through centuries of heterosexual lore to reveal the raw act as something even more absurd. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin flaccidus , from flaccus flabby",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-215741"
  },
  "faithless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous , disloyal",
      ": not to be relied on : untrustworthy",
      ": not worthy of trust : disloyal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disloyal",
      "false",
      "fickle",
      "inconstant",
      "perfidious",
      "recreant",
      "traitorous",
      "treacherous",
      "unfaithful",
      "untrue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "dedicated",
      "devoted",
      "devout",
      "down-the-line",
      "faithful",
      "fast",
      "loyal",
      "staunch",
      "stanch",
      "steadfast",
      "steady",
      "true"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "faithless friends who deserted him in his time of need",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Through it all, forgiveness is given by the Countess Almaviva to her faithless husband in a seemingly impossible number of ways, making this the ultimate woman\u2019s revenge in opera. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "The Exorcist \u2014 The gold standard of horror distills the battle between good and evil down to its bare essence, a child possessed and faithless priest, maybe right next door. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Following the ten faithless votes in 2016, more states adopted laws that prevent this. \u2014 Fortune , 30 Nov. 2020",
      "The objection to the faithless elector was rejected by both chambers. \u2014 Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY , 6 Jan. 2021",
      "FairVote found that since the founding of the Electoral College, there have been 167 faithless electors. \u2014 Caroline Linton, CBS News , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump had two faithless electors both in the state of Texas: one vote went for Ron Paul and one went for John Kasich. \u2014 Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner , 14 Dec. 2020",
      "The seven faithless electors in 2016 made up the largest number of electors voting contrary to their party\u2019s winner in over a century. \u2014 Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News , 3 Dec. 2020",
      "However, most states have laws which nullify the votes of faithless electors, and there are not expected to be enough to alter the outcome of the election. \u2014 Grace Segers, CBS News , 8 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feithles, from feith  faith entry 1 + -les  -less ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-221701"
  },
  "far-flung":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": widely spread or distributed",
      ": remote"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02c8fl\u0259\u014b"
    ],
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      "broad",
      "deep",
      "expansive",
      "extended",
      "extensive",
      "far-reaching",
      "rangy",
      "sweeping",
      "wide",
      "wide-ranging",
      "widespread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "narrow"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-222842"
  },
  "forge":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy",
      ": a workshop where wrought iron is produced or where iron is made malleable",
      ": to form (something, such as metal) by heating and hammering",
      ": to form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press with or without heat",
      ": to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud : counterfeit",
      ": to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort",
      ": to work at a forge",
      ": to commit forgery (see forgery sense 3 )",
      ": to move forward slowly and steadily",
      ": to move with a sudden increase of speed and power",
      ": to shape and work metal by heating and hammering",
      ": to bring into existence",
      ": to produce something that is not genuine : counterfeit",
      ": a place where objects are made by heating and shaping metal",
      ": to move forward slowly but steadily",
      ": to make a clicking noise by overreaching so that a hind shoe hits a fore shoe",
      ": to make, alter, or imitate (as a writing) falsely with intent to defraud : counterfeit",
      ": to commit forgery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frj",
      "\u02c8f\u022frj",
      "\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)rj, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "counterfeit",
      "fake",
      "phony"
    ],
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      "advance",
      "come",
      "come along",
      "do",
      "fare",
      "get along",
      "get on",
      "go",
      "go along",
      "go off",
      "march",
      "pace",
      "proceed",
      "progress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Those workers testified they were directed to collect blank or incomplete ballots, forge signatures on them and even fill in votes for local candidates. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Australian motocross teens battle it out to win races and forge friendships in this kids\u2019 drama series. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Only the golden years of Lionel Messi's Barcelona, which Guardiola helped forge , was able to somewhat dim that mystique. \u2014 Joseph Wilson, ajc , 5 May 2022",
      "The latest victory will likely help the BJP forge ahead with its controversial agenda, such as implementing a citizenship law that excluded Muslims from its ambit and had been pushed to the back burner after nationwide protests. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "China has already convinced Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador to drop their recognition of Taiwan and forge ties with Beijing. \u2014 Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Expect to see Kyiv forge arrangements with neighboring NATO members and potential members who legitimately see themselves in the crosshairs of Putin\u2019s missile launchers. \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Lacing the beer served at their feasts with hallucinogens may have helped an ancient Peruvian people known as the Wari forge political alliances and expand their empire, according to a new paper published in the journal Antiquity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Australia has been working to overhaul its military to create a larger, more powerful force and forge deeper ties with like-minded countries. \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While Kendall is increasingly plugging in to neighboring Boston, there are also many who\u2019d like to forge tighter connections with the rest of Cambridge. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "While the pain runs deep, Jamaica continues to forge its future with determination, courage and fortitude. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Hepburn hit a trio of three-pointers in the second half, the first to pull UW within 56-53 with 3 minutes 15 seconds left, and the second to forge a 58-58 tie with 1:56 left. \u2014 Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Some of the countries where NSO had agreements, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are places where Israel\u2019s last prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, sought to forge new alliances. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 July 2021",
      "The goal of the partnerships is to forge a system where restaurants frying food can easily transmit grease and oil to facilities for conversion into fuel. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 10 May 2022",
      "Athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement the decision came down to Amato\u2019s inability to communicate effectively and forge relationships with his athletes. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The ultimate dream of a boxing trainer is to forge a world champion at some point in his career. \u2014 Haleigh Kochanski, AZCentral.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Zorro will be shaped by relationships from his youth, love and disappointment in love which will forge his development as a character and reflect a kind of masculinity far from stereotypes, Secuoya announced. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This level of consistently high connectivity shouldn\u2019t be ignored, especially by businesses eager to forge stronger relationships with consumers. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "As North America\u2019s largest documentary film festival, conference and market, Hot Docs strives to forge essential relationships that lead to production opportunities for documentary filmmakers with a keen eye on the global market. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Athletic director Scott Stricklin said in a statement the decision came down to Amato\u2019s inability to communicate effectively and forge relationships with his athletes. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Four women from different backgrounds forge an unbreakable sisterhood while trapped and in hiding during the genocide in Rwanda. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 5 June 2022",
      "Several other particularly worrisome vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to forge cards used in the machines by technicians, giving the attacker access to a machine that would allow the software to be changed, Halderman said. \u2014 Kate Brumback, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "France and Germany want to forge their own European relationship with China, independent of the U.S. and, as much as possible, NATO. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022",
      "With incisive input from Hunter and director David Cromer, the smashingly good Brill and Beltran \u2014 who were roommates at Carnegie Mellon University \u2014 forge a relationship at times tense and tenuous, at others mutually affirmative. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Racist and sexist pressures pervade intimate spaces and private lives and shape identities and self-images, and the characters forge a sense of style as a way of coping and as a mode of protest, defiance, and self-assertion. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-224024"
  },
  "faze":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to disturb the composure of : disconcert , daunt",
      ": to cause to hesitate or feel fear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101z",
      "\u02c8f\u0101z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abash",
      "confound",
      "confuse",
      "discomfit",
      "disconcert",
      "discountenance",
      "embarrass",
      "fluster",
      "mortify",
      "nonplus",
      "rattle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You'll never succeed as a writer if you let a little bit of criticism faze you.",
      "the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Eppler and Showalter worked under George Steinbrenner, so having an owner who is always in the news, as Cohen is, doesn\u2019t faze them. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2022",
      "Having long nails can be laborious to some, but lengthy manicures do not faze others who have figured out how to adapt to them. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 23 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s very few, if any, situations that faze him, utilizing the kind of court awareness that can take years for players to master. \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Walker projects the position that the opinions don\u2019t faze him. \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The cast has terrific chemistry, and includes skillful performances from Janelle James as Ava, the totally unqualified principal, and Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa, a second-grade teacher who doesn\u2019t let much faze her. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "In another part of town, a rocket blast that rattled the walls of a basement housing about 30 people somehow didn\u2019t faze a 6-year-old girl named Varvara, who sat drawing at a little table. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Not much could faze the 27-year-old Mahle, who was making his first career Opening Day start. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Random terrifying stuff doesn\u2019t faze any of the quartet of treasure hunters, which makes the whole movie thin and desperate and lacking in human drama. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of feeze to drive away, frighten, from Middle English fesen , from Old English f\u0113sian to drive away",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-230446"
  },
  "flicker":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter",
      ": to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light",
      ": to appear or pass briefly or quickly",
      ": to cause to flicker",
      ": to produce by flickering",
      ": an act of flickering",
      ": a sudden brief movement",
      ": a momentary quickening",
      ": a slight indication : hint",
      ": a wavering light",
      ": a repeated momentary defect in a cathode-ray tube image caused especially by slow scanning of the screen",
      ": movie",
      ": a large barred and spotted North American woodpecker ( Colaptes auratus ) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants \u2014 compare red-shafted flicker , yellow-shafted flicker",
      ": to burn unsteadily",
      ": to appear briefly",
      ": to move quickly",
      ": a quick small movement",
      ": a quick movement of light",
      ": a large North American woodpecker",
      ": the wavering or fluttering visual sensation produced by intermittent light when the interval between flashes is not small enough to produce complete fusion of the individual impressions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fli-k\u0259r",
      "\u02c8flik-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "flutter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "film",
      "flick",
      "motion picture",
      "movie",
      "moving picture",
      "picture"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "A TV was flickering in the background.",
      "The overhead light kept flickering off and on.",
      "Thoughts flickered through his mind.",
      "A smile flickered across her face."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1809, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-234902"
  },
  "flanking":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip",
      ": the side of a quadruped",
      ": a cut of meat from this part of an animal \u2014 see beef illustration",
      ": side",
      ": the right or left of a formation",
      ": the area along either side of a heraldic shield",
      ": to be situated at the side of",
      ": to be situated on both sides of",
      ": to place something on each side of",
      ": to protect a flank of",
      ": to attack or threaten the flank of (as a body of troops)",
      ": the area on the side of an animal between the ribs and the hip",
      ": side entry 1 sense 3",
      ": the right or left side of a formation (as of soldiers)",
      ": to be located at the side of",
      ": to attack or threaten the side of",
      ": the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip",
      ": the side of a quadruped"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fla\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fla\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hand",
      "side"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abut",
      "adjoin",
      "border (on)",
      "butt (on ",
      "fringe",
      "join",
      "march (with)",
      "neighbor",
      "skirt",
      "touch",
      "verge (on)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She gently patted the horse's flank .",
      "They attacked the enemy on both flanks .",
      "the eastern flank of a volcano",
      "Verb",
      "the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Meanwhile Republicans are continuing to tie Democrats to the movement to defund the police in the hopes of magnifying rhetoric from the party\u2019s left flank to frame candidates as too liberal. \u2014 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "On the other flank , Marcus Epps has managed just a goal and an assist in 966 minutes. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
      "Cuellar, who has become an increasingly vocal critic of progressives the past couple of years, has accused the party\u2019s left flank of alienating voters in South Texas, where the GOP has made gains in recent elections. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 15 Feb. 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",
      "His ability to operate down the right flank , or the halfspace on that side, in support of right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold led to some of his best and most consistent performances for the club. \u2014 James Nalton, Forbes , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Officials in Beijing worry that extremists could use Afghanistan to regroup on China\u2019s flank and sow violence around the region, even as the Taliban look to deep-pocketed countries like China for aid and investment. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "But the accomplishment itself was fragile, one that faces opposition on the liberal flank of his own party and one that is far smaller than Biden first proposed. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, Star Tribune , 25 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Across the room, two demilune chests flank the entrance, with two identical mirrors above them, reflecting the herons. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
      "The pair of ePerformance test cars flank the Mission R concept. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
      "Commerce focuses on a small strip where a barber shop and a liquor store flank a convenience store where residents can get snack foods, buy lottery tickets and fill their cars with gasoline. \u2014 Tom Foreman Jr., USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "In its wake, the hurricane destroyed the vast majority of mangrove forests that flank Mosquito Bay and other parts of Puerto Rico\u2019s coastline. \u2014 Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The pair of 8-meter-long sphinxes flank the entrance to a processional avenue, which celebrants would have followed from the main part of the temple to a columned courtyard. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "The dry forests of Bolivia, which flank the eastern Andes with shrubs and dense thicket, are critically endangered. \u2014 Nell Lewis, CNN , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The Russian army moved to flank Grozny on three sides and unleashed a terrifying onslaught of air and artillery strikes on the city. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "It was rationalized as wanting a veteran presence to flank Wood on the frontline. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 11 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235356"
  },
  "fracas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a noisy quarrel : brawl",
      ": a noisy quarrel : brawl"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fra-",
      "British",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fra-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "battle",
      "clash",
      "combat",
      "conflict",
      "contest",
      "dustup",
      "fight",
      "fray",
      "hassle",
      "scrap",
      "scrimmage",
      "scrum",
      "scuffle",
      "skirmish",
      "struggle",
      "tussle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup",
      "police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the ensuing fracas , somebody threw a stack of bills at Combs, who witnesses said fired a bullet into the air. \u2014 Sean Williams, Rolling Stone , 22 May 2022",
      "Just today, the jury and viewers at home were treated to closeup views of Depp\u2019s bloody finger stump, injured in a domestic fracas in Australia. \u2014 Jessica Winter, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "The initial pursuit of fraud would devolve into a yearlong fracas between Republicans and local election officials in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix. \u2014 Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "The fracas over her prices \u2014 a steal compared with what celebrities are spending! \u2014 hasn\u2019t blunted interest in her own work. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Seven Virginia school boards sued the commonwealth\u2019s new Republican governor Monday for making mask-wearing in pre-K-12 schools optional, the latest fracas over Covid-19 protocols in school districts. \u2014 Jennifer Calfas, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "The fracas over the poem has underscored the precarious position facing Chinese tech companies like Meituan. \u2014 Laura He, CNN , 12 May 2021",
      "The fracas over the sculpture highlights how the costs involved in maintaining public art can rise over time, a problem that could grow across Cleveland and around the state. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021",
      "The verdict stands in sharp contrast to the department\u2019s own conclusion: no deputies were ever disciplined for the fatal fracas , according to Fleming. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, din, row, from Italian fracasso , from fracassare to shatter",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1716, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235627"
  },
  "feature":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person",
      ": physical beauty",
      ": the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts",
      ": a part of the face : lineament",
      ": a prominent part or characteristic",
      ": any of the properties (such as voice or gender) that are characteristic of a grammatical element (such as a phoneme or morpheme)",
      ": one that is distinctive",
      ": a special attraction: such as",
      ": a featured motion picture",
      ": a featured article, story, or department in a newspaper or magazine",
      ": something offered to the public or advertised as particularly attractive",
      ": to resemble in features",
      ": to picture or portray in the mind : imagine",
      ": to give special prominence to",
      ": to have as a characteristic or feature",
      ": to play an important part",
      ": a part (as the nose or the mouth) of the face",
      ": something especially noticeable",
      ": movie sense 1",
      ": a special story in a newspaper or magazine",
      ": to have as a characteristic",
      ": to give special prominence to",
      ": to play an important part",
      ": the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person",
      ": the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts",
      ": a part of the face"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "attribute",
      "attribution",
      "character",
      "characteristic",
      "criterion",
      "diagnostic",
      "differentia",
      "fingerprint",
      "hallmark",
      "mark",
      "marker",
      "note",
      "particularity",
      "peculiarity",
      "point",
      "property",
      "quality",
      "specific",
      "stamp",
      "touch",
      "trait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accent",
      "accentuate",
      "emphasize",
      "foreground",
      "highlight",
      "illuminate",
      "play up",
      "point (up)",
      "press",
      "punctuate",
      "stress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While consumers with disabilities are a key element of the burgeoning Disability Economy, another feature of its continued growth is the role of entrepreneurs with disabilities. \u2014 Jonathan Kaufman, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The feature is a Western set in Plympton\u2019s native Oregon with songs from singer-songwriter Hank Williams. \u2014 Emilio Mayorga, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "The James Fauntleroy feature was also beautiful just due to the nature of his sound. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
      "But the standout feature of Bella\u2019s outfit was her strappy black sandals worn with frilly white socks. \u2014 Alex Kessler, Vogue , 8 June 2022",
      "The other key feature of this new Chromecast device is the inclusion of support for the AV1 video codec. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
      "One convenient feature of this model is that the overflow is placed at the front of the barrel to prevent the overflowing water from flooding the wall that the barrel is against. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 8 June 2022",
      "One unexpected feature of these narratives is how much of the story hints at a rehabilitation that has yet to fully manifest. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Another new watchOS 9 health feature is the introduction of Sleep Stages. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The Valparaiso Art Festival will feature more than 60 artisans, including artists local to Northwest Indiana. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "The second day of the tournament will feature the quarterfinal round, the third day the semifinals and the final day the conference championship. \u2014 Alec White, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "As a result, the company\u2019s affordable four-door passenger car Lada Granta, will no longer feature air bags, anti-lock braking systems, electronic stability control or emergency retraction locks on seat belts. \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Similar to the first hearing, Monday\u2019s presentation will feature records and clips of testimony from depositions, but will be more in depth. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The committee\u2019s next hearing, scheduled for Wednesday, will feature testimony from former Justice Department officials who remained after Barr\u2019s departure. \u2014 Devlin Barrett, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
      "This year will feature a return set from Tame Impala who had to cut off their 2018 headline set when a massive storm rolled in. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "The under-23 tournament will feature men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams from around the world, with Canada, USA, Belgium and France participating on the women\u2019s side. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
      "The site will feature 14 sound stages and will be built across 670,000 sq ft on 44 acres of land. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1755, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-235920"
  },
  "fictional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, characterized by, or occurring in fiction : invented by the imagination",
      ": not real or true : made-up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fik-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8fik-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chimerical",
      "chimeric",
      "fabulous",
      "fanciful",
      "fantasied",
      "fantastic",
      "fantastical",
      "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":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000112"
  },
  "frenetically":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied , frantic sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fri-\u02c8ne-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "delirious",
      "ferocious",
      "feverish",
      "fierce",
      "frantic",
      "frenzied",
      "furious",
      "mad",
      "rabid",
      "violent",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "relaxed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The celebration was noisy and frenetic .",
      "the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Marrakech was well-known for being couture designer Yves Saint Laurent's muse in the sixties, inspiring him through its vibrant colors and textures and its frenetic energy, which fueled some of his most famous designs. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Collaborating within the frenetic energy of creative people is by far the most exciting and joyful part of my job. \u2014 Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The fight lasted mere minutes but would be remembered as one of the most frenetic matches in the history of the sport\u2014Dempsey went to the floor two times and Firpo nine. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "The wild, frenetic play ended when Marcus Smart found Jayson Tatum for a layup just before the buzzer, giving Boston a thrilling 115-114 win and seemingly setting the stage for a wild postseason. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
      "The Wall Street Journal in January reported that GameStop, a poster child of the meme-stock craze that drove frenetic trading last year, was establishing a division to develop an NFT marketplace and establish cryptocurrency partnerships. \u2014 Will Feuer, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "From the frenetic yearning to create to the rush to release music, Jones understood that kind of focus was part of the picture. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "Rozier shoots the extended sequences of Michel at work in the TV studio like a detailed documentary on the frenetic business of live broadcasts. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 5 May 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s primaries in Ohio and the neighboring Midwestern state of Indiana kicked off a frenetic schedule this month, with a total of 13 states holding primaries. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English frenetik, frentik, frantike \"temporarily deranged, delirious,\" borrowed from Anglo-French frenetic, frenetique, borrowed from Latin phren\u0113ticus \"suffering from madness,\" borrowed from Greek phren\u0113tik\u00f3s, late variant of phren\u012btik\u00f3s, from phren\u00eetis \"inflammation of the brain, delirium, insanity\" (from phren-, phr\u1e17n \"midriff, seat of the passions, mind, wit\" \u2014of uncertain origin\u2014 + -\u012btis  -itis ) + -ikos  -ic entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000133"
  },
  "frontline":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a military line formed by the most advanced tactical combat units",
      ": front sense 2a(2)",
      ": an area of potential or actual conflict or struggle",
      ": the most advanced, responsible, or visible position in a field or activity",
      ": relating to, being, or involved in a front line",
      ": first-rate",
      ": first-string"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259nt-\u02ccl\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cutting edge",
      "forefront",
      "leading edge",
      "van",
      "vanguard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "four-star",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "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",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "These researchers are on the front line of defense against cancer.",
      "She has been working on the front lines to educate the poor.",
      "Adjective",
      "if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospital",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Onypko\u2019s brother and his family are in Poland; her parents are in Zaporizhzhia, a city that\u2019s worryingly close to the front line . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
      "Those Western supplies that have made it through to the front line are neither as plentiful or as sophisticated as Ukraine would like. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "After taking part in the demonstrations, Molchanova volunteered to go to the front line , going first to a military hospital in Dnipro for training. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Russian bombardment regularly targets this corner of eastern Ukraine, close to the front line . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "In 1982, aged just 20, he was conscripted into the army by Argentina's then military government and sent to the front line . \u2014 Richard Quest And Joe Minihane, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Clearly there is a strong demand for loitering munitions in Ukraine, and U.S. planners will be scanning through every available program to see what can be rushed out to the front line . \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Those developments have brought more tutors to the front line . \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "While people go to the front line , lose their homes, and dig mass graves, running a game on a console turns out to be an unexpectedly daunting task. \u2014 Vlad Ned, Wired , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The company, which has long prided itself on secrecy, has seen its employees push back and speak out over issues ranging from alleged pay disparities, remote work policies and mistreatment of its frontline retail workers. \u2014 Chris Isidore And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Many turned homes into offices and some frontline workers began risking their lives for a paycheck. \u2014 David Miller, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
      "Bowser said the portal might open to residents with chronic medical conditions and other non- frontline essential workers in the first week of February. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2021",
      "Under Connecticut\u2019s original vaccination plan, frontline essential workers such as grocery store workers and people with underlying conditions such as Zabarsky\u2019s were slated to be next in line for vaccination. \u2014 Emily Brindley, courant.com , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "The college scholarship aims to support children of frontline medical workers and first responders who have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Afterward, the couple will visit the Spanish Town Hospital to hear how frontline staff have responded to the pandemic. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Most likely, the targeting is done to inflict terror among the population, create massive refugee displacements, and draw frontline Ukrainian solders off the battlefield to assist civilians. \u2014 Mark Kimmitt, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "However, true flexibility for many women \u2014 and especially frontline workers who may not have the same option to work from home \u2014 extends beyond just remote work. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000207"
  },
  "floppy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to flop",
      ": being both soft and flexible",
      ": floppy disk",
      ": being soft and flexible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4-p\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "droopy",
      "flaccid",
      "lank",
      "limp",
      "yielding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "resilient",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "sturdy",
      "tense"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "To fix a train system reliant on floppy disks and 50-year-old traffic lights. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
      "One little girl sits in the grass and hugs Miriam, an excitable, floppy eared princess who loves to be cuddled. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "And here comes Jesus in a red nose and big floppy shoes. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "It is shaped like a floppy wind sock and specialized for a single task, says Melissa Ingala, a bat biologist at Fairleigh Dickinson University, who was not involved with the study. \u2014 Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And there was a guy in a big floppy yellow jumpsuit skydiving next to the airplane. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Mid-size branches can serve as plant supports for floppy , tall, or scrambling vegetables and perennials, or makeshift fencing to outline a planting bed. \u2014 Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Turell now plays with a yarmulke atop his floppy blond mane, but didn\u2019t always. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "This below-the-radar hideaway on the edge of Beacon Hill serves thin-crust pizza dabbed with sweet tomato sauce, pooling in the middle with oil \u2014 the kind of floppy , foldable triangle that New Yorkers dream about (and can\u2019t usually find here). \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mini New York taco chain Tacombi sells the nutty corn and floppy , avocado oil-rich flour tortillas from their restaurants under the Vista Hermosa name at markets throughout the New York area. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "The first 8-inch floppies could hold up to 80 kilobytes of information. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "In 1979, Belyaev noted that some of the foxes had begun to look different, developing curly tails, spotting on their coats and floppy , puppy-like ears. \u2014 Jason Bittel, chicagotribune.com , 6 Dec. 2019",
      "The floppies were used to help broadcast emergency action messages issued to nuclear forces. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 22 Oct. 2019",
      "On his shirt was a vintage image of the Jonas Brothers, circa their early vest-wearing days when Nick had a floppy Bob Ross haircut, Joe sported a bird wing of a side bang, and Kevin boasted a voluminous Lionel Richie coif. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 29 July 2019",
      "At least 60 percent of my dreams feature airplanes shaped like my bedroom and supported by floppy , creaky iron wings. \u2014 Katie Heaney, The Cut , 5 July 2018",
      "To finish: Bring a pan of water to a boil and blanch the Chinese cabbage leaves and baby bok choy until floppy , about 4 to 5 minutes. \u2014 Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "Dark-bearded and muscular, the research ecologist sports a uniform of blue work clothes, sturdy boots and a floppy , Army-style camo hat. \u2014 Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine , 21 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1858, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1974, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-004852"
  },
  "fecund":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific",
      ": intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree",
      ": characterized by having produced many offspring",
      ": capable of producing : not sterile or barren"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-k\u0259nd",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-",
      "\u02c8fek-\u0259nd",
      "\u02c8f\u0113k-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cornucopian",
      "fat",
      "fertile",
      "fructuous",
      "fruitful",
      "lush",
      "luxuriant",
      "productive",
      "prolific",
      "rich"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barren",
      "dead",
      "infertile",
      "sterile",
      "unfertile",
      "unfruitful",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fecund breed of cattle",
      "the Franklin stove, bifocals, and the lightning rod are just a few of the inventions that we owe to the fecund creativity of Benjamin Franklin",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Also of note: wild creations like topcoats in fecund floral prints, monogram logo jeans that alluded to Canal Street knockoffs and duffle bags with extraneous doodads that looked like rock climbing holds. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Getting to AltaGracia is a memorable experience in and of itself: travelers fly into San Jos\u00e9 and take a small prop plane about 90 miles south to the fecund province of P\u00e9rez Zeled\u00f3n. \u2014 Jessie Heyman, Vogue , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The decaying remains of those fecund swamp forests became Alabama\u2019s coal fields, especially throughout Jefferson, Walker, and Tuscaloosa Counties. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "One problem is that fisheries often target what scientists call BOFFFFs: big, old, fat, fecund , female fish. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "After beavers almost went extinct by the mid-19th century, fashions shifted and Canada\u2019s fecund beavers rebounded. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "In the several years since his return, however, Beaujard has lavished the two-bedroom home with the full force of his fecund imagination, blending his signature theatricality with a new dose of insouciance. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "Johns continued to look back wistfully at this astonishingly fecund period in both their lives. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "The olive trees, vineyards, fecund gardens, incredible landscapes and views... \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 9 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fecundus \u2014 more at feminine ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-014128"
  },
  "fissure":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting",
      ": a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ",
      ": a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane",
      ": a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint : schism",
      ": to break into fissures : cleave",
      ": crack , divide",
      ": a narrow opening or crack",
      ": a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ: as",
      ": any of several clefts separating the lobes of the liver",
      ": any of various clefts between bones or parts of bones in the skull",
      ": any of the deep clefts of the brain",
      ": one of those located at points of elevation in the walls of the ventricles \u2014 compare sulcus",
      ": anterior median fissure",
      ": posterior median septum",
      ": a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane",
      ": a linear developmental imperfection in the enamel of a tooth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fi-sh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fish-\u0259r,"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "check",
      "chink",
      "cleft",
      "crack",
      "cranny",
      "crevice",
      "rift",
      "split"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a fissure in the Earth's crust",
      "a deep fissure in the ice",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The longer-term reality is a wider and deeper fissure dividing NATO and Russia. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
      "Reports surfaced after the end of the season that there was a fissure in the relationship between Brady and Arians, something Arians dismissed as the duo are set for their third season together. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "English has various equivalent geological terms: alpine-type fissure , alpine cleft, or, most simply, pocket. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
      "The rescuers sent a coastguard down a rope into the fissure to free the stuck pup carefully. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, in the final weeks of the eruption, fractures and a new fissure system split open the side of the volcano. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The dining room is insulated by walls that are nearly five and a half feet thick, and warmed by the small but functional kitchen, in which a fissure doubles as a natural extractor hood. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Becky Anderson dissects the fissure between the allies. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Doalty's not talking about a fissure in some surface (the Irish for that is scoilt), nor about a sharp, loud noise (pl\u00e9ascadh), and certainly not about a form of cocaine. \u2014 James Harbeck, The Week , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But where some teams fissure under the weight of unfulfilled expectations, going through that experience collectively made this group even tighter. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2021",
      "The statements made by Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira fed into a world already fissured by deep-rooted racial and economic discrimination. \u2014 Gale Ure, Quartz Africa , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "Even before Saturday\u2019s major aftershock, which fissured more roads and prompted more landslides, Puerto Rico estimated damages from a 6.4-magnitude quake on Tuesday at $110 million. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020",
      "This land is made of igneous rock fissured with gold. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "An early morning alert issued by the U.S. Geological Survey reported sporadic eruptions from three Kilauea volcano fissures shooting lava 180 feet into the air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 11 June 2018",
      "Over the past week, the lava erupting from Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea volcano fissures advanced through two small residential subdivisions along Kapoho Bay, reaching the Pacific Ocean, and wiping out nearly a hundred homes. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 6 June 2018",
      "The trunk was fissured at the base, creating a seam wide enough to slip into\u2014in other words, an absolutely perfect hiding place. \u2014 David Gilbert, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
      "This is far from the first time that fissures within the Republican party over immigration have been on public display. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 17 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040241"
  },
  "fallen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to descend freely by the force of gravity",
      ": to hang freely",
      ": to drop oneself to a lower position",
      ": to come or go as if by falling",
      ": to become born",
      ": to become lower in degree or level",
      ": to drop in pitch or volume",
      ": issue sense 1a",
      ": to become lowered",
      ": to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily",
      ": to enter as if unawares : stumble , stray",
      ": to drop down wounded or dead",
      ": to die in battle",
      ": to suffer military capture",
      ": to lose office",
      ": to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure",
      ": to commit an immoral act",
      ": to lose one's chastity",
      ": to move or extend in a downward direction",
      ": subside , abate",
      ": to decline in quality, activity, or quantity",
      ": to lose weight",
      ": to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection",
      ": to decline in financial value or price",
      ": to occur at a certain time",
      ": to come by chance",
      ": to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance : devolve",
      ": to have a certain or proper position, place, or station",
      ": to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something",
      ": to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition",
      ": to set about heartily or actively",
      ": strike , impinge",
      ": fell sense 1",
      ": to display great or excessive eagerness",
      ": disintegrate",
      ": to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down",
      ": to lag behind",
      ": to be in arrears",
      ": to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action",
      ": to produce no response or result",
      ": to fall in love with",
      ": to become a victim of",
      ": to lose acceptance or good reputation",
      ": to curve inward",
      ": to comply with a certain course of action",
      ": to meet with",
      ": to fail utterly",
      ": to sacrifice one's pride or position",
      ": to be deficient",
      ": to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target)",
      ": the act of falling by the force of gravity",
      ": a falling out, off, or away : dropping",
      ": the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn",
      ": a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen",
      ": one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together",
      ": birth",
      ": the quantity born",
      ": a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully",
      ": a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century",
      ": the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge",
      ": a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)",
      ": the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat",
      ": one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris \u2014 compare standard sense 8b",
      ": long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds",
      ": a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair",
      ": a hoisting-tackle rope or chain",
      ": the part of it to which the power is applied",
      ": loss of greatness : collapse",
      ": the surrender or capture of a besieged place",
      ": lapse or departure from innocence or goodness",
      ": loss of a woman's chastity",
      ": the blame for a failure or misdeed",
      ": the downward slope (as of a hill) : declivity",
      ": a precipitous descent of water : waterfall",
      ": a musical cadence",
      ": a falling-pitch intonation in speech",
      ": a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value",
      ": the distance which something falls",
      ": inclination , pitch",
      ": the act of felling something",
      ": the quantity of trees cut down",
      ": an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)",
      ": a bout of wrestling",
      ": destiny , lot",
      ": of, relating to, or suitable for autumn",
      ": to come or go down freely by the force of gravity",
      ": to come as if by falling",
      ": to become lower (as in degree or value)",
      ": to topple from an upright position",
      ": to collapse wounded or dead",
      ": to become captured",
      ": to occur at a certain time",
      ": to pass from one condition of body or mind to another",
      ": retreat entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to fail to be as good or successful as expected",
      ": the act or an instance of going or coming down by the force of gravity",
      ": autumn",
      ": a thing or quantity that falls",
      ": a loss of greatness : downfall",
      ": waterfall",
      ": a decrease in size, amount, or value",
      ": the distance something falls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "slip",
      "stumble",
      "topple",
      "trip",
      "tumble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slip",
      "spill",
      "stumble",
      "tumble"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The jewels on this page would certainly fall into the category of things worth fighting for. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "Of course, Kevin Owens didn\u2019t fall for any of this, calling out Elias for editing the backstage video and wearing a fake beard. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition, although the varying levels of drought typically determine water budgets for households, golf courses do not fall under those ordinances. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
      "As in, the area might officially fall under the Russian Jack Community Council, but proximity and history tie the area more directly to Mountain View. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "The crimes that legal experts say Mr. Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "In exchange, Oglethorpe's ownership share of the two new reactors being built at the plant east of Augusta would fall from 30% to 28%. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "The crimes that legal experts say Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Prices for bitcoin and ether tumbled about 15% on Monday and continued to fall throughout the week, piling onto the decline that has plagued them all year. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The USS Abraham Lincoln, also based in San Diego, left in January and recently was in the Philippine Sea but is expected back by fall . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The child care industry is also facing a looming funding cliff, with states required to use the funding for child care appropriated by the American Rescue Plan by fall of 2024. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Inflation means loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments, but a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid, and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "By fall , though, negotiations fell apart over when students would have access to the facilities. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "The central bank started to shrink the size of its holdings this month and by fall will be shedding nearly $100 billion a month from what is now a $9 trillion balance sheet. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Officials hope to hire more police officers by fall . \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2022",
      "McBride said banks and others offering one-year CDs that are 1.75% currently could be offering new one-year CDs at 2.75% by fall . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The liquid metal fabrication added a new verve to a style that has become a constant on Beckham\u2019s runways\u2014her pre- fall 2022 featured a neon version of the same piece\u2014and a favorite within her own wardrobe. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "To celebrate the store\u2019s 15-year anniversary, Smallwood partnered with Proenza Schouler on an in-store event, held on March 22, just one day shy of when the pre- fall 2022 collection is available for preorder on Hampden\u2019s site. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The pre- fall Proenza Schouler white square-toe loafer, meanwhile, hits the refresh on polished prep, as does The Row\u2019s Margaret\u2014a slim-line, block-heel iteration. \u2014 Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Keep your eyes peeled on Victoriabeckham.com; the designer\u2019s second dress\u2014a black pre- fall number\u2014will be available to buy in June. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Later, Blumarine, which has grown a reputation as a premiere Y2K-revival brand, released a pre- fall 2022 collection that included red, pink, and black chokers, thick necklaces, and big flower attachments. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The singer wore a long black cardigan with a faux-fur collar from Blumarine's pre- fall 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Blumarine showcased a pre- fall 2022 collection full of red-and-pink looks. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Harper's Bazaar reports that the dress and outerwear are both from Milan fashion house Del Core's pre- fall 2022 collection, the white heels from Tom Ford, her purse from Aspital of London, jewelry by Pasquale Bruni, and sunglasses from Bulgari. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1677, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040702"
  },
  "falseness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not genuine",
      ": intentionally untrue",
      ": adjusted or made so as to deceive",
      ": intended or tending to mislead",
      ": not true",
      ": not faithful or loyal : treacherous",
      ": lacking naturalness or sincerity",
      ": not essential or permanent",
      ": fitting over a main part to strengthen it, to protect it, or to disguise its appearance",
      ": inaccurate in pitch",
      ": based on mistaken ideas",
      ": inconsistent with the facts",
      ": threateningly sudden or deceptive",
      ": in a false or faithless manner : treacherously",
      ": not true, genuine, or honest",
      ": not faithful or loyal",
      ": not based on facts or sound judgment",
      ": careless sense 2",
      ": in a dishonest or misleading manner",
      ": not corresponding to truth or reality",
      ": artificially made",
      ": of a kind related to or resembling another kind that is usually designated by the unqualified vernacular",
      ": not genuine, authentic, or legitimate \u2014 compare counterfeit",
      ": not true or correct",
      ": intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect",
      ": intended to mislead or deceive : deceptive , misleading \u2014 compare fraudulent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fls",
      "\u02c8f\u022fls",
      "\u02c8f\u022fls"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "erroneous",
      "inaccurate",
      "incorrect",
      "inexact",
      "invalid",
      "off",
      "unsound",
      "untrue",
      "untruthful",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accurate",
      "correct",
      "errorless",
      "exact",
      "factual",
      "precise",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "sound",
      "true",
      "valid",
      "veracious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false .",
      "He registered at the hotel under a false name.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are among the outfits that will soon start providing the EU with a country-by-country breakdown of their efforts to stem the flow of false information on their platforms. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "The woman, who gave police false personal information, was charged with theft, possession of criminal tools and falsification. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Former Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino Jr. has been accused of helping Trump spread false information about election fraud on social media and recruiting a crowd to come to the rally in Washington on Jan. 6. \u2014 Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Since older people are most likely to share false information, according to research published in 2019 in the journal Science Advances, the News Literacy Project is working with an affiliate of AARP and hopes to expand the partnership. \u2014 Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
      "McLaughlin said no false information came from local police. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 31 May 2022",
      "The legal action also claims Cornerstone provided false information about Cornerstone\u2019s ownership structure to investors to retain and placate clients, and Cornerstone and Ngo created inaccurate books and records. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "But the arsons were based on false information; neither target was nearly as involved in G.M.O. research as the Elves believed. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "McDonald also denied disseminating false information about the Crumbleys' case, as alleged by their lawyers. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "There\u2019s false -toothed Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp in Impeachment: American Crime Story. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "With time winding down in a scoreless game, the Gladiators made the most of a penalty corner when two of the four Hereford defenders false -started, crossing the goal line before the ball was put in play. \u2014 Rich Scherr, baltimoresun.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Browns offensive linemen false -started three times in the game \u2014 once by Wyatt Teller and twice by Joel Bitonio \u2014 and Stefanski vowed to correct it. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Jan. 2021",
      "The 49ers\u2019 chances to keep the game close fizzled late when a touchdown was overturned, and Nick Mullens false -started on a sneak at the goal line and then threw an interception. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The drive started with left tackle Charles Leno false -starting. \u2014 Star Tribune , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "Alabama coach Nick Saban said Saturday the school conducted 240 tests of its football players and none came positive after his potentially false -positive COVID-19 test Wednesday. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 17 Oct. 2020",
      "Meanwhile, forcing axioms, which deem the continuum hypothesis false by adding a new size of infinity, would also extend the frontiers of mathematics in other directions. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 Nov. 2013",
      "Any assertion otherwise on the latter front rings false given that, as acting commissioner, Selig had to have known about the FBI\u2019s Operation Equine, an early \u201990s investigation into PED distribution that included McGwire and Canseco. \u2014 Jay Jaffe, SI.com , 13 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040710"
  },
  "favor":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": friendly regard shown toward another especially by a superior",
      ": approving consideration or attention : approbation",
      ": partiality",
      ": leniency",
      ": permission",
      ": popularity",
      ": appearance",
      ": face",
      ": a facial feature",
      ": gracious kindness",
      ": an act of such kindness",
      ": aid , assistance",
      ": effort in one's behalf or interest : attention",
      ": a token of love (such as a ribbon) usually worn conspicuously",
      ": a small gift or decorative item given out at a party",
      ": badge",
      ": a special privilege or right granted or conceded",
      ": sexual privileges",
      ": letter",
      ": behalf , interest",
      ": in accord or sympathy with",
      ": to the benefit of : in support of",
      ": to the order of",
      ": in order to choose : out of preference for",
      ": in one's good graces",
      ": to one's advantage",
      ": unpopular , disliked",
      ": to regard or treat with favor",
      ": to do a kindness for : oblige",
      ": endow",
      ": to treat gently or carefully",
      ": to show partiality toward : prefer",
      ": to give support or confirmation to : sustain",
      ": to afford advantages for success to : facilitate",
      ": to bear a resemblance to",
      ": an act of kindness",
      ": approval sense 1 , liking",
      ": a preference for one side over another",
      ": a small gift or decorative item",
      ": wanting or approving of",
      ": in support of",
      ": to prefer especially unfairly",
      ": to approve of",
      ": to present with",
      ": to make possible or easier",
      ": to look like",
      ": bias",
      ": benefit",
      ": to the benefit of",
      ": to one's benefit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "benevolence",
      "boon",
      "courtesy",
      "grace",
      "indulgence",
      "kindness",
      "mercy",
      "service",
      "turn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accommodate",
      "oblige"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The committee voted 12-10 along party lines in favor of Merriam, with one Republican senator joining Democrats. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 16 June 2022",
      "Often, those losses happened when an opponent struck first and the Lightning threw their game plan out the window in favor of a score-at-all-costs push. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "As the series shifted back to San Francisco tied 2-2, the turnover differential was only 60 to 59, in favor of Golden State. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Republicans energetically reject the cosmopolitanism in favor of the kind of ethno-nationalism embodied in Brexit, Narendra Modi\u2019s India, Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Hungary, and all the rest. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Two years later Arkansas State did the same, changing from Indians to the Red Wolves, and North Dakota dropped the Fighting Sioux name in 2012 in favor of the Fighting Hawks. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Several other city councilors spoke in favor of the resolution. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, FDA advisers voted in favor of authorizing Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for children and teens ages 6 to 17. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Those in favor of replacing or ousting SROs argue that these trends ultimately make students feel less safe in schools, which are places meant to make children feel secure when other areas of society do not offer that same comfort. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Thunderstorms, perhaps by afternoon, may favor popping south and southeast of the city. \u2014 A. Camden Walker, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Regulations in both these places heavily favor electric vehicles. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 14 June 2022",
      "Another day or two below the starc- band will favor either a rally or some sideways price action.. \u2014 Tom Aspray, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Others favor October, with its warm days and a touch of autumn in the air. \u2014 Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 June 2022",
      "Gwyneth Paltrow and Sarah Jessica Parker both favor the Madrid sandal (a single-strap version of the Arizona), and Kendall Jenner was spotted in Birkenstock clogs back in March. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
      "For that reason, the Aggies favor the nine-game format. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "Its male members favor suits and short hair, and female members wear veils that cover their hair and modest dresses. \u2014 Brian Melley, ajc , 8 June 2022",
      "Black women favor Bass by a significant margin, but Caruso appears to be at least even and perhaps ahead among Black men. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-040728"
  },
  "foreordain":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to dispose or appoint in advance : predestine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u022fr-\u022fr-\u02c8d\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "destine",
      "doom",
      "fate",
      "foredoom",
      "ordain",
      "predestine",
      "predetermine",
      "preordain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "we are such good friends, it's almost like we were foreordained to meet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pelosi is more than happy for additional evidence to be disclosed and for the Senate to call witnesses, even after the House has impeached and when the resolution of the trial is foreordained . \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 17 Jan. 2020",
      "The outcome was not foreordained , for either Bork or Mr. Biden. \u2014 Alexander Burns, New York Times , 7 Sep. 2019",
      "The 41st president, who couldn\u2019t always get his sentences straight, wasn\u2019t foreordained for history\u2019s hall of fame. \u2014 Josef Joffe, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2018",
      "Aster piles on the personal confrontations and emotional breakdowns, but compounds them with unnerving new hauntings, all the way up to an ending that feels foreordained , but still shattering. \u2014 Tasha Robinson, The Verge , 8 June 2018",
      "This is hardly foreordained , especially if the U.S. reasserts itself on the global stage and rallies like-minded nations against the revisionists. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 18 Dec. 2017",
      "Egypt\u2019s slide back into authoritarianism wasn\u2019t foreordained . \u2014 Joshua Hammer, New York Times , 14 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041517"
  },
  "forbearance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due",
      ": the act of forbearing : patience",
      ": the quality of being forbearing : leniency",
      ": a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8ber-\u0259n(t)s",
      "f\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "long-suffering",
      "patience",
      "sufferance",
      "tolerance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impatience"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He showed great forbearance in his dealings with them.",
      "we thank you for your forbearance while we attend to the technical difficulties interrupting the TV program",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tom\u2019s angry scenes with his mother, frustration met with studied forbearance , have a ring of truth about them. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 June 2022",
      "Musk adheres to the tradition of taking legal and regulatory forbearance as an inducement and invitation to demand more. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "But even as the Fed has been drawing criticism for being slow to act, some economists say a bit of forbearance is warranted. \u2014 Mark Trumbull, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The share of households behind on their bills remains exceptionally low, a separate New York Fed report shows, but as federal stimulus runs out and loans come out of forbearance , some households will be looking at a different financial landscape. \u2014 Andrew Van Dam, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The share of households behind on their bills remains exceptionally low, a separate New York Fed report shows, but as federal stimulus runs out and loans come out of forbearance , some households will be looking at a different financial landscape. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "It was relayed via Zoom calls between Canyon Crest and Mawoud, a tutoring center Fariba now attends in Kabul, where girls sit in class with boys and men teach girls \u2014 testing the limits of Taliban forbearance . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The terms of forbearance are between a borrower and their lender. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Something appeared on certain faces each time Lu spoke, an expression\u2014of forbearance , distaste?\u2014that was difficult to name. \u2014 The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see forbear  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-041525"
  },
  "finger":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the five terminating members of the hand : a digit of the forelimb",
      ": one other than the thumb",
      ": something that resembles a finger",
      ": a part of a glove into which a finger is inserted",
      ": a projecting piece (such as a pawl for a ratchet) brought into contact with an object to affect its motion",
      ": the breadth of a finger",
      ": interest , share",
      ": bird sense 10",
      ": to touch or feel with the fingers",
      ": to play (a musical instrument) with the fingers",
      ": to play (notes, chords, etc.) with a specific fingering",
      ": to mark the notes of (a music score) as a guide in playing",
      ": to point out : identify",
      ": to extend into or penetrate in the shape of a finger",
      ": to touch or handle something",
      ": to use the fingers in playing a musical instrument",
      ": to have a certain fingering",
      ": to extend in the shape or manner of a finger",
      ": one of the five divisions of the end of the hand including the thumb",
      ": something that resembles a finger",
      ": the part of a glove into which a finger goes",
      ": to touch with the fingers : handle",
      ": any of the five terminating members of the hand : a digit of the forelimb",
      ": one other than the thumb",
      ": to accuse or identify as guilty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi\u014b-g\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fi\u014b-g\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fi\u014b-g\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "distinguish",
      "ID",
      "identify",
      "pinpoint",
      "single (out)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After the solution conformed around the finger , Takeuchi applied human epidermal keratinocytes to the outside. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 June 2022",
      "Vaughan made a nice finger -tip grab and was able to stay inbounds for the score with 9.6 seconds left in the half. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
      "For the first task, the pooches had to rely on clues from the researchers\u2014such as the direction of their gaze or a pointed finger \u2014to determine which of two bowls had a treat hidden under it. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
      "In the ensuing brawl, Eskridge bit off the tip of an officer\u2019s finger and grabbed his gun. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "In 2013, an American tourist broke the finger off of a 600-year old statue at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence. \u2014 Fortune , 9 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",
      "And the blade which once cut off a neighbor\u2019s finger . \u2014 WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "Of course, there was also a nursery menu to delight; fruity scones, lemon syllabub, strawberries, cucumber finger sandwiches. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The permafrost around Fairbanks is discontinuous; jagged pieces of it finger north-facing slopes and enfold the low-lying valleys. \u2014 Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
      "Bennett compared the prints to finger flutings \u2014 a kind of prehistoric art made by people running their fingers over soft surfaces on cave walls. \u2014 Nicoletta Lanese, Scientific American , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The collections celebrated hand-wrought romance and, yes, tactility\u2014the ability to finger the pearly shell shards on a friend\u2019s Bottega dress IRL. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 16 July 2021",
      "Danielle escapes to the buffet to finger stale-looking pastries, sandwiches filled with mayonnaise-y salads, gloopy pasta. \u2014 Jocelyn Silver, Vogue , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Auditors pored over his accounts in an attempt to finger him for corruption, an old tactic, but found nothing to justify prosecution. \u2014 John Pomfret, The Atlantic , 25 Jan. 2021",
      "Escape to rural roads in the Mazda, finger the paddle shifters in manual mode and it\u2019s a fun box with tight handling and an eager drivetrain. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 19 Sep. 2020",
      "As forensic virologists search to uncover the origins of COVID-19, bats have been fingered as a likely source. \u2014 Diya Chacko, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Families stalked the produce aisles, fingering cilantro and scallions (scarcities elsewhere), juggling cannisters of Lysol wipes and packages of flour (which had disappeared throughout the city). \u2014 Bryan Washington, The New Yorker , 6 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1521, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-063816"
  },
  "forsaking":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to renounce or turn away from entirely",
      ": to give up or leave entirely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandon",
      "desert",
      "leave",
      "maroon",
      "quit",
      "strand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reclaim"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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",
      "Unlike her husband Allen, who is willing to forsake his brothers to lead a more modern life in line with Brenda's upbringing, she's unabashedly attracted to his family name. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Like other immigrant groups that forsake tenements for suburbs, Greeks visit the old neighborhood propelled by an unquenchable taste for its old-country customs. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "When travel opportunities and open venues were lacking during the first wave of COVID-19, Diamond didn\u2019t forsake his music. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "While there are ways and room to improve, Kleiman does not want to forsake short-term success for long-term goals. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The Ravens boast the NFL\u2019s best defense against the run, which could cause McVay to forsake balance and focus on exploiting what is the league\u2019s worst defense against the pass. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The willingness to forsake partisanship in the pursuit of moral truth: Here is a partial remedy for the political and cultural rifts that seem to threaten our democratic republic. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forsacan , from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law \u2014 more at sake ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113039"
  },
  "fictionalized":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made into fiction : altered by the addition of fictional elements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fik-shn\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bzd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1905, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-113812"
  },
  "fun and games":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": light amusement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "beer and skittles",
      "easy street",
      "hog heaven",
      "picnic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Summer is all fun and games until the pool can\u2019t open. \u2014 Allison Prang, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
      "For fathers and all father figures and for daughters age 4 and up, featuring dinner, dessert, dancing, photos, fun and games . \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "There are chills and sorrows, as well as fun and games , in the riddle of time regained. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "For fathers and all father figures and for daughters age 4 and up, featuring dinner, dessert, dancing, photos, fun and games . \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Taking a life, be the life grouse or moose should have no relationship to fun and games . \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The film follows a group of four friends who get together for a nostalgic evening of fun and games after a decade apart. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Or, perhaps, fun and games were the best uses for cyberspace after all. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The fun and games begin Monday at Damien with the biggest and best basketball tournament. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-115254"
  },
  "feeling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the one of the basic physical senses of which the skin contains the chief end organs and of which the sensations of touch and temperature are characteristic : touch",
      ": a sensation experienced through this sense",
      ": generalized bodily consciousness or sensation",
      ": appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition",
      ": an emotional state or reaction",
      ": susceptibility to impression : sensitivity",
      ": the undifferentiated background of one's awareness considered apart from any identifiable sensation, perception, or thought",
      ": the overall quality of one's awareness",
      ": conscious recognition : sense",
      ": often unreasoned opinion or belief : sentiment",
      ": presentiment",
      ": capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions",
      ": the character ascribed to something : atmosphere",
      ": the quality of a work of art that conveys the emotion of the artist",
      ": sympathetic aesthetic response",
      ": feel sense 4",
      ": sentient , sensitive",
      ": easily moved emotionally",
      ": deeply felt",
      ": expressing emotion or sensitivity",
      ": the sense by which a person knows whether things are hard or soft, hot or cold, heavy or light",
      ": a sensation of temperature or pressure",
      ": a state of mind",
      ": the state of a person's emotions",
      ": an opinion, belief, or expectation",
      ": the capacity or ability to experience physical sensations (such as pain, touch, or temperature) that is mediated chiefly by end organs and sensory receptors in the skin",
      ": a sensation experienced through this capacity",
      ": an emotional state or reaction",
      ": the overall quality of one's awareness especially as measured along a pleasantness-unpleasantness continuum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chord",
      "emotion",
      "passion",
      "sentiment"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Bejot says that there is a general feeling that the documentary field has recovered post COVID-19 slower than animation or drama, because documentaries necessarily mean contact with the outside world. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "But there is also a feeling of shock, a realization there is still plenty of work to be done to catch up to the Baylors and Oklahoma States of the conference. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "Fatigue is a feeling of constant tiredness or weakness. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "There's no greater feeling than being heralded as the apple of your father's eye. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
      "Your warm smile across the room at me is always a feeling of grace and kindness. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "There's no sticky feeling , the shine is intense, and even for the glitteriest shades, there's no gritty texture\u2013just smooth, hydrated lips. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
      "There is an incredibly profound and life-affirming feeling that comes from making something. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "There is no worse feeling in sports than falling just short. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-115549"
  },
  "frown":{
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration",
      ": to give evidence of displeasure or disapproval by or as if by facial expression",
      ": to show displeasure with or disapproval of especially by facial expression",
      ": an expression of displeasure",
      ": a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure or concentration",
      ": to have a serious facial expression (as in anger or thought)",
      ": to look with disapproval",
      ": a serious facial expression that shows anger, unhappiness, or deep thought"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8frau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glare",
      "gloom",
      "glower",
      "lower",
      "lour",
      "scowl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "face",
      "grimace",
      "lower",
      "lour",
      "moue",
      "mouth",
      "mow",
      "mug",
      "pout",
      "scowl",
      "snoot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She was frowning when she entered the room, so I knew that she was annoyed about something.",
      "the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble",
      "Noun",
      "it was clear from the frown on the CEO's face that sales were headed in the wrong direction",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Our city recently elected a Fun Mayor, Eric Adams, whose most urgent appeal is for New Yorkers to loosen up, get outside, and turn that frown upside down. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In my experience, activating the PayPal app overseas can be tricky because of the company\u2019s security measures, which frown upon foreign IP addresses. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike other organizations which might frown upon the idea of a sub offering pointers, hearing those opinions is part of Orpheus\u2019s vetting process. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Another shortcoming some people will frown at is the fact that the s9+ doesn\u2019t have a mop feature. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The Taliban generally frown on smoking, and the unit has at times physically punished smokers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Perhaps plentiful opportunities in the U.S. job market are causing talented millennials to frown upon the mob life and seek legitimate fortunes. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Indoors, designers frown upon buying an entire bedroom suite in the same style, color and material. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
      "Some of the more successful retailers frown on the percentage-rent model, preferring to keep any profits from booming sales to themselves. \u2014 Esther Fung, WSJ , 15 June 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Michelle Williams plays Lizzy in a wavy mop of brown hair, with a slight frown , so that her whole demeanor seems repressed and a bit frumpy. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "Michelle Williams plays Lizzy in a wavy mop of brown hair, with a slight frown , so that her whole demeanor seems repressed and a bit frumpy. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
      "His response was an unsympathetic frown and shrug, drawing ire from the Rising fanbase. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
      "The actor found the green-screen experience grueling and was openly dismissive about a job that mostly entailed perfecting the Jedi frown and waving a saber. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2021",
      "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",
      "The best onscreen Batmen have always understood the value of a good frown . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "His pale and beaky face is set, not unlike Ethan Hawke\u2019s, in a near-perpetual frown of perplexity, as if he were defeated by the basic code of existence, and by other folks\u2019 apparent ability to crack it. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "This is not about taking that frown and turning it upside-down. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 15 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-115945"
  },
  "foliage":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation",
      ": the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants",
      ": a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches",
      ": the leaves of a plant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-ij",
      "also",
      "nonstandard",
      "nonstandard",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flora",
      "green",
      "greenery",
      "herbage",
      "leafage",
      "vegetation",
      "verdure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a tree with pretty foliage",
      "the thick green foliage of the jungle",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The flowers are insignificant, but the foliage is a handsome addition to containers of mixed annuals. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 26 May 2022",
      "Post up at North Conway Grand Hotel, a White Mountains retreat that shines in the fall when peak foliage is on view. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "The cyclamen foliage has been unaffected by the cold, and even the blooms have escaped damage when they were covered by a layer of N-sulate fabric. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "When fall foliage is in full effect, there are plenty of wonderful photo ops along this stretch of the storied canal. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "In 2020, peak foliage was evident in Berkshire County, the Pioneer Valley, and Worcester County in early October, the Globe reported. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "That also means beautiful fall foliage isn't far away, either. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Aug. 2021",
      "The foliage comes in a range of colors from green, to yellow, to red. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
      "The dense foliage and latticed lobby wall are also helpful for high-profile guests to feel secure. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French fuellage , from foille leaf \u2014 more at foil entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-120745"
  },
  "forlornness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bereft , forsaken",
      ": sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : desolate",
      ": being in poor condition : miserable , wretched",
      ": nearly hopeless",
      ": sad from being left alone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8l\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "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":[
      "Against the forlorn backdrop of the muddy terrain the media circus has left behind, the young mother is photographed for a fashion spread wearing a \u2026 white dress. \u2014 James Wolcott , Vanity Fair , September 1998",
      "There is nothing quite so forlorn as a closed factory\u2014Vic Wilcox knows, having supervised a shutdown himself in his time. \u2014 David Lodge , Nice Work , 1990",
      "Like Ozymandias, once king of kings but now two legs of a broken statue in Percy Shelley's desert, the great facade of Union Station in Washington, D.C., stands forlorn \u2026 \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Natural History , November 1986",
      "she was forlorn when she found out the trip had been cancelled",
      "a forlorn wanderer far from home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And then a forlorn shot of the audience, where a fan rises to his feet to give Pia a standing ovation. \u2014 Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone , 10 June 2022",
      "The first rental construction in six years in trendy West Hartford Center is expected to begin in a month as two forlorn buildings are torn down to make way for luxury apartments that could test the upper limits of the area\u2019s asking rents. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
      "Cave paused in front of a group of somber, forlorn Soundsuits, made in 2011 of black mother-of-pearl buttons, with large pewter-looking megaphones where heads should be. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "And so many of his ideas are inspired, like adding the forlorn country lilt of an accordionist (Veli Kujala) to the scene in which Hamlet corrals a traveling troupe of actors to put on an evocation of his father\u2019s murder. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an attempt at a strawberry bed. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "It was last seen in 1985 and earned its forlorn name because scientists didn't see a future for the flower as the cloud forest experienced deforestation. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The rest of the game was essentially a celebration for the Suns, who danced and dunked their way past the forlorn Lakers. \u2014 David Brandt, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The indie film super team rose to the challenge of bringing the heady and critically acclaimed three-hour Haruki Murakami short story adaptation, about two forlorn souls connecting in a red Saab 900, to U.S. audiences. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forloren , from Old English, past participle of forl\u0113osan to lose, from for- + l\u0113osan to lose \u2014 more at lose ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-121401"
  },
  "flightiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": swift",
      ": lacking stability or steadiness:",
      ": easily upset : volatile",
      ": easily excited : skittish",
      ": capricious , silly",
      ": easily excited or frightened : skittish",
      ": not steady or serious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012b-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8fl\u012b-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "excitable",
      "fiddle-footed",
      "fluttery",
      "high-strung",
      "hyper",
      "hyperactive",
      "hyperexcitable",
      "hyperkinetic",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "skittery",
      "skittish",
      "spasmodic",
      "spooky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "imperturbable",
      "nerveless",
      "unexcitable",
      "unflappable",
      "unshakable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women",
      "you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Aquarius moon: Aquarius moon people tend to be flighty and somewhat aloof. \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "While younger workers might have a reputation for being flighty or quitting soon after starting a job, many Gen Zers are seeking a job that invests in them. \u2014 Chloe Berger, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Braking is done through side-pull road-bike style brakes and despite the small 20-inch wheels, the Urban doesn\u2019t feel very flighty or sketchy while underway. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "Around the World in 80 Days' (1956) An English dude (David Niven) travels the globe and meets colorful characters in a flighty three-hour affair. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Like the introductory rivalry scene in which Cyrano\u2019s rapier wit and rapier skills humiliate a celebrated theater ham just to win the flighty Roxanne\u2019s attention, Wright aims to impress, but his flamboyance and foundering romanticism miss the mark. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Insiders right now would exhort that the tall truck early bird detection is no more than a flighty distractor from the real issues that need to be addressed for making the AI driving system readied to drive on our public roadways. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Ohio isn\u2019t the only entity to make this flighty error. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Her flighty , forgetful personality means that Alex ends up taking care of her instead of the other way around. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire , 7 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123028"
  },
  "flameout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the unintentional cessation of operation of a jet airplane engine",
      ": a sudden downfall, failure, or cessation",
      ": a person whose successful career ends abruptly",
      ": to fail spectacularly and especially prematurely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101m-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "comedown",
      "decline",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "demise",
      "descent",
      "down",
      "downfall",
      "fall",
      "G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flop",
      "flunk",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Fans were disappointed by the team's flameout in the play-offs.",
      "before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars",
      "Verb",
      "even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In Thibodeau\u2019s first season, Julius Randle became a fan favorite for setting career highs and his flameout in the playoffs seemingly could be forgiven. \u2014 Larry Fleisher, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The predicament is a looming corporate scandal that could permanently damage the Jojomon brand, just as Joan is getting her career back on track after a flameout at a previous company. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The San Francisco 49ers are hanging around at 8-7 after a flameout to Tennessee on Thursday. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "And with delicious scooplets sprinkled throughout, like the anecdote about the Ozy Media executive impersonating someone from YouTube in one of his earliest bits of reportage that led to Ozy\u2019s swift flameout . \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to reach even an NFC championship game will tick up to 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Dak Prescott, the second in three trips over six seasons for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, ajc , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The wait for Dallas (12-6) to get that far in the playoffs will reach at least 27 years after another first-game flameout in the postseason for Prescott, the second in three trips for the star quarterback. \u2014 Schuyler Dixon, Chron , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Pittsburgh is just 2-6 in its past eight games overall, including a listless loss in Cincinnati last December that hinted at the first-round playoff flameout to Cleveland to come. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Before Sermon, a third-round pick, the 49ers drafted fourth-round flameout Joe Williams in 2017. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1951, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123453"
  },
  "flagellate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whip , scourge",
      ": to drive or punish as if by whipping",
      ": having flagella",
      ": shaped like a flagellum",
      ": of, relating to, or caused by flagellates",
      ": a flagellate protozoan or alga",
      ": having flagella",
      ": shaped like a flagellum",
      ": of, relating to, or caused by flagellates",
      ": a flagellate protozoan or alga",
      "[ flagellate entry 3 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-j\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fla-j\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8je-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8fla-j\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8je-l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8flaj-\u0259-l\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t; fl\u0259-\u02c8jel-\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birch",
      "cowhide",
      "flail",
      "flog",
      "hide",
      "horsewhip",
      "lash",
      "leather",
      "rawhide",
      "scourge",
      "slash",
      "switch",
      "tan",
      "thrash",
      "whale",
      "whip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "One Peruvian candidate has taken time to talk about his habit of wearing a wire chain, known as a cilice, every day to flagellate himself. \u2014 Star Tribune , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "All are said to have had affairs with Lucian Freud (was there anyone who didn\u2019t?), three with Arthur Koestler and one with Egypt\u2019s King Farouk (who liked to flagellate her on the steps of the royal palace with his dressing-gown cord). \u2014 Moira Hodgson, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2020",
      "Muslims were mobilizing; once, Mr. Rizvi visited during Muharram, an annual ritual of mourning, and found her surrounded by pilgrims, flagellating themselves with chains to which razor blades had been attached. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Tech companies have self- flagellated a lot on these issues. \u2014 Frank Bajak, SFChronicle.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Aiden needs neither hair shirt nor whip to self- flagellate , and Simone writes of depression with a visceral ache. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "How small is too small for someone with a shrinking fetish?), Gupta and Gelula begin to self- flagellate , blaming themselves for being too lazy to do research or for stumbling into some ridiculous malapropism. \u2014 Sean Malin, Vulture , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "These are rotating, helical appendages which act as propellers, so flagellate bacteria are more mobile than those lacking such equipment. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Jan. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Instead of rejoicing at the opportunity to live their life, play games, and watch movies, many of those left behind self- flagellate and sink into a destructive sense of guilt for being more fortunate than others. \u2014 Vlad Ned, Wired , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The flushing was ordered after three of 11 samples of the Lake Jackson's water tested positive for the deadly flagellate . \u2014 CBS News , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "With the possible exception of medicine, no other profession self- flagellates (and self-congratulates) over ethics like journalism. \u2014 Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com , 23 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-123836"
  },
  "forcefully":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a forceful, powerful, or emphatic manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dynamically",
      "energetically",
      "explosively",
      "firmly",
      "forcibly",
      "hard",
      "mightily",
      "muscularly",
      "powerfully",
      "roundly",
      "stiffly",
      "stoutly",
      "strenuously",
      "strongly",
      "sturdily",
      "vigorously"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "feebly",
      "gently",
      "softly",
      "weakly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "European Union leaders last week also forcefully rejected Russia\u2019s attempt to require payments be made in rubles. \u2014 Birgit Jennen, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Pence forcefully rejected Trump\u2019s claims that the former vice president could have overturned the 2020 election outcome during the session of Congress that was interrupted by pro-Trump rioters. \u2014 WSJ , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Environmentalists have long criticized automakers for not responding forcefully enough to climate change and for selling large, gasoline-guzzling trucks and sport utility vehicles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Saying so forcefully enough induces city councils, media executives and civic groups to scramble to make amends. \u2014 Gary Marvin Davison, Star Tribune , 6 May 2021",
      "Over the past three years, Disney has forcefully transitioned its focus of its television business to support Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and other direct-to-consumer platforms. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "The sector includes heavyweights like Apple that have lofty valuations, which tend to push the market more forcefully up or down. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "This will make your point \u2014 forcefully , as the giver will realize that Liam thinks his birthday was ignored. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Over two decades, as the internet retailer mushroomed from a virtual bookstore into a $1.5 trillion behemoth, it forcefully \u2014 and successfully \u2014 resisted employee efforts to organize. \u2014 David Streitfeld, New York Times , 16 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1663, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-125042"
  },
  "facet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)",
      ": a small plane surface (as on a cut gem) \u2014 see brilliant illustration",
      ": the external corneal surface of an ommatidium",
      ": a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone)",
      ": one of the small flat surfaces on a cut gem",
      ": a smooth flat or nearly flat circumscribed anatomical surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259t",
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259t",
      "\u02c8fas-\u0259t",
      "\u02ccfa-\u02c8set"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "angle",
      "aspect",
      "hand",
      "phase",
      "side"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Each facet of the problem requires careful attention.",
      "the different facets of our culture",
      "Which facet of his character is most appealing?",
      "the facets of a diamond",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The social justice movement even trickled down to small cities and spread to nearly every facet of America, stretching from major corporations, celebrities and the sports world demanding change. \u2014 Fox News , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Covid-19 delivered catastrophic blows to almost every facet of the business world. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The Responsible Wool Standard (RWS) is another facet of Textile Exchange. \u2014 Ebony Roberts, Outside Online , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Each of the songs on our new album Unlimited Love, is a facet of us, reflecting our view of the universe. \u2014 Grace Natanawan, SPIN , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The centrality of the Covid pandemic to every facet of our lives is one of those things. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "But people in health care have known about them for decades, well-described in research studies pertaining to nearly every facet of medicine. \u2014 David Weill Reprints, STAT , 27 June 2021",
      "First came the sudden halt to every facet of their business. \u2014 Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune , 15 June 2021",
      "There\u2019re no real steadfast rules that can be applied to every facet of it. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French facette \"individual surface (of an object with many surfaces, as a gem),\" going back to Middle French fasette, from face  face entry 1 + -ette  -ette ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-134135"
  },
  "fancy woman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman of questionable morals",
      ": prostitute"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "floozy",
      "floozie",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in those days acting on stage was considered a profession fit only for a fancy woman"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1812, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-140049"
  },
  "furtherance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of furthering : advancement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259rt\u035fh-r\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advance",
      "advancement",
      "going",
      "headway",
      "march",
      "onrush",
      "passage",
      "process",
      "procession",
      "progress",
      "progression"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "recess",
      "recession",
      "regress",
      "regression",
      "retreat",
      "retrogression"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They made the furtherance of science their life's work.",
      "the 1965 Civil Rights Act was a major step in the furtherance of social justice in the U.S.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Graham, 44, was serving a 120-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, the agency has said. \u2014 Keith Allen And Ralph Ellis, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "In examining the trove of documents contested by Eastman, Carter found one email, dated Dec. 22, may have been in furtherance of a crime. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "Reardon eventually pleaded guilty to two federal felony counts: transmitting a threatening communication and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, said Herdman. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
      "Following his indictment, Williams engaged in a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of violent and drug-trafficking crimes. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Carter cited the crime-fraud exception to legal privilege, which prohibits lawyers from withholding documents if the communications were made in the furtherance of a crime. \u2014 Alex Wayne, Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Following his indictment, Williams engaged in a plea deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of violent and drug-trafficking crimes. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Smith pleaded guilty in October to possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "Usuga is charged with supervising and managing a continuing criminal enterprise, international cocaine distribution conspiracy and use of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142438"
  },
  "fashion":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time",
      ": a garment in such a style",
      ": a prevailing custom, usage, or style",
      ": social standing or prominence especially as signalized by dress or conduct",
      ": mode of action or operation",
      ": a distinctive or peculiar and often habitual manner or way",
      ": the make or form of something",
      ": kind , sort",
      ": in an approximate or rough way",
      ": to give shape or form to : to make, construct, or create (something) usually with careful attention or by the use of imagination and ingenuity",
      ": to design or devise for a particular use or purpose",
      ": contrive",
      ": the popular style of a thing at a certain time or among a certain group",
      ": manner sense 2 , way",
      ": to give shape or form to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fa-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "chic",
      "craze",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fad",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "hot ticket",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acclimate",
      "acclimatize",
      "accommodate",
      "adapt",
      "adjust",
      "condition",
      "conform",
      "doctor",
      "edit",
      "fit",
      "put",
      "shape",
      "suit",
      "tailor"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Speaking strictly from a fashion standpoint, turquoise is often considered a warm-weather stone\u2014one that emerges from the jewelry box when temperatures and hemlines rise. \u2014 Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "In May 2021, fast- fashion retailer Zara released its makeup line, with products ranging from $8 to $26. \u2014 Nitya Rao, Seventeen , 17 June 2022",
      "This upscale consignment boutique carries currently trending children\u2019s clothing and maternity fashion , all in pristine, like-new condition. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 17 June 2022",
      "Just like jewelry or a bag, your nails can be a fashion statement. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 17 June 2022",
      "Spectators who attend the Royal Ascot must adhere to a strict fashion policy. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Fashion has played a key role in how people express themselves for centuries, and Pride fashion is no different. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
      "Given this year marked The Great White Way\u2019s grand reopening in September, the celebratory fashion will be especially omnipresent this evening. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 12 June 2022",
      "The story is told in multiple time lines, as is the current fashion , but the technique feels justified\u2014flashbacks to the years before Kathleen\u2019s death give fullness to a character who in the source text is simply a dead body. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Elon Musk might fashion himself a friend of free speech, but his aerospace company is looking like an enemy of the piping plover. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "How can fashion embrace inclusivity's cutting edge? \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "Even though Monroe didn't adhere to fashion protocols, Queen Elizabeth didn't appear to be phased. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "In December, Smollett was convicted in a trial that included the testimony of two brothers who told jurors Smollett paid them to carry out the attack, gave them money for the ski masks and rope, instructed them to fashion the rope into a noose. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Witnesses at his trial included two brothers who told jurors Smollett paid them to carry out the attack, gave them money for the ski masks and rope, instructed them to fashion the rope into a noose. \u2014 Don Babwin And Kathleen Foody, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The structures are formulaic, the hip-hop soundtrack is intrusive and wrong; the effort to fashion Anna into some kind of feminist martyr is shameless. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Eventually Father Vapnik directed the village carpenter to fashion a long pole by which Ina could be prodded this way and that, to get her safely away from the others. \u2014 Ottessa Moshfegh, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "No one has to fashion makeshift period protection from old rags. \u2014 Amika George, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142742"
  },
  "flunk":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fail especially in an examination or course",
      ": to give a failing grade to",
      ": to get a failing grade or result in",
      ": an act or instance of flunking",
      ": fail entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "collapse",
      "crater",
      "fail",
      "flame out",
      "flop",
      "fold",
      "founder",
      "miss",
      "strike out",
      "tank",
      "wash out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "click",
      "come off",
      "deliver",
      "go",
      "go over",
      "pan out",
      "succeed",
      "work out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "If I flunk this class, I have to take it over again.",
      "If I flunk , I have to take this class over again.",
      "The teacher had to flunk two students.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "He was accused of harassing M.O. over two years and threatening to flunk her for not taking part in the Pledge of Allegiance. \u2014 Fox News , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The colt crossed the finish line first in the Derby on May 1, only to flunk a postrace test for a corticosteroid that is prohibited on raceday. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first, only to flunk a postrace test for a prohibited corticosteroid. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "The Michigan legislature had chosen this year, of all years, to enforce a strict new literacy law: Any third grader who could not read proficiently by May could flunk and be held back. \u2014 Annie Waldman, ProPublica , 3 July 2021",
      "And journalists would raise their game, not flunk big stories like Brexit and Mr. Trump\u2019s rise. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 8 June 2021",
      "Such interactions could lead to wrongful arrest, prosecution, and government liens for those who\u2019ve done nothing more than flunk a flawed algorithmic test. \u2014 Albert Fox Cahn, Wired , 9 June 2021",
      "Companies that scored below a certain threshold would flunk the test, leading either to remedial action or, potentially, a ban. \u2014 Annie Brown, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "Worse, the five individuals who fit the requirements best are all people who, in any normal testing program, would flunk the first interview. \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Facilities that ace their inspections are on track to get up to five stars, whereas those that flunk will struggle to get more than one or two stars. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "However, all three flunk the smell test, and two of them fell by the wayside before the Legislature adjourned last week. \u2014 Dan Walters, The Mercury News , 19 Sep. 2019",
      "Doesn\u2019t Avis know some states (including Massachusetts) flunk vehicles with faulty wipers in safety inspections? \u2014 Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2019",
      "And some students in general courses may test poorly or don't do their homework and flunk tests, educators say. \u2014 Diane Rado, chicagotribune.com , 19 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1823, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1846, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143407"
  },
  "franchise":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory",
      ": a business granted such a right or license",
      ": the territory involved in such a right",
      ": a constitutional or statutory right or privilege",
      ": the right to vote",
      ": a special privilege granted to an individual or group",
      ": the right to be and exercise the powers of a corporation",
      ": the right of membership in a professional sports league",
      ": a team and its operating organization having such membership",
      ": a series of related works (such as novels or films) each of which includes the same characters or different characters that are understood to exist and interact in the same fictional universe with characters from the other works",
      ": freedom or immunity from some burden or restriction vested in a person or group",
      ": to grant a franchise to",
      ": free",
      ": a special right or privilege granted by the government to an individual, group, or business entity: as",
      ": a right to conduct a business and especially to be and to exercise the powers of a corporation",
      ": a right granted to a public utility company to provide services and to use public land for that purpose",
      ": a constitutional or statutory right",
      ": the right to vote",
      ": a right or license that is granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory under the company's trademark, trade name, or service mark and that often involves the use of rules and procedures designed by the company and services (as advertising) and facilities provided by the company in return for fees, royalties, or other compensation",
      ": a business granted such a right or license",
      ": an amount of liability (as a percentage or sum) specified in an insurance contract below which an insurer disclaims liability and above which the insurer assumes total liability \u2014 compare deductible",
      ": group insurance covering fewer than the minimum number of participants required by law for such coverage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz",
      "\u02c8fran-\u02ccch\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ballot",
      "enfranchisement",
      "suffrage",
      "vote"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disenfranchisement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She was granted an exclusive franchise in the city's west end.",
      "They just opened a new fast-food franchise down the street.",
      "The U.S. did not extend the franchise to women until the early 20th century.",
      "He's the best player in the history of the franchise .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From there, things get gladiatorial and, Lionsgate dearly hopes, so gripping that its most successful franchise will be relaunched to sequel spawning effect. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "As the Celtics marched toward the brink of the franchise \u2019s first championship since 2008, their scouting staff was tasked with keeping the focus on the future despite the fact that the present was so enthralling. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Sony Pictures Television is set to turn its Wheel of Fortune game show franchise , with its legendary roulette wheel, into an online casino. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "The war in Ukraine has prompted Citi to shrink its exposure to Russia, with the ultimate goal to sell its consumer franchise and its commercial business in the country. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "Microsoft this weekend teased the latest entry in its Minecraft franchise : Minecraft Legends. \u2014 Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "My message was not the one that The Bachelor was trying to promote across their franchise , which is fine. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Hettiger, who launched his franchise in April, attended a 10-day boot camp in Louisville to learn the skills of the trade. \u2014 Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "My hometown of Austin, Texas, recently landed its first professional sports franchise in the form of Austin FC. \u2014 Will Townsend, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "More surprising than the Jaguars\u2019 shopping spree in free agency might have been the decision to franchise tag LT Cam Robinson. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The Jags might have quietly altered the top of this draft after opting to franchise LT Cam Robinson for the second straight year. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The couple plans to franchise Nourish + Bloom Markets around the country, hoping to reach a goal of 800 stores in total. \u2014 Aliyah Thomas, ABC News , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "This will be another attempt to franchise the business, which got its start at 14933 S. Pulaski Road in Midlothian. \u2014 Bob Bong, chicagotribune.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "The Browns have Mayfield for this year, and then can franchise tag him in future years. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "The Patriots could franchise tag Jackson, pushing his free agency to 2023 by offering him a guaranteed one-year contract projected to be worth $17.3 million. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "In a 34-13 rout over the Denver Broncos in January, Herbert threw two touchdown passes, which set the Chargers franchise single-season record for touchdown passes at 35 at the time. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "In a 34-13 rout over the Denver Broncos, Herbert threw two touchdown passes, which set the Chargers franchise single-season record for touchdown passes at 35. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145429"
  },
  "fill-in":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone or something that fills in",
      ": to enrich (something, such as a design) with detail",
      ": to give necessary or recently acquired information to",
      ": to fill a vacancy usually temporarily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fil-\u02ccin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backup",
      "cover",
      "designated hitter",
      "locum tenens",
      "pinch hitter",
      "relief",
      "replacement",
      "reserve",
      "stand-in",
      "sub",
      "substitute"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acquaint",
      "advise",
      "apprise",
      "brief",
      "catch up",
      "clear",
      "clue (in)",
      "enlighten",
      "familiarize",
      "hip",
      "inform",
      "instruct",
      "tell",
      "verse",
      "wise (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed",
      "she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Like in the last year everything from upcoming Tiesto singles to Ozzy Osbourne to Maneskin and whatever like fill in the blank pop act, Ava Max. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "For a start, there is a great deal that remains unknown to the public, and Republicans could fill in many of the blank spaces in the record. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
      "With only a soft check required, the BNPL lenders aim to fill in the gap for anyone with a poor or nonexistent credit history, according (pdf) to researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
      "Keep in mind that some wildflowers will form clumps and stay put while others will spread, fill in , or even take over a planting area. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "The administration sees China, which has slowed its economy to combat the coronavirus, as weakened and is hoping to fill in some of the void. \u2014 Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "Turns 1 and 2 are shaped differently from 3 and 4 (the result of a minnow pond that builder Harold Brasington contractually could not fill in ), meaning racers can\u2019t rest easy entering the corners. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 8 May 2022",
      "Expansive glass panels fill in the openings where there were freight doors, and steel awnings shade the windows. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Dolan said the Springdale district has hired academic interventionists to help fill in gaps in student skills, particularly in reading. \u2014 Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1917, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1840, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-145614"
  },
  "fur":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cover, line, trim, or clothe with fur",
      ": to coat or clog as if with fur",
      ": to apply furring to",
      ": to become coated or clogged as if with fur",
      ": a piece of the dressed pelt of an animal used to make, trim, or line wearing apparel",
      ": an article of clothing made of or with fur",
      ": the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick",
      ": such a coat with the skin",
      ": a coating resembling fur: such as",
      ": a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue",
      ": the thick pile of a fabric (such as chenille)",
      "furlong",
      ": the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick",
      ": a piece of the pelt of an animal",
      ": an article of clothing made with fur",
      ": the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick",
      ": a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coat",
      "fleece",
      "hair",
      "jacket",
      "pelage",
      "pile",
      "wool"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perhaps some day Levi will watch one of his father\u2019s cartoons and notice a mama bear with tender eyes and fur the color of coffee. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2021",
      "Without the companion app, FurReal is still a responsive robot who makes calm, happy noises when kids pet it on its furred back, or barks a warning when its tail is tweaked. \u2014 USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Whether feathered or furred , all of these animals belong to the same political species: the bird-dogger. \u2014 Samuel Ashworth, Washington Post , 24 Feb. 2020",
      "At the pool\u2019s edge, mosses fur the stones in newborn green, and white flowers bloom, their perfume carried lightly on the vapor cast off by the waterfall. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "That was my America right there: pastel greenish-brown of grass furring the rolling hills. \u2014 Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine , 5 July 2019",
      "Even a few hours in a fruit bowl on a summer afternoon is enough to fur them with mold, after which emergency measures may or may not help. 3. \u2014 New York Times , 22 May 2018",
      "One vendor sold from racks of authentic furs while another offered a fur tissue box covers and fur hot water bottles. \u2014 Beth Spotswood, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 May 2018",
      "His usual hot-spot area is fully furred and not itchy. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 24 Apr. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In 2015, Kim wore a knee-length version of the same Atsuko Kudo dress with a pair of PVC sandals and a fur coat. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
      "Shrugging off a fur coat and sprinting down an angelic white staircase, the superstar launched into his 80\u2013minute set. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "For the outing, Ohanian looked dapper in a dark suit while his wife rocked a black midi dress with a matching fur coat. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Layered over her kitten print mini-dress from KNWLS was a whipstitched fur coat from the brand\u2019s fall 2002 runway. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "There was DiShiKa, a black poodle whose back had a pair of angry-looking scars cutting through the fur . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Lastly, the finishing comb takes care of any remaining knots that might have been missed and gives the fur a shiny, smooth look. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "The other insists that rabbits, being popular pets, should not be considered meat, and that the fur , cosmetics and pet-store industries have moved away from profiting from rabbits. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Not just because of the fur , but because of the way Mei moves around. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-151807"
  },
  "face":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the front part of the head that in humans extends from the forehead to the chin and includes the mouth, nose, cheeks, and eyes",
      ": the face as a means of identification : countenance",
      ": presence , sight",
      ": facial expression",
      ": a facial expression of distaste or displeasure",
      ": makeup sense 3a(1)",
      ": outward appearance",
      ": the aspect of something that is perceptible or obvious upon superficial examination",
      ": disguise , pretense",
      ": assurance , confidence",
      ": effrontery",
      ": dignity , prestige",
      ": surface :",
      ": a front, upper, or outer surface",
      ": the front of something having two or four sides",
      ": facade",
      ": an exposed surface of rock",
      ": any of the plane surfaces that bound a geometric solid",
      ": a surface specially prepared: such as",
      ": the principal finished surface (as of a tool or implement)",
      ": the right side (as of cloth or leather)",
      ": an inscribed, printed, or marked side",
      ": a striking surface (as of a tool)",
      ": the surface (as of type) that receives the ink and transfers it to the paper",
      ": a style of type",
      ": the end or wall of a mine tunnel, drift, or excavation at which work is progressing",
      ": face value",
      ": person",
      ": baby face sense 2",
      ": directly and aggressively in one's presence",
      ": face-to-face with : despite",
      ": in one's presence or so that one is fully aware of what is going on",
      ": to confront impudently",
      ": to line near the edge especially with a different material",
      ": to cover the front or surface of",
      ": to meet face-to-face or in competition",
      ": to stand or sit with the face toward",
      ": to have the front oriented toward",
      ": to recognize and deal with straightforwardly",
      ": to master by confronting with determination",
      ": to have as a prospect : be confronted by",
      ": to be a prospect or a source of concern for",
      ": to bring face-to-face",
      ": to make the surface of (something, such as a stone) flat or smooth",
      ": to cause (troops) to face in a particular direction on command",
      ": to have the face or front turned in a specified direction",
      ": to turn the face in a specified direction",
      ": to meet an unpleasant situation, a danger, or the consequences of one's actions",
      ": the front part of the head",
      ": an expression of the face",
      ": outward appearance",
      ": a funny or silly expression",
      ": an expression showing displeasure",
      ": respect entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a front, upper, or outer surface",
      ": one of the flat surfaces that bound a solid",
      ": to have the front or face toward",
      ": to cover the front or surface of",
      ": to oppose with determination",
      ": the front part of the human head including the chin, mouth, nose, cheeks, eyes, and usually the forehead",
      ": the corresponding part of the head of a lower animal",
      ": surface",
      ": a front, upper, or outer surface",
      ": outward appearance",
      ": the surface or superficial reading or meaning of something (as a document or statute) that does not take into account outside information",
      ": the inscribed or printed side of something (as a document)",
      ": the front side of something inscribed or printed on both sides",
      ": face value"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101s",
      "\u02c8f\u0101s",
      "\u02c8f\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "countenance",
      "kisser",
      "mug",
      "pan",
      "puss",
      "visage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "front",
      "look (toward)",
      "point (toward)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "More than just a pretty face , the unit packs massive cleaning power across 1,300 square feet, thanks to its powerful fan speed which can move up to 350 cubic feet of air per minute. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Darling dreamed up a radical full face : A graphic cut-crease eye, red fantasy blush, washes of silver glitter around the gaze, and a lacquered red lip. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
      "That could deter a Turkish attack and help Damascus save face . \u2014 Paul Iddon, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "Mechura is a familiar face for those in the Gallatin Valley. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "The woman was looking out the window at a tall man with a birdlike face , who wore a charcoal-colored hat. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "The styling combined dutiful obeisance to Franco Scaglione\u2019s Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale with new elements like a face featuring bi-xenon headlamps. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
      "But behind what some saw as simply a beautiful face , a token on the arm of a U.S. senator from Indiana, was a fierce woman with her own political views. \u2014 IndyStar , 20 June 2022",
      "Bateman is the face of this young group of receivers, but Martin said leadership doesn\u2019t have an age. \u2014 Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Increasingly, Justice Department attorneys are leveraging the law to try to overcome some of the rampant discrimination that people with substance use disorders face . \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
      "The tampon shortage is just one of several struggles people face right now, Heger said, including higher gas prices and inflation, which is causing higher prices on items across the board. \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
      "Now they are being forced to choose sides on a divisive issue not long before many of them face voters. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "This all-natural, vegan face scrub targets multiple skin concerns in just one step. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
      "One of the biggest challenges businesses face today is a talent shortage and difficulty hiring. \u2014 Christina Brun Petersen, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The mayoral race also brought to light some of the challenges female candidates face that men don\u2019t, Hunter said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "More than one out of 10 people who catch the disease will die, even with treatment, and as many as one in five may face complications such as brain damage or limb loss, the CDC says on its website. \u2014 Caroline Catherman And Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "In a pre-hearing ruling issued Tuesday, Judge Liam O\u2019Grady wrote that the government\u2019s sentencing guidelines, when accounting for the nature of the crime, suggest Ravenell should face the maximum penalty. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161229"
  },
  "freeload":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccl\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mooch",
      "sponge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Adult children who are basically capable should not be freeloading off their parents, depleting their retirement accounts. \u2014 John Rosemond, ajc , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Whatever leftover food the fat innkeeper doesn't eat gets gobbled up by other bottom-dwellers such as crab, shrimp, and clams, which take up residence inside these burrows to freeload off of the worm. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "Are your only career options workaholic or freeloading bohemian? \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "If the government mandates that Alphabet break up, the company\u2019s many freeloading children would have to take care of themselves. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
      "The benefits of a breakup The crux of it is that Google\u2019s core search business is so profitable that the rest of Alphabet\u2019s many subsidiaries are freeloading off it. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
      "And foreign governments are freeloading off of our investments in innovation. \u2014 Robert Pear, New York Times , 10 May 2018",
      "When the accident victim turns out to have the couple\u2019s address in his pocket and a shady connection to Lindsey\u2019s freeloading younger sister, Hannah (Perla Haney-Jardine), a scary situation turns terrifying. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "Alexander Pirozzi willingly left when his girlfriend kicked him out of her Sebastian apartment for freeloading . \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 14 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1940, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-163123"
  },
  "fastness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being fast: such as",
      ": the quality or state of being fixed",
      ": the quality or state of being swift",
      ": colorfast quality",
      ": resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic substance",
      ": a fortified or secure place",
      ": a remote and secluded place",
      ": resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic substance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fas(t)-n\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fas(t)-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "celerity",
      "fleetness",
      "haste",
      "hurry",
      "quickness",
      "rapidity",
      "rapidness",
      "speed",
      "speediness",
      "swiftness",
      "velocity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slowness",
      "sluggishness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the amazing fastness with which the boy took his shower had us wondering if he'd used any water",
      "the guerillas retreated to their network of hidden fastnesses deep within the mountains",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Test for color fastness before stitching onto bedding and washing. \u2014 Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "Given their advance into Labour\u2019s working-class fastness , the Tories\u2019 worst nightmare is not a Labour Party that returns to the old centre as defined by Tony Blair. \u2014 The Economist , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "The other tragedy occurred far from the public eye, in one of the last remote fastnesses of the world. \u2014 Ipsita Chakravarty, Quartz India , 10 June 2019",
      "Indeed, Lego can't reach its 2030 goal without solving ABS, a material that affords the company the attributes it so prizes: Durability, color fastness , strength, and clutch power, or how well two joined bricks stay together. \u2014 Brian Barrett, WIRED , 11 Mar. 2018",
      "These enabled India to detect, and destroy by air, Pakistani troops entrenched in mountain fastnesses . \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 5 July 2017",
      "India kept the mostly Hindu rest of Jammu, the Vale itself and the desert-like fastness of Ladakh. \u2014 The Economist , 20 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-163524"
  },
  "filter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension",
      ": an apparatus containing a filter medium",
      ": a device or material for suppressing or minimizing waves or oscillations of certain frequencies (as of electricity, light, or sound)",
      ": a transparent material (such as colored glass) that absorbs light of certain wavelengths or colors selectively and is used for modifying light that reaches a sensitized photographic material",
      ": something that has the effect of a filter (as by holding back elements or modifying the appearance of something)",
      ": software for sorting or blocking access to certain online material",
      ": to subject to the action of a filter",
      ": to remove by means of a filter",
      ": to pass or move through or as if through a filter",
      ": to come or go in small units over a period of time",
      ": a device or a mass of material (as sand or paper) with tiny openings through which a gas or liquid is passed to remove something",
      ": a transparent material that absorbs light of some colors and is used for changing light (as in photography)",
      ": to pass through a filter",
      ": to remove by means of a filter",
      ": a porous article or mass (as of paper or sand) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension",
      ": an apparatus containing a filter medium",
      ": a device or material for suppressing or minimizing waves or oscillations of certain frequencies (as of electricity, light, or sound)",
      ": a transparent material (as colored glass) that absorbs light of certain wavelengths or colors selectively and is used for modifying light that reaches a sensitized photographic material",
      ": to subject to the action of a filter",
      ": to remove by means of a filter",
      ": to pass or move through or as if through a filter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fil-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fil-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fil-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "screen",
      "strain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Allergy sufferers will love the high filtration bag and HEPA AirClean filter that prevent dust from being released back into the air. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "With Redken\u2019s Curl Memory Complex made with sugar crystals, moringa oil, and UV filter , your hair will be protected and infused with lightweight moisture. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Each filter absorbs odors effectively for three to four months, and then needs to be replaced. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 28 May 2022",
      "Add ground coffee to the moistened filter and slowly pour remaining water over it, making sure to dampen all grounds. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 20 May 2022",
      "Respirators such as the N95 and KN95 are designed and tested to meet international standards and filter at least 95% of particles in the air. \u2014 Laura Fisher, Health.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Importantly, the car retains its original engine, carburetor, ignition, radiator and shroud, oil cooler and remote filter , brake servo, alternator, four-speed manual transmission and differential and even toolkit. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Wild swings in futures markets complicate business for those who use raw materials and filter into higher prices for consumers on energy, food, lumber and more. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Which color is used for each filter is down to specialised image processors and artists before the final image is stacked. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Changes made to speed or slow down the economy with interest rates take time to filter into borrowing and spending decisions. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
      "Climeworks\u2019 technology works by moving large quantities of air over a special chemical that is able to filter out CO\u2082, similar to a magnet attracting iron fillings. \u2014 Time , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Critically, the local public utilities weren\u2019t able to filter the chemicals out. \u2014 Lydia Depillis, ProPublica , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Thanks to a four-stage filtration system, the vacuum is able to filter out dust and particles as small as 0.1 microns, making the air around you cleaner. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "This technology, coupled with advanced digital and analog processing, makes the EAH-AZ60 able to filter out almost all surrounding sounds. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The program teaches companies that biased hiring practices can prematurely filter out qualified candidates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Tree roots normally grow just a few inches below the soil\u2019s surface, where air and water can readily filter down to reach them. \u2014 Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "Filippi sees the strong regeneration as a major technology development that can filter down to consumer-grade cars. \u2014 James Morris, Forbes , 7 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1576, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-171138"
  },
  "fancy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have a fancy (see fancy entry 2 sense 1 ) for : like",
      ": to form a conception of : imagine",
      ": to believe mistakenly or without evidence",
      ": to believe without being certain",
      ": to visualize or interpret as",
      ": a liking formed by caprice rather than reason : inclination",
      ": amorous fondness : love",
      ": notion , whim",
      ": an image or representation of something formed in the mind",
      ": fantastic quality or state",
      ": imagination especially of a capricious or delusive sort",
      ": the power of conception and representation used in artistic expression (as by a poet)",
      ": taste , judgment",
      ": devotees of some particular art, practice, or amusement",
      ": the object of interest of such a fancy",
      ": boxing entry 1",
      ": dependent or based on fancy : whimsical",
      ": not plain : ornamental",
      ": swank sense 2 , posh",
      ": of particular excellence or highest grade",
      ": impressive",
      ": bred especially for bizarre or ornamental qualities that lack practical utility",
      ": based on conceptions of the fancy",
      ": dealing in fancy goods",
      ": extravagant",
      ": executed with technical skill and style",
      ": parti-color",
      ": not plain or ordinary",
      ": being above the average (as in quality or price)",
      ": done with great skill and grace",
      ": imagination sense 1",
      ": liking",
      ": idea sense 2 , notion",
      ": to have a liking for",
      ": imagine sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan(t)-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8fan-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conceit",
      "conceive",
      "conjure (up)",
      "dream",
      "envisage",
      "envision",
      "fantasize",
      "fantasy",
      "feature",
      "ideate",
      "image",
      "imagine",
      "picture",
      "see",
      "vision",
      "visualize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chimera",
      "conceit",
      "daydream",
      "delusion",
      "dream",
      "fantasy",
      "phantasy",
      "figment",
      "hallucination",
      "illusion",
      "nonentity",
      "phantasm",
      "fantasm",
      "pipe dream",
      "unreality",
      "vision"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the same way that some true crime enthusiasts fancy themselves amateur, independent investigators, some are drawn in by watching someone else make an extreme choice, like going on the run with a criminal, Vicary said. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 7 May 2022",
      "If Yungblud led a cult, many would join \u2014 even those who fancy themselves hard to persuade. \u2014 Maria Sherman, SPIN , 2 May 2022",
      "Not even a dreamy-eyed middle-school kid would fancy such a thing. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "San Jose, however, is still looking for more from its third and fourth lines, and that has to change if the team wants to fancy itself as a playoff contender. \u2014 Ross Mckeon, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "Optional chrome accent and black-out packages are available, as well as the Aerodynamic package for those who fancy and even sportier look. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "For those who don't fancy a beer, 10 different cocktails will be offered, including a blackberry, rosemary and rye sipper and a seasonally appropriate pomegranate and apple cider margarita served with a cinnamon sugar rim. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "So actual pros, or people who fancy themselves pros, will probably want to investigate these cameras. \u2014 Brian Barrett, Wired , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "In true New York style, there are a range of options, from no-frills to fancy . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Peter Sellers couldn\u2019t have concocted a more deranged flight of fancy . \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
      "The Wildcat's interior is show-car fancy , with exotic-looking seats that would be appropriate in a Ferrari, maybe, but in a Buick SUV? \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
      "Choose one of our classic cocktails like our Mary Pickford or East Bayside for a fancy (but easy) drink sure to standout. \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "Whether smokescreen, negotiating tactic, genuine concern or flight of fancy , Mr. Musk\u2019s insistence that Twitter is overrun by spam bots has upended a deal that was eccentric from the outset and left both sides in difficult positions. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "The book is a parable so rich in flights, ahem, of fancy that it has been adapted over the decades into plays, musicals, movies, operas, graphic novels and games. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "The zoo has 5 biomes: the desert, flights of fancy , the forests, the oceans and the plains. \u2014 Alexi Eastes, The Indianapolis Star , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "And that brings us to the other place Vettel\u2019s flight of fancy and reality collide: the track itself. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 May 2022",
      "And with that, Bartlett offers a reminder of why his play is not mere fancy : The Donald really won\u2019t go away. \u2014 Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "With a multi-ingredient dish like that, take the fancy restaurant approach and deconstruct it. \u2014 Susan Shain, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Some of the students were mesmerized by his gaudy clothes and fancy car. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The fancy -car frenzy that once started at 8 a.m. and fizzled out by 10 now began at 10 and went on well into midday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Until this year, a top college athlete driving a fancy new car to campus might have been seen as a sign of corruption. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "Hill got in some work in during his COVID quarantine, but nothing too fancy . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "Nothing fancy about that, and many people loved to stare at it. \u2014 Donna Reiner, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
      "While quarantining at a fancy hotel, the cast and crew of an action movie franchise try to shoot a sequel. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Nothing too fancy , just a nice story to pass the time. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "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",
      "Adjective",
      "1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173842"
  },
  "five-star":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of first class or quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bv-\u02c8st\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "four-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "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",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrocious",
      "awful",
      "execrable",
      "lousy",
      "pathetic",
      "poor",
      "rotten",
      "terrible",
      "vile",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-175920"
  },
  "fasten":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing",
      ": to make fast and secure",
      ": to fix firmly or securely",
      ": to secure against opening",
      ": to fix or set steadily",
      ": to take a firm grip with",
      ": to attach (oneself) persistently and usually objectionably",
      ": to place forcefully : impose",
      ": to become fast or fixed",
      ": to take a firm grip or hold",
      ": to focus attention",
      ": to attach or join by or as if by pinning, tying, or nailing",
      ": to make firm and secure",
      ": to become fixed or joined"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-s\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8fa-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affix",
      "attach",
      "bend",
      "fix"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "detach",
      "undo",
      "unfasten",
      "unhook"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Use heavy-duty carabiners or S-hooks to fasten the hammock ends to the eyebolts. \u2014 Abigail Bailey, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "The attack followed the flight attendant\u2019s request that Quinonez fasten her seatbelt, stow her tray table and pull up her facemask as Southwest Airlines Flight 700 out of Sacramento neared its San Diego destination. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "The fastest and neatest way to fasten wood trim is with a nail gun, either pneumatic or cordless. \u2014 Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
      "The straps feature sturdy clips that fasten behind the headrests of the two front seats, creating a convenient hammock for your bag. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
      "The trip was rocky from the start: Before takeoff, Morgan reclined his first-class seat all the way back and refused to fasten his seat belt, the affidavit says. \u2014 Hannah Sampson, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Clamp the assembly to the front and back rails, then fasten it with 2-in. \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 5 June 2021",
      "The officer instructed the woman to fasten her child into the car seat. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Police are advising business owners to make sure security systems are working properly \u2013 including alarms and surveillance cameras \u2013 and businesses with ATMs should fasten them to the floor. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fastnen , from Old English f\u00e6stnian to make fast; akin to Old High German festin\u014dn to make fast, Old English f\u00e6st fast",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-180256"
  },
  "furlough":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a leave of absence granted to a governmental or institutional employee (such as a soldier or civil servant)",
      ": a document authorizing such a leave of absence",
      ": a temporary leave from work that is not paid and is often for a set period of time",
      ": a set period of time when a prisoner is allowed to leave a prison",
      ": to grant a leave of absence or furlough to (someone)",
      ": to put (a worker) on furlough : to lay off (a worker) for usually a brief or temporary period",
      ": a leave of absence from duty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ax",
      "axe",
      "discharge",
      "dismissal",
      "layoff",
      "redundancy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Each employee will have a one-day furlough every month.",
      "the landscaping company usually has to put most of its personnel on furlough during the extremely slow winter months",
      "Verb",
      "The company will consider furloughing a small number of workers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Norton Healthcare reported 268 hospitalized COVID-19 patients as of Wednesday and had 230 employees out of 18,000 out on medical furlough , according to a spokeswoman. \u2014 Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "That makes Unfaithful an artful send-off, both for a director going on a two-decade furlough and a genre that still hasn't recovered its old prominence. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
      "Hyatt contended its March furlough was not a termination since the employment relationship continued. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Baquer Namazi, who suffers from a heart condition and other health issues, was released on temporary medical furlough in 2018. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Maybe The Flash will reckon with all these complexities, or send him off into the multiverse for a decades-long furlough . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Red Sox third baseman Fred Thomas, who was on a brief furlough from the Navy, immediately snapped to attention and saluted. \u2014 Fay Vincent, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "That funding has already expired once, which resulted in a brief furlough of 3,700 Transportation Department employees. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The podcast was quietly recorded over a podcasting app, with Wright in Singapore and Francis under house arrest at an undisclosed location in San Diego, where he has been allowed to remain out of custody on medical furlough to treat cancer. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "By the end of that year, many cities were forced to furlough large portions of their workforces and cut programs as tax revenues from sources such as retail sales, hotels and property shrank. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Delta could still furlough 1,700 pilots next month if the union doesn't agree to contract concessions or if Congress and the White House don't provide more aid for the airline industry. \u2014 David Koenig, Star Tribune , 13 Oct. 2020",
      "United threatened to furlough 2,850 pilots in October 2020, when federal pandemic relief briefly expired. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
      "Leaders at South Boston Community Health Center made the decision not to furlough their staff in 2020, even as other clinics and hospitals temporarily laid off thousands. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Women there left the workforce at a lower rate than men during the pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal,due in part to policies that paid workers to furlough , which helped mothers keep their jobs while home-schooling kids. \u2014 Tamar Hallerman, ajc , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "As the industry tottered in 2020, the city saw its general fund drop from $659 million to $583 million, forcing the city to furlough employees and cut contracts. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Hiring pilots is a stark change from just a few months ago when American Airlines was threatening to furlough more workers without additional government payroll support, including 1,850 pilots. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "While essential functions would continue, a shutdown would furlough hundreds of thousands of federal employees. \u2014 Dylan Wells, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-182655"
  },
  "feeder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that feeds : such as",
      ": one that fattens livestock for slaughter",
      ": a device or apparatus for supplying food",
      ": one that eats or takes nourishment",
      ": an animal being fattened or one suitable for fattening",
      ": one that supplies, replenishes, or connects",
      ": tributary sense 1",
      ": a heavy wire conductor supplying electricity at some point of an electric distribution system (as from a substation)",
      ": branch",
      ": a branch transportation line",
      ": a road that provides access to a major artery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affluent",
      "bayou",
      "branch",
      "confluent",
      "influent",
      "tributary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "distributary",
      "effluent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a pigeon feeder holding a bag of stale bread",
      "the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then, allow the bird feeder to air dry completely before filling and putting it back out. Pick up below the feeders. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "This balcony on a property designed by Madeleine Stuart is bare, except for a bird feeder . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Anyone with access to a bird feeder and a willingness to learn about birds can become a community scientist through the collaborative\u2019s training steps. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Sparrows gathered at the bird feeder and a banana-yellow goldfinch perched on the apple tree. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Coco does not travel on highways or other high-speed streets, but a sidewalk on the feeder gave me hope that the robot's mission would be successful. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 17 May 2022",
      "Most important is using the right feeder to bring them to your yard. \u2014 Alison Allsopp, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
      "The dove defends its place on the feeder with something Beth calls the kung-fu wing slap. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
      "Once opened, dry pet food can go stale, even if stored in the reservoir of a feeder . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190214"
  },
  "ferry":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to carry by boat over a body of water",
      ": to cross by a ferry",
      ": to convey (as by aircraft or motor vehicle) from one place to another : transport",
      ": to fly (an airplane) from the factory or other shipping point to a designated delivery point or from one base to another",
      ": to cross water in a boat",
      ": a place where persons or things are carried across a body of water (such as a river) in a boat",
      ": ferryboat",
      ": a franchise or right to operate a ferry service across a body of water",
      ": an organized service and route for flying airplanes especially across a sea or continent for delivery to the user",
      ": to carry by boat over a body of water",
      ": to cross a body of water by a ferryboat",
      ": to transport for a short distance",
      ": ferryboat",
      ": a place where persons or things are ferried"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8fe-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bear",
      "carry",
      "cart",
      "convey",
      "haul",
      "lug",
      "pack",
      "tote",
      "transport"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The cars were ferried across the river.",
      "They ferry supplies to the island.",
      "Noun",
      "Ferries to both islands depart daily.",
      "You can get there by ferry .",
      "We'll meet you at the ferry .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The ten-day Artemis II mission, slated to launch in May 2024, will ferry a crew of astronauts around the moon and then back to Earth. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 24 May 2022",
      "In some cases, boats will then ferry passengers to land, said Alan Ram, Tailwind\u2019s chief executive. \u2014 James Fanelli, WSJ , 15 May 2022",
      "Buses will ferry riders between the Midvale Center station and the historic Sandy station. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Those barges will ferry the containers back to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s where SpaceX has been developing the Starship vehicle and the 33-engine Super Heavy booster \u2014 the system Musk hopes will eventually ferry astronauts to Mars. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "An intermediate host, such as an itinerant cat, might ferry the virus from humans to deer. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Managers moved swiftly, commissioning buses\u2014sometimes dozens at a time\u2014to ferry positive workers to makeshift hospitals. \u2014 Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "Officials say the twin-engine chopper is safer, can carry more water and can ferry more personnel to fight fires than the existing helicopters used by the department. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "This week, the 36-year-old from Pierson, Michigan, is rolling together two of his passions for a 120-mile hike \u2014 broken up by a ferry ride across Lake Michigan \u2014 to Elkhart Lake. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022",
      "This tiny island, a 30-minute ferry ride from Hilton Head, offers a small-town atmosphere. \u2014 Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
      "Day rattles off his favorite places to visit, including Moorea, which is just a 30-minute ferry ride from Papeete. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Take a day trip to Daufuskie Island. Accessible by passenger ferry from Hilton Head (45 minutes one way), Daufuskie Island is a beautiful barrier island just to the south that can only be reached by boat. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "Transportation to the island this time of year is typically by ferry from Mackinaw City or St. Ignace, with parking lots available on the mainland. \u2014 Paula Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "Rhodes is still two hours away by ferry ; the Greek mainland is 15. \u2014 Derek Gatopoulos, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 May 2022",
      "After college, Wong returned to Hong Kong, and the family settled in Discovery Bay, a resort town on an island accessible by ferry . \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "In an exclusive first look at the anticipated film, Entertainment Weekly reported that while on his first trip to Fire Island in 2016, which is accessed only by ferry , Booster had cracked open Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190300"
  },
  "face off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which two opponents face each other and attempt to gain control of a puck or ball dropped or placed between them",
      ": confrontation",
      ": to be in or come into opposition or competition",
      ": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which the puck or ball is dropped between two opposing players",
      ": a clashing of forces or ideas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ball game",
      "battle",
      "combat",
      "competition",
      "conflict",
      "confrontation",
      "contention",
      "contest",
      "dogfight",
      "duel",
      "grapple",
      "match",
      "rivalry",
      "strife",
      "struggle",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tug-of-war",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "battle",
      "compete",
      "contend",
      "fight",
      "race",
      "rival",
      "vie"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190306"
  },
  "foul play":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": violence",
      ": murder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "blood",
      "homicide",
      "murder",
      "rubout",
      "slaying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There is no evidence of foul play .",
      "the coroner ruled that there was no evidence of foul play",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Initial hopes that the men were lost or suffered some mechanical issue quickly gave way to suspicions of foul play . \u2014 Terrence Mccoy, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "Initial hopes that the men were lost or suffered some mechanical issue quickly gave way to suspicions of foul play . \u2014 Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Sheriff\u2019s officials said there is no sign of foul play . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "Beware, Navy Federal has a strict policy of fraud prevention, and any sign of foul play will shut down your account with no recourse. \u2014 Antoine Sallis, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Not Now Turn On CBS Dallas, citing police, said there were no obvious signs of foul play . \u2014 CBS News , 2 June 2022",
      "Harrion said the drowning showed no signs of foul play . \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 1 June 2022",
      "There is no foul play suspected in the case, officials said. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 8 May 2022",
      "In the end, features editor Matt Skenazy thinks there was some foul play . \u2014 Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190320"
  },
  "frontwards":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": toward the front"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259nt-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anterior",
      "fore",
      "forward",
      "front",
      "frontal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aft",
      "after",
      "hind",
      "hinder",
      "hindmost",
      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rearward"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1865, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190335"
  },
  "factual":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to facts",
      ": restricted to or based on fact",
      ": relating to or based on facts",
      ": of or relating to facts",
      ": restricted to or based on fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "-ch\u0259l",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8faksh-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "documentary",
      "hard",
      "historical",
      "literal",
      "matter-of-fact",
      "nonfictional",
      "objective",
      "true"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fictional",
      "fictionalized",
      "fictitious",
      "nondocumentary",
      "nonfactual",
      "nonhistorical",
      "unhistorical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "That statement is not factual .",
      "a report filled with factual errors",
      "the factual aspects of the case",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For his part, Abbott contends his criticisms are factual and based on information available in the public record. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "There was an eyewitness who claimed something that was just not factual . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "The two Post stories don\u2019t actually say the recession has arrived, because that wouldn\u2019t be factual . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Writing at a breakneck pace, Mr. Mears produced reams of copy that, through some kind of literary alchemy, was not only factual but also sometimes touched with notes of poetic grace. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The statement was probably designed more to inspire the players than to be factual , as the Galaxy were fortunate that NYCFC didn\u2019t capitalize on mistakes made by Sega Coulibaly, Nick DePuy and Edwards. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The intricate details are factual , based on extensive research done by Stern and Winter. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 CBS News , 13 May 2022",
      "Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 Amy Forliti, ajc , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fact + -ual (in actual )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190540"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rise of body temperature above the normal",
      ": any of various diseases of which fever is a prominent symptom",
      ": a state of heightened or intense emotion or activity",
      ": a contagious usually transient enthusiasm : craze",
      ": to throw into a fever : agitate",
      ": to contract or be in a fever : become feverish",
      ": a body temperature that is higher than normal",
      ": a disease involving fever",
      ": a rise of body temperature above the normal whether a natural response (as to infection) or artificially induced for therapeutic reasons",
      ": an abnormal bodily state characterized by increased production of heat, accelerated heart action and pulse, and systemic debility with weakness, loss of appetite, and thirst",
      ": any of various diseases of which fever is a prominent symptom",
      ": to affect with fever",
      ": to contract or be in a fever : be or become feverish"
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      "\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259r"
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      "affection",
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      "condition",
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      "distemper",
      "distemperature",
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      "illness",
      "infirmity",
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      "sickness",
      "trouble"
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      "health",
      "wellness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The symptoms of the disease include headache and fever .",
      "We waited in a fever of anticipation.",
      "He had us all in a fever with worry.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "By that time, Tatum\u2019s hot start and that of the Celtics \u2014 who seized an early 14-2 lead and led, 22-16, before the Warriors unspooled a 21-0 run \u2014 felt like a fuzzy fever dream. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "My most serious, sustained bout of derealization occurred after a drug trip in 1981, which left me convinced that existence is a fever dream of an insane god. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 14 June 2022",
      "Aesthetically, Collins\u2019 images have been variously but consistently described as dream-like and feminine, making her fixation on fantasy \u2014 and the fever dream that is girlhood \u2014 fitting. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "The film, which competes in the Contrechamps strand, is a captivating out West fever dream that takes place across a surreal frontier. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Raised By Wolves ifs intelligent and well-written\u2014but also something of a fever dream to watch. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
      "In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 3 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",
      "If North Korea\u2019s figures are accurate, its fever cases sank to below 100,000 in recent days, a significant drop from nearly 400,000 in late May. \u2014 Min Joo Kim, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Most people infected with salmonella bacteria experience gastrointestinal illness and sometimes fever . \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Symptoms vary but frequently include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea (often bloody), vomiting and fever up to 101 degrees. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Omicron symptoms range from sore throat and body aches to fever and cough. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "The most common side effects are pain at the injection site and fatigue, headache, chills, and fever a day or two after the second dose. \u2014 Fortune , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Within a year, Stephen succumbed to fever and Henry II became the first Plantagenet monarch. \u2014 Stephen Brumwell, WSJ , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Moreover, the symptoms of Covid \u2014 primarily fever higher than 102 degrees Fahrenheit for at least three days \u2014 are known to cause fertility issues, especially in men. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "Eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella can cause a bacterial food borne illness called salmonellosis which can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating the product. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 10 Aug. 2021",
      "Others could include fatigue, chills, and fever throughout the body, but these tend to go away, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190617"
  },
  "flogger":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to beat with or as if with a rod or whip",
      ": to criticize harshly",
      ": to force or urge into action : drive",
      ": to sell (something, such as stolen goods) illegally",
      ": sell sense 7",
      ": to promote aggressively : plug",
      ": steal sense 1",
      ": flap , flutter",
      ": to move along with difficulty : slog",
      ": to beat severely with a rod or whip"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4g"
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      "birch",
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    "examples":[
      "The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.",
      "a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The idea is not to flog yourself for mistakes but to acknowledge them with future improvements in mind. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Not to mention that the reconciliation process frequently results in the theatrics of the minority party using the Byrd rule to publicly flog the majority party\u2019s policies. \u2014 Marie Sapirie, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Is there any real difference between such magical thinking and the superstitions that led medieval peasants to flog themselves? \u2014 Niall Ferguson Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 31 July 2021",
      "Republicans used Lordstown to flog a Rust Belt revival. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 June 2021",
      "Selling vehicles directly forges a bond with buyers that may help flog services in the future. \u2014 The Economist , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Garuda is not the only Asian airline to flog its food to the land-lubbing public. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2020",
      "And right on time the opponents of fossil fuels are flogging a sloppy study that ties pollutants to coronavirus deaths. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 May 2020",
      "Democrats, seeking more than $500 billion to cover costs of police, fire and other front-line workers, have flogged McConnell for his opposition and his suggestion that states could instead take a bankruptcy option out. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 1 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip \u2014 more at flagellate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1676, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190637"
  },
  "fruitless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unsuccessful",
      ": lacking or not bearing fruit",
      ": not bearing fruit",
      ": unsuccessful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00fct-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fr\u00fct-l\u0259s"
    ],
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      "abortive",
      "barren",
      "bootless",
      "empty",
      "futile",
      "ineffective",
      "ineffectual",
      "inefficacious",
      "otiose",
      "profitless",
      "unavailing",
      "unproductive",
      "unprofitable",
      "unsuccessful",
      "useless",
      "vain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deadly",
      "effective",
      "effectual",
      "efficacious",
      "efficient",
      "fruitful",
      "potent",
      "productive",
      "profitable",
      "successful",
      "virtuous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution.",
      "It would be fruitless to continue.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nonetheless, trying to abolish slavery in America at that time would prove just as fruitless as Banneker trying to get rid of the cicadas in 1749. \u2014 Janet Barber, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Social media posts reveal fruitless searches, exorbitant prices, and photos of long lines of people waiting for vehicles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "As anyone who has spent hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars over the years in a fruitless effort to win the war on spots knows, that's a huge selling point. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, refinery29.com , 9 June 2022",
      "But Andrew Morral, who led the project, said the absence of clear proof did not mean that policymaking would be fruitless . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "But Andrew Morral, who led the project, said the absence of clear proof did not mean that policymaking would be fruitless . \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "What is most dispiriting about this toll is the presumption that campaigning to legislate gun safety is fruitless , because gun control is unconstitutional, politically unpopular, and useless in preventing mass death. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Mr. Putin more than two dozen times in a fruitless effort to strike a deal. \u2014 Peter Landers, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "In 2017, the county hired BioEnterprise to promote the facility and try to restore tenants, but that effort, too, was fruitless . \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190710"
  },
  "fealty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord",
      ": the obligation of such fidelity",
      ": intense fidelity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113(-\u0259)l-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhesion",
      "allegiance",
      "attachment",
      "commitment",
      "constancy",
      "dedication",
      "devotedness",
      "devotion",
      "faith",
      "faithfulness",
      "fastness",
      "fidelity",
      "loyalty",
      "piety",
      "steadfastness",
      "troth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disloyalty",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "inconstancy",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidiousness",
      "perfidy",
      "treachery",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He swore fealty to the king.",
      "as much as I wanted to back my friend up, my fealty to the truth was greater, and I could not lie for him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So with his top challenger, state Rep. Russell Fry, backed by Trump and repeatedly attacking Rice for his lack of fealty to the former president, Rice has taken to the airwaves to try to turn his race into a referendum on taxes and rising prices. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 27 May 2022",
      "With Trump prioritizing fealty to his election lies over all else, many Pennsylvania Republicans fear the former president has undermined their chances in the crucial state. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "One obstacle will be the demands of fealty from Donald Trump. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "For now, scores of tour players, including everyone at the top of the men\u2019s world rankings, have pledged their fealty to the PGA Tour. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "His transportation secretary pledged fealty to the Jones Act before his tenure even began. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The two channels gained notoriety in recent years by seeking out conservative viewers who believe right-leaning Fox News, the dominant ratings leader in cable news, did not show enough unwavering fealty to Trump. \u2014 Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Some lawmakers shoulder rifles and holster Glocks as a statement of Second Amendment fealty . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "For Bordiga, who took a kind of pleasure in performing an exaggerated fealty to Marxist principles, all that was needed was to have a well-armed Communist Party in place once capitalism was inevitably swept from the scene. \u2014 Thomas Meaney, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feute, fealtye, borrowed from Anglo-French feelt\u00e9, fealt\u00e9, going back to Latin fid\u0113lit\u0101t-, fid\u0113lit\u0101s \"faithfulness, loyalty\" \u2014 more at fidelity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190722"
  },
  "fancify":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make ornate, elaborate, or fancy"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan(t)-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
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      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
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      "deck",
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      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancy up",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fancy entry 3 + -ify ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1823, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190844"
  },
  "fed up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tired, sated, or disgusted beyond endurance"
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    "synonyms":[
      "bored",
      "jaded",
      "sick",
      "sick and tired",
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      "wearied",
      "weary"
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    "antonyms":[
      "absorbed",
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      "engrossed",
      "interested",
      "intrigued",
      "rapt"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "We've had one delay after another, and I'm starting to feel pretty fed up .",
      "fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People are both fed up with conditions on our streets and committed to fixing the criminal justice system \u2014 and all over the map on how to do those simultaneously. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Responsible gun owners are fed up with the Second Amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
      "Many voters are fed up with rising prices, high unemployment, low wages, rising education costs and surging violence, and polls show that a clear majority of Colombians have an unfavorable view of current conservative administration. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Not some fed up Thuringian washerwoman hocking loogies at the parish priest, but an individual who has been so gripped by an enfolding ideology that the boundary between possessor and possessed is erased. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "By the time Leah Kate posted a preview to her new song, many TikTok listeners were fed up . \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 24 May 2022",
      "Eminem is fed up with Pete Davidson\u2018s rap music video parodies. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 22 May 2022",
      "The couple\u2019s 25-year-old son was supposed to meet them at the Infield, but by the early evening, both of them were fed up with the event. \u2014 Christina Tkacik, Baltimore Sun , 21 May 2022",
      "Kerwin was fed up with her concerns going unheeded by local officials. \u2014 Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191028"
  },
  "fain":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": willing",
      ": being obliged or constrained : compelled",
      ": happy , pleased",
      ": inclined , desirous",
      ": with pleasure : gladly",
      ": by preference",
      ": by desire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amenable",
      "disposed",
      "game",
      "glad",
      "inclined",
      "minded",
      "ready",
      "willing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "first",
      "preferably",
      "rather",
      "readily",
      "soon",
      "willingly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "during the Renaissance most men of science and the arts were fain to express their noblest thoughts in Latin, the lingua franca of the learned",
      "Adverb",
      "\u201cI would fain not marry that suitor, my lord,\u201d the princess pleaded"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adverb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191053"
  },
  "funny":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": affording light mirth and laughter : amusing",
      ": seeking or intended to amuse : facetious",
      ": differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : peculiar",
      ": involving trickery or deception",
      ": one that is funny",
      ": joke",
      ": comic strips or the comic section of a periodical",
      ": causing laughter : full of humor",
      ": strange sense 2",
      ": in an odd or peculiar way"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u0259-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "chucklesome",
      "comedic",
      "comic",
      "comical",
      "droll",
      "farcical",
      "hilarious",
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      "humorous",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "killing",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "ridiculous",
      "riotous",
      "risible",
      "screaming",
      "sidesplitting",
      "uproarious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cartoon",
      "comic",
      "comic strip",
      "strip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This year in particular, making light of tragedy isn't funny . \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
      "The topic isn't funny , but the drawings are still cartoons. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The new material opens with a song about trying to be funny while being stuck in a room. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "Someone like Sabi can be funny and can be sad and confused and heartbroken. \u2014 Elaina Patton, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s just so funny that people are always against you when you big-up yourself. \u2014 Robert Solomon, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
      "To think that [Van\u2019s entire time in France] could have been just a week is just funny . \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "Some episodes are funny , others skew poignant and all are a great listen. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "Skarsg\u00e5rd has long come across as an actor who, like Jon Hamm, would like to be funny but is too broodingly handsome \u2014 and too good at playing intense-bordering-on-terrifying men \u2014 to get those opportunities. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Many readers found Caity\u2019s self-deprecating tone in the article funny , and others commented that the van life wasn\u2019t supposed to be glamorous. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The voice will be instantly recognizable as Saundersesque to anyone familiar with his fiction: jocular and often stand-up-comic funny , with a focus on providing joyful surprises with every turn of phrase. \u2014 Lisa Zeidner, Star Tribune , 8 Feb. 2021",
      "This Netflix look at vulgar language, starring Nicolas Cage, is bust-a-gut funny . \u2014 Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com , 9 Jan. 2021",
      "Anyway, how does a run-through of all these funnies and memes and LOLs and ROFLs out there in the English football world sound? \u2014 SI.com , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Here For Golden State Convention By ANDREW MAKARUSHKA More than 200 persons who take their funnies seriously gathered in the U.S. Grant Hotel yesterday for the start of the first San Diego Golden State Comics Convention. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 July 2019",
      "Let\u2019s feast on some funnies : A tasty typo turned a U.S. Senate candidate\u2019s name into that of a sandwich. \u2014 Morning Brief, The Seattle Times , 6 July 2018",
      "Lewandowski assured her Facebook followers that Quinn later found the melted doll funny and wasn't traumatized at all. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Redbook , 21 Nov. 2017",
      "The special featured funny takes on money-hungry televangelists, and a hilarious impression of Ugandan President Idi Amin. \u2014 Matthew Allen, The Root , 15 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191116"
  },
  "fall off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a decline especially in quantity or quality",
      ": trend sense 2b",
      ": to deviate to leeward of the point to which the bow was directed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abatement",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "decrement",
      "dent",
      "depletion",
      "depression",
      "diminishment",
      "diminution",
      "drop",
      "drop-off",
      "fall",
      "loss",
      "reduction",
      "shrinkage",
      "step-down"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "arc",
      "arch",
      "bend",
      "bow",
      "crook",
      "curve",
      "hook",
      "round",
      "sweep",
      "swerve",
      "trend",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable",
      "Verb",
      "the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Barry McCarthy, a former Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA finance executive who took over as Peloton\u2019s CEO in February, said the falloff in demand was foreseeable. \u2014 Sharon Terlep, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "In other words, young voters were among the difference-makers in a close election, and any significant falloff in support or turnout could yield historic gains for Republicans in Congress. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 26 May 2022",
      "The residual falloff in Portland air travel is more than twice as steep as the national decline, and the gap is getting wider. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
      "Typically, with high inflation reducing the purchasing power of households and rising interest rates depressing their willingness to spend, the result would be a falloff in consumer spending. \u2014 Gad Levanon For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The falloff for commuter rail has been far steeper and more sustained than for other transit modes like municipal bus service, in part because many front-line workers who don\u2019t have a remote option rely on the bus or subway to get to their jobs. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Each of those businesses faces challenges \u2014 the aviation unit is emerging from the pandemic falloff in air travel, and the power business must adapt to the shift to alternative energy sources. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The company, which has 650 Oregon employees, is navigating a turnaround after a steep falloff in business early in the pandemic. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "The focus of all the improvements was to allow the Z06 to run its fastest lap times all day long, with less falloff from heat and other factors than previous models. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 6 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1789, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191206"
  },
  "flippancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fli-p\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "facetiousness",
      "flightiness",
      "frivolity",
      "frivolousness",
      "frothiness",
      "levity",
      "light-headedness",
      "light-mindedness",
      "lightness",
      "silliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnestness",
      "gravity",
      "seriousness",
      "soberness",
      "solemnity",
      "solemnness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "no one appreciates your flippancy during our religious services",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To me, Don\u2019t Look Up was a one-note flippancy ; its only virtue was its stunning cast. \u2014 The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In the end, Georgia decided to work on herself, confronting Gerrie with some hard honesty and apologizing to Stevan for her flippancy . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "This kind of flippancy serves a protective purpose. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Connery did not think his flippancy made Bond minor, but the opposite. \u2014 Jo Livingstone, The New Republic , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "But flippancy is rare in these essays and personal reflections even rarer. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
      "Similarly, the leaden jokiness of the Iceland scenes that introduce Aquaman have been replaced by a more serious, even solemn tone, grounding the character\u2019s flippancy in pain. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "Even the most emotive Memmos have a flippancy to them, not helped by their brevity. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 4 Feb. 2021",
      "There are also abundant reminders of Rico\u2019s flippancy . \u2014 Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 7 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1746, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191250"
  },
  "forefather":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ancestor sense 1a",
      ": a person of an earlier period and common heritage",
      ": ancestor sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccf\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccf\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ancestor",
      "father",
      "forebear",
      "forbear",
      "forebearer",
      "grandfather",
      "primogenitor",
      "progenitor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "descendant",
      "descendent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Iggy Pop, frontman of groundbreaking rock outfit the Stooges and long considered a forefather of punk, has been named a recipient of the 2022 Polar Music Prize. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "The political forefather of this vision is probably Pat Buchanan, who inveighed against free trade and multiculturalism in the 1990s. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191257"
  },
  "fascinating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely interesting or charming : captivating",
      ": extremely interesting or charming"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fas-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-",
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "captivating",
      "charismatic",
      "charming",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fetching",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the fascinating cities and peoples of central Asia have been intriguing travelers at least since the time of Marco Polo",
      "the fascinating \u2014but dubious\u2014legend that Pocahontas rescued John Smith from certain death",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That was such a fascinating story, to create a new character inspired by them and really follow her path to find her team, too. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "But these historical details are just the tip of the paintbrush of the colorful and complicated life of Lempicka, whose fascinating story comes to life onstage this week at La Jolla Playhouse. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "This is the most fascinating story of the week so far. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "This is the fascinating story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen Peterson after she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their Durham, North Carolina, mansion on December 9, 2001. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "The area is known for other fascinating discoveries, such as Notocolossus, a genus of titanosaurian sauropod that is one of the most enormous dinosaurs in the world. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "And Image Editor-in-Chief Ian F. Blair translates the language of L.A.'s apartment signs into a fascinating story on the architecture and design of everyday city life. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
      "The future of computing is the subject of our fascinating cover story this month, by quantum theorist Zaira Nazario. \u2014 Laura Helmuth, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
      "The work began, and the results, published in 2008, were fascinating . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see fascinate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1618, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191645"
  },
  "faded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having lost freshness or depth of color",
      ": having weakened or diminished with the passage of time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "dulled",
      "light",
      "pale",
      "pastel",
      "washed-out",
      "washy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "gay",
      "rich"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191703"
  },
  "formed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": organized in a way characteristic of living matter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frmd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191806"
  },
  "formative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": giving or capable of giving form : constructive",
      ": used in word formation or inflection",
      ": capable of alteration by growth and development",
      ": producing new cells and tissues",
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by formative effects or formation",
      ": the element (such as a suffix) in a word that serves to give the word appropriate form and is not part of the base",
      ": capable of alteration by growth and development",
      ": producing new cells and tissues"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259t-iv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "constructive",
      "productive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonconstructive",
      "nonproductive",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "This experience had a formative influence on his art.",
      "a teacher who was a formative influence on generations of students",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The 68-year-old suspect in a May mass shooting harbored resentment dating back to his formative years in Taiwan. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "The fourth season takes place in the spring of 1986 and follows the core group of Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) and Will (Noah Schnapp) into their formative high school years. \u2014 Christy Pi\u00f1a, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 May 2022",
      "Now, these days, Baby and Johnny\u2019s slow dance-turned-slow love making would hardly garner a PG-13 rating, but for a girl in her formative years, watching that scene in the late \u201880s was something to behold. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "The release reflects yet more past endeavors, including her training in sculpture and a formative stint in theatrical puppetry. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Exploring Europe at a formative age had a significant effect on McKee's way of thinking. \u2014 Francesca Street, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "Still alive at 86 (which many don\u2019t realize, since all the other formative rockers are gone), Lewis has now had seven wives, and many reckless years on drugs and alcohol. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 22 May 2022",
      "As one formative male figure slips from her world, Sandra makes space for another. \u2014 Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "Avery, a quietly formative force in American Modernism who died in 1965, has always resisted definition. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Any Hollywood star who has done a big movie \u2014 or at least one formative to their career \u2014 probably has taken a special prop or two from set. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192023"
  },
  "fine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": all right",
      ": well or healthy : not sick or injured",
      ": superior in kind, quality, or appearance : excellent",
      ": very thin in gauge or texture",
      ": not coarse",
      ": very small",
      ": keen",
      ": very precise or accurate",
      ": physically trained or hardened close to the limit of efficiency",
      ": delicate, subtle, or sensitive in quality, perception, or discrimination",
      ": ornate sense 1",
      ": marked by or affecting elegance or refinement",
      ": free from impurity",
      ": having a stated proportion of pure metal in the composition expressed in parts per thousand",
      ": finely : such as",
      ": very well",
      ": all right",
      ": with a very narrow margin of time or space",
      ": a sum imposed as punishment for an offense",
      ": a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action",
      ": a compromise of a fictitious suit used as a form of conveyance of lands",
      ": end , conclusion",
      ": in short",
      ": to impose a fine on : punish by a fine",
      ": purify , clarify",
      ": to make finer in quality or size",
      ": to become pure or clear",
      ": to become smaller in lines or proportions",
      ": end",
      ": a sum of money to be paid as a punishment",
      ": to punish by requiring payment of a sum of money",
      ": very good in quality or appearance",
      ": satisfactory",
      ": very small or thin",
      ": made up of very small pieces",
      ": very well",
      ": of slight excursion",
      ": a sum imposed as punishment for an offense \u2014 compare restitution",
      ": a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action",
      ": to impose a fine on : punish by fine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "\u02c8f\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dusty",
      "floury",
      "powdery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptably",
      "adequately",
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "creditably",
      "decently",
      "good",
      "middlingly",
      "nicely",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passably",
      "respectably",
      "satisfactorily",
      "serviceably",
      "so-so",
      "sufficiently",
      "tolerably",
      "well"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb (1)",
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1740, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192328"
  },
  "forestall":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures",
      ": to get ahead of (something) : anticipate",
      ": to prevent the normal trading in (something) by buying or diverting goods or by persuading people to raise prices",
      ": intercept",
      ": obstruct , beset",
      ": to keep out, interfere with, or prevent by steps taken in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8st\u022fl",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8st\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "avert",
      "head off",
      "help",
      "obviate",
      "preclude",
      "prevent",
      "stave off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Negotiations failed to forestall the conflict.",
      "His comments were meant to forestall criticism of his proposal.",
      "He forestalled critics by offering a defense of the project.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Republicans say enough sentiment exists for a direct age increase but perhaps not enough to forestall a filibuster. \u2014 Carl Hulse, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "To forestall that possibility, the bureau plans to inject nearly 1 million acre-feet of water into Powell through a combination of holding back releases into the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam and releasing 500,000 acre-feet from Flaming Gorge. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "To forestall that, the Fed has to tighten monetary policy now, in effect slowing the economic and jobs recovery and, however incrementally, raising the risk of a recession later on. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "Fecal transplants may forestall Alzheimer\u2019s disease in a mouse model. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Now it can be admitted: Her motive was to forestall a momentary rush of German voters to the Green Party after Japan\u2019s Fukushima accident, which came weeks after her party suffered a disastrous drubbing in local elections. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Aldermen hope to pass a version of the map with at least 41 votes by the end of the day Wednesday in order to forestall the chance for any 10 aldermen to back their own map and force a referendum. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, chicagotribune.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "That buildup was exactly the result Mr. Putin was trying to forestall . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "One of those children is an 11-year-old boy whose parents are frantically trying to forestall the awful prospect of homelessness. \u2014 Christopher Tangney, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from forstall act of waylaying, from Old English foresteall , from fore- + steall position, stall",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192501"
  },
  "fatigue":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": labor",
      ": manual or menial work (such as the cleaning up of a camp area) performed by military personnel",
      ": the uniform or work clothing worn on fatigue and in the field",
      ": weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress",
      ": the temporary loss of power to respond that is induced in a sensory receptor (see receptor sense a ) or motor (see motor entry 2 sense 1 ) end organ by continued stimulation",
      ": a state or attitude of indifference or apathy brought on by overexposure (as to a repeated series of similar events or appeals)",
      "\u2014 see also compassion fatigue",
      ": the tendency of a material to break under repeated stress",
      ": to weary with labor or exertion",
      ": to induce a condition of fatigue in",
      ": to suffer fatigue",
      ": consisting of, done, or used in fatigue",
      ": belonging to fatigues",
      ": a state of being very tired",
      ": the uniform worn by members of the military for physical labor",
      ": to tire by work or exertion",
      ": weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress",
      ": the temporary loss of power to respond induced in a sensory receptor or motor end organ by continued stimulation",
      ": to weary with labor or exertion",
      ": to induce a condition of fatigue in (as an effector organ)",
      ": to be affected with fatigue : become weary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113g",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113g",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burnout",
      "collapse",
      "exhaustion",
      "frazzle",
      "lassitude",
      "prostration",
      "tiredness",
      "weariness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "burn out",
      "bust",
      "do in",
      "do up",
      "drain",
      "exhaust",
      "fag",
      "frazzle",
      "harass",
      "kill",
      "knock out",
      "outwear",
      "tire",
      "tucker (out)",
      "wash out",
      "wear",
      "wear out",
      "weary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We were overcome by fatigue after the long journey.",
      "The drug's side effects include headache and fatigue .",
      "soldiers wearing combat boots and fatigues",
      "The cracks in the engine were caused by metal fatigue .",
      "Verb",
      "the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "People with long-haul COVID-19 experience symptoms such as fatigue , headaches and dizziness for an average of 15 months after the onset of the illness, according to a recent study, published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. \u2014 Paula Morgan, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Before vaccination, the odds of experiencing long Covid changed little over time, the researchers said, based on symptoms such as fatigue , shortness of breath, and brain fog. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 19 May 2022",
      "Beyond the threat of hospitalizing vulnerable people who get infected, there is the possibility of contracting long COVID following an infection, in which symptoms such as chronic fatigue or brain fog can persist for months or years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "In August, the regulator for taxis and hire vehicles in Australia\u2019s New South Wales\u2014home to Sydney\u2014fined Uber and issued 13 improvement notices after a safety audit found concerns such as driver fatigue and passenger complaints. \u2014 Alice Uribe, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "However, some people may experience side effects, such as fatigue , diarrhea, and changes in appetite. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "On the flip side, a CDC study published in March shows the vaccine is safe in children 5 to 11, reporting no serious adverse events and only mild side effects such as fatigue , headache and fever after 8 million doses were administered. \u2014 Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Patients in the study reported common symptoms, such as fatigue and headache, after vaccination, according to the authors. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Research indicates that up to 40% of people who have recovered from the initial coronavirus infection continue to suffer for weeks or months from sometimes-debilitating symptoms, such as fatigue , muddled memory and joint pain. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For example, Staiano and his colleagues suggest that coping with pain demands inhibitory control, a cognitive process that may fatigue your brain in ways that increase perception of effort. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 21 July 2020",
      "Patients in her clinic also have similar symptoms, with sleeping difficulties and fatigue the most common. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "But solid metal can fatigue and break, and the more that\u2019s added to a soft material, the more inflexible the material becomes. \u2014 Kurt Kleiner, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2022",
      "Staffing shortages have contributed to fatigue as workers take on ever more patients. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In exercise science, this is called training to fatigue . \u2014 Brad Stulberg, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2019",
      "Staffing shortages have contributed to fatigue as workers take on ever more patients. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Furthermore, video chats fatigue humans for a variety of reasons. \u2014 Raj Verma, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Staffing shortages have contributed to fatigue as workers take on ever more patients. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This cream mixes the two active ingredients, carnosine and Fagus sylvatica to create an anti-aging and anti- fatigue effect. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "This anti- fatigue eye treatment from Tom Ford is top quality and looks sleek in its functional packaging. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Some are small yet impactful, like the installation of anti- fatigue mats to cover the hard warehouse floor and improve the working conditions of people standing for long periods of time. \u2014 Caitlin Harrington, Wired , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "An anti- fatigue mat will take the sting out of standing on hard surfaces like concrete, hardwood and tile. \u2014 Sal Vaglica, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "This anti- fatigue mat is designed to relieve pressure on your joints, improve posture, and boost circulation. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Or place cushioned anti- fatigue mats at high-risk spots like the shower entrance and in front of the sink. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Anti- fatigue mats also combat joint and muscle pain. \u2014 Samantha Driscoll, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Anti- fatigue floor mats can reduce discomfort and provide support while standing at a desk. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1693, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192524"
  },
  "frustrating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing feelings of anger and annoyance : tending to produce or characterized by frustration",
      ": causing feelings of disappointment and defeat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8fr\u0259-\u02ccstr\u0101-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abrasive",
      "aggravating",
      "annoying",
      "bothersome",
      "carking",
      "chafing",
      "disturbing",
      "exasperating",
      "galling",
      "irksome",
      "irritating",
      "maddening",
      "nettlesome",
      "nettling",
      "peeving",
      "pesky",
      "pestiferous",
      "pestilent",
      "pestilential",
      "pesty",
      "plaguey",
      "plaguy",
      "rankling",
      "rebarbative",
      "riling",
      "vexatious",
      "vexing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "All these delays have been very frustrating .",
      "these daily traffic jams are frustrating",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This circular thinking was frustrating to many untested directors who were in many cases, diverse. \u2014 Patricia Lenkov, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The show\u2019s depiction of the temple endowment ceremony was similarly frustrating to some viewers. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not a secret that managing skin issues like eczema is very frustrating . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Diving into Season 4, the first volume of which premieres Friday, without a refresher course would be more frustrating than fun. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Laying claim to a torture can be incredibly frustrating . \u2014 Jack Handey, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Hearing about how the people behind #Encanto had to bend over backwards just to convince Disney to let Luisa be muscular and now seeing the skinny-ass #SheHulk trailer is so frustrating . \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 20 May 2022",
      "Going low or high during a workout\u2014and having to pause to treat, or quit altogether\u2014is frustrating . \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 9 June 2022",
      "Without clear communication, employees might feel uncertain about their roles and responsibilities, which could be frustrating . \u2014 Irma Becerra, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192646"
  },
  "floozie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually young woman of loose morals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a floozy who was a familiar figure at barrooms around town"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1911, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192659"
  },
  "flotsam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo",
      ": floating debris",
      ": a floating population (as of emigrants or castaways)",
      ": miscellaneous or unimportant material",
      ": debris , remains",
      ": floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo \u2014 compare jetsam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4t-s\u0259m",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4t-s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ashes",
      "debris",
      "detritus",
      "remains",
      "residue",
      "rubble",
      "ruins",
      "wreck",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "flotsam washed up on the shore",
      "the dispirited family picked through the flotsam of their possessions after the hurricane, looking for anything that could be salvaged",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All told, there are about 37,000 pieces of Gucci rarities, flotsam and priceless artifacts housed in the archives. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Logs and branches sail downstream on the current, forming snags that catch more flotsam , stray fishing bobbers and tangled tree stumps, soggy old baseball caps. \u2014 Katie Arnold, Outside Online , 25 July 2014",
      "Getting rid of the flotsam in your home was a virtuous activity even before the pandemic, when lockdowns gave millions of people plenty of time to take a hard look at their stuff. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "And then it was put up for auction like a piece of celebrity flotsam . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "The hurtling field of debris generated by that test, and earlier ones by China, the US and India, have shown that flotsam can remain in orbit and threaten spacecraft for years. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "But as such, antique stores and auction houses are also where the flotsam and jetsam of the worst aspects of material culture wash up \u2014 and continue to proliferate, even appreciating in value. \u2014 Sophie Haigney, Curbed , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "But as the sheetwebs spin silk to flee an inhospitable habitat, their webs are flotsam from an evacuation. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The Phillies feature a few great players - Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola, for example - and a bunch of flotsam . \u2014 Tony Blengino, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French floteson , from floter to float, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flotian to float, flota ship",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192737"
  },
  "fallible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": liable to be erroneous",
      ": capable of making a mistake"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-l\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Popeye is fallible but has long lived by his own moral code \u2014 a consistent trait that dates back to Segar\u2019s creation. \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s both threat and promise in the therapeutic encounter: the ineffable, fallible , and intimate play between two strangers, one witnessed and one witnessing, talking it out. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
      "Still, in just a few short weeks, Jackson has gone from being seen as a woman, highly accomplished, but fallible like the rest of us, to a symbol, put on a pedestal to be praised and attacked. \u2014 Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Humans are time again said to be and repeatedly show themselves to be fallible . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "But as the California prosecution shows, the technology is fallible . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "However, our faith in God is not based on following a fallible human man. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Main story was Eliud Kipchoge, who at last was fallible . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "Spencer, which was written by Steven Knight, does the reverse, mining the implicit ridiculousness of the pretense that this group of fallible human beings somehow represents a country\u2019s soul. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 17 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Medieval Latin fallibilis , from Latin fallere ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192928"
  },
  "free-for-all":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a competition, dispute, or fight open to all comers and usually with no rules : brawl",
      ": a chaotic situation resembling a free-for-all especially in lacking rules or structure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affray",
      "brawl",
      "broil",
      "donnybrook",
      "fracas",
      "fray",
      "melee",
      "m\u00eal\u00e9e",
      "rough-and-tumble",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1874, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192953"
  },
  "fair-mindedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by impartiality and honesty : just , unprejudiced"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u02ccm\u012bn-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1645, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193110"
  },
  "fetish":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner",
      ": a material object regarded with superstitious or extravagant trust or reverence",
      ": an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion : prepossession",
      ": an object or bodily part whose real or fantasied presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression",
      ": fixation",
      ": a rite or cult of fetish worshippers",
      ": an object or bodily part whose real or fantasized presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-tish",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fixation",
      "id\u00e9e fixe",
      "mania",
      "obsession",
      "preoccupation",
      "prepossession"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He has a fetish for secrecy.",
      "He wore a fetish to ward off evil spirits.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the police force faces a massive task of image rehabilitation on screen, these are unexpectedly rich times at the movies for anyone with a firefighter fetish . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 4 June 2022",
      "Visiting a country buffeted by the Jacksonian insurgency from one that still remembered the Jacobins, Tocqueville decided instead that popular sovereignty was a fetish of populists and radicals. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Federal prosecutors said Buck's unrelenting fervor to satisfy a fetish by preying on vulnerable men, often young and Black, is reason enough to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That fits nicely with the show\u2019s fetish for an earlier age of recording and viewing technology. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "If this is reality for them, their curing physician has a huge Ancient Egypt fetish that\u2019s gotten out of hand. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Not a performance review or a trip to the dentist (unless that\u2019s your fetish ). \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The outdoor industry, with its fetish for new materials and focus on complex innovation, is a guilty party in all of this. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "One friend in particular, who knows about my fetish , is really sick of me asking. \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French & Portuguese; French f\u00e9tiche , from Portuguese feiti\u00e7o , from feiti\u00e7o artificial, false, from Latin facticius factitious",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193118"
  },
  "fury":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intense, disordered, and often destructive rage",
      ": any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment criminals and inflict plagues",
      ": an avenging spirit",
      ": one who resembles an avenging spirit",
      ": a spiteful woman",
      ": extreme fierceness or violence",
      ": a state of inspired exaltation : frenzy",
      ": violent anger : rage",
      ": wild and dangerous force"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8fy\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "battle-ax",
      "battle-axe",
      "dragon lady",
      "harpy",
      "harridan",
      "shrew",
      "termagant",
      "virago",
      "vixen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I could see the fury in her eyes.",
      "Nothing could contain his fury over their accusations.",
      "He turned away from them in fury .",
      "The hurricane unleashed its fury on hundreds of homes and businesses.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All the while, my hands were trembling with fury for the parents of Ulvade, who begged the police to do literally anything to help their children and were screamed at and handcuffed in response. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 May 2022",
      "Instead of a placid child breathing in fresh high Alpine pastures, Heidi\u2019s now a butch late teen grimacing with fury , her head plastered by blood splat. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "The vice president\u2019s refusal to go along was exploding into an open and bitter breach between the two men at a time when the president was stoking the fury of his supporters who were streaming into Washington. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The vice president\u2019s refusal to go along was exploding into an open and bitter breach between the two men at a time when the president was stoking the fury of his supporters who were streaming into Washington. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Not surprisingly, Manchin\u2019s tweet sparked the fury of fellow-Democrats, particularly progressive ones. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
      "Based on real facts, the dramatic comedy turns on Fernande Olivier, Picasso\u2019s muse and lover, who taught young girls to read and write unleashed the fury of conservative women, while the men around her suffered from uncontrollable love. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 20 May 2022",
      "But the suggestion makes the ground beneath my feet vibrate with the fury of millions of people who would again share their medical choices with their politicians. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "The live fury of punk may have naturally been mooted by the art gallery environs, but there is plenty of visual excitement to be had here. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English furie , from Latin furia , from furere to rage",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193134"
  },
  "fairish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fairly good"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-ish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acceptable",
      "adequate",
      "all right",
      "decent",
      "fine",
      "good",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passable",
      "respectable",
      "satisfactory",
      "serviceable",
      "tolerable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deficient",
      "inadequate",
      "insufficient",
      "lacking",
      "unacceptable",
      "unsatisfactory",
      "wanting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "did a fairish job of refinishing the old chest, especially since it was her first foray into furniture restoration"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193241"
  },
  "fearless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from fear : brave",
      ": not afraid : brave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fir-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fir-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bold",
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "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":[
      "skydiving is one sport that tends to attract fearless types",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My brother [Richard Rosenthal] who produces the show with me, understands by putting me in certain situations that, for instance, Anthony Bourdain would be very brave and fearless in. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "The comedy-drama series features Andi Barnes, an ambitious divorce lawyer, Danni King, a funny and fearless airport employee, Karen Mott, a street-smart hair salon owner, and Sabrina Hollins, a smart and stylish bank teller. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022",
      "The British writer David Pryce-Jones has distilled five decades of journalism into an elegant, personal and fearless tableau of the late 20th century. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Like Galt and his friends, the movie showed Musk as a great industrialist: independent, outspoken and fearless . \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "Her columns are both fearless and nimble, taking on the right for political stunts at the border and the left for resisting funds for police in neighborhoods desperate for safe streets. \u2014 Greg Burton, The Arizona Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "The characters were fearless , reckless, because their youth afforded them the right to be. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "Ford is completely fearless , which is so important for a running back in pass protection. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 11 May 2022",
      "From smaller breeds like the hairy, lovable Puli to larger dog breeds like the bullmastiff, these dog breeds are smart, fearless , and faithful. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fear entry 1 + -less ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193413"
  },
  "freight":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the compensation paid for the transportation of goods",
      ": cost",
      ": goods to be shipped : cargo",
      ": load , burden",
      ": meaning sense 3 , significance",
      ": the ordinary transportation of goods by a common carrier and distinguished from express",
      ": a train designed or used for such transportation",
      ": to load with goods for transportation",
      ": burden , charge",
      ": to transport or ship by freight",
      ": goods or cargo carried by a ship, train, truck, or airplane",
      ": the carrying (as by truck) of goods from one place to another",
      ": the amount paid (as to a shipping company) for carrying goods",
      ": a train that carries freight",
      ": to send by train, truck, airplane, or ship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burden",
      "cargo",
      "draft",
      "haul",
      "lading",
      "load",
      "loading",
      "payload",
      "weight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burden",
      "encumber",
      "lade",
      "laden",
      "load",
      "lumber",
      "saddle",
      "weight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "trains that carry both passengers and freight",
      "The freight arrived by steamboat.",
      "The order was shipped by freight .",
      "Verb",
      "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Swedish autonomous-truck startup Einride AB will test its self-driving freight vehicles on public roads in the U.S. in an operation with GE Appliances after getting approval from federal regulators. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "Events like these can create far-reaching challenges for shipping, freight transportation and other logistics providers, resulting in supply chain woes that can last for some time. \u2014 Chris Gadek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Keeping planes in the air allowed vaccines to be transported, kept the supply chain moving by hauling critical freight and resumed operations for travelers much faster. \u2014 Sam Sweeney, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "They were added to trains after a 2008 collision in Chatsworth in which 25 people were killed when the engineer of a commuter train was distracted and ran head-on into a Union Pacific freight . \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Schroeder pushes back against the claim that just a few freight companies benefit from the highway, noting the list of donors spans a variety of organizations and people. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
      "The impact of the fees has hit freight haulers big and small. \u2014 John Francis Peters, ProPublica , 16 June 2022",
      "Thieves have stolen 20 freight containers loaded with gold, silver, and televisions. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Shipwrecks dating back to the 19th century, including freight ships and U.S. military radar platforms, rest on the sea floor within the canyon, reports NPR\u2019s Eric McDaniel. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But since then, Russia has hit several key lines, compromising Ukraine\u2019s ability to freight its grain out of the country. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "But rather than freight the music with the weight of tragedy, Sorey opted toward extreme lightness. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Even Black creators like Thomas, Bennett said, can\u2019t help but freight their stories about Black kids with the horrors of racial injustice. \u2014 Howard Bryant, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2020",
      "Narratives of reverse migration from the United States are often freighted with ambivalence. \u2014 Theodore Ross, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
      "Consumers have had no trouble continuing to purchase bananas freighted from Central America, confections from Europe, and fresh produce from California\u2019s Central Valley. \u2014 Liz Specht, Wired , 20 May 2020",
      "While businesses nationwide are seeking similar relief, Mr. Trump\u2019s status as president means his company\u2019s actions are freighted with potential conflicts of interest for lenders and landlords. \u2014 David Enrich, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Many furs are freighted with family history, especially garments earned by individuals who had to strive for them. \u2014 Ray A. Smith, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2020",
      "To its credit, the MFA chose to freight its sesquicentennial with real meaning \u2014 a point of departure that\u2019s strategic and sincere in equal measure. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193438"
  },
  "firebug":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": incendiary , pyromaniac"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccb\u0259g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arsonist",
      "incendiary",
      "torch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after the second suspicious fire, police set a trap for the firebug"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193732"
  },
  "flat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : prostrate",
      ": utterly ruined or destroyed",
      ": resting with a surface against something",
      ": having a continuous horizontal surface",
      ": being or characterized by a horizontal line or tracing without peaks or depressions",
      ": having a relatively smooth or even surface",
      ": arranged or laid out so as to be level or even",
      ": having the major surfaces essentially parallel and distinctly greater than the minor surfaces",
      ": very low and broad",
      ": clearly unmistakable",
      ": not varying : fixed",
      ": having no fraction either lacking or in excess : exact",
      ": not varying significantly throughout its range",
      ": lacking in animation, zest, or vigor : dull",
      ": lacking flavor : tasteless",
      ": lacking effervescence or sparkle",
      ": commercially inactive",
      ": characterized by no significant rise or decline from one period to another",
      ": lacking air : deflated",
      ": dead sense 3c , discharged",
      ": lowered a half step in pitch",
      ": lower than the proper pitch",
      ": pronounced as in bad or bat",
      ": having a low trajectory (see trajectory sense 1 )",
      ": made so as to give little or no spin to the ball",
      ": not having an inflectional ending",
      ": taut",
      ": uniform in hue or shade",
      ": having little or no illusion of depth",
      ": lacking contrast",
      ": lacking shadows or contours",
      ": free from gloss : having a nonreflective finish",
      ": two-dimensional sense 3",
      ": of, relating to, or used in competition on the flat",
      ": having a mass such that expansion halts only after infinite time and collapse never occurs",
      ": a level surface of land",
      ": a stretch of land without obstacles",
      ": a track or course for a flat race",
      ": a flat part or surface",
      ": a musical note or tone one half step lower than a specified note or tone",
      ": a character \u266d on a line or space of the musical staff indicating a half step drop in pitch",
      ": something flat: such as",
      ": a shallow container for shipping produce",
      ": a shallow box in which seedlings are started",
      ": a flat piece of theatrical scenery",
      ": a shoe or slipper having a flat heel or no heel",
      ": an apartment on one floor",
      ": a deflated tire",
      ": the area to either side of an offensive football formation",
      ": in a flat manner : directly , positively",
      ": in a complete manner : absolutely",
      ": below the proper musical pitch",
      ": without interest charge",
      ": without allowance or charge for accrued interest",
      ": flatten",
      ": to lower in pitch especially by a half step",
      ": to sing or play below the true pitch",
      ": having a smooth level surface",
      ": spread out on or along a surface",
      ": having a broad smooth surface and little thickness",
      ": very clear and definite",
      ": not changing in amount",
      ": not showing active business",
      ": dull entry 1 sense 3",
      ": having lost air",
      ": no longer having bubbles",
      ": lower than the true musical pitch",
      ": lower by a half step in music",
      ": not shiny",
      ": a level area of land : plain",
      ": a flat part or surface",
      ": a note or tone that is a half step lower than the note named",
      ": a sign \u266d meaning that the pitch of a musical note is to be lower by a half step",
      ": a tire that has lost air",
      ": on or against a flat surface",
      ": without any time more or less : exactly",
      ": below the true musical pitch",
      ": being or characterized by a horizontal line or tracing without peaks or depressions",
      ": characterized by general impoverishment in the presence of emotion-evoking stimuli",
      ": not varying",
      ": having a rate that remains constant for any taxable base",
      ": without interest charge",
      ": without allowance or charge for accrued interest"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat",
      "\u02c8flat",
      "\u02c8flat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "even",
      "exact",
      "precise",
      "round"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apartment",
      "diggings",
      "digs",
      "lodgings",
      "suite",
      "tenement"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Such developments were unimaginable during the heyday of techno utopianism\u2014when Thomas Friedman and others were proclaiming that the world was flat , rendered indivisible by the internet. \u2014 Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
      "Unfortunately, the previous HR-V's highly configurable folding rear seat, which allowed for the bottom cushions to fold up for taller items, is no more, although the seats do still fold flat . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "When hung horizontally or vertically against a wall or in a window, the flag must be flat and allowed to hang freely without folds, and the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right (the viewer's left). \u2014 Rebekah Lowin, Country Living , 7 June 2022",
      "The Old Course is relatively flat , the easiest of the four majors to walk. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "After reports of plans to reduce Tesla headcount, Musk tweeted that Tesla\u2019s total headcount would increase, no doubt owing to the company\u2019s two new plants, but that salaried positions would be flat . \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Ticks are wingless and have a single, oval body that is relatively flat (unless it is filled with blood). \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
      "The seven-day average virus level edged up Thursday and then down Friday in the northern section of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority system, while the level in the southern section was flat Thursday before edging up Friday. \u2014 Ryan Huddle, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Most West Valley City parks are flat , but Rocky Ridge \u2014 true to its name \u2014 has a small, narrow slope in the southwest corner, coming down from Rocky Ridge Drive. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "These include a small flat in St. Petersburg, two Soviet-era cars from the 1950s and a small garage. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "It was designed for Olympic speed climbing, but this soft, sensitive flat also makes a stellar gym trainer. \u2014 Owen Clarke, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Beethoven wrote: No. 30 in E (Op. 109), No. 31 in A- flat (Op. 110) and No. 32 in C Minor (Op. 111). \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "No matter your style though, there's a flat for every one of your moods this spring. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Marquardt persuaded an acquaintance to host a gathering of French Muslim intellectuals and a few other guests at his flat in the Seventh Arrondissement. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But in all these cases, the seats are lie- flat (or close to it). \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Rodgers became the Packers\u2019 all-time touchdown pass leader with an 11-yard throw in the right flat to receiver Allen Lazard in the first quarter. \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Time and time again, the royal style maven has turned to Sarah Flint's original flat . \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Interestingly, even the cryptocurrency market was caught flat -footed by these changing winds, causing a massive run. \u2014 Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Roman Yaremchuk added the game-winner in the 49th, heading a cross between two Scotland defenders and past the flat -footed Gordon. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "But the speed and extent of the shift caught them flat -footed. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Musk is the one who\u2019s \u2018 flat -out stupid\u2019 about Trump on Twitter. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The segment, as naval analyst H.I. Sutton points out, uses the correct submarine mothership, the Belgorod, but other aspects are flat -out incorrect. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 May 2022",
      "\u00c1lvarez was flat -footed and advanced in straight lines. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
      "His suddenness and ability to smoothly execute double moves often leave defenders defenseless and flat -footed. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "And after Covid, there is a movement to build a strong early-alert system for potential pandemics so that we aren\u2019t caught so flat -footed and can make decisions earlier and better. \u2014 Juliette Kayyem, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The process is pretty straightforward: Find a rough surface, and place the top of the can flat against it. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "By flatting the top, more main string gets lengthened, also improving control. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "Lead is harmful at any dose, and especially toxic to the nervous system; arsenic can flat -out kill you, the inspector general wrote. \u2014 Zo\u00eb Schlanger, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "The main assumptions are 11 million barrels a day of crude oil production, Brent flat at $65 a barrel, net refining margins of $3 a barrel and chemicals net margins of $100 a tonne. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "Brian Snyder, Arizona Republic One can flat shoot it. \u2014 Duane Rankin, azcentral , 3 July 2019",
      "Thoughtfully, my mother suspected this might be the case, and a few days before the wedding found an ideal backup: Manolo Blahnik flats with ample space for injured toes. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 12 July 2019",
      "Plus, the dude can flat -out sing, though no one else matches his pitch-perfect acting turn. \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 June 2019",
      "The fashionable royal has shown us that flats like knee-high boots and sneakers can be just as stylish (and functional) on the job, and yesterday was no exception. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Mar. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Noun, Adverb, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193842"
  },
  "furore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": furor sense 3",
      ": furor sense 4b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u02cc\u022fr",
      "-\u0259r",
      "especially British"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "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":[
      "the store's going-out-of-business sale caused such a furore that security guards had to be called in to restore order",
      "baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 innings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite the furore over halal meat from time to time, India\u2019s buffalo meat exports depend on demand from countries like Malaysia and Indonesia, which are either Muslim dominated or have a significant Muslim population. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The First 5000 Days by the artist Beeple (aka Mike Winkelmann) for $69 million by the auction house Christie\u2019s created a furore by becoming the third most expensive by a living artist. \u2014 Kamayani Sharma, Quartz , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "But throughout her career Britney has faced not just harsh criticism but genuine media furore and relentless prying into her personal life. \u2014 Eilish Gilligan, refinery29.com , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The incident led to a furore among foreign politicians, with CEO Noel Quinn summoned for questioning by British lawmakers. \u2014 Michelle Toh And Kristie Lu Stout, CNN , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "But the incident led to a furore among foreign politicians, and HSBC CEO Noel Quinn was summoned to appear before British lawmakers for questioning in January. \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 25 June 2021",
      "At the time of the incident emotions were high and despite the furore , the band invited me to continue with them. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2021",
      "The furore over Xinjiang cotton just won't go away, and Western fashion houses can't win. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2021",
      "The decision, which follows the furore earlier this year over the data-sharing, marks the first time the regulator has flexed its muscles in a major way. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 4 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian, from Latin furor ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193844"
  },
  "forefeel":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have a presentiment of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8f\u0113l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "divine",
      "foreknow",
      "foresee",
      "prevision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "did any of the passengers embarking on the Titanic 's maiden voyage forefeel their impending doom?"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193933"
  },
  "fiendish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": perversely diabolical",
      ": extremely cruel or wicked",
      ": excessively bad, unpleasant, or difficult"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113n-dish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cacodemonic",
      "demoniac",
      "demoniacal",
      "demonian",
      "demonic",
      "demonical",
      "devilish",
      "diabolical",
      "diabolic",
      "Luciferian",
      "satanic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angelic",
      "angelical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He takes a fiendish delight in hurting people.",
      "a fiendish delight in playing cruel tricks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gutfeld yells in mock outrage, and then grins his expensive, fiendish , but strangely vulnerable grin. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "The new plant near Berlin probably won\u2019t prove so fiendish . \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Likewise, the Riddler\u2019s manipulation of online conspiracy theorists to build a fanatical following to help execute his fiendish plan to bring Gotham to its knees, which feels all too real. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Deferring to no news event or editorial decision, the lectern longshots were a CNN mainstay, lingering on the lens with a fiendish determination as the network\u2019s overstuffed panels of alleged experts shouted at each other off-screen. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The original show was set on a remote farm in the hills of Ireland where contestants gathered to test their nerve against three fiendish games. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Even Robert Rauschenberg makes a fiendish cameo in the book, asking De Kooning to give him a drawing. \u2014 Jamie Hood, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The final installment in John Richardson\u2019s mammoth biography reveals the artist\u2019s fiendish control over his admirers. \u2014 John Banville, The New Republic , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Not to mention adding a fiendish new fashion icon to your Halloween costume vision board! \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194318"
  },
  "foam":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid or from a liquid: such as",
      ": a frothy mass formed in salivating or sweating",
      ": a stabilized froth produced chemically or mechanically and used especially in fighting oil fires",
      ": a material in a lightweight cellular form resulting from introduction of gas bubbles during manufacture",
      ": sea",
      ": something resembling foam",
      ": to produce or form foam",
      ": to froth at the mouth especially in anger",
      ": to be angry",
      ": to gush out in foam",
      ": to become covered with or as if with foam",
      ": to cause to foam",
      ": to cause air bubbles to form in",
      ": to convert (something, such as a plastic) into a foam",
      ": a mass of tiny bubbles that forms in or on the surface of a liquid",
      ": to produce or form a mass of tiny bubbles",
      ": a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dm",
      "\u02c8f\u014dm",
      "\u02c8f\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "froth",
      "head",
      "lather",
      "spume",
      "suds",
      "surf"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boil",
      "burn",
      "fume",
      "rage",
      "rankle",
      "seethe",
      "sizzle",
      "steam",
      "storm"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "As I poured the beer, foam bubbled up in the glass.",
      "The fire extinguisher is filled with foam .",
      "a can of shaving foam",
      "Verb",
      "The soda foamed in the glass.",
      "The mixture will bubble and foam when you add the yeast.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As a result, the legislature passed a bill last year banning PFAS and other chemicals including bisphenols and phthalates in food packaging as well as in carpeting, ski wax and firefighting foam . \u2014 Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
      "Additionally, the makers of firefighting foam have been named as defendants. \u2014 CBS News , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Hoka\u2019s most responsive, energetic EVA topped with a layer of softer foam directly underfoot. \u2014 Cory Smith, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Its thick foam is textured, which helps prevent it from slipping around. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Loss of resiliency: The life jacket is excessively hard, stiff or its foam is brittle. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 30 June 2021",
      "For winterization, caulking windows, checking the flashing around openings, and squirting foam insulation around openings such as hose bibs reduced heat loss and lowered the property\u2019s energy bills. \u2014 Michele Lerner, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "High levels of the compounds are present on the site because of the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam for years, and have migrated into private drinking wells just outside the airport's grounds. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Once firefighters had the fire under control, the Brownsburg Fire Marshal on scene determined that it was caused by a spark from welding activity that landed on foam insulation. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The milk may foam , so keep an eye on it, pausing the microwave and stirring as needed. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Remove the pan from the heat and immediately add the baking soda, butter, and vanilla and stir to combine; the mixture will foam up. \u2014 Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
      "Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
      "Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
      "Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
      "Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021",
      "Whisk in the sugar to combine, then switch to a silicone spatula and bring the mixture to a boil \u2014 the milk will foam and rise up. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2021"
    ],
    "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":"20220625-194421"
  },
  "fairness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being fair",
      ": fair or impartial treatment : lack of favoritism toward one side or another"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aesthetics",
      "esthetics",
      "attractiveness",
      "beauteousness",
      "beautifulness",
      "beauty",
      "comeliness",
      "cuteness",
      "gorgeousness",
      "handsomeness",
      "looks",
      "loveliness",
      "prettiness",
      "sightliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grotesqueness",
      "hideousness",
      "homeliness",
      "plainness",
      "ugliness",
      "unattractiveness",
      "unbecomingness",
      "unloveliness",
      "unsightliness"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194632"
  },
  "flutter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to flap the wings rapidly",
      ": to move with quick wavering or flapping motions",
      ": to vibrate in irregular spasms",
      ": to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner",
      ": to cause to flutter",
      ": an act of fluttering",
      ": a state of nervous confusion or excitement",
      ": flurry , commotion",
      ": abnormal spasmodic fluttering of a body part",
      ": a distortion in reproduced sound similar to but of a higher pitch than wow",
      ": fluctuation in the brightness of a television image",
      ": an unwanted oscillation (as of an aileron or a bridge) set up by natural forces",
      ": a small speculative venture or gamble",
      ": to move the wings rapidly without flying or in making short flights",
      ": to move with a quick flapping motion",
      ": to move about excitedly",
      ": an act of moving or flapping quickly",
      ": a state of excitement",
      ": an abnormal rapid spasmodic and usually rhythmic motion or contraction of a body part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259t-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dance",
      "dart",
      "flick",
      "flicker",
      "flirt",
      "flit",
      "flitter",
      "zip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "burst",
      "flare",
      "flare-up",
      "flash",
      "flicker",
      "flurry",
      "outbreak",
      "outburst",
      "spurt"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The giant, two-toned sequins flutter in the wind and shimmer in the sun so that the piece changes dimensions throughout the day. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "As the pages magically flutter open, the viewer is drawn into Future's world. \u2014 Hattie Lindert, PEOPLE.com , 7 May 2022",
      "One butterfly starts to flutter above our group of watchful eyes\u2014then two, then three. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 May 2022",
      "An elevated version of a classic T-shirt, the top features flutter sleeves and a curved hem. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "As media teams flutter around the two remaining candidates, President Emmanuel Macron and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the nation\u2019s political cartoonists are out in force, ready to accentuate even the smallest slip. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Flanary suffered a form of cardiac arrest called ventricular fibrillation, in which the heart\u2019s lower chambers flutter erratically, cutting off the flow of blood to the rest of the body. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Here in Lower Manhattan, Republic of China flags still flutter above the offices of family associations that were founded before the Communist Revolution. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Ancient dried rose petals flutter down from between the envelopes. \u2014 Jason O'bryan, Robb Report , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Apparently butterflies, like the one unnecessarily inserted into several scenes to give a dreamlike flutter to the otherwise unyieldingly gritty texture, see in vivid color. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "There's no denying the flutter and shine of the materials is a draw. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 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",
      "Whereas the former is an entirely private matter, grounded in fleeting moments like the flutter at a lover\u2019s touch, body shame is the product of social demand and taboo. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Coming to Oaks and the Kentucky Derby was a dream come true for Meredith, who was dressed in a white dress covered in a flutter of butterflies. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
      "Go forth and let your lashes flutter like Selena's. \u2014 Seventeen , 6 May 2022",
      "News Tuesday that gross U.S. government debt had surpassed $30 trillion for the first time caused a flutter of headlines but merely yawns from the political class. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "While players all around him saw their rounds flutter away in the breeze, Scheffler shot a five-under-par 67 \u2014 two strokes better than his outstanding Thursday round \u2014 to take a five-shot lead into the weekend. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194711"
  },
  "famished":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intensely hungry",
      ": needy sense 1",
      ": very hungry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-misht",
      "\u02c8fa-misht"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "empty",
      "hungry",
      "peckish",
      "starved",
      "starving"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "full",
      "sated",
      "satiate",
      "satiated",
      "satisfied"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "What's for supper? I'm famished .",
      "after a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The teaser gives us lots of famished zombies (including zombie dogs) and popular game creatures like giant mutant spiders and Lickers. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "And/or, Hyacinth was miraculously able to feed pierogi to his famished flock during a siege by the Mongols. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
      "At times guided by Natives who were themselves famished while waiting for the return of salmon, Allen never stopped for long. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Their crocks once fed famished workers coming off their shifts as well as all-night revelers in need of nourishment. \u2014 Joshua David Stein, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "At the Indira Gandhi hospital, and in faltering hospitals across Afghanistan, famished children arrive by car and taxi and ambulance every day and night. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
      "Also horrifying are the scenes of the famished internees making a meal out of whatever animal comes their way. \u2014 Alissa Simon, Variety , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "As an adult, Pham worked in restaurants and served brunch to famished runners and their proud families. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "This team is starving \u2013 famished \u2013 for a franchise quarterback. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195018"
  },
  "flecked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked with streaks or spots : sprinkled with flecks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flekt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dappled",
      "dapple",
      "dotted",
      "freckled",
      "mottled",
      "specked",
      "speckled",
      "splotchy",
      "spotted",
      "spotty",
      "stippled",
      "variegated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unspotted"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195701"
  },
  "fro":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": from",
      ": back , away",
      ": in a direction away"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0259",
      "\u02c8fr\u014d",
      "\u02c8fr\u014d",
      "\u02c8fr\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "away",
      "down",
      "hence",
      "off",
      "out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "ferries carrying passengers to and fro"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Preposition",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200153"
  },
  "frisky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to frisk : playful",
      ": lively",
      ": playful sense 1 , lively"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-sk\u0113",
      "\u02c8fris-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "coltish",
      "elfish",
      "fay",
      "frolicsome",
      "larky",
      "playful",
      "rollicking",
      "sportful",
      "sportive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "serious-minded",
      "sober",
      "sobersided"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The kids were frisky after all that candy.",
      "a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Sunday, B\u00e1ez was also active on the bases, swiping two bases to spark a suddenly frisky Tigers offense, which scored seven runs for just the fifth time this season (in, sigh, 66 games). \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022",
      "As long as the wetlands don\u2019t disappear entirely, there\u2019s reason to hope the frisky saltmarsh sparrow, with a hand from us, will find a way. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
      "In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The eight-week-old puppies from NEADS World Class Service Dogs may look like average frisky Labrador retrievers, but these cuties have an important purpose. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Put it another way: Whoever realized that Cyrano de Bergerac could be reconceived as a less frisky , more sober Tyrion Lannister was clearly on to something. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Champ, a frisky 3-year-old rescue German shepherd, was sent off to a quieter life with friends of the family after several incidents of aggressive behavior with White House personnel. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Lost in their own playtime, the other dogs and their owners pay little attention to the frisky pair sprinting between the trees. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "But she was also adept at frisky comic numbers, as well. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200317"
  },
  "figure":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number symbol : numeral , digit",
      ": arithmetical calculations",
      ": a written or printed character",
      ": value especially as expressed in numbers : sum , price",
      ": digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored)",
      ": a geometric form (such as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (such as points) in space of a given number of dimensions",
      ": bodily shape or form especially of a person",
      ": an object noticeable only as a shape or form",
      ": the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity",
      ": a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter",
      ": a person, thing, or action representative of another",
      ": figure of speech",
      ": an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words",
      ": the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term",
      ": an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (such as cloth) or natural product (such as wood)",
      ": appearance made : impression produced",
      ": a series of movements in a dance",
      ": an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air)",
      ": a prominent personality : personage",
      ": a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition",
      ": to represent by or as if by a figure or outline",
      ": to decorate with a pattern",
      ": to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords",
      ": to indicate or represent by numerals",
      ": calculate",
      ": conclude , decide",
      ": assume",
      ": regard , consider",
      ": to appear likely",
      ": to be or appear important or conspicuous",
      ": to be involved or implicated",
      ": to perform a figure in dancing",
      ": compute , calculate",
      ": to seem rational, normal, or expected",
      ": to make sense of something",
      ": to take into consideration",
      ": to rely on",
      ": plan",
      ": a symbol (as 1, 2, 3) that stands for a number : numeral",
      ": arithmetic sense 2",
      ": value or price expressed in figures",
      ": the shape or outline of something or someone",
      ": the shape of the body especially of a person",
      ": an illustration in a printed text",
      ": pattern entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a well-known or important person",
      ": calculate sense 1",
      ": believe sense 4 , decide",
      ": to make plans based on",
      ": to rely on",
      ": to have in mind",
      ": to discover or solve by thinking",
      ": to find a solution for",
      ": bodily shape or form especially of a person",
      ": the graphic representation of a form especially of a person",
      ": a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter",
      ": a person who is representative of or serves as a psychological substitute for someone or something else \u2014 see father figure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r",
      "British and often US",
      "\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fig-y\u0259r,"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "digit",
      "integer",
      "number",
      "numeral",
      "numeric",
      "whole number"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "choose",
      "conclude",
      "decide",
      "determine",
      "name",
      "opt",
      "resolve",
      "settle (on "
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For all of his epic anti-Catholic rants, Money\u2019s deathbed had the figure of the Virgin Mary at its head and a skeleton carved into its footboard. \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "While the cost of revenues and operating expenses did increase on an absolute basis, the operating margin remained around the same level as the year-ago figure of 30%. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The scale of the fruit, moreover, shifts the viewer\u2019s perception of the figure of the friar himself\u2014who, suddenly, appears to be shown on a much larger scale than the trees around him. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
      "Tony Blair remains a virtual pariah to this day, David Cameron a figure of open disdain, and Thatcher a source of such continuing hostility that a statue honoring her is egged by protesters. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
      "She was acquitted, but Lizzie became a tabloid sensation\u2013and the most controversial figure of her time. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
      "And one of its front panels features the figure of the helmeted warrior Britannia. \u2014 CNN , 3 June 2022",
      "An intimate portrait of the relationship between Karel Schwarzenberg, a key figure of the post-November 1989 era, and his daughter Lila Schwarzenberg. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "Atop this 44-foot-high marble sculpture, the figure of Grief hides her face, weeping on the shoulder of History. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Labor organizations figure as the largest donors to G\u00f3mez\u2019 campaign. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "After losing to Kansas in the NCAA championship game, the Tar Heels figure to be the preseason No. 1 in most polls. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "At the time, the media couldn\u2019t figure Beatlemania out. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 30 May 2022",
      "The inflation figure the Commerce Department reported Friday was below the four-decade high of 6.6% set in March. \u2014 NBC News , 27 May 2022",
      "The inflation figure the Commerce Department reported Friday was below the four-decade high of 6.6% set in March. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "Fraught geopolitics might also figure as a reason to build out a bit more domestic production capacity. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Some analysts figure that the 50-year-old is trying to drive down the acquisition price or walk away from the deal altogether. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Both teams figure to be squarely in the mix this time around, too. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 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 transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200537"
  },
  "farcical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling farce (see farce entry 2 sense 2 ) : ludicrous",
      ": laughably inept : absurd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-si-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "chucklesome",
      "comedic",
      "comic",
      "comical",
      "droll",
      "funny",
      "hilarious",
      "humoristic",
      "humorous",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "killing",
      "laughable",
      "ludicrous",
      "ridiculous",
      "riotous",
      "risible",
      "screaming",
      "sidesplitting",
      "uproarious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "humorless",
      "lame",
      "unamusing",
      "uncomic",
      "unfunny",
      "unhumorous",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns",
      "the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The farcical film tells the story from the perspective of manager Malcolm McLaren and is so cartoonish that parts of it are actually animated. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
      "The Death of Stalin was an ensemble piece, but the Times story, and the farcical response to it by affected parties, is turning out to be a star vehicle for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "After Jackie Cooper starred as Henry in What a Life (1939) and Life With Henry (1941), Lydon took over for the final nine films in the farcical series, from Henry Aldrich for President (1941) to Henry Aldrich\u2019s Little Secret (1944). \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The international community has imposed sanctions on the military and dismissed Suu Kyi\u2019s trials as farcical . \u2014 NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The international community has dismissed the trials as farcical and has demanded her immediate release. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Looney found the identical bonds and probable-cause affidavits farcical on their face. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The play seems to speak directly to our current culture wars concerning race and history, in schools and beyond, from the Sturm und Drang over the New York Times\u2019s 1619 Project to Rufo\u2019s farcical witch-hunting with respect to critical race theory. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "For Black women and women of color, this oppression reached farcical levels with the state dictating that women who lived with able-bodied men were ineligible for welfare benefits. \u2014 Peniel E. Joseph, CNN , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200550"
  },
  "featherbrained":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a foolish scatterbrained person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccbr\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "birdbrain",
      "cuckoo",
      "ditz",
      "featherhead",
      "flibbertigibbet",
      "nitwit",
      "rattlebrain",
      "scatterbrain",
      "softhead"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "you would not want to have to rely on that featherbrain in an emergency"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1668, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200642"
  },
  "fleck":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": streak , spot",
      ": to color as if by sprinkling with flecks",
      ": spot , mark",
      ": flake , particle",
      ": to mark with small streaks or spots",
      ": spot entry 1 sense 1 , mark",
      ": a small bit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flek",
      "\u02c8flek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blotch",
      "dapple",
      "dot",
      "freckle",
      "marble",
      "mottle",
      "pepper",
      "shoot",
      "speck",
      "speckle",
      "splotch",
      "spot",
      "sprinkle",
      "stipple"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blotch",
      "dapple",
      "dot",
      "eyespot",
      "mottle",
      "patch",
      "pip",
      "point",
      "speck",
      "speckle",
      "splotch",
      "spot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She flecked the canvas with blue paint.",
      "to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface",
      "Noun",
      "a brown cloth with flecks of yellow",
      "The police found flecks of blood on his clothes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "That quote would seem to portend a mournful reflection on death and the sacrifices of art, but sparks of illumination, irreverence, tragicomedy and even joy continually fleck the material. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Super-yachts, sailboats, and inflatables crowd the marinas and fleck the horizon. \u2014 Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Curreri and Sproule had spent time in Nairobi, collaborating with Kenyan musicians, and a few songs are flecked with West African rhythms and burbling bass lines. \u2014 Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "No movie star could have pulled off the role of Mister Rogers\u2014a kind of pop-culture saint\u2014except Tom Hanks, who radiates a pastor\u2019s goodness flecked with self-awareness. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "Older men, their beards flecked with soup, ate near young parents whose children had spilled food down their sweaters. \u2014 Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Lopez, meanwhile, wore cream colored nails flecked with Lakers gold. \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 25 Feb. 2020",
      "This eatery near Sunnyslope serves churros glazed with honey, chocolate or vanilla, flecked with toppings including almond slices, sprinkles and crushed Oreo cookies. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral , 3 Feb. 2020",
      "Big Mozz, a New York company that was expecting to serve about half a million pounds of pecorino- and parsley- flecked mozzarella sticks at seasonal events this year, had planned to hire 200 people. \u2014 Pete Wells, New York Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Down the hill is Ojo Caliente, a fleck of a town with a post office, two cafes and a spa with hot springs used by generations of Pueblo people before being named by 16th-century Spanish explorer \u00c1lvar N\u00fa\u00f1ez Cabeza de Vaca. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Down the hill is Ojo Caliente, a fleck of a town with a post office, two cafes and a spa with hot springs used by generations of Pueblo people before being named by 16th-century Spanish explorer \u00c1lvar N\u00fa\u00f1ez Cabeza de Vaca. \u2014 Karin Brulliard And Adria Malcolm, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Imagine lying on a beach or by a pool, the sun kissing every gold fleck in your body oil and leaving you glowing (and tanned) from head to toe. \u2014 ELLE , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Even a fleck of paint is enough to damage the window of a spacecraft. \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "And this island would be the hospital\u2019s unlikely home \u2014 more specifically, Boao, a fleck of a town on Hainan\u2019s eastern coast. \u2014 Rebecca Ostriker, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "Watery with pebble- and fleck -size bits of squash and carrots that reminded me of sipping a toddler\u2019s backwash. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Even a fleck of paint can do major damage when orbiting at 17,500 mph. \u2014 The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Even a fleck of paint can do major damage when orbiting at 17,500 mph (28,000 kph). \u2014 Marcia Dunn, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200823"
  },
  "fib":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trivial or childish lie",
      ": to tell a fib",
      ": pummel , beat",
      ": a lie about something unimportant",
      ": to tell a lie about something unimportant",
      "fibrillation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fib",
      "\u02c8fib"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fable",
      "fabrication",
      "fairy tale",
      "falsehood",
      "falsity",
      "lie",
      "mendacity",
      "prevarication",
      "story",
      "tale",
      "taradiddle",
      "tarradiddle",
      "untruth",
      "whopper"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fabricate",
      "lie",
      "prevaricate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I have to admit that I told a fib when I said I enjoyed the movie.",
      "Is she telling fibs again?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The feature also allows users to see how other health and lifestyle data, like sleep, weight, and exercise might be impacting their A- fib . \u2014 Casey Ross, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "The fib in question was delivered during Vanity Fair's lie detector test series (see the video below). \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Just a fib to another FBI official regarding Page\u2019s status as a CIA informant, which the Bureau failed to disclose to the judge. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Rylance, Flynn and Beale are especially gifted at raising an eyebrow just a millimeter high enough to suggest a fib is in progress or adding a microsecond of hesitancy here or there to enhance the effect. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "In the original study, researchers collected ECG patch data from 450 people who were notified, 34% of whom were found to have A- fib . \u2014 Stat Staff, STAT , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The causes of a- fib are not completely understood, but one widespread view is that too much caffeine might trigger it. \u2014 Steven Salzberg, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
      "The kid goes into v- fib , and Maggie is needed again. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Over the months, the minor fib has spiraled into Mrs. Doubtfire levels of deception. \u2014 Saahil Desai, The Atlantic , 17 Jan. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Sure, a few may fib more than others, but at some point everyone deceives someone. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Who isn\u2019t going to fib a little and overstate their exercise habits? \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 15 Jan. 2021",
      "Surprisingly, 82% of charity and volunteer workers have lied to try and land a job, while 75% in the leisure, sport, and tourism fields fib on their CVs. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "When deployed more widely to sniff out passengers, the dogs may also deter would-be travelers inclined to fib about their coronavirus exposure or infection status. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "But Shachar does sympathize with those tempted to fib about a health problem or use an old address to qualify for a vaccine \u2014 especially when different areas have different rules. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2021",
      "Testing is scarcer in poor countries; and autocratic governments (more common in the developing world) are likelier than democracies to fib about figures. \u2014 The Economist , 5 June 2020",
      "As far as the food, Pacifico fibbed , advertising crab on the menu/menu board but serving imitation crab. \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 7 June 2018",
      "Survey results will be skewed if the types who do not answer are different from those who do, or if certain types of people are more loth to answer some questions, or more likely to fib . \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1611, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1675, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1610, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200912"
  },
  "fetich":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner",
      ": a material object regarded with superstitious or extravagant trust or reverence",
      ": an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion : prepossession",
      ": an object or bodily part whose real or fantasied presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression",
      ": fixation",
      ": a rite or cult of fetish worshippers",
      ": an object or bodily part whose real or fantasized presence is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification and that is an object of fixation to the extent that it may interfere with complete sexual expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-tish",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fixation",
      "id\u00e9e fixe",
      "mania",
      "obsession",
      "preoccupation",
      "prepossession"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He has a fetish for secrecy.",
      "He wore a fetish to ward off evil spirits.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the police force faces a massive task of image rehabilitation on screen, these are unexpectedly rich times at the movies for anyone with a firefighter fetish . \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 4 June 2022",
      "Visiting a country buffeted by the Jacksonian insurgency from one that still remembered the Jacobins, Tocqueville decided instead that popular sovereignty was a fetish of populists and radicals. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Federal prosecutors said Buck's unrelenting fervor to satisfy a fetish by preying on vulnerable men, often young and Black, is reason enough to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "That fits nicely with the show\u2019s fetish for an earlier age of recording and viewing technology. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "If this is reality for them, their curing physician has a huge Ancient Egypt fetish that\u2019s gotten out of hand. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Not a performance review or a trip to the dentist (unless that\u2019s your fetish ). \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The outdoor industry, with its fetish for new materials and focus on complex innovation, is a guilty party in all of this. \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "One friend in particular, who knows about my fetish , is really sick of me asking. \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French & Portuguese; French f\u00e9tiche , from Portuguese feiti\u00e7o , from feiti\u00e7o artificial, false, from Latin facticius factitious",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201104"
  },
  "faraway":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lying at a great distance : remote",
      ": dreamy , abstracted",
      ": remote entry 1 sense 1 , distant",
      ": appearing as if lost in a daydream"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "away",
      "deep",
      "distant",
      "far",
      "far-flung",
      "far-off",
      "remote",
      "removed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "close",
      "near",
      "nearby",
      "nigh"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "My grandfather told us tales of faraway lands.",
      "growing up in a seaport instilled in the youth a restless desire to travel to faraway places",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite this, robust gun control measures\u2014background checks, gun buybacks, banning literally anything\u2014seem a faraway fantasy in this country, even as cameras that scan visitors\u2019 faces and match them against a blacklist are already in use. \u2014 Sidney Fussell, The New Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "The short version: For many years, the archipelago was a faraway administrative appendage of the British colony of Mauritius, an island off the coast of Africa. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "But the shooting in the church in Laguna Woods, Calif., stood out in its own way, a variation on American tragedy that seemed to show how faraway conflicts, even those in the distant past, can reverberate in the gun culture of the United States. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s less chaotic and expensive than coordinating with factories in faraway countries and waiting for finished orders to arrive, Hassell said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Known locally as La Floresta, the USFS is often seen as a feudal lord, a faraway government entity that has accumulated vast holdings with little idea of how to properly steward them or enough funds to do the job. \u2014 Alicia Inez Guzm\u00e1n For Searchlight Nm, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
      "The physician\u2019s case studies included the story of a girl sent to a faraway hospital to recover from a bad fall. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
      "The fish comes only from the English Channel and other faraway waters. \u2014 Janelle Davis, CNN , 25 May 2022",
      "Ironically, the heavily corroded dial looks like the surface of a faraway planet. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202124"
  },
  "flatulent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": likely to cause gas",
      ": marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach",
      ": pompously or portentously overblown",
      ": marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach",
      ": likely to cause digestive flatulence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-ch\u0259-l\u0259nt",
      "-l\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bombastic",
      "fustian",
      "gaseous",
      "gassy",
      "grandiloquent",
      "oratorical",
      "orotund",
      "rhetorical",
      "rhetoric",
      "windy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unrhetorical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nick Cordileone and Ben Lipitz, who have long experience playing Timon the wisecracking meerkat and Puumba the jovial (but flatulent ) warthog, infuse their performances with joy and energy. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Feb. 2020",
      "Does that mean Titan aliens could conceivably share the hearty stench of a garage filled with flatulent auto mechanics? \u2014 Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "McDougall insists this flatulent burro attempting to punt me across the stalks is actually having a grand time. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 11 Oct. 2019",
      "Looming over each twisting plot is Jackson Lamb, the scruffy and flatulent Falstaff of the undercover world. \u2014 The Economist , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "The shadow of mortality is never very far away, even when the action shifts to the lowbrow humor of the flatulent warthog Pumbaa (voice of Seth Rogen) and his catty sidekick, Timon the meerkat (Billy Eichner). \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Twin Cities , 18 July 2019",
      "London Rules is the fifth set in Slough House, where MI5 leaves its misfits in the doubtful care of Jackson Lamb, a flatulent and contemptuous genius of tradecraft. \u2014 Charles Finch, USA TODAY , 13 June 2018",
      "Add the spectacle of a flatulent art market raking in endless cash, and 2017 feels like a good year to say goodbye to. \u2014 Roberta Smith, Holland Cotter And Jason Farago, New York Times , 6 Dec. 2017",
      "But just below the game\u2019s (incredibly flatulent ) surface lies the true spirit of South Park, a pox-on-all-your-houses mentality in which the things people hold dearest are the things that must be satirized mercilessly. \u2014 Robert Verbruggen, National Review , 24 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Latin flatus act of blowing, wind, from flare to blow \u2014 more at blow ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202602"
  },
  "fighter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that fights : such as",
      ": warrior , soldier",
      ": a pugnacious or game individual",
      ": boxer entry 1 sense 1",
      ": an airplane of high speed and maneuverability with armament designed to destroy enemy aircraft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dogface",
      "legionary",
      "legionnaire",
      "man-at-arms",
      "regular",
      "serviceman",
      "soldier",
      "trooper",
      "warrior"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civilian"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country",
      "a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Fed, our chief inflation fighter right now, is dealing with a blaze that won't be easily put out by a few rate hikes. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "The former Kurdish rebel fighter turned Swedish lawmaker has emerged as a central figure in the drama surrounding Sweden and Finland\u2019s historic bid to join NATO. \u2014 Karl Ritter, ajc , 14 June 2022",
      "Ronda Rousey is done with mixed martial arts, but there's one fighter that could pull her out of retirement. \u2014 Farah Hannoun, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "Sports all-time earning leaders include two soccer stars, a tennis pro, an NBA center, a prize fighter and a golf legend. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "With just a $5 wager on any fighter to win tonight, FanDuel will return a $200 payout. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "In February, the Office of Naval Research unveiled a study showing that playing first-person shooting games, could actually create a better fighter . \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Another British fighter captured by the pro-Russian forces, Andrew Hill, is awaiting trial. \u2014 Bernat Armangue And Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
      "The issue revolves around probationary fire fighter Louis Brown, who was hired as a firefighter candidate Feb. 17, according to the complaint filed in Lake Superior Court Civil Division 4. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202908"
  },
  "f\u00eate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": festival",
      ": a lavish often outdoor entertainment",
      ": a large elaborate party",
      ": to honor or commemorate with a fete",
      ": to pay high honor to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affair",
      "bash",
      "binge",
      "blast",
      "blowout",
      "do",
      "event",
      "function",
      "get-together",
      "party",
      "reception",
      "shindig"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "honor",
      "recognize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "won a prize at the church fete",
      "the heiress wanted to do something with her life other than shuttle from fete to fete",
      "Verb",
      "They feted the winning team with banquets and parades.",
      "the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The first royal pageant ever held was in honor of George III in 1809 to celebrate 50 years of his reign and included a grand fete and a firework display at Frogmore Cottage. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "And with impeccable timing, HRH\u2019s fete has coincided with the schoolchildren\u2019s half-term holiday, on top of the Bank Holiday in her honor. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
      "For fans of the annual fashion fete , Lively becoming a co-chair of the event is no surprise. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The 2021 edition was held live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, the site of this year\u2019s upcoming awards fete . \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "As for another big question mark hanging over the Grammy fete is the Kanye West factor. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This year\u2019s event also marks an in-person return following last year\u2019s virtual fete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Thus was the scene at the 134th Order of Dragons ball at Cotton Hall, a fete which has hugely benefitted from a change of venue from the country club atop Spring Hill. \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "But Wolfe\u2019s retirement fete certainly wasn\u2019t helped by the pandemic and the already jerky rollout of the CSO\u2019s 2021-22 season: The institution announced only its fall programming in July, then the remainder of the season in October. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Back to the present day, tension mounts as the crew convenes to fete amidst a handful of perplexing circumstances. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The former Grauman\u2019s Chinese Theatre will fete its 95 years by launching a full year of programming, while also navigating premieres for first-run films and special events including the annual TCM Film Festival. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "To fete the 10 winners of the inaugural Chanel Next Prize. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "To fete the heartwarming images, Shields revealed some very thoughtful suggestions that many mothers will appreciate this year. \u2014 Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The offense\u2019s lone touchdown of the day was celebrated as all those wearing white jerseys (offense) ran to the corner of the end zone to fete Irish. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "The evening\u2019s dress code read \u2018festive,\u2019 and fashion was also out in force to fete Bowles. \u2014 Vogue , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Diggins\u2019s triumph would have been cause enough for celebration, had there not been more firsts to fete . \u2014 Ava Wallace, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "This month's Palm Springs Film Festival in California \u2013 which was set to fete best actress Oscar hopefuls including Kristen Stewart, Nicole Kidman and Lady Gaga \u2013 has canceled its 2022 edition. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 5 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-203436"
  },
  "federate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": united in an alliance or federation : federated",
      ": to join in a federation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-d(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8fe-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ally",
      "associate",
      "band (together)",
      "club",
      "coalesce",
      "cohere",
      "confederate",
      "conjoin",
      "cooperate",
      "league",
      "unite"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break up",
      "disband"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The independent provinces were federated to form a nation.",
      "in the years following World War II, the U.S. and the nations of western Europe made the decision to federate as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For a while, many in the industry have discussed the need to coordinate or federate communications across platforms at the server or cloud level. \u2014 Bob O'donnell, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "The company has also partnered with Fund 101, a structure that federates more than 1,200 intensive care units across 60 countries to foster information sharing and collaboration between the units. \u2014 Fortune , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "Google created federated learning to improve autocorrect on mobile phones. \u2014 Robert C. Miller, STAT , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "The Mayo Clinic has taken a step toward making that possible with its announcement that the first venture of the Mayo Clinic Platform will use federated learning as a foundational technology of if its privacy model. \u2014 Robert C. Miller, STAT , 13 Feb. 2020",
      "Greek Cypriots have rejected Turkish Cypriots\u2019 demands for a permanent Turkish troop presence and veto power in government decisions in a future federated Cyprus. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Sep. 2019",
      "Two centuries after his birth, Melville continues to federate the world along one keel. \u2014 The Economist , 18 July 2019",
      "The state could be federated into two parts, so that each side would enjoy a majority in its own areas. \u2014 Noah Feldman, The Denver Post , 20 Feb. 2017",
      "The CTU would become a union that is federated , that represents multiple employers. \u2014 Juan Perez Jr., chicagotribune.com , 4 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1672, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204118"
  },
  "fundament":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an underlying ground, theory, or principle",
      ": buttocks",
      ": anus",
      ": the part of a land surface that has not been altered by human activities",
      ": buttocks",
      ": anus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259n-d\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8f\u0259n-d\u0259-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backside",
      "behind",
      "booty",
      "bootie",
      "bottom",
      "breech",
      "bum",
      "buns",
      "butt",
      "buttocks",
      "caboose",
      "can",
      "cheeks",
      "derriere",
      "derri\u00e8re",
      "duff",
      "fanny",
      "hams",
      "haunches",
      "heinie",
      "hunkers",
      "keister",
      "keester",
      "nates",
      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rear end",
      "rump",
      "seat",
      "tail",
      "tail end",
      "tush"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a naked fundament was clearly visible for an instant in the movie"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Latin fund\u0101mentum \"foundation, basis,\" from fund\u0101re \"to establish, found entry 4 \" + -mentum  -ment ; replacing earlier and Middle English foundement, borrowed from Anglo-French fundement, fondement, borrowed from Latin fund\u0101mentum ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204326"
  },
  "free-swinging":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bold, forthright, and heedless of personal consequences"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8swi\u014b-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adventuresome",
      "adventurous",
      "audacious",
      "bold",
      "daring",
      "dashing",
      "emboldened",
      "enterprising",
      "gutsy",
      "hardy",
      "nerved",
      "nervy",
      "venturesome",
      "venturous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unadventurous",
      "unenterprising"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204756"
  },
  "fray":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute",
      ": to wear (something, such as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing : fret",
      ": to separate the threads at the edge of",
      ": strain , irritate",
      ": to wear out or into shreds",
      ": to show signs of strain",
      ": a raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric)",
      ": scare",
      ": to frighten away",
      ": fight entry 2 sense 1 , brawl",
      ": to wear into shreds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "battle",
      "fight",
      "scrabble",
      "struggle",
      "throes"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abrade",
      "chafe",
      "corrade",
      "erode",
      "frazzle",
      "fret",
      "gall",
      "rasp",
      "rub",
      "wear"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1630, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204850"
  },
  "force":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power",
      ": moral or mental strength",
      ": capacity to persuade or convince",
      ": military strength",
      ": a body (as of troops or ships) assigned to a military purpose",
      ": the whole military strength (as of a nation)",
      ": a body of persons or things available for a particular end",
      ": an individual or group having the power of effective action",
      ": police force",
      ": violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing",
      ": an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects",
      ": any of the natural influences (such as electromagnetism (see electromagnetism sense 2a ), gravity, the strong force, and the weak force) that exist especially between particles and determine the structure of the universe",
      ": the quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or speech",
      ": force-out",
      ": in great numbers",
      ": valid , operative",
      ": to do violence to",
      ": rape",
      ": to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means",
      ": to make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity",
      ": to press, drive, pass, or effect against resistance or inertia",
      ": to impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably",
      ": to achieve or win by strength in struggle or violence: such as",
      ": to win one's way into",
      ": to break open or through",
      ": to raise or accelerate to the utmost",
      ": to produce only with unnatural or unwilling effort",
      ": to wrench, strain, or use (language) with marked unnaturalness and lack of ease",
      ": to hasten the rate of progress or growth of",
      ": to bring (plants) to maturity out of the normal season",
      ": to induce (a particular bid or play by another player) in a card game by some conventional act, play, bid, or response",
      ": to cause (a runner in baseball) to be put out on a force-out",
      ": to cause (a run) to be scored in baseball by giving a base on balls when the bases are full",
      ": to cause one to act precipitously : force one to reveal one's purpose or intention",
      ": power that has an effect on something",
      ": the state of existing and being enforced",
      ": a group of people available for a particular purpose",
      ": power or violence used on a person or thing",
      ": an influence (as a push or pull) that tends to produce a change in the speed or direction of motion of something",
      ": to make someone or something do something",
      ": to get, make, or move by using physical power",
      ": to break open using physical power",
      ": to speed up the development of",
      ": an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects",
      "\u2014 see accouchement forc\u00e9",
      ": a cause of motion, activity, or change",
      ": a force that acts after another's negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another : intervening cause at cause",
      ": an unforeseeable event especially that prevents performance of an obligation under a contract : force majeure",
      ": a body of persons available for a particular end",
      ": police force",
      ": violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing",
      ": the use of threats or intimidation for the purpose of gaining control over or preventing resistance from another",
      ": force that is intended to cause or that carries a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury \u2014 compare nondeadly force in this entry",
      ": force that is considered justified under the law and does not create criminal or tort liability \u2014 compare unlawful force in this entry",
      ": nondeadly force in this entry",
      ": force that is intended to cause minor bodily injury",
      ": a threat (as by the brandishing of a gun) to use deadly force",
      ": Lawful force that is reasonably necessary to accomplish a particular end (as preventing theft of one's property)",
      ": force that is not justified under the law and therefore is considered a tort or crime or both \u2014 compare lawful force in this entry",
      ": valid and operative",
      ": to compel by physical means often against resistance",
      ": to break open or through",
      "\u2014 see also forcible entry",
      ": to impose or require by law \u2014 see also elective share , forced heir at heir , forced sale at sale"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frs",
      "\u02c8f\u022frs",
      "\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)rs, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "help",
      "labor force",
      "manpower",
      "personnel",
      "pool",
      "staff",
      "workforce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "coerce",
      "compel",
      "constrain",
      "dragoon",
      "drive",
      "impel",
      "impress",
      "make",
      "muscle",
      "obligate",
      "oblige",
      "press",
      "pressure",
      "sandbag"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Few could have foreseen that the little business would develop into Japan\u2019s largest retailer by sales\u2014or that a woman would be its driving force . \u2014 Chieko Tsuneoka, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
      "He also was accused of lying and using excessive force , which was documented by The Washington Post in the early 2000s. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Simultaneously, a separate Ukrainian force attacked from farther west. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "In a hierarchical force , where those at the bottom care about what is important to the boss, his thinking was that the officers would watch their weight because their leader was watching their weight. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "In recent days, the cryptocurrency exchange, which was once valued at nearly $100 billion, has rescinded offers, implemented a hiring freeze and laid off 18% of its work force . \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "That includes training in the areas of use of force , crisis intervention, bias-free policing, investigatory stops, searches and arrests and must be in regular communication with Cleveland police for training and updates. \u2014 Olivia Mitchell, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
      "Yet funding those institutions year after year allows the industry to be a steady, ubiquitous force in Beltway policymaking circles that define what\u2019s considered common sense on a range of topics. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
      "The simplest and most obvious force that forms and sustains friendships is time spent together. \u2014 Julie Beck, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "With those two pitches, Ashcraft can cover the entire strike zone and can consistently force soft contact on ground balls. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 12 June 2022",
      "Thomas then drew a one-out walk and Cesar Hern\u00e1ndez singled to load the bases, with Soto following by drawing his second free pass in as many plate appearances to force in a run. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "Inflationary pressures alone are enough to force a rethinking of offerings. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "That leaves an open path for Seven Hills Councilman Richard Dell\u2019Aquila to win the seat, unless state and federal lawsuits filed last week successfully force the state to re-open candidate filing. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
      "Then Carrington stole the ball from guard Bria Hartley on the other end and went coast to coast for an easy layup to extend the advantage to 29-21 and force a Fever timeout. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
      "Researchers said the results from Walker\u2019s study, called the BECOME Research Project, should force clinicians and scientists to see the racial biases that health care has both on a structural and a personal level. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 8 June 2022",
      "Given the results, why do so many leaders resist remote work and force employees to return to the office? \u2014 Christopher Littlefield, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "In 1990 Margaret Thatcher won by a similar margin (204-152), yet the opposition from within the Conservative ranks was enough to force her to stand down. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205125"
  },
  "feistiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of nervous energy : fidgety",
      ": touchy , quarrelsome",
      ": exuberantly frisky",
      ": having or showing a lively aggressiveness : spunky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aggressive",
      "agonistic",
      "argumentative",
      "assaultive",
      "bellicose",
      "belligerent",
      "brawly",
      "chippy",
      "combative",
      "confrontational",
      "contentious",
      "discordant",
      "disputatious",
      "gladiatorial",
      "militant",
      "pugnacious",
      "quarrelsome",
      "scrappy",
      "truculent",
      "warlike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonaggressive",
      "nonbelligerent",
      "pacific",
      "peaceable",
      "peaceful",
      "unbelligerent",
      "uncombative",
      "uncontentious"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gonzalez portrays Hamilton as a feisty character brimming with self-confidence and bravado. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "Lambert recently told Rolling Stone the song was inspired by her desire to remain feisty throughout her career. \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
      "Vicki was also feisty and competitive with a growing passion for softball, Carlson said at the clemency hearing. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
      "One member of Schulte\u2019s defense team was Sabrina Shroff, a feisty and tenacious federal public defender who grew up in Islamabad. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The women in my community are very intelligent, very feisty . \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Chou is hardly holding up his feisty hero as a martyr or savior. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 May 2022",
      "But Sandoval is also getting a little feisty , maybe a bit greedy, wanting to pitch deeper into games, wanting to throw his first shutout or complete game, maybe even a no-hitter. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2022",
      "To their credit, Lowry and Tucker were back Saturday, feisty as always, essentially as usual. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 22 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" feist + -y entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210655"
  },
  "framework":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas)",
      ": a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame",
      ": frame of reference",
      ": the larger branches of a tree that determine its shape",
      ": a basic supporting part or structure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259rk",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101m-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "architecture",
      "armature",
      "cadre",
      "configuration",
      "edifice",
      "fabric",
      "frame",
      "framing",
      "infrastructure",
      "shell",
      "skeleton",
      "structure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "These influences threaten the very framework of our society.",
      "The book provides a general framework for understanding modern politics.",
      "He questions the study's theoretical framework .",
      "An iron framework surrounds the sculpture.",
      "The panels are attached to the building's steel framework .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Other elements include a ring of ceramic mushrooms; a framework hung with recycled bottles and cans planted with edible seedlings; and branches hung with dozens of origami birds in memory of a trans person who succumbed to complications of AIDS. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "There are also plans to modernize the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) with with a clear framework of objectives and duties. \u2014 Emma Woollacott, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The bipartisan framework deal includes support for state crisis intervention, investment in children and family mental health services and penalties for straw purchasing. \u2014 Katherine Swartz, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "Butler and Spaulding are part of the reproductive justice movement, a framework that emerged in the 1990s led by Black female advocates that merges social justice and human rights. \u2014 Deena Zaru, ABC News , 16 June 2022",
      "McConnell endorsed a bipartisan framework to reduce gun violence, giving a major boost to Democratic and Republican negotiators\u2019 efforts to get a package to the Senate floor as soon as next week. \u2014 WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "On Sunday, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced a framework agreement on new gun legislation. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "The California Legislature sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a preliminary state budget plan totaling more than $300 billion, a framework that includes $8 billion in tax rebates but could change once a final deal is struck with Newsom. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Yet without a comprehensive regulatory framework , the U.S. will continue to fall further behind other responsible global economic centers. \u2014 Stu Alderoty, Fortune , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210834"
  },
  "family name":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": surname sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "last name",
      "surname"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her family name is Smith.",
      "many women today do not change their family name when they marry",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside America\u2019s Black Upper Class and starred Yaya DaCosta as Angela Vaughn, a single mother who set out to reclaim her family name but discovered a dark secret about her own mother\u2019s past. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
      "Rosenberger was offered a choice: a luxury version of the Volkswagen Beetle or a Porsche 356, the first sports car under the family name , designed by Porsche's son, Ferry. \u2014 David De Jong, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name . \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This idea of shadow and light is a play on this family name . \u2014 Rica Cerbarano, Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "By others, the town was named for the many settlers with the family name White (more than 100) who moved to the county in the 1870s. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The Marcos family has spent the decades since losing power rehabilitating the family name . \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 4 May 2022",
      "The president\u2019s son, Hunter, and the president\u2019s brother Jim have made a living from trafficking on their family name and political connections. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The tycoons stood to benefit from association with the Biden family name while their money allowed Hunter Biden to maintain a globe-trotting lifestyle, the Journal has reported. \u2014 Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211016"
  },
  "fanny":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": vulva",
      ": buttocks",
      ": a person's rear"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-n\u0113",
      "\u02c8fa-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backside",
      "behind",
      "booty",
      "bootie",
      "bottom",
      "breech",
      "bum",
      "buns",
      "butt",
      "buttocks",
      "caboose",
      "can",
      "cheeks",
      "derriere",
      "derri\u00e8re",
      "duff",
      "fundament",
      "hams",
      "haunches",
      "heinie",
      "hunkers",
      "keister",
      "keester",
      "nates",
      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rear end",
      "rump",
      "seat",
      "tail",
      "tail end",
      "tush"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'd like to give him a good kick in the fanny !",
      "be careful on that icy walk, unless you want to fall on your fanny"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"perhaps from Fanny , nickname of Frances ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-211308"
  },
  "firsthand":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or adverb",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": obtained by, coming from, or being direct personal observation or experience",
      ": coming right from the original source"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259rst-\u02c8hand",
      "\u02c8f\u0259rst-\u02c8hand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "direct",
      "immediate",
      "primary",
      "unmediated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "indirect",
      "secondhand"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He gave a firsthand account of the battle.",
      "She draws on firsthand experiences for her novel.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The son of Massachusetts State Police superintendent Christopher Mason is facing possible criminal charges after he was allegedly found drunk in his car with four guns, according to someone with firsthand knowledge of the case. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "An update on the war in Ukraine, including a firsthand look at its impact on a Ukrainian community, is our first report today. \u2014 CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Plow driver Michael D\u2019Andrea got a firsthand look at the mess on the roads. \u2014 Mark Pratt, ajc , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Over the weekend, some families returned home and got a firsthand look at the damage. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Layla Ann VanHooser has firsthand knowledge of the darker side of social media. \u2014 Elaisha Stokes, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Ready for an onslaught: USA TODAY reporters\u2019 firsthand account of war preparations in Lviv, the site of Ukraine\u2019s potential alternative capital if Russian troops captured Kyiv. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "On Tuesday night, about a dozen family members got a firsthand account of the harrowing experience from Beverly, 69, who had been rescued and airlifted to a Reno hospital hours earlier. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "However, this firsthand account of the challenges faced, the solutions that were developed, and the risks that were needed to be taken to be successful are enlightening. \u2014 John Lamattina, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1699, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212030"
  },
  "fort":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong or fortified place",
      ": a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet : fortification",
      ": a permanent army post",
      ": a strong or fortified place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frt",
      "\u02c8f\u022frt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastion",
      "castle",
      "citadel",
      "fastness",
      "fortification",
      "fortress",
      "hold",
      "redoubt",
      "stronghold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They captured the fort after a long battle.",
      "a series of forts along the frontier",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "June 2022: Ayesha opens up about her and Steph's family life amid the NBA finals While Steph was busy competing in the NBA Finals, Ayesha was holding down the fort at home with the help of an adorable sous chef \u2014 their 9-year-old daughter Riley. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 3 June 2022",
      "John Johnson III had an active day With Harrison Jr. idle and Delpit resting, Johnson held down the fort at safety and made an impact. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Aug. 2021",
      "Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill are vying to replace Drew Brees, who held the fort under center in the Big Easy for 15 seasons. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA Today , 23 June 2021",
      "Lee and Smith held down the fort for the Pistons, who are awaiting Wright\u2019s return from a Grade 2 right groin strain. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "The heroes who held this fort took their stand for Life, liberty, freedom and the American flag. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 27 Aug. 2020",
      "Monday night felt like more of the same \u2014 score a few, get the lead, and let Shesterkin, who has been stellar since he was chased from Game 4 against Pittsburgh in a 7-2 loss, hold down the fort . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Since then, Cherelle has been holding down the fort and focusing on achieving her goals. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "The fort is most famous for the American Civil War Battle of Mobile Bay. \u2014 Clinton S. Thomas, Travel + Leisure , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forte , from Anglo-French fort , from fort , adjective, strong, from Latin fortis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213049"
  },
  "feckly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": almost , nearly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fek-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "about",
      "all but",
      "almost",
      "borderline",
      "fair",
      "fairly",
      "more or less",
      "most",
      "much",
      "near",
      "nearly",
      "next to",
      "nigh",
      "practically",
      "somewhere",
      "virtually",
      "well-nigh"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an Edinburgh hotel that is feckly new"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" feck + -ly ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1768, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213625"
  },
  "forewarning":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a warning given in advance",
      ": the state of being warned in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8w\u022fr-ni\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admonishment",
      "admonition",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "alert",
      "caution",
      "heads-up",
      "notice",
      "warning"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Detroit Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart made sure to give a forewarning about his enthusiasm. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "There was no communication with the community and no forewarning . \u2014 Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal , 18 June 2021",
      "The sound could indeed be a siren and thus a handy forewarning that an ambulance or firetruck might be coming down the road soon. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
      "Russian military officials haven't provided the usual level of detail or forewarning . \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "But with no forewarning , residents around Paris \u2014 along with fans and players inside Roland Garros \u2014 expressed their fears of an explosion on social networks. \u2014 Jerome Pugmire, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2020",
      "Powell didn't see the departure of coach Hylton Dayes as a forewarning . \u2014 Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com , 14 Apr. 2020",
      "And then there\u2019s a third explanation\u2014that government programs designed to provide forewarning were eliminated by the Trump White House. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 22 Mar. 2020",
      "With no forewarning , the fatality rate for the province currently stands at about 4.5%. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 15 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214129"
  },
  "footing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stable position or placing of the feet",
      ": a surface or its condition with respect to one walking or running on it",
      ": the condition of a racetrack",
      ": the act of moving on foot : step , tread",
      ": a place or position providing a base of operations : foothold",
      ": established position : status",
      ": position or rank in relation to others",
      ": basis",
      ": terms of social intercourse",
      ": an enlargement at the lower end of a foundation wall, pier, or column to distribute the load",
      ": the sum of a column of figures",
      ": a firm position or placing of the feet",
      ": foothold",
      ": position as compared to others",
      ": social relationship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "base",
      "basis",
      "bedrock",
      "bottom",
      "cornerstone",
      "foundation",
      "ground",
      "groundwork",
      "keystone",
      "root",
      "underpinning",
      "warp",
      "warp and woof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He lost his footing and fell down the slope.",
      "Be careful. The footing is slippery there.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The legal footing of the suit is tenuous, Douglas Laycock, a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia Law School, wrote in an email. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Grambling State head coach Hue Jackson hasn\u2019t started the week on the best footing . \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "When all is said and done, both matches will have drawn massive and nearly equal public attention, but women\u2019s tennis still must engage in a fight for fair footing . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The education sector might benefit from ensuring that financial literacy is given a permanent seat at the ever-evolving table of an industry in dire need of sure footing that will satisfy the ultimate customer, the student. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The preserve\u2019s only trail winds through a swamp forest and is muddy in one section where tree bark and stones have been laid along the path to improve the footing . \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Despite tremendous gains during the past five decades, many colleges and universities fall short, leaving women struggling for equal footing . \u2014 USA Today , 26 May 2022",
      "Anti-gun groups such as Everytown for Gun Safety, meanwhile, are pushing lawmakers to take advantage of the NRA\u2019s weakened footing . \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "By Game 2, the footing was more equal, only a late flurry of garbage-time free throws by Victor Oladipo somewhat evening the ledger in that Heat loss. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214249"
  },
  "foist":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant",
      ": to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit",
      ": to pass off as genuine or worthy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fob off",
      "palm",
      "palm off",
      "pass off",
      "wish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "shopkeepers who foist shoddy souvenirs on unsuspecting tourists",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the sidewalk, men dressed as monks tried to foist bracelets onto pedestrians, as other street vendors hawked sliced mangos and tour bus tickets. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Paying for it is another: The board could foist that bill onto shareholders. \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Clean Power Plan was basically to foist California\u2019s suicidal regulation of electricity on the rest of the country. \u2014 Mario Loyola, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But my parents and grandparents, who are both in the process of downsizing to smaller homes, keep trying to foist stuff off on me -- photographs, small household items, paintings, fancy silver pieces, etc. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "The goal, as always, is to get more favorable coverage for the GOP and foist less favorable coverage on Democrats; the goal is never to get factual or truthful coverage of either. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The fear is that omicron will foist even more patients, and perhaps sicker ones, onto hospitals. \u2014 Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Utilities must get approval from state utility commissions to pass along any such costs, and much of the Gulf Coast area doesn't have public commissions willing to foist rate increases of 15% to 20% to take on grid hardening measures, Beebe said. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Trolls did this in an attempt to foist blame onto him. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to take into one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuysten , from vuyst fist; akin to Old English f\u0233st fist",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215254"
  },
  "foul-up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of confusion or an error caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement",
      ": a mechanical difficulty",
      ": to make dirty : contaminate",
      ": to spoil by making mistakes or using poor judgment : confuse",
      ": entangle , block",
      ": to cause a foul-up : bungle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fau\u0307(-\u0259)l-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mix-up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foozle",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "tried not to foul up the football play",
      "unfortunately, I fouled up and in my e-mail gave everyone the wrong date for the meeting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Those intruders chop down the jungles and foul up the wetlands, as the spirits mount an offensive to drive them off the shorelines. \u2014 Luke Winkie, The Atlantic , 22 July 2021",
      "But a foul up with super formula license points stole that dream away. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2021",
      "The foul up with the referees is a bit of surprise given Indianapolis' reputation for being an effective host city for large-scale events \u2014and the importance of this event to the city and its reputation. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Then come foul up , goof up, gum up, mess up, muck up, screw up and synonymous unprintables. \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "That\u2019s how the Patriots can score, by fooling the other team or forcing it to foul up . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "The Giants foul up the rush, but the Winterhawks are slow to get back and Sourdif gets the puck back and beats Joel Hofer top shelf. \u2014 Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2019",
      "If his mechanics are fouled up and if his pocket presence is askew, those aren\u2019t little things, and no one other than hot-take artists are saying he is seriously maligned. \u2014 Cam Inman, The Mercury News , 13 Sep. 2019",
      "That is, one can\u2019t simply be plugged into the other without fouling up the picture. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 20 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1880, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215534"
  },
  "frankly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a frank manner",
      ": in truth : indeed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fra\u014b-kl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actually",
      "admittedly",
      "forsooth",
      "honestly",
      "indeed",
      "really",
      "truly",
      "truthfully",
      "verily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You can speak frankly to us.",
      "frankly , I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The decline of the New Deal order and the rise of neoliberalism is a simple enough story that, frankly , is well-trodden ground even if few tell the story as deeply, concisely, and well as Gerstle. \u2014 Ed Burmila, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
      "Gun violence is, frankly , a Democratic talking point. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "In practice, the V model is a sleeper, which frankly is a bit out of character for a vehicle whose commercial success has come in large part from its ostentatious design. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 13 June 2022",
      "Which, frankly , is something of a relief on both counts. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The Savannah Bananas baseball team is, frankly , bananas. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
      "To start, Vecna is, frankly , gross: a towering skeleton-like being covered in dark gooey vines that move and project from his back. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
      "Prices of first-party video game controllers are frankly out of control, but marked discounts are frustratingly uncommon. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 25 May 2022",
      "Her loss \u2014 her new DIL is frankly nicer than me and her kids are polite and adorable. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-222517"
  },
  "fatality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of causing death or destruction",
      ": the quality or condition of being destined for disaster",
      ": something established by fate",
      ": fate sense 1",
      ": fatalism",
      ": the agent or agency of fate",
      ": death resulting from a disaster",
      ": one that experiences a fatal outcome",
      ": a death resulting from a disaster or accident",
      ": the quality or state of causing death or destruction : deadliness",
      ": death resulting from a disaster",
      ": one who suffers such a death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0101-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u0259-",
      "f\u0101-\u02c8ta-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u0101-\u02c8tal-\u0259t-\u0113, f\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "casualty",
      "loss",
      "prey",
      "victim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The car crash caused one fatality and several serious injuries.",
      "the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kelleher\u2019s death is the second fatality reported in June in the national park. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "This is the park's second fatality in the park this month. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "This story was updated after the police initially said there was a fatality but later corrected themselves and said no one died from the shooting. \u2014 Stephanie Guerilus, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
      "The crash was the second pedestrian fatality in 48 hours. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
      "Parlingayan, 22, of Chicago, was at least the third bicyclist fatality in 2022 when he was struck by a vehicle in the 3800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in the Old Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side around 9:20 p.m. \u2014 Rosemary Sobol, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "If true, that would be a fatality rate of 0.002%, something no other country has achieved. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "At least 247 have been confirmed in 22 of its 36 states since then with 3.6% fatality rate, the disease control agency said. \u2014 Chinedu Asadu, ajc , 30 May 2022",
      "The country's latest death toll, reported on Friday, was 69 and the fatality rate was 0.002%, according to KCNA. \u2014 Sophie Jeong, CNN , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French fatalit\u00e9 , from Late Latin fatalitat-, fatalitas , from Latin fatalis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223503"
  },
  "famishment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to suffer severely from hunger",
      ": to cause to starve to death",
      ": starve",
      ": to suffer for lack of something necessary",
      ": starve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-mish",
      "\u02c8fa-mish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or that his pan-religious message of love and godliness is embraced by the spiritually famished . \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "Y\u2019all might be famished , but Joe stays fat these days. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, al , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "Afterward, both of us were famished but neither wanted to cook. \u2014 Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine , 16 Sep. 2019",
      "When someone is famished , even five minutes can seem interminable. \u2014 Dear Abby, oregonlive.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
      "For years, researchers have seen mice and rats perform well on cognitive tests when famished . \u2014 Mark Barna, Discover Magazine , 24 Sep. 2018",
      "The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. \u2014 John Bacon, ajc , 12 July 2018",
      "After all that intense activity, my kids would be famished . \u2014 Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook , 15 Jan. 2012",
      "The boys were famished and weak when they were found, having lost an average of more than four pounds each. \u2014 John Bacon, ajc , 12 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, probably alteration of famen , from Anglo-French afamer , from Vulgar Latin *affamare , from Latin ad- + fames ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-223848"
  },
  "forebode":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)",
      ": foretell , portend",
      ": augur , predict"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8b\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "bode",
      "promise"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "that police car parked outside the house doesn't forebode well",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mild humor about the micronation\u2019s pretensions to real statehood seems especially vaporous on the imposing set (by Andrew Boyce) and amid the foreboding ocean roar of Jane Shaw\u2019s sound design. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "The illustrations of these ecological tragedies are foreboding but oddly serene, and the message is simple: don\u2019t litter, recycle, plant trees. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "Here at the dawn of 2020, though, the mirror of science fiction has a more somber and foreboding reality to reflect back to us. \u2014 Kate Cox, Ars Technica , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "The United States\u2019 wars in the Middle East have slogged on, with plenty of tense and foreboding moments, for about as long as most teenagers have been alive. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Jan. 2020",
      "The dialogue crackles, but what comes next is as important: Mark jogging through the dark campus back to his dorm as Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross\u2019s foreboding score builds in the background. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 Dec. 2019",
      "The remote, desolate lighthouse that Winslow (Robert Pattinson) moves into at the start of the film would be foreboding enough without those dreary, shuddering honks. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "This kind of ominous, vague, foreboding comments from the president. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Nov. 2019",
      "In short, jobs remain plentiful enough that consumers don't share the sense of foreboding that many CEOs feel. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 18 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-230950"
  },
  "fumble":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly",
      ": to make awkward attempts to do or find something",
      ": to search by trial and error",
      ": blunder",
      ": to feel one's way or move awkwardly",
      ": to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder",
      ": to lose hold of a football while handling or running with it",
      ": to bring about by clumsy manipulation",
      ": to feel or handle clumsily",
      ": to deal with in a blundering way : bungle",
      ": to make (one's way) in a clumsy manner",
      ": misplay",
      ": to lose hold of (a football) while handling or running",
      ": an act or instance of fumbling",
      ": a fumbled ball",
      ": to feel about for or handle something in a clumsy way",
      ": to lose hold of the ball in football",
      ": an act of losing hold of the ball in football"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259m-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0259m-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foozle",
      "foul up",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "screwup",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She fumbled in her pocket for her keys.",
      "They fumbled a good opportunity to take control of the market.",
      "He was hit hard and fumbled on the 20-yard line.",
      "He fumbled the ball on the 20-yard line.",
      "Noun",
      "played the entire piano piece without a single fumble",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perhaps shortstop Jorge Mateo doesn\u2019t fumble a backhand grounder. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Sure enough, Baltimore\u2019s defenders responded as rookie linebacker Odafe Oweh forced Kansas City running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to fumble just as his team had entered field goal range. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The Supreme Court could fumble a major case with a former high school football coach who sought to impose prayer on his players. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 2 May 2022",
      "The smart sunglasses win major points for its high quality video and audio recording that allow travelers to capture memories without having to fumble around with their smartphone or camera while trying to be in the moment. \u2014 Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Other games might fumble such a melting pot of themes and mechanics, spilling into your lap a steaming hodgepodge of incoherent randomness. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The latest from Joachim Trier (Thelma; Oslo, August 31st) considers the new possibilities and new woes of the 21st from the perspective of someone trying to fumble through it one misstep and fresh passion at a time. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "That sequence came after BYU converted a fourth-down conversion only to fumble the ball away to the Blazers late in the game. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Stevenson, drafted in the fourth round earlier this year, had earned snaps in New England\u2019s season opener against the Miami Dolphins, only to fumble on his second touch \u2014 a 9-yard reception in the first quarter. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hurts had a freak interception and a fumble on Philadelphia\u2019s first two possessions as Washington built a 10-0 lead. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "After early sputtering attempts to move the ball by both sides, Moeller caught a break late in the opening quarter when Joseph Ginnetti recovered a Firebird fumble on the 7-yard line. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "After two Christian McCaffrey runs netted 14 yards, Collins, as part of the group led by Adrian Phillips, forced a McCaffrey fumble on the next snap. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Still, Carr threw a pick-six and the Raiders went 1 for 6 in the red zone, which included a fumble on the Giants\u2019 13-yard line while trying for a game-tying touchdown on the final drive. \u2014 Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "On Davidson\u2019s second play from scrimmage, the Toreros forced a turnover with Kyle Bilchik recovering a fumble at the USD 30. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Dallas Christian then had a prime opportunity to take its first lead on the next series, recovering a fumble on the kickoff at the Regents 22 with 9:23 remaining. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "On the other side, Bengals safety Vonn Bell had another busy afternoon, recovering a fumble for the second week in a row and making six tackles. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The Maulers were held to 228 yards on 10 drives and lost a fumble near the goal line. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231750"
  },
  "fireside":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place near the fire or hearth",
      ": home",
      ": having an informal or intimate quality",
      ": a place near the hearth",
      ": home entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u02c8f\u012br-\u02ccs\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abode",
      "diggings",
      "domicile",
      "dwelling",
      "habitation",
      "hearth",
      "hearthstone",
      "home",
      "house",
      "lodging",
      "pad",
      "place",
      "quarters",
      "residence",
      "roof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We sat chatting at the fireside .",
      "couldn't wait to get off the plane and back to his comfortable fireside",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Their conversations resemble fireside chats, where the past is recounted and visions of the future forged. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "The conference will feature a mix of speed talks, fireside chats, and panels with more than 40 industry leaders. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The three newcomers, two of whom have played an integral part in the team\u2019s hot start, began the fireside chats to help build camaraderie in the clubhouse, especially among the relievers, whose jobs are volatile by nature. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The Alabama football coach headlined an event marking the 50-day countdown to The World Games 2022 in Birmingham Wednesday, in what was billed as a fireside chat. \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "The 50-day countdown celebration will feature a fireside chat with the two Alabama head coaches for football and basketball, joined virtually by Namath, who will participate through video conferencing. \u2014 al , 18 May 2022",
      "After the fireside chat, the DEC will host a summer beverage tasting of Anheuser-Busch products, including new products that will be introduced to DEC members. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
      "Regan\u2019s appearance will be in the form of a fireside chat, Mouthrop said, with a moderator asking questions following by questions from the audience. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Offering a palate of tropical fruits, fine bubbles, and extra dry finish, this prosecco is another option for those seeking a fizzy fireside glass of vino. \u2014 Jillian Dara, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This isn\u2019t even about the bartering that other states have been doing on social media for the leader of our modern-day 5 p.m. fireside chat-esque coronavirus updates. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 3 Apr. 2020",
      "These glowing insects are more than just fireside friends, these critters help get rid of mites and slugs, all while pollinating plants. \u2014 Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful , 10 May 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-232942"
  },
  "further":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": farther sense 1",
      ": to a greater degree or extent",
      ": in addition : moreover",
      ": farther sense 1",
      ": going or extending beyond : additional",
      ": to help forward : promote",
      ": farther entry 1 sense 1",
      ": besides entry 2 , also",
      ": to a greater degree or extent",
      ": to help forward : promote",
      ": farther entry 2",
      ": going or extending beyond : additional"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beyond",
      "farther",
      "yon",
      "yonder"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "added",
      "additional",
      "another",
      "else",
      "farther",
      "fresh",
      "more",
      "other"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "For a sentimental spin on graduation gifting, look no further than this retro reel viewer. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "For a crowd-pleasing outdoor movie screen that'll surpass all your expectations, look no further than Elite Screens' Yard Master 2, our overall choice for the best outdoor movie screen. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "In a sign on how long China\u2019s strict measures may last, look no further than next year\u2019s Asia Football Confederation\u2019s Asian Cup soccer tournament set to begin in mid-June 2023. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "If staying at an all-inclusive resort is a must for your girlfriend getaway, look no further than Mexico. \u2014 Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day , 14 June 2022",
      "For an even more convenient cooking method, look no further than your microwave. \u2014 Audrey Bruno, SELF , 11 June 2022",
      "Look no further than your car's exterior to earn cash to help pay for the surging cost of filling up. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Look no further than U of L's late rally against Michigan in the regional final. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 9 June 2022",
      "For a robot vacuum that will take care of all your floor-cleaning needs, look no further than the Roborock S7. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Weather experts say conditions are ripe for further heavy rainstorms in the south of the country and heatwaves in the north. \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "Curbing exports, for example, would intensify fuel shortages in Europe and could lead to further political destabilization there. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "And the prospect of further interest rate hikes may mean more bad news for the crypto markets. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "Amalgamated decided to appeal the decision after seeking further input from the card company employees. \u2014 Jim Axelrod, Clare Hymes, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "Those issues will have to be resolved when this case goes back to the lower courts for further consideration. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Gaddis, an executive board member of Major League Soccer's Black Players for Change, is using his years of awareness and further research to help spread information on Juneteenth on a broad scale. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 20 June 2022",
      "In a further sign of normality being restored, the top two titles were Korean-made. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 June 2022",
      "For further reading, past articles in this series delved deeper into the origins of Delaney Park, Russian Jack Springs Park, and Valley of the Moon Park. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Is there a chance that Theroux may want to further his hip-hop career? \u2014 Suzy Expositostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
      "The film follows a carnival worker (Cooper) with a sordid past who takes major risks to further his career. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "She was recognized as a 2021 Originator on The Discover List for creating the popular Savage dance to Megan Thee Stallion\u2019s hit song, and plans on getting certified to become a group fitness instructor to further her career. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Just weeks later came the stunning announcement that Smollett was charged with staging the attack to further his career and secure a higher salary. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Nov. 2021",
      "The work includes more than 1,800 Inspire Change matching grants that the NFL Foundation has awarded current and former players to further their charitable efforts. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "Mission Zero was a part of one of the 15 teams that were shortlisted in the first phase of the prize and awarded a $1 million grant to further their technology. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "Starbucks leadership says organizers are harassing customers and employees to further their union efforts, while Starbucks Workers United says the company is hindering them by firing pro-union employees, according to The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "According to a news release, those hired will work on the Light + Fit marketing team, receive training and support to further their skills and have the option to apply for full-time employment after successful completion of the program. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-233236"
  },
  "fringing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band",
      ": something resembling a fringe : edge , periphery",
      ": bang entry 4",
      ": one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light",
      ": an area bordering a putting green on a golf course with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself",
      ": something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject",
      ": a group with marginal or extremist views",
      ": fringe benefit",
      ": to furnish or adorn with a fringe",
      ": to serve as a fringe for : border",
      ": a border or trimming made by or made to look like the loose ends of the cloth",
      ": a narrow area along the edge",
      ": to decorate with a fringe",
      ": to go along or around",
      ": one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frinj",
      "\u02c8frinj",
      "\u02c8frinj"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "border",
      "borderline",
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "brim",
      "circumference",
      "compass",
      "confines",
      "edge",
      "edging",
      "end",
      "frame",
      "hem",
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      "periphery",
      "rim",
      "skirt",
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      "abut",
      "adjoin",
      "border (on)",
      "butt (on ",
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      "join",
      "march (with)",
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      "Noun",
      "a lampshade with a fringe",
      "a fringe of moss around the tree",
      "a party on the political fringe",
      "Verb",
      "A jungle fringed the shore.",
      "the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The show jumps back and forth between Eleven at 8 and 15 years old, so viewers see Millie constantly switch between an \u201880s fringe and a buzz cut, leaving us wondering if the actress took clippers to her hair. \u2014 Kirbie Johnson, Seventeen , 9 June 2022",
      "As the best drugstore option, this L\u2019Oreal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise waterproof mascara volumizes and lengthens, extending lashes to create a full, feathery fringe . \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "But cascading from her middle part were some gorgeous curtain bangs, an on-trend change from her typical, shorter fringe . \u2014 Addison Aloian, Allure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Peck wore a series of leather masks with strips of dangling bordello fringe , which obscured most of his features, but not his searching blue eyes. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Her backless top has nearly floor-length fringe , reminiscent of tinsel. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Researchers say the group was instrumental in pushing such once- fringe rhetoric into the mainstream. \u2014 Hannah Allam, Anchorage Daily News , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "The natural products industry learned from its once- fringe pioneers how to tap into the American psyche, and healthiness and low environmental impact became mainstream selling points. \u2014 Kemi Ingram, The Week , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Yet even before the Academy-Award winning film provided a boost to a once- fringe sport, Honnold had inspired one important greenhorn to get up from her desk and out onto the rocks: his 58-year-old mother. \u2014 Anita Chabria Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Their digital assets range from Bitcoin to fringe coins like Basic Attention Token and Stellar Lumens. \u2014 Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "When asked whether the convoy was giving credibility to fringe elements based on their anti-mandate views, Steele shook her head, saying the claim had already been made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Leave it up to the one and only Carrie Underwood to rock denim, rhinestones, and fringe all at the same time. \u2014 Chaise Sanders, Country Living , 7 May 2022",
      "For fashion's biggest night, Khlo\u00e9 wore a glimmering gold bead fringe Moschino gown that hugged her curves. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022",
      "There are five quarterbacks that are considered first round or fringe first-round prospects in Malik Willis, Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral, Desmond Ridder and Sam Howell. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "But, after two years of minimalism, expect even more opulence: Veils are now embellished with flowers and rhinestones; balloon skirts have replaced regular hemlines; and fringe details channeled the roaring '20s. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In Tournament, which offers hope to fringe teams seeking postseason experience. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Business parks would fringe the city, and a commercial downtown area would center on an indoor shopping mall and lakefront entertainment center. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 28 Feb. 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 at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-001453"
  },
  "foretell":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tell beforehand : predict",
      ": to tell of a thing before it happens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8tel",
      "f\u014dr-\u02c8tel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "call",
      "forecast",
      "predict",
      "presage",
      "prognosticate",
      "prophesy",
      "read",
      "vaticinate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We cannot foretell the future.",
      "a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Preseasons don\u2019t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "But whether Sigal\u2019s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "This demographic fact, however, does not foretell the shape of our politics. \u2014 James Chappel, The New Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Traditionally, this would foretell a strong Republican performance in next year's midterms. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-002910"
  },
  "frizz":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to form into small tight curls",
      ": to form a mass of tight curls",
      ": a tight curl",
      ": hair that is tightly curled",
      ": to fry or sear with a sizzling noise",
      ": sizzle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8friz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curl",
      "frizzle",
      "ringlet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She used gel on her hair to control the frizz .",
      "a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1660, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-004838"
  },
  "fulfill":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put into effect : execute",
      ": to meet the requirements of (a business order)",
      ": to measure up to : satisfy",
      ": to bring to an end",
      ": to develop the full potentialities of",
      ": to convert into reality",
      ": to make full : fill",
      ": to make real",
      ": satisfy sense 4"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "answer",
      "complete",
      "comply (with)",
      "fill",
      "keep",
      "meet",
      "redeem",
      "satisfy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "breach",
      "break",
      "transgress",
      "violate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alongside its recommendation on Friday, the commission set a list of conditions for Ukraine to fulfill before the EU can consider opening accession negotiations with Kyiv, something that appears unlikely before next year at the earliest. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Even after that project was finished, the CHA still needed to build 1,773 more units, including 469 for public housing residents, to fulfill its commitments. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "From the article: Executives remain committed to securing land in the right locations to fulfill founder Jeff Bezos\u2019 vision of making an online purchase as instantly gratifying as a trip to the store. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "To fulfill its guarantee, each bottle is made up of extra overages, is handled with care, and is tested for efficacy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "On one hand, humans want social robots to be human enough in appearance and behavior to fulfill our relationship needs. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "The team took advantage of the adaptability of plant cells in a way that calls to mind how stem cells change form to fulfill specific functions. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
      "As part of the legendary, highly personalized service of The Ritz-Carlton, and inspired by the ancient royal customs of the Maldivian royal courts, each room is assigned an \u2018Aris Meeha\u2018 or island butler to fulfill a guest\u2019s every wish. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Winner is responsible for selecting their correct tire size and providing any information needed to fulfill this portion of the prize. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fulfillen , from Old English fullfyllan , from full + fyllan to fill",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-010115"
  },
  "flip":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air",
      ": toss",
      ": to cause to turn and especially to turn over",
      ": to move with a small quick motion",
      ": to turn (something) on or off with a switch",
      ": to change or move through (channels, stations, etc.) quickly",
      ": to buy and usually renovate (real estate) so as to quickly resell at a higher price",
      ": to cause or persuade (a witness) to cooperate in prosecuting a criminal case against an associate",
      ": to make a twitching or flicking movement",
      ": to turn or roll from one side to the other : turn over",
      ": to do a somersault in the air : to do a flip",
      ": to change from one state, position, subject, etc., to another",
      ": to change or move through channels, pages, etc.",
      ": to cooperate in the prosecution of a criminal case against an associate",
      ": to lose one's mind or composure",
      ": to become very enthusiastic",
      ": to achieve an outcome or adopt an approach that is opposite to or completely different from what has happened or been done previously",
      ": a mixed drink usually consisting of a sweetened spiced liquor with beaten eggs",
      ": an act or instance of flipping",
      ": the motion used in flipping",
      ": a somersault especially in the air",
      ": a holder for a collectible coin made of vinyl or cardboard with a plastic window and often having a sleeve in which to place an identifying insert",
      ": flippant , impertinent",
      ": to move or turn by or as if by tossing",
      ": a quick turn, toss, or movement",
      ": a somersault in the air"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flip",
      "\u02c8flip"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "leaf",
      "riffle",
      "skim",
      "thumb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cute",
      "facetious",
      "flippant",
      "pert",
      "smart",
      "smart-aleck",
      "smart-alecky",
      "smart-ass",
      "smart-assed",
      "smarty-pants",
      "wise",
      "wiseass"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She was sitting in the waiting room, flipping the pages of a magazine.",
      "His car flipped over on the interstate.",
      "Noun",
      "the flip of a coin",
      "She turned on the lights with the flip of a switch.",
      "Adjective",
      "made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Home security cameras captured the chaotic wreck, which caused one of the patrol vehicles to flip in the front yard of a home at the intersection of Arthur and Sims streets. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Early voting begins today in the special election for Texas\u2019 34th Congressional District, where Republican Mayra Flores is getting an early shot to flip a blue seat in South Texas. \u2014 Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2022",
      "The 6th is expected to flip in November, giving the GOP a 9-5 advantage. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 24 May 2022",
      "The open Pennsylvania seat may perhaps be Democrats' best chance this fall to flip a Senate seat that previously belonged to a Republican, in what's otherwise expected to be a poor midterm showing for the party. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Suburban women and moderate voters helped Wexton flip the seat blue in 2018. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Minnesota did their best to flip the script on Anchorage in the first six minutes of the second period. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Gibson stopped Huberdeau\u2019s initial shot from in front, but the All-Star forward was able to flip in the rebound. \u2014 Houston Mitchellassistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Republicans need to flip just one seat in the fall midterms to win control of the Senate. \u2014 Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The flip -down LCD screen is ideal for travel photographers and creators that want to take selfies, vlog, or include themselves for scale. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 14 June 2022",
      "Large white flip -chart papers still hung on the wall in early May with prompts from the unit and student responses. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
      "Earth\u2019s history suggests our current magnetic anomaly isn\u2019t the prelude to a pole flip . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 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",
      "There\u2019s a classic roll-up soft top and flip -up front window, and four seats are removable. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
      "An onstage coin flip decided the casting, a high-stakes and thrillingly theatrical move that underlined the arbitrariness of an unstable monarchy. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "Sure, that might be the way sometimes to get this done, but the scariest and seemingly imperiling circumstances entail the ridiculously easy flip -a-switch instances. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "In the dogfights the planes jockey for position like matchbox cars and flip and bank and invert in ways that take your breath away. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Cobblestones poked into sneakers and flip flops, wending their way through the neighborhood\u2019s numerous bouchons. \u2014 Lily Radziemski, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Its flip design allows for batter dispersal without a spatula and encourages more even cooking; plus, it can be stored vertically, which requires less room than most of its Belgian-style competitors. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
      "This type of financing is typically used by fix-n- flip investors. \u2014 Michael Ligon, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The Razr isn\u2019t an important clue for the timeline, as the flip phone precedes the smartphone era. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "In the clip, a young, blonde haired Noah watches as a fan takes a photo of her older sister on a flip phone \u2014 and proceeds to stare, cross armed, as the fan walks away. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
      "The suspect, who was wearing flip flops and a red sweat shirt, ran from the area after taking the money. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Made from a combination of recycled and natural materials, these flip flops combine comfort with sustainability. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "The Flip3 is also Samsung's most affordable flip phone to date at just $999 \u2014 a massive markdown from the $1,200 price tag for its previous edition, the Flip 5G. \u2014 Nina Huang, EW.com , 11 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1823, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-020739"
  },
  "friable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily crumbled or pulverized",
      ": easily crumbled or pulverized",
      ": marked by erosion and bleeding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fr\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brickle",
      "brittle",
      "crisp",
      "crispy",
      "crumbly",
      "embrittled",
      "flaky",
      "flakey",
      "short"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "sand dollars are friable , so handle them carefully",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The rock beneath the massive flood deposits was relatively friable volcanic rock, easily broken and carved. \u2014 Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "They\u2019re turned annually, but otherwise left to their own devices in a tri-year cycle that converts his kitchen scraps, weeds and leaves into moist friable soil rich in micronutrients. \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 8 July 2020",
      "Mule deer that easily vault over barbed-wire fences don\u2019t test the creek\u2019s friable banks. \u2014 Andrew Mckean, Outdoor Life , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "At the Doug Fir, however, the Robinsons will perform as a duo, surely boring into their hits \u2014 and stress-testing the ecology of a friable partnership. 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, Doug Fir Lounge. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2020",
      "My hair is thin and friable , the color of damp straw, my neck ropy and straining. \u2014 Summer Block, Longreads , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "Feed your soil Kranz is a strong proponent of organic gardening and believes building a friable (i.e. crumbly), nutrient-rich soil is critical to your garden\u2019s success. \u2014 Jeanette Marantos, The Seattle Times , 12 Apr. 2019",
      "Fertilize Your Cucumber Plants Cucumbers thrive in light, friable soil. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 12 July 2018",
      "Materials that contain asbestos, such as vinyl floor tiles, are non- friable . \u2014 David Anderson, The Aegis , 10 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin friabilis , from friare to crumble \u2014 more at friction ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1563, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-024021"
  },
  "freaking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": damned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-k\u1d4an",
      "-ki\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accursed",
      "accurst",
      "blasted",
      "confounded",
      "cursed",
      "curst",
      "cussed",
      "damnable",
      "dang",
      "danged",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "darned",
      "durned",
      "deuced",
      "doggone",
      "doggoned",
      "infernal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"euphemism for frigging or fucking ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-030004"
  },
  "forgiveness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of forgiving",
      ": the act of ending anger at"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8giv-n\u0259s",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8giv-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolution",
      "amnesty",
      "pardon",
      "remission",
      "remittal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "penalty",
      "punishment",
      "retribution"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She treats us with kindness and forgiveness .",
      "they asked her forgiveness for failing to invite her to the party",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When her children visit, Wendy tearfully makes what appears to be a heartfelt plea for forgiveness . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "In the interview, Reyes mourned for his students and begged their families and parents for forgiveness . \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
      "The record melds their rock sound with sharp synths and a plea for forgiveness . \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 7 June 2022",
      "Notably, students who have not applied for forgiveness will see their loans forgiven. \u2014 Edward Conroy, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Reforms to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness that will help hundreds of thousands of individuals qualify for forgiveness . \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "Even asking borrowers to apply for forgiveness could limit the reach of the policy. \u2014 Tyler Pager, Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "In the wake of the latest mass shooting, politicians need to ask the Almighty for forgiveness and stand up to the gun lobby. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "For public service workers, each nonpayment month has counted toward the 120 payments needed for forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. \u2014 Nerd Wallet, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-033449"
  },
  "facile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily accomplished or attained",
      ": shallow , simplistic",
      ": used or comprehended with ease",
      ": readily manifested and often lacking sincerity or depth",
      ": mild or pleasing in manner or disposition",
      ": ready , fluent",
      ": poised , assured"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "one-dimensional",
      "shallow",
      "skin-deep",
      "superficial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "deep",
      "profound"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "But in the less palmy days of their marriage and the final years of his life, Lennon produced (with Yoko's help) shallow, facile recordings that cannibalized his early work. \u2014 Francine Prose , The Lives of the Muses , 2002",
      "Melville shrank from atheism, and from all facile theisms. \u2014 John Updike , Hugging the Shore , (1983) 1984",
      "\u2026 I saw that my old enemy was dead, Amy [Lowell], noble Amy. How I despised myself then for my facile self-pity and for my failure to die\u2014how she seemed to have worsted me once again. \u2014 Conrad Aiken 14 May 1925 , in Selected Letters of Conrad Aiken , 1978",
      "This problem needs more than just a facile solution.",
      "He is a wonderfully facile writer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The brief\u2019s argument that FIFRA does not expressly preempt state-law liability claims is a straight rehash of the Ninth Circuit\u2019s flawed, facile reasoning in Hardeman. \u2014 Glenn G. Lammi, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "In a lecturous speech delivered Thursday at Stanford University, the 44th president succeeded in the facile task of diagnosing the cause and effect of our poisonous social media ecosystem. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Until then, the musical, a facile , satirical stage treatment of a far better movie, bounces from one insincere interlude to the next, doling out bits of exposition without establishing any compelling rationale to feel for its characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Biden more than anyone should realize that the facile belief that Donald Trump or other Republicans had it within their power to shut down the pandemic at any point was partisan opportunism and tripe. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "Moli\u00e8re is not our contemporary in some facile and fatuous way. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Marusic's point isn't to draw a facile parallel between Putinism and Nazism. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Whatever the facile comparisons, familiar symbols and fearful words, this Canadian protest isn't a grassroots revolt or even a Prairie brushfire. \u2014 Andrew Cohen, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "That walking, back-of-the-head shot is one of the soggiest conventions of the steadicam era, a facile way of conveying characters\u2019 own fields of vision while anchoring the action on them. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin facilis \"easy, accommodating, nimble,\" from fac-, stem of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do\" + -ilis  -ile entry 1 \u2014 more at fact ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-035104"
  },
  "fag end":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a poor or worn-out end : remnant",
      ": the extreme end",
      ": the last part or coarser end of a web of cloth",
      ": the untwisted end of a rope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "end",
      "leftover",
      "oddment",
      "remainder",
      "remnant",
      "scrap",
      "stub"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier fag , from Middle English fagge flap",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-035412"
  },
  "filmmaking":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the making of motion pictures"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8film-\u02ccm\u0101-ki\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "big screen",
      "cinema",
      "film",
      "filmdom",
      "filmland",
      "movie",
      "moviemaking",
      "pictures",
      "screen",
      "silver screen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even so, the performances often rise above the After School Specialness of the filmmaking and its lessons. \u2014 Lisa Kennedy, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Ahead of Cannes, THR talked with Ko about the ongoing boom in Korean entertainment and how the country\u2019s top studio is working to capitalize on the moment while staying true to the trail- blazing spirit of the Korean filmmaking . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "Though the narrative is more straightforward than in Eggers\u2019 previous films, the filmmaking is no less high-end. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s the case here, with lovely people exchanging caresses as the filmmaking elevates their every breathless moment, and their naked bodies offer their own pleasures. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "You\u2019ve been involved in the filmmaking process for decades. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
      "Not just in this movie, but in the future of filmmaking . \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 17 May 2022",
      "The fire of the character carried into my training, my writing, development and the whole filmmaking process. \u2014 Goldie Chan, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "More audio tapes were found quite by accident during the filmmaking process itself. \u2014 ELLE , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1912, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-035826"
  },
  "foreman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a first or chief person: such as",
      ": a member of a jury who acts as chairman and spokesman",
      ": a chief and often specially trained worker who works with and usually leads a gang or crew",
      ": a person in charge of a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant",
      ": the leader of a group of workers",
      ": a male or female member of a jury who acts as the leader and speaks for the jury"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boss",
      "boss man",
      "captain",
      "chief",
      "head",
      "headman",
      "helmsman",
      "honcho",
      "jefe",
      "kingpin",
      "leader",
      "master",
      "taskmaster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "asked the shift foreman if he could take a break",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the end, the twelve jurors consisted of six white men, two white women, three Black women, and one Black man, who served as the jury foreman . \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Her stewed beef with rice was the foreman \u2019s favorite. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Gibson is a foreman within the Bridge Unit and has worked for the county for 20 years. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 3 May 2022",
      "One of those operations guys is Brian Murphy associate shop foreman at Stewart-Haas Racing, a team which fields four Next Gen cars in the Cup series. \u2014 Greg Engle, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "His dad, Charles, was a foreman for the commercial print department at the Indianapolis Star and his mom, Emma, worked in insurance. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "His father was a foreman at a company that manufactured farm buildings. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "His father was a foreman at a company that manufactured farm buildings. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "He\u2019s caretaker of the cemetery, landowner and foreman of their family\u2019s 152-year-old Wilcox Ranch. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-040425"
  },
  "fidget":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": uneasiness or restlessness as shown by nervous movements",
      ": one that fidgets",
      ": to move or act restlessly or nervously",
      ": to cause to move or act nervously",
      ": to move in a restless or nervous way",
      "[ fidget entry 2 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-j\u0259t",
      "\u02c8fi-j\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "edginess",
      "fidgetiness",
      "flightiness",
      "jitteriness",
      "jumpiness",
      "restiveness",
      "skittishness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fiddle",
      "jerk",
      "jig",
      "jiggle",
      "squiggle",
      "squirm",
      "thrash",
      "thresh",
      "toss",
      "twist",
      "twitch",
      "wiggle",
      "wriggle",
      "writhe"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He was constantly fidgeting in his chair.",
      "small children are likely to fidget in church",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "That\u2019s when the idea came to him to create clothing with fidget toys attached, so they wouldn\u2019t get lost. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Before the fidget spinner, there was the Tech Deck \u2014 the miniature skateboard everyone played with in middle school during the aughts. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "Refresh for the summer with this pencil case, which combines storage with the hot fidget toy of the moment. \u2014 Selina Tedesco, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
      "The next step is creating a space stocked with fidget toys, Nerf balls, a weighted blanket or a rocking chair. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
      "This notebook also functions as a fidget toy, with those irresistible popping bubbles on the cover. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
      "And can a fidget spinner be classified as a wheel?). \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The company\u2019s popular fidget toy is a magnetic puzzle cube that can be transformed into 70 unique shapes. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Hand2mind, which specializes in classroom toys, doubled down on social and emotional learning in early 2020, Winick said, and the year\u2019s most popular product turned out to be a set of four sensory fidget tubes that sell for $35. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In a brainstorm, toys\u2014such as a magnetic gyro wheel, fidget toys or expandable spheres\u2014can bring out the best thinking. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The need to fidget in class and outside of class likely got a bump during the pandemic, said David Anderson, clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, a non-profit seeking to transform child and adolescent mental health. \u2014 Elissa Strauss, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "There have been a number of studies that find that fidgets or fidgeting help children focus, while other research suggests that fidget toys can lead to poorer educational outcomes. \u2014 Elissa Strauss, CNN , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "As for the past two hundred years of intervention, the Office of No will have its hands full revisiting everything from central banking and leaving cryptocurrency alone, to antitrust regulation, to fidget spinners. \u2014 Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Stay grounded, don\u2019t squirm, fidget or look at your phone. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "His hands, police said, started to fidget and shake. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2021",
      "Objects people fidget with include paper clips, USB thumb drives, earbuds and sticky tape. \u2014 Katherine Isbister, The Conversation , 7 May 2021",
      "Splatter has more than 30 arms, perfect for the person who loves to twist and fidget . \u2014 Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune , 15 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1754, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-041221"
  },
  "flawlessly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no flaw or imperfection : perfect",
      ": free of defects : having no internal flaws"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022f-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "faultless",
      "ideal",
      "immaculate",
      "impeccable",
      "indefectible",
      "irreproachable",
      "letter-perfect",
      "perfect",
      "picture-book",
      "picture-perfect",
      "seamless",
      "unblemished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amiss",
      "bad",
      "censurable",
      "defective",
      "faulty",
      "flawed",
      "imperfect",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mowry, as always, looked flawless from the start to the finish of her 15-second clip. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 7 June 2022",
      "Opportunities to align with passionate fan groups exist year-round, but championship-level programs need their own preseason planning, training routines for staff and flawless execution on game days to drive maximum ROI. \u2014 Matt Miller, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "This sponge was a real teacher's pet, earning a perfect score in all of our tests, with little to no absorption, flawless and quick application, and easy cleanup. \u2014 Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Vocalist/guitarist Gaz Coombes\u2019 voice rang through clear and flawless , no sign of atrophy from the quarter century that has passed since the release of that album. \u2014 Lily Moayeri, Variety , 14 May 2022",
      "Everyone is made in God\u2019s image, and therefore flawless . \u2014 Jackie Frere, Woman's Day , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Selena Gomez just embraced two of this spring's biggest trends\u2014and looked flawless doing it. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "With Bilas, Dawkins and Henderson now seniors, Amaker, a junior, and newcomer Danny Ferry coming off the bench, Duke lost two games in three days in January but was otherwise flawless all the way to the final night of the season. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Without hesitation, Smith went through his flawless shooting motion. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-053323"
  },
  "fen":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": low land that is covered wholly or partly with water unless artificially drained and that usually has peaty alkaline soil and characteristic flora (as of sedges and reeds)",
      "a monetary subunit of the yuan \u2014 see yuan at Money Table",
      "river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in northern China in central Shanxi flowing south-southeast into the Huang River"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fen",
      "\u02c8f\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fen"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bog",
      "marsh",
      "marshland",
      "mire",
      "moor",
      "morass",
      "muskeg",
      "slough",
      "slew",
      "slue",
      "swamp",
      "swampland",
      "wash",
      "wetland"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-055226"
  },
  "ferine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feral"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fir-\u02cc\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "animalistic",
      "beastly",
      "bestial",
      "brutal",
      "brute",
      "brutish",
      "feral",
      "subhuman",
      "swinish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the boxer's ferine ferocity in the ring is legendary"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin ferinus , from fera ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1640, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-060653"
  },
  "flesh (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-070233"
  },
  "freebie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a theater ticket) given without charge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bestowal",
      "comp",
      "donation",
      "donative",
      "fairing",
      "gift",
      "giveaway",
      "handsel",
      "lagniappe",
      "largesse",
      "largess",
      "present",
      "presentation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "On the store's opening day, the manager gave out hats, small toys, and other freebies .",
      "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These next steps may include reading an article, subscribing to an email newsletter, following you on social media, seeing a demo, taking a freebie , or buying a product. \u2014 Mike Kappel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "At co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery locations, one freebie must be selected. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "The chain has also brought back a popular Halloween freebie . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "For a limited time, new Taco Bell Rewards members get a freebie for signing up. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Splayed glowing falcon wings, neon changshans, gold chrome cyclops sunglasses and Tron-looking black leggings with electric blue panels; the metaverse dress code was futuristic chaos, and suddenly my freebie tiara wasn't cutting it. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Tuesday is one of the biggest freebie days of the year for educators nationwide. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "Sizing up the situation after Jakob Poeltl sank a free throw with 2.4 seconds left to knot the score at 108, Murray and Richardson prepared for one of the NBA\u2019s worst free-throw shooters to miss the second freebie . \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The freebie is available while supplies last and parents get a 10% coupon, too. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by alteration from obsolete freeby gratis, irregular from free ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-072246"
  },
  "far and wide":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in every direction : everywhere"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "all over",
      "everyplace",
      "everywhere",
      "high and low",
      "throughout"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nowhere"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From big players to everyday investors, the impact is being felt far and wide . \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
      "After eight seasons with Snyder at the helm, the team\u2019s front office is looking far and wide for the Jazz\u2019s next voice, and all the while, deciding what to do with the roster after a disappointing finish in this season\u2019s playoffs. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "There are now eight, with several set to open across New England, sending Morse traveling far and wide to find the perfect pieces for every inch of wall space. \u2014 Megan Johnson, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "In the past, retailers have had to travel far and wide to source unique products and aspiring local brands back to their domestic markets. \u2014 Tiffany Lung, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "His main client \u2014 practically his only client then, in fact \u2014 was Bob Keeshan, the children\u2019s television performer who, with Mr. Josephson\u2019s help, would become known far and wide as Captain Kangaroo. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The Princess has traveled far and wide representing the Crown. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
      "According to Ottoman explorer Evliya Celebi, who roamed far and wide in the 17th century, lahmacun takes its name from the Arabic word lahm-i acinli. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The White House broadcast the letter far and wide , and Mr. Biden referred to it often as an appeal to authority. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-072806"
  },
  "frock":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit",
      ": an outer garment worn chiefly by men:",
      ": a long loose mantle",
      ": a workman's outer shirt",
      ": smock frock",
      ": a woolen jersey worn especially by sailors",
      ": a woman's dress",
      ": to clothe in a frock",
      ": to make a cleric of",
      ": a woman's or girl's dress"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4k",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dress",
      "gown"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "please get into your nicest frock and join us at the party",
      "the man clutched his heavy frock as he made his way through the driving rain",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The reserved blue state dinner frock worn in great contrast to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 3 June 2022",
      "Canadian model Coco Rocha also chose an archival piece for the red carpet -- a black and white John Galliano for Christian Dior tulle frock from 2012. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Thanks to the billowy, easy-to-wear style, this frock works for a variety of occasions. \u2014 Karla Pope, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
      "The battle centers on who can fairly claim ownership of the frock , and whether Catholic University and Bonhams should be allowed to auction it off. \u2014 Melissa Korn, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
      "The little prince, who weighed in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces, made his world debut on the steps of St. Mary's Hospital in the arms of his mother, who looked lovely in a blue polka-dot short-sleeve frock by Jenny Packham. \u2014 Nicole Briese, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Known as the Charlsie, the flowy frock is the perfect style for a spring or summer wedding or even any outdoor soirees that might be on your agenda in the coming months. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 28 May 2022",
      "Save the day as the sassy superhero Blossom in a long red wig (with bangs), baby pink frock , white stockings and a red bow. \u2014 Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping , 12 May 2022",
      "Harbour in a top hat and Allen in a feathery frock . \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-100645"
  },
  "feed":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give food to",
      ": to give as food",
      ": to furnish something essential to the development, sustenance, maintenance, or operation of",
      ": to supply (material to be operated on) to a machine",
      ": to insert and deposit (something) repeatedly or continuously",
      ": to insert and deposit something into (something)",
      ": to produce or provide food for",
      ": satisfy , gratify",
      ": support , encourage",
      ": to supply for use or consumption",
      ": channel , route",
      ": to supply (a signal) to an electronic circuit",
      ": to send (as by wire or satellite) to a transmitting station for broadcast",
      ": to supply (a fellow actor) with cues and situations that make a role more effective",
      ": to pass a ball or puck to (a teammate) especially for a shot at the goal",
      ": to consume food : eat",
      ": prey",
      ": to become nourished or satisfied or sustained as if by food",
      ": to become channeled or directed",
      ": to move into a machine or opening in order to be used or processed",
      ": an act of eating",
      ": meal",
      ": a large meal",
      ": food for livestock",
      ": a mixture or preparation for feeding livestock",
      ": the amount given at each feeding",
      ": material supplied (as to a furnace or machine)",
      ": a mechanism by which the action of feeding is effected",
      ": the motion or process of carrying forward the material to be operated upon (as in a machine)",
      ": the act or process of feeding a signal (such as an audio or video transmission) to a station for broadcast",
      ": the signal being fed",
      ": an Internet service in which updates from electronic information sources (such as blogs or social media accounts) are presented in a continuous stream",
      ": the information presented by such a service",
      ": the action of passing a ball or puck to a team member who is in position to score",
      ": to give food to or give as food",
      ": to take food into the body : eat",
      ": to supply with something necessary (as to growth or operation)",
      ": food especially for livestock",
      ": to give food to",
      ": to give as food",
      ": to produce or provide food for",
      ": to consume food : eat",
      ": an act of eating",
      ": meal",
      ": a large meal",
      ": food for livestock",
      ": a mixture or preparation for feeding livestock",
      ": the amount given at each feeding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113d",
      "\u02c8f\u0113d",
      "\u02c8f\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "board",
      "cater",
      "provision",
      "victual"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "banquet",
      "dinner",
      "feast",
      "regale",
      "spread"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the late 1970s, the state set a goal of preserving 130,000 acres of farmland, a number thought necessary for the state to be able to feed itself. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
      "With plenty of fuel to feed it, the fire keeps burning. \u2014 Dr. Genevieve Yang, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
      "People should keep their distance from wild alligators and not feed them. \u2014 al , 31 May 2022",
      "Her daughter has severe milk and soy allergies, and Andrea couldn\u2019t produce enough milk to feed her. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "As a result, the vulnerable are falling victim, including children but also mothers struggling to feed themselves along with their families. \u2014 Rahim Faiez, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "Prosecutors presented evidence this week that Mr. Sussmann worked with cyber-researchers and opposition-research firm Fusion GPS to produce the claims on behalf of the Clinton campaign, and to feed them to the FBI. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Two days ago, Clover had a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube, surgically placed directly into her stomach so her parents could feed her more easily. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 19 May 2022",
      "Right on the outskirts of Yellow Springs lies an unassuming entrance to Glen Helen Nature Preserve with its 20-plus miles of trails tucked into the forest, and much of which follows Yellow Springs Creek, Birch Creek and other springs that feed them. \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The family has owned the animal feed mill since 1952. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Potential uses include using the smaller window for a social media feed or using one window for pulling information from and another for taking notes and writing. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
      "Over the past three decades, the Department of Justice has busted international cartels for a variety of commodities, including vitamins, liquid crystal display panels, and animal feed additives. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 10 June 2022",
      "Rising costs for feed and other expenses are leading ranchers to sell their calves into feedlots at a faster pace, according to federal data, leaving fewer cattle available for slaughter later this year and in 2023. \u2014 Patrick Thomas, WSJ , 28 May 2022",
      "Hemp can be refined into a variety of commercial items, including paper, textiles, apparel, biodegradable plastics, paint, insulation, biofuel, food, animal feed and of course CBD! \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "The prices of animal feed like hay, corn and alfalfa \u2014 much of it imported from Russia and Ukraine \u2014 have doubled and tripled in recent months. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "The rest is mostly field corn, which is used to make biofuels, animal feed and food additives. \u2014 Deepak Ray, The Conversation , 13 May 2022",
      "While culling your social feed can be helpful in setting your boundaries, adding positive accounts to it can be a benefit, too. \u2014 Kate Willsky, SELF , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
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      "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-103656"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or suggestive of a fox",
      ": such as",
      ": cunningly shrewd",
      ": of a warm reddish-brown color",
      ": having a sharp brisk flavor",
      ": physically attractive",
      ": very clever"
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      "\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4k-s\u0113"
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      "artful",
      "beguiling",
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "crafty",
      "cunning",
      "cute",
      "designing",
      "devious",
      "dodgy",
      "guileful",
      "scheming",
      "shrewd",
      "slick",
      "sly",
      "subtle",
      "tricky",
      "wily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "artless",
      "guileless",
      "ingenuous",
      "innocent",
      "undesigning"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the oft-told story of the foxy flatterer who works her way up the ladder of success by stepping on people as she goes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These scenes are beautifully imagined, Musidora\u2019s foxy vitality melting into Mira\u2019s moody vibrance before our every eyes. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 June 2022",
      "Thanks to White\u2019s foxy -angel vocals, and the sweet, empathetic bastards backing him: bassist Spencer Duncan, drummer Reed Watson, keyboardist Ben Tanner and guitarist Adam Morrow. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 16 May 2022",
      "If Turner\u2019s faith in her characters is not always returned \u2014 Maria, who gets only one scene, feels underwritten, and Leigh, despite Van Sciver\u2019s foxy performance, never quite coheres \u2014 her faith in the audience is an entirely successful investment. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Madonna's forthcoming biopic may be getting a foxy addition. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Getting the tagline of being a foxy person is usually a quite flattering label. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "New York's foxiest hipsters run Afrobeat and Julian Casablancas croon through a drum machine. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 1 May 2020",
      "Before long, the women are treating themselves to foxy Louboutins and over-the-top Gucci satchels. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "Eventually, Tetlock and his collaborator, Barbara Mellers, assembled a team of foxy volunteers, drawn from the general public, to compete in a forecasting tournament. \u2014 David Epstein, The Denver Post , 22 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-131056"
  },
  "forefront":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the foremost part or place",
      ": the most important part or position"
    ],
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      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccfr\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccfr\u0259nt"
    ],
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      "cutting edge",
      "front line",
      "leading edge",
      "van",
      "vanguard"
    ],
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      "a politician who was in the forefront of women's rights",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dogfish Head and Trillium are, of course, tremendously successful, the former a pioneer of the entire craft beer movement and the latter at the forefront of the IPA renaissance, as well as the purveyors of several upscale taprooms. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, Emmett Till\u2019s name is again at the forefront of a national conversation, this time about gun control. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "In his acceptance speech, Petro said his foreign policy would put Colombia at the forefront of the global fight against climate change. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "This connection between nature and culture has galvanized the country to position itself at the forefront of the environmental movement. \u2014 Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure , 20 June 2022",
      "Since the 1960s, the composer Steve Reich has been at the forefront of a revolutionary aesthetic often described as minimalism. \u2014 Stuart Isacoff, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Kirsten Bridegan has been at the forefront of trying to bring her husband\u2019s killer to justice. \u2014 Fox News , 14 June 2022",
      "With the value of bitcoin, ethereum and other popular currencies dropping sharply, startups in the risky cryptocurrency space are at the forefront of layoffs. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 14 June 2022",
      "Randi Zuckerberg has always been at the forefront of innovative technology. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-143655"
  },
  "fuddy-duddy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is old-fashioned, unimaginative, or conservative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-d\u0113-\u02ccd\u0259-d\u0113"
    ],
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      "antediluvian",
      "Colonel Blimp",
      "dodo",
      "fogy",
      "fogey",
      "fossil",
      "fud",
      "mossback",
      "reactionary",
      "stick-in-the-mud",
      "stuffed shirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hipster",
      "modern",
      "trendy"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1868, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-173520"
  },
  "fathom":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water",
      ": comprehension",
      ": probe",
      ": to take soundings",
      ": to measure by a sounding line",
      ": to penetrate and come to understand",
      ": a unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters) used chiefly in measuring the depth of water",
      ": to understand the reason for something",
      ": to measure the depth of water by means of a special line"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m",
      "\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m"
    ],
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      "plumb",
      "sound"
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The water here is five fathoms deep.",
      "Verb",
      "the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Musk\u2019s tumble only underscores the hard-to- fathom velocity of his ascent. \u2014 Devon Pendleton, Fortune , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "But in today\u2019s world of restrictions on size, quantity and season, releasing reef fish has become part of our new reality\u2014as are the challenges of ensuring postrelease survival for an animal pulled up from 20 fathoms . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "That impulse, growing out of one pivotal song, eventually pointed the way to the fathoms of Ocean, the group\u2019s new album, their seventh, which debuts Friday. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "The lines were marked at two, three, five, seven, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 20 fathoms . \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "The submarine is recorded in 1,805 fathoms of water, or 8,310 feet, and makes a test dive. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2019",
      "Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon - Nearshore (inside 40 fathoms ) opens May 7; Mondays to Wednesdays until 500 pounds are caught or Sept. 30. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Get ready to be terrified by the mysterious fathoms below! \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 27 Jan. 2018",
      "More than 200 years later, our low tide was at the same time Cook's high had been, and 4 fathoms \u2014 24 feet \u2014 was an understatement. \u2014 Erin Mckittrick, Alaska Dispatch News , 15 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the emotion was palpable from both sides: Goff would give anything to beat the Rams, and McVay and the Rams\u2019 front office could not fathom the embarrassment of losing to Goff. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "As with most leaders who are comfortably embedded in their roles at the top of their fields and become disconnected from the rank-and-file, many leaders enact a way of living that most of us cannot even fathom . \u2014 Anthony Silard, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Democrats are still in shock about that, and can\u2019t fathom why so many Latinos are pro-recall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Orban spoke to the broader political issue, in that left-wing politicians like Biden cannot fathom a nationalistic or conservative alternative ideology. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "But Orthodox Jews have a level of community and ritual practices so endlessly meaningful that people in the secular world simply cannot fathom it. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 July 2021",
      "The Biden administration often touts this progress as hard to fathom when the pandemic began. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
      "The way that society pressures young couples to get married but can\u2019t fathom two best friends making that same commitment never fails to baffle me. \u2014 April Lee, refinery29.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "One young executive worked at a movie channel that had 800 million viewers, a scale beyond what any of his Hollywood instructors could fathom . \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-174928"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": disposed to favor : partial",
      ": expressing approval : commendatory",
      ": giving a result that is in one's favor",
      ": affirmative",
      ": winning approval : pleasing",
      ": tending to promote or facilitate : advantageous",
      ": marked by success",
      ": showing approval",
      ": tending to help"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101v-r\u0259-"
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      "applauding",
      "appreciative",
      "approbatory",
      "approving",
      "commendatory",
      "complimentary",
      "friendly",
      "good",
      "positive"
    ],
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      "adverse",
      "depreciative",
      "depreciatory",
      "derogatory",
      "disapproving",
      "inappreciative",
      "negative",
      "unappreciative",
      "uncomplimentary",
      "unfavorable",
      "unflattering",
      "unfriendly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The new play got many favorable reviews.",
      "He was given a favorable recommendation.",
      "Early test results were favorable .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "But there also are concerns that a near-term announcement could hurt Republicans going into the final stretch of a midterm congressional campaign that appears increasingly favorable to the party. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "Most of the big races are expected to be competitive in November due to a political environment seen favorable to Republicans. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 15 June 2022",
      "Officials described a challenging firefight with dense vegetation, steep terrain and high and erratic winds, but conditions on Tuesday appeared more favorable . \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Coupled with historic commodity inflation, the timing of this product certainly seems favorable . \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Despite its controversy, public opinion appears relatively favorable . \u2014 Ben Jones, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "The draw appears favorable , so expect Bullitt East to be playing on the final day of the season. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "His testing times have appeared favorable this offseason, and the Canadian driver has said his driving style is much more suited to the higher power Indy car than Lights, that produced just two podiums in a year ago. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see favor  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-183345"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": impaired by age or dampness : moldy",
      ": saturated with dust and stale odors : musty",
      ": rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-st\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fetid",
      "foul",
      "frowsty",
      "frowsy",
      "frowzy",
      "funky",
      "malodorous",
      "musty",
      "noisome",
      "rank",
      "reeking",
      "reeky",
      "ripe",
      "smelly",
      "stenchy",
      "stinking",
      "stinky",
      "strong"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ambrosial",
      "aromatic",
      "fragrant",
      "perfumed",
      "redolent",
      "savory",
      "savoury",
      "scented",
      "sweet"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The trunk was full of fusty clothing.",
      "couldn't stay too long in the fusty attic without sneezing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gone are the clapboard shutters and fusty colonial style of the common areas, which have been upgraded to embody a lighter, 1960s vibe of patterned fabrics and polished Carrara marble. \u2014 Paul Winner, Travel + Leisure , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "For Rihanna, now in her third trimester of pregnancy, fusty notions of maternity wear were an easy target. \u2014 Chioma Nnadi, Vogue , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The museum\u2019s Fifth Avenue mansion has long been a challenging space in which to show contemporary design and to project a future forward sensibility (the museum aimed to counter its fusty image with a renovation in 2014). \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The deliciously macabre displays of taxidermy are a highlight, but the museum also manages to avoid feeling too fusty by bringing in contemporary artists to produce works in conversation with its collections, from Sterling Ruby to Jeff Koons. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Because a bit more quirkiness might not be all bad for this staid, tradition-laden, and wonderfully fusty old game. \u2014 John Guaspari, National Review , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "Connecticut is grappling with a fusty , outdated state government and an economy hampered by a protectionist impulse, Gov. Ned Lamont told an elite business group this week. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "That linguistic shift had political dimensions, too, as Cosimo championed Italian within the larger and relatively fusty framework of Latin as a Pan-European language with an ancient pedigree. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 June 2021",
      "Hand-washing is an easy way to take your must-have silk blouses and delicates from fusty to fresh in the comfort of your own home\u2014while avoiding additional costs and chemicals used at local dry-cleaners. \u2014 Taylor Ayers, Marie Claire , 14 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration of Middle English foisted, foist musty, from foist wine cask, from Anglo-French fust, fuist wood, tree trunk, cask, from Medieval Latin fustis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-195949"
  },
  "Father":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective or adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a male parent",
      ": a man who has begotten a child",
      ": a male animal who has sired an offspring",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": the first person of the Trinity (see Trinity sense 1 )",
      ": forefather",
      ": one related to another in a way suggesting that of father to child",
      ": an old man",
      ": a pre-Scholastic (see scholastic sense 1a ) Christian writer accepted by the church as an authoritative witness to its teaching and practice",
      ": one that originates or institutes",
      ": source",
      ": prototype",
      ": a priest of the regular clergy",
      ": priest",
      ": one of the leading men (as of a city)",
      ": beget",
      ": to be the founder, producer, or author of",
      ": to accept responsibility for",
      ": to fix the paternity or origin of",
      ": to place responsibility for the origin or cause of",
      ": foist , impose",
      ": to care for or look after someone as a father might",
      ": a male parent",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": ancestor sense 1",
      ": a person who cares for another as a father might",
      ": a person who invents or begins something",
      ": priest",
      ": to become the father of",
      ": to care for as a father",
      ": to be the founder, producer, or author of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
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      "dad",
      "daddy",
      "old man",
      "pa",
      "papa",
      "poppa",
      "pater",
      "pop",
      "sire"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beget",
      "get",
      "sire"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Retired District Fire Chief Richard Magee recalled the time his father , Richard B. Magee, said there was a fire in the Back Bay area. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "The Barnwell brothers and their late father , Michael, along with friend and fellow diver and former Royal Navy submariner James Little, found the shipwreck after searching for four years. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 17 June 2022",
      "Brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and Matthew's father , Al Jardine, a friend from Hawthorne High School, formed the Beach Boys, originally called the Pendletones in 1961. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 17 June 2022",
      "My father , Mike Jensen, is a dad whose love language (without administering Gary Chapman\u2019s test because feelings, ick!) is most certainly acts of service, with an emphasis on television. \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Mack and Stella\u2019s father , Tommy Schaefer, were charged with the murder of von Wiese-Mack in Indonesia in 2015. \u2014 Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Heike Paulmann Koepfer heads the business, started by her billionaire father , Horst Paulmann, in 1976. \u2014 Katherine Love, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Lorenzo graduated from there in 2000 and T.J.'s father , Tranel, graduated in 2002. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "Th poem is written on her gravestone in its entirety, her father said. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nabil\u2019s mother, Louise Braufman, met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: The musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially. \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "Bowing to that reality, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in May that men who father a child during an affair with a married woman have the right to seek a role in the child's life. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 10 May 2022",
      "According to the paper, the bounciest males might father more spiderlings by mating with the same female multiple times without being eaten, or by seeking out additional mates. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The younger child, in particular, didn\u2019t want to let her father out of her sight. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The total included three offspring of Nish, one of Monty and Rose\u2019s 2020 chicks who went on to father the first Ohio nest in more than 80 years. \u2014 Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Putting the motivations into sharper focus and throwing the scenario even father back in time are the suspects in Florida. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Some can even be multigenerational: A recent study in the Congo that was published in The Lancet found that men who worked in mines were more likely to father children with birth defects than those who did not. \u2014 Michael Holtz, The Atlantic , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "How C\u2019mon C\u2019mon director Mike Mills convinced Joaquin Phoenix to father his movie son. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 20 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "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":"20220627-012330"
  },
  "faddish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze",
      ": flavin adenine dinucleotide",
      ": something that is very popular for a short time",
      ": flavin adenine dinucleotide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fad",
      "\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113",
      "\u02c8fad",
      "\u02ccef-(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "chic",
      "craze",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fashion",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "hot ticket",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "She's always interested in the latest fads .",
      "once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1867, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-031336"
  },
  "finery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ornament , decoration",
      ": dressy or showy clothing and jewels",
      ": stylish or showy clothes and jewelry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bn-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-n\u0259-",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-n\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "array",
      "best",
      "bravery",
      "caparison",
      "feather",
      "frippery",
      "full dress",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "glad rags",
      "regalia"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was proud to show off her new evening finery .",
      "the guests arrived at the wedding in all their finery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The combination of luxury and horror is macabre: an immense atrium, with corpses floating in zero gravity in all their finery . \u2014 Tom Shippey, WSJ , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But one thing is certain: It will be attended by Clan Browne in all their tartan finery . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "There was no finery , no inkling its grounds had once been the playground of American aristocracy. \u2014 Joy Callaway, WSJ , 2 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",
      "The lawsuit \u2014 filed in D.C. Superior Court by one of Quillen\u2019s sons, Parker \u2014 alleges that Gray stole art, jewelry and other finery from Jacqueline Quillen. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Harlem Toile, in all its wit and finery , helps to fill in the visual gaps. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Rihanna and creative director Jahleel Weaver accessorized her Gucci finery with an estate piece from New York fine jewelry atelier Briony Raymond. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Parker wiggles and dips in her floral mother-of-the-bride finery ; Broderick flails in his morning-suit tails. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fine entry 1 + -ery ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-031352"
  },
  "formulate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reduce to or express in a formula",
      ": to put into a systematized statement or expression",
      ": devise",
      ": to develop a formula for the preparation of (something, such as a soap or plastic)",
      ": to prepare according to a formula",
      ": to create, invent, or produce by careful thought and effort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulate",
      "clothe",
      "couch",
      "express",
      "phrase",
      "put",
      "say",
      "state",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a plastic specially formulated to resist high temperatures",
      "the doctor was trying to formulate a good way to tell her that she would need surgery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The first stage of setting up this type of program is to formulate a strategy, which will often include collecting basic customer data. \u2014 Elie Y. Katz, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Vaccine experts are grappling with how to formulate a U.S. strategy for future COVID-19 booster campaigns. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "As the Houthis stepped up their attacks, Gulf states and Israel have been pushing the U.S. to formulate a security strategy for the Middle East at a time when Washington is attempting to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. \u2014 Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Yet some committee members remain concerned that a new leader won\u2019t be able to step in right away and renewed calls for Robinson to formulate a plan to identify a interim superintendent. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "But as other jurisdictions forge ahead on stadium efforts, the disagreements between Mendelson and Bowser about land use \u2014 and apparently poor communication \u2014 have stunted D.C.\u2019s ability to formulate a plan of its own. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "But the union has yet to formulate a plan for conducting it. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "And while the firm would never formulate it that way, MGI represents exactly the sort of image the firm strives for: super smart and highly relevant. \u2014 Christian Stadler, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
      "People formulate opinions within the first few moments of meeting and speaking with you. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-061845"
  },
  "frequent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually",
      ": to read systematically or habitually",
      ": common , usual",
      ": happening at short intervals : often repeated or occurring",
      ": full , thronged",
      ": acting or returning regularly or often",
      ": intimate , familiar",
      ": to visit often",
      ": happening often"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8kwent",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt",
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8kwent",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affect",
      "habituate",
      "hang (at)",
      "haunt",
      "resort (to)",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "habitual",
      "periodic",
      "periodical",
      "regular",
      "repeated",
      "steady"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Terry McDonald of Markham VFW Post 9801, at 3220 W. 159th St., said cameras were recently added outside the building, with concerns for the aging veterans who frequent the hall. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "For those who don't frequent the discount DVD bin at Target, yes, those are all real movies released in 2021. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The company recently started a loyalty program that provides discounts to customers who frequent the chain, while gaining data on their dining habits to inform its strategy. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "He is known to frequent the areas of Clark and Barbour Street. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Officers said Walloch was known to frequent a business in the area. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "If employees do not frequent a physical workplace, the SPSL notice may be disseminated electronically. \u2014 Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Jackson is known to frequent the Bay Area, police said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "About a half-hour drive up the coast from Merino\u2019s home in Ventanilla, tourists from Lima would frequent the beach town of Anc\u00f3n at this time of year. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Great for frequent travelers who want to globetrot in style, the rewards offset the high annual fee, which is $695. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 21 June 2022",
      "Rampant fakes and questionable quality mean frequent clashes. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
      "In recent years, a library of studies by scholars and even the National Academy of Sciences confirms that heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The characters\u2019 frequent acknowledgment that this is a sequel has its own pluses and minuses. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
      "White was criticized in 2018 for claiming the Rothschilds, a Jewish banking dynasty and frequent subject of antisemitic conspiracy, were controlling Washington's weather conditions. \u2014 CBS News , 20 June 2022",
      "South Africa is naturally prone to drought, but the kind of multi-year droughts that cause such misery and disruption are becoming more frequent . \u2014 CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "One of Hunt\u2019s primary opponents, Wayne Johnson, has sued, complaining that the political novice is receiving an unfair advantage through his frequent appearances on Fox News, which Hunt\u2019s campaign denies. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Scientists have said that climate change is fueling more frequent and more intense heat waves in the U.S. and around the world. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 19 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-061925"
  },
  "firstly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the first place : first"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259rst-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "initially",
      "originally",
      "primarily"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "firstly , gather all the ingredients together",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Answering that question firstly requires an assessment of the damage sustained by the aircraft. \u2014 Jacopo Prisco, CNN , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Here, firstly , is how Netflix\u2019s official summary describes this new series. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "This project was firstly an acceleration of what was meant to be a 2020 review of the digital economy, part of this shortly to become the digitalization of the economy and to broaden it out from simply one sub-sector. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "But the other thing is that governments have been firstly more focused on revenue as revenue needs have increased. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Zegna\u2019s global mission is deeply rooted in the pioneering vision of the founder Ermenegildo, who firstly understood the importance to develop the brand, respecting nature and enhancing sustainable projects. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Lost in the discussion \u2014 around a team stocked with new additions \u2014 of Tamar Bates\u2019 long-term potential or Xavier Johnson\u2019s mercurial nature is the old scouting report no longer applies thanks firstly to the most impactful fresh face thus far. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "The Celtics, firstly , finally contained leak outs by defenders after 3-point attempts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "The country has also framed national policy to support the transition to renewables, firstly by subsidizing costs of EVs by reducing extra costs like VAT and CO2 taxes. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 25 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-063727"
  },
  "fallow":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of a light yellowish-brown color",
      ": usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season",
      ": plowed land",
      ": the state or period of being fallow",
      ": the tilling of land without sowing it for a season",
      ": to plow, harrow, and break up (land) without seeding to destroy weeds and conserve soil moisture",
      ": left untilled or unsown after plowing",
      ": dormant , inactive",
      ": not tilled or planted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
      "\u02c8fa-l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dead",
      "dormant",
      "free",
      "idle",
      "inactive",
      "inert",
      "inoperative",
      "latent",
      "off",
      "unused",
      "vacant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "active",
      "alive",
      "busy",
      "employed",
      "functioning",
      "going",
      "living",
      "on",
      "operating",
      "operative",
      "running",
      "working"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-080127"
  },
  "foolish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having or showing a lack of good sense, judgment, or discretion",
      ": absurd , ridiculous",
      ": marked by a loss of composure : nonplussed",
      ": insignificant , trifling",
      ": showing or resulting from lack of good sense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00fc-lish",
      "\u02c8f\u00fc-lish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absurd",
      "asinine",
      "balmy",
      "brainless",
      "bubbleheaded",
      "cockeyed",
      "crackpot",
      "crazy",
      "cuckoo",
      "daffy",
      "daft",
      "dippy",
      "dotty",
      "fatuous",
      "featherheaded",
      "fool",
      "half-baked",
      "harebrained",
      "half-witted",
      "inept",
      "insane",
      "jerky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "loony",
      "looney",
      "lunatic",
      "lunkheaded",
      "mad",
      "nonsensical",
      "nutty",
      "preposterous",
      "sappy",
      "screwball",
      "senseless",
      "silly",
      "simpleminded",
      "stupid",
      "tomfool",
      "unwise",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "weak-minded",
      "witless",
      "zany"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "judicious",
      "prudent",
      "sagacious",
      "sage",
      "sane",
      "sapient",
      "sensible",
      "sound",
      "wise"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was wearing a foolish grin.",
      "She's been taking foolish risks.",
      "Those flashy clothes make her look foolish .",
      "She must feel foolish wearing those flashy clothes.",
      "I never thought you'd be foolish enough to believe him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Awash in content, filmmakers and TV auteurs would be foolish to let the raw material of real life go to waste. \u2014 Molly Fischer, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "Still, the decision to impose a level of ethanol usage that is based almost entirely on political pandering and which utilizes uncertain predictions of future gasoline demand is foolish and should be abandoned. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "To think that this is not a factor in the pro tour\u2019s popularity would be foolish . \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Even tyrants would be foolish to pass down an iron law when a low-key change of norms would lead to the same results. \u2014 Justin E. H. Smith, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Prioritizing taxpayer funds on programs that hamper our free-market economy is foolish . \u2014 Dave Wallace, Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "That seems incredibly foolish when presented with the facts. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
      "Rhodes appears to be the first major ex-AEW talent to jump ship to WWE, and the latter would be absolutely foolish not to make a play for MJF in early 2024. \u2014 Blake Oestriecher, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "How convincing is the argument that Mr. Xi would never be so foolish as to invade Taiwan? \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see fool  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-085342"
  },
  "forbearing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold oneself back from especially with an effort",
      ": to do without",
      ": to leave alone : shun",
      ": hold back , abstain",
      ": to control oneself when provoked : be patient",
      ": ancestor , forefather",
      ": precursor",
      ": to hold back",
      ": to be patient when annoyed or troubled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8ber",
      "f\u0259r-",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8ber"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abjure",
      "abstain (from)",
      "forgo",
      "forego",
      "keep (from)",
      "refrain (from)",
      "withhold (from)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bow (to)",
      "give in (to)",
      "submit (to)",
      "succumb (to)",
      "surrender (to)",
      "yield (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them.",
      "We decided to forbear provoking him any further.",
      "We decided to forbear from provoking him any further.",
      "He forebore to mention her name."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-091515"
  },
  "fluorescence":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation at one wavelength followed by nearly immediate reradiation usually at a different wavelength and that ceases almost at once when the incident radiation stops",
      ": the radiation emitted \u2014 compare phosphorescence",
      ": luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation at one wavelength followed by nearly immediate reradiation usually at a different wavelength and that ceases almost immediately when the incident radiation stops",
      ": the radiation emitted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "flu\u0307-\u02c8re-s\u1d4an(t)s",
      "fl\u022f-",
      "-\u02c8es-\u1d4an(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blaze",
      "flare",
      "glare",
      "gleam",
      "glow",
      "illumination",
      "incandescence",
      "light",
      "luminescence",
      "radiance",
      "shine"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "studied the fluorescence of certain elements",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No halogen, no fluorescence , and no colored light, unless used sparingly and very, very chicly. \u2014 Tom Rasmussen, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
      "Several types of quantum dots were tested on the silkworms for safety and fluorescence . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The company is using ultra-high throughput fluorescence microscopy to measure individual base pairs, across billions of fragments of DNA placed in nanowells built into glass wafers. \u2014 Tom Coughlin, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The chips fluoresce, and this fluorescence can be intensified or dimmed by nearby magnetic substances such as the cuticulosomes. \u2014 James Gaines | Inside Science, ABC News , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "Between the years 2015 and 2020, for instance, BR-II\u2019s fluorescence camera detected a massive increase in the amount of phytoplankton reaching the seafloor in big pulses. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Since only perfect rubies of exceptional saturation and natural red fluorescence are awarded this descriptor, pigeon\u2019s blood stones are few and far between. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Scientists have found similar fluorescence in some species of salamanders and frogs, corals, platypuses, wombats and flying squirrels. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Using non-invasive infrared reflectography and macro X-ray fluorescence mapping, the researchers spent around 270 hours scanning the canvas in its entirety, per the blog post. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fluor spar + opal escence ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-091524"
  },
  "firearm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder",
      ": a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02cc\u00e4rm",
      "\u02c8f\u012br-\u02cc\u00e4rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arm",
      "gun",
      "heat",
      "piece",
      "small arm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "revolvers, rifles, and other firearms",
      "will need a permit to carry a firearm",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cox was charged with criminal possession of a firearm , carrying a pistol without a permit, first- and second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "Ethan Crumbley has also pleaded not guilty to a slew of charges, including four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, and 12 counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Federal charges of civil disorder, unlawful use of explosives and possession of a firearm were dismissed. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
      "The 16-year-old boy was additionally charged with possession of a firearm by a person under 18, according to police. \u2014 Mary Helene Hall, ajc , 21 June 2022",
      "The officer charged an adult male with improper handling of a firearm in a vehicle, according to a police event report. \u2014 Bruce Geiselman, cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "He was arrested and booked into the Orleans Parish Justice Center on one count each of manslaughter and possession of a firearm in a gun-free zone. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
      "Flores pleaded no contest to being a felon in possession of a firearm in 2021, and prosecutors agreed to drop all other charges, records show. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The indictment says Demontre Antwon Hackworth, 31, is facing federal firearms charges, including for dealing firearms without a license and making false statements during the purchase of a firearm . \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1643, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-104951"
  },
  "finances":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual",
      ": the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities",
      ": the science or study of the management of funds",
      ": the obtaining of funds or capital : financing",
      ": to raise or provide funds or capital for",
      ": to furnish with necessary funds",
      ": to sell something to on credit",
      ": money available to a government, business, or individual",
      ": the system that includes the circulation of money, the providing of banks and credit, and the making of investments",
      ": to provide money for",
      ": money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual",
      ": the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities",
      ": the science or study of the management of funds",
      ": the obtaining of funds or capital : financing",
      ": to raise or provide funds or capital for",
      ": to furnish with necessary funds",
      ": to sell something to on credit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8nan(t)s",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccnan(t)s",
      "f\u012b-\u02c8nan(t)s",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8nans",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccnans"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bankroll",
      "coffers",
      "exchequer",
      "fund",
      "pocket",
      "resources",
      "wherewithal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bankroll",
      "capitalize",
      "endow",
      "fund",
      "stake",
      "subsidize",
      "underwrite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Publicly available campaign finance reports show that Reyes\u2019 campaign has paid Mac\u2019s Place a total of $400 over the course of five transactions since April. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Publix has donated to both Democrats and Republicans, but the company notably gave $100,000 to DeSantis\u2019s political committee last year, campaign finance records show. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The nine candidates seeking the GOP nomination for governor spent almost $26 million on the race this year, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's office. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "Campaign finance reports show the party\u2019s fundraising has been weak over the past 18 months. \u2014 cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "These distinguishing differences are important to understand whether your product is designed for banking, lending, personal finance management, financial wellness or any other blockchain/fintech product platform. \u2014 Jorge Garcia, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Attorney Marilyn Mosby \u2014 with $600,784 in contributions, according to campaign finance reports. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
      "Kelly Merrick has carved out a moderate niche in the state House, breaking from the GOP minority in exchange for a finance committee co-chair position in her chamber\u2019s largely-Democratic coalition majority. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "LaCerda brings more than 15 years of experience in alternative asset management finance from his time at BlackRock, Blackstone and KKR. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Barbara Williams reminded that there\u2019s also a branding crisis that needs to be addressed, particularly if the public broadcaster continues to depend on streamers to help finance its shows. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Differing versions of legislation that would have offered the team lucrative tax incentives to help finance a new Virginia stadium cleared both chambers this year, drawing an unusual bipartisan mix of supporters. \u2014 Sarah Rankin And Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "Related:Possible development at American Family Field could help finance stadium renovations, Brewers exec says. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "The city will forgo about $27,000 per year in property taxes in order to help finance the project. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Reversing the ones for corporations and the wealthy would make the tax system more equitable, and the taxes recovered could help finance the rest of the package. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s one: To help finance the deal, Musk has already sold around 6% of his Tesla holdings, for $8.5 billion. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "Indian Housing Block Grants are used to help finance affordable housing projects on Indian reservations and tribal areas. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "A few days after our visit, Ward\u2019s agency sold nearly $800 million in municipal bonds to help finance the $1.9-billion project. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105402"
  },
  "federation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an encompassing political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller or more localized entities: such as",
      ": a federal government",
      ": a union of organizations",
      ": the act of creating or becoming a federation",
      ": the forming of a federal union",
      ": a union of organizations or states"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfe-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccfe-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alliance",
      "axis",
      "bloc",
      "block",
      "coalition",
      "combination",
      "combine",
      "confederacy",
      "confederation",
      "league",
      "union"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a federation of labor unions",
      "a federation of women's clubs",
      "the federation of the states",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The federation said Kuliak will have to return his medal and prize money as part of the ban. \u2014 NBC News , 18 May 2022",
      "Men\u2019s and women\u2019s national team players will also earn identical game bonuses, the federation said. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The Danish federation said doctors have determined that Eriksen needs to have an ICD \u2014 implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. \u2014 Mattias Kar\u00c9n, CBS News , 17 June 2021",
      "Andriy Pavelko, the president of Ukraine\u2019s soccer federation , revealed details to The Associated Press about his talks with Zelenskyy and the heads of FIFA and UEFA about finding a safe way of playing men\u2019s and women\u2019s matches on home soil. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
      "This was a passion of Maurice Saltzman, who was a past federation board chair. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
      "Since 2015, Russia's track federation has been under suspension as the result of a massive doping scandal that has rocked that country for the past decade. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 2 June 2022",
      "Rumors swirled that the federation sidelined Cruz to prevent him from defecting, while official statements variously described the decision as tactical, strategic or disciplinary. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "The federation \u2019s then-president Carlos Cordeiro resigned, and the filing was withdrawn. \u2014 Rachel Bachman, WSJ , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105827"
  },
  "fall away":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made while moving away from the basket in basketball",
      ": to withdraw friendship or support",
      ": to renounce one's faith",
      ": to diminish gradually in size",
      ": to drift off a course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abate",
      "de-escalate",
      "decline",
      "decrease",
      "die (away ",
      "diminish",
      "drain (away)",
      "drop (off)",
      "dwindle",
      "ease",
      "ebb",
      "fall",
      "lessen",
      "let up",
      "lower",
      "moderate",
      "pall",
      "phase down",
      "ratchet (down)",
      "rachet (down)",
      "recede",
      "relent",
      "remit",
      "shrink",
      "subside",
      "taper",
      "taper off",
      "wane"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accumulate",
      "balloon",
      "build",
      "burgeon",
      "bourgeon",
      "enlarge",
      "escalate",
      "expand",
      "grow",
      "increase",
      "intensify",
      "mount",
      "mushroom",
      "pick up",
      "rise",
      "snowball",
      "soar",
      "swell",
      "wax"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1936, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110204"
  },
  "face-off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which two opponents face each other and attempt to gain control of a puck or ball dropped or placed between them",
      ": confrontation",
      ": to be in or come into opposition or competition",
      ": a method of beginning play (as in hockey or lacrosse) in which the puck or ball is dropped between two opposing players",
      ": a clashing of forces or ideas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff",
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cc\u022ff"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ball game",
      "battle",
      "combat",
      "competition",
      "conflict",
      "confrontation",
      "contention",
      "contest",
      "dogfight",
      "duel",
      "grapple",
      "match",
      "rivalry",
      "strife",
      "struggle",
      "sweepstakes",
      "sweep-stake",
      "tug-of-war",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "battle",
      "compete",
      "contend",
      "fight",
      "race",
      "rival",
      "vie"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1948, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110450"
  },
  "flabbergast":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to overwhelm with shock, surprise, or wonder : dumbfound",
      ": to greatly surprise : astonish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccgast",
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccgast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amaze",
      "astonish",
      "astound",
      "bowl over",
      "dumbfound",
      "dumfound",
      "floor",
      "rock",
      "shock",
      "startle",
      "stun",
      "stupefy",
      "surprise",
      "surprize",
      "thunderstrike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It flabbergasts me to see how many people still support them.",
      "your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Most Reluctant\u2019 When the president\u2019s top advisers returned to the White House and learned what happened, they were flabbergasted . \u2014 Peter Baker, New York Times , 21 Sep. 2019",
      "Teammate Gilbert Arenas, standing nearby, was flabbergasted . \u2014 Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "The decision to go to Geno Smith flabbergasted New Yorkers, who were accustomed to seeing the city\u2019s sports legends handled gently as their careers waned. \u2014 Cindy Boren, The Denver Post , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "While some expressed sheer dismay, others were flabbergasted by the prime minister\u2019s actions. \u2014 Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post , 11 Dec. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani's performance on Trump's behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president's full-time aides. \u2014 Jonathan Lemire, chicagotribune.com , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "White House officials have been flabbergasted by Giuliani\u2019s performance on Trump\u2019s behalf, particularly his habit of revealing embarrassing information without so much as a heads-up to the president\u2019s full-time aides. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "As a result, many, many people were seen seeming flabbergasted by Deepika\u2019s tweet. \u2014 Karthik Srinivasan, Quartz India , 18 Oct. 2019",
      "We are flabbergasted at the audacity of Todd and Chase Chrisley, who are more focused on attacking my client rather than defending themselves against the allegations of criminal conduct. \u2014 Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com , 3 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1772, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110517"
  },
  "fore":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "combining form",
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that occupies a front position",
      ": in or into a position of prominence : forward",
      ": in, toward, or near the front : forward",
      ": at an earlier time or period",
      ": situated in front of something else : forward",
      ": prior in order of occurrence : former",
      ": in the presence of",
      ": before",
      ": earlier : beforehand",
      ": occurring earlier : occurring beforehand",
      ": situated at the front : in front",
      ": front part of (something specified)",
      ": foremast",
      ": in or toward the front",
      ": being or coming before in time, place, or order",
      ": front entry 1 sense 1",
      ": earlier : beforehand",
      ": at the front : in front",
      ": front part of something specified",
      ": situated in front of something else"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr",
      "\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)r, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anterior",
      "forward",
      "front",
      "frontal",
      "frontward",
      "frontwards"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "afore",
      "ahead of",
      "before",
      "ere",
      "of",
      "previous to",
      "prior to",
      "to"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "The plane's exits are located fore and aft.",
      "Adjective",
      "the fore and aft cabins",
      "cats have five fore toes but only four hind toes",
      "Preposition",
      "fore the baby's arrival, the young couple had been able to cope with their problems",
      "fore the stranger there swarmed a gaggle of curious street urchins",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "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",
      "In turn this will bring to the fore many of the more exciting fields of innovation \u2013 medical technology, green tech and biomed for example. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "The issue came to the fore as bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd publicly and sometimes awkwardly grappled with whether to keep brandishing the flag. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 June 2022",
      "But as discussions about race and systemic injustice take place across the country, the South Carolina city\u2019s shameful past is finally coming to the fore . \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "With her trademark charm to the fore , Adams is a good fit for Amanda, the mother struggling to keep up appearances and secure her daughter\u2019s future. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "But as always, those absences leave room for other talents to come to the fore \u2014and surprisingly, a number of those advancing players are American. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 28 May 2022",
      "Not only is the European tech ecosystem producing startups purpose-built for internationalization, but the depth of its talent pool is increasingly coming to the fore . \u2014 Kjartan Rist, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "While Kusama\u2019s work has never truly fallen out of fashion, the artist has returned to the fore in recent years. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which ( fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. \u2014 Daniel Rapaport, SI.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Active Ride Control moderates fore -aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
      "On Thursday at Bay Hill, Tiger had some huge misses to both sides with both of those clubs, one of which ( fore right on 3) kept this round from being a really low one. \u2014 Daniel Rapaport, SI.com , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Active Ride Control moderates fore -aft pitching of the vehicle over bumps in the road by controlling the engine and brakes, for a smoother ride. \u2014 Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram , 27 Jan. 2018",
      "Only fore -teen Fourteen year-old amateur golfer Atthaya Thitikul won the Ladies European Thailand Championship on Sunday, making her the youngest known winner of a professional golf tour event. \u2014 Claire Zillman, Fortune , 11 July 2017",
      "Up and down the hydraulic arms went; fore and aft tipped the bucket. \u2014 Bulletin Board, Twin Cities , 23 Apr. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The news brought to the fore familiar insecurities from the start of the pandemic. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "The company is selling off a facilities business, with a pool of bidders that has brought to the fore French officials\u2019 preference for selling to French owners. \u2014 Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "His popularity brings to the fore generational and class fissures, and the shortcomings of an economic model that has brought growth but few jobs. \u2014 The Economist , 16 Jan. 2021",
      "The Covid-19 crisis has left millions of people feeling insecure over their personal finances, bringing to the fore questions around where to live, how to work, what to study and how to prepare for the future. \u2014 Pratish Narayanan, Bloomberg.com , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "With immigration at the fore front of the current debate, several of these races look even more interesting. \u2014 Chris Stirewalt, Fox News , 25 June 2018",
      "A unique fen and about half the site is now forest preserve land. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News , 27 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb and Preposition",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1637, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Interjection",
      "circa 1878, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111323"
  },
  "font":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a receptacle for baptismal water",
      ": a receptacle for holy water",
      ": a receptacle for various liquids",
      ": source , fountain",
      ": an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size",
      ": a basin to hold water for baptism",
      ": source sense 1",
      ": a set of letters, numbers, and punctuation marks that are all one size and style"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4nt",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cradle",
      "fountain",
      "fountainhead",
      "origin",
      "root",
      "seedbed",
      "source",
      "spring",
      "well",
      "wellspring"
    ],
    "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)",
      "circa 1688, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-111815"
  },
  "futurity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": time to come : future",
      ": the quality or state of being future",
      ": future events or prospects",
      ": a horse race usually for two-year-olds in which the competitors are nominated at birth or before",
      ": a race or competition for which entries are made well in advance of the event"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fy\u00fc-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8tyu\u0307r-",
      "-\u02c8chu\u0307r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "by-and-by",
      "future",
      "hereafter",
      "offing",
      "tomorrow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "past"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "In English we can express futurity with \u201cwill\u201d and \u201cshall.\u201d",
      "we can scarcely imagine what observers in some remote futurity will think of civilization as it existed at the dawn of the 21st century",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Constituent\u2019s biggest win of the year came in the Restricted Grade 1 Governor\u2019s Cup Futurity when the son of Seperate Interest outdueled stablemate Squid Word to win the 350-yard futurity by a nose. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "His five victories were second overall among freshman sprinters behind Grade 1 futurity winner Apollitical Patty\u2019s six wins. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Her victory was the largest margin by a Two Million winner in his or her next start after winning the rich futurity . \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2021",
      "The 10 fastest qualifiers will move on to compete in the first futurity final of the year. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "The trials to the track\u2019s first futurity , the Grade 2 Robert Adair Kindergarten, will take place on Sunday, April 25. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Her margin of victory was the largest ever by a Million winner in his or her next start following the rich futurity . \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "Home to Hollywood and situated at the edge of the country right up against the glistening Pacific Ocean, Los Angeles represents the promise of futurity : fortune and fame, health and beauty, sunshine and open space. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 10 Feb. 2021",
      "The Best Feeling was tremendous in his two starts at Grants Pass, winning his futurity trial there by two lengths before winning the 350-yard final by \u00be lengths. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112206"
  },
  "fella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fellow sense 4c , man sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastard",
      "bloke",
      "buck",
      "cat",
      "chap",
      "chappie",
      "dude",
      "fellow",
      "galoot",
      "gent",
      "gentleman",
      "guy",
      "hombre",
      "jack",
      "joe",
      "joker",
      "lad",
      "male",
      "man"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He's not a bad fella .",
      "She has a new fella .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What that Jesus fella was teaching, as one of his two most significant commandments. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "People Hollywood is paying tribute to a very good fella . \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 26 May 2022",
      "How would the little fella get to the other side of the busy street? \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 17 May 2022",
      "Without the big fella on the floor, the Heat are devoting far more of their defensive attention to Harden. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "And now the big fella is gonna do the Ickey Shuffle a very short distance. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Cut in between moments of West bartering with his surgeon for faster healing options are clips of him going door-to-door at the Roc-a- fella offices, essentially pleading for people to listen to his music. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Hear Mitchell, the team\u2019s leader, talk and the message is clear: Nothing\u2019s been good enough so far, much more is yet to be done, much work and focus and sacrifice are required, all the stuff that that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fella mentioned has merit. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "That Seth accepts the nickname without being so gauche as to acknowledge the honor and fawn over Bill is proof that Bill picked the right fella to knight. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of fellow ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1816, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112310"
  },
  "freeman":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one enjoying civil or political liberty",
      ": one having the full rights of a citizen",
      ": a free person : a person who is not a slave",
      "1886\u20131953 American editor and historian",
      "Mary Eleanor Wilkins 1852\u20131930 n\u00e9e Wilkins American writer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-m\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccman",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "citizen",
      "national",
      "subject"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alien",
      "noncitizen"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "after eight years of residency, you will be granted the status of freeman",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Divided into three movies, the story starred Martin freeman as Bilbo Baggins and Ian McKellen reprised his role from the earlier trilogy as the wizard Gandalf. \u2014 Aaron Pressman, Fortune , 26 May 2021",
      "Son of an African king, Venture Smith became the first black man to document his capture from Africa and life as an American slave and successful black freeman in Connecticut. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "Venture took the name Smith as his last name and lived a freeman in Stonington until 1774 before moving to East Haddam. \u2014 courant.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "The Buffalo Soldiers Museum in Houston, Texas The Buffalo Soldiers were a group of former slaves, freemen , and black Civil War soldiers who continued to serve America during peacetime. \u2014 National Geographic , 23 May 2019",
      "These men \u2014 consisting of former slaves, freemen and Black Civil War soldiers \u2014 were the first to serve during peacetime. \u2014 Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune , 18 May 2018",
      "Once in a new land, Henson helped start in 1841 a freeman settlement called the British American Institute, in an area called Dawn, which became known as one of the final stops on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Jared Brock, Smithsonian , 16 May 2018",
      "Harkless told The Oregonian's Joe freeman that timetable could be anywhere from 10 days to six weeks. \u2014 Charlotte Carroll, SI.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
      "Senior running back Royce freeman rushed for 160 yards, breaking LaMichael James' school record of 5,082 career rushing yards. \u2014 Jen Beyrle, OregonLive.com , 21 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-112526"
  },
  "focussed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a center of activity, attraction, or attention",
      ": a point of concentration",
      ": directed attention : emphasis",
      ": direction sense 6c",
      ": a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding",
      ": adjustment for distinct vision",
      ": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
      ": focal length",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
      ": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
      ": a point of convergence (see convergence sense 1 ) of a beam of particles (such as electrons)",
      ": one of the fixed points that with the corresponding directrix defines a conic section",
      ": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
      ": the place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake",
      ": having or giving the proper sharpness of outline due to good focusing",
      ": not in focus",
      ": to cause to be concentrated",
      ": to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.)",
      ": to bring into focus",
      ": to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus : concentrate",
      ": to concentrate attention or effort",
      ": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range",
      ": to come to a focus : converge",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) meet after being reflected or bent : the point at which an image is formed",
      ": the distance from a lens or mirror to a focus",
      ": an adjustment that gives clear vision",
      ": a center of activity or interest",
      ": to bring or come to a focus",
      ": to adjust the focus of",
      ": to direct or cause to direct at",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
      ": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
      ": a point of convergence of a beam of particles (as electrons)",
      ": focal length",
      ": adjustment for distinct vision",
      ": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
      ": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
      ": to bring (as light rays) to a focus",
      ": to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)",
      ": to bring (as an image) into focus",
      ": to come to a focus",
      ": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "axis",
      "base",
      "capital",
      "center",
      "central",
      "core",
      "cynosure",
      "epicenter",
      "eye",
      "ground zero",
      "heart",
      "hub",
      "locus",
      "mecca",
      "navel",
      "nerve center",
      "nexus",
      "nucleus",
      "omphalos",
      "seat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "center",
      "concentrate",
      "fasten",
      "rivet",
      "train"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He's successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus .",
      "His life lacks a focus .",
      "Verb",
      "She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.",
      "I wasn't able to focus the camera.",
      "I wasn't able to get the camera to focus .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Christ said Avelo is closely watching how consumers are dealing with high gasoline prices and rising grocery prices \u2014 and how that could increasingly squeeze budgets for leisure and personal travel, the airline\u2019s primary focus . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "Mixed reality describes experiences that involve AR and VR content, and that\u2019s Apple\u2019s primary focus right now. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
      "Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2018, Mr. McGahn was asked about the White House focus on undoing Chevron. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "In its initial phase, Durag Fest was supposed to be an art exhibition that made its attendees the focus of the overall visual experience. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 June 2022",
      "The advertising focus could lend itself to real-world brand partnerships and cross-promotional opportunities, producer G. Beaudin said in Annecy. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Once free meals were made available to every student, there was a noticeable increase in her classes\u2019 overall focus and energy level. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
      "Murdock and others made clear that part of the Democrats\u2019 goal is to force Republicans into a difficult political position by shifting the focus to school safety. \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "Democrats hope the focus on Trump will divert the scrutiny of Biden. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Regional dailies tended to focus on agencies and departments that were of interest to locals. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Tech professionals also gain greater bandwidth to focus on customizing digital services to meet their customers\u2019 most pressing needs, an approach that maintains momentum while reducing the risk of burnout. \u2014 Joshua Titus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Iceland made its decision to focus on plastic elimination partly because recycling faces major challenges. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The tag was flooded with thousands of messages that gave RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook their love online and supported the group\u2019s decision to focus on their personal endeavors. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "Good indoor air quality is associated with improvements in math and reading; greater ability to focus ; fewer symptoms of asthma and respiratory disease; and less absenteeism. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "But the company canned those plans to focus on the 13.6-inch model. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 June 2022",
      "The Warriors did not hold a formal practice Thursday, giving their high-minute players an opportunity to focus on treatment and recovery. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "What\u2019s behind Cleveland\u2019s creation of a special council to focus on Black women and girls? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
      "Verb",
      "1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114648"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very cold",
      ": being at or below the temperature at which water freezes",
      ": the temperature at which water freezes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-zi\u014b"
    ],
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      "algid",
      "arctic",
      "bitter",
      "bone-chilling",
      "chill",
      "chilly",
      "cold",
      "coldish",
      "cool",
      "coolish",
      "frigid",
      "frosty",
      "gelid",
      "glacial",
      "ice-cold",
      "icy",
      "nipping",
      "nippy",
      "numbing",
      "polar",
      "shivery",
      "snappy",
      "wintry",
      "wintery"
    ],
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      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "boiling",
      "broiling",
      "burning",
      "fervent",
      "fervid",
      "fiery",
      "glowing",
      "hot",
      "igneous",
      "molten",
      "piping hot",
      "red-hot",
      "roasting",
      "scalding",
      "scorching",
      "searing",
      "seething",
      "sizzling",
      "sultry",
      "sweltering",
      "torrid",
      "ultrahot",
      "warming",
      "white-hot"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Doing nothing at all or freezing \u2014 which is a common response to trauma \u2014 can be seen as consenting. \u2014 Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "This includes building ice caves, orienteering, and skiing straight into freezing lakes \u2013 then learning how to climb out of them quickly and warm up without fire. \u2014 Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor , 13 May 2022",
      "Areas of frost are likely across much of the state Saturday and Sunday mornings with the potential for some freezing temperatures north of I-20 Sunday morning. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "During the most recent snow event and corresponding freezing temperatures March 11-12, Hamilton County received between 0.5 inches to 1.6 inches of snow. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Joe Mettimano, president of Central Union Mission, a shelter near Union Station in D.C., said the violence was yet another problem unhoused people have to battle amid freezing temperatures, hunger and the ongoing pandemic. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Justin Wm. Moyer And Martin Weil, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Temperatures next week were also expected to plunge, according to the NWS, with overnight lows Wednesday struggling to reach the mid-30s across the Bay Area and possible freezing temperatures in the East Bay. \u2014 Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The massive winter storm that shook the state in 2021 delayed wildflower bloom and killed bees, particularly in South Texas, as they were not acclimated to the sudden freezing temperatures, the service said. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Different particles can raise or lower freezing temperatures depending on their specific molecular configuration. \u2014 Peter Veals, The Conversation , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "So far there has been only one true catastrophe in traditional finance, the freezing of the nickel market when the London Metal Exchange foolishly decided to save a Chinese firm caught out by massive wrong-way bets. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
      "The legal assertion that life begins at conception has implications for IVF, and pro-life groups in this country and abroad have argued for a proscription not only of embryo research but also of the freezing and disposal of embryos. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "The weather has exacerbated problems of poverty caused by decades of war and then a drop in foreign aid and the freezing of assets abroad after the Taliban took over, and U.S.-led forces withdrew, in August. \u2014 Sarah Rumpf, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
      "Russia: The Russian government is preparing lawsuits to challenge the freezing of its assets abroad, a move that the West imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "First came sanctions, the freezing of central bank reserves and loans, and the suspension of development aid that once accounted for 70 percent of government spending. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "In many cases, those sanctions explicitly authorize the freezing or confiscation of assets. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "With Said no longer the majority shareholder, the move was seen as an attempt to shield Polyus from the freezing of its accounts. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "For the moment, the yacht confiscations and freezing of assets seem to be accelerating. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1777, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114741"
  },
  "framing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": frame , framework"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101-mi\u014b"
    ],
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      "architecture",
      "armature",
      "cadre",
      "configuration",
      "edifice",
      "fabric",
      "frame",
      "framework",
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      "shell",
      "skeleton",
      "structure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lasky used a single-point-perspective camera for tight framing to capture Buzz\u2019s initial solitude and to guide the viewer\u2019s eye. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "The doc uses them to segue into another one of its key themes: narrative framing . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 June 2022",
      "Poetry\u2019s ability to provide comfort and boost mood during periods of stress, trauma and grief may have a lot to do with framing and perspective. \u2014 David Allan, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, dozens of people have accused Guevara, now retired, of manipulating witnesses, fabricating evidence and framing suspects over the course of his career. \u2014 Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "Griesedieck said one of her favorite aspects of the project was the collaborative spirit between her and the crew members who lifted the immensely heavy pieces into place and secured them onto the metal framing structure. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 3 June 2022",
      "There was lots of discussion and some historical framing around the first brick stone thrown at Stonewall and the historical significance of that. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "This framing spotlights the other person\u2019s errors and forces them to admit wrongdoing in the moment. \u2014 Henryk Krajewski, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "A few years ago, Framebrige began to open stores nationwide to provide the same framing expertise in person. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1703, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114916"
  },
  "fellowship":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": companionship , company",
      ": community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience",
      ": the state of being a fellow or associate",
      ": a company of equals or friends : association",
      ": the quality or state of being comradely",
      ": membership , partnership",
      ": the position of a fellow (as of a university)",
      ": the stipend of a fellow",
      ": a foundation for the providing of such a stipend",
      ": to join in fellowship especially with a church member",
      ": to admit to fellowship (as in a church)",
      ": friendly relationship existing among persons",
      ": a group with similar interests"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-l\u0259-\u02ccship",
      "-l\u014d-",
      "\u02c8fe-l\u014d-\u02ccship"
    ],
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      "communion",
      "rapport",
      "rapprochement"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "traditions that bind us together in fellowship",
      "the new counselor is eager to develop a trustful fellowship with the troubled teens at the center",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Within the sprawling tent city, generations of mistrust between groups such as the Sinhalese Buddhists, Hindu Tamils, and Muslims appear to give way to fellowship , tolerance, and learning. \u2014 Munza Mushtaq, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "The red-carpet affair \u2013 with jazz, food and fellowship \u2013 is set for Metropolitan Event Center. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "This year will be no different, with music, fellowship and more marking the occasion. \u2014 Austin Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 16 June 2022",
      "The most recent fellowship recipients, photographer Andre D. Wagner and Bisa Butler, a textile artist who has reimagined the quilting tradition, will install shows later this year. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Unlike traditional VCs, in which the carry benefits individual fund managers, the non-profit could reinvest it to fund prizes and fellowship grants. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Also in Lee County will be an a community and fellowship event hosted by the Samford Community of Opelika at 11 a.m. Saturday. \u2014 al , 2 June 2022",
      "Now, the screenwriting fellowship from Kevin Hart\u2019s production company and Sundance Institute for Black women comedy scribes. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "The scholarship fund will provide at least seven undergraduates a year with up to $45,000 in grants that do not need to be repaid, while the graduate fellowship fund will support around 12 master\u2019s students and five doctoral students. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But, with both of those gatherings based in Los Angeles, there wasn\u2019t a similar opportunity for Black women to fellowship in New York City \u2014 and there certainly wasn\u2019t an event catered specifically to the Broadway community. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "Digital Grow Groups are made up of five or more people who gather weekly via Zoom to discuss sermons, the bible and just to fellowship and talk about life! \u2014 Dallas News , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "After the rosary, the guests and dancers fellowship with food and warm drinks. \u2014 Carmina Tiscare\u00f1o, Dallas News , 11 Dec. 2020",
      "As a young orthopedic surgeon traveling to fellowship training in Philadelphia, I was stopped by a New Jersey state trooper. \u2014 WSJ , 8 June 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 intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115255"
  },
  "favorite":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is treated or regarded with special favor or liking",
      ": a person who is specially loved, trusted, or provided with favors by someone of high rank or authority",
      ": a competitor judged most likely to win",
      ": constituting a favorite",
      ": markedly popular",
      ": a person or a thing that is liked more than others",
      ": most liked"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259rt",
      "chiefly dialectal",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8f\u0101v-r\u0259t"
    ],
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      "darling",
      "fave",
      "minion",
      "pet",
      "preference",
      "speed"
    ],
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      "beloved",
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      "dear",
      "fair-haired",
      "favored",
      "fond",
      "loved",
      "pet",
      "precious",
      "special",
      "sweet",
      "white-headed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Of all his books, do you have a favorite ?",
      "That movie is my favorite .",
      "That movie is a great favorite with audiences everywhere.",
      "Adjective",
      "that teacher claims not to have any favorite students, although many in the class would disagree",
      "mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor of ice cream",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Beloved for its fluid silhouette and earthy color palette, this whimsical staple has transcended the trend category to become a perennial favorite . \u2014 Nicole Kliest, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "In Los Angeles County, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who has become a conservative favorite since his election four years ago, was forced into a runoff after a campaign that focused attention on his failure to curb abuses by deputies in his department. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "Inspired by Korean acne patches, the brand launched with its own Mighty Patch, which has since become a cult favorite . \u2014 Glamour , 31 May 2022",
      "Check out this year\u2019s first round matchups below and vote for your favorite in each bracket. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 8 June 2022",
      "Vote for your favorite for the people\u2019s choice award. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Cohen just added this raffia tote to her bag collection and calls it her new favorite . \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 June 2022",
      "Better yet, go to a few custard places and vote for your favorite . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "According to the Jim Irsay Collection, Cobain considered this Mustang his favorite . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 23 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Hundreds of professors lecture on their favorite theme\u2014the duty of the United States to set the world aright. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Less expensive and more compact than a stand mixer, a handheld electric mixer is just the thing for whipping up an easy baking recipe or your favorite holiday dessert. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 22 June 2022",
      "The lovely blooms are also one of our favorite edible flowers! \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
      "Every week, Claire and Erica chat about their favorite recent discoveries from the products that make modern motherhood just a little easier to the perfect airplane snack to Instagram-worthy earrings that are perfect for any occasion. \u2014 Swarna Gowtham, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "In the seventies and early eighties, the era that produced most of my favorite Russian picture books, printing was very expensive. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "In 2020's The Ministry for the Future, which made Barack Obama's list of his favorite books from that year, Robinson used sci-fi's speculative nature to explore possible climate change solutions. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Some of his favorite pieces are the brand\u2019s cargo pants. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 13 June 2022",
      "Some of my favorite pieces are communal serving bowls where pasta for the entire family will fit. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1692, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115426"
  },
  "fearsome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing fear",
      ": intense , extreme",
      ": timid , timorous",
      ": very frightening"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fir-s\u0259m",
      "\u02c8fir-s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alarming",
      "dire",
      "direful",
      "dread",
      "dreadful",
      "fearful",
      "forbidding",
      "formidable",
      "frightening",
      "frightful",
      "ghastly",
      "hair-raising",
      "horrendous",
      "horrible",
      "horrifying",
      "intimidating",
      "redoubtable",
      "scary",
      "shocking",
      "spine-chilling",
      "terrible",
      "terrifying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "at night the child would always imagine that there were fearsome monsters lurking under his bed",
      "after working all afternoon in the hot sun, I had developed a fearsome thirst",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The lockout interrupted those plans and now his once fearsome fastball is 93-94 m.p.h., according to scouts ... \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "But as the populations of these vulnerable big cats dwindle, conservationists are partnering with the tribe to protect the fearsome predators rather than hunt them. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of quickly swimming away from sharks, a surprising number of fish species actually pursue the fearsome predators to use as something like a living backscratcher, an analysis of drone footage, photographs and diver video feeds shows. \u2014 Andrea Thompson, Scientific American , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Whatever their emerging record, Democrats must also overcome a fearsome wall of mistrust, and a broad willingness among Republicans to believe the worst about them. \u2014 Peter Slevin, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "But the depth will be tested without Griner aiding Charles in what could have been the most fearsome duo in the post. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 May 2022",
      "There are two unmistakable shots of Zurg (James Brolin) in the trailer, brandishing fearsome weapons like a gauntlet gun and a retractable chain. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "When he was drafted, the most common comparison was Avery Bradley \u2014 a fearsome defender. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "With regard to the volatile side of Mingus, McPherson was spared the fearsome temperament that led to Mingus being thought of as the Angry Man of Jazz. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fear entry 1 + -some entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115640"
  },
  "foggy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled or abounding with fog",
      ": covered or made opaque by moisture or grime",
      ": blurred or obscured as if by fog",
      ": filled with fog",
      ": unsure or confused"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022f-g\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8f\u022f-g\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beclouded",
      "befogged",
      "brumous",
      "clouded",
      "cloudy",
      "gauzy",
      "hazy",
      "misty",
      "murky",
      "smoggy",
      "soupy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clear",
      "cloudless",
      "limpid",
      "pellucid",
      "unclouded"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I don't remember what her name was\u2014my memory is a little foggy .",
      "it's pretty foggy outside, so be careful driving home",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the background, Bali's seven peaks are barely visible through their foggy veil. \u2014 Chris Schalkx, Vogue , 21 June 2022",
      "Big cities like sunny Los Angeles and foggy San Francisco garner ample affection, while smaller communities just outside the urban sprawl, including Malibu, Ojai, and Sausalito, are irresistible, too. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Temperatures are fairly steady and may only reach the foggy low to mid-50s in many areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "By design, the heroine of that movie was a much more active character than Mia, who\u2019s been blindsided by an event that often leaves her speechless, staring into the void of her own foggy recollections. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "And if 2021 has been a particularly brain- foggy year for you, these practices are even more important to try out. Release. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "An Amherst teen died after his car went off the road late Thursday night in foggy , wet conditions and struck a telephone pole, according to the Northwestern District Attorney\u2019s Office. \u2014 Maria Elena Little Endara, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "The venue's radar technology will be able to track the balls even in foggy , snowy or raining weather conditions. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "For now, the future feels foggy \u2014which is exactly why Ganapathi, of Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, was so eager to clinch protection for her 5-year-old son. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier, spongy, marshy, thick, probably from fog second growth of grass, from Middle English fogge ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120001"
  },
  "fit (out)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to supply with necessaries or means : furnish , equip , outfit , prepare",
      ": outfit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120146"
  },
  "ferment":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to undergo fermentation",
      ": to be in a state of agitation or intense activity",
      ": to cause to undergo fermentation",
      ": to work up (as into a state of agitation) : foment",
      ": a living organism (such as a yeast) that causes fermentation by virtue of its enzymes",
      ": enzyme",
      ": a state of unrest : agitation",
      ": a process of active often disorderly development",
      ": to go through a chemical change that results in the production of alcohol",
      ": something (as yeast) that causes fermentation",
      ": an excited state",
      ": to undergo fermentation",
      ": to cause to undergo fermentation",
      ": a living organism (as a yeast) that causes fermentation by virtue of its enzymes",
      ": enzyme",
      ": fermentation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8ment",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-\u02ccment",
      "also",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8ment",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-\u02ccment",
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8ment",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-\u02ccment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abet",
      "brew",
      "foment",
      "incite",
      "instigate",
      "pick",
      "provoke",
      "raise",
      "stir (up)",
      "whip (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disquiet",
      "fermentation",
      "restiveness",
      "restlessness",
      "Sturm und Drang",
      "turmoil",
      "uneasiness",
      "unquietness",
      "unrest"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The wine ferments in oak barrels.",
      "Yeast ferments the sugar in the juice.",
      "Noun",
      "The city was in a state of ferment after the election.",
      "the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the airborne invasion that was sure to come",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The goal, the couple said in a release, is to raise $30,000 to buy the trees and equipment needed to ferment more than 2,000 cases of cider for the first year in operation. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The grapes are pressed and sealed in containers to ferment , just like any other wine. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
      "Read full article Carbonic maceration, in its purest form, describes a process where whole clusters of intact grapes begin to ferment from the inside out, sealed in a tank filled with carbon dioxide or other inert gas to displace oxygen. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "In warm temperatures, the yeast will ferment and lead to over-carbonation in the cans. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022",
      "These don\u2019t have as much sugar to ferment , so more of these agaves are needed to produce a liter of mezcal. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Not too much\u2014just a little procrastination to let the ideas ferment . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "When cream is cultured, it is allowed to ferment for a day or two, giving it a hazelnutlike tang compared with fresh sweet cream. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "This is because fiber isn\u2019t fully digested by the small intestine, and the bacteria required to ferment or break down fiber-rich foods in the large intestine produce gas as a by-product, per Johns Hopkins Medicine. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The pioneering studies of Rudolf Peierls and others that eventually blossomed into the modern understanding of holes in materials were informed by that intellectual ferment . \u2014 Frank Wilczek, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "The chef was also my close friend and, to me, the embodiment of Chinatown and by extension, the best of L.A.'s multiethnic ferment . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The downstream effects of all this technological ferment , Hoffman predicts, is that V.R. therapies, powered by private-sector investments, will swiftly develop into a standard treatment for pain. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Reduce inflammation that can exacerbate signs of aging with this Vichy Laboratoires serum, which contains a prebiotic ferment to improve the health of skin\u2019s barrier. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Other ingredients include lactobacillus ferment and pomegranate seed oil, which intensely soothe and nourish the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The leaves are formed into solid cakes that ferment for months, and sometimes years. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "One of the effects of the Romanov dynasty\u2019s fall in 1917 was a flood of Russian refugees into Europe, including the arrival of aristocrats, artists, writers, and intellectuals who landed in Paris at the height of the city\u2019s creative ferment . \u2014 Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Both Crick and Turner have purchased second refrigerators just to cold ferment their dough. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120336"
  },
  "forbear":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold oneself back from especially with an effort",
      ": to do without",
      ": to leave alone : shun",
      ": hold back , abstain",
      ": to control oneself when provoked : be patient",
      ": ancestor , forefather",
      ": precursor",
      ": to hold back",
      ": to be patient when annoyed or troubled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8ber",
      "f\u0259r-",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8ber"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abjure",
      "abstain (from)",
      "forgo",
      "forego",
      "keep (from)",
      "refrain (from)",
      "withhold (from)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bow (to)",
      "give in (to)",
      "submit (to)",
      "succumb (to)",
      "surrender (to)",
      "yield (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He carefully forbore any mention of her name for fear of upsetting them.",
      "We decided to forbear provoking him any further.",
      "We decided to forbear from provoking him any further.",
      "He forebore to mention her name."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120552"
  },
  "fret":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to eat or gnaw into : corrode",
      ": fray",
      ": rub , chafe",
      ": to make by wearing away a substance",
      ": to cause to suffer emotional strain : vex",
      ": to pass (time) in fretting",
      ": agitate , ripple",
      ": to eat into something",
      ": to affect something as if by gnawing or biting : grate",
      ": wear , corrode",
      ": chafe",
      ": fray sense 1",
      ": to become vexed or worried",
      ": to become agitated",
      ": the action of wearing away : erosion",
      ": a worn or eroded spot",
      ": an agitation of mind : irritation",
      ": to decorate with interlaced designs",
      ": to form a pattern upon",
      ": to enrich with embossed or pierced carved patterns",
      ": an ornamental network",
      ": a medieval metallic or jeweled net for a woman's headdress",
      ": an ornament or ornamental work often in relief consisting of small straight bars intersecting one another in right or oblique angles",
      ": one of a series of ridges fixed across the fingerboard of a stringed musical instrument (such as a guitar)",
      ": to press (the strings of a stringed instrument) against the frets",
      ": worry entry 1 sense 1",
      ": an irritated or worried state"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fret",
      "\u02c8fret"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bite (at)",
      "corrode",
      "eat",
      "erode",
      "gnaw",
      "nibble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dither",
      "fluster",
      "fuss",
      "huff",
      "lather",
      "pother",
      "stew",
      "sweat",
      "swelter",
      "swivet",
      "tizzy",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1) and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (3)",
      "1602, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120807"
  },
  "far-out":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by a considerable departure from the conventional or traditional"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "funky",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-120943"
  },
  "fundamentals":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic",
      ": serving as an original or generating source : primary",
      ": of or relating to essential structure, function, or facts : radical",
      ": of or dealing with general principles rather than practical application",
      ": adhering to fundamentalism",
      ": of central importance : principal",
      ": belonging to one's innate or ingrained characteristics : deep-rooted",
      ": of, relating to, or produced by the lowest component of a complex vibration (see vibration sense 1 )",
      ": something fundamental",
      ": one of the minimum constituents without which a thing or a system would not be what it is",
      ": the principal musical tone produced by vibration (as of a string or column of air) on which a series of higher harmonics is based",
      ": the root of a chord",
      ": the harmonic component of a complex wave that has the lowest frequency and commonly the greatest amplitude",
      ": being or forming a foundation : basic , essential",
      ": a basic part",
      ": the principal musical tone produced by vibration (as of a string or column of air) on which a series of higher overtones is based"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02ccf\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8men-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02ccf\u0259n-d\u0259-\u02c8ment-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
      "basal",
      "basic",
      "beginning",
      "elemental",
      "elementary",
      "essential",
      "introductory",
      "meat-and-potatoes",
      "rudimental",
      "rudimentary",
      "underlying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ABC(s)",
      "alphabet",
      "basics",
      "elements",
      "essentials",
      "grammar",
      "principles",
      "rudiments"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Data is absolutely fundamental to the ability of machines to think and learn. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "The legislation in California helped convince shareholders, and then companies, that these protections are fundamental . \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
      "Copying classical Chinese masterpieces was fundamental to his education, and Zhang learned to skillfully replicate the great artists of the Ming and Qing dynasties (and later became a highly-skilled forger). \u2014 CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "In a panel conversation with Variety co-editor in chief Cynthia Littleton, Spencer revealed that engaging with and searching for the truth of a person is fundamental to how an actor portrays a character. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "This is fundamental to understanding today\u2019s Russia because Patrushev\u2019s conspiratorial beliefs and view of the world is the lens through which his friend Putin sees it. \u2014 Susanne Sternthal, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
      "For a countless number of us, Music Supervisors have been fundamental in helping us fuel dreams, build wealth, and create security for ourselves and our families. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 6 June 2022",
      "Being simple and being fundamental can also beat those guys that like to press up. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 2 June 2022",
      "What could be more fundamental to the protection of life than protecting innocent children from the wanton killing enabled by the unrestricted sale of firearms? \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While the technology may be new to some organizations, hiring the right people and assembling great teams is a business fundamental that has stood the test of time. \u2014 Daphne Kis, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "One fundamental that makes coaching successful is the nature of the relationship between the two people involved. \u2014 Jack Zenger, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The short-yardage problems were more muscle-mass fundamental . \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Together, the advances span the fundamental to the applied. \u2014 Chad Mirkin, Scientific American , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "The program teaches students the fundamental of electricity as well as the math and sciences needed to work on power lines. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 6 Apr. 2021",
      "This has always been a timeless fundamental of marketing, but so much more evident now. \u2014 Sarah Hofstetter, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "Called Fleming's Left Hand Rule, this fundamental of electromagnetism states that the confluence of a magnetic field and an electric current passing through a fluid will cause the fluid to be propelled in one direction. \u2014 Abe Dane, Popular Mechanics , 14 Jan. 2021",
      "For a company of its size, that kind of a move is less a reflection of business fundamentals ,... \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Noun",
      "1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121119"
  },
  "feverishness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tending to cause fever",
      ": having the symptoms of a fever",
      ": indicating or relating to fever",
      ": marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability",
      ": having a fever",
      ": characteristic of or relating to a fever",
      ": showing great emotion or activity : hectic",
      ": showing symptoms indicating fever (as increased heat and thirst or delirium) : having a fever",
      ": abnormally hot",
      ": of or indicating fever",
      ": infected with or tending to cause fever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-vrish",
      "\u02c8fe-v\u0259r-ish",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-v\u0259-rish",
      "\u02c8f\u0113v-(\u0259-)rish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "frenzied",
      "heated",
      "hectic",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She was feeling tired and feverish .",
      "He had a feverish appearance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tidal teased details of a new album from the singer that has set off feverish speculation amongst fans. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "But after days of intraparty warfare and feverish late-night negotiations, a reset was desperately needed -- and the best Biden could offer. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "But within a day of the drugs running out, her body was once again aching, feverish , and inflamed; angry red rashes that had disappeared came roaring right back. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 May 2022",
      "The week after Angela drove the feverish resident to the emergency room, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would announce that surfaces were actually less of a threat than initially believed. \u2014 Jessica Contrera, Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "The pace of trail development is feverish \u2014several new trail systems have opened since our visit last October. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 22 May 2020",
      "Garland torques the film's feverish atmosphere for maximum impact, the low hum of panic building to a hornet's-nest swarm. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
      "Before then, the wry troubadour will play a feverish final summer tour that\u2019s already proving to be the most in-demand Robert Earl Keen ticket in decades. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "After setting a feverish investing pace last year, venture capitalists took their foot off the gas in this year\u2019s first quarter. \u2014 Marc Vartabedian, WSJ , 25 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121520"
  },
  "frame":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique , figure",
      ": something composed of parts fitted together and united",
      ": the underlying constructional system or structure that gives shape or strength (as to a building)",
      ": a frame dwelling",
      ": an open case or structure made for admitting, enclosing, or supporting something",
      ": that part of a pair of glasses other than the lenses",
      ": a part of a pair of glasses that holds one of the lenses",
      ": a structural unit in an automobile chassis supported on the axles and supporting the rest of the chassis and the body",
      ": a machine built upon or within a framework",
      ": an enclosing border",
      ": the matter or area enclosed in such a border: such as",
      ": an individual drawing in a comic strip usually enclosed by a bordering line",
      ": one picture of the series on a length of film",
      ": one of the squares in which scores for each round are recorded (as in bowling)",
      ": a round in bowling",
      ": a complete image for display (as on a television set)",
      ": an inning in baseball",
      ": framework sense 1a",
      ": context , frame of reference",
      ": an event that forms the background for the action of a novel or play",
      ": frame-up",
      ": the act or manner of framing",
      ": to enclose in a frame",
      ": to enclose as if in a frame",
      ": to give expression to : formulate",
      ": to draw up (something, such as a document)",
      ": plan , contrive",
      ": shape , construct",
      ": to contrive the evidence against (an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty is assured",
      ": to devise (something, such as a criminal charge) falsely",
      ": fix sense 7b",
      ": to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure)",
      ": to fit or adjust especially to something or for an end : arrange",
      ": produce",
      ": proceed , go",
      ": manage",
      ": having a wood frame",
      ": to enclose in or as if in a frame",
      ": to produce (something) in writing or spoken words",
      ": to make appear guilty",
      ": the structure of an animal and especially a human body : physique",
      ": an arrangement of parts that give form or support to something",
      ": an open case or structure for holding or enclosing something",
      ": having a wooden frame",
      ": the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : physique , figure",
      ": a part of a pair of glasses that holds one of the lenses",
      ": that part of a pair of glasses other than the lenses",
      ": to formulate the contents of and draw up (as a document)",
      ": to contrive the evidence against (as an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty is assured"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101m",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101m",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "architecture",
      "armature",
      "cadre",
      "configuration",
      "edifice",
      "fabric",
      "framework",
      "framing",
      "infrastructure",
      "shell",
      "skeleton",
      "structure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fabricate",
      "fashion",
      "form",
      "make",
      "manufacture",
      "produce"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And Texas scored two first-inning runs on a pair of sacrifice flies from shortstop Alyssa Washington and catcher Mary Iakopo, putting the Sooners down heading into the second frame for just the second time all season. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 9 June 2022",
      "The gravity of the moment, carrying a no-hitter into the final frame of the Boston City League softball championship Saturday, did not weigh on her shoulders. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Heading into the final frame the Chargers had a 12-8 lead over the Cavemen. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Anu blasted a 2-2 count into dead center and Fogel took a 0-1 count over the left-field fence to give the Wildcats a 3-1 lead heading into the final frame . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 25 May 2022",
      "Trailing 62-54 at halftime, Miami outscored Boston 39-14 in the third quarter, taking a 93-76 lead into the final frame . \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
      "Then into the frame walks the great Ally Sheedy as Carol, her over-it mom, with whom jobless Sam is forced to move back in. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Aim Lab is not currently available on mobile, but during an interview with The Washington Post, Wayne Mackey, CEO of Statespace, lifted his phone \u2014 with Aim Lab running on it \u2014 into the frame of the Zoom call. \u2014 Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "The former Stanford star grabbed a rebound about 30 seconds into the final frame , but Jordin Canada quickly swiped it away from her. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 8 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Up close, the columns frame a pathway to the tasting room, obscuring part of the landscape. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "His resentment for his family eventually led Henry to kill his mother and sister and frame his father for their murders. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
      "And at that point, we\u2019ll be forced to play catch up and to frame rules and codes for them, and we\u2019ll be presented with the prospect that the wealthy, who are already advantaged, will augment their privilege by buying these enhancements. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The defense contended that Helen Hargan lied to Carlos as a part of a ploy to frame Megan for murder, while the prosecution wielded their communication to argue Helen\u2019s innocence. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Builders of prefab houses that grace Dwell and Architectural Digest evangelize specific construction techniques and frame them as panacea for all housing woes. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Givenchy\u2019s most recent collection, for example, includes bralettes that lack fabric, serving not to cover but to frame the boob for viewers\u2014others seem less sure. \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 5 May 2021",
      "The goals are decidedly aspirational, but still allow the signatories to frame ambitious objectives and achievable missions for themselves. \u2014 Mariana Mazzucato, The New Republic , 15 Mar. 2021",
      "Industrial mercenaries sabotage a project that converts water into safe energy, then frame two scientists for it. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This is where software processing comes in: Xiaomi\u2019s post-image processing uses a proprietary algorithm that cleans up the shot with multi- frame HDR and defogging. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "The weld between the outrigger assembly and the body's sub- frame assembly may be inadequate, which could result in failure of the aerial unit during use. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2021",
      "The Spurs were 0-3 in OT heading into Monday, including extra- frame losses to Atlanta and Indiana earlier this month. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4",
      "Adjective",
      "1780, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121733"
  },
  "fluent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of flowing : fluid",
      ": capable of moving with ease and grace",
      ": capable of using a language easily and accurately",
      ": effortlessly smooth and flowing",
      ": having or showing mastery of a subject or skill",
      ": able to speak easily and well",
      ": smooth and correct"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulate",
      "eloquent",
      "silver-tongued",
      "well-spoken"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inarticulate",
      "ineloquent",
      "unvocal"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fluent speaker of Chinese",
      "a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On a Thursday night visit to the border, those three Republicans witnessed several migrants being detained, including one girl who had already been to the U.S. before and spoke fluent English. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 17 June 2022",
      "After two years at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Guy Samandari, a native of the East African country of Bujumbura, Burundi, speaks fluent English. \u2014 Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "Those who spoke fluent English often found jobs in call centers. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
      "For his first year or two, communication was often an issue as several of players did not speak fluent English. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 11 May 2022",
      "Alarc\u00f3n, who spoke fluent English, was frequently interviewed on U.S. television channels about the policies of the island\u2019s communist government. \u2014 Andrea Rodriguez, ajc , 1 May 2022",
      "As a child, Sienna Cherwinski made regular trips to visit family in Colombia and became fluent in Spanish. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "After moving to the Dallas area from Veracruz, Mexico, as a young girl, Reyes became fluent in English in a single summer. \u2014 Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Van Peebles became fluent in French, as a speaker as a novelist. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fluent-, fluens , present participle of fluere \u2014 more at fluid ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-121747"
  },
  "freeloader":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccl\u014dd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mooch",
      "sponge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Adult children who are basically capable should not be freeloading off their parents, depleting their retirement accounts. \u2014 John Rosemond, ajc , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Whatever leftover food the fat innkeeper doesn't eat gets gobbled up by other bottom-dwellers such as crab, shrimp, and clams, which take up residence inside these burrows to freeload off of the worm. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 Dec. 2019",
      "Are your only career options workaholic or freeloading bohemian? \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "If the government mandates that Alphabet break up, the company\u2019s many freeloading children would have to take care of themselves. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
      "The benefits of a breakup The crux of it is that Google\u2019s core search business is so profitable that the rest of Alphabet\u2019s many subsidiaries are freeloading off it. \u2014 Adam Seessel, Fortune , 26 July 2019",
      "And foreign governments are freeloading off of our investments in innovation. \u2014 Robert Pear, New York Times , 10 May 2018",
      "When the accident victim turns out to have the couple\u2019s address in his pocket and a shady connection to Lindsey\u2019s freeloading younger sister, Hannah (Perla Haney-Jardine), a scary situation turns terrifying. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 1 Mar. 2018",
      "Alexander Pirozzi willingly left when his girlfriend kicked him out of her Sebastian apartment for freeloading . \u2014 David J. Neal, miamiherald , 14 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1940, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122532"
  },
  "fabric":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": structure , building",
      ": underlying structure : framework",
      ": an act of constructing : erection",
      ": the construction and maintenance of a church building",
      ": structural plan or style of construction",
      ": texture , quality",
      ": the arrangement of physical components (as of soil) in relation to each other",
      ": cloth sense 1a",
      ": a material that resembles cloth",
      ": the appearance or pattern produced by the shapes and arrangement of the crystal grains in a rock",
      ": cloth sense 1",
      ": the basic structure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-brik",
      "\u02c8fa-brik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cloth",
      "textile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The curtains are made of expensive fabric .",
      "scarves made of woven fabrics",
      "the fabric of the community",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Plus, the fabric is machine-washable and doesn't easily crease or wrinkle, even when folded up in a bag. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "Well, the styles look gorgeous and the fabric is so practically packable. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "The fabric must be of the highest order, the construction and craftsmanship visible. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
      "The diagonal lines create a slimming appearance and the fabric is compressive, yet not too tight. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
      "The quick-drying fabric is also lightweight and pairs with an EVA midsole drainage system to channel water away from your feet. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "Still, the buttery fabric was so alluring that even our bustier testers kept pulling this bra out of the pile. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "The waffle pattern comes in a range of neutral hues, and the fabric is both soft and lightweight for fast drying. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
      "Make sure the fabric of the hair is in great shape with good products. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French fabrique \"act of construction, something created or constructed, the created world, structure, construction and maintenance of a church,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin fabrica, going back to Latin, \"process of making something, craft, art, workshop,\" noun derivative from *fabricus \"of a craftsman,\" from fabr-, faber \"craftsman, smith\" (perhaps going back to dialectal Indo-European *d h ab h -r- \u2014perhaps of non-Indo-European origin\u2014 whence also Armenian darbin \"smith,\" from *d h ab h -r-sneh 2 ) + -icus  -ic entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-122958"
  },
  "fortune-teller":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that professes to foretell future events",
      ": a person who claims to foretell future events"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n-\u02ccte-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259n-\u02ccte-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "diviner",
      "forecaster",
      "foreseer",
      "foreteller",
      "futurist",
      "prognosticator",
      "prophesier",
      "prophet",
      "seer",
      "soothsayer",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123054"
  },
  "full-blood":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full-blooded sense 1",
      ": a full-blooded individual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02ccbl\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blooded",
      "full-blooded",
      "pedigreed",
      "pedigree",
      "pure-blooded",
      "pure-blood",
      "purebred",
      "thoroughbred"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hybrid",
      "mixed",
      "mongrel"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1764, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1784, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123559"
  },
  "fabricate":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": invent , create",
      ": to make up for the purpose of deception",
      ": construct , manufacture",
      ": to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts",
      ": to make up (as testimony) with an intent to deceive",
      ": to make something up with an intent to deceive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-bri-\u02cck\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fa-br\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fashion",
      "form",
      "frame",
      "make",
      "manufacture",
      "produce"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Only the largest parts were fabricated at the factory.",
      "Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic materials.",
      "a story fabricated to sell magazines",
      "She was accused of fabricating data.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Montagu works with a woman in their office, Jean Leslie (Kelly Macdonald), to fabricate a detailed backstory for the dead man, in the process developing awkward feelings complicated by their personal situations. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "The recourse also stems from Pym\u2019s real-life behavior: one of her stalking tactics was to fabricate chance meetings with her quarry. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "She\u2019s the teenage ringleader of a group of girls who fabricate accusations of witchcraft against upstanding townspeople of Salem, Mass., charges that lead to the execution of innocents. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "Bream has collected a huge amount of parts on site and 3D printers are used to fabricate other parts and for finishing touches that give the feeling that everything belongs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The defense agency is looking for detailed proposals that describe how engineers would design, develop, fabricate , and assemble the engine. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
      "One speed cushion costs roughly $6,000 to fabricate and install, Castex-Tatum said. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The person would have to source some false teeth, then fabricate the letter and send it all the way from Spain. \u2014 Matt Reynolds, Wired , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Alie searched high and low for thicker fabrics and eventually found a wholesale place to fabricate the suits. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fabricaten, borrowed from Latin fabric\u0101tus, past participle of fabric\u0101re, fabric\u0101r\u012b \"to fashion, shape, construct,\" derivative of fabrica \"process of making something, craft, art\" \u2014 more at fabric ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-125250"
  },
  "foreteller":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tell beforehand : predict",
      ": to tell of a thing before it happens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8tel",
      "f\u014dr-\u02c8tel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "call",
      "forecast",
      "predict",
      "presage",
      "prognosticate",
      "prophesy",
      "read",
      "vaticinate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We cannot foretell the future.",
      "a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Preseasons don\u2019t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "But whether Sigal\u2019s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "This demographic fact, however, does not foretell the shape of our politics. \u2014 James Chappel, The New Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Traditionally, this would foretell a strong Republican performance in next year's midterms. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132017"
  },
  "fester":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to generate pus",
      ": putrefy , rot",
      ": to cause increasing poisoning, irritation, or bitterness : rankle",
      ": to undergo or exist in a state of progressive deterioration",
      ": to make inflamed or corrupt",
      ": a suppurating sore : pustule",
      ": to become painfully red and sore and usually full of pus",
      ": a suppurating sore : pustule",
      ": to generate pus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fe-st\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fes-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break down",
      "corrupt",
      "decay",
      "decompose",
      "disintegrate",
      "foul",
      "mold",
      "molder",
      "perish",
      "putrefy",
      "rot",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boil",
      "hickey",
      "papule",
      "pimple",
      "pock",
      "pustule",
      "whelk",
      "zit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "His wounds festered for days before he got medical attention.",
      "His feelings of resentment have festered for years.",
      "We should deal with these problems now instead of allowing them to fester .",
      "Noun",
      "pus oozed out of the fester",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Top federal transit officials gave an extraordinarily grim assessment of safety at the MBTA on Wednesday, painting a picture of a dysfunctional agency that allows critical safety issues to fester , putting passengers and workers at risk. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "These theories fester and then seep into the mainstream. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Stones have been left unturned, under which the real wormy rot at the center of the SBC continues to fester . \u2014 Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic , 30 May 2022",
      "But a chaotic process under the Trump administration, allowed to fester by the Biden administration, turned it into an epic disaster. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a poison running through \u2026 our body politic and it\u2019s been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 17 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",
      "This gap and others allow contaminants to fester in schools across the state. \u2014 Lulu Ramadan, ProPublica , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Such wild fluctuations leave the country rudderless and allow problems to fester . \u2014 Michael Bobelian, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-133234"
  },
  "fabled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fictitious",
      ": told or celebrated in fables",
      ": renowned , famous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-b\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fabulous",
      "legendary",
      "mythical",
      "mythic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She served us some of her fabled cherry pie.",
      "the fabled unicorn continues to be a symbol of elusive and magical beauty",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The movie tells the story of a group of friends who travel to Sweden for a fabled mid-summer festival. \u2014 Lucia Tonelli, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
      "Jane Pauley pays a visit to a fabled home constructed from a Gilded Age fortune, which will open its doors to public tours for the first time later this year. \u2014 CBS News , 19 May 2022",
      "An alert posted to the national park web site noted that the cables are in place and the daily lottery for a reservation to climb the fabled rock is in effect. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 May 2022",
      "Those proud Lakers wound up winning that series in six, dancing on the fabled parquet while New England wept. \u2014 Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "In the following years, the mansion evolved into a sprawling estate, featuring servants quarters, tennis courts, a golf course, stables, a farm, greenhouses, both a private and public pool, and the estate\u2019s fabled zoo. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
      "The company also updated its fabled culture deck in recent days, promising to redouble its efforts toward spending subscribers\u2019 money wisely on new Netflix shows and the like. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 14 May 2022",
      "Peck is now co-producing a documentary on the fabled Memphis soul and blues record company Stax, whose roster included Otis Redding, The Staple Singers, Albert King, Isaac Hayes, Little Milton, and others. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Vasquez has his own namesake park, the spectacular Vasquez Rocks, his onetime hideout \u2014 hundreds of acres with fabled , other-worldly sandstone formations in Agua Dulce. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of fable entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-133952"
  },
  "failed":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lose strength : weaken",
      ": to fade or die away",
      ": to stop functioning normally",
      ": to fall short",
      ": to be or become absent or inadequate",
      ": to be unsuccessful",
      ": to be unsuccessful in achieving a passing grade",
      ": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
      ": to disappoint the expectations or trust of",
      ": to miss performing an expected service or function for",
      ": to be deficient in : lack",
      ": to leave undone : neglect",
      ": to be unsuccessful in passing",
      ": to grade (someone, such as a student) as not passing",
      ": failure",
      ": a failure (as by a security dealer) to deliver or receive securities within a prescribed period after purchase or sale",
      ": to be unsuccessful",
      ": to grade as not passing",
      ": to stop functioning",
      ": to be or become absent or not enough",
      ": to become bankrupt",
      ": neglect entry 1 sense 2",
      ": disappoint , desert",
      ": to lose strength : weaken",
      ": to fall short",
      ": to die away",
      ": failure sense 2",
      ": to weaken or lose strength",
      ": to stop functioning normally",
      ": to be or become inadequate or unsuccessful especially in fulfilling certain formal requirements",
      ": to become bankrupt or insolvent",
      ": to leave undone or neglect to do"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "break down",
      "conk (out)",
      "crash",
      "cut out",
      "die",
      "give out",
      "stall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "start (up)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "He failed in his first attempt but succeeded in his second attempt.",
      "His first company failed , but his second company succeeded.",
      "He felt that he had failed her when she needed him most.",
      "The government has failed the voters.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "According to Gallup, companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time. \u2014 Bryan Robinson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "But such portrayals fail to show individuals coming from a myriad of cultural backgrounds, their identities rooted in distinctly different countries and histories. \u2014 Ann Binlot, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "On average, each day, 12 adoptions fail in the United States, a USA TODAY investigation found. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Western dietary recommendations also fail to account for how diets vary by culture. \u2014 Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "One is if the banks who agreed to finance the deal fail to lend him the money. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Yet somehow the pages fail to accumulate into something larger than the sum of their discrete selves. \u2014 Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "But others of the creator\u2019s tricks fail him, like a tendency to lean hard on the quirkiness of bit players studded through the story, seemingly intended as a sort of comic relief that doesn\u2019t consistently land. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
      "And not just fail to show up, but lie to you for weeks beforehand? \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Without fail , fans and alumni from near and far \u2014 and sometimes overseas \u2014 would respond. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
      "After every season, without fail , Bauer knew what was coming in the mail. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
      "The brand, founded by Dr Yannis Alexandrides and Eva Alexandridis in 2012, also has a range of liquid masks that deliver hydrated, softened and plumped skin without fail . \u2014 Angela Lei, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Without fail , this excitement translated over to American Idol\u2019s announcement of Paula\u2019s return. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
      "Another example of Daniel Strunk having an epic fail . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Without fail , the warmer seasons are all about color. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Products are expected to operate like a digital banking system that includes privacy and fail -safes that are tested repeatedly. \u2014 Laura Wallendal, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Every fashion week without fail , a handful of buzzy items come to overshadow the rest. \u2014 Joy Montgomery, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-134306"
  },
  "flabby":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid",
      ": weak and ineffective : feeble",
      ": not hard and firm",
      ": lacking resilience or firmness : flaccid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0113",
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0113",
      "\u02c8flab-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "mushy",
      "pulpy",
      "soft",
      "spongy",
      "squashy",
      "squishy",
      "squooshy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "firm",
      "hard",
      "solid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The flabby , violent, ineffective police state that advances nightly through plumes of tear gas is the dreary and inevitable outcome of the unspoken and unexamined political consensus. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 11 June 2020",
      "But that flabby and inert expression is not just a stylistic problem. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 24 Mar. 2020",
      "In that sense, this Netflix presentation falls victim to what's increasingly an issue with entries within the true-crime genre: Finding a gripping story, then telling it in a disjointed, flabby way. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 26 Feb. 2020",
      "For the even slightly flabby , a leather shirt accentuates imperfections. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "He was disregarded as a potential champion then, mocked for his flabby frame even though his fast hands and skills pointed to a boxer with talent. \u2014 Steve Douglas, The Denver Post , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Plastic surgeons have developed lucrative businesses in Florida that cater to the aging, the wrinkled, the flabby and the obsessive. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "But the story there is frustratingly coy, the scenes flabby with excess time, air and heft. \u2014 Katie Walsh, chicagotribune.com , 12 Sep. 2019",
      "The Mets have benefited also from playing in a league that looks pretty flabby behind the elite teams like the Dodgers, Braves and Cubs. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of flappy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-140624"
  },
  "fluctuating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": changing frequently and uncertainly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259k-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101-ti\u014b",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "changeable",
      "changeful",
      "fickle",
      "flickery",
      "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":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-141911"
  },
  "forevermore":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for an endless time : forever entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02ccre-v\u0259r-\u02c8m\u022fr",
      "f\u0259-\u02ccre-v\u0259-",
      "f\u022f-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "always",
      "aye",
      "ay",
      "e'er",
      "eternally",
      "ever",
      "everlastingly",
      "evermore",
      "forever",
      "indelibly",
      "permanently",
      "perpetually"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ne'er",
      "never",
      "nevermore"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a hero that will be praised forevermore for his great deeds",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In memory of the late comic and actor Brody Stevens, the city of Los Angeles has declared August 18 to forevermore be known as Brody Stevens Day. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "But through circumstances thrust himself into a position prominence that will probably be forevermore remembered in the history of this franchise. \u2014 John Fay, Cincinnati.com , 15 May 2020",
      "If everything goes according to plan, footage of these ceremonial birth-of-a-superstar moments will air, forevermore , in prelude to many a dunkalicious montage of highlights. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 26 June 2019",
      "The crowd cheered and the pizzeria became the most popular spot in town forevermore \u2014 perfect for families and birthday parties. \u2014 Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
      "No, the Clown Egg Register was clearly built for the express purposes of reminding us all uncomfortably of that roomful of disembodied heads in Return to Oz and haunting our nightmares forevermore . \u2014 Constance Grady, Vox , 20 Aug. 2018",
      "The idea caught on, and in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared that the second Sunday of May would forevermore be known as Mother\u2019s Day. \u2014 John D'anna, azcentral , 15 June 2018",
      "This verbal assault steeled me to such irrational rantings forevermore . \u2014 WSJ , 4 June 2018",
      "Do not intrude upon our fun and games images of social activism that remind us real life intertwines with sports now in a way that is forevermore inseparable. \u2014 Greg Cote, miamiherald , 23 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-143541"
  },
  "faddy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze",
      ": flavin adenine dinucleotide",
      ": something that is very popular for a short time",
      ": flavin adenine dinucleotide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fad",
      "\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113",
      "\u02c8fad",
      "\u02ccef-(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "chic",
      "craze",
      "dernier cri",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fashion",
      "flavor",
      "go",
      "hot ticket",
      "last word",
      "latest",
      "mode",
      "rage",
      "sensation",
      "style",
      "ton",
      "trend",
      "vogue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "She's always interested in the latest fads .",
      "once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1867, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1944, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144953"
  },
  "faithfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": steadfast in affection or allegiance : loyal",
      ": firm in adherence to promises or in observance of duty : conscientious",
      ": given with strong assurance : binding",
      ": true to the facts, to a standard, or to an original",
      ": full of faith",
      ": church members in full communion and good standing",
      ": the body of believers in Islam",
      ": one who is faithful",
      ": a loyal follower, member, or fan",
      ": firm in devotion or support",
      ": reliable",
      ": true to the facts : accurate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0101th-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "constant",
      "dedicated",
      "devoted",
      "devout",
      "down-the-line",
      "fast",
      "good",
      "loyal",
      "pious",
      "staunch",
      "stanch",
      "steadfast",
      "steady",
      "true",
      "true-blue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disloyal",
      "faithless",
      "false",
      "fickle",
      "inconstant",
      "perfidious",
      "recreant",
      "traitorous",
      "treacherous",
      "unfaithful",
      "untrue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She has provided the company with many years of faithful service.",
      "He insists that he has always been faithful to his wife.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The adaptation is likely to remain faithful to the book's plot. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
      "The funds are administered by a board of trustees that follows selection rules that remain faithful to Daly\u2019s original intent. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "The mandate does not apply to the faithful attending Mass, but they are required to wear masks. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
      "That means being sufficiently pro-Trump to appeal to the party faithful in rural areas, without appearing so extreme as to forsake any chance of winning over suburban moderates in Northern Virginia, and the Norfolk and Richmond areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
      "The Padawan prodigy who would grow into a Jedi Master is, more than anything, faithful to a fault. \u2014 David Betancourt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "When he was arrested, many of the faithful flocked to churches in the denomination\u2019s hometown of Guadalajara, but also in Los Angeles and other cities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The Indiana commit fell behind 0-2 which, according to her, drew some chirping from the Greyhound faithful . \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "But Benedict's lack of a personal apology or any admission of guilt was likely to rile survivors and further complicate efforts by German bishops re-establish credibility with the faithful . \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Here are a few places to gather with the Utah faithful . \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Wearing crisp, olive-green robes and a towering, white head covering embroidered with the somber face of Jesus, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, addressed the faithful from an ornate 10,000-seat cathedral in Moscow. \u2014 Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Maybe a reality check is too much to ask for at a political convention, which are typically little more than partisan pep rallies designed to fire up the faithful to go back to their communities and do the same. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Francis has called for dialogue to end the conflict and has urged the faithful to set next Wednesday as a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Ukraine. \u2014 Luciana Lopez, USA TODAY , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "With more modern styling inside and out as well as the familiar fantastic-to-drive behavior, the reborn Golf GTI attracts new enthusiasts, continues to reward the faithful , and again makes our 10Best and Editors' Choice lists. \u2014 Car and Driver , 4 Feb. 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 at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-145523"
  },
  "furred":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lined, trimmed, or faced with fur",
      ": coated as if with fur",
      ": having a coating consisting chiefly of mucus and dead epithelial cells",
      ": bearing or wearing fur",
      ": provided with furring",
      ": having a coating consisting chiefly of mucus and dead epithelial cells"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8f\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bristly",
      "brushy",
      "cottony",
      "fleecy",
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "hirsute",
      "rough",
      "shaggy",
      "silky",
      "unshorn",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bald",
      "furless",
      "glabrous",
      "hairless",
      "shorn",
      "smooth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a girl who loves all furred animals, from hamsters to bears",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The hybrid is a short- furred bear that is more adept at handling hot temperatures than the grizzly. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022",
      "Doosan Digital Innovation is selling NFTs of the team's players and blue- furred bear mascot. \u2014 Brian Jackson, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The moth was female, her furred body already heavy with eggs. \u2014 Jackie Polzin, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "News reports showed photographs of Lady Gaga\u2019s bodyguard picking up the black- furred dog at the Hollywood Police station. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "The ranch manages its lands for all its furred and feathered inhabitants, wild and domestic, that aren\u2019t predators. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "Winter, an 8-year-old white- furred cat with blue-green eyes, lived with her elderly owner. \u2014 Kara Scannell, CNN , 12 May 2020",
      "But researchers report in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday that the swamp wallaby, a small, dark- furred creature, has an even more peculiar way of doing things. \u2014 Veronique Greenwood, New York Times , 2 Mar. 2020",
      "Information on the dark- furred rodents is limited because, contrary to popular belief, black squirrels aren\u2019t a unique species. \u2014 Benjamin Peters, cleveland.com , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-151503"
  },
  "fervidness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very hot : burning",
      ": marked by often extreme fervor (see fervor sense 1 )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardent",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "charged",
      "demonstrative",
      "emotional",
      "fervent",
      "feverish",
      "fiery",
      "flaming",
      "glowing",
      "hot-blooded",
      "impassioned",
      "incandescent",
      "intense",
      "passional",
      "passionate",
      "perfervid",
      "red-hot",
      "religious",
      "superheated",
      "torrid",
      "vehement",
      "warm",
      "warm-blooded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cold",
      "cool",
      "dispassionate",
      "emotionless",
      "impassive",
      "unemotional"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors",
      "the fervid sands of Arabia, where T.E. Lawrence staked his claim to military glory",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In stadium negotiations, fervid decades-long support for the Bills throughout Western New York strengthened the team\u2019s hand. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The fervid speculation over what Rolex would announce at Watches & Wonders\u2014now an annual ritual amongst the global watch community\u2014is finally at an end. \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Kazantzakis, however, was fervid in his anti-imperialist beliefs, a conviction that prevented him from speaking out against \u2013 or perhaps even recognizing \u2013 the growing menace of fascism that in the 1930s was sweeping across the globe. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The icy cornucopia of the fifties is flushed out in the fervid deliquescence of the sixties. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "One, Farah seems to be having a more fervid head-to-head with Gebrselassie, trading embarrassingly public accusations of theft, assault, and misconduct during a stay in Gebrselassie\u2019s Addis hotel. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 26 Apr. 2019",
      "But Milburn puts an original spin on the familiar beats of the backwoods shock genre thanks to his hallucinatory storytelling, John Mehrmann\u2019s unnerving score and Spielberg\u2019s fervid performance. \u2014 Erik Piepenburg, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "Four decades later, the principles of supply-side economics remain deeply controversial, attracting fervid disciples as well as critics. \u2014 Emily Langer, Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2021",
      "In Argentina, these alterations engendered fervid , prolonged opposition; an outraged traditionalist once hurled gasoline at Piazzolla\u2019s band in an attempt to set it on fire. \u2014 Barbara Jepson, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fervidus , from ferv\u0113re ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-152510"
  },
  "fingerprint":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the impression of a fingertip on any surface",
      ": an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for the purpose of identification",
      ": something that identifies: such as",
      ": a trait, trace, or characteristic revealing origin or responsibility",
      ": analytical evidence (such as a spectrogram) that characterizes an object or substance",
      ": the chromatogram or electrophoretogram obtained by cleaving a protein by enzymatic action and subjecting the resulting collection of peptides to two-dimensional chromatography or electrophoresis",
      ": the base-pair pattern in an individual's DNA obtained by DNA fingerprinting",
      ": the unique pattern of marks made by pressing the tip of a finger on a surface",
      ": to obtain fingerprints in order to identify a person",
      ": the impression of a fingertip on any surface",
      ": an ink impression of the lines on the fingertip taken for purpose of identification",
      ": analytical evidence (as a spectrogram) that characterizes an object or substance",
      ": the chromatogram or electrophoretogram obtained by cleaving a protein by enzymatic action and subjecting the resulting collection of peptides to two-dimensional chromatography or electrophoresis \u2014 compare dna fingerprinting",
      ": to analyze (as spectrographically or chromatographically) in order to determine uniquely the identifying characteristics, origin, or constitution of",
      ": the impression of a fingertip on any surface",
      ": an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for the purpose of identification (as during the booking procedure following an arrest) \u2014 see also dna fingerprinting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi\u014b-g\u0259r-\u02ccprint",
      "\u02c8fi\u014b-g\u0259r-\u02ccprint",
      "-\u02ccprint"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "attribute",
      "attribution",
      "character",
      "characteristic",
      "criterion",
      "diagnostic",
      "differentia",
      "feature",
      "hallmark",
      "mark",
      "marker",
      "note",
      "particularity",
      "peculiarity",
      "point",
      "property",
      "quality",
      "specific",
      "stamp",
      "touch",
      "trait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Detectives found his fingerprints all over the gun.",
      "Everyone has a unique fingerprint .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The hope is that the new fingerprint reader is faster with more reliable performance. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 13 May 2022",
      "Within hours the police had recovered the baron\u2019s abandoned Peugeot and the two vehicles used by the kidnappers, but there was not the slightest trace of a fingerprint . \u2014 Tom Sancton, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Sometimes reporters can access metadata \u2014 a kind of digital fingerprint that can reveal where and when something was filmed \u2014 but that isn\u2019t always available or reliable. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Each one is as unique as a fingerprint , reflecting the diversity of the environment in which they are founded. \u2014 Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "LodeStar Works says on its website that unlike other authentication technologies, such as fingerprint , RFID works reliably indoors and outdoors under all conditions. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "New tech features available in the GV60 include facial recognition software that can unlock and start the car without a key when combined with fingerprint readers on the door and dashboard of the car. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "That means fingerprint readers on Android, although face unlock tech could also work where available. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 May 2021",
      "According to Alison Cutlan, a green chemist and co-founder of sustainable pro-microbiome skincare brand Biophile, the skin's microbiome is seeded at birth, unique as a fingerprint , and is in constant communication with its environment and our skin. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 4 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-152628"
  },
  "fop":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a foolish or silly person",
      ": a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress : coxcomb , dandy",
      ": fool , dupe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beau",
      "Beau Brummell",
      "buck",
      "dandy",
      "dude",
      "gallant",
      "jay",
      "lounge lizard",
      "macaroni",
      "pretty boy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Smithsonian , 21 Nov. 2019",
      "Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display. \u2014 Austin Grossman, The Atlantic , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "The artist\u2019s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society\u2019s cheap assignations \u2014 as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. \u2014 R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "No, those bewigged, Georgia-era fops didn\u2019t speak with a lisp. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 27 June 2018",
      "That fop Shaw-Asquith was right about that, at least! \u2014 Andrew Liptak, The Verge , 17 June 2018",
      "The next persona is Shipwrecked Sadie (Christina Day), a British fop in a court suit who has escaped from pirates and has a reverie about gender identity. \u2014 Dave Sturm, Columbia Flier , 16 Mar. 2018",
      "The surrounding players are exaggerated, one-note caricatures; Barrie\u2019s wife is a superficial shrew, her lover is a fop , the grandmother is stern and matronly, the promoter has a perpetual glint in his eye and the actors are campy. \u2014 Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2018",
      "Ferry, by nature shy and self-effacing, reinvented himself as a fop with issues. \u2014 Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com , 22 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-153300"
  },
  "faultlessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no fault : irreproachable",
      ": perfect entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "flawless",
      "ideal",
      "immaculate",
      "impeccable",
      "indefectible",
      "irreproachable",
      "letter-perfect",
      "perfect",
      "picture-book",
      "picture-perfect",
      "seamless",
      "unblemished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amiss",
      "bad",
      "censurable",
      "defective",
      "faulty",
      "flawed",
      "imperfect",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship",
      "I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s style choices are, and have always been, faultless . \u2014 Sarah Harris, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "This seemingly faultless poll is the quickest way to understand what your audiences prefer. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Morricone\u2019s \u2018Agosto Jazz\u2019 from La Voglia Matta put the Momentum TW3 earbuds through their paces and the resulting sound was faultless . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "For faultless application, both quick-drying hues are developed with NAILS INC\u2019s long-wearing formula and distinctive wide-hugging brush. \u2014 Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Steering on the GT4 RS is equally as faultless , with a weighted effort and steering ratio that feels perfectly paired for the vehicle\u2019s size and focused mission. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "And tack on a pint of Allagash White \u2014 one of the few beers to have a permanent place on the Hopleaf taps and a faultless pairing with those savory shellfish. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite the photographic evidence and the lack of an environmental impact assessment, the review found the company faultless . \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Thankfully, not too much has changed about the nearly faultless Colony Grill, a bona fide London institution known for its aged meats (the restaurant has its own salt maturing chamber onsite). \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-160252"
  },
  "forgo":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give up the enjoyment or advantage of : do without",
      ": forsake",
      ": to give up the use or enjoyment of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8g\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abjure",
      "abstain (from)",
      "forbear",
      "keep (from)",
      "refrain (from)",
      "withhold (from)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bow (to)",
      "give in (to)",
      "submit (to)",
      "succumb (to)",
      "surrender (to)",
      "yield (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She is planning to forgo her right to a trial and simply plead guilty.",
      "I'll forgo dessert tonight\u2014I'm trying to lose weight.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dackin was the former Ohio State Board of Education vice president who led the search for a new state superintendent as the board decided to forgo hiring an outside search firm. \u2014 cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "Newsom decided to forgo a traditional election-night party, choosing instead to respond to news of his victory on Twitter, the virtual bulletin board of modern politics. \u2014 Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "For those who have decided to forgo alcohol, there are more local options than ever. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Pixar decided to forgo the theatrical release for its latest film, Turning Red, due to the Omicron variant. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Parenthood is changing, too, as people delay having children to focus on their educations and careers \u2014 or forgo having children entirely. \u2014 Megan Buerger, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Last weekend, after deciding to forgo joining the board, but before it was announced publicly, Musk was off to the races on Twitter. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the actor and activist urged those invited to boycott the awards ceremony if it is confirmed that the Oscars elected to forgo reaching out to Zelenskyy regarding a speech during the telecast. \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Furthermore, companies are able to forgo paying workers back even when the court rules in the workers\u2019 favor. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forg\u0101n to pass by, forgo, from for- + g\u0101n to go",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-161155"
  },
  "fatless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": notable for having an unusual amount of fat:",
      ": plump",
      ": having excessive body fat",
      ": fattened for market",
      ": oily , greasy",
      ": well filled out : thick , big",
      ": full in tone and quality : rich",
      ": well stocked",
      ": prosperous , wealthy",
      ": being substantial and impressive",
      ": richly rewarding or profitable",
      ": practically nonexistent",
      ": productive , fertile",
      ": stupid , foolish",
      ": being swollen",
      ": easy to hit",
      ": to make fat : fatten",
      ": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter",
      ": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds",
      ": any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water",
      ": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      ": the best or richest part",
      ": obesity",
      ": something in excess : superfluity",
      ": having much body fat",
      ": thick entry 1 sense 1",
      ": richly rewarding or profitable",
      ": swollen up",
      ": animal or plant tissue containing much greasy or oily material",
      ": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of animal or plant fat and that are important to nutrition as sources of energy",
      ": a solid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      ": the best or richest part",
      ": notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
      ": fleshy with superfluous flabby tissue that is not muscle : obese",
      ": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter \u2014 see brown fat",
      ": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue",
      ": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents (as ether) but not in water",
      ": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      ": the condition of fatness : obesity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fat",
      "\u02c8fat",
      "\u02c8fat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blubbery",
      "chubby",
      "corpulent",
      "fleshy",
      "full",
      "gross",
      "lardy",
      "obese",
      "overweight",
      "plump",
      "podgy",
      "portly",
      "pudgy",
      "replete",
      "roly-poly",
      "rotund",
      "round",
      "tubby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "corps d'elite",
      "cream",
      "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "flower",
      "illuminati",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "priesthood",
      "prime",
      "royalty",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Subjecting fat cells to extreme heat or cold is not the only way to smooth the silhouette. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
      "For women whose goal is to burn fat , this study did demonstrate a clear benefit to a morning workout. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "The party makes a fat Democratic target in left-leaning California. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Consider adding high-fiber grains and vegetables, more protein, and a little fat \u2014like olive oil or nuts\u2014to your dinner to keep your stomach sated during the night. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
      "As standard, 22-inch machined alloy wheels will be equipped, along with fat off-road tires for plenty of grip. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
      "For instance, while a traditional push-pull workout is great for building muscle, it's not especially optimized towards fat loss. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 20 June 2022",
      "This bike offers nice fat tires, a great design, and a ton of helpful features. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "There will be a 25K, 40K, and 50K race in each freestyle and classic cross-country skiing and in fat biking. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There were 27 women in the study who all reduced body fat in the stomachs and hips, while lowering blood pressure. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Thomas wasn\u2019t trained in how to give body- fat tests; his own lawyer told the Globe that Thomas was self-taught. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "So far, hundreds of babies have had their body fat measured in Pennington's Pea Pod. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
      "As a result of all this hard work, Schumacher lost about 23 pounds and went from 20 percent to around 10 percent body fat in approximately seven months. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 9 June 2022",
      "One study found that participants who took a prebiotic supplement lost more weight and body fat than those who didn\u2019t. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022",
      "Sick birds, too weak to fly, are being found with various injuries and too little body fat , officials said. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Nor was there any real difference in other markers of weight loss, such as BMI (body mass index, a popular way of measuring weight), waist circumference, body fat or metabolic risk factors such as insulin resistance and blood pressure. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Excess body fat can lead to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-165544"
  },
  "freckled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having freckles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fre-k\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dappled",
      "dapple",
      "dotted",
      "flecked",
      "mottled",
      "specked",
      "speckled",
      "splotchy",
      "spotted",
      "spotty",
      "stippled",
      "variegated"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unspotted"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-170712"
  },
  "flora":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period",
      ": plant, bacterial, or fungal life",
      ": such life characteristic of a region, period, or special environment",
      "\u2014 compare fauna",
      ": the plant life typical of a region, period, or special environment",
      ": plant life",
      ": the plants characteristic of a region, period, or special environment",
      "\u2014 compare fauna",
      ": the microorganisms (as bacteria or fungi) living in or on the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259",
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259",
      "\u02c8fl\u014dr-\u0259, \u02c8fl\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foliage",
      "green",
      "greenery",
      "herbage",
      "leafage",
      "vegetation",
      "verdure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an amazing variety of coastal flora",
      "the floras of different coastal regions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The brand\u2019s first limited-edition perfume oil, Understory, arrives this week and refers to the medley of flora along the forest floor, with notes of conifer evergreens, bay and moss blended with hints of jasmine, violet leaf and soft petals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "To that last point, his \u2018Vertical Garden\u2019 is a seasonally rotating showcase of the local flora . \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "One artisan normally responsible for silkscreening scarves in Lyon, France took 30 minutes and over a dozen screens to achieve an intricate design featuring three giraffes against a melange of flora . \u2014 Ann Binlot, Town & Country , 16 June 2022",
      "Another recommendation from the Ladybird Johnson Center is the array of flora in the vicinity of the Davis Mountains. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Seasonal shifts usher in guidelines designed to protect our most fragile landscapes, the ecosystems of flora and fauna that call them home, and the visitors anxious to enjoy all. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 2 June 2022",
      "Just the birds, the bees, and a lotta of flora clinging to sweaty flesh. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
      "First brought to California during the 19th century, they were popularized through the efforts of botanist Kate Sessions, who introduced more than 100 species of flora to the state. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Her designs have an almost alien quality that on second glance emulates that of flora : the pocked black face of a sunflower, say, or the pads of a cactus. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from New Latin, from Latin Fl\u014dra, the goddess of flowers and the flowering season, thematicized derivative from the stem of fl\u014dr-, fl\u014ds \"flower, bloom\" \u2014 more at flower entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-174706"
  },
  "facetious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish",
      ": meant to be humorous or funny : not serious",
      ": intended or trying to be funny"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8s\u0113-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "clever",
      "humorous",
      "jocular",
      "smart",
      "witty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The portrait is good, the prose embroidered here with the facetious parlance\u2014is that the word?\u2014of clubs. \u2014 V. S. Pritchett , \"Club and Country,\" 1949 , in A Man of Letters , 1985",
      "Nor was Liebling seriously asserting that his facetious bit of investigation into Tin Pan Alley history constituted a refutation of Sartre's philosophy. \u2014 Raymond Sokolov , Wayward Reporter , 1980",
      "\u2026 old ladies shrivelling to nothing in a forest of flowers and giant facetious get-well cards \u2026 \u2014 John Updike , Trust Me , 1962",
      "the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes",
      "a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now, Courtney, this is a way of asking the question in a facetious manner, but there is a kernel here. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Extending their doofus-and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers\u2019 lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Check out Warrick\u2019s facetious reaction to her aunt\u2019s meet-up with Rihanna below. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "But Sorkin ignores that inconvenient truth by giving this dramatic biopic a facetious documentary structure. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "An index should be objective, but some indexers can\u2019t resist expressing subjective judgments, or even mocking a book\u2019s contents with facetious or insulting entries. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "The title does not refer to Julie, by the way, but is a throwaway, somewhat facetious , reference to that other lover, Eivind (Herbert Nordrum), the one who doesn\u2019t think Julie is sensible. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Spielberg\u2019s own career then seemed upended by misguided egotism, not necessarily his own, but that of a faction hiding behind a facetious pretense of moral values and public trust. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "And the other screen Bonds have their admirers, despite the lesser movies\u2019 unevenness or facetious gadgetry. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Middle French facetieux, facecieux, from facetie \"joke, jesting remark\" (borrowed from Latin fac\u0113tia, fac\u0113tiae \"cleverness, wit,\" in plural sense, \"amusing things, jests\") + -eux (going back to Latin -\u014dsus  -ous ) \u2014 more at facetiae ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-180252"
  },
  "featherhead":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a foolish person : featherbrain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "berk",
      "booby",
      "charlie",
      "charley",
      "cuckoo",
      "ding-a-ling",
      "ding-dong",
      "dingbat",
      "dipstick",
      "doofus",
      "fool",
      "git",
      "goose",
      "half-wit",
      "jackass",
      "lunatic",
      "mooncalf",
      "nincompoop",
      "ninny",
      "ninnyhammer",
      "nit",
      "nitwit",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "simp",
      "simpleton",
      "turkey",
      "yo-yo"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "too important a diplomatic post to assign to some congenial featherhead"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1788, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-181300"
  },
  "firmament":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the vault or arch of the sky : heavens",
      ": basis",
      ": the field or sphere of an interest or activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-m\u0259-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blue",
      "heaven(s)",
      "high",
      "sky",
      "welkin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "meteors flashing across the firmament",
      "the stars in the firmament twinkled ever so brightly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ray-Bans etching themselves into the cultural firmament . \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, WSJ , 30 May 2022",
      "But Heard's lawyers claim that only Depp can be responsible for his star dimming in the Hollywood firmament . \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 22 May 2022",
      "Elon Musk\u2019s space tourism company sent the Crew-4 astronauts into the firmament on a SpaceX Dragon capsule named Freedom, which is scheduled to dock on the ISS around 8:15 pm ET tonight. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Comedy Store\u2019s place in the cultural firmament is assured \u2014 as a magnet for talent, a launchpad for careers, and the bustling (if no longer quite as bohemian) artists colony that Shore once envisioned. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Aseem has achieved modest literary success\u2014enough to make him, in his forties, the go-to authority on the Indian literary firmament , a tastemaker of sorts who hosts get-togethers in his apartment, furnished appropriately with Indian crafts. \u2014 Rafia Zakaria, The New Republic , 5 May 2022",
      "Recently, three stars have joined, or rejoined, the firmament . \u2014 Claire Messud, Travel + Leisure , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Murdoch\u2019s network remains a crucial part of the GOP firmament . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The inspiration for a better future can come from countless sources, and as the pieces below will attest, whether our North Star is fixed in a firmament of scientific fact or utopian fiction isn\u2019t what\u2019s important. \u2014 Peter Hemminger, Longreads , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin firmamentum , from Latin, support, from firmare ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-184444"
  },
  "fictitious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary",
      ": conventionally or hypothetically assumed or accepted",
      ": false , assumed",
      ": not genuinely felt",
      ": not real",
      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of a legal fiction",
      ": false"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fik-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259s",
      "fik-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chimerical",
      "chimeric",
      "fabulous",
      "fanciful",
      "fantasied",
      "fantastic",
      "fantastical",
      "fictional",
      "ideal",
      "imaginal",
      "imaginary",
      "imagined",
      "invented",
      "made-up",
      "make-believe",
      "mythical",
      "mythic",
      "notional",
      "phantasmal",
      "phantasmic",
      "phantom",
      "pretend",
      "unreal",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "actual",
      "existent",
      "existing",
      "real"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The characters in the book are all fictitious .",
      "She gave a fictitious address on the application.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Murdaugh\u2019s way from Pamela Pinckney\u2019s trust under the false and fictitious guise of unspecific case expenses. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 5 May 2022",
      "Also, the vehicle\u2019s plates were fictitious with expired tags. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Hindenburg described the preorders as largely fictitious or nonbinding. \u2014 Ben Foldy, WSJ , 15 June 2021",
      "The car the man was driving was also found to have fictitious plates. \u2014 cleveland , 13 May 2022",
      "But on one attempt to smuggle an Iraqi into the U.S. illegally through Mexico, the person was fictitious , and Shihab was communicating with the FBI. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 May 2022",
      "Smith\u2019s fictitious story about knife-wielding panhandlers stoked unfounded fears about people experiencing homelessness, leading to concerns the crime would provoke confrontations. \u2014 Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "At the 2011 dinner, Obama skewered an unamused Trump \u2014 in his presence \u2014 over Trump's fictitious claims about the then-president's birth certificate. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri And Will Weissert, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
      "At the 2011 dinner, Obama skewered an unamused Trump \u2014 in his presence \u2014 over Trump\u2019s fictitious claims about the then-president\u2019s birth certificate. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 1 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from Medieval Latin fict\u012bcius \"artificial, imaginary, feigned, fraudulent,\" going back to Latin, \"artificial, not natural,\" from fictus, past participle of fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be\" + -\u012bcius  -itious \u2014 more at feign ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-185539"
  },
  "fidgetiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to fidget",
      ": making unnecessary fuss : fussy",
      ": nervous and restless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-j\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8fi-j\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antsy",
      "squirmy",
      "twitchy",
      "wiggly",
      "wriggly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "motionless",
      "still"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He grew more fidgety with each passing hour.",
      "I get too fidgety to sit after a few minutes in a waiting room.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At DreamMore, the staff scrambled to distract the adults with no backup plans and the fidgety children whose parents had packed swim trunks but not snowsuits. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The man was very fidgety and could not stop moving around. \u2014 cleveland , 1 May 2022",
      "But kids with Down syndrome also have sensory issues or feel fidgety , and many are unable to wear the mask for those or other reasons. \u2014 Theresa Gaffney, STAT , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The temptation is to toss one's fidgety hands in the air and mutter that these debts belong not to us individual Americans but to a faceless federal government. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Editorial Board July 20, Star Tribune , 20 July 2021",
      "Certainly not young folks, which explains why a paltry 7 percent of fidgety youth bother tuning in at all, putting it in line with rodeo viewership. \u2014 Ari David Blaff, National Review , 11 July 2021",
      "With his shoulder over a barrier, Leung stood on a stool and held an umbrella with one hand as his fidgety pianist fingers tapped on the barrier. \u2014 CNN , 17 June 2021",
      "The Puma cruises happily at rapid highway speeds, but the combination of road noise and a fidgety ride makes longer journeys wearing. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 12 May 2021",
      "On one recent day, at a Ju\u00e1rez migrant shelter, two Honduran women fed their fidgety toddlers. \u2014 Dallas News , 16 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-191359"
  },
  "foppery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foolish character or action : folly",
      ": the behavior or dress of a fop"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absurdity",
      "asininity",
      "b\u00eatise",
      "fatuity",
      "folly",
      "foolery",
      "idiocy",
      "imbecility",
      "inanity",
      "insanity",
      "lunacy",
      "stupidity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "regards the platform shoe as one of the unfortunate fopperies of the 1970s that should remain buried in fashion's scrap heap"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-193847"
  },
  "fleetness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number of warships under a single command",
      ": an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer",
      ": group sense 2a",
      ": a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control",
      ": swift in motion : nimble",
      ": fleeting",
      ": to fade away : vanish",
      ": flow",
      ": to fly swiftly",
      ": drift",
      ": to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly",
      ": a group of warships under one commander",
      ": a country's navy",
      ": a group of ships or vehicles that move together or are owned by one company",
      ": very swift",
      "[ fleet entry 2 ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t",
      "\u02c8fl\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "armada",
      "caravan",
      "cavalcade",
      "line",
      "motorcade",
      "train"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blistering",
      "breakneck",
      "breathless",
      "brisk",
      "dizzy",
      "fast",
      "fleet-footed",
      "flying",
      "galloping",
      "hasty",
      "hot",
      "lightning",
      "nippy",
      "quick",
      "rapid",
      "rapid-fire",
      "rattling",
      "snappy",
      "speedy",
      "splitting",
      "swift",
      "whirlwind",
      "zippy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He was the commander of the Pacific fleet .",
      "The company has a large fleet of delivery trucks.",
      "Adjective",
      "a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The country will deploy 500 firefighter commandos into its forests, and beef up its fleet of planes to 86 from 74. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "The complaint said comparable agencies, such as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are outpacing Metro, which will have less than 20 percent of its fleet converted in 2030. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Berman handles commercial and residential moves, along with some delivery work, and has nine trucks and a tractor-trailer in its fleet . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "The city has several rental car companies, but some of them sold part of their fleet during the pandemic and have not restored their stock, said Andy Vobora, a spokesperson for Travel Lane County. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "The food bank has also been spending more money on fuel for its fleet of delivery vans and large trucks. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "After the tunnel is completed, the airport plans to increase the number of Plane Trains in its fleet from 11 to 14. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Giant Food is adding two new electric vehicles to its grocery delivery fleet as the food retailer begins to shift to all-electric vans. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
      "The first-of-its-kind permit allows Cruise to charge for rides in its autonomous fleet , without a human driver in the car. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Some diehard Romantics might object that Hough is too fleet in his approach. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Building in predictive alerts to provide real time coaching is what is needed, and companies like Nauto are innovating rapidly in fleet predictive intelligence looking ahead vs analyzing statistics alone. \u2014 Cindy Gordon, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Additionally, Ultium Charge 360 will help support home charging and provide non- fleet drivers access to more than 60,000 public places to charge. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 16 July 2021",
      "During the orchestral prelude, Daniel Barenboim drew a crisp, clean and fleet performance from the players. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "Burns thinks his company can compete for a share of the electric vehicle market by being quicker to adjust to new technology and by targeting commercial, fleet customers who want more than what conventional trucks can supply. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2019",
      "Receiver Jaylen Erwin on Sunday didn\u2019t list Allen among the fleetest players on the team. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2019",
      "The airline will be accepting the delivery of three more aircraft this year, bringing its fleet total to 10 Boeing 737-NG 800s by the end of 2019. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jones was promoted to fleet manager, in charge of keeping the factory\u2019s forklifts and carts on schedule, maintained and repaired. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And with every purchase, the global industrial base deepens, offering the U.S. F-35 fleet an extra measure of resiliency. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The stations also have to be accessible to the general public, or to fleet operators from more than one company. \u2014 Timothy Puko, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Noblet: How will fleet electrification grow in the next 5-10 years, from your perspective? \u2014 Stacy Noblet, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "These figures are not conventionally lovely, and yet Arnold is able to make striking images out of scenes that would otherwise fleet by, unnoticed. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Hyundai set a record for retail sales -- meaning excluding sales to fleet customers -- and increased its market share by eight-tenths of a percentage point. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Initially, two versions of the Silverado EV will be produced: The WT, or work truck, will be pitched to fleet and commercial customers; and the RST First Edition will target those who want lots of luxury features on top of towing and cargo capacity. \u2014 Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Nikola\u2019s business model is based on long-term leases of its trucks to fleet operators that include fuel as part of the prices. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-194532"
  },
  "froth":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bubbles formed in or on a liquid : foam",
      ": a foamy slaver sometimes accompanying disease or exhaustion",
      ": something resembling froth (as in being unsubstantial, worthless, or light and airy)",
      ": to foam at the mouth",
      ": to throw froth out or up",
      ": to become covered with or as if with froth",
      ": to cause to foam",
      ": to cover with froth",
      ": vent , voice",
      ": bubbles formed in or on liquids",
      ": to produce or form bubbles in or on a liquid",
      ": a foamy slaver sometimes accompanying disease or exhaustion",
      ": to foam at the mouth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022fth",
      "\u02c8fr\u022fth",
      "\u02c8fr\u022ft\u035fh",
      "\u02c8fr\u022fth",
      "\u02c8fr\u022fth",
      "\u02c8fr\u022fth",
      "\u02c8fr\u022ft\u035fh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foam",
      "head",
      "lather",
      "spume",
      "suds",
      "surf"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "news shows full of froth",
      "froth on the ocean waves",
      "Verb",
      "The water frothed as the waves broke along the shore.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Today\u2019s housing market does not resemble the speculative froth that helped drag us into the Financial Crisis. \u2014 Michael Joseph, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "Equipped with 20 years of insights about investing in the alt protein space, Kerr said Unovis Asset Management can see through the froth and hype, and target companies that will improve society\u2019s wellbeing while performing financially. \u2014 Douglas Yu, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Camilla then discreetly told her husband about the spot of froth on his nose, which made the prince burst out laughing. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Bank of America and Citigroup bucked the mainstream by warning of froth and predicting a minimal rise, but none of the Street's stalwarts foresaw an outright decline. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Indeed, for all of their fun and froth , blind items have a dark side to them. \u2014 Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Included with the machine are a juice jug, which comes with a froth separator to help skim off that foam, and a cleaning brush. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "But Apple\u2019s sharp rise can\u2019t be fully attributed to market froth . \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The thematic bubbles peaked from January to March and began to deflate, although froth returned in October (and Tesla held on to its gains better than other EV stocks). \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The shop also has a coffee traveler serving 12 people ($17), gift baskets ($25-$35), and DIY barista kits ($65) that include equipment to make espresso and froth milk, coffee and syrups. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "Add the butter, which should froth and sizzle immediately\u2014if not, return the spoon to the coals. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 22 June 2020",
      "But Gil-Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez worked hard to froth the ensemble up around Taylor\u2019s unruly column of sound. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Men who don\u2019t like their face washes to foam and froth all over the place will appreciate this product\u2019s more subdued lather. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "But life has adapted to survive in this hostile environment, where boiling temperatures can cause the water to froth . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "That simply will not be the case next year, when Trump\u2014barring some kind of health emergency\u2014will be crisscrossing the country to froth up his base. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "This option approved by Hickey brews double or single espressos using coffee grounds and features a steam wand to froth milk and make specialty drinks. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "For each serving, steam and froth 1/4 cup coconut milk mixture. \u2014 Brittany Pankey, Country Living , 12 Oct. 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 intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-194911"
  },
  "freshened":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grow or become fresh : such as",
      ": to increase in strength",
      ": to become fresh in appearance or vitality",
      ": to begin lactating",
      ": to make fresh",
      ": refresh , revive",
      ": to make or become fresh",
      ": to begin lactating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fre-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fre-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fresh-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "recharge",
      "recreate",
      "refresh",
      "refreshen",
      "regenerate",
      "rejuvenate",
      "renew",
      "repair",
      "restore",
      "resuscitate",
      "revitalize",
      "revive",
      "revivify"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a mint that freshens the breath",
      "Can I freshen your drink ?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The site is packed with thousands of summer wreaths that will freshen up your front door for the new season. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Best No-Rinse Drugstore Body Wash Like a spray-on body wash, this unique no-rinse body cleansing mist can be spritzed on from head to toe to freshen up fast thanks to skin-cleansing and conditioning ingredients. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 2 June 2022",
      "Hand sanitizer, mini green and red Tabasco, my SPF 50 Dusting Powder (which contains zinc and titanium), an extra face mask, and some Platinum Lip Plump, Platinum Long Lash, and Extreme Lengthening Mascara to freshen up on the go. \u2014 C\u00e9cilia Pelloux, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Every busy guy needs a spray antiperspirant to freshen up before an evening of canoodling or a night out on the town. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Doing a bit of redecorating before any guests come knocking could freshen things up! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Giving these shows a try may freshen up your library and teach you something about science, history, and human nature, too. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 18 Feb. 2021",
      "Firstly, even before tactical realignments, McCullum will be striving for a reset within the player group in a bid to freshen things up by going back to basics. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Israel\u2019s warming ties with the Gulf have also encouraged Egypt to freshen its relationship with Israel, fearful of losing its role as a bridge between Israel and the Arab world. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1532, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-195505"
  },
  "foyer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an anteroom or lobby especially of a theater",
      ": an entrance hallway : vestibule",
      ": a lobby especially in a theater",
      ": an entrance hall"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fi(-\u0259)r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fi-\u02cc(y)\u0101",
      "also",
      "\u02c8f\u022fi-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fi-\u02cc\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hall",
      "lobby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission",
      "leave your muddy boots in the foyer and come into the house",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The foyer also offers direct access to the living room, which extends from the front to the rear of the home. \u2014 James Alexander, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "The grand turrets, steep slate roofs and ornate windows and foyer lend it a regal vibe, while its $18.9 million price tag will get you a whole suite of luxe amenities fit for a royal family. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
      "Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Students entering Maverick Elementary each morning at 7:30 pass into a bright yellow foyer beneath papel picado banners. \u2014 Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
      "Upon entering the hotel\u2019s foyer , visitors will be welcomed by a 13-foot-tall sculpture that pays homage to the queen\u2019s stamp motif. \u2014 Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor , 26 May 2022",
      "The entry foyer opens to a large gallery, bookended with sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy that are included in the sale. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "An enchanting archway of boxwood and mock orange shrubs leads to the sunroom entry and tiled foyer . \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
      "Inside the foyer , the place was alive with guests, staff, photographers and, as the film was to be The Battle of the River Plate, active seamen. \u2014 Michelle Morgan, Town & Country , 3 May 2022",
      "From there, Miller reconfigured the layout a bit, which included moving the laundry area to a nook just off of the bathroom for a cleaner look and pushing the foyer 's closet space to its limit with a smart organizer. \u2014 Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, literally, fireplace, from Vulgar Latin *focarium , from Latin focus hearth",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-202418"
  },
  "foment":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to promote the growth or development of : rouse , incite",
      ": fomentation",
      ": to treat with moist heat (as for easing pain)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
      "f\u014d-\u02c8ment",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
      "f\u014d-\u02c8ment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abet",
      "brew",
      "ferment",
      "incite",
      "instigate",
      "pick",
      "provoke",
      "raise",
      "stir (up)",
      "whip (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was accused of fomenting violence.",
      "John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would \u201c foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation\u201d.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The suggestion that the pandemic helped foment the violence seemed cruel, when his family had suffered so deeply these past two years. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Contrast these examples with Trump and his allies\u2019 public push in the last presidential election to suggest that the act be used to overturn the election results, which probably helped foment a violent coup rather than to prevent one. \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "This is exactly the type of organic collaboration Bustamante hopes to foment with Apollo. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "For many weeks, it was taken as an article of faith that no U.S. official would say anything to hint that Washington meant to foment a regime change in Moscow. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The suspects -- some survivalists, others who hoped to foment a new civil war -- have framed the case as a critical examination of something entirely different: the country's commitment to free speech. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Otto von Bismarck, the architect of unification, understood that to hold the ceremony in a German city would foment jealousy among the fractious states that had reluctantly agreed upon unity. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 Sheera Frenkel, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to apply a warm substance to, from Late Latin fomentare , from Latin fomentum compress, from fov\u0113re to heat, soothe; akin to Lithuanian degti to burn, Sanskrit dahati it burns",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1613, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-203816"
  },
  "forebearer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ancestor , forefather"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccber-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ancestor",
      "father",
      "forebear",
      "forbear",
      "forefather",
      "grandfather",
      "primogenitor",
      "progenitor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "descendant",
      "descendent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "villagers who still practice many of the customs of their forebearers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mike Brown said the digital driver license is the forebearer of discriminating against the unvaccinated. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "If successful, The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, named in honor of its famous nautical forebearer and known as MAS for short, will be the first such trans-Atlantic voyage by an autonomous vessel. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Quaker Oats retired Aunt Jemima, allowing her real-life forebearer , Nancy Green, to step out of the shadows of a minstrel past. \u2014 Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2020",
      "Chickamauga is two lakes upstream from Guntersville and other TVA lakes in Alabama, which likely means the fish or their forebearers passed through Alabama waters and that lots of them could still be there. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "Our generation inherited a healthy ocean from our forebearers . \u2014 CNN , 24 Sep. 2019",
      "Many of our forebearers , including my great-grandfather, were undocumented immigrants, no different from Central American migrants today. \u2014 Aaron Freedman, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2019",
      "Like so many long-standing Southern white families, McConnell's forebearers built their wealth with free slave labor and cheap land. \u2014 The Courier-Journal , 13 July 2019",
      "With over 200 years of Indiana history in the books, 35 stops across the state are offering discounts May 10 to learn about our Indiana forebearers or examine antiques. \u2014 Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star , 1 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1852, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-214436"
  },
  "filament":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage (see appendage sense 2 ): such as",
      ": a tenuous (see tenuous sense 2 ) conductor (as of carbon or metal) made incandescent by the passage of an electric current",
      ": a cathode (see cathode sense 2 ) in the form of a metal wire in an electron tube",
      ": a thin and fine elongated constituent part of a gill (see gill entry 2 sense 1 )",
      ": an elongated thin series of cells attached one to another or a very long thin cylindrical single cell (as of some algae, fungi, or bacteria)",
      ": the anther-bearing stalk of a stamen \u2014 see flower illustration",
      ": a fine thread",
      ": a fine wire (as in a light bulb) that is made to glow by the passage of an electric current",
      ": the stalk of a plant stamen that bears the anther",
      ": a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage",
      ": an elongated thin series of cells attached one to another or a very long thin cylindrical single cell (as of some algae, fungi, or bacteria)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-l\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fi-l\u0259-m\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fil-\u0259-m\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bristle",
      "fiber",
      "hair",
      "thread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "algae covered with tiny filaments",
      "the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Craigie focuses on the filament , creating latticework songs with precise details that strike the listener like a pinprick. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
      "The quarter-size monitor sticks to your shoulder for two weeks at a time via a circular adhesive patch, with a tiny filament that painlessly pierces your skin. \u2014 Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "Use cold or warm water. Avoid hot water, which can break down the filament in your pillows. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 9 May 2022",
      "McNamara and her co-authors found different melanosome shapes in Tupandactylus\u2019s skin and in two types of the fluffy, featherlike filament structures along its skull, implying the colors in each would have been different from one another. \u2014 Riley Black, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Incandescent lights, which have been around since the 1800s, heat a wire filament to a specific temperature that then generates light, according to a description on the Light Bulbs Unlimited website. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "On Tuesday, the Biden administration increased federal efficiency standards for lightbulbs, effectively consigning the century-old incandescent lightbulb\u2014the type with a luminating filament \u2014to U.S. history. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Technologies is among the manufacturers now developing 3D printers specifically for metal filament . \u2014 Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Simulation of our thoughts to describe an architectural material printed on flexible black TPU filament . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French, from Medieval Latin filamentum , from Late Latin filare to spin \u2014 more at file ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-214933"
  },
  "face-to-face":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": within each other's sight or presence",
      ": in or into direct contact or confrontation",
      ": within each other's presence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-t\u0259-\u02c8f\u0101s",
      "\u02ccf\u0101s-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "personally",
      "t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-215429"
  },
  "freestanding":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": standing alone or on its own foundation free of support or attachment",
      ": independent sense 1",
      ": not being part of or affiliated with another organization",
      ": standing alone free of attachment or support",
      ": being independent",
      ": not part of or affiliated with another organization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8stan-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8stand-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "detached",
      "disconnected",
      "discrete",
      "free",
      "separate",
      "single",
      "unattached",
      "unconnected"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "attached",
      "connected",
      "joined",
      "linked"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components",
      "it's a freestanding store, not a franchise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Certain aspects of the renovation were set in stone: the color palette was predetermined, and Hoese was firm on adding a freestanding tub. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 28 May 2020",
      "French windows and skylights brighten the bohemian-vibe living spaces, which boast floors of ceramic tile and hardwood. Beamed ceilings and a freestanding fireplace touch up the living room. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
      "Most freestanding islands have open shelves below the workspace for this very reason. \u2014 Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful , 1 Apr. 2020",
      "There is also a freestanding version that has two sizes (5 feet by 5 feet and 6 feet by 6 feet). \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 6 May 2020",
      "And a related fundraising drive, yielding $17 million, helped formally launch the center itself, not just as a loose assemblage of interested researchers but as a freestanding research facility. \u2014 John Semley, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2020",
      "Dora drove Nick to the nearest hospital, a freestanding emergency room in the Baptist system. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2020",
      "The Hunts also opted for a freestanding tub and eliminated the shower curtain to keep an open feel. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 23 Apr. 2020",
      "Hoar Construction has completed work on an $11.6 million freestanding emergency health facility in Saraland. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 5 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-223346"
  },
  "fructuous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fruitful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259k-ch\u0259-w\u0259s",
      "\u02c8fru\u0307k",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cornucopian",
      "fat",
      "fecund",
      "fertile",
      "fruitful",
      "lush",
      "luxuriant",
      "productive",
      "prolific",
      "rich"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barren",
      "dead",
      "infertile",
      "sterile",
      "unfertile",
      "unfruitful",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-232901"
  },
  "fortitude":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage",
      ": strength",
      ": strength of mind that lets a person meet danger, pain, or hardship with courage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backbone",
      "constancy",
      "fiber",
      "grit",
      "grittiness",
      "guts",
      "intestinal fortitude",
      "pluck",
      "spunk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "spinelessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 everyone in the family was succored by Elizabeth's fortitude and steadfastness. \u2014 Nicholas Fox Weber , The Clarks Of Cooperstown , 2007",
      "But now Frum, by having the fortitude to revisit that bizarre era, has half-persuaded me that the '70s, a partial negation of the '60s, in one way, were a partial confirmation of them in another. \u2014 Christopher Hitchens , Civilization , April/May 2000",
      "He learned that war was a hurly-burly of violence in which men prevailed through imagination and the fortitude to struggle on despite reverses. \u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988",
      "She has endured disappointments with fortitude and patience.",
      "it was only with the greatest fortitude that the Pilgrims were able to survive their first winter in Plymouth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Survivalism puts us deep into our animal states, away from the seeming luxuries of fiscal fortitude to be able to rest and reflect. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
      "Still, more than two years into a grinding pandemic, the need to dip into even deeper reserves of fortitude can be taxing in itself. \u2014 Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "But Bernard kept it close, and Campbell gave them the lead, and Riley closed it out in a remarkable show of fortitude . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "This is the turning point when fitness became thin, hard, and estimable\u2014a sign of moral and mental fortitude \u2014and softness became its opposite. \u2014 Kelsey Miller, SELF , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "This season has reached absurdity and it\u2019s a combination of circumstance, questionable coaching decisions and a lack of mental fortitude by a team that seems unfazed by these excruciating losses. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "It\u2019s about time that Survivor realized that physical strength isn\u2019t the only type of fortitude . \u2014 Joseph Longo, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "There is leadership, there is talent, all of it fostering a high level of mental fortitude . \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "But Chinese policy toward the iconic indicators of economic fortitude has gradually shifted in recent years, according to Daniel Safarik, assistant director of research and thought leadership from the CTBUH. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin fortitudin-, fortitudo , from fortis \u2014 see fortify ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-235000"
  },
  "foofaraw":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": frills and flashy finery",
      ": a disturbance or to-do over a trifle : fuss"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00fc-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u022f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "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":[
      "the foofaraw that accompanies any big wedding"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-012826"
  },
  "foozle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act of foozling",
      ": a bungling golf stroke",
      ": to manage or play awkwardly : bungle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00fc-z\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foul up",
      "fumble",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "foozled the attempt to move the couch into the apartment and tore the fabric on the arms"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1890, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1888, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-044330"
  },
  "full-blooded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of unmixed ancestry : purebred",
      ": florid , ruddy",
      ": forceful",
      ": lacking no particulars : genuine",
      ": containing fullness of substance : rich"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02ccbl\u0259-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blooded",
      "full-blood",
      "pedigreed",
      "pedigree",
      "pure-blooded",
      "pure-blood",
      "purebred",
      "thoroughbred"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hybrid",
      "mixed",
      "mongrel"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-091846"
  },
  "frown (on ":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to disapprove of (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092002"
  },
  "feebleness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": markedly lacking in strength",
      ": indicating weakness",
      ": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency",
      ": inadequate , inferior",
      ": lacking in strength or endurance",
      ": not effective or sufficient"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "asthenic",
      "debilitated",
      "delicate",
      "down-and-out",
      "effete",
      "enervated",
      "enfeebled",
      "faint",
      "frail",
      "infirm",
      "languid",
      "low",
      "prostrate",
      "prostrated",
      "sapped",
      "slight",
      "soft",
      "softened",
      "tender",
      "unsubstantial",
      "wasted",
      "weak",
      "weakened",
      "wimpish",
      "wimpy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "mighty",
      "powerful",
      "rugged",
      "stalwart",
      "stout",
      "strong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
      "One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
      "But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092144"
  },
  "fall guy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": scapegoat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "goat",
      "scapegoat",
      "whipping boy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "His lawyers will argue that he was set up as a fall guy for crimes he had no part in.",
      "the sandlot ball players wanted the littlest kid to be the fall guy for the broken window, figuring that he'd have the best chance of escaping punishment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fall guy was Jeff Luhnow, the Astros\u2019 general manager. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "The fallout was swift, and the fall guy was Collier. \u2014 Tim Sohn, Outside Online , 28 Oct. 2020",
      "The steroid era did not even produce a fall guy within the sport. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "But Leeds was never the real Hobgoblin, merely a brainwashed fall guy for the real villain, Roderick Kingsley, who took back the mantle after Leeds was murdered. \u2014 Richard Newby, Vulture , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Tom surprised Logan by offering himself as the fall guy on the cruises scandal \u2014 an offer made more delicious here by the fact that Shiv herself had suggested it! \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "As an interim general manager presiding over a free-falling team that was criticized for its relative inactivity around the trade deadline, Scott was already an easy fall guy long before Wednesday. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Nonetheless he was singled out as the chief fall guy , convicted of gross violations of safety regulations and expelled from the party. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Some even speculated that perhaps Tony himself had somehow been involved in Dickie\u2019s death and had used Haydu as a convenient fall guy . \u2014 Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092206"
  },
  "friction":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the rubbing of one body against another",
      ": the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact",
      ": the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : disagreement",
      ": sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis",
      ": the rubbing of one thing against another",
      ": resistance to motion between bodies in contact",
      ": disagreement among persons or groups"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the friction of sandpaper on wood",
      "Oil in a car engine reduces friction .",
      "It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take note of potential areas for friction , such as straps and buckles, when comparing or testing sandals. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "Then there are the toe and heel portions, which are lightly padded with polyester-olefin nanofibers that grip the inside of your shoe to prevent your foot from moving around and thus reduce the chance of friction blisters. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a sweet but oddly circumspect film, ruled by a friction between warring demands: the allure of wistful memories and the rigor of complex appraisal. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Similar to the stick above, this cream relieves irritated skin and prevents further friction . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "Adam Schupak said the dynamic of the players\u2019 friction is less of an issue than the shoddy results Johnson, Mickelson and Reed displayed prior to Brookline. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "While solutions like silk pillowcases can help, silk hair caps for sleeping go the extra mile by fully encasing your hair, keeping friction to a minimum. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "The situation has created friction between locals and visitors. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "Is the way teams are organized and operating going to facilitate global work or create friction ? \u2014 Quentin Clark, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio , from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhr\u012b\u1e47anti they injure",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-092407"
  },
  "fixable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make firm, stable, or stationary",
      ": to give a permanent or final form to: such as",
      ": to change into a stable compound or available form",
      ": to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study",
      ": to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused salts",
      ": affix , attach",
      ": to hold or direct steadily",
      ": to capture the attention of",
      ": to set or place definitely : establish",
      ": to make an accurate determination of : discover",
      ": assign",
      ": to set in order : adjust",
      ": to get ready : prepare",
      ": repair , mend",
      ": restore , cure",
      ": spay , castrate",
      ": to get even with",
      ": to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods",
      ": to become firm, stable, or fixed",
      ": to get set : be on the verge",
      ": to direct one's attention or efforts : focus",
      ": decide , settle",
      ": a position of difficulty or embarrassment : predicament",
      ": the position (as of a ship) determined by bearings, observations, or radio",
      ": a determination of one's position",
      ": an accurate determination or understanding especially by observation or analysis",
      ": an act or instance of improper or illegal fixing",
      ": a supply or dose of something strongly desired or craved",
      ": a shot of a narcotic",
      ": fixation",
      ": something that fixes or restores : solution",
      ": repair entry 1 sense 1 , mend",
      ": to make firm or secure",
      ": to hold or direct steadily",
      ": to set definitely : establish",
      ": to get ready : prepare",
      ": to cause to chemically change into an available and useful form",
      ": an unpleasant or difficult position",
      ": something that solves a problem",
      ": to make firm, stable, or stationary",
      ": to give a permanent or final form to: as",
      ": to change into a stable compound or available form",
      ": to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study",
      ": to hold or direct steadily",
      ": restore , cure",
      ": spay , castrate sense 1",
      ": to direct the gaze or attention : focus , fixate",
      ": a shot of a narcotic",
      ": to make firm, stable, or stationary",
      ": to attach physically",
      ": to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fiks",
      "\u02c8fiks",
      "\u02c8fiks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "depose",
      "deposit",
      "dispose",
      "emplace",
      "lay",
      "place",
      "position",
      "put",
      "set",
      "set up",
      "situate",
      "stick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bind",
      "box",
      "catch-22",
      "corner",
      "dilemma",
      "hole",
      "impasse",
      "jackpot",
      "jam",
      "mire",
      "pickle",
      "predicament",
      "quagmire",
      "rabbit hole",
      "rattrap",
      "spot",
      "sticky wicket",
      "swamp"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The underlying problem is a shortage of oil and refineries that produce gas, a challenge a tax holiday cannot necessarily fix . \u2014 Matthew Daly, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "The underlying problem is a shortage of oil and refineries that produce gas, a challenge a tax holiday cannot necessarily fix . \u2014 Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The underlying problem is a shortage of oil and refineries that produce gas, a challenge a tax holiday cannot necessarily fix . \u2014 Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "The underlying problem is a shortage of oil and refineries that produce gas, a challenge a tax holiday cannot necessarily fix . \u2014 Josh Boak, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
      "State officials, who license and regulate residential treatment facilities, have done little to fix the problems, an investigation by ProPublica and THE CITY found. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
      "Only after Cook hauled in Uber\u2019s CEO and threatened to pull Uber\u2019s app from its store\u2014Apple\u2019s most popular app at the time\u2014did Uber\u2019s CEO relent and fix the problems. \u2014 Ken Gude, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "But not to worry, WSJ\u2019s Joanna Stern has tips to fix those problems and more. \u2014 Angus Loten, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "Biden admitting his inability to fix intractable problems might be honest, but it\u2019s also a political problem in and of itself for a President whose leadership has increasingly come into question. \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While iSO 16 beta 2 fixes the edited iMessages issue, there\u2019s no fix for deleting messages. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 June 2022",
      "For people with harder-to- fix problems, that time can stretch up to three years. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "O\u2019Donnell said that fix dramatically changed the company\u2019s profit margins. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 22 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",
      "Lesser said one fix is for the government to offer better incentives to create more supplier momentum. \u2014 Kristine Gill, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "An obvious fix would be to stop litter from reaching the bayou in the first place. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The government now pays 50% of the cost to repair electronic and electrical devices, up to \u20ac200 ($211) per fix . \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "Skin brightening serums: If your skin needs an antioxidant fix , a skin brightening serum is best. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093206"
  },
  "formulation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or the product of formulating"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u022fr-my\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "articulation",
      "expression",
      "phrasing",
      "statement",
      "utterance",
      "verbalism",
      "voice",
      "wording"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "his letter was a very accurate formulation of his thoughts on the matter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "California\u2019s Air Resource Board, for example, maintains a raft of requirements applying to the specific formulation that gas producers and importers can sell in the state, applying strict rules to chemicals like benzene, formaldehyde and sulfur. \u2014 Adrian Blanco, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Serving size for either formulation is two gummies. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The formulation delivers antibacterial effects without burning or stinging and relieves dryness, Lab analysis found. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Novavax is currently conducting research to see if an omicron-specific vaccine or a shot that protects against both the original strain and omicron would be more protective than the current formulation . \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "The vegan formulation is chemical free and 100% reef safe \u2014 and also provides good moisturization for dry skin. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Such gasoline is processed with additives that reduce carbon buildup and is tested by an independent group to verify the formulation . \u2014 Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "After months of design and formulation , Davy finalised her beauty brand, Half Magic, which ships to the UK. \u2014 Megan Decker, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
      "Right now, all COVID-19 vaccines being administered are first-generation vaccines, meaning the original formulation offered to health care providers in late 2020 is still in use for each one, Dr. Adalja says. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, SELF , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1873, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093327"
  },
  "farewell":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "imperative verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": get along well",
      ": a wish of well-being at parting : goodbye",
      ": an act of departure : leave-taking",
      ": a formal occasion honoring a person about to leave or retire",
      ": to bid farewell to",
      ": of or relating to leave-taking : final",
      ": good-bye entry 2",
      ": relating to a time or act of leaving : final"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fer-\u02c8wel",
      "fer-\u02c8wel",
      "fer-\u02c8wel",
      "\u02c8fer-\u02ccwel",
      "fer-\u02c8wel",
      "\u02c8fer-\u02ccwel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adieu",
      "au revoir",
      "ave",
      "bon voyage",
      "cong\u00e9",
      "congee",
      "Godspeed",
      "good-bye",
      "good-by"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "parting",
      "valedictory"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "They said their farewells and headed home.",
      "the exchange student and her host family said their tearful farewells , promising to keep in touch",
      "Verb",
      "The retiring teacher was farewelled by the whole school at a special assembly.",
      "Adjective",
      "The band gave a farewell concert.",
      "the singer's farewell tour seemed to last almost as long as her entire career",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The announcement came several months after the former radio DJ bid farewell to audiences at the end of Season 12. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Doty straightened up from the car window and bid farewell to Wilkerson and her father. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 11 June 2022",
      "Hundreds of heartbroken fans gathered at Coan Park on Thursday night to bid farewell to a popular rapper whose life was cut short this week. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 10 June 2022",
      "Karie Lee Knoke, 57, bid farewell to her off-the-grid yurt; Tom Garstang, 35, said bye to his girlfriend; Benji Hill, 46, hugged his wife and daughter. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "In the final episode of the season last night, Saturday Night Live bid farewell to cast members Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney, marking the end of an era for the storied late-night sketch comedy show. \u2014 Allana J. Barefield, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "The emotional farewell letter effectively announces Valeri\u2019s retirement from professional soccer, but doesn\u2019t go so far as to confirm it outright. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "On Tuesday, the tandem farewell began for the Garcias, with a joint visitation and rosary at a local funeral home, and a funeral Mass planned for Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. \u2014 Karin Brulliard, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "And finally Lou Gehrig delivers his famous farewell speech at Yankee Stadium. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The 12 students who completed Harford County Public Schools\u2019 Future Link post-secondary program in 2022 were honored during a farewell celebration June 3 at Harford Community College. \u2014 Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
      "This story will be updated Former Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller and ex-team president Steve Starks are in the house for Quin Snyder\u2019s farewell news conference. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "The pair shared a farewell embrace before Devin left to pursue the undisputed world champion title against unbeaten Australian boxer George Kambosos on Saturday at 11 p.m. ET. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
      "Santee mom and school instructional aide Susie Conway got a final gift from Ellen DeGeneres as the popular TV talk show host emceed her farewell week. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s one hell of a farewell scene, and an entire episode that serves as a reminder of why the show worked so hard to keep Nacho in play even when there didn\u2019t seem to be any necessary plot function for him. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "But as farewell tours go, this could be goodbye\u2026for now. \u2014 Marisa Whitaker, SPIN , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "John's farewell show has since been delayed three times, pushing it back more than 29 months. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "San Francisco\u2019s Japantown, where the shop was located, held a farewell celebration for the institution on Thursday. \u2014 Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Imperative verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1669, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093424"
  },
  "familiarize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make known or familiar",
      ": to make well acquainted",
      ": to make knowledgeable about"
    ],
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      "f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8mil-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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      "acquaint",
      "advise",
      "apprise",
      "brief",
      "catch up",
      "clear",
      "clue (in)",
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      "fill in",
      "hip",
      "inform",
      "instruct",
      "tell",
      "verse",
      "wise (up)"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I've been slowly familiarizing myself with the neighborhood.",
      "the general's day-to-day duties included familiarizing the president on international developments",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These website components usually appear on the screen seconds after a user opens a Web page, not even allowing users to familiarize themselves with the content and business propositions. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Testing people with a characteristic rash must increase if the U.S. monkeypox outbreak is to be brought under control, health officials said Friday, adding that all Americans should familiarize themselves with the disease. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "In the streaming age, easy access to on-demand music means fans can familiarize themselves with the new music of their favorite artists from yesteryear. \u2014 Glenn Peoples, Billboard , 9 June 2022",
      "The Celtics were eager to familiarize themselves with the basket in Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "In 2020, the city of Uvalde\u2019s police SWAT team toured school campuses to interact with students and familiarize themselves in case of an emergency, according to a department Facebook post. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "In 2020, the city of Uvalde\u2019s police SWAT team toured school campuses to interact with students and familiarize themselves in case of an emergency, according to a department Facebook post. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "In 2020, the city of Uvalde\u2019s police SWAT team toured school campuses to interact with students and familiarize themselves in case of an emergency, according to a department Facebook post. \u2014 Silvia Foster-frau, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Look at these forms and familiarize yourself with them to decide if any of them pertain to your situation and then get with your insurance company or agent to choose a proper endorsement. \u2014 Chip Merlin, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-093630"
  },
  "flunkey":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a liveried servant",
      ": one performing menial or miscellaneous duties",
      ": yes-man"
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      "\u02c8fl\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
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      "daily",
      "domestic",
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      "mistress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "If he can't go himself, he'll send one of his flunkies .",
      "since I'm just the flunky who files his papers, I've no idea where he is",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Earlier this month, former Chancellor and longtime Putin flunky Gerhard Schroeder was nominated to join the board of Gazprom, the company behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "In a memorable death scene, Moe is confronted by Joey, Candy\u2019s abusive ex, who\u2019s working as a Soviet flunky . \u2014 Mark Jacobson, Vulture , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "To Davis, practically everyone was a flunky , from MVA clerk to Target cashier. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2021",
      "Far from embracing Western-style market reforms, Xi calcified state control over the economy and stocked its bureaucracy with flunkies and yes-men. \u2014 Charlie Campbell, Time , 6 Feb. 2020",
      "My job is to be a journalist, not a flunky and a propaganda arm for your criminal behavior and corruption. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "Robert Mueller\u2019s simultaneously defining himself as helpless Justice Department flunky and supreme arbiter of the Constitution is above all another romp in the murk. \u2014 Kevin Baker, Harper's magazine , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "Hollywood has Rick unwittingly intercept the Manson flunkies , which changes their path. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Verge , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "Michael Zalewski, 23rd, and political flunky Kevin Quinn, brother of Madigan\u2019s own alderman, Marty Quinn, 13th. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 17 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Scots, of unknown origin",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094305"
  },
  "fitting":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable",
      ": an action or act of one that fits",
      ": a trying on of clothes which are in the process of being made or altered",
      ": something used in fitting up : accessory",
      ": a small often standardized part",
      ": appropriate entry 1 , suitable",
      ": a small part that goes with something larger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-ti\u014b",
      "\u02c8fi-ti\u014b"
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      "applicable",
      "appropriate",
      "apt",
      "becoming",
      "befitting",
      "felicitous",
      "fit",
      "fitted",
      "good",
      "happy",
      "meet",
      "pretty",
      "proper",
      "right",
      "suitable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "improper",
      "inapplicable",
      "inapposite",
      "inappropriate",
      "inapt",
      "incongruous",
      "indecent",
      "infelicitous",
      "malapropos",
      "misbecoming",
      "unapt",
      "unbecoming",
      "unbeseeming",
      "unfit",
      "unfitting",
      "unhappy",
      "unmeet",
      "unseemly",
      "unsuitable",
      "wrong"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It was a fitting end to their rivalry.",
      "it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you",
      "Noun",
      "I have a fitting for my wedding dress this afternoon.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The pleasure and the sadness are inextricable, which seems fitting , given how closely aesthetic bliss and moral despair were entwined in Sassoon\u2019s own art. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "This seems especially fitting in the U.S., which has more children living with single parents than any other country, according to Pew Research. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "His 10-year deal with the Chiefs seems fitting for one of the league's true superstars. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Which is fitting , considering the line between our real and virtual lives is getting blurrier every day. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
      "Tannehill doesn\u2019t think the reaction was fitting , and Willis hasn\u2019t seemed bothered by his new teammate\u2019s words. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "Perhaps nothing is more fitting when observing Arbor Day\u2019s 150th national anniversary than teaching children how to plant a tree. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Pham\u2019s timing for the new role is fitting , given that May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage month. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "The dress\u2019s night out at the Met Gala was only fitting . \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As for the rest of Spears\u2019 jewelry, the singer made her final selections at her final dress fitting . \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 11 June 2022",
      "While Quinn was not invited to the awards show, other Selling Sunset stars will be in attendance, including Heather Rae Young who shared a sneak peek on Instagram during a dress fitting on Tuesday. \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
      "There's been much ink spilled over tears at a bridesmaid dress fitting for the 2018 royal wedding. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, Kathy and Paris share a virtual mother-daughter fitting room, too. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "White heads back to Chicago for her fourth and final fitting this week, at which point the two will finalize the flow of the dress\u2019s transformations \u2014 four so far, and counting. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "Her costar Ashley Park accompanied her to the fitting , adding a creative touch to ensure the day was unforgettable. \u2014 Alex Cramer, PEOPLE.com , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Apply sealant to the fitting , then tighten it onto your barrel. \u2014 Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Seeing Natalie\u2019s reaction to the final fitting brought me so much joy. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-094711"
  },
  "frowardness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition",
      ": adverse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u014d-(w)\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "contrary",
      "errant",
      "misbehaving",
      "mischievous",
      "naughty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "behaved",
      "behaving",
      "nice",
      "orderly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "their froward pranks are not appropriate in the workplace",
      "froward students sent to the office for chronic disciplinary problems"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, turned away, froward, from fro from + -ward -ward",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095108"
  },
  "forty winks":{
    "type":[
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short sleep : nap"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "catnap",
      "doze",
      "drowse",
      "kip",
      "nap",
      "siesta",
      "snooze",
      "wink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1828, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-095454"
  },
  "fortunateness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious",
      ": receiving some unexpected good",
      ": bringing a good result",
      ": having good luck : lucky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frch-n\u0259t",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-ch\u0259-n\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fluky",
      "flukey",
      "fortuitous",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
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    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "How fortunate we were to find that restaurant!",
      "We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Of course, my African roots are fundamental to me, and the fact that my parents were fortunate enough to come here to America to make a better life for us. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 23 May 2022",
      "But this is easier said than done, especially if your organization is fortunate enough to have subject matter experts (SMEs) that are excited about creating content and want to generate multiple pieces per year for their area of expertise. \u2014 Wendy Covey, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "To be fortunate enough to have a really good first band like H\u00fcsker D\u00fc to get up on a stage and get on the road and travel with, that was amazing. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 22 May 2022",
      "Parents who haven\u2019t been fortunate enough to amass a college fund are increasingly shouldering those costs as debt. \u2014 cleveland , 14 May 2022",
      "According to Blue Zones, the people living in Okinawa are fortunate enough to have extremely low rates of cancer, heart disease, and dementia compared to Americans. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 May 2022",
      "Those who loved him and were fortunate enough to share his orbit knew a person who was sweet, sensitive, surprisingly shy and filled with a childlike sense of playfulness and wonder. \u2014 Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "But even when people are fortunate enough to secure a lease at all, the cost of rent in our city has become a severe financial burden for our most vulnerable families. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "About 70% of children in America are fortunate enough to be raised in households with two parents, so many of them don\u2019t need a village. \u2014 Dylan Rush, The Arizona Republic , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100154"
  },
  "future":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that is to be",
      ": existing after death",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense expressive of time yet to come",
      ": existing or occurring at a later time",
      ": time that is to come",
      ": what is going to happen",
      ": an expectation of advancement or progressive development",
      ": something (such as a bulk commodity) bought for future acceptance or sold for future delivery",
      ": the future tense of a language",
      ": a verb form in the future tense",
      ": coming after the present",
      ": the period of time that is to come",
      ": the chance of future success",
      ": a contract traded on an exchange in which a party agrees to buy or sell a quantity of a bulk commodity (as soybeans) at a specified future date and at a set price"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coming",
      "unborn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "by-and-by",
      "futurity",
      "hereafter",
      "offing",
      "tomorrow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In lieu of flowers, donations for future projects in memory of Regina Najarian can be made to Camp Haiastan, P.O. Box C, Franklin 02038. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
      "In April, Rolling Stone reported that Warner Bros. and DC executives decided to pause future projects involving Miller. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 16 June 2022",
      "Identify your future leaders, encourage them, and embrace them. \u2014 Domenic Rom, Rolling Stone , 15 June 2022",
      "Did that realization change your approach on future projects? \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "Here's to hoping the couple's future projects are smooth sailing! \u2014 Caitlin Scott, House Beautiful , 15 June 2022",
      "The chapter received a $250 check for future projects. \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
      "Salt Lake County plans to lower permit prices on future solar projects, too. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "That could be a higher pay scale for workers or consideration of future projects in the district. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As the debate over the future of the U.S. economy rages on, there are a few important economic signposts that investors and consumers should keep an eye on. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 18 June 2022",
      "The Eagles also made two errors to the Hawks' one. With Parks headed to Indianapolis to become a Bulldog next season, FHE will miss its dugout-leading senior, but Hearn expressed optimism about his program's future . \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "Those who didn\u2019t buy in were letting the future pass them by. \u2014 Corrie Driebusch, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Solar energy generation is the present, not the future . \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "Coach Andy Johnson isn't ignoring the past to forge Mesa Mountain View's future ahead in boys basketball. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
      "But injuries to the Warriors' future Hall of Famers halted the dynasty for a bit and Poole would learn about the growing pains of being an NBA player. \u2014 Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
      "Bradley Beal's potential free agency looms over the team and clouds the future . \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "That potential future is all the more believable in a society where some people are driven to death by overwork, said Yasunori Ando, an associate professor at Tottori University who studies spirituality and bioethics. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "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 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-100718"
  },
  "finance":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual",
      ": the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities",
      ": the science or study of the management of funds",
      ": the obtaining of funds or capital : financing",
      ": to raise or provide funds or capital for",
      ": to furnish with necessary funds",
      ": to sell something to on credit",
      ": money available to a government, business, or individual",
      ": the system that includes the circulation of money, the providing of banks and credit, and the making of investments",
      ": to provide money for",
      ": money or other liquid resources of a government, business, group, or individual",
      ": the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, and the provision of banking facilities",
      ": the science or study of the management of funds",
      ": the obtaining of funds or capital : financing",
      ": to raise or provide funds or capital for",
      ": to furnish with necessary funds",
      ": to sell something to on credit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8nan(t)s",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccnan(t)s",
      "f\u012b-\u02c8nan(t)s",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8nans",
      "\u02c8f\u012b-\u02ccnans"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bankroll",
      "coffers",
      "exchequer",
      "fund",
      "pocket",
      "resources",
      "wherewithal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bankroll",
      "capitalize",
      "endow",
      "fund",
      "stake",
      "subsidize",
      "underwrite"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Publicly available campaign finance reports show that Reyes\u2019 campaign has paid Mac\u2019s Place a total of $400 over the course of five transactions since April. \u2014 Jacob Scholl, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Publix has donated to both Democrats and Republicans, but the company notably gave $100,000 to DeSantis\u2019s political committee last year, campaign finance records show. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The nine candidates seeking the GOP nomination for governor spent almost $26 million on the race this year, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Alabama Secretary of State's office. \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
      "Campaign finance reports show the party\u2019s fundraising has been weak over the past 18 months. \u2014 cleveland , 18 June 2022",
      "These distinguishing differences are important to understand whether your product is designed for banking, lending, personal finance management, financial wellness or any other blockchain/fintech product platform. \u2014 Jorge Garcia, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Attorney Marilyn Mosby \u2014 with $600,784 in contributions, according to campaign finance reports. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 17 June 2022",
      "Kelly Merrick has carved out a moderate niche in the state House, breaking from the GOP minority in exchange for a finance committee co-chair position in her chamber\u2019s largely-Democratic coalition majority. \u2014 Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
      "LaCerda brings more than 15 years of experience in alternative asset management finance from his time at BlackRock, Blackstone and KKR. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Barbara Williams reminded that there\u2019s also a branding crisis that needs to be addressed, particularly if the public broadcaster continues to depend on streamers to help finance its shows. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "Differing versions of legislation that would have offered the team lucrative tax incentives to help finance a new Virginia stadium cleared both chambers this year, drawing an unusual bipartisan mix of supporters. \u2014 Sarah Rankin And Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
      "Related:Possible development at American Family Field could help finance stadium renovations, Brewers exec says. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "The city will forgo about $27,000 per year in property taxes in order to help finance the project. \u2014 cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "Reversing the ones for corporations and the wealthy would make the tax system more equitable, and the taxes recovered could help finance the rest of the package. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 1 June 2022",
      "Here\u2019s one: To help finance the deal, Musk has already sold around 6% of his Tesla holdings, for $8.5 billion. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
      "Indian Housing Block Grants are used to help finance affordable housing projects on Indian reservations and tribal areas. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "A few days after our visit, Ward\u2019s agency sold nearly $800 million in municipal bonds to help finance the $1.9-billion project. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101745"
  },
  "frontier":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a border between two countries",
      ": a stronghold on a frontier",
      ": a region that forms the margin of settled or developed territory",
      ": the farthermost limits of knowledge or achievement in a particular subject",
      ": a line of division between different or opposed things",
      ": a new field for exploitative or developmental activity",
      ": a border between two countries",
      ": the edge of the settled part of a country",
      ": of, living in, or situated in the frontier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfr\u0259n-\u02c8tir",
      "\u02c8fr\u0259n-\u02cctir",
      "fr\u00e4n-\u02c8tir",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4n-\u02cctir",
      "\u02ccfr\u0259n-\u02c8tir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "border",
      "borderland",
      "march"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the frontier between Canada and the U.S.",
      "They were sent on an expedition to explore the western frontier .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The studio argues that it\u2019s a zero-sum game: only one side should be allowed to profit off of the new frontier of TV and film exploitation. \u2014 Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "Anyone dreaming of warm weather has had their thoughts drift towards the Ionian Sea and the cluster of islands along its frontier . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Former Soviet countries Over recent days, NATO countries have sent to their eastern frontier thousands of troops, armored vehicles, artillery units, ships and aircraft. \u2014 Evan Gershkovich, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Gulpilil was born on tribal land in the sparsely populated wilds of the Australian northern frontier in the early 1950s, his friend and caregiver Mary Hood said. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "The film, which competes in the Contrechamps strand, is a captivating out West fever dream that takes place across a surreal frontier . \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "At the time, the upsurge of religious enthusiasm called the Second Great Awakening was sweeping across the frontier like a crowd doing the wave at a baseball game. \u2014 The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "His associates are Charlie Utter, who\u2019s like a combination valet and manager to Bill, and Calamity Jane, an angry drunk who blasted her way across the frontier in Wild West shows but goes pie-eyed in Bill\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "This is the innovative spirit that drove prairie schooners across the frontier . \u2014 Dave Shiflett, WSJ , 26 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fronter , from Anglo-French frountere, fronter , from front ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-101951"
  },
  "finally":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": after a prolonged time : at the end of period of time",
      ": as the last act or occurrence in a series : in the end : eventually",
      ": by way of conclusion : as the last point",
      ": in the end : ultimately",
      ": in a final manner : in a way that does not allow change"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b-n\u1d4al-\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u012bn-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "eventually",
      "someday",
      "sometime",
      "sooner or later",
      "ultimately",
      "yet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-102714"
  },
  "forebear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ancestor , forefather",
      ": precursor",
      ": ancestor sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccber",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccber"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ancestor",
      "father",
      "forebearer",
      "forefather",
      "grandfather",
      "primogenitor",
      "progenitor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "descendant",
      "descendent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "His forebears fought in the American Civil War.",
      "his forebears came to America on the Mayflower",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wilson\u2019s two Democratic successors, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, institutionalized their forebear \u2019s approach, and since the Forties, every president save Trump has embraced some form of liberal internationalism. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Dubbed the EVolved, the reborn sports car keeps its forebear \u2019s trick door design but ditches its blocky styling. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 30 May 2022",
      "Thompson had never made any kind of pizza before, let alone the multilayered deep-dish construction that critics often dismiss as a Midwestern casserole that has improperly \u2014 perhaps immorally \u2014 adopted the language of its Italian forebear . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite being down nine horses to its six-cylinder forebear , our 2022 Sorento accelerated to 60 mph in just 6.0 seconds, a second quicker than our previous Sorento long-termer. \u2014 Greg Fink, Car and Driver , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Tom refers to is the forebear of the code run on your computer, your phone, your smart watch. \u2014 Katie Hafner, Scientific American , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The finished product ought to crib styling cues from its forebear without recycling its looks. \u2014 Gregory Fink, Car and Driver , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Matte, for instance, said she, in the eternal conflict between the Capulets and Montagues, sees a telling 16th-century forebear of today\u2019s tribal politics. \u2014 Zachary Lewis, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "While not as conceptually taut as its forebear , the new record plays like a jolt back to reality \u2014 and a sprint toward the dance floor. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots), from fore- + -bear (from been to be)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104213"
  },
  "frozen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing",
      ": subject to long and severe cold",
      ": incapable of being changed, moved, or undone : fixed",
      ": debarred by official action from movement or from change in status",
      ": not available for present use",
      ": drained or incapable of emotion",
      ": expressing or characterized by cold unfriendliness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u014d-z\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fast",
      "firm",
      "jammed",
      "lodged",
      "set",
      "snug",
      "stuck",
      "tight",
      "wedged"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insecure",
      "loose"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the car door was frozen ever since an accident had damaged the hinge",
      "pay rates will remain frozen until the company does better financially",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On the point about the president, the current president is dealing with a very bad hand, there\u2019s no question, in terms of how frozen things are in D.C. \u2014 ABC News , 5 June 2022",
      "The smart vending machine makes sense for all kinds of products: soda, coffee, electronics, and frozen foods. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Many started grocery shopping online, another boon for frozen foods. \u2014 Liz Webber, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Bakery workers at a Rich Products frozen foods facility in Southern California have been on strike since November. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Carrs Safeway grocery stores have also been short or devoid of a variety of basic items, including milk, frozen foods and some meats. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Jollof rice will appear on menus and in the frozen -foods section. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Whether sweet or sour, fresh or frozen , these cherry desserts put the crimson stone fruit to great use. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
      "Ok, so not so convenient for groceries that include fresh or frozen foods. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-104453"
  },
  "fierceness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": violently hostile or aggressive in temperament",
      ": given to fighting or killing : pugnacious",
      ": marked by unrestrained zeal or vehemence",
      ": extremely vexatious, disappointing, or intense",
      ": furiously active or determined",
      ": wild or menacing in appearance",
      ": having or expressing bold confidence or style",
      ": likely to attack",
      ": having or showing very great energy or enthusiasm",
      ": wild or threatening in appearance",
      ": characterized by extreme force, intensity, or anger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8firs",
      "\u02c8firs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fell",
      "ferocious",
      "grim",
      "savage",
      "vicious"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gentle",
      "mild",
      "unaggressive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was killed in a fierce battle.",
      "The proposal has faced fierce opposition.",
      "The two teams have had a fierce rivalry for many years.",
      "He's admired for his fierce independence.",
      "You could see the fierce determination in her eyes.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From school days on, Shelley was a political activist, a fierce opponent of local tyrannies and, more broadly, the collaboration of king, state, and Church. \u2014 Susan J. Wolfson, The Atlantic , 18 June 2022",
      "McMahon, who didn\u2019t directly address any of these allegations, has been known to rally WWE\u2019s fanbase against outside forces when under fierce criticism or scrutiny. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "At the same time, the close alliance that Mr. Thompson appears to have forged with Ms. Cheney has softened his reputation as a fierce partisan reluctant to work with Republicans. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "This roadblock shunts fierce high-altitude winds and storminess to the north over Canada and the Great Lakes, with sunshine and high pressure building in to the south. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "Their yellow bills gape, and their fierce black and yellow eyes shine. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
      "Like other abelisaurids, the dinosaur had a fierce bulldog-like face. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "Lopez also had fierce discussions with NFL executives over getting additional time to have a noteworthy finale with the two musicians on stage at once. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "During the same decade, evidence of Squalicorax, a fierce Cretaceous period shark, was found, particularly from teeth marks infixed in prehistoric reptiles, including dinosaurs. \u2014 al , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fiers , from Anglo-French fer, fers, fiers , from Latin ferus wild, savage; akin to Greek th\u0113r wild animal",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105103"
  },
  "funnyman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": comedian sense 2 , humorist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-n\u0113-\u02ccman"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "card",
      "comedian",
      "comic",
      "droll",
      "farceur",
      "gagger",
      "gagman",
      "gagster",
      "humorist",
      "jester",
      "joker",
      "jokester",
      "wag",
      "wit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a funnyman who honed his shtick in vaudeville, Milton Berle was credited with popularizing the medium of television",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Audiences, by and large, seem to be loving the British funnyman \u2019s new special, which Netflix summarizes as follows. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 30 May 2022",
      "Every funnyman has his calling card, and Sam Richardson\u2019s is a mien of indefatigable bafflement. \u2014 The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
      "The British funnyman argued comedy was threatened if comics couldn\u2019t predict what might be considered offensive in the future. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
      "The actor and funnyman 's post caught the attention of several of his peers. \u2014 Jolie Lash, EW.com , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "Kim Kardashian can't get enough of her funnyman , Pete Davidson. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Which is when the nearly 300-pound former soprano slapped him with an open hand, opening up a four-inch gash along the funnyman \u2019s face as her costume jewelry hit his cheek. \u2014 Rob Long, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "As a funnyman and late-night host, Kimmel (and others like him) could deliver a sharp monologue, engage a large crowd inside the theater as well as those hopefully watching from home, and keep the show moving at a clip. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "But this story, the one at the heart of After Life, is one of the most profound creative projects the sometimes controversial funnyman has ever produced in his career. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 15 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105558"
  },
  "fume":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive",
      ": an often noxious suspension of particles in a gas (such as air)",
      ": something (such as an emotion) that impairs one's reasoning",
      ": a state of excited irritation or anger",
      ": with little of the original strength or energy remaining",
      ": to expose to or treat with fumes",
      ": to give off in fumes",
      ": to utter while in a state of excited irritation or anger",
      ": to emit fumes",
      ": to be in a state of excited irritation or anger",
      ": to rise in or as if in fumes",
      ": a disagreeable smoke, vapor, or gas",
      ": to give off a disagreeable smoke, vapor, or gas",
      ": to be angry",
      ": to say something in an angry way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcm",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boil",
      "burn",
      "foam",
      "rage",
      "rankle",
      "seethe",
      "sizzle",
      "steam",
      "storm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She's still fuming about not being invited to the party.",
      "We sat there waiting for him, fuming with anger at the delay.",
      "\u201cThey made these changes without even asking our opinion,\u201d one employee fumed .",
      "The volcano was fuming thick black smoke.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Although scallop fume inhalation was proving nonreactive, surely sharing scallop protein particles via mouth-to-mouth contact would not be. \u2014 Bonnie Garmus, Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The legislation would create new mandates for crew training and for reporting and investigating fume events. \u2014 Kiera Feldmanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Its surface was sending out a faint autumnal fume , like faraway burning leaves. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "One of those designs includes the Endeavour Centre Seconds Concept X seconde/seconde/, which is similar in design to the new perpetual calendar models featuring a brightly colored fume dial with a cartoonish rubber eraser at its center. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Big rigs hogged streets and highways, waddling to and from the nearby fume -spewing port. \u2014 Steve Lopez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 13 Nov. 2021",
      "Many in the vice president's circle fume that she's not being adequately prepared or positioned, and instead is being sidelined. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The price at the pump this week in Florida may cause some drivers to fume . \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
      "But from that point forward, Straw Man Army \u2014 Owen Deutsch and Sean Fentress \u2014 refuses to fume , panic, scowl or proselytize. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "All through the Beijing Games, the unchecked swagger of Canada\u2019s women\u2019s hockey team had been conspicuous for all to see \u2014 and to admire, fume over and fear. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The back-door alley entrance of the SEC headquarters is where people go to smoke, and sometimes also maybe to fume . \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Verstappen was left to fume while Hamilton built up a comfortable cushion, only for the safety car to bring the pack back together for the closing stages. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Both senators have yet to publicly do so, even as liberal Democrats continue to publicly fume over the reticence. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "So while Team Logan goes in search of a country where the kingpin can fume and avoid extradition, and Team Kendall swings wildly between fist-bumping triumph and holy-moly terror, both sides are living in equal fear of the near future. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "That means that musical-theater aficionados \u2014 for whom judging is a contact sport \u2014 will have plenty of opportunities to fume , rave, or shrug at the cinematic treatment of some favorite shows. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 15 Sep. 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 transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-112027"
  },
  "forfend":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forbid",
      ": to ward off : prevent",
      ": protect , preserve"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8fend"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bulwark",
      "cover",
      "defend",
      "fence",
      "fend",
      "guard",
      "keep",
      "protect",
      "safeguard",
      "screen",
      "secure",
      "shield",
      "ward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "assail",
      "assault",
      "attack"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-112325"
  },
  "fixation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating , or becoming fixated : such as",
      ": a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage",
      ": stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration)",
      ": an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment",
      ": the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating , or becoming fixated : as",
      ": the act or an instance of focusing the eyes upon an object",
      ": a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage",
      ": stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration)",
      ": an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment",
      ": the immobilization of the parts of a fractured bone especially by the use of various metal attachments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fik-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "fik-\u02c8s\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fetish",
      "fetich",
      "id\u00e9e fixe",
      "mania",
      "obsession",
      "preoccupation",
      "prepossession"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For instance, a new technology combining chemical fixation and vitrification permits perfect ultrastructural preservation of the brain. \u2014 Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "The West\u2019s fixation on the war in Ukraine stands in contrast with its tacit disregard for the situation in Afghanistan. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
      "And while there is some talk of some letter of support that Ana\u2019s friends are intending to get smuggled out of the country into Chiriac\u2019s hands, that is all background buzz to Ana\u2019s singleminded fixation on her relationship woes. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 30 May 2022",
      "Often a mother\u2019s own fixation on such darker themes is written off, trivialized as old news or pathologized as postpartum depression. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "This fixation has had three important consequences. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "So far, the White House and Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee have stood up for Raskin, saying Republicans\u2019 fixation on this part of her record is a ploy to stall her nomination indefinitely. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "For the vast majority of Americans, any fixation on the short-term ebb and flow of stock prices \u2014 especially daily price changes \u2014 may even be financially unhealthy. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "But memorialization soon became a fixation on both sides of the Atlantic. \u2014 Mattie Kahn, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fixacioun \"(in alchemy) reduction of a volatile substance to a form not alterable by fire or another agent of change,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin f\u012bx\u0101ti\u014dn-, f\u012bx\u0101ti\u014d, from f\u012bx\u0101re \"to so reduce a volatile substance\" (verbal derivative of Latin f\u012bxus \"firmly established, unchangeable\") + Latin -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns; in psychological senses after German Fixation or Fixierung \u2014 more at fix entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-113508"
  },
  "furrow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trench in the earth made by a plow",
      ": plowed land : field",
      ": something that resembles the track of a plow: such as",
      ": a marked narrow depression : groove",
      ": a deep wrinkle",
      ": to make furrows , grooves, wrinkles, or lines in",
      ": to make or form furrows, grooves, wrinkles, or lines",
      ": a trench made by or as if by a plow",
      ": a narrow groove : wrinkle",
      ": to make wrinkles or grooves in",
      ": a marked narrow depression or groove",
      ": a deep wrinkle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-(\u02cc)\u014d",
      "\u02c8f\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u014d",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-\u014d",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-(\u02cc)\u014d, -\u0259(-w); \u02c8f\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u014d, -r\u0259(-w)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "crease",
      "crimp",
      "crinkle",
      "wrinkle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "break",
      "plow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We plowed furrows in the field.",
      "When he frowns a deep furrow forms in his brow.",
      "Verb",
      "His forehead furrows when he frowns.",
      "we had to furrow the field before we could plant the wheat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But in nearby Severodonetsk, workers brought a fresh batch of corpses in body bags to the southern edge of the city, even as a bulldozer dug out a fresh furrow in the expanding cemetery. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Stage three required more silicone cheeks, chin, neck, back of neck, lips and stretch and stipple to age around her eyes, forehead and furrow . \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "British company Pavegen has been ploughing a similar furrow , also applying its technology to public spaces like sidewalks, transport hubs, retail outlets and educational establishments. \u2014 Eamonn Forde, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "The vast majority plow the same furrow for their whole careers, evolving the details of their positions but rarely flipping them. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "Legend holds that Romulus, the mythological founder of Rome, created the city\u2019s first pomerium by plowing a furrow in the eighth century B.C.E. Romulus supposedly killed his twin brother, Remus, after Remus jumped over the perimeter in jest. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Aug. 2021",
      "Since her poignant pen-and-ink microhistories in the New York Times\u2019 Op-Art section, Redniss has plowed a furrow between word and text, facts and fantasy, that, for lack of a better term, might be called visual nonfiction. \u2014 Max Norman, The New Yorker , 23 July 2021",
      "The furrow leads back and forth through fields of sesame, cowpeas, kidney beans, pulses. \u2014 Paul Salopek, National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2020",
      "But, with Britain about to leave Europe, the tap will soon be turned off and the farm will have to plough its own furrow . \u2014 David Mcclure, Town & Country , 19 Sep. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Maybe Coke thinks that scrutinizing gamers will furrow their eyebrows at inauthentic branding attempts, or respond with links to the company's dubious practices regarding nutritional research and science. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "His eyebrows furrow in a pensive formation when the question turns to the topic of his status with the United States men\u2019s national team on the path to qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. \u2014 Emily Olsen, USA TODAY , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "That\u2019s not what causing Fukunaga\u2019s brow to furrow at the moment, however. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Now, furrow your forehead and sigh in disappointment at the recognition that this culture of ours still fails to either value the work of women or recognize our capacities beyond the possession of a womb and a faculty for baking. \u2014 Liz Elting, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Seconds later, Bourgeois peered up toward the glass dividing him from the media and other witnesses in adjoining rooms, and then appeared to grimace and furrow his eyebrow. \u2014 Michael Tarm, chicagotribune.com , 11 Dec. 2020",
      "Neither of which means anything to the horrific new engine, which affects the Suburban in strange and scary ways, ways that furrow the brows and tighten the lips of any upstanding suburbanite. \u2014 Don Schroeder, Car and Driver , 25 May 2020",
      "Sheeran continues as the prince\u2019s brow furrows deeper. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
      "Somewhere at this very moment\u2014in Cambridge or Oxford, or New Haven, or Princeton\u2014an undergraduate is furrowing his brow about what the Democratic Party should do in 2020. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 30 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "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"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-114236"
  },
  "fusillade":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession",
      ": something that gives the effect of a fusillade",
      ": a spirited outburst especially of criticism"
    ],
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      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4d",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101d",
      "\u02ccfy\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4d",
      "-\u02c8l\u0101d",
      "-z\u0259-"
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      "barrage",
      "blitz",
      "blitzkrieg",
      "bombardment",
      "cannonade",
      "drumbeat",
      "drumfire",
      "flurry",
      "hail",
      "salvo",
      "shower",
      "storm",
      "volley"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A fusillade of bullets filled the courtyard.",
      "responded calmly to the fusillade of criticism leveled at his design for the memorial",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The fusillade would usually start around 9 a.m. on Saturdays. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Minutes after the man mimicked the rockets, a fusillade of them sailed into a residential area next to the stores. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The Dodgers, widely expected to return to the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season, will attack the season with a fusillade of eight starters. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "On Wednesday, Sacramento police said that a preliminary investigation suggested at least five shooters may have been involved Sunday in unleashing the fusillade of bullets that struck 18 people, six of them fatally. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "What can government agencies and businesses do to prepare for a fusillade of attacks? \u2014 Danny Lopez, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Near the ring road that surrounds the capital, trucks with rocket launchers parked in fields and released a fusillade toward Russian forces\u2019 position to the northwest. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Initial reports said a vicious firefight followed the blast, as surviving Marines defended themselves from militants who unleashed a fusillade of gunfire. \u2014 Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Medicare, the federal insurance system with 64 million older or disabled Americans, was not included in the order, and the absence has triggered a fusillade of complaints. \u2014 Amy Goldstein And Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News , 28 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"borrowed from French, from fusiller \"to shoot with a musket volley\" (from fus il fusil entry 2 + -iller, causative prefix, going back to Latin -icul\u0101re, derivative of -iculum, instrumental and diminutive suffix) + -ade  -ade ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-120707"
  },
  "fortification":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or process of fortifying",
      ": something that fortifies , defends, or strengthens",
      ": works erected to defend a place or position",
      ": the act of making stronger or enriching",
      ": something built to strengthen or protect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u022fr-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccf\u022fr-t\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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      "bastion",
      "castle",
      "citadel",
      "fastness",
      "fort",
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      "hold",
      "redoubt",
      "stronghold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They began the fortification and reconstruction of the city.",
      "defenders at the border fortifications preparing for an attack",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The researchers, who announced their findings last week, were able to map a massive fortification of walls, storage facilities and an industrial complex. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 6 June 2022",
      "Some of the discoveries include a fortification complete with towers and walls and a storage building multiple stories tall. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 20 June 2022",
      "In the 14th century, Edward III turned Windsor Castle from a military fortification to a Gothic palace. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "Sahoglu and his colleagues excavated a part of \u00c7e\u015fme-Ba\u011flararas\u0131 not far from a massive stone fortification . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Among the buildings found were an industrial complex, a fortification with a wall and towers, and a multi-story storage building. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 June 2022",
      "Baxter of California Daily Fortifying Shampoo for Men Oftentimes, thick hair needs extra fortification . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "The Azovstal steel plant is facing heavy shelling, as Ukraine\u2019s troops have entrenched themselves there, using it as a fortification to try and repel Russian attacks. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Those arrested were charged with throwing stones, firing fireworks, assaulting police officers, violent fortification , violent rioting and disturbing public order, according to the police. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-121702"
  },
  "fall back":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something on which one can fall back : reserve",
      ": a falling back : retreat",
      ": something that falls back",
      ": retreat , recede",
      ": to have recourse to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-\u02ccbak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "back away",
      "drop back",
      "pull out",
      "recede",
      "retire",
      "retreat",
      "withdraw"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "advance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Companies in recent years have added fallback language to most loans allowing for a switch to a Libor replacement in June 2023. \u2014 Mark Maurer, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "In April, a fallback in gas prices helped slow overall inflation. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 11 May 2022",
      "When plans for in-person New Year\u2019s Eve entertainment collapse, network TV may offer as reliable a fallback as any. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "The bubble has been used as a fallback location for softball games when weather is poor, Minot Daily News reports. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Microsoft is also working to prevent ZLoader botnets from communicating with any other fallback domains. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "All Sports Golf Battle was the preferred format, but Dude Perfect had a fallback plan if Augusta National officials rejected that. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Many Americans regard restaurant work as an ever-available fallback plan, but Muslims have faced incidents of discrimination as both workers and diners. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "When lawmakers failed to reach a compromise on legislation to overhaul law enforcement training and practices, the anti-lynching legislation became a fallback of sorts. \u2014 Jennifer Haberkornstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1607, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-131745"
  },
  "fortify":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make strong: such as",
      ": to strengthen and secure (a place, such as a town) by forts or batteries",
      ": to give physical strength, courage, or endurance to",
      ": to add mental or moral strength to : encourage",
      ": to strengthen or enhance by the addition of some substance or ingredient: such as",
      ": to add distilled grape spirits to (wine) during fermentation to increase the alcohol content",
      ": to enrich (food) by adding ingredients (such as vitamins or minerals) to improve the nutritional value",
      ": to erect fortifications",
      ": to make strong",
      ": to add material to (something) to strengthen or improve it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brace",
      "forearm",
      "nerve",
      "poise",
      "psych (up)",
      "ready",
      "steel",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fortify a city against attack",
      "a city fortified by high walls",
      "Support for his theories has been fortified by the results of these experiments.",
      "He took a deep breath to fortify himself before stepping onto the stage.",
      "milk fortified with vitamin D",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ridling established the Strengthen Alabama Homes program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to Alabama residents to fortify their homes to help protect against severe weather. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 16 June 2022",
      "But Western arms brokers and Ukrainian officials said Russia is often outbidding Ukraine for these supplies and hastening to fortify its own dwindling weapons stores. \u2014 Brett Forrest, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "But the Russians have had weeks to fortify their positions in the south, even with the bulk of their forces concentrated along a 75-mile front in eastern Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "Still, hospitals sometimes must pay temp agencies hundreds of dollars an hour to fortify their ranks. \u2014 Lauren Coleman-lochner, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
      "These ingredients repair and fortify the skin to turn back the clock on your complexion. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Guardians ownership had drawn criticism this offseason for not spending on free agents or working a trade to fortify the club\u2019s mediocre offense. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "While the Pentagon has relied heavily on the U.S. Army to fortify security in Eastern Europe and would probably rely on the Navy and Air Force in the Pacific, there is more overlap than people realize, Colby said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "To fortify that flank, the Pentagon has sent more than 5,000 additional troops as well as Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland, more than doubling the number of U.S. military personnel in the country. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fortifien , from Anglo-French fortifier , from Late Latin fortificare , from Latin fortis strong",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-132923"
  },
  "friendliness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being friendly : such as",
      ": disposition to goodwill, warmth, or kindness to others",
      ": the quality of being suited to particular needs, concerns, users, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fren(d)-l\u0113-n\u0259s"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-142050"
  },
  "far-fetched":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brought from a remote time or place",
      ": not easily or naturally deduced or introduced : improbable",
      ": not likely to be true"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02c8fecht",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02c8fecht"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doubtful",
      "dubious",
      "flimsy",
      "improbable",
      "questionable",
      "unapt",
      "unlikely"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "likely",
      "probable"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-144212"
  },
  "fawn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner",
      ": to show affection",
      ": a young deer",
      ": one still unweaned or retaining a distinctive baby coat",
      ": kid sense 2",
      ": a light grayish brown",
      ": a young deer",
      ": a light grayish brown",
      ": to show affection",
      ": to try to win favor by acting as if someone is superior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fn",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8f\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apple-polish",
      "bootlick",
      "fuss",
      "kowtow",
      "suck (up)",
      "toady",
      "truckle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a sports star surrounded by fawning fans",
      "a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In a tweet, State Police wrote that Trooper Paul Dabene saw the mother deer and fawn walking up an access road in Framingham that leads to the Massachusetts Turnpike. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Nobody associated with the show was too minor for Golden-Coners to fawn over. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The social media platform has served as somewhat of a safe space for Jack Harlow fans to openly fawn over him. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Spring will bring more fawn births and the CWD-positive captive herds around the state will continue to grow. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "When traumatized or distressed, our flight, fight, freeze or fawn response gets triggered. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "On television, anchors used slow-motion video to analyze and fawn over Charlie\u2019s backswing, his follow-through, his hip turn. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "That Seth accepts the nickname without being so gauche as to acknowledge the honor and fawn over Bill is proof that Bill picked the right fella to knight. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "This freestanding fawn and doe decoration set is made with rigid sisal material that\u2019s wrapped around a metal frame for a touch of texture. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Animal control later posted an update with some good news: The fawn was returned. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "This isn't the first time an animal at the center needed help walking; years prior, a baby fawn named Clarice used a wheelchair as part of her rehabilitation too. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Throughout are signs of Gabrielle Chanel's private life in her Rue 31 Cambon apartment, such as a wing chair, a Goossens table with a wheatsheaf base, and a large fawn velvet banquette. \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Patrick Foy of the state wildlife agency\u2019s law enforcement division said their behavior was consistent with incidents in which people take a wild animal, such as a deer fawn , as a pet. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Stars were appearing in the early night sky when the big doe showed up with a fawn in tow. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The Columbus Zoo is celebrating its newest addition, an adorable tufted deer fawn . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The fawn is still receiving one bottle feeding every morning as part of his diet. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The fawn was given his moniker by the staff that oversees his care. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-145925"
  },
  "frenzy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a temporary madness",
      ": a violent mental or emotional agitation",
      ": intense usually wild and often disorderly compulsive or agitated activity",
      ": to affect with frenzy",
      ": great and often wild or disorderly activity",
      ": a temporary madness",
      ": a violent mental or emotional agitation",
      ": intense usually wild and often disorderly compulsive or agitated activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fren-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8fren-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8fren-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitation",
      "deliriousness",
      "delirium",
      "distraction",
      "fever",
      "feverishness",
      "flap",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fury",
      "hysteria",
      "rage",
      "rampage",
      "uproar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "crack",
      "craze",
      "derange",
      "loco",
      "madden",
      "unbalance",
      "unhinge",
      "unstring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the buying frenzy just before Christmas",
      "in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death",
      "Verb",
      "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Just months after a hiring frenzy , companies are laying off workers. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
      "Historically high savings rates and government stimulus measures helped ignite a home buying frenzy during the pandemic\u2014but signs of a slowdown have quickly emerged as the Fed embarks on its most aggressive interest-rate-hiking cycle in two decades. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "When the pandemic began, infections happened exclusively in people who\u2019d never encountered the coronavirus before; illness took several days to manifest, as the virus churned itself into a frenzy and the immune system struggled to catch up. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
      "The line easily whipped up a frenzy among fans of the couple, the utterance seemingly capturing the entire energy of the duo\u2019s push-pull love story. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 June 2022",
      "To be fair to the current market, buying a home was intense even before this frenzy . \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022",
      "Since Thursday, active exploits of the vulnerability have mushroomed, creating a semi-organized frenzy among competing crime groups. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 3 June 2022",
      "The same can't be said for Sum, which depicts geopolitical frenzy with a clinical air. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Andrea Palumbo, a gamer who works full time in IT and got back into gaming during the pandemic\u2019s Animal Crossing frenzy , loves to game because of the social draw. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Together, the percussion and brass became springboards for a buildup to frenzy . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Because that conflict remains unresolved in the story, Jones often declines to resolve it in movement; numbers build from tension to frenzy without the overfamiliar Broadway-style climax. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "The horses gallop and rear with such realism and frenzy the viewer feels compelled to jump out of the way. \u2014 Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "Legesse's days have been frenzied ever since her restaurant in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood, Bati Ethiopian Kitchen, was forced to close its dining room and lay off most of its staff. \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 25 Apr. 2020",
      "Wing prices and production run in predictable cycles each year ramping up for the NFL playoffs and championship game in the beginning of February, then again for college basketball\u2019s frenzied tournament a month and a half later. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "Inside Florida\u2019s frenzied , failed dash to dole out $600 million in no-bid mask deals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "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",
      "Orlando City\u2019s famously frenzied fans want their team to match their intensity. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Pro Soccer USA , 3 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1791, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-160853"
  },
  "fat-cat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wealthy contributor to a political campaign fund",
      ": a wealthy and privileged person",
      ": big shot",
      ": a lethargic complacent person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "capitalist",
      "Croesus",
      "deep pocket",
      "have",
      "money",
      "moneybags",
      "plutocrat",
      "silk stocking"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "have-not",
      "pauper"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The best seats in the theater were reserved for the fat cats .",
      "that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pulled in by the promise of thrills or the guarantee of glamour, readers will stay for the game of survivor(s), and finish the book as satisfied as a fat cat in the Serengeti. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
      "More monthly and energy bills to bail out their fat cat friends who fund their little. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "There has been music and dancing and marching and a giant inflatable fat cat perched atop a red car. \u2014 Rebecca Nathanson, The New Republic , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Second, earnings rise enormously for most workers over their career, and the low paying history major of 2021 might be a plutocratic fat cat executive 25 years later. \u2014 Richard Vedder, Forbes , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "Every fat cat in America will be calling up his accountant today asking for one of those Thiel IRAs. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 25 June 2021",
      "Elsewhere, Olivia\u2019s friend Lucy, a business and science consultant, is flying in from New York to London to meet a fat cat called Hunter Sterling who has recruited her to head Digitas, his venture capital firm. \u2014 Katherine A. Powers, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
      "The young angler did have a few pounds on the fat cat , but not many. \u2014 Matt Williams, Dallas News , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Speakers addressed the crowd from a Teamsters Local 25 flatbed adorned with an inflatable fat cat , depicted smoking a cigar and holding a moneybag. \u2014 Lucas Phillips, BostonGlobe.com , 8 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-162403"
  },
  "function":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": professional or official position : occupation",
      ": the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists : purpose",
      ": any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action",
      ": the normal and specific contribution of a bodily part to the economy of a living organism",
      ": an official or formal ceremony or social gathering",
      ": a mathematical correspondence that assigns exactly one element of one set to each element of the same or another set",
      ": a variable (such as a quality, trait, or measurement) that depends on and varies with another",
      ": result",
      ": characteristic behavior of a chemical compound due to a particular reactive unit",
      ": functional group",
      ": a computer subroutine",
      ": one that performs a calculation with variables (see variable entry 2 sense 1a ) provided by a program and supplies the program with a single result",
      ": to have a function : serve",
      ": to carry on a function or be in action : operate",
      ": the action for which a person or thing is designed or used : purpose",
      ": a large important ceremony or social affair",
      ": a mathematical relationship that assigns exactly one element of one set to each element of the same or another set",
      ": to serve a certain purpose : work",
      ": any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action",
      ": the normal and specific contribution of a bodily part to the economy of a living organism \u2014 see vital function",
      ": to have a function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014bk-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[
      "affair",
      "bash",
      "binge",
      "blast",
      "blowout",
      "do",
      "event",
      "fete",
      "f\u00eate",
      "get-together",
      "party",
      "reception",
      "shindig"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "act",
      "perform",
      "serve",
      "work"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "However in Japan, the sport, which was brought to the country in 1872 by Horace Wilson, an American English teacher at the Kaisei Academy in Tokyo, took on a different political function . \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Metro Atlanta added 8,800 jobs in May and also saw its unemployment rate rise slightly, but the uptick in the region\u2019s historically low jobless rate may be more a function of seasonality than looming fears of economic storm clouds. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "The victims, who went to get something to eat after attending a church function , did get a license plate for the Ford, which was traced to a Broadview Heights address. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "The Trust Barometer further finds that businesses must take the lead on societal issues and that this leadership has become a core business function . \u2014 Kelly Feist, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "These may be able to offer a browning function , whereas Crockpots and crockpot-style cookers usually do not. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Maybe that\u2019s a natural function of Joseph finally allowing his characters to get into some serious arguments in these latter phases. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "A few weeks later, Zillow creates a brand-new function to pair left-behind citizens with now-vacant houses; the CMS works like a charm, with excellent functionality and zero error messages. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "With the frequency channel, however, timing becomes a function of data\u2014even when only safe instructions are used. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "It was introduced as a means of supporting low-income Oregonians who helped the state continue to function during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic by working. \u2014 Connor Radnovich, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Congress and the judiciary played out their respective roles and the executive branch continued to function despite unprecedented political pressures. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Tommy still hasn't quite figured out how to function without her. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
      "In addition, the IAEA has around 40 cameras in place at Iran\u2019s main enrichment plants, which will continue to function . \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Only the radios carried by Border Patrol agents appeared to function well, the review found. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Regardless of the geopolitical climate, Ukraine's IT sector continues to function \u2014and even thrive. \u2014 Nazariy Hazdun, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Children shouldn\u2019t have to function on empty stomachs during what should be one of the most enjoyable times of the year for them. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 2 June 2022",
      "So the agency is developing new connections to allow existing technologies, which were not originally designed to work together, to function as an effective system. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-165228"
  },
  "functioning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": professional or official position : occupation",
      ": the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists : purpose",
      ": any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action",
      ": the normal and specific contribution of a bodily part to the economy of a living organism",
      ": an official or formal ceremony or social gathering",
      ": a mathematical correspondence that assigns exactly one element of one set to each element of the same or another set",
      ": a variable (such as a quality, trait, or measurement) that depends on and varies with another",
      ": result",
      ": characteristic behavior of a chemical compound due to a particular reactive unit",
      ": functional group",
      ": a computer subroutine",
      ": one that performs a calculation with variables (see variable entry 2 sense 1a ) provided by a program and supplies the program with a single result",
      ": to have a function : serve",
      ": to carry on a function or be in action : operate",
      ": the action for which a person or thing is designed or used : purpose",
      ": a large important ceremony or social affair",
      ": a mathematical relationship that assigns exactly one element of one set to each element of the same or another set",
      ": to serve a certain purpose : work",
      ": any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action",
      ": the normal and specific contribution of a bodily part to the economy of a living organism \u2014 see vital function",
      ": to have a function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014bk-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affair",
      "bash",
      "binge",
      "blast",
      "blowout",
      "do",
      "event",
      "fete",
      "f\u00eate",
      "get-together",
      "party",
      "reception",
      "shindig"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "act",
      "perform",
      "serve",
      "work"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "However in Japan, the sport, which was brought to the country in 1872 by Horace Wilson, an American English teacher at the Kaisei Academy in Tokyo, took on a different political function . \u2014 Kimmy Yam, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
      "Metro Atlanta added 8,800 jobs in May and also saw its unemployment rate rise slightly, but the uptick in the region\u2019s historically low jobless rate may be more a function of seasonality than looming fears of economic storm clouds. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "The victims, who went to get something to eat after attending a church function , did get a license plate for the Ford, which was traced to a Broadview Heights address. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "The Trust Barometer further finds that businesses must take the lead on societal issues and that this leadership has become a core business function . \u2014 Kelly Feist, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "These may be able to offer a browning function , whereas Crockpots and crockpot-style cookers usually do not. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Maybe that\u2019s a natural function of Joseph finally allowing his characters to get into some serious arguments in these latter phases. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
      "A few weeks later, Zillow creates a brand-new function to pair left-behind citizens with now-vacant houses; the CMS works like a charm, with excellent functionality and zero error messages. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "With the frequency channel, however, timing becomes a function of data\u2014even when only safe instructions are used. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "It was introduced as a means of supporting low-income Oregonians who helped the state continue to function during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic by working. \u2014 Connor Radnovich, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Congress and the judiciary played out their respective roles and the executive branch continued to function despite unprecedented political pressures. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Tommy still hasn't quite figured out how to function without her. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 11 June 2022",
      "In addition, the IAEA has around 40 cameras in place at Iran\u2019s main enrichment plants, which will continue to function . \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "Only the radios carried by Border Patrol agents appeared to function well, the review found. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Regardless of the geopolitical climate, Ukraine's IT sector continues to function \u2014and even thrive. \u2014 Nazariy Hazdun, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Children shouldn\u2019t have to function on empty stomachs during what should be one of the most enjoyable times of the year for them. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 2 June 2022",
      "So the agency is developing new connections to allow existing technologies, which were not originally designed to work together, to function as an effective system. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-170656"
  },
  "freebee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something (such as a theater ticket) given without charge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-b\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bestowal",
      "comp",
      "donation",
      "donative",
      "fairing",
      "gift",
      "giveaway",
      "handsel",
      "lagniappe",
      "largesse",
      "largess",
      "present",
      "presentation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "On the store's opening day, the manager gave out hats, small toys, and other freebies .",
      "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These next steps may include reading an article, subscribing to an email newsletter, following you on social media, seeing a demo, taking a freebie , or buying a product. \u2014 Mike Kappel, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
      "At co-branded Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery locations, one freebie must be selected. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "The chain has also brought back a popular Halloween freebie . \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "For a limited time, new Taco Bell Rewards members get a freebie for signing up. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 5 May 2022",
      "Splayed glowing falcon wings, neon changshans, gold chrome cyclops sunglasses and Tron-looking black leggings with electric blue panels; the metaverse dress code was futuristic chaos, and suddenly my freebie tiara wasn't cutting it. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Tuesday is one of the biggest freebie days of the year for educators nationwide. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "Sizing up the situation after Jakob Poeltl sank a free throw with 2.4 seconds left to knot the score at 108, Murray and Richardson prepared for one of the NBA\u2019s worst free-throw shooters to miss the second freebie . \u2014 Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The freebie is available while supplies last and parents get a 10% coupon, too. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by alteration from obsolete freeby gratis, irregular from free ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172045"
  },
  "fosse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ditch , moat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dike",
      "ditch",
      "gutter",
      "sheugh",
      "trench",
      "trough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the first line of defense is a water-filled fosse that enemy troops would have to cross"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fosse, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin fossa \"ditch, trench,\" noun derivative from feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere \"to jab, dig\" \u2014 more at fossil entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172213"
  },
  "foot (up)":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a total of (as the cost)",
      ": to amount to when added or reckoned",
      ": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-172300"
  },
  "fig":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an oblong or pear-shaped syconium fruit of a tree (genus Ficus ) of the mulberry family",
      ": a tree bearing figs : a ficus tree",
      ": a widely cultivated tree ( F. carica ) that produces edible figs \u2014 see also strangler fig , weeping fig \u2014 compare banyan , peepul , rubber plant",
      ": a worthless trifle : the least bit",
      ": dress , array",
      "figurative; figuratively; figure",
      ": a sweet fruit that is oblong or shaped like a pear and is often eaten dried",
      ": an oblong or pear-shaped fruit that is a syconium",
      ": the edible fruit of a widely cultivated tree ( Ficus carica ) that has laxative qualities",
      ": any of a genus ( Ficus ) of trees of the mulberry family that produce figs",
      "figure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fig",
      "\u02c8fig",
      "\u02c8fig"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beans",
      "bubkes",
      "bupkes",
      "bupkus",
      "continental",
      "damn",
      "darn",
      "durn",
      "diddly",
      "diddly-squat",
      "doodley-squat",
      "doodly-squat",
      "ghost",
      "hoot",
      "iota",
      "jot",
      "lick",
      "modicum",
      "rap",
      "squat",
      "syllable",
      "tittle",
      "whit",
      "whoop"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173135"
  },
  "frequently":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at frequent or short intervals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "again and again",
      "constantly",
      "continually",
      "hourly",
      "much",
      "oft",
      "often",
      "oftentimes",
      "ofttimes",
      "over and over",
      "repeatedly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infrequently",
      "little",
      "rarely",
      "seldom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "our oddball uncle frequently lets himself into our house without knocking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its outline, frequently seen on tourist signs, improbably resembles a scuba diver. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "Duren, with his youth, length and athleticism, is frequently compared to Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
      "Showalter frequently protested mask mandates at meetings. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
      "Companies that don\u2019t care about your dog\u2019s health will use the cheapest oil extraction processes available, and frequently that means using chemical solvents to extract CBD oil from the hemp plants. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s something Rebecca Eyre is frequently exposed to in her line of work. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
      "The higher nicotine levels are particularly concerning since Juul has frequently been accused of marketing its potent products to underage youth. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
      "An analyst with the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, Brussee frequently scours the Chinese internet for data. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Alewife, a small prey fish that can reach 2 to 9 inches in length, went through this summertime event frequently 20-60 years ago, but the occurrence has since been rare. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see frequent  entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1531, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173314"
  },
  "funereal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a funeral",
      ": befitting or suggesting a funeral (as in solemnity)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fyu\u0307-\u02c8nir-\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "black",
      "bleak",
      "cheerless",
      "chill",
      "Cimmerian",
      "cloudy",
      "cold",
      "comfortless",
      "dark",
      "darkening",
      "depressing",
      "depressive",
      "desolate",
      "dire",
      "disconsolate",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "dreich",
      "elegiac",
      "elegiacal",
      "forlorn",
      "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":[
      "shivered with cold in the dark and funereal Victorian mansion",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Wearing a funereal dark suit, white shirt and muted tie, Joe Biden delivered Thursday night one of the most somber White House speeches in recent history. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 3 June 2022",
      "Several categories, including items taken by colonial violence, human remains and sacred and funereal objects, will be most affected. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "The parallels to America are clear, but Harris gives Sugarland its own ceremonies of remembrance and loss, including a semi-Pentecostal, funereal holler that made a holy terror announce itself in my body. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Played by a sadly juiceless Jeremy Irons in funereal mode, the Chamberlain here is a quietly heroic figure who perceptively negotiates with Hitler to avoid another war. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Garrison and Jones work themselves into a funereal groove, and Tyner somehow makes his piano sound like it\u2019s crying. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "During the long stretch when the Advance failed to live up to its upbeat billing, the event took on a funereal vibe, even amid the splendor of a historic hotel decked out for Christmas. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Originally funereal , the first move Ashworth made was increasing tempos \u2014 while adding richly textured acoustic and electronic arrangements that firmly pushed the songs toward contemporary pop. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The day after that day, four years ago, was funereal . \u2014 Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books , 19 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin funereus , from funer-, funus ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173651"
  },
  "freebooter":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pirate , plunderer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccb\u00fc-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buccaneer",
      "corsair",
      "pirate",
      "rover"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by folk etymology from Dutch vrijbuiter , from vrijbuit plunder, from vrij free + buit booty",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1570, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180503"
  },
  "fewest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun, plural in construction",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not many persons or things",
      ": consisting of or amounting to only a small number",
      ": at least some but indeterminately small in number",
      ": few in number and infrequently met : rare",
      ": a small number of units or individuals",
      ": a special limited number",
      ": not many people or things",
      ": not many but some",
      ": a small number of people or things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "couple",
      "handful",
      "scatter",
      "scattering",
      "smatter",
      "smattering",
      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "army",
      "crowd",
      "flock",
      "gazillion",
      "horde",
      "host",
      "jillion",
      "kazillion",
      "legion",
      "loads",
      "many",
      "mountain",
      "multitude",
      "oodles",
      "scads",
      "thousands",
      "zillion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.",
      "There are fewer children at the school this year.",
      "Not many people came, but the few people who did enjoyed themselves.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Michigan examples of native species include sugar maples, highbush blueberries, and American beech trees just to name a few . \u2014 Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022",
      "These include time, weather, financial markets and traffic, to name a few . \u2014 Chris Gadek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The Netherlands is known for many things: tulips, Van Gogh, canals, and a love of bicycles, just to name a few . \u2014 Sydney Baker, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
      "In recent years, this self-musician has collaborated with notable acts such as 6LACK, Thundercat, Alex Isley, and Eric Bellinger, and has also written songs for H.E.R., Kehlani, and Chl\u00f6e & Halle, just to name a few . \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 21 June 2022",
      "After a dip in the pool, savor a lunch of light dishes like Caprese salad, salmon carpaccio and traditional Salento frisa, to name a few . \u2014 Rachel Dube, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
      "The second, which came out in 2016, held 16,000, including words borrowed from more than 100 Indigenous Australian languages \u2014 billabong, kangaroo and yabby, to name a few . \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "Finnerty's other credits include The Wedding Planner, The Terminal and Dumplin', just to name a few . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Tom Brady, Mark Wahlberg, Sylvester Stallone, Dr. Dre and Kylie Jenner, to name a few . \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in construction",
      "The combo pairs late-season heli-skiing with fishing for king salmon, an impressive Alaska double few can claim to have pulled off. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Only a small portion of COVID-19 patients get sick enough to require ventilation\u2014but for the unlucky few who do, data out of China and New York City suggest upward of 80% do not recover. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 16 Apr. 2020",
      "According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70 percent of Polish citizens held a favorable few of the E.U. last year, compared to 48 percent in the United Kingdom. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Until Kansas City\u2019s famed stockyards closed down in 1991, the city was pretty much wall-to-wall cows and pigs, few of whom were housebroken. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 22 Jan. 2020",
      "In 2015, when the party came to power, migrants \u2014 few of whom were actually trying to enter Poland \u2014 were made targets. \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Oct. 2019",
      "But while most interior design professionals are familiar with the concept of biophilic design, many only recognize a limited few of the countless ways it can be implemented. \u2014 Michelle Beganskas, Quartz , 3 Dec. 2019",
      "This information did not leak until 2009 and there were few who allowed it to tarnish memories of the Sox\u2019 magical championships of 2004 and 2007. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Nov. 2019",
      "There were few of the latter, sung by Moctar, second guitarist Ahmoudou Madassane and, occasionally, bassist-producer Michael Coltun. \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Pronoun, plural in construction and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Pronoun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180623"
  },
  "fjord":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes",
      ": a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0113-\u02c8\u022frd",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02cc\u022frd",
      "\u02c8fy\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arm",
      "bay",
      "bight",
      "cove",
      "creek",
      "embayment",
      "estuary",
      "firth",
      "gulf",
      "inlet",
      "loch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cruise through the breathtaking fjords along the coast of Norway",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This 70-mile long fjord is ideal for fishing, crabbing, clamming, and oyster harvesting. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "Further in, a wall of sea ice blocked the channel into a fjord , and beyond that, a walrus was sunning itself on land. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
      "Inspired by a coastal fisherman\u2019s cabin known as a rorbu, the 94-room hotel will be carefully suspended above the Holandsfjorden fjord via poles that minimize the impact on the surrounding glacial environment. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The houses, both modernist in style, were perched on a hillside with near-flat roofs and walls of windows opening onto outdoor living areas; Tycho assured me that on fog-free days the houses had views overlooking both forests and a fjord . \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "As the biggest city along the vast coastline of western Norway, Bergen is the perfect starting point for a Norwegian fjord road trip. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Fifteen years or so ago, when the fjord was toxic sludge, these floating saunas would have been madness. \u2014 James Stewart, Robb Report , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The second part is planned for May in a Norwegian fjord . \u2014 Eric Niiler, WSJ , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Soaking in one of two 104 F infinity pools, drink in hand from either swim-up bar, visitors can look through the opening of birch, pine and fir trees to a panoramic fjord vista. \u2014 Maxime Tamsett, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Norwegian fjord , from Old Norse fj\u01ebrthr \u2014 more at ford ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1674, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-180926"
  },
  "firmly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": securely or solidly fixed in place",
      ": not weak or uncertain : vigorous",
      ": having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure",
      ": not subject to change or revision",
      ": not subject to price weakness : steady",
      ": not easily moved or disturbed : steadfast",
      ": well-founded",
      ": indicating firmness or resolution",
      ": in a firm manner : steadfastly , fixedly",
      ": to make secure or fast : tighten",
      ": to make solid or compact",
      ": to put into final form : settle",
      ": to give additional support to : strengthen",
      ": to become firm : harden",
      ": to recover from a decline : improve",
      ": the name or title under which a company transacts business",
      ": a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct from the members composing it",
      ": a business unit or enterprise",
      ": having a solid compact texture",
      ": strong sense 1 , vigorous",
      ": not likely to be changed",
      ": not easily moved or shaken : faithful",
      ": showing certainty or determination",
      ": to make or become hard or solid",
      ": to make more secure or strong",
      ": to put into final form",
      ": business sense 2",
      ": the name or title under which a company transacts business",
      ": a partnership of two or more persons that is not recognized as a legal person distinct from the members composing it",
      ": a business unit or enterprise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259rm",
      "\u02c8f\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "forceful",
      "hearty",
      "iron",
      "lusty",
      "robust",
      "solid",
      "stout",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "vigorous"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "concrete",
      "congeal",
      "freeze",
      "harden",
      "indurate",
      "set",
      "solidify"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "EV Safe Charge hasn\u2019t announced a firm launch date yet, but plans to put the charging robot into production next year. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 15 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s no firm release date as yet, but Among Us VR will arrive this holiday season. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Owens\u2019 campaign has not given a firm commitment or denial for his participation in the Utah Debate Commission\u2019s event scheduled for June 1. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Absent from the proposal is a firm commitment for when the School Committee will have a new superintendent in place. \u2014 James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Lewis, a partner at Slater Slater Schulman, said the allegations of abuse among the roughly 200 former foster children represented by the firm date to the 1970s. \u2014 James Queally, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "However, this switch has been in the works for a long time, and there's still no firm date for when the second-biggest cryptocurrency will abandon the proof of work model. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
      "Then again, Marvel never revealed a firm release date for the film. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Sources indicate that cast and crew had to be given a firm end-of-production date in order to plan for their futures after the show. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The mandatory disclosure of more firm -specific information has also improved capital allocation across various industries. \u2014 Diane Hoskins, Fortune , 26 May 2022",
      "For more firm -looking and radiant skin, this professional-grade pair is tops. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, Town & Country , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "In addition to the CIO, oversight from a sustainability committee that ensures a firm -wide holistic approach and quality control is helpful. \u2014 Robert G. Eccles, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "After graduating from Yale University in 1949 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in architecture (later converted to a master\u2019s degree according to Jack Jr.,) Bialosky Sr. founded the firm now known as Bialosky Cleveland. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "Another prominent original occupant \u2014 the trust company occupied about half the building \u2014 was the Los Angeles law firm now known as O\u2019Melveny & Myers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Two law firms, Marchena and Graham and the former Broad & Cassel law firm now known as Nelson Mullins received the bulk of the payments. \u2014 Beth Kassab, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Sep. 2019",
      "Morse is one of Michigan's most visible attorneys with TV spots and billboard ads that call his personal injury law firm the largest in the state. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 3 July 2019",
      "Big-name attorney Morse is one of Michigan's most visible attorneys with TV spots and billboard ads that call his personal injury law firm the largest in the state. \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Cook until the oysters begin to firm and the butter starts to bubble inside the shells. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "Combined, the technologies are designed to firm up the skin and improve its appearance and skin texture within a short time. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Those three steps of applying concealer, blending it in, applying foundation, rubbing it out, and then powdering everything to just firm it down and set it are not required. \u2014 Essence , 21 May 2022",
      "More than just makeup, this GH Beauty Award- and test-winning No7 foundation is infused with skincare ingredients like wrinkle-smoothing peptides and vitamins C and E to firm and brighten skin. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "This product works to firm and tighten all the problem areas of our face that are prone to wrinkles, while deeply moisturizing our skin to give a healthy glow and plumpness. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
      "The final step in the routine is the LED light treatment, which has red light to target fine lines and wrinkles, blue light for acne-prone skin, and infrared to firm and temporarily reduce pain. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "As its name suggests, the +Retinol Vitamin C Moisturizer combines the effects of these active ingredients to firm , brighten, and smooth skin overnight. \u2014 Jennifer Hussein, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Maggie and Gary firm up their relationship; Regina\u2019s new business gets buoyed by her estranged parents who reconcile for their daughter. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In order to be eligible for the fund, a firm must be at least 51% minority-owned with a goal to create an economic impact in the city, have interest in scaling the business and commit to mentor other developers during the process. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
      "Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas left the Obama administration in 2016 to join WilmerHale, a powerful firm in D.C. \u2014 Eric Fan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Rahul Bhonsle, director of Security Risks Asia, a consulting firm in Delhi. \u2014 Shefali Anand, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "In 2020, Leo stepped down as head of the Federalist Society to run CRC Advisors, a right-wing political strategy firm . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Alameda Research, a digital asset trading firm , sold $88 million in stETH. \u2014 Krisztian Sandor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "Growth in the tumor, or a firm rather than typically soft texture, are reasons for concern. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "The final round of the London event attracted an average of 68,761 viewers on YouTube and fewer than 5,000 on Facebook, according to Apex Marketing, a sports and entertainment analytics firm . \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "But Vela resigned to work for a lobbying firm in March, triggering a special election to finish out his term \u2014 and this time, voters in the South Texas district opted for the Republican candidate by more than seven and a half points. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181319"
  },
  "flowing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moving smoothly and continuously in or as if in a stream",
      ": smooth and graceful",
      ": hanging loosely and gracefully"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u014d-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fluent",
      "fluid",
      "liquid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hard",
      "nonliquid",
      "solid"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181354"
  },
  "fertile":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive",
      ": characterized by great resourcefulness of thought or imagination : inventive",
      ": plentiful",
      ": capable of sustaining abundant plant growth",
      ": affording abundant possibilities for growth or development",
      ": capable of growing or developing",
      ": capable of producing fruit",
      ": containing pollen",
      ": developing spores or spore-bearing organs",
      ": capable of breeding or reproducing",
      ": capable of being converted into fissionable material",
      ": producing many plants or crops",
      ": producing many ideas",
      ": capable of developing and growing",
      ": capable of growing or developing",
      ": developing spores or spore-bearing organs",
      ": capable of breeding or reproducing",
      ": marked by the production of one or more viable eggs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u1d4al",
      "chiefly British",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8f\u0259rt-\u1d4al,"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cornucopian",
      "fat",
      "fecund",
      "fructuous",
      "fruitful",
      "lush",
      "luxuriant",
      "productive",
      "prolific",
      "rich"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "barren",
      "dead",
      "infertile",
      "sterile",
      "unfertile",
      "unfruitful",
      "unproductive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "an area that is a fertile breeding ground for political extremism",
      "This subject remains a fertile field for additional investigation.",
      "He has a fertile mind.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This meant Islam met with fertile ground: people were searching for new hope, something that could bring people together again as a society. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The ongoing popularity of podcasts has provided fertile ground for TV adaptations, as producers, networks and other developers latch on to the deep, first-person journalistic reporting in podcasts to launch more glossy, A-list-starring reinventions. \u2014 Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Femi said Connecticut is fertile ground for its multicultural bank strategy, given its racial and ethnic diversity. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
      "The fertile area, lush with golden fields of wheat and barley, is a fitting place for people to geek out over grain varieties. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
      "The farm, off Indian Lake Road and near its original location, is becoming a more fertile area for growing produce that is donated to a number of nonprofits including the ECHO Food Shelf and BackPack program. \u2014 Tim Krohn, Star Tribune , 2 June 2021",
      "In the fertile area near the Colombian border, tractors and combines sit idle while some farmers move their products on the backs of mules. \u2014 John Otis, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "That would give the Kremlin not only a lock over Crimea and Donbas, but key ports, industrial centers and fertile lands across the east and south. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "After annexing New Caledonia in 1853 and establishing a penal colony, the French forced the Kanaks off their fertile tribal lands and onto reservations. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin fertilis , from ferre to carry, bear \u2014 more at bear ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-181450"
  },
  "flag":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as",
      ": iris",
      ": a wild iris",
      ": sweet flag",
      ": a usually rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation), as a signaling device, or as a decoration",
      ": the tail of some dogs (such as a setter or hound)",
      ": the long hair fringing a dog's tail",
      ": the tail of a deer",
      ": something used like a flag to signal or attract attention",
      ": one of the cross strokes of a musical note less than a quarter note in value",
      ": something represented by a flag: such as",
      ": flagship",
      ": an admiral functioning in his office of command",
      ": nationality",
      ": the nationality of registration of a ship or aircraft",
      ": to signal with or as if with a flag",
      ": to signal to stop",
      ": to mark or identify with or as if with a flag",
      ": to call a penalty on : penalize",
      ": to hang loose without stiffness",
      ": to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless",
      ": to decline in interest, attraction, or value",
      ": a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving",
      ": a piece of such stone",
      ": to lay (something, such as a pavement) with flags (see flag entry 5 )",
      ": a piece of cloth with a special design or color that is used as a symbol (as of a nation) or as a signal",
      ": to signal to stop",
      ": to become weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flag",
      "also",
      "\u02c8flag"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "banderole",
      "banderol",
      "banner",
      "colors",
      "ensign",
      "guidon",
      "jack",
      "pendant",
      "pendent",
      "pennant",
      "pennon",
      "standard",
      "streamer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beckon",
      "gesture",
      "motion",
      "signal",
      "wave"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1604, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (3)",
      "1615, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-182004"
  },
  "frown (on":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to disapprove of (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184250"
  },
  "for":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation ()",
      "conjunction",
      "prefix",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": as being or constituting",
      ": because of",
      ": in place of",
      ": on behalf of : representing",
      ": in favor of",
      ": in spite of",
      ": with respect to : concerning",
      ": in honor of : after",
      ": for the reason that : on this ground : because",
      "foreign",
      "forestry",
      "free on rail",
      ": so as to involve prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, neglect, or refusal",
      ": destructively or detrimentally",
      ": completely : excessively : to exhaustion : to pieces",
      ": by way of getting ready",
      ": toward the goal or purpose of",
      ": in order to reach",
      ": as being",
      ": because of",
      ": in order to help, serve, or defend",
      ": directed at : against",
      ": in exchange as equal to",
      ": with regard to : concerning",
      ": taking into account",
      ": through the period of",
      ": to a distance of",
      ": suitable to",
      ": in favor of",
      ": in place of or on behalf of",
      ": after entry 2 sense 5",
      ": because",
      ": because of",
      ": on behalf of : as the representative of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r",
      "(\u02c8)f\u022fr",
      "Southern also",
      "f\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "'cause",
      "as",
      "as long as",
      "because",
      "being (as ",
      "considering",
      "inasmuch as",
      "now",
      "seeing",
      "since",
      "whereas"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Conjunction",
      "the bill should be listed as paid, for I mailed it in on time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "Brandi Washington drove in from Hot Springs to set up a booth for her clothing store, The Skirt Shop 101. \u2014 Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
      "Being around successful people and seeing the business side of things also helped set me up for success with my own business, Cash Cards Unlimited. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "His funeral, set for the day of the game, resembled a monarch\u2019s coronation. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The suicide of a patient at Orlando Regional Medical Center last month has fueled unrest among nurses about what some describe as severe understaffing at the hospital, though a state review found the facility was not at fault for the death. \u2014 Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
      "The items are for sale at the Troubadour Tavern near the Fantasyland Theatre. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "The one from Moderna is for children ages 6 months to 5 years. \u2014 Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times , 18 June 2022",
      "The organization said 32% of its appointments from January to May of this year were for out-of-state patients. \u2014 Julie Wernau, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "On, Montgomery County\u2019s transit system, made route changes as a result of the sinkhole and told riders the detours could be in effect for two weeks. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Preposition and Conjunction",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Conjunction",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184817"
  },
  "fairy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having diminutive human form and magic powers",
      ": a gay person",
      ": an imaginary magical creature who has the form of a tiny human being",
      ": relating to or like a fairy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113",
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brownie",
      "dwarf",
      "elf",
      "faerie",
      "faery",
      "fay",
      "gnome",
      "goblin",
      "gremlin",
      "hobgoblin",
      "kobold",
      "leprechaun",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "puck",
      "sprite",
      "troll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fairies are part of the folklore of many countries and cultures"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fairie fairyland, enchantment, from Anglo-French faerie , from fee fairy, from Latin Fata , goddess of fate, from fatum fate",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-185825"
  },
  "floozy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually young woman of loose morals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chippie",
      "chippy",
      "doxy",
      "doxie",
      "fancy woman",
      "hoochie",
      "hussy",
      "Jezebel",
      "minx",
      "quean",
      "tramp",
      "trollop",
      "wench"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a floozy who was a familiar figure at barrooms around town"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1911, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-190905"
  },
  "frizzle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": frizz , curl",
      ": a crisp curl",
      ": to fry until crisp and curled",
      ": burn , scorch",
      ": to cook with a sizzling noise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-z\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "curl",
      "frizz",
      "ringlet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the girl has enough frizzles to play Little Orphan Annie"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb (1)",
      "1573, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1613, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "1813, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191153"
  },
  "firlot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various old Scottish units of dry capacity equal to \u00b9/\u2084 boll or from \u00b9/\u2082 to 1\u00b9/\u2082 Winchester bushels",
      ": a container of one firlot capacity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi(\u0259)rl\u0259t",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English ferlot , from Old Norse fj\u014drthi hlotr fourth part, from fj\u014drthi fourth + hlotr part; akin to Old English f\u0113ortha fourth and Old English hlot lot",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191347"
  },
  "frizzily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a frizzy manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-z\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
      "-li"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-191803"
  },
  "fall(s)":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to descend freely by the force of gravity",
      ": to hang freely",
      ": to drop oneself to a lower position",
      ": to come or go as if by falling",
      ": to become born",
      ": to become lower in degree or level",
      ": to drop in pitch or volume",
      ": issue sense 1a",
      ": to become lowered",
      ": to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily",
      ": to enter as if unawares : stumble , stray",
      ": to drop down wounded or dead",
      ": to die in battle",
      ": to suffer military capture",
      ": to lose office",
      ": to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure",
      ": to commit an immoral act",
      ": to lose one's chastity",
      ": to move or extend in a downward direction",
      ": subside , abate",
      ": to decline in quality, activity, or quantity",
      ": to lose weight",
      ": to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection",
      ": to decline in financial value or price",
      ": to occur at a certain time",
      ": to come by chance",
      ": to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance : devolve",
      ": to have a certain or proper position, place, or station",
      ": to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something",
      ": to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition",
      ": to set about heartily or actively",
      ": strike , impinge",
      ": fell sense 1",
      ": to display great or excessive eagerness",
      ": disintegrate",
      ": to succumb to mental or emotional stress : break down",
      ": to lag behind",
      ": to be in arrears",
      ": to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action",
      ": to produce no response or result",
      ": to fall in love with",
      ": to become a victim of",
      ": to lose acceptance or good reputation",
      ": to curve inward",
      ": to comply with a certain course of action",
      ": to meet with",
      ": to fail utterly",
      ": to sacrifice one's pride or position",
      ": to be deficient",
      ": to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target)",
      ": the act of falling by the force of gravity",
      ": a falling out, off, or away : dropping",
      ": the season when leaves fall from trees : autumn",
      ": a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen",
      ": one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together",
      ": birth",
      ": the quantity born",
      ": a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully",
      ": a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century",
      ": the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge",
      ": a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors)",
      ": the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat",
      ": one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris \u2014 compare standard sense 8b",
      ": long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds",
      ": a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair",
      ": a hoisting-tackle rope or chain",
      ": the part of it to which the power is applied",
      ": loss of greatness : collapse",
      ": the surrender or capture of a besieged place",
      ": lapse or departure from innocence or goodness",
      ": loss of a woman's chastity",
      ": the blame for a failure or misdeed",
      ": the downward slope (as of a hill) : declivity",
      ": a precipitous descent of water : waterfall",
      ": a musical cadence",
      ": a falling-pitch intonation in speech",
      ": a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value",
      ": the distance which something falls",
      ": inclination , pitch",
      ": the act of felling something",
      ": the quantity of trees cut down",
      ": an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second)",
      ": a bout of wrestling",
      ": destiny , lot",
      ": of, relating to, or suitable for autumn",
      ": to come or go down freely by the force of gravity",
      ": to come as if by falling",
      ": to become lower (as in degree or value)",
      ": to topple from an upright position",
      ": to collapse wounded or dead",
      ": to become captured",
      ": to occur at a certain time",
      ": to pass from one condition of body or mind to another",
      ": retreat entry 2 sense 1",
      ": to fail to be as good or successful as expected",
      ": the act or an instance of going or coming down by the force of gravity",
      ": autumn",
      ": a thing or quantity that falls",
      ": a loss of greatness : downfall",
      ": waterfall",
      ": a decrease in size, amount, or value",
      ": the distance something falls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fl",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "slip",
      "stumble",
      "topple",
      "trip",
      "tumble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "slip",
      "spill",
      "stumble",
      "tumble"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The jewels on this page would certainly fall into the category of things worth fighting for. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "Of course, Kevin Owens didn\u2019t fall for any of this, calling out Elias for editing the backstage video and wearing a fake beard. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "In addition, although the varying levels of drought typically determine water budgets for households, golf courses do not fall under those ordinances. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
      "As in, the area might officially fall under the Russian Jack Community Council, but proximity and history tie the area more directly to Mountain View. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 June 2022",
      "The crimes that legal experts say Mr. Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 New York Times , 18 June 2022",
      "In exchange, Oglethorpe's ownership share of the two new reactors being built at the plant east of Augusta would fall from 30% to 28%. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 18 June 2022",
      "The crimes that legal experts say Trump may have committed \u2014 obstructing Congress, defrauding the American people and seditious conspiracy \u2014 fall into that bucket. \u2014 Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Prices for bitcoin and ether tumbled about 15% on Monday and continued to fall throughout the week, piling onto the decline that has plagued them all year. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The USS Abraham Lincoln, also based in San Diego, left in January and recently was in the Philippine Sea but is expected back by fall . \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "The child care industry is also facing a looming funding cliff, with states required to use the funding for child care appropriated by the American Rescue Plan by fall of 2024. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Inflation means loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments, but a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall . \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "The facelifted Escape is expected to continue to offer gas, hybrid, and plug-in variants, and it should be revealed in the fall before starting production late this year. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 15 June 2022",
      "By fall , though, negotiations fell apart over when students would have access to the facilities. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
      "The central bank started to shrink the size of its holdings this month and by fall will be shedding nearly $100 billion a month from what is now a $9 trillion balance sheet. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
      "Officials hope to hire more police officers by fall . \u2014 CBS News , 4 June 2022",
      "McBride said banks and others offering one-year CDs that are 1.75% currently could be offering new one-year CDs at 2.75% by fall . \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The liquid metal fabrication added a new verve to a style that has become a constant on Beckham\u2019s runways\u2014her pre- fall 2022 featured a neon version of the same piece\u2014and a favorite within her own wardrobe. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "To celebrate the store\u2019s 15-year anniversary, Smallwood partnered with Proenza Schouler on an in-store event, held on March 22, just one day shy of when the pre- fall 2022 collection is available for preorder on Hampden\u2019s site. \u2014 Lauren Caruso, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The pre- fall Proenza Schouler white square-toe loafer, meanwhile, hits the refresh on polished prep, as does The Row\u2019s Margaret\u2014a slim-line, block-heel iteration. \u2014 Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Keep your eyes peeled on Victoriabeckham.com; the designer\u2019s second dress\u2014a black pre- fall number\u2014will be available to buy in June. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Glamour , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Later, Blumarine, which has grown a reputation as a premiere Y2K-revival brand, released a pre- fall 2022 collection that included red, pink, and black chokers, thick necklaces, and big flower attachments. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The singer wore a long black cardigan with a faux-fur collar from Blumarine's pre- fall 2022 collection. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Blumarine showcased a pre- fall 2022 collection full of red-and-pink looks. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Harper's Bazaar reports that the dress and outerwear are both from Milan fashion house Del Core's pre- fall 2022 collection, the white heels from Tom Ford, her purse from Aspital of London, jewelry by Pasquale Bruni, and sunglasses from Bulgari. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb, Noun, and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1677, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-193710"
  },
  "frowst":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stale stuffy atmosphere : offensive or musty odor",
      ": to loll or lounge especially indoors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frau\u0307st",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-194040"
  },
  "flashiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking in substance or flavor : insipid",
      ": momentarily dazzling",
      ": superficially attractive or impressive",
      ": ostentatious or showy often beyond the bounds of good taste",
      ": marked by gaudy brightness",
      ": gaudy , showy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8fla-sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "jazzy",
      "pizzazzy",
      "pizazzy",
      "snazzy",
      "splashy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "rich young men who drive flashy cars",
      "I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Until her arrest, Todorova enjoyed dance clubs, raves, beach resorts, exotic cocktails and flashy cars, her social media feeds show. \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "There are no flashy cars or mansions in sight, and the homes of two Hern\u00e1ndez siblings that were pointed out to me looked doughtily middle-class. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Hernandez won the lawsuit, and 40 years later he's curated a museum exhibit to celebrate young Latinos who made flashy cars that rode low, hopped and danced on three wheels. \u2014 Len Ramirez, CBS News , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "At times, Leao was guilty of being too flashy , taking on one too many players instead of passing the ball on. \u2014 Emmet Gates, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "My advice would be to get a camera that\u2019s not flashy \u2014 but actually flashes. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "But while flashy Vegas eateries get overrun, a sleepier, less-touristy nearby town that has been catering to locals throughout the past year likely won't feel as overburdened by your visit. \u2014 Sally French, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2021",
      "But while flashy Vegas eateries get overrun, a sleepier, less-touristy nearby town that has been catering to locals throughout the past year likely won\u2019t feel as overburdened by your visit. \u2014 Sally French, chicagotribune.com , 9 June 2021",
      "This one's as flashy as a designer store window, and just as enticing. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-200655"
  },
  "friendship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the state of being friends",
      ": the quality or state of being friendly : friendliness",
      ": aid",
      ": the state of being friends",
      ": a warm and kind feeling or attitude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fren(d)-\u02ccship",
      "\u02c8frend-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amity",
      "benevolence",
      "brotherhood",
      "charity",
      "cordiality",
      "cordialness",
      "fellowship",
      "friendliness",
      "gem\u00fctlichkeit",
      "good-fellowship",
      "goodwill",
      "kindliness",
      "neighborliness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ill will",
      "malevolence",
      "venom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a friendship between two countries",
      "They have enjoyed many years of friendship .",
      "He was encouraged by the friendship his coworkers showed him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their friendship plays a major role in the romance in season one: When Anthony finds Simon and Daphne alone together, Anthony demands the Duke marry his sister. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
      "State attorney general William Tong hailed his decades-long friendship with Brown. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
      "For a costume that's just as timeless as your friendship , throw on a satin pink jacket over an all-black outfit and call it a day. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Cross shared that her friendship with Reid is evidence of those actions. \u2014 Essence , 19 June 2022",
      "Stevens, who has publicly supported Democrat Katie Hobbs for governor, has previously stood by Lake despite her conservative campaign because of their friendship . \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
      "His friendship with the late political commentator Bob Novak was a wonder to behold -- and one that played out on CNN for years. \u2014 Paul Begala, CNN , 18 June 2022",
      "And really, their friendship is a love story in itself. \u2014 Emily Longeretta, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "This second season explores the consequences of the Season 1 finale, which saw Kevin flee and Dan sent to the rubber room, their friendship frayed. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see friend  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201431"
  },
  "faery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fairyland",
      ": fairy sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brownie",
      "dwarf",
      "elf",
      "fairy",
      "fay",
      "gnome",
      "goblin",
      "gremlin",
      "hobgoblin",
      "kobold",
      "leprechaun",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "puck",
      "sprite",
      "troll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in ancient folklore faeries were often portrayed as powerful beings who could wreak havoc on the lives of humans"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fairie \u2014 more at fairy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201614"
  },
  "favoritism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the showing of special favor : partiality",
      ": the state or fact of being a favorite",
      ": the unfair practice of treating some people better than others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259r-",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8f\u0101v-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He accused the teacher of showing favoritism in assigning grades.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Barnstable court officials made Reid Mason\u2019s hearing public and asked a clerk from another part of the state to preside in order to avoid the appearance of favoritism . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 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",
      "Players complained of rampant favoritism , incompetent coaching and a locker room environment that failed to build camaraderie between teammates. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The district has tried to enter into a series of separate contracts for ticketing, games and management since 2018, but the process has been shadowed by accusations of favoritism , backroom meetings and bid-rigging. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "In 2018, the news site VTDigger published a six-part series on mistreatment of women, alcohol abuse, favoritism , fraud and other corrupt behavior in the Vermont National Guard. \u2014 Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "There is no bias in my rankings, no favoritism , or any other sorts of nefarious activity in compiling them. \u2014 Brant Parsons, orlandosentinel.com , 11 May 2021",
      "There is no clear evidence of carbon-free favoritism in S&P\u2019s state credit ratings. \u2014 WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Senior Alabama corrections officer Vicky White, who fled the local county jail with inmate Casey White and led authorities on an 11-day manhunt, showed favoritism toward the murder suspect during his time behind bars, according to a recent report. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-202309"
  },
  "forsaken":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to renounce or turn away from entirely",
      ": to give up or leave entirely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abandon",
      "desert",
      "leave",
      "maroon",
      "quit",
      "strand"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "reclaim"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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",
      "Unlike her husband Allen, who is willing to forsake his brothers to lead a more modern life in line with Brenda's upbringing, she's unabashedly attracted to his family name. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Like other immigrant groups that forsake tenements for suburbs, Greeks visit the old neighborhood propelled by an unquenchable taste for its old-country customs. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "When travel opportunities and open venues were lacking during the first wave of COVID-19, Diamond didn\u2019t forsake his music. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "While there are ways and room to improve, Kleiman does not want to forsake short-term success for long-term goals. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The Ravens boast the NFL\u2019s best defense against the run, which could cause McVay to forsake balance and focus on exploiting what is the league\u2019s worst defense against the pass. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The willingness to forsake partisanship in the pursuit of moral truth: Here is a partial remedy for the political and cultural rifts that seem to threaten our democratic republic. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forsacan , from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law \u2014 more at sake ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203356"
  },
  "flout":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn",
      ": to indulge in scornful behavior",
      ": jeer",
      ": to ignore in an open and disrespectful way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307t",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "despise",
      "disregard",
      "scorn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "Despite repeated warnings, they have continued to flout the law.",
      "an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Too many passengers continue to flout a federal order requiring masks be worn onboard transit vehicles. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Those sentiments, combined with provocative statements new lawmakers had been making about wanting to flout District of Columbia gun laws, prompted the detectors to be set up. \u2014 Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Leaving the law in effect, the brief said, would allow Texas to flout half a century of Supreme Court precedents that forbid states from banning abortions before fetal viability, or about 22 to 24 weeks into a pregnancy. \u2014 Adam Liptak, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Many applications of DeFi also appear to flout regulations that were crafted around the world over decades to fend off abuses and corruption. \u2014 Michael P. Regan, Bloomberg.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Most discussion about Men will likely revolve around its ending, which, while quite gnarly, does flout horror conventions (mild spoiler ahead). \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "Gay boys, however, appear willing \u2014 even eager \u2014 to flout gender norms in academics. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "But Supreme Court justices should not be entirely free to flout the ethical norms and rules of their profession. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Those who flout the requirements might be subject to fines and penalties, the first time such penalties would be linked to testing and quarantine measures for travelers in the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1551, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1566, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203530"
  },
  "facilitative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make easier : help bring about",
      ": to make easier",
      ": to increase the likelihood, strength, or effectiveness of (as behavior or a response)",
      ": to lower the threshold for transmission of (an impulse)",
      ": to make easier : help bring about"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ease",
      "grease",
      "loosen (up)",
      "smooth",
      "unclog"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "complicate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Becoming a co-conspirator requires building relationships across differences and centering voices of color to guide and facilitate cultural change at work. \u2014 Michelle King, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, citing efforts made by the government to accelerate the visa application process and facilitate shoots in Spain\u2019s national parks, railways and airports. \u2014 Pablo Sandoval, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "The insanely large fender flares are grotesque out of necessity to facilitate the 73.2- and 73.6-inch front and rear track widths\u2014over six inches wider than a Sasquatch. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 20 June 2022",
      "The healthcare sector, on the other hand, has the potential to be a longer-term play as industry consolidation and demographics facilitate growth. \u2014 Ali Fazal, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
      "Turkey would facilitate and protect the transport of the grain in the Black Sea, Turkish officials say. \u2014 Ayse Wieting And Susan Fraser, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "Finance was always meant to facilitate investment and spur economic growth benefiting the entire country. \u2014 Mike Pence, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
      "They are designed to facilitate a straight line water path from the faucet to the bottom of your gardening shoes and to generate maximum frustration. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 May 2022",
      "But Stanley argues that MiamiCoin will be used for local business transactions, facilitate software development, and even one day furnish a source of a universal basic income for residents. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from Middle French faciliter \"to make easy\" (borrowed from Italian facilitare, verbal derivative of facilit\u00e0  facility ) + -ate entry 4 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1599, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-204916"
  },
  "frequentist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who defines the probability of an event (such as heads in flipping a coin) as the limiting value of its frequency in a large number of trials \u2014 compare bayesian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "+\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" frequent - (back-derived from frequency ) + -ist entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-210541"
  },
  "fritter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small mass of fried or saut\u00e9ed batter often containing fruit or meat",
      ": to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return",
      ": to break into small fragments",
      ": dissipate , dwindle",
      ": a small amount of fried batter often containing fruit or meat",
      ": to waste on unimportant things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fri-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cake",
      "croquette",
      "cutlet",
      "galette",
      "patty",
      "pattie"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blow",
      "dissipate",
      "fiddle away",
      "lavish",
      "lose",
      "misspend",
      "run through",
      "spend",
      "squander",
      "throw away",
      "trifle (away)",
      "waste"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture. \u2014 Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "The sugary glaze on an apple fritter also proved irresistible, setting into a wafer-thin layer of crispiness over the petite fritters. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Kids dinners: Chicken fritter , grilled cheese or hot dog with fries, applesauce, cake, $4 (fountain drinks with kids meals, $1). \u2014 cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The crisp exterior comes from a quick dredge in flour, like a breakfast fritter . \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "In 2021,164,160 thing-a-lings were sold to fritter enthusiasts. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "What to order: An everything bagel with house lox spread or the supersize apple fritter doughnuts. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "This meal can include tamales, pozole (a chicken soup with garlic and other seasonings) and bu\u00f1uelos (a dough fritter covered in cinnamon sugar). \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "What comes out is a fritter that\u2019s not only as big as your face, but offers up the contrast of warm dough that\u2019s crisp on the outside but with a bite that\u2019s firm, fruity and juicy amid all that soft, lovely dough. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods. \u2014 Outside Online , 11 July 2021",
      "But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
      "One of the children\u2019s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper. \u2014 Patricia Callahan, ProPublica , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Mike McCarthy\u2019s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "The Senate\u2019s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees. \u2014 Greg Greene, The New Republic , 26 Aug. 2021",
      "But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time- frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1728, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-211731"
  },
  "firkin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small wooden vessel or cask",
      ": any of various British units of capacity usually equal to \u00b9/\u2084 barrel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barrel",
      "butt",
      "cask",
      "hogshead",
      "keg",
      "kilderkin",
      "pipe",
      "puncheon",
      "rundlet",
      "runlet",
      "tun"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the innkeeper opened up a firkin of his special ale for the weary travelers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Artwork will be displayed in The Loft alongside a fiery firkin keg. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2021",
      "Clendaniel will be tapping a firkin of 2014 Sloth imperial Belgian-style stout cask-conditioned with blackberries to start the show. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2020",
      "Streetside has challenged six local teams to use firkins as a vessel in which to rest the brewery\u2019s delicious Demogorgon stout on a variety of adjuncts (nutella and strawberry, anyone?). \u2014 Matt Koesters, Cincinnati.com , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Meet the artist and sip on a firkin during the opening reception at 5 p.m. On view through August. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 1 Aug. 2019",
      "The artist will be there to tap a firkin of Sloth Imperial Belgian Stout cask-conditioned with tart cherries soaked in cabernet to kick things off. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2019",
      "Also look for Riverwest Stein, Eastside Dark, IPA, New Grist Pilsner and a daily firkin from Lakefront. \u2014 Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 May 2018",
      "For the uninitiated, firkins are traditionally wooden casks that hold some of the most interesting beer going these days, so come thirsty. \u2014 Nick Vadala, Philly.com , 31 May 2018",
      "Sample unique, locally brewed firkin beers, as well as traditional beers from local brewers. \u2014 Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman , 26 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, ultimately from Middle Dutch veerdel fourth, from veer four; akin to Old English f\u0113ower \u2014 more at four ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-212824"
  },
  "fraction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a numerical representation (such as \u00b3/\u2084, \u2075/\u2088, or 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers",
      ": a piece broken off : fragment",
      ": a discrete unit : portion",
      ": one of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by fractionation",
      ": bit , little",
      ": a number (as \u00b9/\u2082, \u00b2/\u2083, \u00b9\u2077/\u2081\u2080\u2080) that indicates one or more equal parts of a whole or group and that may be considered as indicating also division of the number above the line by the number below the line",
      ": a part of a whole : fragment",
      ": one of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by fractionation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frak-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8frak-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8frak-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bit",
      "fragment",
      "piece",
      "scrap"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a fraction of an inch",
      "if even a tiny fraction of that cookie broke off and fell into the delicate watch works, it could mess things up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Regardless, fully charging an EV ought to cost a fraction of the price of filling up at the local gas station. \u2014 Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
      "In 2012, the board took 55 actions against educators, a fraction of the 146 figure reported in 2021. \u2014 Renata Cl\u00f3, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "When age takes even a fraction of a second off our reaction times, that can be anxiety-inducing, especially in unfamiliar places. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Many economists argue a pause in the federal gas tax could drive up inflation once the holiday ends, deplete transportation funds and only reduce a fraction of the overall historic spike in gas prices. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "But the moves only reduce costs by a fraction of the price. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "This beach wagon from Whitsunday has over 1,400 reviews and a 4.7 rating on Amazon and costs a fraction of the price of other wagons. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
      "Moderna's doses are 25 micrograms, a fraction of the 100-microgram primary series rolled out last year for adults. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
      "Teachers in Ohio can carry a weapon on campus after 24 hours of training, a fraction of the previous 700-hour requirement. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 18 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fraccioun \"act or result of breaking, mathematical fraction,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin fr\u0101cti\u014dn-, fr\u0101cti\u014d \"breaking, division into parts, mathematical fraction,\" going back to Late Latin, \"breaking, weariness, illness,\" from Latin frag-, variant stem of frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at break entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-215616"
  },
  "flail":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely",
      ": to strike with or as if with a flail",
      ": to move, swing, or beat as if wielding a flail",
      ": to thresh (grain) with a flail",
      ": to move, swing, or beat like a flail",
      ": to wave the arms or legs wildly",
      ": to swing something with a violent motion",
      ": a tool for threshing grain by hand",
      ": exhibiting abnormal mobility and loss of response to normal controls"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101l",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101l",
      "\u02c8fl\u0101(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beat",
      "flap",
      "flop",
      "flutter",
      "whip"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flailing their arms to drive away the insects.",
      "The wounded animal lay on the ground, flailing helplessly.",
      "He was wildly flailing about on the dance floor.",
      "The bird's wings flailed the water.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fists pump, arms flail , shoulders shimmy, hips swivel, feet stomp; every body part explores space. \u2014 Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
      "Prominent managers that invest in both public and private companies in the same funds have seen their portfolio of public investments flail , weighed down by losses from January\u2019s meme-stock rally and a retreat by fast-growing technology stocks. \u2014 Juliet Chung, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2021",
      "Something more extreme than its muted roar and strong airflow backing track seems appropriate for a vehicle whose logo is a powerful horse at full flail . \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 28 June 2021",
      "As pledges to improve policing flail , police continue to kill people, and especially Black people, every day. \u2014 Time , 13 May 2021",
      "In the video, cats stay in the upside-down position and flail , and even pigeons can\u2019t decide which way is up or down. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Aug. 2020",
      "Fans no longer could complain about watching an overmatched pitcher flail at the plate. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2020",
      "Who could resist watching Dash flail about in a tornado, and then promptly stop and let out a very earnest cat meow? \u2014 USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Super-deep repertoire of falls and flails , plus a classic crybaby Flop Face. \u2014 Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Meta continues to flail as a business that builds actual things, with the latest setbacks arriving this week. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "As Russia continues to flail in Ukraine, a cast of familiar figures are attempting to suddenly rebrand themselves as alleged pro-Western forces on the right side of the fight: the oligarchs. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 12 May 2022",
      "Hitters who hadn\u2019t seen his changeup could only flail at it. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
      "In fact, Ozark\u2019s fourth and final season is basically just \u2026 a bunch of things keep happening to Marty and Wendy Byrde, who, naturally, flail around trying to dodge all of the falling knives. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 May 2022",
      "Manager Bob Melvin attempted to sort things out, home and away, but seemed to flail at a tricky fastball in his own right. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "For starters, there was a scene in which Dwight drove the bus and was supposed to suddenly swerve, causing everyone in the bus to flail to one side of the bus. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
      "His students soon join in and flail around with joy. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Often, early new retirees flail in isolation, bored by days without office demands and purpose. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-231106"
  },
  "flag-waving":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": passionate appeal to patriotic or partisan sentiment : chauvinism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flag-\u02ccw\u0101-vi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1892, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-233058"
  },
  "fritted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being porous glass made of sintered powdered glass or fiberglass"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" frit entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1879, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-000356"
  },
  "fire (up)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to start (something) by lighting a fire",
      ": to cause (something) to start working",
      ": to fill (someone) with energy or enthusiasm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-001558"
  },
  "funky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective ()",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having an offensive odor : foul",
      ": having the style and feeling of older African American music (such as blues or gospel) or of funk",
      ": characterized by rhythmic elements similar to those of funk",
      ": odd or quaint in appearance or feeling",
      ": unconventionally stylish : hip",
      ": being in a funk : panicky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bizarre",
      "bizarro",
      "cranky",
      "crazy",
      "curious",
      "eccentric",
      "erratic",
      "far-out",
      "funny",
      "kinky",
      "kooky",
      "kookie",
      "odd",
      "off-kilter",
      "off-the-wall",
      "offbeat",
      "out-of-the-way",
      "outlandish",
      "outr\u00e9",
      "peculiar",
      "quaint",
      "queer",
      "queerish",
      "quirky",
      "remarkable",
      "rum",
      "screwy",
      "spaced-out",
      "strange",
      "wacky",
      "whacky",
      "way-out",
      "weird",
      "weirdo",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "circa 1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "1826, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-002856"
  },
  "forcibly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": effected by force used against opposition or resistance",
      ": characterized by force, efficiency, or energy : powerful",
      ": got, made, or done by physical power",
      ": showing a lot of strength or energy",
      ": effected by force or threat of force used against opposition or resistance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u014dr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the forcible removal of the rioters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The San Bernardino County District Attorney\u2019s Office filed 10 felony charges against McGuire, including kidnapping, false imprisonment by violence, torture, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and forcible rape. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Cohen said Jane Doe 2\u2019s account didn\u2019t even amount to a forcible rape, despite the charge, and, if allowed to be heard alongside the rape claims of Jane Does 1 and 3, could trigger improper bias. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "The second break-in was on the 4300 block of Western Avenue, where forcible entry to a home was made through a side door and several items of jewelry were taken. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Officers found evidence of a forcible entry and learned that a suspect or suspects stole more than $1,700 worth of cigarettes, alcohol and consumable goods. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Gomez, who was 43, had been arrested in February 2021 on suspicion of assault with intent to commit a felony and attempted forcible rape, court records show. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Almost three years after he was hit with charges of forcible touching, Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Walker was found not guilty on one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The jury found Walker not guilty of one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-003851"
  },
  "foot traffic":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": people walking : pedestrian activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-015031"
  },
  "flop":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to swing or move loosely : flap",
      ": to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner",
      ": to change or turn suddenly",
      ": to go to bed",
      ": to fail completely",
      ": to move or drop heavily or noisily : cause to flop",
      ": right , squarely",
      ": an act or sound of flopping",
      ": a complete failure",
      ": a place to sleep",
      ": flophouse",
      ": dung",
      ": a piece of dung",
      ": a unit of measure for calculating the speed of a computer equal to one floating-point operation per second",
      ": to flap about",
      ": to drop or fall limply",
      ": fail entry 1 sense 1",
      ": the act or sound of flapping about or falling limply",
      ": failure sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4p",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flump",
      "plank",
      "plop",
      "plump",
      "plunk",
      "plonk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bomb",
      "bummer",
      "bust",
      "catastrophe",
      "clinker",
      "clunker",
      "debacle",
      "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
      "disaster",
      "dud",
      "failure",
      "fiasco",
      "fizzle",
      "frost",
      "lemon",
      "loser",
      "miss",
      "shipwreck",
      "turkey",
      "washout"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Hence, the movie was re-released in theatres, only to flop even harder, earning a hilariously low $85,000 on Friday. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Then, just as quickly, to flop onto our backs and make shapes in the clouds or wonder at the first stars speckling the violet sky. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 May 2022",
      "What to Consider: The brim might flop up if there's a stiff breeze. \u2014 Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure , 5 May 2022",
      "There is an entire generation of NBA defenders told to flop around like a fresh catch on the deck of a fishing boat. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "Despite its inaugural event taking place in February 2020 in Miami, just weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, founder and partner Javier Caso not once thought the festival was going to flop . \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "In Maine, there was a lake with mist rising off it in the mornings, the call of loons, a dock for Murphy to belly- flop off. \u2014 Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Davis said one of the key to his success in taking charges is not to flop . \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The potential change would essentially flip- flop the regional and semistate. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The flop brought the beautiful ace of hearts to the table, along with a 10 of hearts and three of spades. \u2014 Jennifer Shahade, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The highest-profile flop came at Uber, a company struggling to reach profitability on its own. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
      "The flop at South Carolina, an 18-point underdog sitting 1-4 in SEC play, blindsided Mullen. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "From small, shaky chihuahuas to horse-like Great Danes, the full-stop flop can occur in the middle of walks, before trips to the bathroom, and really, at any time at all. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "The result, completed in 1975, only to be taken from Ivory and recut by the movie\u2019s distributor, American International Pictures, was the rare Merchant-Ivory flop . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Sep. 2021",
      "The campaign was a flop , and Mr. Paul was pilloried by YouTube critics. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Her first time running for office, in 2020, was a flop . \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "The fame, however, is only in hindsight, since that first album was a flop . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1602, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1728, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-021951"
  },
  "Faenza ware":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pottery of majolica technique made at Faenza, Italy, in the 16th century"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u00e4\u02c8enz\u0259-",
      "-nts\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from Faenza , commune in northern Italy",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-031106"
  },
  "funest":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": portending death or evil : fatal , dire , doleful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)fy\u00fc\u00a6nest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French funeste , from Latin funestus , from funer-, funus ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-033043"
  },
  "frictionless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the rubbing of one body against another",
      ": the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact",
      ": the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : disagreement",
      ": sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis",
      ": the rubbing of one thing against another",
      ": resistance to motion between bodies in contact",
      ": disagreement among persons or groups"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8frik-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conflict",
      "disaccord",
      "discord",
      "discordance",
      "discordancy",
      "disharmony",
      "dissension",
      "dissention",
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "dissonance",
      "disunion",
      "disunity",
      "division",
      "infighting",
      "inharmony",
      "schism",
      "strife",
      "variance",
      "war",
      "warfare"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accord",
      "agreement",
      "concord",
      "concordance",
      "harmony",
      "peace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the friction of sandpaper on wood",
      "Oil in a car engine reduces friction .",
      "It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take note of potential areas for friction , such as straps and buckles, when comparing or testing sandals. \u2014 Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
      "Then there are the toe and heel portions, which are lightly padded with polyester-olefin nanofibers that grip the inside of your shoe to prevent your foot from moving around and thus reduce the chance of friction blisters. \u2014 Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s a sweet but oddly circumspect film, ruled by a friction between warring demands: the allure of wistful memories and the rigor of complex appraisal. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 May 2022",
      "Similar to the stick above, this cream relieves irritated skin and prevents further friction . \u2014 ELLE , 18 June 2022",
      "Adam Schupak said the dynamic of the players\u2019 friction is less of an issue than the shoddy results Johnson, Mickelson and Reed displayed prior to Brookline. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "While solutions like silk pillowcases can help, silk hair caps for sleeping go the extra mile by fully encasing your hair, keeping friction to a minimum. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "The situation has created friction between locals and visitors. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
      "Is the way teams are organized and operating going to facilitate global work or create friction ? \u2014 Quentin Clark, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"earlier, therapeutic rubbing of the limbs, from Middle French, from Latin friction-, frictio , from fricare to rub; akin to Latin friare to crumble, and perhaps to Sanskrit bhr\u012b\u1e47anti they injure",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-034447"
  },
  "fractional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being a fraction",
      ": of, relating to, or being fractional currency",
      ": relatively small : inconsiderable",
      ": of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties",
      ": of, relating to, or being a fraction",
      ": fairly small",
      ": of, relating to, or involving a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frak-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8frak-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
      "-sh\u0259n-\u1d4al, -shn\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There has been a fractional rise in the price of the stock.",
      "There is only a fractional improvement in the new version.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Suddenly, the fractional ownership looked about half as appealing to him. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "The Soviet Union between 1969 and \u201883 fielded a small number of these fractional , orbital missiles. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The terminology has polarized communities like St. Helena in Napa County, where the city is gearing up to ban fractional ownership after ongoing legal proceedings between Pacaso and officials, according to the Napa Valley Register. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Starting in December, buyers were offered a chance at fractional ownership for a value equal to about $100, with the poster\u2019s value heading to about $12 million. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "Courtesy VistaJet Leading private jet firms are reporting record sales of jet cards, fractional ownership and charter legs in 2021, with stronger results expected this year. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "There are a few platforms offering fractional ownership in songs to fans. \u2014 Jeremy Gilbertson, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Some organizers of the effort advocated for fractional ownership, according to The New York Times, but were nervous about violating securities law. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Flexjet, a fractional jet operator, and its sister company Sentient Jet, a private jet broker, have stopped selling jet cards to new customers, as has Jet Linx, another private jet operator. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 12 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fraction + -al entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-052013"
  },
  "favorless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": showing no favor : unpropitious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-063713"
  },
  "far cry":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long distance",
      ": something notably different"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "afar",
      "country mile",
      "long haul",
      "mile"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hair",
      "inch",
      "step",
      "stone's throw"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That\u2019s a far cry from where the landscape stood last summer, just before the floodgates were opened on NIL. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Weather forecasts predict cool and rainy temperatures in Corvallis, a far cry from the steamy conditions last week at Auburn. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 10 June 2022",
      "In the comics, Kamala has a uniquely original set of abilities, a far cry from your standard super-strength or flight. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 8 June 2022",
      "In March, Rock\u2019s latest album Bad Reputation debuted at No. 124 on the Billboard 200 \u2014 a far cry from the chart success of his previous eight major label records, all of which bowed in the top 10. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
      "With factories and robust quality systems, additive manufacturers can produce tens of thousands of identical parts\u2014a far cry from the limited capabilities of the hobbyist machines many still associate with 3-D printing. \u2014 Bill King, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
      "Other countries and charity groups pledged over $3 billion at the summit \u2014 still a far cry from the $15 billion needed to fully fund global vaccination efforts, according to the World Health Organization\u2019s ACT-Accelerator. \u2014 Pranav Baskar, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "McGee is a three-time NBA champion and an Olympic gold medalist, a far cry from his reputation for ineptitude that tainted his early years with the Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Detroit finished 38-26-18 with 94 points, a far cry from its 131 points from 1995-96. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-064235"
  },
  "flowery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling flowers",
      ": marked by or given to rhetorical elegance",
      ": full of or covered with flowers",
      ": full of fancy words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flau\u0307(-\u0259)r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8flau\u0307-\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aureate",
      "florid",
      "grandiloquent",
      "highfalutin",
      "hifalutin",
      "high-flown",
      "high-sounding",
      "magnific",
      "ornate",
      "purple",
      "rhetorical",
      "rhetoric"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We put two flowery prints in the dining room.",
      "He gave a long, flowery speech.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The earthy and flowery flavor of White Widow is legendary, and the strain has been a cannabis classic for decades. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "The first chapter opens with a flowery description of his ride away from San Francisco and through the surrounding hills. \u2014 Robert Isenberg, Longreads , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "There is an emotional reality to every situation that is likely not in line with everything being wonderful and flowery and perfect. \u2014 Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The language is flowery but sometimes the meaning is more subtextual. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "From flowery hats to bright masks, spectators came out to Churchill Downs in their Kentucky Derby best on Saturday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 May 2021",
      "There are nut flavors, but the liquid is more flowery and fruit forward. \u2014 Adam Morganstern, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "The cherry blossom trees, which were shedding their petals to create a pink, flowery blanket on the ground, obviously added an extra magical touch. \u2014 Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure , 21 May 2020",
      "In a series built by extreme flowery dedications of love with a relative stranger, such unapologetic real talk would have grounded the series and proved the intensity of their love. \u2014 Ariana Romero, refinery29.com , 18 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-065304"
  },
  "fulfilling":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": providing happiness or satisfaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fi-li\u014b",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheering",
      "comforting",
      "encouraging",
      "gladdening",
      "gratifying",
      "heartening",
      "heartwarming",
      "rewarding",
      "satisfying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demoralizing",
      "depressing",
      "discouraging",
      "disheartening",
      "dispiriting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For me, there\u2019s nothing more fulfilling than seeing technology enhance the way people live. \u2014 Achin Bhowmik, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "The best summer dinner ideas are fresh and fulfilling \u2014and are the perfect cap to a perfect summer day. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 12 May 2022",
      "To own that work is very empowering and very fulfilling . \u2014 Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Work became more fulfilling to him and the company profited from his growth. \u2014 Carolyn Chen, The Atlantic , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Everyone else, the vast majority of humanity, lacks Reality Privilege \u2014 their online world is, or will be, immeasurably richer and more fulfilling than most of the physical and social environment around them in the quote-unquote real world. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Even if your presence is in demand, devoting yourself to domestic pleasures might feel more fulfilling than going out. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "This might be something that proves to be very fulfilling for you in the end! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Congratulations on having the bravery to make changes that will lead to a more fulfilling life! \u2014 Nicole Serena Silver, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-082526"
  },
  "festering":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contaminated by an infective agent (such as a bacterium) and producing pus",
      ": persisting and growing increasingly bitter over time",
      ": persistently producing bad or unhealthy effects"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-st(\u0259-)ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-092447"
  },
  "frailness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily led into evil",
      ": easily broken or destroyed : fragile",
      ": physically weak",
      ": slight , unsubstantial",
      ": very delicate or weak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101l",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "breakable",
      "delicate",
      "fragile",
      "frangible"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "infrangible",
      "nonbreakable",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "tough",
      "unbreakable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "In his old age his health became increasingly frail .",
      "a small and frail ship",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Anyway, the original Desdemona would have been too frail to withstand the filming process, and the slight stains\u2014markers of a life once lived\u2014not polished enough for the silver screen. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Some of the residents who\u2019d lost antibodies were too frail to receive the news themselves, so the facility\u2019s head nurse sent emails to their families. \u2014 Chico Harlan And Mia Alberti, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English frele, frayle, borrowed from Anglo-French frel, fraile, going back to Latin fragilis \"liable to break, weak\" \u2014 more at fragile ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104257"
  },
  "forgive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : pardon",
      ": to give up resentment of or claim to requital (see requital sense 1 ) for",
      ": to grant relief from payment of",
      ": to grant forgiveness",
      ": to stop feeling angry at or hurt by"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8giv",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8giv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "pardon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "resent"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the basics of faith is God\u2019s ability to forgive and restore. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Her faith in a loving God has played a large part in her ability to forgive and to know herself not as a victim but as a hope-giving listener and educator. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Then forgive all the debt and stick taxpayers with the bill. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "Just my little trend-forecasting moment, forgive me! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 16 May 2022",
      "Now, with the midterm election six months away, Biden may forgive your student loans. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
      "In a new analysis, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimated canceling $50,0000 in student loan debt would forgive the full balance for nearly 30 million federal student loan borrowers. \u2014 Ed O'keefe, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The children of Khashoggi publicly forgive their father\u2019s killers, sparing five government agents the death penalty. \u2014 CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "Some Democrats won't forgive Miranda for endorsing Republican Gov. Doug Ducey in 2014, but politics runs deep for her. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgifan , from for- + gifan to give",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104848"
  },
  "frown on/upon":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to disapprove of (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-105022"
  },
  "flash back (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to bring back to mind the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112158"
  },
  "fall (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin doing something (such as working or eating) especially vigorously"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112347"
  },
  "foot-ton":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a unit of energy equal to the work done in raising one ton against standard gravity through the height of one foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112532"
  },
  "flier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that flies",
      ": airman",
      ": a reckless or speculative venture",
      ": an advertising circular",
      ": a person or thing that flies",
      ": a printed sheet containing information or advertising that is given to many people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012b(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adventure",
      "chance",
      "crapshoot",
      "enterprise",
      "flutter",
      "gamble",
      "speculation",
      "throw",
      "venture"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sure thing"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "These birds are graceful fliers .",
      "They distributed flyers announcing the concert throughout the city.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Common strategies such as waiting for prices to drop, going with another airline or spending frequent- flier miles might not be enough to take the sting out of the cost of traveling, industry analysts say. \u2014 Jacob Passy, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
      "There\u2019s a shortcut for U.S. air travelers who want to experience an international carrier without giving up the connections (or the frequent- flier miles) from a U.S. airline. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
      "But even the complex market of frequent- flier miles is an order of magnitude simpler than rebuilding such core operations as ticketing on cryptocurrency technologies like non-fungible tokens (NFTs). \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Utah would get an instant (albeit lesser) defensive replacement to protect the rim, while also getting a sizable backcourt piece and a lottery flier . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "At tremendous odds, the Nuggets are worth a flier to sneak past the likes of the Suns and Warriors into the NBA Finals. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Every day during his commute to work as a physical education teacher in Hillsboro, Daryle Brown drove past a large billboard displaying his father\u2019s missing person flier . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 May 2022",
      "Matt Barnes was a question mark after his second-half collapse, the Sox needed more help than signing Jake Diekman and Matt Strahm, and taking another flier on Hansel Robles. \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "According to the survey, tickets at Huntsville average $456.17 per flier . \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-112713"
  },
  "furthermore":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in addition to what precedes : besides",
      ": moreover"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccm\u022fr",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259-",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccm\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "additionally",
      "again",
      "also",
      "besides",
      "either",
      "further",
      "likewise",
      "more",
      "moreover",
      "then",
      "too",
      "withal",
      "yet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'm not interested in what you are selling, and furthermore , I asked your company not to contact me ever again.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And furthermore , the details of the jar are also considered [and] chosen because of its specific size and design. \u2014 Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "Playing Communion politics, furthermore , reveals the hypocritical partisanship among some vocal segments of the Catholic right. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Political analysts have furthermore feared that China will feel embolden by Putin\u2019s war in Ukraine to act on plans for an attack on Taiwan. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 22 May 2022",
      "The Clinic, furthermore , has been using the complex to train members of its in-house police force. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Lawmakers are, furthermore , also investigating whether there was a larger effort to cover-up records from January 6. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Internal conflicts furthermore dogged the team as disagreements reportedly ensued as to whether Apple should develop an entire car or simply focus on its intelligence and user interface. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
      "Election officials, furthermore , can no longer send absentee ballot applications to all qualified voters. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "And that the streamer, furthermore , is scraping the bottom of the barrel. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-114027"
  },
  "four-letter word":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically made up of four letters",
      ": a taboo word or topic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "curse",
      "cuss",
      "cussword",
      "dirty word",
      "expletive",
      "obscenity",
      "profanity",
      "swear",
      "swearword",
      "vulgarism"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Stafford once learned that Neil\u2019s punishment for accidentally saying a certain four-letter word in class was copying its lengthy entry from the Oxford English Dictionary. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "During Sunday's Game 4 loss at Smoothie King Center, a very large percentage of the sellout crowd of 18,962 repeatedly shouted ''F Jae Crowder'' (though using the full four-letter word ). \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Name another that didn\u2019t treat access as a four-letter word . \u2014 Tom Noie, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Spending is a four-letter word today, so keep your wallet shut tight. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "In adventure and disability circles alike, help is a four-letter word . \u2014 Christian Mcmahon, Outside Online , 18 June 2021",
      "Socializing might have felt like a four-letter word ever since foggy Neptune turned retrograde in Pisces and your 11th House of Community earlier this year. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "The biggest question for Cathedral Catholic going into its Open Division semifinal playoff game against Mission Hills centered around a four-letter word : rust. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "The Aztecs have had less success there than anyone else on the list \u2014 4-29 all-time in the 4,700 feet of Provo, Utah \u2014 but it\u2019s also BYU, three letters that are a four-letter word to most Aztecs fans. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121102"
  },
  "fribble":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to trifle or fool away",
      ": trifle",
      ": dodder",
      ": a frivolous person, thing, or idea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "doodle",
      "fiddle (around)",
      "fool around",
      "goof (around)",
      "hang about",
      "kick around",
      "mess around",
      "monkey (around)",
      "play",
      "potter (around)",
      "putter (around)",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "somehow, he managed to spend the whole morning fribbling instead of doing his assigned work"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1633, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-121725"
  },
  "frictional":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to friction",
      ": moved or produced by friction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frik-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a resting bottle of champagne\u2014in other words, one that is ripe for the drinking\u2014this outward pressure exerted on the cork is balanced by the static frictional force between the cork and the bottle\u2019s walls. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022",
      "Your blood vessels sense the frictional drag of blood rushing past the vessel walls, and respond by producing molecules such as nitric oxide that help keep the vessels supple and responsive. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2020",
      "The balls move without a frictional force and without rolling. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "The hope is that the brakes won\u2019t somehow otherwise burn out from overuse amid nonstop frictional forces being applied. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
      "However, the frictional force is greater than the artificial gravity at this location. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 14 May 2021",
      "Finally, there is the kinetic frictional force (FK). \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "This provides a frictional force and is the source of much of a tyre\u2019s grip. \u2014 Laurie Winkless, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2021",
      "With only this tiny contact point supporting the pencil, the frictional force can't really exert any torque to stop it from rotating. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 8 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131235"
  },
  "frictional gearing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": friction gearing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132846"
  },
  "ferret (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to find (something, such as information) by careful searching"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133521"
  },
  "fortress":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fortified place : stronghold",
      ": a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town",
      ": a place that is protected against attack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-tr\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-tr\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bastion",
      "castle",
      "citadel",
      "fastness",
      "fort",
      "fortification",
      "hold",
      "redoubt",
      "stronghold"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Galaxy coach Greg Vanney remembers a time when his team\u2019s home was a fortress . \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Sveshnikov was attending 10th grade in Odessa when the port city on the Black Sea became a fortress . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Ukrainian forces made their last stand in the massive Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a four-square-mile fortress of industrial buildings and a deep network of tunnels connecting 36 bomb shelters designed to survive nuclear blasts. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 21 May 2022",
      "The public-housing project where the Floyds found an apartment, the Cuney Homes, had become a run-down brick fortress after decades of government neglect. \u2014 Mark Whitaker, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
      "After all, the vaccine isn't like building an impenetrable fortress around our house that gets broken through. \u2014 Megan Thomas, CNN , 12 Aug. 2021",
      "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 event will be held at Portofino's ancient Castello Brown fortress by the seaside, but Kourtney and Barker are staying on a yacht off the coast owned by their friends Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 23 May 2022",
      "At a fortress in Puglia, Gucci\u2019s creative director Alessandro Michele showed an eclectic collection called Cosmogies. \u2014 Sam Sussman, Vogue , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forteresse , from Anglo-French fortelesce, forteresse , from Medieval Latin fortalitia , from Latin fortis strong",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133659"
  },
  "fatly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": richly",
      ": in the manner of one that is fat",
      ": in a smug manner : complacently"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fat-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "expensively",
      "extravagantly",
      "grandly",
      "high",
      "large",
      "lavishly",
      "luxuriously",
      "opulently",
      "palatially",
      "plushly",
      "richly",
      "sumptuously"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "austerely",
      "humbly",
      "modestly",
      "plainly",
      "simply"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a television evangelist who lives fatly on a steady stream of donations from viewers of moderate means and immoderate gullibility"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133751"
  },
  "flattery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or practice of flattering",
      ": something that flatters",
      ": insincere or excessive praise",
      ": a pleasing self-deception",
      ": praise that is not deserved or meant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "blarney",
      "butter",
      "flannel",
      "incense",
      "overpraise",
      "soft soap",
      "sweet talk",
      "taffy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He tried to win his teacher's favor with flattery .",
      "a talk show host who is known for charming her guests with disingenuous flattery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But imitation is both the sincerest form of flattery and the sign of a healthy market. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
      "Imitation is the highest form of flattery and many states have been flattering North Carolina. \u2014 Patrick Gleason, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The singer has yet to respond to Harlow\u2019s act of flattery . \u2014 Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone , 6 May 2022",
      "If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery , Minkyu Kim could be red blood cells\u2019 greatest admirer. \u2014 Melina Walling, The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then, color Michelle Zauner flattered. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Some would say that one of the most sincere forms of flattery is imitation, however fashion designers may feel different. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But Millie turns out to care more about nice clothes and attractive watches than principles, while Sheldon manages to sneak in a couple of devastating remarks amid all his servile flattery . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Individuality is great, of course; but imitation remains the highest form of flattery . \u2014 Celia Ellenberg, Vogue , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see flatter  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133817"
  },
  "ferret-badger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several heavy-bodied mammals (as Helictis moschata ) of southeastern Asia that resemble the weasel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134015"
  },
  "flaring":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flaming or as if flaming brightly or unsteadily",
      ": gaudy",
      ": opening or spreading outward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fler-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flamboyant",
      "flashy",
      "garish",
      "gaudy",
      "glitzy",
      "loud",
      "noisy",
      "ostentatious",
      "razzle-dazzle",
      "splashy",
      "swank",
      "swanky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conservative",
      "quiet",
      "understated",
      "unflamboyant",
      "unflashy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134434"
  },
  "frank":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression",
      ": unmistakably evident",
      ": clinically evident and unmistakable",
      ": to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating the right of the sender to free mailing",
      ": to mail free",
      ": to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of postage",
      ": to enable to pass or go freely or easily",
      ": the signature of the sender on a piece of franked mail serving in place of a postage stamp",
      ": a mark or stamp on a piece of mail indicating postage paid",
      ": a franked envelope",
      ": the privilege of sending mail free of charge",
      ": frankfurter",
      ": a member of a West Germanic tribal confederacy that entered the Roman provinces in a.d. 253, occupied the Netherlands and most of Gaul, and established themselves along the Rhine",
      ": free in or characterized by freedom in expressing feelings and opinions",
      ": clinically evident",
      "Anne 1929\u20131945 German-born diarist during the Holocaust",
      "Joachim 1940\u2013 American (German-born) biochemist and biophysicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fra\u014bk",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "forthright",
      "foursquare",
      "freehearted",
      "free-spoken",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "our ballet teacher is very frank about telling her students whether she thinks they have the talent for a career in dance"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Verb, and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1701, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (3)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135657"
  },
  "fiord":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141304"
  },
  "foretelling":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tell beforehand : predict",
      ": to tell of a thing before it happens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8tel",
      "f\u014dr-\u02c8tel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "augur",
      "call",
      "forecast",
      "predict",
      "presage",
      "prognosticate",
      "prophesy",
      "read",
      "vaticinate"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We cannot foretell the future.",
      "a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell . \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Preseasons don\u2019t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "But whether Sigal\u2019s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. \u2014 Charles Schmidt, Scientific American , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "This demographic fact, however, does not foretell the shape of our politics. \u2014 James Chappel, The New Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Traditionally, this would foretell a strong Republican performance in next year's midterms. \u2014 Harry Enten, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141757"
  },
  "far corner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a distant and usually obscure place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142117"
  },
  "foreknow":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "divine",
      "forefeel",
      "foresee",
      "prevision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142640"
  },
  "faculty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ability , power : such as",
      ": innate or acquired ability to act or do",
      ": an inherent capability, power, or function",
      ": any of the powers of the mind (such as will, reason, or instinct) formerly held by psychologists to form a basis for the explanation of all mental phenomena",
      ": natural aptitude",
      ": a branch of teaching or learning (such as law, medicine, or liberal arts) in an educational institution",
      ": something in which one is trained or qualified",
      ": the members of a profession",
      ": the teaching and administrative staff and those members of the administration having academic rank in an educational institution",
      ": faculty members",
      ": power, authority, or prerogative given or conferred",
      ": ability to do something : talent",
      ": one of the powers of the mind or body",
      ": the teachers in a school or college",
      ": an inherent capability, power, or function",
      ": one of the powers of the mind formerly held by psychologists to form a basis for the explanation of all mental phenomena",
      ": the members of a profession",
      ": the teaching and administrative staff and those members of the administration having academic rank in an educational institution"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-k\u0259l-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8fak-\u0259l-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8fak-\u0259l-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "power"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She's a member of the Harvard faculty .",
      "The school hired more faculty .",
      "a meeting with students and faculty",
      "She has a faculty for making friends.",
      "The Faculty of Arts and Sciences.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since the Malik Award was launched in 1994 in honor of a longtime chemistry professor and former faculty athletic representative, only three men\u2019s basketball players have received one \u2014 and only Nathan Mensah since 2005. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "After receiving his doctorate in English literature from Yale in 1959, Dr. Berman taught at Columbia University and Kenyon College in Ohio before joining the UCSD faculty in 1965. \u2014 Ethan Ehrenhaft, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "The faculty senate found that professors were also discouraged from teaching or even researching controversial subjects like critical race theory. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "The firing of Pollack-Pelzner, who began teaching at Linfield in 2010 and held an endowed chair in Shakespeare studies, touched off an international outcry from educational organizations, as well as Linfield students, alumni and faculty . \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "This would amount to a total of $72 billion over six years, plus an additional $30 billion for grants to states to establish high-quality preschool programs and dedicated funding to raise wages for Head Start faculty . \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
      "Dan Patrick proposed ending all tenure for new hires at Texas public universities, on top of revoking tenure for faculty who teach CRT. \u2014 Kyle Stucker, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "The 2022 class of Pew scholars, who are all early-career, junior faculty , were chosen from 197 applicants nominated by leading academic institutions and researchers across the United States. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The university\u2019s admired School of Art has roughly 2,000 students in graduate and undergraduate programs and a faculty of more than 30. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English faculte \"power, ability, field of knowledge, branch of learning at a university,\" borrowed from Anglo-French facult\u00e9, borrowed from Medieval Latin facult\u0101t-, facult\u0101s (Latin, \"power, ability, opportunity, quantity available\"), from Latin *faklis, earlier form of facilis \"easy, accommodating\" + -t\u0101t-, -t\u0101s  -ty \u2014 more at facile ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142726"
  },
  "fund":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective",
      ": money on deposit on which checks or drafts can be drawn",
      ": capital",
      ": the stock of the British national debt",
      ": an available quantity of material or intangible resources : supply",
      ": available pecuniary resources",
      ": an organization administering a special fund",
      ": to make provision of resources for discharging the interest or principal of",
      ": to provide funds for",
      ": to place in a fund : accumulate",
      ": to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest",
      "fundamental",
      ": a sum of money for a special purpose",
      ": available money",
      ": stock entry 1 sense 1 , supply",
      ": a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set aside for a specific objective",
      ": a fund established by each state to compensate clients for losses suffered due to their attorneys' misappropriation of funds",
      ": an in-house trust fund established by a bank trust department to pool the assets of many small trusts for greater diversification in investing",
      ": a fund established in estate planning to provide for the payment of final expenses by an executor",
      ": a fund that is established by collective bargaining to provide health and welfare benefits to employees and that is jointly administered by representatives of labor and management",
      ": a reserve cash fund in lieu of a capital stock account set up by mutual insurance companies to cover unforeseen losses",
      ": a fund set up and accumulated by regular deposits for paying off the principal on a debt or for other specified purposes (as self-insurance)",
      ": a fund accumulated by a union through special assessments or from general funds and used to pay striking workers or for other strike-related activities",
      ": joint welfare fund in this entry",
      ": property (as money or securities) settled or held in a trust",
      ": an organization administering a special fund",
      ": a fund that is similar to an index fund in tracking a stock index but that is traded on the stock market",
      ": a mutual fund that invests in the stock of growth companies",
      ": an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains",
      ": a mutual fund that invests to reflect the composition of the market as a whole by matching its investments to a stock index",
      ": an investment company that invests its shareholders' money in a usually diversified group of securities of other companies",
      ": an investment company that buys up bankrupt or insolvent companies with the goal of reorganizing them so they can be profitably resold as going concerns",
      ": to make provision of resources for discharging the principal or interest of",
      ": to provide financial resources for",
      ": to place in a fund",
      ": to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest",
      "after the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947, which established it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259nd",
      "\u02c8f\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "account",
      "budget",
      "deposit",
      "kitty",
      "nest egg",
      "pool"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "endow",
      "finance",
      "subsidize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Lawmakers have approved a $100 million settlement fund for men and women who were abused as children at the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called the Youth Development Center. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "The deal sets up a $1.02 billion fund for people who lost family members in the collapse of the 12-story building, as well as those who suffered physical or mental injuries. \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon And Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "In addition to his work with CrossCheck Studios, Richards\u2019 other ventures include the venture fund Animal Capital, co-founding the talent collective Sway House, and formerly co-founding TikTok management and production company TalentX. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "Klein is perhaps best known for investments made through the Seed-stage specialist, LocalGlobe and it sister breakout fund , Latitude. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Lake Powell sees millions of visitors annually, and power sales from the Glen Canyon Dam fund important environmental programs as well as dam maintenance and irrigation projects. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "About $1,050,000 comes from Cleveland\u2019s general fund , which pays for routine city operating expenses, such as police and waste collector salaries. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
      "The vast bulk will be funneled into Norway\u2019s massive sovereign wealth fund \u2014 the world\u2019s largest \u2014 to support the nation when oil runs dry. \u2014 Mark Lewis, ajc , 28 May 2022",
      "The vast bulk will be funneled into Norway\u2019s massive sovereign wealth fund \u2014 the world\u2019s largest \u2014 to support the nation when oil runs dry. \u2014 Mark Lewis, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Until cannabis is federally legal in the US, Hawthorne Collective's investments in RIV cannot directly fund plant-touching businesses; however, the money could be used for general corporate and other lawful purposes. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Aviation-industry officials also argued that the telecom companies, or the Treasury, should fund billions of dollars\u2019 worth of altimeter upgrades to eliminate interference problems from the 5G C-band signals. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 26 May 2022",
      "That is compounded by a general perception from the public and non-film institutions that the film industry should fund its own heritage. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "After the Cleveland Clinic pledged $50 million in January, City Council amended the ordinance to allow for ARPA money to fund training for workers on lead safety, said Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin. \u2014 Lucas Daprile, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "Philanthropy that stays away from activities that a democratic government should fund is better than philanthropy that tries to replace or redirect government functions. \u2014 Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Not doing so allows terrorism groups to secretly fund their operations and oligarchs to evade taxation, coalition officials said. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "Grants are awarded to help businesses fund a specific project that will have a measurable impact on their business, its growth, and profitability. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
      "Of the $141 million payment, $2.5 million will fund administrative costs, James\u2019s office said, and the rest will go to consumers. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Verb",
      "1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142739"
  },
  "find":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to come upon often accidentally : encounter",
      ": to meet with (a particular reception)",
      ": to come upon by searching or effort",
      ": to discover by study or experiment",
      ": to obtain by effort or management",
      ": attain , reach",
      ": to discover by the intellect or the feelings : experience",
      ": to perceive (oneself) to be in a certain place or condition",
      ": to gain or regain the use or power of",
      ": to bring (oneself) to a realization of one's powers or of one's proper sphere of activity",
      ": provide , supply",
      ": to furnish (room and board) especially as a condition of employment",
      ": to determine and make a statement about",
      ": to determine a case judicially by a verdict",
      ": to criticize unfavorably",
      ": an act or instance of finding",
      ": something found: such as",
      ": a valuable discovery",
      ": a person whose ability proves to be unexpectedly good",
      ": to come upon by chance",
      ": to come upon or get by searching, study, or effort",
      ": to make a decision about",
      ": to know by experience",
      ": to gain or regain the use of",
      ": to become aware of being in a place, condition, or activity",
      ": to criticize in an unfavorable way",
      ": to learn by studying, watching, or searching",
      ": a usually valuable item or person found",
      ": to come upon accidentally or through effort",
      ": to make a judicial determination regarding",
      "\u2014 compare decide , hold",
      ": to make a judicial determination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bnd",
      "\u02c8f\u012bnd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascertain",
      "descry",
      "detect",
      "determine",
      "dig out",
      "dig up",
      "discover",
      "dredge (up)",
      "ferret (out)",
      "find out",
      "get",
      "hit (on ",
      "hunt (down ",
      "learn",
      "locate",
      "nose out",
      "root (out)",
      "rout (out)",
      "rummage",
      "run down",
      "scare up",
      "scout (up)",
      "track (down)",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discovery"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Investigators tried to ping his phone for location and tried to access the vehicle's system for GPS data but didn't find any. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
      "At the same time, employers still can\u2019t find enough workers for many types of jobs. \u2014 Katherine Bindley, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Find @JeIIy & @iamsannay in this sea of Featured Creators AND find them at #VCUS22 this June! \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Following Allison's decision to press the big red button, an elevator door opens, and the remaining members of the gang find themselves in Obsidian Memorial Park. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
      "Committee business is conducted via email because its executive members can\u2019t find time to meet as a group. \u2014 Mark Settle, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Individuals and families living with limited household budgets \u2014 working low-wage jobs or living on disability support \u2014 simply can\u2019t find housing prices that fit within their budgets. \u2014 Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "There was a report of shots fired in the 300 block of Sherman Avenue on June 15 but responding officers did not find anything. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "The Pride would not find near as much success for the remainder of the match as Portland\u2019s defense locked down and its attack exploded. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Beyond demolishing the notion of bacteria being microscopic, the find challenges long-standing ideas about the nature of life on our planet. \u2014 Sumeet Kulkarni, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Ian Bartoszek, a wildlife biologist and python project manager with Conservancy of Southwest Florida, disclosed to Fox News Digital just how major a find this was for the Everglades region, given that the python is the heaviest on record. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
      "The find makes the vessel one of only three Manila galleons identified on the North American West Coast, as well as one of just three in the world with surviving wood pieces, per the Oregon Coast Beach Connection. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "On June 13, an Oakhurst Lane resident woke up to quite an interesting find . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
      "But for a gift-shop find that truly upends expectations of what the Black Forest has to offer, head 5 miles south to the town of Hornberg, home of the Schwarzw\u00e4lder Pilzlehrschau mushroom school. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "One notable find from the archives is a demo tape from May 1965 that Reed mailed to himself but never opened up. \u2014 Fred Sahai, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "As for this latest find , one of the volunteers working on the excavation was a retired biochemist from South Wales named Dylan Herbert, who initially viewed the stone as just another piece of rubble. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "Researchers compare the surprising find to coming across missing puzzle pieces. \u2014 Michael Hill, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142834"
  },
  "fior dell'alpi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a yellow colored Italian liqueur containing a twig encrusted with crystallized sugar inside its bottle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u0113\u02cc\u022frde\u02c8lal(\u02cc)p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian, literally, flower of the alps",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-142952"
  },
  "farther":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at or to a greater distance or more advanced point",
      ": to a greater degree or extent",
      ": more distant : remoter",
      ": further sense 2",
      ": at or to a greater distance or more advanced point",
      ": more completely",
      ": more distant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beyond",
      "further",
      "yon",
      "yonder"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "added",
      "additional",
      "another",
      "else",
      "fresh",
      "further",
      "more",
      "other"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "It's farther away than I'd thought.",
      "they had traveled farther down the Colorado River than any previous explorers",
      "Adjective",
      "the farther side of town",
      "for farther information on this condition, you should consult your family physician",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "In those areas farther from the edges, oaks and other sprouting species dominated. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Samples from remote sites, farther from scientific research bases in Antarctica, contained fewer particles of plastic. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "Ukrainian operations have also pushed Russian troops farther from the city of Kharkiv in the northeast. \u2014 Amy Cheng, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "New apartments, the color of butterscotch, have been built in narrow, safer areas farther from the mountain and nearer to water. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "After Moskva sank along with potentially scores of her crew, fleet commanders pulled their two frigates farther from the Ukrainian coast. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "With the streetcar, working class people could live farther from work, causing neighborhoods to become more segregated by class. \u2014 Erin Caughey, jsonline.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Russian forces widened their bombardment of Ukraine on Friday, attacking more major cities, moving toward Kyiv and inching westward while also pounding targets farther from the front line. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "In some areas farther from the coast, like Sacramento and Southern California\u2019s Inland Empire, prices have already surpassed March 2020 levels. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The event is heading yet farther west, past its most recent home in Beverly Hills to Santa Monica. \u2014 Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The old bridge was built to replace a wooden bridge built farther west in 1914 that connected Mission Beach and Ocean Beach. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "However, the airport in Dnipro, Ukraine\u2019s fourth-largest city and located farther west, was hit by missile attacks twice on Sunday, according to the regional governor. \u2014 Adam Schreck And Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "In the nearby village of Yasnohorodka, the AP witnessed positions abandoned by Ukrainian soldiers who had moved farther west, but no sign of Russian troops. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Saturday night may see a few clouds with lows in the 30s to around 40 (patchy frost is possible in farther west to northwest areas). \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Ukrainian cities remained under siege Friday as Russian attacks continued for the fourth week, pushing farther west in Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s still much farther than an RAAF F-18 or one of the air force\u2019s three-dozen F-35s can fly without aerial refueling. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Some will make their way to Florida to winter alongside the retirees also escaping the chilly weather, Others will continue to much farther destinations, such as Venezuela and Brazil. \u2014 London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star , 24 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb and Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143041"
  },
  "faith":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty",
      ": fidelity to one's promises",
      ": sincerity of intentions",
      ": belief and trust in and loyalty to God",
      ": belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion",
      ": firm belief in something for which there is no proof",
      ": complete trust",
      ": something that is believed especially with strong conviction",
      ": a system of religious beliefs",
      ": without question",
      ": believe , trust",
      ": strong belief or trust",
      ": belief in God",
      ": a system of religious beliefs : religion",
      ": loyalty to duty or to a person or thing",
      ": allegiance or loyalty to a duty or a person",
      ": sincerity or honesty of intentions \u2014 see also bad faith , good faith",
      ": fidelity to one's promises and obligations"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101th",
      "\u02c8f\u0101th",
      "\u02c8f\u0101th"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devotion",
      "piety",
      "religion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atheism",
      "godlessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Topping his tally, of course, was the faith \u2019s symbol, unveiled in 2020, depicting the Christus statue on a blue background. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Yet medicine has minimized the importance of faith and religion in patient well-being. \u2014 T. Salewa Oseni, STAT , 23 June 2022",
      "Stalter created the series and will star as Beth Parker, a 20-year-old Christian and closeted lesbian who wrestles with her sexuality and faith in God while entering adulthood in suburban Ohio. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
      "Despite the recent slowdown, funds continue to have faith that cybersecurity investments will pay off. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "This year\u2019s election could decide the direction of the G.O.P. for years to come, experts say, and could also influence Americans\u2019 faith in the validity of election results, with momentous consequences. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
      "Tuesday\u2019s hearing showed that faith played a prominent role in others\u2019 lives as well during the days following the election. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "In his charge, Torres alleged that Campo mocked his Latino heritage and Catholic faith , including his observance of the Sabbath and Lent. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
      "Schultz is a member of SOPHIA, a Waukesha coalition of faith communities that addresses social justice issues. \u2014 Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-143517"
  },
  "fritter away":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spend or use up (something) in a slow and usually foolish way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144205"
  },
  "falltime":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": autumn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144354"
  },
  "faultlessly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no fault : irreproachable",
      ": perfect entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u022flt-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "flawless",
      "ideal",
      "immaculate",
      "impeccable",
      "indefectible",
      "irreproachable",
      "letter-perfect",
      "perfect",
      "picture-book",
      "picture-perfect",
      "seamless",
      "unblemished"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "amiss",
      "bad",
      "censurable",
      "defective",
      "faulty",
      "flawed",
      "imperfect",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship",
      "I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s style choices are, and have always been, faultless . \u2014 Sarah Harris, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
      "This seemingly faultless poll is the quickest way to understand what your audiences prefer. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Morricone\u2019s \u2018Agosto Jazz\u2019 from La Voglia Matta put the Momentum TW3 earbuds through their paces and the resulting sound was faultless . \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "For faultless application, both quick-drying hues are developed with NAILS INC\u2019s long-wearing formula and distinctive wide-hugging brush. \u2014 Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Steering on the GT4 RS is equally as faultless , with a weighted effort and steering ratio that feels perfectly paired for the vehicle\u2019s size and focused mission. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "And tack on a pint of Allagash White \u2014 one of the few beers to have a permanent place on the Hopleaf taps and a faultless pairing with those savory shellfish. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Despite the photographic evidence and the lack of an environmental impact assessment, the review found the company faultless . \u2014 Alexander Sammon, The New Republic , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Thankfully, not too much has changed about the nearly faultless Colony Grill, a bona fide London institution known for its aged meats (the restaurant has its own salt maturing chamber onsite). \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144942"
  },
  "foreswear":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath",
      ": to reject or renounce under oath",
      ": to renounce earnestly",
      ": to deny under oath",
      ": to swear falsely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145226"
  },
  "finical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": finicky"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-ni-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "choosy",
      "choosey",
      "dainty",
      "delicate",
      "demanding",
      "exacting",
      "fastidious",
      "finicking",
      "finicky",
      "fussbudgety",
      "fussy",
      "nice",
      "old-maidish",
      "particular",
      "pernickety",
      "persnickety",
      "picky"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "undemanding",
      "unfastidious",
      "unfussy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a newspaper who's old-fashionedly finical about proper grammar"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from fine entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-145624"
  },
  "front line":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a military line formed by the most advanced tactical combat units",
      ": front sense 2a(2)",
      ": an area of potential or actual conflict or struggle",
      ": the most advanced, responsible, or visible position in a field or activity",
      ": relating to, being, or involved in a front line",
      ": first-rate",
      ": first-string"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259nt-\u02ccl\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cutting edge",
      "forefront",
      "leading edge",
      "van",
      "vanguard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-OK",
      "A1",
      "awesome",
      "bang-up",
      "banner",
      "beautiful",
      "blue-chip",
      "blue-ribbon",
      "boffo",
      "bonny",
      "bonnie",
      "boss",
      "brag",
      "brave",
      "bully",
      "bumper",
      "capital",
      "choice",
      "classic",
      "cool",
      "corking",
      "crackerjack",
      "cracking",
      "dandy",
      "divine",
      "dope",
      "down",
      "dynamite",
      "excellent",
      "fab",
      "fabulous",
      "famous",
      "fantabulous",
      "fantastic",
      "fine",
      "first-class",
      "first-rate",
      "first-string",
      "five-star",
      "four-star",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "heavenly",
      "high-class",
      "hot",
      "hype",
      "immense",
      "jim-dandy",
      "keen",
      "lovely",
      "marvelous",
      "marvellous",
      "mean",
      "neat",
      "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",
      "unsurpassed",
      "wizard",
      "wonderful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "These researchers are on the front line of defense against cancer.",
      "She has been working on the front lines to educate the poor.",
      "Adjective",
      "if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospital",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Onypko\u2019s brother and his family are in Poland; her parents are in Zaporizhzhia, a city that\u2019s worryingly close to the front line . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
      "Those Western supplies that have made it through to the front line are neither as plentiful or as sophisticated as Ukraine would like. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
      "After taking part in the demonstrations, Molchanova volunteered to go to the front line , going first to a military hospital in Dnipro for training. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
      "Russian bombardment regularly targets this corner of eastern Ukraine, close to the front line . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "In 1982, aged just 20, he was conscripted into the army by Argentina's then military government and sent to the front line . \u2014 Richard Quest And Joe Minihane, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Clearly there is a strong demand for loitering munitions in Ukraine, and U.S. planners will be scanning through every available program to see what can be rushed out to the front line . \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Those developments have brought more tutors to the front line . \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "While people go to the front line , lose their homes, and dig mass graves, running a game on a console turns out to be an unexpectedly daunting task. \u2014 Vlad Ned, Wired , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The company, which has long prided itself on secrecy, has seen its employees push back and speak out over issues ranging from alleged pay disparities, remote work policies and mistreatment of its frontline retail workers. \u2014 Chris Isidore And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Many turned homes into offices and some frontline workers began risking their lives for a paycheck. \u2014 David Miller, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
      "Bowser said the portal might open to residents with chronic medical conditions and other non- frontline essential workers in the first week of February. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2021",
      "Under Connecticut\u2019s original vaccination plan, frontline essential workers such as grocery store workers and people with underlying conditions such as Zabarsky\u2019s were slated to be next in line for vaccination. \u2014 Emily Brindley, courant.com , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "The college scholarship aims to support children of frontline medical workers and first responders who have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Afterward, the couple will visit the Spanish Town Hospital to hear how frontline staff have responded to the pandemic. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Most likely, the targeting is done to inflict terror among the population, create massive refugee displacements, and draw frontline Ukrainian solders off the battlefield to assist civilians. \u2014 Mark Kimmitt, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "However, true flexibility for many women \u2014 and especially frontline workers who may not have the same option to work from home \u2014 extends beyond just remote work. \u2014 Karin Kimbrough For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adjective",
      "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151056"
  },
  "ford":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name ()",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading",
      ": to cross (a body of water) by wading",
      ": a shallow place in a body of water that may be crossed by wading",
      ": to cross by wading",
      "1873\u20131939 originally",
      "English author",
      "Gerald R(udolph) 1913\u20132006 American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1973\u201374); 38th president of the U.S. (1974\u201377)",
      "Henry 1863\u20131947 American automobile manufacturer",
      "John 1586\u2013?1639 English dramatist",
      "John 1895\u20131973 originally John Martin Feeney American film director"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frd",
      "\u02c8f\u022frd",
      "\u02c8f\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "shallow(s)",
      "shoal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "didn't attempt getting the horses across the stream until we had reached the ford",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Dozens of motivational quotes tell us that is discomfort is where growth happens\u2014I\u2019ve repeated this platitude to my backpacking clients and friends while scrambling a ridgeline or taking off our hiking boots to ford an ice-cold river. \u2014 Hannah Singleton, Outside Online , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The Jeep was compact enough to carry in gliders, could ford rivers with ease, and was extremely reliable. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "The OvrlandX concept could ford up to 32.1 inches of water. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "The 4xe comes ready to go off-road with a two-speed transfer case that enables full-time four-wheel drive, solid Dana 44 axles, 10.8 inches of clearance, and the ability to ford up to 30 inches of water. \u2014 Colin Beresford, Car and Driver , 23 Dec. 2020",
      "Jeep says there's a total of 13.3 inches of ground clearance and that the 392 can ford 34 inches of water, 4 inches more than a Rubicon. \u2014 Scott Oldham, Car and Driver , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Two died: a 29-year-old Swiss woman who drowned in 2010 trying to ford the Teklanika and a 24-year-old Belarus woman last year who struggled to cross the rain-swollen river after spending two nights at the bus. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "It wasn\u2019t expected that a civilian or even standard-police SUV could ford the floods \u2014 and the water was rising. \u2014 Colin Warren-hicks, USA TODAY , 19 Sep. 2020",
      "Despite the high-voltage battery pack under the rear seat and cargo floor, the 4xe can ford 30 inches of water, the same as conventionally powered Jeeps. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 3 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1614, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151538"
  },
  "for crying out loud":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of for crying out loud informal \u2014 used to show anger, annoyance, etc. Why won't they let me in? It's my house, for crying out loud !"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151702"
  },
  "failing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually slight or insignificant defect in character, conduct, or ability",
      ": in absence or default of",
      ": a weakness or flaw in a person's character, behavior, or ability"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u0101-ling"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demerit",
      "dereliction",
      "fault",
      "foible",
      "frailty",
      "shortcoming",
      "sin",
      "vice",
      "want",
      "weakness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "merit",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He has some minor failings .",
      "we could talk about your failings , but it would take all night",
      "Preposition",
      "Failing progress in the peace process, war seems likely.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Microsoft's latest failing came to light on Tuesday in a post that showed Microsoft taking five months and three patches before successfully fixing a critical vulnerability in Azure. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 14 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",
      "At what point does the scramble for status and income become a severe failing ? \u2014 Kyle Smith, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
      "This insurance transfers the risks of their own product or service failing \u2014 if, for example, a bug in their software causes the customer to lose sensitive data or their cloud backup service falls short and a customer loses access to critical files. \u2014 Jim Goldman, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "In his view, someone stumbling in recovery is comparable to a diabetic failing to take steps to regulate their blood sugar: in need of more support, not more disruption. \u2014 Ted Alcorn, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "We are being set up to believe that Uvalde was overwhelmingly a failure of law enforcement rather than a massive cultural failing . \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
      "The fun, of course, is observing the characters trying \u2014 and failing \u2014 to hold it together while losing their marbles. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The value of simply knowing that the obstacles one is encountering are not due to some unique personal failing \u2013but that others are experiencing the same difficulties and challenges\u2013is immeasurable. \u2014 Duane Cranston, Fortune , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1590, in the meaning defined above",
      "Preposition",
      "1810, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151837"
  },
  "facilitation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of facilitating : the state of being facilitated",
      ": the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway especially from repeated use of that pathway",
      ": the increasing of the ease or intensity of a response by repeated stimulation",
      ": the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway especially from repeated use of that pathway",
      ": the increasing of the ease or intensity of a response by repeated stimulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02ccsi-l\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "f\u0259-\u02ccsil-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Breaux and Barrett told officials about the end of their facilitation work in a June 16 letter to Bronson, Assembly leadership and other key organizations aiding in homelessness efforts. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "Through communication, facilitation , and negotiation, the Drug Shortage program works with pharmaceutical manufacturers, review divisions, compliance, and other FDA components to manage product shortages. \u2014 Peter J. Pitts, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "Each group will have a Mentor Coach who provides subject matter expertise, facilitation , scheduling, and general organization. \u2014 Tony Gambill, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The rules of engagement used in the facilitation can become the team members\u2019 model for future hot-button discussions. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2022",
      "The other defendant, Isaiah Beasley, had his complicity-to-murder indictment dismissed \u2014 a Class A felony with a possible 20 years-to-life sentence \u2014 but was reindicted on a much lesser charge of facilitation to commit murder, a Class D felony. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 9 May 2022",
      "This is exacerbated by the facilitation of growing demand and utilizing escalation. \u2014 David Yu, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Last month, Texas opened an investigation into TikTok\u2019s alleged violations of children\u2019s privacy and facilitation of human trafficking. \u2014 Marcy Gordon, Chron , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Last month, Texas opened an investigation into TikTok\u2019s alleged violations of children\u2019s privacy and facilitation of human trafficking. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" facilit(ate) + -ation ; in sense 2 probably as translation of German Bahnung ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151902"
  },
  "fashionable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conforming to the custom, fashion , or established mode",
      ": of or relating to the world of fashion",
      ": a fashionable person",
      ": following the current fashion or style"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fash-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fa-sh\u0259-n\u0259-",
      "\u02c8fa-sh\u0259-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fash-n\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "\u00e0 la mode",
      "a la mode",
      "au courant",
      "chic",
      "cool",
      "exclusive",
      "fresh",
      "happening",
      "hip",
      "in",
      "modish",
      "sharp",
      "smart",
      "snappy",
      "stylish",
      "supercool",
      "swell",
      "swish",
      "trendy",
      "voguish"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dowdy",
      "out",
      "outmoded",
      "styleless",
      "unchic",
      "uncool",
      "unfashionable",
      "unmodish",
      "unstylish"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "It isn't fashionable to express such an opinion these days.",
      "fashionable people who know all the right restaurants",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Beer may be less fashionable than cocktails among investors, but price increases are going down fine with drinkers. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "Several guests sported Wales Bonner which meant that Lucien looked even more fashionable than usually does. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Music festivals and sporting events just got a lot more fashionable . \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "In 2017, when transferring was becoming more and more fashionable , a wave of players defected from Kevin Ollie\u2019s roster. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Albanese had undergone what has been described as a makeover in the past year, opting for more fashionable suits and glasses. \u2014 Rod Mcguirk, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Lacie enjoys crafting and volunteers at a local animal shelter, while Lexie, who Lacie says is the more fashionable twin, prefers online shopping and outdoor activities like paddle boarding. \u2014 Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Best Patio/Outdoor Dining: Dining en plein-air has never been more fashionable than when the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated it for health reasons. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Now in the digital era, we\u2019re found with more fashionable options at our fingertips than ever before, each fighting for our undivided attention. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "If Elsa Schiaparelli first made the jumpsuit fashionable in the 1930s, today it is being popularized by celebrities like Harry Styles, Evan Mock, Jacob Elordi, and Gigi. \u2014 Irene Kim, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
      "Some credit is also due to Joanna Gaines, whose 2013 HGTV series Fixer Upper cemented farmhouse style within our cultural lexicon and made the old-fashioned fashionable again. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Their overlapping success has made college basketball fashionable again in a town dominated by championship-hoarding professional sports teams. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Whatever happened to Sonic Youth, the band that made noise-rock fashionable ? \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "The 9,214-square-foot home in Marietta, built in 2008, has the clay-tile roof fashionable in Encino, California, where the show is largely fictionally based. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Nancy and Diana became part of the fashionable set the Bright Young Things, and another sister, Unity, befriended Hitler. \u2014 Michael Schulma, The New Yorker , 31 July 2021",
      "More recently, quarries about 30 miles north of Paris specialize in an especially hard variety of Lutetian limestone fashionable in upscale building projects around the world. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Apr. 2021",
      "Anthony Bourdain in particular, with his seminal 2000 memoir, Kitchen Confidential, made food service fashionable , turning crass, hard-partying hourly grease slingers like us into underground rock stars. \u2014 Jeff Winkler, The Atlantic , 30 Dec. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1800, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152044"
  },
  "floury miller":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large reddish brown cicada ( Abricta curvicosta ) having a whitish pubescence on the abdomen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152542"
  },
  "filler":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that fills : such as",
      ": a substance added to a product (as to increase bulk, weight, viscosity, opacity, or strength)",
      ": a composition used to fill the pores and grain especially of a wood surface before painting or varnishing",
      ": a piece used to cover or fill in a space between two parts of a structure",
      ": tobacco used to form the core of a cigar",
      ": material used to fill extra space in a column or page of a newspaper or magazine or to increase the size of a work (such as a book)",
      ": a pack of paper for a loose-leaf notebook",
      ": a sound, word, or phrase (such as \"you know?\") used to fill pauses in speaking",
      "a monetary subunit of the forint \u2014 see forint at Money Table",
      ": a material used for filling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-l\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fi-\u02ccler",
      "\u02c8fi-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fill",
      "filling",
      "padding",
      "stuffing",
      "wadding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (2)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152856"
  },
  "flower way":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an elevated passage from the back of a traditional Japanese theater to the stage by which actors make their entrances and exits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153253"
  },
  "fort royal":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fort of great magnitude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fort entry 1 + royal (adjective)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-153832"
  },
  "franion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an habitual pleasure seeker or merrymaker : idler , reveler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-154201"
  },
  "facilitator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone or something that facilitates something",
      ": someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Around that time, Payne, an adept facilitator for Kearney, Godbolt and other potent scorers on the Kettering squad, was feeling good too. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Usability tests can be moderated when a facilitator guides the participant through the session. \u2014 Kevin Philpott, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The wife and mother of two spent more than two decades at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, working in the newspaper\u2019s advertising department and as a diversity training facilitator . \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 20 May 2022",
      "Blue pins mark places where she and alliance colleagues have led or arranged for an H.V.N. facilitator training. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "This next frontier will take Block into the live events market, bringing the company back to its in-person money transaction roots, but this time as the direct payment instrument instead of as a mere middleman facilitator . \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 13 May 2022",
      "His principal function as watermaster, though, has usually been as a mediator and facilitator . \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
      "The singer is currently on her Future Nostalgia world tour, and has been working with Venezuelan yoga teacher and movement facilitator Anabella Landa, best known as Annie Moves. \u2014 Hannah Coates, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
      "Participants lie on yoga mats as a facilitator reads meditations and poetry; dim lights and soft music, sometimes performed by live musicians, set the tone. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" facilitate + -or entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1775, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155129"
  },
  "fairy arrow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a flint arrowhead \u2014 compare thunderstone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155226"
  },
  "failance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": failure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155806"
  },
  "functor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that performs a function or an operation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1935, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-155913"
  },
  "Faenza":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "commune in northern Italy population 53,549"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u00e4-\u02c8en-z\u00e4",
      "-\u02c8en(t)-s\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-160312"
  },
  "freshly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having its original qualities unimpaired: such as",
      ": full of or renewed in vigor : refreshed",
      ": not stale, sour, or decayed",
      ": not faded",
      ": not worn or rumpled",
      ": not altered by processing",
      ": not salt",
      ": free from taint : pure",
      ": moderately strong",
      ": experienced, made, or received newly or anew",
      ": additional , another",
      ": original , vivid",
      ": lacking experience : raw",
      ": just come or arrived",
      ": having the milk flow recently established",
      ": disposed to take liberties : impudent",
      ": fashionable , cool",
      ": just recently : newly",
      ": an increased flow or rush (as of water) : freshet",
      ": a stream, spring, or pool of fresh water",
      ": not salt",
      ": pure sense 1 , brisk",
      ": not frozen, canned, or pickled",
      ": not stale, sour, or spoiled",
      ": not dirty or rumpled",
      ": new entry 1 sense 4",
      ": newly made or received",
      ": rude and disrespectful",
      ": free of the detrimental effects of delay (as the fading of memories)",
      ": characterized by promptness",
      ": experienced, made, or received newly or anew",
      "[probably by folk etymology from German frech ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fresh",
      "\u02c8fresh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brand-new",
      "mint",
      "pristine",
      "span-new",
      "virgin",
      "virginal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stale"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This new opportunity for Butler means a fresh start. \u2014 Mark Daniels, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Cleveland wanted to give him a fresh start elsewhere. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Farewells are not just for goodbyes but for new beginnings, a fresh start for a new generation led by dancers like Chan, Furlan, Woodward and so many more. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "So his family moved to Hawkins hoping a fresh start would cure him. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
      "The good news for ASU is that the team will get a fresh start to the season and will welcome the pressure the tournament brings. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "And that can make a new job seem like the only way to get a fresh start and move to the next step. \u2014 Rosabeth Moss Kanter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Closing that controversial chapter of the company\u2019s history could offer a chance at a fresh start\u2014and an opportunity for Nyborg to bring Tinder\u2019s full focus to her vision for its future. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "With their plan for student loan forgiveness, student loan borrowers would get a fresh start with their student loans, the economy would be stimulated, disparities would be reduced, and borrowers would have a better shot at the American Dream. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "That story kicks off with the introduction of a fresh -faced heroine: Charlie's Angels star Ella Balinska as the daughter of Albert Wesker. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Country superstar Trisha Yearwood showed off a make-free video on Instagram, and fans are loving seeing this fresh -faced side of her. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 31 May 2022",
      "The sepia portrait showed a fresh -faced cadet, barely older than Nikita was now, in a Red Army tunic and wool cap. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Then again Boudreau was a fresh -faced 24 when the Indians named him player-manager in 1942. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
      "With her hair curled in her signature bouncy waves, Kate looked fresh -faced and ready to switch on the charm while fulfilling her royal duty to represent Her Majesty. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
      "Perm 36,6 is also documenting the death of Russian soldiers from the region, posting haunting photos of fresh -faced young men with a few lines about their short lives. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
      "Trent Alexander-Arnold was still a fresh -faced teenager back then, and Gareth Bale was still a player Real Madrid liked to use from time to time. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Ahead, Joanna Vargas shares the products that keep her fresh -faced. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For a kid fresh out of high school, learning to cook even modest meals can be a daunting task. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "Kudos, too, to band member Drew Erickson, who wrote the string charts for this LP fresh off his work on Lana Del Rey\u2019s Blue Banisters. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
      "Two young men walk into a bar, one fresh off the boat from Ireland (A.J. Shively) and another (Sidney DuPont) who\u2019s just escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Now the iPhone doesn't need those attachments; Stripe works just fine with an iPhone fresh out of the box. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
      "How that relationship plays out between a president who surrounds himself with longtime advisers like Klain and a new deputy fresh to the White House remains to be seen. \u2014 Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Jenkins isn\u2019t some greenhorn fresh to the world of money and crime. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The Raptors were really struggling before their big win over the Spurs on Wednesday, while the Suns are coming into this one fresh off an impressive blowout win over the surging Heat. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Daisy Edgar-Jones has arrived in New York fresh off a trip to Milan Fashion Week. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 8 Mar. 2022"
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      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161320"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": affording light mirth and laughter : amusing",
      ": seeking or intended to amuse : facetious",
      ": differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : peculiar",
      ": involving trickery or deception",
      ": one that is funny",
      ": joke",
      ": comic strips or the comic section of a periodical",
      ": causing laughter : full of humor",
      ": strange sense 2",
      ": in an odd or peculiar way"
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      "\u02c8f\u0259-n\u0113",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The extended ballroom scenes, led by the miraculous Billy Porter as the witty, shady emcee, are funny , flamboyant, and vibrant. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The show was also, always, incredibly funny \u2014 and fearless. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
      "That may not sound like a fun afternoon at the theater, but the two-hour play that closed its run with a Sunday matinee at Lamplighters Community Theatre in La Mesa was surprisingly funny , clever, touching and entertaining. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s so deeply funny , but also the kindness in the show \u2014 my mom was a public school teacher, and there\u2019s something that kind of hits me squarely in the heart every week. \u2014 Kate Aurthur, Variety , 20 June 2022",
      "There's some intriguing twists afoot, and Hemsworth is a funny , trippy and sometimes scary hoot. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
      "The evening promises to be heartwarming, funny , and a little bit tear-jerking; and will be hosted by Rob Riggle and Joe Tessitore. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2022",
      "Their conversational, often funny approach to reporting what was happening in my one square foot gave me focus. \u2014 Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer , 23 May 2022",
      "The film is funny , odd and sometimes inappropriate \u2014 a whole vibe, as the kids say. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Many readers found Caity\u2019s self-deprecating tone in the article funny , and others commented that the van life wasn\u2019t supposed to be glamorous. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The voice will be instantly recognizable as Saundersesque to anyone familiar with his fiction: jocular and often stand-up-comic funny , with a focus on providing joyful surprises with every turn of phrase. \u2014 Lisa Zeidner, Star Tribune , 8 Feb. 2021",
      "This Netflix look at vulgar language, starring Nicolas Cage, is bust-a-gut funny . \u2014 Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com , 9 Jan. 2021",
      "Anyway, how does a run-through of all these funnies and memes and LOLs and ROFLs out there in the English football world sound? \u2014 SI.com , 20 Aug. 2019",
      "Here For Golden State Convention By ANDREW MAKARUSHKA More than 200 persons who take their funnies seriously gathered in the U.S. Grant Hotel yesterday for the start of the first San Diego Golden State Comics Convention. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 July 2019",
      "Let\u2019s feast on some funnies : A tasty typo turned a U.S. Senate candidate\u2019s name into that of a sandwich. \u2014 Morning Brief, The Seattle Times , 6 July 2018",
      "Lewandowski assured her Facebook followers that Quinn later found the melted doll funny and wasn't traumatized at all. \u2014 Jackie Frere, Redbook , 21 Nov. 2017",
      "The special featured funny takes on money-hungry televangelists, and a hilarious impression of Ugandan President Idi Amin. \u2014 Matthew Allen, The Root , 15 Sep. 2017"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162038"
  },
  "free bench":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the interest formerly held in English law by a widow or sometimes a widower in the copyhold or customary lands of the deceased spouse \u2014 compare dower sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"translation of Medieval Latin francus bancus ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-162834"
  },
  "forcible entry":{
    "type":[
      "idiom",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": entering a building or room by using force to open a door or window",
      ": the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force against the lawful possessor \u2014 see also forcible entry and detainer",
      ": unlawful entry into or onto another's property especially when accompanied by force"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163012"
  },
  "fiercely":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a fierce or vehement manner",
      ": to a high degree : very"
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      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
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    "antonyms":[
      "little",
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly",
      "somewhat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The tobacco industry, which is sure to be fiercely opposed to such a drastic change in its products, could challenge a final regulation in court. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
      "The tobacco industry, which is sure to be fiercely opposed to such a drastic change in its products, could challenge a final regulation in court. \u2014 Laurie Mcginley, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
      "And opposition by the governor helped kill a legislative attempt to expand government\u2019s role in health insurance that the industry fiercely opposed. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
      "Those qualms followed previous arguments from Reilly that the gambling complex will attract crime and congestion and is fiercely opposed by his constituents in River North. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "But it was fiercely opposed by many parents of younger deaf children like Cohen, as well as L.A. mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, whose daughter is hard of hearing. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "But the two main Orthodox bodies in Ukraine have both fiercely opposed the Russian invasion. \u2014 Peter Smith, ajc , 23 Apr. 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",
      "More recently, such meetings, as well as the potentially even snoozier school-board gatherings, have sometimes become miniature but fiercely contested battlegrounds in the country\u2019s seemingly endless culture wars. \u2014 Charles Isherwood, WSJ , 19 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163304"
  },
  "foretellable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being of a kind that may be anticipated and foretold"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163358"
  },
  "free-blown":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": blown without the assistance of a mold and with the use only of blowpipe and punty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163428"
  },
  "fondle":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : caress",
      ": pamper",
      ": to touch (someone or something) sexually",
      ": to show affection or desire by caressing",
      ": to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caress",
      "gentle",
      "love",
      "pat",
      "pet",
      "stroke"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a cat who enjoys being fondled by his loving owners"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"frequentative of obsolete fond to fondle",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1721, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163616"
  },
  "forewarn":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to warn in advance",
      ": to warn in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8w\u022frn",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8w\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advise",
      "alert",
      "caution",
      "wake",
      "warn"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And health officials are concerned about what this outbreak could forewarn for flu activity across the U.S. as the season picks up. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Normally, this might be used by a self-driving car that detects debris on the roadway and opts to forewarn other nearby self-driving cars. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Their margin for error is literally zero, and so hiccups from a half-dozen centrists can forewarn a doomed agenda. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Human drivers are expected to listen for ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, and other emergency vehicles that use their sirens to forewarn other drivers of their presence. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "As such, the AI driving system might emit a message to the passenger to forewarn them about the door handles as possibly being hot to handle, and likewise to be mindful of any interior items that might be overly hot. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 18 June 2021",
      "Although the overall intent of Congress was to encourage more private suits, the government was concerned that FCA actions, if not sealed, might forewarn defendants of potential criminal investigations. \u2014 Walter Pavlo, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
      "Be forewarned that either side can be slippery when wet. \u2014 Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2020",
      "Yet before the Series began no one publicly campaigned to call off the games or forewarned Red Sox fans about the dangers of sitting in the bleachers, rubbing elbows and shaking hands. \u2014 Randy Roberts And Johnny Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164009"
  },
  "flaming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or suggesting a flame in color, brilliance, or wavy outline",
      ": being on fire : blazing",
      ": intense , passionate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-mi\u014b"
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      "ablaze",
      "afire",
      "aflame",
      "alight",
      "blazing",
      "burning",
      "combusting",
      "conflagrant",
      "fiery",
      "ignited",
      "inflamed",
      "enflamed",
      "kindled",
      "lit",
      "lighted"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a fancy restaurant serving eye-catching flaming desserts",
      "a flaming speech in support of basic human rights",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or a single flaming arrow igniting the entire countryside and yielding Wagnerian images of sublime destruction. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Like an emergency rescue mission involving a sinking raft, a flaming train, a horse, a motorcycle, some rope and the flag of India. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
      "Calatrava finally added a piece of his own work near the Chicago River in 2020 \u2014 a flaming red sculpture. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Future handing him the gasoline during their flaming exhibition. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Your vision will be taken up with the orange blooms of scarlet stars (a bromeliad), fragrant Indian jasmine, and brilliant flaming torch plants. \u2014 Jeanine Barone, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "In images of the aftermath released by Ukraine\u2019s emergency agency, firefighters doused a flaming building, and ash fell on bloodied rubble. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, ajc , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Another unidentified business owner told KTLA that a man approached the business and threw a flaming object inside. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Dozens of people gathered around, some with flaming torches. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164136"
  },
  "fart around":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to waste time : to spend time doing activities that have no serious purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164431"
  },
  "fogged":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground",
      ": a fine spray or a foam for firefighting",
      ": a murky condition of the atmosphere or a substance causing it",
      ": a state of confusion or bewilderment",
      ": something that confuses or obscures",
      ": cloudiness or partial opacity in a developed photographic image caused by chemical action or stray radiation",
      ": to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog",
      ": to make obscure or confusing",
      ": to make confused",
      ": to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development",
      ": to become covered or thick with fog",
      ": to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist",
      ": to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation",
      ": tiny drops of water floating in the air at or near the ground",
      ": a confused state of mind",
      ": to cover or become covered with tiny drops of water",
      ": to blur (a visual field) with lenses that prevent a sharp focus in order to relax accommodation before testing vision"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fg",
      "f\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8f\u022fg",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4g, \u02c8f\u022fg"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "daze",
      "dazedness",
      "haze",
      "muddle",
      "spin",
      "swoon"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "befog",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "confuse",
      "muddy",
      "obfuscate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The leading purveyor of unnerving weather systems is Froggy\u2019s Fog of Tennessee, and among its newest technology is the Poseidon A2, designed to generate a fog layer that will hug the ground of any decent graveyard. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "Some very isolated fog may form in the usual spots. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "In May 1975, the Bullies repeated, beating the Buffalo Sabres in six games, despite an overtime loss in the famous fog game early in the series. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Relying on a compass for navigation\u2014since the fog never cleared\u2014and shivering in the frigid high altitude, Quimby piloted her Bl\u00e9riot monoplane toward France. \u2014 Charlotte Gray, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
      "But the line between documenting a dead body and celebrating a killing quickly gets blurred under the fog of war. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 13 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",
      "After a strange two summers under the fog of COVID, businesses on the Cape and Islands are hoping for stability this season. \u2014 Annie Probert, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
      "The chunky grille on the front bumper along with the fog lights, lower cladding, and noticeable roof rails wouldn't look out of place on a Subaru or really any modern crossover with adventurous aspirations. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 18 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For the weekend, cooling onshore winds will create a coastal eddy, spinning low clouds and fog inland during nights and mornings in a typical seasonal pattern, with temperatures ranging from the high 60s to mid-70s along the coast. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 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",
      "Fog on the Essex marshes, fog on the Kentish heights. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The gun battle occurred in the pre-dawn hours amid heavy snow and fog that severely limited visibility, according to Jordanian officials familiar with the events. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The lens of the Julbo Aerospace ($220), on the other hand, can be pulled about a centimeter away from the frame to create a mechanical venting system that boosts airflow and eliminates fog . \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 Apr. 2015",
      "But the laughs the show brings shouldn't fog the truth the show highlights, real-life teachers say -- the messiness and the inequality found in the American education system. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "My glasses do not fog up, and the cushion on the nose bridge is a welcomed bonus. \u2014 Chloe Irving, Health.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The bookstore strains under quarantine and, while Flora lurks in its aisles, the whole world seems to fog up with ghosts: those killed by COVID-19; the invisible virus itself; previous victims of state violence. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164805"
  },
  "festina lente":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": make haste slowly : proceed expeditiously but prudently"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fe-\u02ccst\u0113-n\u00e4-\u02c8len-\u02cct\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164847"
  },
  "Friendship sloop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sloop-rigged centerboard fishing boat typically about 30 feet overall that has a clipper bow and strong sheer and that is popular along the Maine coast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"from Friendship , Maine",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164916"
  },
  "faith cure":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method or practice of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God : a cure held to have been achieved by this method"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1875, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-164937"
  },
  "flag alarm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a signal made by a small flag that appears on the indicator of an instrument which begins giving unreliable readings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" flag entry 5 ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165315"
  },
  "fit (in":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "as in go , stay"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-165941"
  },
  "forewarm":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": preheat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + warm ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171434"
  },
  "friskiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to frisk : playful",
      ": lively",
      ": playful sense 1 , lively"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-sk\u0113",
      "\u02c8fris-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antic",
      "coltish",
      "elfish",
      "fay",
      "frolicsome",
      "larky",
      "playful",
      "rollicking",
      "sportful",
      "sportive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "earnest",
      "serious-minded",
      "sober",
      "sobersided"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The kids were frisky after all that candy.",
      "a frisky kid who keeps the class in stitches with his jokes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Sunday, B\u00e1ez was also active on the bases, swiping two bases to spark a suddenly frisky Tigers offense, which scored seven runs for just the fifth time this season (in, sigh, 66 games). \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022",
      "As long as the wetlands don\u2019t disappear entirely, there\u2019s reason to hope the frisky saltmarsh sparrow, with a hand from us, will find a way. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
      "In the main room, scalloped with marble basins, there was a semblance of decorum, but in the side rooms, the men were young and frisky . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The eight-week-old puppies from NEADS World Class Service Dogs may look like average frisky Labrador retrievers, but these cuties have an important purpose. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Put it another way: Whoever realized that Cyrano de Bergerac could be reconceived as a less frisky , more sober Tyrion Lannister was clearly on to something. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, Champ, a frisky 3-year-old rescue German shepherd, was sent off to a quieter life with friends of the family after several incidents of aggressive behavior with White House personnel. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Lost in their own playtime, the other dogs and their owners pay little attention to the frisky pair sprinting between the trees. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "But she was also adept at frisky comic numbers, as well. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-171554"
  },
  "forgotten":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall",
      ": to cease from doing",
      ": to treat with inattention or disregard",
      ": to disregard intentionally : overlook",
      ": to give up hope for or expectation of",
      ": to cease remembering or noticing",
      ": to fail to become mindful at the proper time",
      ": to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control",
      ": to be unable to think of or remember",
      ": to fail by accident to do (something) : overlook"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disremember",
      "unlearn"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flash back (to)",
      "hark back (to)",
      "harken back (to)",
      "hearken back (to)",
      "mind",
      "recall",
      "recollect",
      "remember",
      "reminisce (about)",
      "think (of)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the rush to get that new campaign, clever post or special email offer out there, companies often forget to assess the environment where that content will land. \u2014 David Harrison, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Leatherwood said people should not forget the sunblock. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "But no one can easily forget , in this new book as in the older ones, the intensity of C\u00e9line\u2019s realization of the inexpungible human emotions of hatred and horror. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
      "However, don\u00b4t forget that more natural ingredients also pack a strong exfoliant punch. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Oh yes, and who could ever forget iconic lines from Hocus Pocus, Bewitched and more classic witch movies? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
      "People should not forget that this was not an attempt to get to the truth. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "Many forget the mall was a dusty patch of dirt adjacent to rail yards before shovels hit the ground. \u2014 John Igliozzi, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "However, people forget that in the '80s Honda was already building badass single-seat, off-road playthings. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English forgietan , from for- + -gietan (akin to Old Norse geta to get)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172025"
  },
  "flap":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stroke with something broad : slap",
      ": something broad and flat used for striking",
      ": something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or projects freely: such as",
      ": a piece on a garment that hangs free",
      ": a part of a book jacket that folds under the book's cover",
      ": a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting",
      ": an extended part forming the closure (as of an envelope or carton)",
      ": the motion of something broad and limber (such as a sail or wing)",
      ": a movable auxiliary airfoil usually attached to an airplane wing's trailing edge to increase lift or drag \u2014 see airplane illustration",
      ": a state of excitement or agitation : tizzy , uproar",
      ": something that generates an uproar",
      ": a consonant (such as the sound \\d\\ in ladder and \\t\\ in latter ) characterized by a single rapid contact of the tongue or lower lip against another point in the mouth",
      ": to beat with or as if with a flap",
      ": to toss sharply : fling",
      ": to move or cause to move in flaps",
      ": to sway loosely usually with a noise of striking and especially when moved by wind",
      ": to beat or pulsate wings or something suggesting wings",
      ": to progress by flapping",
      ": to flutter ineffectively",
      ": to talk foolishly and persistently",
      ": something broad and flat or flexible that hangs loose",
      ": the motion or sound made by something broad and flexible (as a sail or wing) moving back and forth",
      ": an upset or worried state of mind",
      ": to move with a beating or fluttering motion",
      ": a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flap",
      "\u02c8flap",
      "\u02c8flap"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitation",
      "deliriousness",
      "delirium",
      "distraction",
      "fever",
      "feverishness",
      "frenzy",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fury",
      "hysteria",
      "rage",
      "rampage",
      "uproar"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "beat",
      "flail",
      "flop",
      "flutter",
      "whip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The other two Board of Review commissioners have since amended their policy following the public flap over Thielmann\u2019s employment. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
      "Scientists recently discovered a new species of oil-eating organism on a Toyota Yaris's fuel-filler flap . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 4 June 2022",
      "The messages on the front flap are full of humor and wit, sometimes even crossing a line into risqu\u00e9. \u2014 Molly Longman, refinery29.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Grayson Rodriguez would hear that pop again and again, throwing pitch after pitch through the flap of the homemade strike zone target his father had built. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The law also requires Texans who vote by mail to include their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number under the flap of the envelope containing their ballot. \u2014 Niki Griswold, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "But Saltzman, who is legally blind, still missed the lines on the envelope flap that required her to fill in identification numbers needed for election officials to count her vote. \u2014 Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "With two outs in the ninth, Pete Alonso barely avoided serious injury when a fastball by Mason Thompson \u2014 who has walked 16 batters in 25 2/3 career innings \u2014 glanced off Alonso\u2019s shoulder and bounced off the C- flap on his batting helmet. \u2014 Jerry Beach, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The flap in January about how many people of color are featured on the Chemtrails Over the Country Club album art could happen only to a star whose use of classic American iconography has made people itch in the past. \u2014 Craig Jenkins, Vulture , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Her hands quivered and seemed to want to flap -paddle the air. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
      "The water-repellent material, padded foam compartment and storm flap keep your devices dry and protected, and the carryall can fit laptops up to 15 inches. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Fold the baseline flap over the filling, roll one turn, fold in the left and right sides to seal the edges of the roll. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Don\u2019t be surprised if the University of Florida flap over faculty testifying as experts in litigation leads to bills that would restrict faculty from engaging in outside consulting or put new rules in place for their teaching workloads. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The absence of Lundby and Kramer cleared the way for the field of women that jumped on a cold night with a wind chill of minus-13 Celsius (8.6 degrees Fahrenheit) as gusts made flags from participating nations flap . \u2014 Larry Lage, ajc , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Flags flap in the breeze at San Luis beach in San Andres, Colombia. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Tails and flippers flap and fly in occasional rapid frenzies of splashes, likely a spat over the lettuce or maybe just the inevitable marine mammal agitations of a flipper-to-flipper crowd in such a tight space. \u2014 Jim Waymer, USA TODAY , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "The flames flap with a noise like laundry on a line. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 19 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 transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172855"
  },
  "flied":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of flied past tense and past participle of fly entry 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-175416"
  },
  "function word":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a word (such as a preposition, auxiliary verb, or conjunction) that expresses primarily a grammatical relationship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180254"
  },
  "funfair":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an outdoor event featuring games, rides, exhibitions, and other forms of entertainment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259n-\u02ccfer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The queen\u2019s youngest son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, visited a 1950s-themed seaside funfair in Belfast. \u2014 Danica Kirka And Sylvia Hui, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
      "The queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, visited a 1950s-themed seaside funfair in Belfast. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 June 2022",
      "Just to the east of central Oslo, Gr\u00f8nland hosted a funfair where ice cream vendors did a roaring trade. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "As well as having its share of villainous lairs, concrete bunkers, and secret laboratories, Blackreef has its own funfair complex, a rooftop bar, and even a plush, renovated castle that comes with a dance floor and comedy club. \u2014 Ewan Wilson, Wired , 15 Sep. 2021",
      "In the amusement tent of a funfair , Zhou Zenong, who was pursuing Ai\u2019ai, is distracted by the sight of a woman\u2019s head that looks as if it\u2019s suspended above a vase on a machine draped in black cloth. \u2014 Jiwei Xiao, The New York Review of Books , 14 Mar. 2020",
      "However, Saliba knew what was good for him and, with the help of fellow precocious Frenchman Matteo Guendouzi, who 'bumped' into him at a funfair and 'gently advised' him to choose the red side of London, the defender made his decision. \u2014 SI.com , 25 July 2019",
      "Catch a free concert or four, learn about football in the Arab world, or take the kids to the Tuileries\u2019 annual funfair . \u2014 Rachel Brown, National Geographic , 12 June 2019",
      "There will be dodgems and funfair rides, coconut shies, lots of food stalls, loads of cocktails, bloody Marys for the hangovers and a festival vibe. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 13 Oct. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180304"
  },
  "fawner":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner",
      ": to show affection",
      ": a young deer",
      ": one still unweaned or retaining a distinctive baby coat",
      ": kid sense 2",
      ": a light grayish brown",
      ": a young deer",
      ": a light grayish brown",
      ": to show affection",
      ": to try to win favor by acting as if someone is superior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fn",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n",
      "\u02c8f\u022fn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "apple-polish",
      "bootlick",
      "fuss",
      "kowtow",
      "suck (up)",
      "toady",
      "truckle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a sports star surrounded by fawning fans",
      "a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In a tweet, State Police wrote that Trooper Paul Dabene saw the mother deer and fawn walking up an access road in Framingham that leads to the Massachusetts Turnpike. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Nobody associated with the show was too minor for Golden-Coners to fawn over. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The social media platform has served as somewhat of a safe space for Jack Harlow fans to openly fawn over him. \u2014 Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Spring will bring more fawn births and the CWD-positive captive herds around the state will continue to grow. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "When traumatized or distressed, our flight, fight, freeze or fawn response gets triggered. \u2014 Womensmedia, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "On television, anchors used slow-motion video to analyze and fawn over Charlie\u2019s backswing, his follow-through, his hip turn. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
      "That Seth accepts the nickname without being so gauche as to acknowledge the honor and fawn over Bill is proof that Bill picked the right fella to knight. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "This freestanding fawn and doe decoration set is made with rigid sisal material that\u2019s wrapped around a metal frame for a touch of texture. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "State Police tweeted a photo of the fawn near Dabene\u2019s cruiser. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
      "Few fawn over fresh-faced candidates full of new ideas and youthful energy. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Animal control later posted an update with some good news: The fawn was returned. \u2014 Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "This isn't the first time an animal at the center needed help walking; years prior, a baby fawn named Clarice used a wheelchair as part of her rehabilitation too. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Throughout are signs of Gabrielle Chanel's private life in her Rue 31 Cambon apartment, such as a wing chair, a Goossens table with a wheatsheaf base, and a large fawn velvet banquette. \u2014 Roxanne Robinson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Patrick Foy of the state wildlife agency\u2019s law enforcement division said their behavior was consistent with incidents in which people take a wild animal, such as a deer fawn , as a pet. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Stars were appearing in the early night sky when the big doe showed up with a fawn in tow. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The Columbus Zoo is celebrating its newest addition, an adorable tufted deer fawn . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180506"
  },
  "fewer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "pronoun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a smaller number of persons or things",
      ": a smaller number"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r",
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Ohtani has allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 11 starts. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 22 June 2022",
      "The Sox had been held to three runs or fewer in four of Cueto\u2019s first five starts. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Melton allowed two runs or fewer in eight of 10 starts, giving up three runs in the other two outings. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "To make up for fewer employees, companies speeded up assembly lines. \u2014 Mike Smith, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "In December, the railroad had 1,500 fewer employees than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 Luz Lazo, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Echoing a common Republican talking point that has been refuted by researchers, Normoyle said the best way to prevent deadly shootings is to have more, not fewer , armed citizens. \u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News , 27 May 2022",
      "Boston starters have allowed two runs or fewer in 19 of the past 27 games ... \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
      "Hill has allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his 11 starts this season . . . \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Pronoun, plural in construction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180839"
  },
  "faither":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of faither dialectal variant of father"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101t\u035fh\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fet\u035fh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181017"
  },
  "free beach":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a beach at which nudity is permitted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1966, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181044"
  },
  "frantic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": emotionally out of control",
      ": marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity",
      ": mentally deranged",
      ": feeling or showing fear and worry",
      ": having wild and hurried activity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fran-tik",
      "\u02c8fran-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "delirious",
      "distracted",
      "distrait",
      "distraught",
      "frenzied",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "collected",
      "composed",
      "recollected",
      "self-collected",
      "self-composed",
      "self-possessed",
      "unhysterical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The girl was frantic with fear.",
      "They made a frantic search for the missing child.",
      "They were making frantic preparations for the party.",
      "a frantic attempt to finish on schedule",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the background of those frantic calls was an odd thumping boom like the bass of a rap song turned up too high. \u2014 Jenny Deam, ProPublica , 31 May 2022",
      "At Fernando\u2019s weird party in London, Van started getting her kicks shoving waitstaff and other guests into the pool, then slipped out altogether and began ignoring Earn\u2019s increasingly frantic calls and texts. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
      "Republican groups had put out frantic calls to bring them to the then-TCF Center as Joe Biden pulled ahead of former President Donald Trump's early lead in the unofficial election night results. \u2014 Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press , 16 May 2022",
      "Ukrainian soldiers made frantic phone calls telling residents to hide. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Ukrainian soldiers made frantic phone calls telling residents to hide. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "More officers stood watch outside, as frantic and frustrated parents pleaded with them to go inside. \u2014 Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022",
      "Boon\u2019s Johnny Rotten is a frantic -in-the-best-way turn, glowing with contempt for his audience and for music itself. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 31 May 2022",
      "But the calls kept coming and Kumari's pleas grew more frantic and accusatory, Jha recalls. \u2014 Pallabi Munsi, CNN , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English frenetik, frentik, frantike \"temporarily deranged, delirious\" \u2014 more at frenetic ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181747"
  },
  "fondish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": somewhat fond"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4ndish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181818"
  },
  "fordo":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to overcome with fatigue",
      ": to do away with : destroy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8d\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fordon , from Old English ford\u014dn , from for- + d\u014dn to do",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182052"
  },
  "four-letter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being four-letter words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182243"
  },
  "forest yaws":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": espundia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182428"
  },
  "free spirit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who thinks and acts in an uninhibited way without worrying about normal social rules : nonconformist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bohemian",
      "boho",
      "counterculturist",
      "deviant",
      "enfant terrible",
      "heretic",
      "iconoclast",
      "individualist",
      "lone ranger",
      "lone wolf",
      "loner",
      "maverick",
      "nonconformer",
      "nonconformist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conformer",
      "conformist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Their daughter is a real free spirit .",
      "an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Next Women of Country, Spencer is known for her free spirit and standout ability to mold life, truth and wild imagination into songs. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
      "Frankie is a free spirit , who balances Grace, who is very business oriented and organized. \u2014 Bonnie Marcus, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The mood is one of constant motion, delivered by a relentlessly restless free spirit who defies any attempts to tie her down, and rooted only in her wanderlust. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Following the news of her death, a number of stars took to social media to mourn the loss of a talented musician, inimitable vocalist and free spirit . \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Recognizing that a person\u2019s coming-of-age often continues well past their high school years, Norwegian director Joachim Trier presents a candid look at an Oslo free spirit entering her 30s. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Some readers may feel that Cheung\u2019s portraits of people are often without psychological acuity or that the narrative tells about rather than shows Hong Kong\u2019s free spirit . \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Korovin is showing Ivan in white tie, serious and formal but with a brushy finish suggesting a free spirit for a subject. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Anderson, who is an official Dakine Team Rider, describes herself as a free spirit . \u2014 Atalie Gimmel, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1931, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182611"
  },
  "fluky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": happening by or depending on chance",
      ": being unsteady or uncertain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fc-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fortuitous",
      "fortunate",
      "happy",
      "heaven-sent",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a fluky coincidence that kept me safely at home when the blizzard hit",
      "the fluky selection of consecutive numbers on consecutive days of the lottery",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Barring another fluky playoff outcome, could be another Lombardi Gras in the offing ... *Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-6): QB Tom Brady's arrival has made them the league's unexpected darlings, ones boasting a franchise-record five games in prime time. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 14 May 2020",
      "Less than a month after getting hurt \u2013 on a fluky play that also saw fellow lineman Bryson Cain go down \u2013 McCauley represented his school in the Territorial Cup. \u2014 Michael Lev, azcentral , 6 Mar. 2020",
      "This wasn't a fluky loss, or bad officiating, or a goofy play. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 25 Nov. 2019",
      "Even monarchs are vulnerable to awkward, fluky snafus. \u2014 Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire , 8 Mar. 2020",
      "The recent bout of soft numbers (including today's) are fluky , in her view, and not something that's about to disrupt the course of monetary policy. \u2014 WSJ , 14 June 2017",
      "The Islanders tied the game in the second period on a fluky goal from Brassard, who slipped a shot past Bishop on the near post. \u2014 Matthew Defranks, Dallas News , 5 Feb. 2020",
      "After a few big saves early in the first period, Devan Dubnyk fell victim to his latest fluky goal, as winger Michael Grabner tried to kick a pass to his stick and instead inadvertently redirected the puck slowly over the goal line. \u2014 Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "Washington\u2019s only touchdown of the day came in the first quarter on a fluky 65-yard run play from Steven Sims. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183442"
  },
  "frailty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being frail",
      ": a fault due to weakness especially of moral character",
      ": the quality or state of being weak",
      ": a weakness of character"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101l-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8fr\u0101l-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demerit",
      "dereliction",
      "failing",
      "fault",
      "foible",
      "shortcoming",
      "sin",
      "vice",
      "want",
      "weakness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "merit",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the frailty of her voice",
      "We can no longer be surprised by the frailties of our political leaders.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hopkins had won nearly $16 million in other grants from the National Institutes of Health that focused on frailty and resiliency in aging, which included money to train new researchers in these areas. \u2014 Meredith Cohn, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Something about mothers and children, and the unmothered, and human frailty , and imprinting. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "The film is a moving and profound personal essay that reflects the frailty of memory, the tyranny of history, and the need to reconcile the past with the present. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Protect nursing homes, given the frailty of the residents and the speed at which a virus can spread in a communal setting. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Today, while Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine, forcing millions to flee their homes during Europe's biggest land war since 1945, the body of work is a grim reminder of the frailty of statehood, symbolized by a 2-inch by 2-inch photo. \u2014 CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Covid exposed the frailty of life and forced many to challenge their views on work and location. \u2014 Jerry Cahn, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "Demand is on the rise from enterprise clients, amid rising awareness about climate change and the frailty of Japan\u2019s energy security, highlighted by the Ukraine-Russia war. \u2014 Takashi Umekawa, Bloomberg.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Families are made \u2014 and sometimes made stronger \u2014 through trials, tribulation, recognizing human frailty , and \u2014 when tested \u2014 choosing love and loyalty. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English frelete, freelte, borrowed from Anglo-French frelet\u00e9, going back to Latin fragilit\u0101t-, fragilit\u0101s, from fragilis \"liable to break, weak, fragile \" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183924"
  },
  "fait accompli":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-t\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4m-\u02c8pl\u0113",
      "\u02c8fe-",
      "\u02c8fe-\u02ccta-",
      "-\u02cck\u014d\u207f(m)-",
      "British usually"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "By the time we learned about the decision, it was already a fait accompli .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Entry into the continental bloc is hardly a fait accompli . \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "The publication also reported that some regional athletic organizations were concerned that UK Athletics seemed to be treating the equalizing of race distances as a fait accompli . \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 27 Jan. 2021",
      "Behind the scenes, the administration is telling educational institutions that the rules are a fait accompli , demanding enforcement that curtails freedom of speech, due process and women\u2019s rights. \u2014 Jennifer C. Braceras And Inez Feltscher Stepman, WSJ , 1 June 2022",
      "While Truman\u2019s use of the atomic bomb inevitably comes up in any discussion of his legacy, Frank joins other historians in characterizing the bombings as a fait accompli no matter who was in office. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The relocation of the statue, requested by the Council\u2019s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus, was expected to be a fait accompli : An agreement was already in place to relocate the statue to the New-York Historical Society. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "Trump\u2019s supporters, though, see it as a fait accompli . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "By the early 1950s, the demise of the French luxury marques like Bugatti, Delage, and Delahaye was a fait accompli . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "But the Bengals\u2019 first down that seemed a fait accompli when Boyd gained 9 yards never became a reality. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, accomplished fact",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1845, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183955"
  },
  "ferret-polecat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unusually vicious ferret valuable as a rodent destroyer, closely resembling the wild European polecat, and said to result from interbreeding the domestic ferret with the wild polecat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184018"
  },
  "fresh":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having its original qualities unimpaired: such as",
      ": full of or renewed in vigor : refreshed",
      ": not stale, sour, or decayed",
      ": not faded",
      ": not worn or rumpled",
      ": not altered by processing",
      ": not salt",
      ": free from taint : pure",
      ": moderately strong",
      ": experienced, made, or received newly or anew",
      ": additional , another",
      ": original , vivid",
      ": lacking experience : raw",
      ": just come or arrived",
      ": having the milk flow recently established",
      ": disposed to take liberties : impudent",
      ": fashionable , cool",
      ": just recently : newly",
      ": an increased flow or rush (as of water) : freshet",
      ": a stream, spring, or pool of fresh water",
      ": not salt",
      ": pure sense 1 , brisk",
      ": not frozen, canned, or pickled",
      ": not stale, sour, or spoiled",
      ": not dirty or rumpled",
      ": new entry 1 sense 4",
      ": newly made or received",
      ": rude and disrespectful",
      ": free of the detrimental effects of delay (as the fading of memories)",
      ": characterized by promptness",
      ": experienced, made, or received newly or anew",
      "[probably by folk etymology from German frech ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fresh",
      "\u02c8fresh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brand-new",
      "mint",
      "pristine",
      "span-new",
      "virgin",
      "virginal"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "stale"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This new opportunity for Butler means a fresh start. \u2014 Mark Daniels, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "Cleveland wanted to give him a fresh start elsewhere. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
      "Farewells are not just for goodbyes but for new beginnings, a fresh start for a new generation led by dancers like Chan, Furlan, Woodward and so many more. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
      "So his family moved to Hawkins hoping a fresh start would cure him. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
      "The good news for ASU is that the team will get a fresh start to the season and will welcome the pressure the tournament brings. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 24 May 2022",
      "And that can make a new job seem like the only way to get a fresh start and move to the next step. \u2014 Rosabeth Moss Kanter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Closing that controversial chapter of the company\u2019s history could offer a chance at a fresh start\u2014and an opportunity for Nyborg to bring Tinder\u2019s full focus to her vision for its future. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
      "With their plan for student loan forgiveness, student loan borrowers would get a fresh start with their student loans, the economy would be stimulated, disparities would be reduced, and borrowers would have a better shot at the American Dream. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "That story kicks off with the introduction of a fresh -faced heroine: Charlie's Angels star Ella Balinska as the daughter of Albert Wesker. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 2 June 2022",
      "Country superstar Trisha Yearwood showed off a make-free video on Instagram, and fans are loving seeing this fresh -faced side of her. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 31 May 2022",
      "The sepia portrait showed a fresh -faced cadet, barely older than Nikita was now, in a Red Army tunic and wool cap. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "Then again Boudreau was a fresh -faced 24 when the Indians named him player-manager in 1942. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
      "With her hair curled in her signature bouncy waves, Kate looked fresh -faced and ready to switch on the charm while fulfilling her royal duty to represent Her Majesty. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
      "Perm 36,6 is also documenting the death of Russian soldiers from the region, posting haunting photos of fresh -faced young men with a few lines about their short lives. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 3 June 2022",
      "Trent Alexander-Arnold was still a fresh -faced teenager back then, and Gareth Bale was still a player Real Madrid liked to use from time to time. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Ahead, Joanna Vargas shares the products that keep her fresh -faced. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "For a kid fresh out of high school, learning to cook even modest meals can be a daunting task. \u2014 Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
      "Kudos, too, to band member Drew Erickson, who wrote the string charts for this LP fresh off his work on Lana Del Rey\u2019s Blue Banisters. \u2014 Simon Vozick-levinson, Rolling Stone , 30 May 2022",
      "Two young men walk into a bar, one fresh off the boat from Ireland (A.J. Shively) and another (Sidney DuPont) who\u2019s just escaped slavery on the Underground Railroad. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Now the iPhone doesn't need those attachments; Stripe works just fine with an iPhone fresh out of the box. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 17 May 2022",
      "How that relationship plays out between a president who surrounds himself with longtime advisers like Klain and a new deputy fresh to the White House remains to be seen. \u2014 Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Jenkins isn\u2019t some greenhorn fresh to the world of money and crime. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "The Raptors were really struggling before their big win over the Spurs on Wednesday, while the Suns are coming into this one fresh off an impressive blowout win over the surging Heat. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Daisy Edgar-Jones has arrived in New York fresh off a trip to Milan Fashion Week. \u2014 Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184344"
  },
  "fofarraw":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fofarraw variant of foofaraw"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014df\u0259\u02ccr\u022f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184818"
  },
  "fit (in ":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "as in go , stay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184913"
  },
  "fetchingly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": attractive , appealing",
      ": very attractive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-chi\u014b",
      "\u02c8fe-chi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluring",
      "appealing",
      "attractive",
      "bewitching",
      "captivating",
      "charismatic",
      "charming",
      "elfin",
      "enchanting",
      "engaging",
      "entrancing",
      "fascinating",
      "glamorous",
      "glamourous",
      "luring",
      "magnetic",
      "seductive"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "repellent",
      "repellant",
      "repelling",
      "repugnant",
      "repulsive",
      "revolting",
      "unalluring"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You look very fetching in that outfit.",
      "the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And instead of tucking its sleek new outdoor music venue into a fetching fold in the foothills, as the Hollywood Bowl\u2019s builders did a century ago, the San Diego Symphony plopped it down on the waterfront. \u2014 Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
      "From fire pits to fetching furniture, the spaces below make a case for embracing Mother Nature in all her glory. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
      "At least nine people were killed by Russian strikes in the eastern region of Donetsk, including three civilians fetching water, according to its governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Geely\u2019s timely recapitalization of the Swedish automaker funded the can\u2019t-tell-\u2019em-apart product strategy that today brings us the fetching Volvo C40 Recharge, an all-electric compact crossover hatchback. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Women in rural Uganda who are traditionally responsible for fetching water for their families are less at-risk of abduction or attack when the well is a few hundred feet away rather than miles down a dangerous road outside their village. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look. \u2014 Rachel Besser, Vogue , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "This new one is far more fetching , with a style that needs no apologies. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "And the leading Canadian whisky brand is Crown Royal, a blend that comes packaged in a fetching purple bag (the brand can afford this extra flair, based on the numbers). \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1880, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185027"
  },
  "fait":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a legal deed, writing, or fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin factum ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185304"
  },
  "filling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of filling",
      ": something used to fill a cavity, container, or depression",
      ": something that completes: such as",
      ": the yarn interlacing the warp in a fabric",
      ": yarn for the shuttle",
      ": a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches",
      ": a substance used to fill something else",
      ": material (as gold or amalgam) used to fill a cavity in a tooth",
      ": simple sporadic lymphangitis of the leg of a horse commonly due to overfeeding and insufficient exercise"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8fi-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8fil-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fill",
      "filler",
      "padding",
      "stuffing",
      "wadding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a filling for a tooth",
      "pies that need more filling",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Notice the habanero heat in the pork filling of the Chinese steamed bun? \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "For depth of flavor, Kir Jensen roasts the pecans and hazelnuts before adding them to the filling . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Fold the edges of the dough over the filling , pleating the dough as necessary to make a 2- to 3-inch border. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2021",
      "The torte was a complicated affair, involving a meringue and a custard filling , and the whole thing was showered with toasted, slivered almonds. \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Designed for back, side, and stomach sleepers, the pillows are stuffed with polyester filling . \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
      "This special features the diner\u2019s signature Belgian waffle infused with homemade chocolate, stuffed with chocolate cheesecake filling , topped with fresh-cut strawberries, chocolate sauce, cream cheese icing and sprinkled with powdered sugar. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 2 May 2022",
      "Despite the rain that day, a steady stream of customers stopped by for fat wedges of coconut cake with tart lemon filling , ample slices of yellow cake frosted with chocolate, and classic sweet potato pie. \u2014 Lou Bustamante, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The goal was to create a perfect split every single time: one side a clean cookie, the other side with all the filling . \u2014 Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185309"
  },
  "festivity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": festival sense 1",
      ": the quality or state of being festive : gaiety",
      ": festive activity",
      ": festive activity",
      ": celebration and enjoyment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fe-\u02c8sti-v\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u0259-",
      "fe-\u02c8sti-v\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheer",
      "cheerfulness",
      "cheeriness",
      "gaiety",
      "gayety",
      "gayness",
      "glee",
      "gleefulness",
      "hilarity",
      "jocundity",
      "joviality",
      "merriment",
      "merriness",
      "mirth",
      "mirthfulness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The decorations give the hall an air of festivity .",
      "The festivities will include a parade, a concert, and games for children.",
      "We enjoyed the New Year's Eve festivities .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Mother\u2019s Day Luau, a four-hour extravaganza featuring entertainment and delicious food amid the festivity of a traditional Hawaiian soiree. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Whether for a dinner party, wedding festivity , or outdoor soir\u00e9e, people are experimenting with embellishments during the day and daring cutouts or feathers. \u2014 Irina Grechko, refinery29.com , 7 June 2022",
      "The young prince enjoyed himself while watching the festivity alongside several members of the royal family at Buckingham Palace, before later joining Queen Elizabeth's surprise balcony appearance. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 June 2022",
      "Below, Gormley and guests share tips on how to host your own seasonal festivity . \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "The center was decorated with springtime holiday festivity . \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "In an age-old tradition, carnival revelers had gathered at dawn, intending to pick up others at their homes along the way, to finally hold their famous festivity again after it was banned for the past two years to counter the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Raf Casert, ajc , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "In an age-old tradition, Carnival revelers had gathered at dawn, intending to pick up others at their homes along the way, to finally hold their famous festivity again after it was banned for the past two years to counter the spread of COVID-19. \u2014 Time , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "The festivity will include a presentation of animals, live shows for children, live music and shows for all ages. \u2014 Nadia Cant\u00fa, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-185817"
  },
  "flag badge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a badge or cognizance used for distinction on a flag whose design except for the badge is used in common by two or more dominions, colonies, or territories within an empire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190137"
  },
  "facilitatory":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inducing or involved in facilitation especially of a reflex action",
      ": inducing or involved in facilitation especially of a reflex action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8si-l\u0259-t\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8sil-\u0259-t\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113, -\u02cct\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" facilitate + -ory entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190244"
  },
  "fence (in)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers fencing in the yard would keep our dog in as well as keep unwanted stray dogs out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190340"
  },
  "foresee":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
      ": to see or know about beforehand",
      ": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "divine",
      "forefeel",
      "foreknow",
      "prevision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
      "He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
      "She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191214"
  },
  "favose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": alveolate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101\u02ccv\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably from (assumed) New Latin favosus , from Latin favus honeycomb + -osus -ose",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-191604"
  },
  "fantasied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": existing only in the imagination : fancied",
      ": full of fancies or strange whims"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan-t\u0259-s\u0113d",
      "-z\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chimerical",
      "chimeric",
      "fabulous",
      "fanciful",
      "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":[
      "most of those auditioning had only a fantasied talent for singing"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"from past participle of fantasy entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192352"
  },
  "fellow":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": comrade , associate",
      ": an equal in rank, power, or character : peer",
      ": one of a pair : mate",
      ": a member of a group having common characteristics",
      ": a member of an incorporated literary or scientific society",
      ": a person of one of the lower social classes",
      ": a worthless man or boy",
      ": man , boy",
      ": boyfriend , beau",
      ": an incorporated member of a college or collegiate foundation especially in a British university",
      ": a person appointed to a position granting a stipend and allowing for advanced study or research",
      ": a male person",
      ": companion sense 1 , comrade",
      ": belonging to the same group or class",
      ": a young physician who has completed training as an intern and resident and has been granted a stipend and position allowing him or her to do further study or research in a specialty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
      "\u02c8fe-l\u014d",
      "\u02c8fel-(\u02cc)\u014d, -\u0259(-w)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beau",
      "boy",
      "boyfriend",
      "man",
      "old man",
      "swain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Judith Amores, a Harvard research fellow and VR designer, thinks that meditating in busy VR realms prepares you for just this situation. \u2014 Matt Fuchs, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
      "Lynley McAlpine, a postdoctoral curatorial fellow and Roman art specialist at the museum told the San Antonio Express-News that the sculpture could be a marble portrait of Sextus Pompey, the youngest son of Roman general Pompey the Great. \u2014 Chantal Da Silva, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
      "The figure is about 12 percent now, said Dr. Nisha Verma, a fellow at the college and a gynecologist in Washington, D.C. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "Oliver Geden, a senior fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and one of the lead authors of the new IPCC report, agreed. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The war has put meetings of the council on hiatus, said Evan Bloom, senior fellow at the Wilson institute, and an architect and founder of the Arctic Council. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The Shultzes, who married in 1997, split their time between Russian Hill and a home on the campus of Stanford University, where Mr. Shultz was a fellow at the school\u2019s Hoover Institution think tank, according to Mr. Bohonsky. \u2014 E.b. Solomont, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "Francesca Mari, who teaches at Brown University and is a fellow at New America, is a journalist whose work has appeared in such publications as the Atlantic, the New Yorker, and Texas Monthly. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Daniel Fried, a former U.S. ambassador to Poland who is a fellow at the Atlantic Council, said Russian President Vladimir Putin might be hoping that Europeans would tolerate annexation as a way to end the bloody conflict. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English felawe , from Old English f\u0113olaga , from Old Norse f\u0113lagi , from f\u0113lag partnership, from f\u0113 cattle, money + lag act of laying",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192437"
  },
  "foreland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": promontory , headland"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-l\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "arm",
      "cape",
      "headland",
      "ness",
      "peninsula",
      "point",
      "promontory",
      "spit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "from the plane I could see a foreland shaped like a large toe"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-192819"
  },
  "flailing":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moving, swinging, or beating wildly like a flail",
      ": beset by difficulties : struggling",
      ": clumsy or ineffectual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0101-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193345"
  },
  "fie":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fie \u2014 used to express disgust or disapproval"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ah",
      "aha",
      "come on",
      "indeed",
      "my word",
      "no",
      "pshaw",
      "well",
      "what",
      "why"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "fie ! you expect me to believe that sorry excuse?",
      "fie on anyone who disagrees!"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fi , from Anglo-French",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193820"
  },
  "friskingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a frisking manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194151"
  },
  "flood tide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rising tide",
      ": an overwhelming quantity",
      ": a high point : peak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "alluvion",
      "bath",
      "cataclysm",
      "cataract",
      "deluge",
      "flood",
      "inundation",
      "Niagara",
      "overflow",
      "spate",
      "torrent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "drought",
      "drouth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the flood tide of bad manners that seems to be inundating contemporary society",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-194244"
  },
  "filled soap":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a soap from which the water and glycerol have not been removed by salting out or to which an adulterant that is not necessarily an inactive one has been added"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195133"
  },
  "frib":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short small dirty lock of wool"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frib"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195515"
  },
  "female":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs",
      ": having or producing only pistils or pistillate flowers",
      ": having a gender identity that is the opposite of male",
      ": made up of usually adult members of the female sex : consisting of females",
      ": characteristic of girls, women, or the female sex : exhibiting femaleness",
      ": designed for or typically used by girls or women",
      ": engaged in or exercised by girls or women",
      ": having a quality (such as small size or delicacy of sound) sometimes associated with the female sex",
      ": having an unstressed final syllable : feminine sense 4b",
      ": designed with a hollow or groove into which a corresponding male part fits",
      ": a female person : a woman or a girl",
      ": an individual of the sex that is typically capable of bearing young or producing eggs",
      ": a pistillate plant",
      ": of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or lays eggs",
      ": having a pistil but no stamens",
      ": of or characteristic of women or girls",
      ": a woman or a girl",
      ": a person or animal that can bear young or lay eggs",
      ": a plant with a pistil but no stamens",
      ": an individual that bears young or produces eggs as distinguished from one that produces sperm",
      ": a woman or girl as distinguished from a man or boy",
      ": of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccm\u0101l",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccm\u0101l",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccm\u0101l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feminine",
      "womanish",
      "womanlike",
      "womanly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lady",
      "skirt",
      "woman"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "Most extension cords have a male plug on one end and a female plug on the other.",
      "female standards of housekeeping imposed by the women at the vacation cottage weren't especially popular with the men",
      "Noun",
      "She attended a school where there were more males than females .",
      "Females of this species weigh 8 to 10 pounds.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "But the impact of the law over 50 years sprawls even more widely across thousands of high schools and middle schools, demanding grass-roots opportunities for millions of young female athletes. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Thirty-five words written as part of a landmark U.S. law forever changed the sporting world and, more specifically, Cincinnati female athletes. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
      "But most top colleges still deprive female athletes of equal opportunities. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent polling from The Post showed that a majority of Americans oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete in women\u2019s divisions. \u2014 Petula Dvorak, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Shoutout to these extraordinary female athletes who have brought national attention to the sport of gymnastics while providing a tremendous platform for women in athletics. \u2014 Lauren Sisler | Lsisler@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
      "In addition to college and high-school female athletes, both Republican and Democratic officials were in attendance. \u2014 Madeleine Kearns, National Review , 23 June 2022",
      "Title IX ushered in an era of more scholarships for female athletes, more resources and funding at the high school and college level, and eventually paved the way for professional women\u2019s sports leagues. \u2014 Katie Mcinerney, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine, and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The female was in critical condition, and the two males were stable, according to police. \u2014 Chuck Johnston, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "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",
      "When the argument turned physical, Davis stepped in to defend the female , authorities say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Cooke reveals how sexist cultural and historical influences, particularly those of the Victorian era, led scientists to misinterpret, undervalue and ignore the female of the species. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
      "The female was usually accompanied by another member of the herd. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 18 May 2022",
      "Neither the shooter nor the female were struck during the gunfire, Santiago said. \u2014 Eileen Kelley, Sun Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
      "WondaGurl became the first female to win producer of the year twice. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 14 May 2022",
      "More:Sharon Purifoy-Smoots becomes the first Black female to achieve rank of assistant chief in the Milwaukee Fire Department Contact Elliot Hughes at elliot.hughes@jrn.com or 414-704-8958. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195736"
  },
  "filled":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to put into as much as can be held or conveniently contained",
      ": to supply with a full complement",
      ": to cause to swell or billow",
      ": to trim (a sail) to catch the wind",
      ": to raise the level of with fill",
      ": to repair the cavities of (teeth)",
      ": to stop up : obstruct",
      ": to stop up the interstices, crevices, or pores of (a material, such as cloth, wood, or leather) with a foreign substance",
      ": feed , satiate",
      ": satisfy , fulfill",
      ": make out , complete",
      ": to draw the playing cards necessary to complete",
      ": to occupy the whole of",
      ": to spread through",
      ": to make full",
      ": to possess and perform the duties of : hold",
      ": to place a person in",
      ": to supply as directed",
      ": to cover the surface of with a layer of precious metal",
      ": to become full",
      ": to take over one's job, position, or responsibilities",
      ": a full supply",
      ": a quantity that satisfies or satiates",
      ": something that fills : such as",
      ": material used to fill a receptacle, cavity, passage, or low place",
      ": a bit of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases (as of a vocalist or soloist)",
      ": artificial light used in photography to reduce or eliminate shadows",
      ": to make or become full",
      ": to use up all the space or time in",
      ": to spread through",
      ": to stop up : plug",
      ": to do the duties of",
      ": to hire a person for",
      ": to supply according to directions",
      ": to succeed in meeting or satisfying",
      ": to insert information",
      ": to provide information",
      ": to take another's place",
      ": to increase in size and fullness",
      ": to complete by providing information",
      ": all that is wanted",
      ": material for filling something",
      ": to repair the cavities of (teeth)",
      ": to supply as directed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fil",
      "\u02c8fil",
      "\u02c8fil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brim",
      "charge",
      "cram",
      "heap",
      "jam",
      "jam-pack",
      "load",
      "pack",
      "stuff"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "filler",
      "filling",
      "padding",
      "stuffing",
      "wadding"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Speaking of hooning, the GV60\u2019s Active Sound Design (noise-canceling system) offers drivers the choice of three polyphonic soundscapes to fill the sensory void left by combustion engines. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Those who work at the Anganwadis say the service helped fill a void created during pandemic lockdowns. \u2014 Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Join MAC Boys Entertainment, a group that hopes to fill the void of Black representation in the theater world, for one of seven showtimes over two weekends at the Orlando Repertory Theatre. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "Now that the summer\u2019s hottest dating show is over, HBO Max is going to have to quickly fill the void. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
      "Weak federal policies to encourage investment in solar manufacturing left American companies ill equipped to fill the void. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "For weeks, the state has been debating what to do about major cost inflation that is looming over the soccer stadium project, which was supposed to fill the economic development void left by the 2021 departure of the Pawtucket Red Sox for Worcester. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The casting will help fill the void created by the departure of former original L&O star Anthony Anderson. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Pro Bowl center Alex Mack recently retired, the San Francisco 49ers didn\u2019t draft his potential replacement in April, and head coach Kyle Shanahan indicated Tuesday they aren\u2019t poised to sign a veteran to fill the void. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The news of a free fill -up certainly spread quickly Saturday afternoon when a West Allis church sponsored a gas giveaway at the BP station at 807 W. Atkinson Ave., Milwaukee. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
      "Whether there are Spidey fans who haven\u2019t yet gotten their fill of catching the hit film on the big screen remains to be seen. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "The shortest amount of time to work for a fill -up in any state can be found in Massachusetts, where drivers must work 1 hour and 54 minutes to buy their 15 gallons of gas. \u2014 Chris Isidore, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "For an average sedan\u2019s 12-gallon tank, the increase amounts to an extra 79 cents per fill -up. \u2014 Erin Cox, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Anyone with a ticket received a full fill -up, up to $50, of any grade gasoline. \u2014 Hannah Kohut, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Electric cars and heat pumps, for example, will require less maintenance, do away with fill -ups at gas pumps and reduce heating bills. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "Of course, $400 is barely a month of fill -ups for many commuters. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "On March 24, the fill -ups were pumped at about 21 participating gas stations in Chicago and the suburbs, starting at 7 a.m. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195809"
  },
  "fidus Achates":{
    "type":[
      "Latin quotation from"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": faithful Achates : trusty friend"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0113-du\u0307s-\u00e4-\u02c8k\u00e4-\u02cct\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-195827"
  },
  "flour worm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the larva of any of various insects that breed in flour or meal",
      ": the larva of the Mediterranean flour moth"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200026"
  },
  "four-lined plant bug":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a yellow or orange leaf bug ( Poecilocapsus lineatus ) that is widespread in eastern and central North America, that has four longitudinal black stripes down the back, and that feeds on various wild and cultivated plants"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200356"
  },
  "forthrightly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point",
      ": notably simple in style or quality",
      ": proceeding straight on",
      ": directly forward",
      ": without hesitation : frankly",
      ": at once",
      ": a straight path",
      ": going straight to the point clearly and firmly"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u022frth-\u02ccr\u012bt"
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      "candid",
      "direct",
      "forthcoming",
      "foursquare",
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      "free-spoken",
      "freehearted",
      "honest",
      "open",
      "openhearted",
      "out-front",
      "outspoken",
      "plain",
      "plainspoken",
      "straight",
      "straightforward",
      "unguarded",
      "unreserved",
      "up-front"
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      "dissembling",
      "uncandid",
      "unforthcoming"
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    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "she sometimes was a little too forthright for her own good and ended up saying things that inadvertently offended people",
      "I appreciate your forthright explanation of the situation.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Most of Eastern Europe has led the way with weapons shipments to Kyiv and forthright denouncements of Putin. \u2014 Alexander Smith, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Saint\u2019s take on her source material is serious and forthright . \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
      "While some contenders were easily accessible and forthright , others were not. \u2014 Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "But Diwan\u2019s film is less harrowing for its depictions of physical suffering than for its forthright exploration of Anne\u2019s emotional desolation. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 6 May 2022",
      "Waters is this person, intriguing, ruminant and honest, hilarious but forthright . \u2014 Daniel Scheffler, SPIN , 4 May 2022",
      "Officials hadn\u2019t been forthright enough about the limitations of their intelligence, went the criticism. \u2014 James Harkin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "But as the years have gone by, and the spotlight has grown ever more intense, stars with a forthright political outlook have recognized the night as a forum to share their principles and fundamental beliefs through clothing. \u2014 Vogue , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Her interviews reveal a confident, forthright woman who shouldn\u2019t be anyone\u2019s deep concern beyond the tennis people who will miss her shining presence and all-around game (by far the most clever on the women\u2019s tour). \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
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      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1606, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200618"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bold , forward",
      ": an act of putting forth",
      ": forward or aggressive conduct"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201209"
  },
  "fetch":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go or come after and bring or take back",
      ": derive , deduce",
      ": to cause to come",
      ": to bring in (a price or similar return) : realize",
      ": interest , attract",
      ": to give (a blow) by striking : deal",
      ": bring about , accomplish",
      ": to take in : draw",
      ": to bring forth : heave",
      ": to reach by sailing especially against the wind or tide",
      ": to arrive at : reach",
      ": to get and bring something",
      ": to retrieve killed game",
      ": to take a roundabout way : circle",
      ": to hold a course on a body of water",
      ": veer",
      ": trick , stratagem",
      ": an act or instance of fetching",
      ": the distance along open water or land over which the wind blows",
      ": the distance traversed by waves without obstruction",
      ": doppelg\u00e4nger sense 2",
      ": to go after and bring back",
      ": to bring as a price : sell for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fech",
      "\u02c8fech"
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    "synonyms":[
      "bring",
      "cost",
      "go (for)",
      "run",
      "sell (for)"
    ],
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      "artifice",
      "device",
      "dodge",
      "flimflam",
      "gambit",
      "gimmick",
      "jig",
      "juggle",
      "knack",
      "play",
      "ploy",
      "ruse",
      "scheme",
      "shenanigan",
      "sleight",
      "stratagem",
      "trick",
      "wile"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "If you throw the ball the dog will fetch it.",
      "Hunting dogs are trained to fetch .",
      "This table should fetch quite a bit at auction.",
      "The house fetched more than we expected."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "circa 1787, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201530"
  },
  "feathery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling, suggesting, or covered with feathers",
      ": extremely light",
      ": like a feather or tuft of feathers",
      ": covered with feathers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fet\u035fh-r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u0113",
      "\u02c8fe-t\u035fh\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "featherlight",
      "light",
      "lightweight",
      "underweight",
      "weightless"
    ],
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      "heavy",
      "hefty",
      "leaden",
      "overweight",
      "ponderous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a plant with feathery leaves",
      "the apple pie had a wonderfully feathery crust",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Images Signet marigolds have tiny flowers and beautiful feathery foliage. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "Tipping the scales at just 1.5 ounces, the Mini Bugout has a feathery handle made from polymer with inserted carbon-fiber fragments that is incredibly stiff, sturdy, and comfy to hold. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
      "The spicy yet feathery -light top notes of Blu Atlas' Atlantis are bergamot, as noted. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Sadie also rocked feathery brows with light peach eyeshadow, a vivid blue lower lashline, and silver flakes to accent her eyes. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 8 June 2022",
      "With an intensely carrot-y flavor and aroma, carrot greens possess the pleasant earthy bitterness common for leafy greens but with a feathery texture that feels like an herb. \u2014 Ellie Krieger, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The innovative hourglass-shaped brush grasps every lash for a fluttery, feathery effect. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
      "And at a positively feathery (for this category, at least) 7.3 ounces for the men\u2019s and 6.2 for the women\u2019s, the shoe is lightweight enough to provide extra cushion without slowing you down. \u2014 Todd Plummer, WSJ , 10 May 2022",
      "Vogue's Anna Wintour, who has run the gala since 1995, wore feathery Chanel and a jeweled tiara that has been in her family since 1910. \u2014 Leanne Italie, Chron , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1580, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-201700"
  },
  "funmaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that is given to playing jokes or setting up humorous situations",
      ": humorist , comedian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202048"
  },
  "fair white":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a light-complexioned or blond white person"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202125"
  },
  "Fort Smith":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city on the Arkansas River in northwestern Arkansas population 86,209"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8smith"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202142"
  },
  "fellmonger":{
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fel-\u02ccm\u0259\u014b-g\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccm\u00e4\u014b-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fell entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202327"
  },
  "frequent-flier":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or being an airline program that offers awards for specified numbers of air miles traveled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt-\u02c8fl\u012b-\u0259r"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1978, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202728"
  },
  "faintness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hardly perceptible : dim",
      ": vague sense 2a",
      ": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
      ": lacking courage and spirit : cowardly",
      ": lacking strength or vigor : performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly",
      ": producing a sensation of faintness : oppressive",
      ": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
      ": to lose courage or spirit",
      ": to become weak",
      ": the physiological action of fainting",
      ": the resulting condition : syncope sense 1",
      ": not clear or plain : dim",
      ": weak or dizzy and likely to collapse",
      ": lacking strength",
      ": to suddenly lose consciousness",
      ": an act or condition of suddenly losing consciousness",
      ": weak, dizzy, and likely to faint",
      ": to lose consciousness because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain",
      ": the physiological action of fainting",
      ": the resulting condition : syncope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt",
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt",
      "\u02c8f\u0101nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blear",
      "bleary",
      "blurry",
      "dim",
      "foggy",
      "fuzzy",
      "gauzy",
      "hazy",
      "indefinite",
      "indistinct",
      "indistinguishable",
      "misty",
      "murky",
      "nebulous",
      "obscure",
      "opaque",
      "pale",
      "shadowy",
      "unclear",
      "undefined",
      "undetermined",
      "vague"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "black out",
      "conk (out)",
      "keel (over)",
      "pass out",
      "swoon"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Etched deep within a limestone system in Alabama known nondescriptly as 19th Unnamed Cave to avoid detection and potential damage, the life-size masterpieces are too faint to view with the naked eye. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
      "If a meteor shower does occur, the Tau Herculids will move slowly by meteor standards and will likely be faint . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 30 May 2022",
      "Many etchings were faint or obscured as humidity and rain had worn them away, the scientists said. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
      "Those few that exist took decades to erect, usually long after survivors had passed and relatives only had faint memories of the departed. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "It\u2019s those faint memories that wash over me years later as Lake Charles, the city that remains home to many of my loved ones, has been battered again and again by unforgiving \u2014 and increasingly destructive \u2014 storms. \u2014 Allyson Waller, New York Times , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "Outside, veteran and novice protesters waved handmade signs and photographs of children shot to death this week, in faint hope of changing minds. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "There had been faint hope during a month-long search and rescue operation that the missing men might have reached the rescue chamber, which is stocked with food and water and located around 570 meters below ground. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Over multiple listens, another sensation, like faint indigestion, may occur: concern. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 20 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the heightened climate crisis imagined in this novel, birds drop en masse from the sky and heat waves cause baseball players to faint mid-game. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "That year, at least five guards reportedly appeared to faint \u2014 lying face down in the pink gravel of Horse Guards Parade as temperatures hit 80 degrees. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The play delivered an all-time Cavs bench reaction, with Darius Garland jumping into the arms of Isaac Okoro, and Okoro pretending to faint . \u2014 Ashley Bastock, cleveland , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "When combined with even a small amount of alcohol, Addyi causes users to faint from low blood pressure, while 40 percent of Vyleesi users experience nausea. \u2014 Lux Alptraum, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "The massive amount of blood on the ice caused several spectators to faint . \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Known for their strict rules and protocols, guardsmen are even expected to faint in a certain way. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "At which point any secret Cartesians in the cinema will faint with unbearable delight and have to be revived with a splash of Mountain Dew. \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "An older person with low blood sugar could faint without warning. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Aug. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Investing in the stock and bond markets is not for the faint of heart, as substantial rises and falls in asset values often occur. \u2014 Dan Cupkovic, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Integrating cutting-edge technology into fragile, decades-old software systems isn\u2019t for the faint of heart. \u2014 Dave Marcinkowski, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Not for the faint of heart, escape rooms are sure to give you and your friends an exciting, exhilarating and \u2212 at times \u2212 terrifying time. \u2014 Kelly Sundstrom, AccessAtlanta , 25 May 2022",
      "Purchasing and owning a waterfront home is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2022",
      "An episode not for the faint of heart, Benson\u2019s physical and emotional strength are put to the test\u2014and might change her forever. \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
      "Footage also included a roller coaster ride that was definitely not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "From there, Underwood gets right into her workouts with her trainer Eve Overland \u2014 and these regimens aren't for the faint of heart. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
      "The history of mental illness \u2014 and its treatment \u2014 is not for the faint of heart. \u2014 Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-202930"
  },
  "fricking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": damned"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-ki\u014b",
      "-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of frigging , present participle of frig ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203158"
  },
  "forerun":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to run before",
      ": to come before as a token of something to follow",
      ": forestall , anticipate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adumbrate",
      "foreshadow",
      "harbinger",
      "herald",
      "prefigure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the moral decay that traditionally foreruns the decline of a mighty empire"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203256"
  },
  "foreground":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of a scene or representation that is nearest to and in front of the spectator",
      ": a position of prominence : forefront",
      ": a level of computer processing at which the processor responds immediately to input to a designated high-priority task \u2014 compare background",
      ": to bring to the foreground",
      ": to give prominence or emphasis to",
      ": the part of a picture or scene that seems to be nearest to and in front of the person looking at it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccgrau\u0307nd"
    ],
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      "accent",
      "accentuate",
      "emphasize",
      "feature",
      "highlight",
      "illuminate",
      "play up",
      "point (up)",
      "press",
      "punctuate",
      "stress"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "de-emphasize",
      "play down"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We want the issue to be in the foreground .",
      "Verb",
      "Public discussion has foregrounded the issue of health care.",
      "repeatedly foregrounded his experience in international affairs in the course of his campaign for the presidency",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "They were armed with a camera, posing in the foreground while players held the Stanley Cup near Lobnoye Mesto \u2014 the Place of Skulls \u2014 where 16th-century czar Ivan the Terrible was said to behead his rivals. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "The tweet included a crime scene photo of the aftermath of the crash, with two badly damaged vehicles visible in the foreground . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Deliberately blurring objects in the foreground can also serve as a great way to frame the subject in your photo so, as well as enhanced realism, this new feature will bring new creative possibilities to iPhone photography. \u2014 Paul Monckton, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The rich red of Mary\u2019s gown and the green, billowing folds of the angel\u2019s dress in the foreground are contrasted with the background\u2019s cloudy countryside. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 June 2022",
      "Beyond all this activity in the foreground lies the chapel for those seeking solace. \u2014 Adie Vanessa Offiong, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "Another work features a bag of Goldfish elegantly placed atop a blue sheet, while another has a packet of Takis accented with a lime in the foreground . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022",
      "And the foreground is the modernization of business software and technologies that ensure a smooth workflow. \u2014 Evgeniy Altynpara, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The former Grissom High School, rebooted as the Sandra Moon Community Complex, is in the foreground . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Parks\u2019 resulting photographs from Penola\u2014dramatically staged and lit, striking in their compositions\u2014 foreground the importance of the story of industry and war preparation in the U.S., a source of pride for the workers and people of Pittsburgh. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "News coverage of the war in Ukraine continues to foreground interesting words, such as sanctions and flywheel. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Seyfried is careful to foreground those qualities in her own work. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "Everything might rise even higher with those resonant histories in the background rather than foreground . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The index reifies it as a book, at the same time that the choice to foreground one topic or another might surprise even the author. \u2014 Alexandra Horowitz, The Atlantic , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "With a couple of secondary exceptions, Winning Time keeps the real names for all of its participants, and Borenstein\u2019s instinct is to foreground his characters\u2019 myriad warts. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Kazin shows great instincts throughout for discerning which specific cases to zoom in on and which historical actors to foreground , all in service of his core argument. \u2014 Sam Rosenfeld, The New Republic , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Designer Liz Claiborne, foreground , in New York City in 1987. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1892, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-203850"
  },
  "forth on":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": onward , forthwith"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from forth entry 1 + on (adverb)",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204706"
  },
  "featherwork":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a net or fabric completely covered with overlapping feathers usually having a design",
      ": the art or method of making featherwork"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210531"
  },
  "forswear":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath",
      ": to reject or renounce under oath",
      ": to renounce earnestly",
      ": to deny under oath",
      ": to swear falsely",
      ": to reject, renounce, or deny under oath",
      ": to renounce earnestly",
      ": to swear falsely : commit false swearing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8swer",
      "f\u014dr-\u02c8swar"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abjure",
      "abnegate",
      "recant",
      "renege",
      "renounce",
      "repeal",
      "repudiate",
      "retract",
      "take back",
      "unsay",
      "withdraw"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adhere (to)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She forswore her allegiance to the old regime.",
      "He foreswore cigarettes as his New Year's resolution.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Kremlin has demanded that NATO pull back from Eastern Europe and forswear the addition of potential new members such as Ukraine. \u2014 William Mauldin, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Zelensky\u2019s alternative may be to pursue a ceasefire deal with Putin that could require Ukraine to forswear future NATO membership, among other bitter concessions. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Ukraine has refused to forswear its right to join the NATO military alliance, a proposition Putin has described as a red line. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Neither Washington nor Kyiv is ready to forswear Ukraine\u2019s sovereign right to choose its alliances. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The West\u2019s failure to live up to that agreement, in this argument, is the real cause of the crisis now gripping Europe as Mr. Putin demands that NATO forswear membership for Ukraine as the price of calling off a potential invasion. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "McCarthy's refusal to forswear his relationship with Trump and his decision to repair it is the latest troubling sign that vast swaths of the Republican Party have turned their backs on the standards and obligations of democracy. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 16 July 2021",
      "And, perhaps most important, the U.S. should press Egypt and Qatar to use their leverage to rein in Hamas and force Palestinians to hold new elections and unify their leadership with candidates who forswear violence against Israelis. \u2014 Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "The rule of law is vital to free and fair elections, and Mr. Trump is right not to forswear his legal options. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 Sep. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forsweren , from Old English forswerian , from for- + swerian to swear",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210747"
  },
  "fumbled":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly",
      ": to make awkward attempts to do or find something",
      ": to search by trial and error",
      ": blunder",
      ": to feel one's way or move awkwardly",
      ": to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder",
      ": to lose hold of a football while handling or running with it",
      ": to bring about by clumsy manipulation",
      ": to feel or handle clumsily",
      ": to deal with in a blundering way : bungle",
      ": to make (one's way) in a clumsy manner",
      ": misplay",
      ": to lose hold of (a football) while handling or running",
      ": an act or instance of fumbling",
      ": a fumbled ball",
      ": to feel about for or handle something in a clumsy way",
      ": to lose hold of the ball in football",
      ": an act of losing hold of the ball in football"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259m-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0259m-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foozle",
      "foul up",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "screwup",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She fumbled in her pocket for her keys.",
      "They fumbled a good opportunity to take control of the market.",
      "He was hit hard and fumbled on the 20-yard line.",
      "He fumbled the ball on the 20-yard line.",
      "Noun",
      "played the entire piano piece without a single fumble",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perhaps shortstop Jorge Mateo doesn\u2019t fumble a backhand grounder. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Sure enough, Baltimore\u2019s defenders responded as rookie linebacker Odafe Oweh forced Kansas City running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to fumble just as his team had entered field goal range. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The Supreme Court could fumble a major case with a former high school football coach who sought to impose prayer on his players. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 2 May 2022",
      "The smart sunglasses win major points for its high quality video and audio recording that allow travelers to capture memories without having to fumble around with their smartphone or camera while trying to be in the moment. \u2014 Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Other games might fumble such a melting pot of themes and mechanics, spilling into your lap a steaming hodgepodge of incoherent randomness. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The latest from Joachim Trier (Thelma; Oslo, August 31st) considers the new possibilities and new woes of the 21st from the perspective of someone trying to fumble through it one misstep and fresh passion at a time. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "That sequence came after BYU converted a fourth-down conversion only to fumble the ball away to the Blazers late in the game. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Stevenson, drafted in the fourth round earlier this year, had earned snaps in New England\u2019s season opener against the Miami Dolphins, only to fumble on his second touch \u2014 a 9-yard reception in the first quarter. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hurts had a freak interception and a fumble on Philadelphia\u2019s first two possessions as Washington built a 10-0 lead. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "After early sputtering attempts to move the ball by both sides, Moeller caught a break late in the opening quarter when Joseph Ginnetti recovered a Firebird fumble on the 7-yard line. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "After two Christian McCaffrey runs netted 14 yards, Collins, as part of the group led by Adrian Phillips, forced a McCaffrey fumble on the next snap. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Still, Carr threw a pick-six and the Raiders went 1 for 6 in the red zone, which included a fumble on the Giants\u2019 13-yard line while trying for a game-tying touchdown on the final drive. \u2014 Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "On Davidson\u2019s second play from scrimmage, the Toreros forced a turnover with Kyle Bilchik recovering a fumble at the USD 30. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Dallas Christian then had a prime opportunity to take its first lead on the next series, recovering a fumble on the kickoff at the Regents 22 with 9:23 remaining. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "On the other side, Bengals safety Vonn Bell had another busy afternoon, recovering a fumble for the second week in a row and making six tackles. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The Maulers were held to 228 yards on 10 drives and lost a fumble near the goal line. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211122"
  },
  "fault":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": weakness , failing",
      ": a moral weakness less serious than a vice",
      ": a physical or intellectual imperfection or impairment : defect",
      ": an error especially in service in a net or racket game",
      ": responsibility for wrongdoing or failure",
      ": mistake",
      ": misdemeanor",
      ": a fracture in the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fracture",
      ": lack",
      ": open to blame : responsible",
      ": unable to find the scent and continue chase",
      ": to an excessive degree",
      ": to find a fault in",
      ": blame , censure",
      ": to produce a geologic fault in",
      ": to commit a fault : err",
      ": to fracture so as to produce a geologic fault",
      ": a weakness in character : failing",
      ": responsibility for something wrong",
      ": flaw , imperfection",
      ": a crack in the earth's crust along which movement occurs",
      ": responsible for something wrong",
      ": a usually intentional act forbidden by law",
      ": a usually intentional omission to do something (as to exercise due care) required by law \u2014 see also negligence \u2014 compare no-fault , strict liability at liability",
      ": responsibility for an act or omission that causes damage or injury to another",
      "\u2014 see also comparative fault",
      ": liable or responsible based on fault"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022flt",
      "in poetry also",
      "\u02c8f\u022flt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "demerit",
      "dereliction",
      "failing",
      "foible",
      "frailty",
      "shortcoming",
      "sin",
      "vice",
      "want",
      "weakness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blame",
      "censure",
      "condemn",
      "criticize",
      "denounce",
      "dis",
      "diss",
      "dispraise",
      "knock",
      "pan",
      "reprehend",
      "slag"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "There\u2019s a sense that a memoirist should make some gesture of acknowledging complicity or fault before proceeding. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 26 June 2022",
      "These sudden movements radiate outward from the fault as seismic waves, which cause the ground to shake. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
      "Some residents, however, found fault with the ordinance. \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "If a boss shows favoritism, or chews out an employee over something not the person\u2019s fault , or schedules a worker for a difficult shift, then pressure for a union will grow. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "Hapag declined to comment on the commission\u2019s case but told the judge that its practices were reasonable and that any fees were the trucking firm\u2019s fault . \u2014 John Francis Peters, ProPublica , 16 June 2022",
      "According to Gomberg, the earthquakes occurred along the Blanco Fracture Zone, a fault between two tectonic plates that runs about 300 miles northwest of the Oregon coast and tends to generate a lot of small earthquakes. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 June 2022",
      "Google did not admit fault as part of the settlement. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "But the fault really will fall on Belichick\u2019s shoulders for not putting a better staff around his young QB. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Each season took an in-depth look at what the creators believed to be the fractures, fault lines and failures of key institutions from police policy to the schools. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 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",
      "Before any official investigation or court ruling, the home minister of the state, Madhya Pradesh, appeared to fault the Muslims and ordered demolitions \u2014 the same swift, one-sided punishments imposed in two other states over recent clashes. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Lara, who spent two years researching shark migration patterns off Mexico\u2019s Socorro Island, refuses to fault men like Lucero. \u2014 Adam Skolnick, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
      "President Barack Obama would find little to fault about the jurisprudence of his choices for the court, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. \u2014 Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Church affiliation is just one of the Ukraine-vs.-Russia fault lines that now split this country, along with language and even styles of borscht. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "While some fault President Joe Biden for missing indicators, experts say Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering COVID pandemic complicated efforts to tame inflation. \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Now, many of the most vocal gun rights voters are turning to activists like Brown and Hammond, who fault the NRA for negotiating in the past on some legislation. \u2014 Carol D. Leonnig, Washington Post , 26 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211514"
  },
  "facilities contract":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lease, rental agreement, or other contractual agreement governing the acquisition, use, or disposition of government-owned machinery, tools, building installations, or other property furnished to or acquired by a war contractor for war production purposes other than incorporation in a finished product"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211655"
  },
  "fashion-forward":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": conforming to, attuned to, or characterized by the latest trends in fashion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-sh\u1d4an-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211933"
  },
  "festinate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hasten",
      ": hasty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-st\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fe-st\u0259-n\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1556, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211958"
  },
  "favosite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fossil coral of the genus Favosites or a related genus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fav\u0259\u02ccs\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin Favosites ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-212559"
  },
  "foregut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the anterior part of the digestive tract of a vertebrate embryo that develops into the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and extreme anterior part of the intestine",
      ": the anterior part of the digestive tract of a vertebrate embryo that develops into the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, and extreme anterior part of the intestine",
      ": the anterior part of the definitive digestive tract of an invertebrate animal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccg\u0259t",
      "-\u02ccg\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1875, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213229"
  },
  "Fond du Lac":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in eastern Wisconsin on Lake Winnebago population 43,021"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u0259-\u02cclak",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-j\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213649"
  },
  "foretack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rope by which the tack of a square foresail is hauled and held"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + tack ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213707"
  },
  "foray":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid",
      ": an initial and often tentative attempt to do something in a new or different field or area of activity",
      ": to make a raid or brief invasion",
      ": to do or attempt something outside one's accustomed sphere : to enter into a new or different field or area of activity",
      ": to ravage in search of spoils : pillage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cc\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
      "also",
      "or"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "descent",
      "incursion",
      "inroad",
      "invasion",
      "irruption",
      "raid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "invade",
      "overrun",
      "raid"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a foray into enemy territory",
      "We made a quick foray into town for some supplies.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Apple\u2019s foray into live sports took a big step forward Tuesday. \u2014 Joe Reedy, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Apple\u2019s foray into live sports took a big step forward Tuesday. \u2014 Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "Major League Soccer has awarded the exclusive global streaming rights to its games to Apple in a 10-year deal, further cementing the tech giant\u2019s foray into live sports. \u2014 Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Snape and his team will lead the company\u2019s foray into the Web3 space with NFT, token and marketplace strategies for Bron IP. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "Reneau, ranked the No. 27 prospect nationally, may not be a star right away (or ever), but his commitment was the cherry on top for Woodson's first foray into a full recruiting season, which, on paper, has been an unequivocal success. \u2014 Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star , 8 June 2022",
      "Indeed, Neptune\u2019s brief foray into the news cycle last week, because of a new study about what makes Neptune so blue, was a rare appearance. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "The 39-year-old superstar\u2019s foray into Netflix follows their earlier concert film released in 2019, entitled Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018. \u2014 Billboard Japan, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
      "Especially interesting will be details on the company\u2019s foray into virtual reality. \u2014 Jj Kinahan, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Horford flexed his might in his first Finals foray with a long-distance performance a long time in the making that will be remembered in Celtics lore for a long time. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
      "Alabama conservation officials\u2019 latest update about red snapper fishing includes warning of an ominous outlook for greater amberjack, another popular game fish for anglers who foray into the Gulf of Mexico. \u2014 al , 3 May 2022",
      "As a mere glimpse into the future, consider British auction house Sotheby\u2019s foray into the metaverse. \u2014 Falon Fatemi, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "The Tatas\u2019 foray into digital payments means the competition increases for Google Pay, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Paytm, and others. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Dolly Parton is the latest celebrity to make her foray into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Lobbyists see financial regulators\u2019 foray into climate-change policy as a first step toward limiting oil-and-gas companies\u2019 access to credit. \u2014 Ryan Tracy, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "As fate would have it that foray into water polo also caught the eye of Navy recruiters who had come to his school. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "In Somersault, a project motivated by his daughter\u2019s departure from home for university and foray into adulthood, Raymond Meeks explores the frightening unknown from the comfort of his own backyard. \u2014 Wired Photo Department, Wired , 21 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213922"
  },
  "festivous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": festive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fest\u0259v\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin festiv us + English -ous ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-214718"
  },
  "fraught":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of or accompanied by something specified",
      ": causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy",
      ": laden",
      ": well supplied or provided",
      ": load , cargo",
      ": load , freight",
      ": full of some quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022ft",
      "\u02c8fr\u022f\u1e35t",
      "\u02c8fr\u022f\u1e35t",
      "\u02c8fr\u022ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abounding",
      "abundant",
      "awash",
      "flush",
      "lousy",
      "replete",
      "rife",
      "swarming",
      "teeming",
      "thick",
      "thronging"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "every room in my childhood home is fraught with memories",
      "had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The budget process has been fraught as the GOP leadership has not been able to get all of its members on board. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
      "One thing that\u2019s hard to wrap my head around, though, is the notion that food will always be fraught for me. \u2014 Emma Specter, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "The issue of whether to forgive some federal student-loan debt has been particularly fraught . \u2014 Andrew Restuccia, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Relations between Rwanda and Congo have been fraught for decades. \u2014 Justin Kabumba, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "Boudin\u2019s relationship with the city\u2019s Asian American community has long been fraught . \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "McClarnon is nothing short of amazing as Leaphorn, who keeps his cool even though his personal life is fraught . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
      "But weddings can also be fraught , especially for feminists and anyone else who believes women should have equal rights in society, and that women and men should be equal members in a marital partnership. \u2014 Jill Filipovic, CNN , 2 June 2022",
      "More recently, artists have made these fraught borderlands their canvas. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215312"
  },
  "filled/full to the brim":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": completely full"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215831"
  },
  "foreguy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a guy rope that is attached to the pole of a spinnaker and is chiefly used to keep the pole in place : a downhaul attached to a spinnaker"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccg\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220103"
  },
  "fellow traveler":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and program of an organized group (such as the Communist party) without membership in the group or regular participation in its activities",
      ": a sympathetic supporter of another's cause"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "abettor",
      "abetter",
      "ally",
      "backer",
      "bedfellow",
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    "examples":[
      "I struck up a conversation with one of my fellow travelers .",
      "He was not a member of the Communist Party or even a fellow traveler .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "But the Chicago rapper struck up a conversation and found a fellow traveler \u2014another cat from the Midwest looking for his fortune in the East. \u2014 Dan Charnas, Rolling Stone , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "This past summer, Times columnist Ross Douthat, a NatCon fellow traveler , appeared on the podcast of his colleague Ezra Klein. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220149"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": finicalness"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220822"
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      "noun"
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      "noun"
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      ": foxglove sense 1",
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      "verb"
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      ": the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate",
      ": the parts composed chiefly of skeletal muscle as distinguished from internal organs, bone, and integument",
      ": the condition of having ample fat on the body",
      ": skin",
      ": edible parts of an animal",
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      ": an illusion that matter has sensation",
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      ": in person and alive",
      ": to initiate or habituate especially by giving a foretaste",
      ": gratify",
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      ": to give substance to",
      ": to make fuller or more nearly complete",
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      ": to become fleshy",
      ": the soft parts of an animal's or person's body",
      ": the part of an animal that is eaten : meat",
      ": a soft edible plant part",
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      "Noun",
      "the flabby white flesh of his belly",
      "a disease that causes sores on the flesh",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The carp\u2019s skeleton is composed of an intricate lacework of intermuscular bones that branch off in a Y shape deep inside the flesh of the fish, creating a vexing puzzle for a fillet knife. \u2014 Peter Kendall, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "One historian even reported that his dying wish was to have all the flesh boiled off his body so that his bones could be mounted on a standard and brought onto Scottish battlefields. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "When eating fresh watermelon, most people stick to the red or pink flesh . \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "The best holes ask the golfer to do this in unique and creative ways, using the natural lay of the land to provide the bones for the strategy and then allowing the architect to provide the flesh in the features. \u2014 Joe Passov, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
      "After a recent trip to Mississippi, my 8-year-old son came back with a nasty souvenir: A fat black tick embedded in the flesh below his waist band. \u2014 al , 13 June 2022",
      "Jensen Ackles made his debut as Soldier Boy in the flesh on The Boys season 3, episode 4, which dropped on Amazon today. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Peel the mangos, cut the flesh of the fruit from the pit, and add it to the bowl of a food processor. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Those who want to press the flesh in theaters will get that opportunity for a week or two, and everyone else will catch it at home. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Justices, though, didn\u2019t fully flesh out the precise scope of constitutional protections. \u2014 Jacob Gershman, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "The new data will flesh out the contours of a dramatically different world. \u2014 Time , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The new data will flesh out the contours of a dramatically different world. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "That said, Federle struggles to flesh out other character conflicts properly, most notably the familial drama between Sherrie and Heidi, who\u2019ve let a long-standing feud fracture their sisterly bond. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "To add new depth to its characters, flesh out more of the world, and raise the stakes in a way that feels grand and epic without being silly. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The Norfork citadel looks impressively realistic, and the references to what the characters endured during the Civil War effectively flesh out a larger picture, looming just outside the frame. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "But he\u2019s also been tapped by Ian Fleming\u2019s estate to flesh out new James Bond novels from unpublished material. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "At that point in British history, the isle\u2019s inhabitants had mastered farming grains and were starting to flesh out their cultures. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223431"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a fixture for drawing or regulating the flow of liquid especially from a pipe",
      ": a fixture for controlling the flow of a liquid (as from a pipe or cask)"
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      "\u02c8f\u022f-s\u0259t",
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      "don't forget to turn off the faucet",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And not just liquid flowing from a faucet into a soothing bath tub or a kitchen sink where people wash their food. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Residents of Odessa, Texas, who have been without safe tap water this week amid scorching temperatures may be able to drink safely straight from the faucet as early as Saturday afternoon, city officials said Friday. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "Fotis left behind two pieces of evidence critical to the investigation, says the sergeant: his DNA on the doorknob of the mudroom and a mixture of his and Jennifer's DNA on a faucet inside Jennifer's house. \u2014 Erin Moriarty, CBS News , 21 May 2022",
      "The sink is fitted with a commercial-grade faucet for efficient cleanup. \u2014 Sarah Alba, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Oct. 2021",
      "They are designed to facilitate a straight line water path from the faucet to the bottom of your gardening shoes and to generate maximum frustration. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 20 May 2022",
      "Bath lovers will also appreciate the giant standalone tubs in your room, which fill with water from a faucet in the ceiling. \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Wash her face, drink from the faucet , brush her teeth. \u2014 Zach Williams, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "In son Parker's bath, a gear faucet from Watermark complements a white ceramic vessel sink. \u2014 Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, bung, faucet, from Middle French fausset bung, perhaps from fausser to damage, from Late Latin falsare to falsify, from Latin falsus false",
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223648"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": handful",
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      "sprinkle",
      "sprinkling",
      "strain",
      "streak",
      "suspicion",
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      "taste",
      "touch",
      "trace"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She has won a fistful of awards.",
      "repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tender chunks of chicken pack the golden broth, gently herby and crammed with a fistful of carrots, celery, onion and egg noodles. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "The Jazz were built around the early development of Rudy Gobert and the addition of Mitchell, each of whom has shown general improvement over the past fistful of years, as the team added and subtracted a few pieces here and there around them. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Consumers have enjoyed the upper hand in the last year and a half, with a fistful of money, a pick of jobs, and great bargaining power. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "Tender chunks or shreds of chicken packed the container of golden broth, gently herby and crammed with a fistful of sliced carrots, celery, onion and egg noodles. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The real fun started when E.J. threw a fistful of brightly colored tulle scarves, meant to emulate butterfly wings, into the gaggle of squealing children. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Her gloved hand holds a fistful of sunflowers \u2013 a symbol of solidarity. \u2014 Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "When Aaron Donald took to the postgame podium after helping lead the Los Angeles Rams to an NFL championship, he was joined by his 8-year-old daughter, Jaeda, who was still clutching a fistful of confetti. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "That protein is joined by a trio of shredded cheeses, pico de gallo, creamy sauces and a fistful of crispy french fries before getting tightly wrapped and tossed on a griddle to crisp up the exterior of the tortilla. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Jan. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224127"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": covered with or abounding in forests"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr\u0259\u0307st\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224443"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": butt welding in which a light initial pressure on the parts is quickly relieved and followed by a period of arcing and finally by heavy pressure"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-224951"
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      "idiom"
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      ": not very many or none at all"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230202"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":[
      "to enter for conquest or plunder Vikings foraying into the village"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230230"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity",
      ": any of various enzyme-catalyzed aerobic or anaerobic processes (such as oxidation) involving transformation of organic compounds",
      ": an instance or occurrence of fermentation",
      ": ferment sense 2",
      ": a chemical breaking down of a substance (as sugar) that is controlled by an enzyme, usually does not require oxygen, and typically results in the production of alcohol and carbon dioxide",
      ": the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity",
      ": any of various enzyme-catalyzed aerobic or anaerobic processes (such as oxidation) involving transformation of organic compounds"
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      "\u02ccf\u0259r-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccmen-",
      "\u02ccf\u0259r-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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      "disquiet",
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      "unrest"
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      "calm",
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      "peace",
      "peacefulness",
      "quiet",
      "tranquillity",
      "tranquility"
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    "examples":[
      "a wave of immigration followed by a period of social fermentation",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In contrast to the prevailing methods in California, Mr. Jensen used the ambient yeast on the grapes for fermentation rather than inoculating the grapes with commercial yeast. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The company currently uses sugarcane and corn for its fermentation process \u2014 crops that use large volumes of land and divert food resources, says Higashi. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 22 May 2022",
      "As a result of the natural fermentation process, yogurt contains lactic acid\u2014a great exfoliator and all-around skin rejuvenator. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Unlike wine or beer, mead also needs nutrients such as nitrogen to kick start the fermentation process. \u2014 Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "All of the Early Mountain Vineyards wines use ambient yeasts for a spontaneous fermentation with the exception of their ros\u00e9 wine. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "The dry and zippy wine spends six weeks in stainless steel for an extended cold fermentation . \u2014 Urmila Ramakrishnan, SFChronicle.com , 27 Oct. 2020",
      "Helaina uses fermentation to recreate the proteins found in breast milk. \u2014 Carmela Chirinos, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "But yeast in a warm, sugary liquid will trigger fermentation . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 24 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230237"
  },
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    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cause to ferment"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin fermentatus , past participle",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230326"
  },
  "fliffis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a twisting double somersault performed on the trampoline"
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    "history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230400"
  },
  "fare":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": get along , succeed",
      ": go , travel",
      ": eat , dine",
      ": the price charged to transport a person",
      ": a paying passenger on a public conveyance",
      ": range of food : diet",
      ": material provided for use, consumption, or enjoyment",
      ": to get along : succeed",
      ": the money a person pays to travel (as on a bus)",
      ": a person paying a fare",
      ": food sense 1"
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      "\u02c8fer",
      "\u02c8fer"
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      "cope",
      "do",
      "get along",
      "get by",
      "get on",
      "make out",
      "manage",
      "shift"
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      "bread",
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      "chuck",
      "comestibles",
      "eatables",
      "eats",
      "edibles",
      "food",
      "foodstuffs",
      "grub",
      "meat",
      "provender",
      "provisions",
      "table",
      "tucker",
      "viands",
      "victuals",
      "vittles"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Studies have shown that elderly and poor patients fare worse in HMOs, and some patients complain that the rules unfairly limit their choice of doctors and their access to specialists and costlier treatments. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Studies have shown that elderly and poor patients fare worse in H.M.O.s, and some patients complain that the rules unfairly limit their choice of doctors and their access to specialists and costlier treatments. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "After that, the movie works primarily as a fairly likable action vehicle mixed with a familiar rumination on what defines a life, without rising into that top tier of Pixar fare its predecessors occupied. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "But a closer look at the results shows that Oz actually did not fare well in places where Trump scored big victories in 2020. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "The organizations are meant to assess and improve how well Florida\u2019s schools fare in emergency situations. \u2014 Natalia Galicza, Sun Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "Just a third of Americans are boosted, and uptake on future doses might not fare much better. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 May 2022",
      "Kelly predicts financial markets could fare reasonably well if economic growth slows, especially given supply chain pressures of late. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
      "Fortunately for bettors, there is a bit of history to provide a glimpse at which horses might fare well in such a situation. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 5 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Food prices are now 57.4% higher than last year, and transport prices\u2014which include diesel, petrol, and bus fare costs\u2014are up 91.5%. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
      "The first look deal also comes after Imagine expanded into documentaries, kids and family fare and live entertainment. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
      "Barda, a Core City newcomer serving up Argentinian fare , was a nominee for Best New Restaurant, and Omar Anani of Saffron De Twah was up for Best Chef: Great Lakes. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers ride the antique train at the Fox River Trolley Museum, 365 S. La Fox St., South Elgin, for free with the payment of a child\u2019s fare from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. \u2014 Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "There's also a beachfront restaurant called Manz\u00fa, which serves delicious casual fare and craft cocktails. \u2014 Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure , 13 June 2022",
      "Saje Kitchen, led by owner owner Jessica Wilkin, serves new American fare with a Southern twist. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Our picks for the best Halloween movies to stream on Hulu include iconic horror fare like Steven King\u2019s Children of the Corn and the 2018 sequel to Halloween, as well as new murder mysteries like the visually stunning 2022 Death on the Nile. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
      "The carrier is offering a promotional $99 one-way fare on the new Las Vegas route. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 9 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-232257"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": fire engine"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233102"
  },
  "fordless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking a ford : impossible to cross on foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233326"
  },
  "forcefulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": possessing or filled with force : effective",
      ": having much strength : vigorous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u022frs-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cogent",
      "compelling",
      "conclusive",
      "convincing",
      "decisive",
      "effective",
      "persuasive",
      "satisfying",
      "strong",
      "telling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inconclusive",
      "indecisive",
      "ineffective",
      "uncompelling",
      "unconvincing",
      "unpersuasive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He has a very forceful personality.",
      "She's a confident and forceful leader.",
      "They have made a forceful argument in favor of changing the system.",
      "The government has threatened to use more forceful measures if necessary.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The most forceful response would be a legislative one. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
      "Alona Vakal knows that a more forceful military response by the U.S. government against Russia \u2014 whose president, Vladimir Putin, has bloodily invaded Ukraine \u2014 risks causing an all-out world war. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "These limited deployments are supposed to deter a Russian attack by committing all allies to a forceful response. \u2014 Rafael Loss, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Her argument triggered a forceful response from the DA\u2019s office, which argued the two cases were starkly different. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The latest incursion shatters nearly three decades of relative peace in Europe and is certain to elicit a forceful response from the U.S. and NATO. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "What is rising is inflation, reaching heights not seen in four decades to wipe out pay raises and potentially eliciting a more forceful policy response from Federal Reserve, which is expected to soon begin raising interest rates to cool the economy. \u2014 CBS News , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Pence's declaration marked his most forceful response yet to Trump, who has spent his post-presidency fueling the lie that the 2020 campaign was stolen from him. \u2014 Jill Colvin, ajc , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Pence's declaration marked his most forceful response yet to Trump, who has spent his post-presidency fueling his claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1571, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-233732"
  },
  "foresay":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to tell in advance : predict , foretell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forseyen, foreseyen , from Old English foresecgan , from fore- + secgan to say",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234056"
  },
  "fellow commoner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an undergraduate at Oxford, Cambridge, or Trinity College, Dublin, formerly permitted to dine at the same table as the fellows of his college"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234335"
  },
  "fantasiest\u00fcck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fantasia sense 1b , character piece"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u00e4nt\u00e4\u02c8z\u0113\u02ccsht\u1d6bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"German fantasiest\u00fcck, phantasiest\u00fcck , from phantasie fantasia (from Italian fantasia ) + st\u00fcck piece, from Old High German stucki ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234443"
  },
  "flash weld":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a weld made by flash welding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234446"
  },
  "Faeroe Islands":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "self-governing islands of Denmark in the northeastern Atlantic northwest of the Shetlands; capital T\u00f3rshavn area 540 square miles (1404 square kilometers), population 48,400"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-(\u02cc)\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234726"
  },
  "float":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of floating",
      ": something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: such as",
      ": a device (such as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line",
      ": a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats",
      ": a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level",
      ": a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal",
      ": a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water",
      ": a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete)",
      ": a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract",
      ": a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade",
      ": the vehicle and exhibit together",
      ": an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection",
      ": the time between a transaction (such as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it",
      ": the volume of a company's shares available for active trading in the auction market",
      ": a soft drink with ice cream floating in it",
      ": to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid",
      ": to drift on or through or as if on or through a fluid",
      ": wander",
      ": to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or control",
      ": to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid",
      ": to cause to float as if in a fluid",
      ": flood",
      ": to smooth (something, such as plaster or cement) with a float",
      ": to put forth for acceptance",
      ": to place (an issue of securities) on the market",
      ": to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities",
      ": negotiate",
      ": something that rests in or on the surface of a liquid",
      ": an inflated support for a person in water",
      ": a light object that holds up the baited end of a fishing line",
      ": a platform anchored near a shore for the use of swimmers or boats",
      ": a structure that holds up an airplane in water",
      ": a soft drink with ice cream floating in it",
      ": a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade",
      ": to rest on the surface of a liquid",
      ": to be carried along by or as if by moving water or air",
      ": to cause to rest on or be carried by water",
      ": an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection",
      ": the time between a transaction (as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it",
      ": to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or control",
      ": to place (an issue of securities) on the market",
      ": to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities",
      ": negotiate sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u014dt",
      "\u02c8fl\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dock",
      "jetty",
      "landing",
      "levee",
      "pier",
      "quai",
      "quay",
      "wharf"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "drift",
      "glide",
      "hang",
      "hover",
      "poise",
      "ride",
      "sail",
      "swim",
      "waft"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The Game Changer made with Grey Goose Vodka and muddled with cucumbers, oranges and lemons topped with a float of Butterfly Pea Flower Tea and The Provost made with Glenmorangie X, Misunderstood Ginger Whiskey and a cherry. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 19 June 2022",
      "And of course, the float wasn't the only headline-worthy spectacle to behold. \u2014 Seventeen , 7 June 2022",
      "Day Off, in which Matthew Broderick\u2019s title character lip-syncs to the Beatles\u2019 version from a parade float , and Back to School, in which the song is performed by Rodney Dangerfield\u2019s Thornton Melon character during a bar scene. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 7 June 2022",
      "Or, if a leisurely float is more your speed, the company offers two different scenic rafting trips that span 13 miles of river nestled between Grand Teton National Park and Bridger National Forest. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "As each float is ready, the drivers are sent off on their own, creeping slowly through the Lincoln Tunnel, in holiday traffic, back to New Jersey. \u2014 Car and Driver , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Not only will making a BSC float be great advertising, but for Claudia, being in this parade is personal. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 13 Oct. 2021",
      "The very first float flown in the 1927 parade was Felix the Cat, which was carried on sticks down the parade route. \u2014 Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Aug. 2020",
      "The company uses billions of dollars of float , or upfront premiums that its insurance customers pay, to make investments for its own gain. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "If a swimmer were to float and ride a rip\u2019s circular path back toward shore, they may be returned to safety. \u2014 Chloe Williams, The Atlantic , 20 June 2022",
      "Dry flies float on the surface of the water and can resemble everything from aquatic insects like mayflies to terrestrial insects like grasshoppers, and even mice and frogs in some unique locales. \u2014 Outside Online , 9 May 2022",
      "Shout-out to those of you who love to float between big ideas and take comfort in the gray areas. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Carefully drop in 6 dumplings and cook, stirring occasionally to avoid sticking, until the dumplings float to the top and appear translucent, about 5 minutes. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Names like Jennifer Capriati, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, John McEnroe and Pete Sampras float through the ether, and some of them pop up in spot-on cameos. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Take a hike out in the Rockies, float down the Colorado River, walk to waterfalls in Hawaii, or enjoy a beach day in San Diego. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "Reaching that bluebird horizon also requires that Twitter finance the big expansion from cash flow, and not float a lot of new equity. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 21 May 2022",
      "Rent from any of the various sports equipment centers in town, lather up with sunscreen, and float down the crystal clear river where alpine vistas are always just around the bend. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 11 May 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 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234917"
  },
  "frontage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a piece of land that lies adjacent (as to a street or the ocean)",
      ": the land between the front of a building and the street",
      ": the length of a frontage",
      ": the act or fact of facing a given way",
      ": the front side of a building",
      ": a piece of land that lies adjacent (as to a street or the ocean)",
      ": the land between the front of a building and the street",
      ": the length of a frontage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259n-tij",
      "\u02c8fr\u0259n-tij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aspect",
      "exposure",
      "orientation"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We have 200 feet of frontage on Main Street.",
      "the vineyard's southern frontage results in earlier-than-usual ripening of the grapes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Outside the Mediterranean mansion is a pool, spa, summer kitchen, dock, boat lift and 100 linear feet of frontage on Sunset Lake, just off Biscayne Bay. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
      "The Malibu home comes with 42 feet of frontage on Las Flores Beach and enjoys the coastal setting from a pair of wooden decks. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "Austin can\u2019t stop the state\u2019s I-35 expansion, which will mean 20 lanes of highway, turnways and frontage roads in some places. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The home sits on 130 feet of lake frontage , very rare for Tahoe, and has a private, deep-water pier with a boat lift and two buoys. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
      "The home, with about 160 feet of lake frontage , sits directly across the water from the Wrigley estate, a string of grand homes and baronial boathouses. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "The eastbound lanes of U.S. were temporarily blocked, and traffic was diverted to the frontage roads, Graves said. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 6 May 2022",
      "One, a vacant lot with 145 feet of water frontage , is listed at $5.595 million. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
      "And so, the Bottiglieris decided to buy the 45-acre property last year, along with its lush forests, wide open fields and over 3,500 feet of frontage along Broad Creek. \u2014 Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-235932"
  },
  "far":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at or to a considerable distance in space",
      ": to a great extent : much",
      ": by a broad interval : widely",
      ": to or at a definite distance, point, or degree",
      ": to an advanced point or extent",
      ": at a considerable distance in time",
      ": far and away",
      ": it would be inappropriate or impossible for",
      ": of a distinctly different and especially opposite quality than",
      ": to what extent, degree, or distance",
      ": to a certain extent, degree, or distance",
      ": up to the present",
      ": so far",
      ": remote in space",
      ": distinctly different in quality or relationship",
      ": remote in time",
      ": long",
      ": of notable extent : comprehensive",
      ": the more distant of two",
      ": extreme",
      "federal air regulation",
      ": at or to a great distance in space or time",
      ": to a great extent : much",
      ": to or at a definite distance or point",
      ": to an advanced point",
      ": by a great extent or degree",
      ": very distant in space or time",
      ": the more distant of two",
      ": long entry 1 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "achingly",
      "almighty",
      "archly",
      "awful",
      "awfully",
      "badly",
      "beastly",
      "blisteringly",
      "bone",
      "colossally",
      "corking",
      "cracking",
      "damn",
      "damned",
      "dang",
      "deadly",
      "desperately",
      "eminently",
      "enormously",
      "especially",
      "ever",
      "exceedingly",
      "exceeding",
      "extra",
      "extremely",
      "fabulously",
      "fantastically",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "heavily",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
      "monstrous",
      "mortally",
      "most",
      "much",
      "particularly",
      "passing",
      "rattling",
      "real",
      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
      "specially",
      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
      "thumping",
      "too",
      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "extended",
      "great",
      "lengthy",
      "long",
      "long-drawn-out",
      "long-drawn",
      "long-lived",
      "long-term",
      "marathon"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Of 19 states that allow their governor to be recalled, California is by far the most permissive, with an exceedingly low signature requirement. \u2014 Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Securitas has agreed to pay $517.5 million, by far the dominant plaintiff payout in the victims\u2019 compensation fund and, according to Rosen\u2019s firm, the largest pre-suit settlement in American history. \u2014 Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
      "That timeless style \u2014 the Birkenstock Arizona sandal \u2014 is by far the brand's most popular pick, but there's a different version that deserves just as much buzz. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Inflation was by far the top concern of those surveyed. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "And with the spotlight finally burning, MUNA landed their first knee-buckling knockout, by far the most confident work of their young career. \u2014 Bobby Olivier, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
      "By far the biggest beneficiaries of the LIFO method are oil companies. \u2014 Martin Sullivan, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "By far , the snacking business will be the largest new company. \u2014 Jordan Valinsky, CNN , 21 June 2022",
      "Of all the foreign actors seen to have an influence on the continent, youth see China as having by far the biggest impact at 54%, followed by the US at 41%. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 20 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Finish 1 shuttle run, first running to the middle cone and back, then the far cone and back. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
      "Fire crews are battling a fire in rural, rugged terrain about two miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in far East County, Cal Fire reported Friday. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s like a view through the wrong end of a telescope, a far point with a journey implied. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Progressively smaller planes transport him to the far north. \u2014 Francine Prose, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "In Colombia, the far left came to power this week with the election of a former M-19 guerrilla. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "The testimony that was to come was not about electors and scanners and far -fetched lawsuits. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Texas A&M AgriLife Extension said the sighting is an indication that the bears are expanding to occupy their former historic range, including the western Hill Country, the Texas Panhandle and the far northeast portions of the state. \u2014 Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News , 21 June 2022",
      "This 23-minute heartwarming story is set to encourage everyone to never stop believing in their dreams, even if that dream is as far aways as Mars. \u2014 Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000144"
  },
  "forel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sheath , case",
      ": a sheath or slipcase for holding a book",
      ": an inferior parchment for book covers",
      ": burse sense 2c"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forel case, sheath, from Middle French forrel, fourrel , diminutive of fuerre sheath",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001453"
  },
  "funfest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gathering for amusements"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-001714"
  },
  "fermentation tube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a modified culture tube with an upright closed arm for collecting gas formed in broth cultures by microorganisms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002256"
  },
  "forage (for)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to go in search of went foraging for change for the parking meter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-002604"
  },
  "fraik":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": freak entry 1",
      ": flattery",
      ": to make flattering remarks : cajole"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101k",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003005"
  },
  "forbode":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)",
      ": foretell , portend",
      ": augur , predict"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003249"
  },
  "forehall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a front hall especially in a large building"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + hall ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-003709"
  },
  "fumblingness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being fumbling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004750"
  },
  "flatter oneself":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to believe something about oneself that makes one feel pleased or proud"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005530"
  },
  "fall through/between the cracks":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to fail to be noticed, assisted, or included with others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005714"
  },
  "for safekeeping":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in order to be kept from danger or harm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-005753"
  },
  "farctate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the center solid but softer in consistency than the peripheral layers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4rk\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin farct us (past participle of farcire to stuff) + English -ate ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010432"
  },
  "forthsetting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an exhibition or setting forth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" forth entry 1 + setting , gerund of set ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011450"
  },
  "forgettable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fit or likely to be forgotten"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8ge-t\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "f\u022fr-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "It was an extremely forgettable performance.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some of the score\u2019s songs are forgettable , though, and the book feels repetitive in places. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
      "The second year of Francisco Lindor\u2019s shortstop reign in Queens is as impactful as his get-to-know-you year was forgettable . \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "Santos was a 9-year-old figure skater and soccer player in the Connecticut suburbs when she was hooked by an otherwise forgettable Disney Channel promo for the seemingly magical sport of short-track speedskating. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Cooks has been the one bright spot on an otherwise forgettable Houston offense. \u2014 Tony Holm, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Desserts are pretty but forgettable ; drinks show flair and balance. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The imperative of the streaming boom is to turn the content spigot to full blast, but that makes content seem forgettable and cheap. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Most are bland and forgettable , and a few are outright annoying. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "That is not inconsistent with the gnostic conceit that drives the plot, but create an exhausting yet paradoxically forgettable experience. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1845, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011820"
  },
  "Fellini":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Federico 1920\u20131993 Italian film director"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011920"
  },
  "forgetful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": likely to forget",
      ": characterized by negligent failure to remember : neglectful",
      ": inducing oblivion",
      ": forgetting easily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absentminded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "retentive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He became forgetful in his old age.",
      "we become more forgetful as we get older",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This time the focus shifted to finding Dory \u2014 the forgetful Blue Tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Mumbai tops the list of most forgetful Indian cities, followed by Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
      "Tests that compared them to people of the same age and health status who'd never had the virus showed that COVID survivors were more forgetful and had a slower processing speed. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This is particularly important if one person is a bit forgetful . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "No, but forgetful Aztecs fans overdosing on addictive basketball diuretics are wetting Unsocial Media\u2019s unmade bed. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "His trees sometimes die from lack of water from forgetful caretakers or are torn up by rambunctious toddlers. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "These complementary trends\u2014 forgetful bodies, fast-changing viruses\u2014push us to dose against the flu every fall. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Cannabis professionals and leaders are lazy, forgetful or uneducated. \u2014 Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012256"
  },
  "fumbler":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly",
      ": to make awkward attempts to do or find something",
      ": to search by trial and error",
      ": blunder",
      ": to feel one's way or move awkwardly",
      ": to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder",
      ": to lose hold of a football while handling or running with it",
      ": to bring about by clumsy manipulation",
      ": to feel or handle clumsily",
      ": to deal with in a blundering way : bungle",
      ": to make (one's way) in a clumsy manner",
      ": misplay",
      ": to lose hold of (a football) while handling or running",
      ": an act or instance of fumbling",
      ": a fumbled ball",
      ": to feel about for or handle something in a clumsy way",
      ": to lose hold of the ball in football",
      ": an act of losing hold of the ball in football"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259m-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u0259m-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blow",
      "bobble",
      "boggle",
      "bollix (up)",
      "boot",
      "botch",
      "bugger (up)",
      "bumble",
      "bungle",
      "butcher",
      "dub",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "foozle",
      "foul up",
      "goof (up)",
      "louse up",
      "mangle",
      "mess (up)",
      "muck up",
      "muff",
      "murder",
      "screw up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blunder",
      "bobble",
      "boo-boo",
      "boob",
      "brick",
      "clanger",
      "clinker",
      "error",
      "fault",
      "flub",
      "fluff",
      "gaff",
      "gaffe",
      "goof",
      "inaccuracy",
      "lapse",
      "miscue",
      "misstep",
      "mistake",
      "oversight",
      "screwup",
      "slip",
      "slipup",
      "stumble",
      "trip"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She fumbled in her pocket for her keys.",
      "They fumbled a good opportunity to take control of the market.",
      "He was hit hard and fumbled on the 20-yard line.",
      "He fumbled the ball on the 20-yard line.",
      "Noun",
      "played the entire piano piece without a single fumble",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perhaps shortstop Jorge Mateo doesn\u2019t fumble a backhand grounder. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Sure enough, Baltimore\u2019s defenders responded as rookie linebacker Odafe Oweh forced Kansas City running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to fumble just as his team had entered field goal range. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "The Supreme Court could fumble a major case with a former high school football coach who sought to impose prayer on his players. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 2 May 2022",
      "The smart sunglasses win major points for its high quality video and audio recording that allow travelers to capture memories without having to fumble around with their smartphone or camera while trying to be in the moment. \u2014 Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Travel + Leisure , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Other games might fumble such a melting pot of themes and mechanics, spilling into your lap a steaming hodgepodge of incoherent randomness. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "The latest from Joachim Trier (Thelma; Oslo, August 31st) considers the new possibilities and new woes of the 21st from the perspective of someone trying to fumble through it one misstep and fresh passion at a time. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "That sequence came after BYU converted a fourth-down conversion only to fumble the ball away to the Blazers late in the game. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Stevenson, drafted in the fourth round earlier this year, had earned snaps in New England\u2019s season opener against the Miami Dolphins, only to fumble on his second touch \u2014 a 9-yard reception in the first quarter. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Hurts had a freak interception and a fumble on Philadelphia\u2019s first two possessions as Washington built a 10-0 lead. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "After early sputtering attempts to move the ball by both sides, Moeller caught a break late in the opening quarter when Joseph Ginnetti recovered a Firebird fumble on the 7-yard line. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "After two Christian McCaffrey runs netted 14 yards, Collins, as part of the group led by Adrian Phillips, forced a McCaffrey fumble on the next snap. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Still, Carr threw a pick-six and the Raiders went 1 for 6 in the red zone, which included a fumble on the Giants\u2019 13-yard line while trying for a game-tying touchdown on the final drive. \u2014 Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "On Davidson\u2019s second play from scrimmage, the Toreros forced a turnover with Kyle Bilchik recovering a fumble at the USD 30. \u2014 Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "Dallas Christian then had a prime opportunity to take its first lead on the next series, recovering a fumble on the kickoff at the Regents 22 with 9:23 remaining. \u2014 Dallas News , 19 Dec. 2020",
      "On the other side, Bengals safety Vonn Bell had another busy afternoon, recovering a fumble for the second week in a row and making six tackles. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "The Maulers were held to 228 yards on 10 drives and lost a fumble near the goal line. \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1534, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012440"
  },
  "forthtell":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make public : publish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" forth entry 1 + tell ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012616"
  },
  "faerie":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fairyland",
      ": fairy sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101-(\u0259-)r\u0113",
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brownie",
      "dwarf",
      "elf",
      "fairy",
      "fay",
      "gnome",
      "goblin",
      "gremlin",
      "hobgoblin",
      "kobold",
      "leprechaun",
      "pixie",
      "pixy",
      "puck",
      "sprite",
      "troll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "in ancient folklore faeries were often portrayed as powerful beings who could wreak havoc on the lives of humans"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fairie \u2014 more at fairy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-013310"
  },
  "fill a niche":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide something that certain kinds of people want to buy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014134"
  },
  "forever":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for a limitless time",
      ": at all times : continually",
      ": a seemingly interminable time : excessively long",
      ": for a limitless time",
      ": at all times"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8re-v\u0259r",
      "f\u022f-",
      "Southern often",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8re-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "always",
      "aye",
      "ay",
      "e'er",
      "eternally",
      "ever",
      "everlastingly",
      "evermore",
      "forevermore",
      "indelibly",
      "permanently",
      "perpetually"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "aeon",
      "eon",
      "age",
      "blue moon",
      "coon's age",
      "cycle",
      "donkey's years",
      "eternity",
      "long",
      "months",
      "moon"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Though the building no longer remains, Julia Rossi hopes her father's business is not gone forever . \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "After a three-year break and worries that a Detroit event was gone forever , Belle Isle will again be the site of an international water competition that attracts athletes from throughout Michigan, the U.S. and Canada. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
      "Despite some of the tough experiences in college, Thompson is forever grateful for Butler. \u2014 Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
      "The past is a foreign et cetera, but back-talking teenagers are forever . \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "With such an approach, long-term gains should be forever out of reach. \u2014 Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica , 21 June 2022",
      "Those four words are: then, now, forever , and the most important word is together. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Those four words are: then, now, forever \u2014 and the most important word is together. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
      "Scott Hensley, a microbiologist at the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Perelman School of Medicine, is not convinced that the Yamagata flu is gone forever . \u2014 Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "One way to mess with an option team\u2019s Plan A is to not only stick them with third-and- forevers , but to put them in an early hole, making them throw out of desperation. \u2014 Sean Keeler, The Denver Post , 14 Sep. 2019",
      "Printed with thermochromic ink, the stamp reveals a second image of the moon when a finger is pressed to it, and a sheet of 16 Forever stamps features a map of the eclipse path. \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 Aug. 2017",
      "Forever is gonna start aboard Royal Caribbean International\u2019s Oasis of the Seas Monday with a concert of lunar proportions. \u2014 Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald , 17 Aug. 2017",
      "Forever stamps are always equal to the current First-Class Mail service 1-ounce price. \u2014 Michael Mcgough, sacbee , 14 July 2017",
      "On July 12, the centenary of the artist\u2019s birth, the postal service will celebrate the first day of 12 commemorative Forever stamps, each depicting a detail from a Wyeth painting. \u2014 Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com , 26 June 2017",
      "Try your hand at space exploration (Photo: Provided by US Postal Service) The pane of 16 Forever stamps are available beginning Tuesday at Post Office facilities nationwide and may be pre-ordered for delivery after June 20. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 20 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1741, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-014233"
  },
  "foeto-":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of foeto- chiefly British spelling of feto-"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015136"
  },
  "firepower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the capacity (as of a military unit) to deliver effective fire on a target",
      ": effective fire",
      ": effective power or force",
      ": the scoring ability of a team or player"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccpau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "energy",
      "force",
      "horsepower",
      "might",
      "muscle",
      "potence",
      "potency",
      "power",
      "puissance",
      "sinew",
      "strength",
      "vigor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impotence",
      "impotency",
      "powerlessness",
      "weakness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The army didn't have the firepower to defeat the invaders.",
      "right now the President doesn't have the political firepower to push his programs through Congress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amid the ongoing arms race around name, image and likeness in college football, USC didn\u2019t exactly burst out of the gates flaunting its NIL firepower . \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "Fighting continued on Tuesday in the streets of Severodonetsk, the city in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine where Russia is now concentrating its firepower . \u2014 Isabel Coles, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
      "Moscow has focused most of its firepower on the Donbas after Ukraine pushed its troops back from Kyiv and Ukraine\u2019s second-biggest city, Kharkiv. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 6 June 2022",
      "Johnson and all his firepower made just one birdie in his first-round 73 and made just three birdies in his second-round 73. \u2014 Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY , 21 May 2022",
      "Without those two bats in the middle of the lineup, the Orioles lack much of their firepower , something that had begun to show this month after an April in which Baltimore plated 62 runs, the second fewest in the majors. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 14 May 2022",
      "The group, called Conservative Nebraska, in recent weeks redirected its firepower at Lindstrom, as the state senator\u2019s campaign gained more traction. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 11 May 2022",
      "It had, by common consensus, been summarily dispatched at Anfield last week, its limitations exposed by the depth of Liverpool\u2019s resources and the scope of its firepower and the sheer gravity of J\u00fcrgen Klopp\u2019s team. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "The Thorns pummeled the Kansas City Current 3-0 in a display of both their offensive firepower and tactical excellence under new coach Rhian Wilkinson. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015253"
  },
  "flash-type":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flash entry 1 sense 3d"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015345"
  },
  "forethigh":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of the forelimb of a quadruped (as a horse) lying between elbow and knee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + thigh ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-015534"
  },
  "flower thrips":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a yellow and orange thrips ( Frankliniella tritici ) living and feeding chiefly on flowers and causing sterility in oats and other crop plants"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020128"
  },
  "Fillanin":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Fillanin variant of filani"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020210"
  },
  "fritto misto":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": small morsels of meat, seafood, or vegetables coated with batter and deep fried"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8m\u0113-(\u02cc)st\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All but three food items ( fritto misto , crispy potatoes and broccolini) are served cold. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "In those early days, the cart specialized in fried starters such as arancini and fritto misto . \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "In the afternoons, there's crispy fritto misto and Lowcountry-style jumbo lump crab cake on the bar menu from 3 to 5 p.m. \u2014 Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Where to Eat: With a quayside terrace overlooking the marina at Chiaiolella, Da Mariano offers delicious local seafood dishes such as pasta with polipetti (baby octopus), seafood risotto, and fritto misto . \u2014 Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure , 11 Nov. 2020",
      "Small plates include fluke crudo with citrus, almonds, tarragon; shaved cauliflower with tatsoi, golden raisins and pistachios; and fritto misto with summer vegetables. \u2014 Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Done and done with Italy\u2019s perfect antipasto, fritto misto . \u2014 Mary Tomlinson, Southern Living , 30 June 2020",
      "What to order: O.G. Bear pizza, burrata pizza, Cappelletti Spritz, fritto misto , kale salad, soft-serve ice cream. \u2014 Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "There was no shortage of seasoning in the spicy marinara which came as a dipping sauce for the fritto misto appetizer ($14). \u2014 Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal , 26 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Italian, literally, mixed fried (food)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1903, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-020851"
  },
  "fiddle (around)":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spend time in activity that does not have a real purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021318"
  },
  "freeboard deck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the deck up to which a ship's freeboard is measured and below which all bulkheads are made watertight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021511"
  },
  "far down":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at a low or unimportant position in a list or series"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-021851"
  },
  "fermentative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation",
      ": of, relating to, or produced by fermentation",
      ": causing or producing a substance that causes fermentation",
      ": of, relating to, or produced by fermentation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8men-t\u0259-tiv",
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8ment-\u0259t-iv"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-022642"
  },
  "foreturn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the twist of the yarns or wires composing a strand of a rope \u2014 compare afterturn"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + turn ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023014"
  },
  "fondness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foolishness , folly",
      ": tender affection",
      ": appetite , relish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n(d)-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affection",
      "attachment",
      "devotedness",
      "devotion",
      "love",
      "passion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abomination",
      "hate",
      "hatred",
      "loathing",
      "rancor"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "my fondness for you will never fail",
      "I have a fondness for expensive chocolate.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to his bio on the spelling bee website, Braydon is an aspiring engineer with a particular fondness for tacos. \u2014 Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al , 1 June 2022",
      "Even the fierce cadre of the young is observed with as much fondness as ridicule. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "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",
      "It\u2019s been 16 years since A.J. Allmendinger raced at Portland International Raceway, but the fondness the 40-year-old NASCAR Xfinity series driver has for the track hasn\u2019t faded. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "That is how Birtwistle was fondly known in Britain, although the fondness didn\u2019t always go much beyond that with a general public who often found his scores impenetrable. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "But even if the balance feels imperfect, the overall effect, and the enormous fondness the director shows for all his characters, makes for satisfying drama. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "By always presenting the musical numbers as a gigantic, impersonal parade, In the Heights sneaks in an incidental political message (recalling the fondness for protest seen on New York\u2019s partisan local-TV news stations). \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 11 June 2021",
      "Finally, another Academy Award-winner, George C. Scott, is inexplicably cast as the seemingly First Nation assassin John Rainbird, who has a fondness for punching his targets' noses into their brains and an unhealthy interest in our heroine. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023640"
  },
  "forgive me":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of forgive me \u2014 used in speech as a polite way of starting to say something that may seem rude or unpleasant Forgive me (for saying so), but I don't think you understood my point. Forgive me , but something has come up and I have to leave right away."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023651"
  },
  "foregift":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a premium paid for a lease by a tenant",
      ": a payment in advance (as on a lease)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + gift ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024300"
  },
  "Flattery, Cape":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "cape in northwestern Washington at entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-t\u0259-r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024626"
  },
  "flag bag":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metal or wooden locker or other container in which the signal flags of a ship are stored"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025352"
  },
  "farcy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": glanders",
      ": cutaneous glanders",
      ": glanders",
      ": cutaneous glanders"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English farsin, farsi , from Anglo-French farcin , from Late Latin farcimen , from Latin, sausage, from farcire ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-025745"
  },
  "fawning":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022f-ni\u014b",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030820"
  },
  "fondlingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a fondling manner : caressingly , affectionately"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4nd(\u1d4a)li\u014bl\u0113",
      "-l\u0113\u014b-",
      "-li"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-031828"
  },
  "fill away":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to trim a sail to catch the wind",
      ": to proceed on the course especially after being brought up in the wind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032300"
  },
  "flop-eared":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having long pendulous ears"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033005"
  },
  "Fert":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Albert 1938\u2013 French physicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033204"
  },
  "firepot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clay pot filled with combustibles formerly used as a missile in war",
      ": a vessel used in eastern Asian cuisine for cooking foods in broth at the table",
      ": the food cooked in it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccp\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033335"
  },
  "freeze out":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exclude",
      ": a corporate action (as a merger) taken by those in control of the corporation (as controlling shareholders or the board of directors) for the purpose of causing the minority shareholders to lose their equity in the corporation (as by the sale of their shares) \u2014 compare squeezeout",
      ": to subject to a freezeout"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113z-\u02ccau\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ban",
      "bar",
      "close out",
      "count (out)",
      "debar",
      "eliminate",
      "except",
      "exclude",
      "rule out",
      "shut out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "admit",
      "include"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some in his orbit, like former campaign adviser Jason Miller, have urged Trump to jump in sooner rather than later, to get a head start on building out a campaign, try to freeze out competition and keep attention on himself. \u2014 Jill Colvin, Chron , 17 June 2022",
      "European stocks and cryptocurrencies leaped out of the gates on Wednesday even as Western countries and economies continue to freeze out Russia for waging war in Ukraine, sending commodities and crude prices higher. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Washington and its European allies are expected to enact new sanctions \u2014 likely designed to freeze out Russia from much of the international financial system \u2014 that go beyond those announced earlier this week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "In the two decades since the U.S. government sued Microsoft for using its dominance in operating systems to freeze out competitors, the company has rebounded in a spectacular way. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Psaki echoed Johnson\u2019s point that the creation of the new security alliance \u2014 which has been dubbed AUKUS \u2014 wasn\u2019t meant to freeze out other allies on Indo-Pacific strategy. \u2014 Sylvie Corbet, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "At about 1 second after the Big Bang, neutrinos and anti-neutrinos freeze out , as the weak interaction \u2014 which governs neutrino interactions with all forms of matter \u2014 becomes insignificant at these low energies and temperatures. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "That year, when the state also faced a winter freeze out \u2014 albeit one with a lower death toll \u2014 the federal government recommended changes, including mandatory winterization of power plants, to prevent another crisis. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 6 July 2021",
      "High prices for cultivation licenses, for instance, would freeze out some smaller farmers from the market, said Allan Gandelman, president of the New York Cannabis Growers & Processors Association. \u2014 Michael Hill, Star Tribune , 14 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1861, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033559"
  },
  "flour tortilla":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tortilla made with wheat flour instead of cornmeal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034950"
  },
  "ferri-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": iron",
      ": ferric iron"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from ferrum ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034955"
  },
  "finick":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become excessively or affectedly dainty or refined in speech or manner : put on airs",
      ": to dawdle about"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"back-formation from finicking ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-035633"
  },
  "felling wedge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": falling wedge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040357"
  },
  "function key":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a set of keys on a computer keyboard that have or can be programmed to have special functions",
      ": any of a set of keys on a computer keyboard with special functions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, there is a function key that allows many keys to have secondary functions and the stock key cap set reveals these with small logos. \u2014 Antony Leather, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "But others, like keyboard backlight brightness, have to be changed deep within the Settings app, whereas they could be changed with one or two taps on the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar or the MacBook Air's function keys . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 5 June 2020",
      "Unfortunately for them, Apple no longer sells any MacBook Pros with physical function keys . \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 12 May 2020",
      "To type a number or use the arrows, hold down a function key , which unlocks the alternate characters. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "There's a top row of numbers, standard function keys along the bottom, a full-size space bar, and adjustable feet for the right amount of tilt. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
      "The prep work unfolds in rooms that are accessible by haphazardly functioning key cards. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "The prep work unfolds in rooms that are accessible by haphazardly functioning key cards, and are punctuated by late-night vacuum screams. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, New York Times , 7 Dec. 2019",
      "The keyboard also includes macro keys, user-programmable shortcuts, above the function keys . \u2014 Cameron Faulkner, The Verge , 12 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1964, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040454"
  },
  "fond of":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a liking for or love of (someone or something) : doing (something) a lot",
      ": doing (something) a lot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-041240"
  },
  "finialed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": provided with a finial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-042317"
  },
  "flanning":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of flanning present participle of flan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045529"
  },
  "firk":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move quickly : hasten",
      ": to be lively or frisky",
      ": jerk , twitch",
      ": fidget , fuss",
      ": beat , strike , chastise , conquer",
      ": to get dishonestly : contrive , cheat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English ferken , from Old English fercian to convey, bring, proceed; akin to Old English faran to go, travel",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050225"
  },
  "forenoon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the early part of the day ending with noon : morning",
      ": morning"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u00fcn",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8n\u00fcn",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "morn",
      "morning"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "enjoy the relatively cool forenoon , for the afternoon promises to be a scorcher"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050229"
  },
  "flag blue":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grayish to dark purplish blue that is bluer and less strong than independence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-050922"
  },
  "fantasise":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fantasise British spelling of fantasize"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-051737"
  },
  "fatherland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the native land or country of one's father or ancestors",
      ": one's native land or country",
      ": the land of a person's birth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccland",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccland"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "country",
      "home",
      "homeland",
      "mother country",
      "motherland",
      "sod"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "though they had lived in their adopted country for many years, the immigrant families never broke their ties with the fatherland entirely",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Allies turned the highways against the Germans late in the war, quickly flooding the fatherland with men and equipment. \u2014 Fox News , 18 June 2022",
      "There are many that have to pay a debt to the fatherland . \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 16 Mar. 2020",
      "There is a strong element of it in the Nazi emphasis on \u2018\u2018blood and soil,\u2019\u2019 and the fatherland , and the need for a living space purified of alien and undesirable elements. \u2014 Joel Achenbach, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2019",
      "At one point there\u2019s an extravagant expiration montage, as one fictional, suffering Reich martyr after another dies on camera, for the fatherland . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 10 May 2018",
      "The bond between America\u2019s most substantial ethnic minority and the national sport of their fatherland is as tight as El Tri\u2019s backline. \u2014 Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News , 30 Jan. 2018",
      "Cincinnati was virtually bilingual, with news from the fatherland at one time printed in the native tongue sold to nearly half of the city. \u2014 Jeff Suess, Cincinnati.com , 27 Sep. 2017",
      "Ever since the Holocaust, generations of Germans have come to uncomfortable terms with their fatherland \u2019s history. \u2014 Henry Porter, vanityfair.com , 25 Sep. 2017",
      "At the altar of the fatherland , Bishop Talleyrand led a mass. \u2014 Merrill Fabry, Time , 13 July 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052459"
  },
  "ferriage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fare paid for a ferry passage",
      ": the act or business of transporting by ferry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u0113-ij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052659"
  },
  "fire prevention":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": measures and practices directed toward the prevention and suppression of destructive fires"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-054048"
  },
  "flow gun":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nozzle with finger-controlled flow for applying liquids (as adhesives, lubricants, or caulking)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055642"
  },
  "floatability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ability to float : floatable quality or state"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u014dt\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060804"
  },
  "frontager":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that holds the frontage (as on a road or on water)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-j\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061108"
  },
  "fried":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cooked in hot oil or butter : cooked by frying",
      ": damaged or destroyed by an electrical surge or malfunction",
      ": intoxicated , high",
      ": mentally exhausted"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "besotted",
      "blasted",
      "blind",
      "blitzed",
      "blotto",
      "bombed",
      "boozy",
      "canned",
      "cockeyed",
      "crocked",
      "drunk",
      "drunken",
      "gassed",
      "hammered",
      "high",
      "impaired",
      "inebriate",
      "inebriated",
      "intoxicated",
      "juiced",
      "lit",
      "lit up",
      "loaded",
      "looped",
      "oiled",
      "pickled",
      "pie-eyed",
      "plastered",
      "potted",
      "ripped",
      "sloshed",
      "smashed",
      "sottish",
      "soused",
      "sozzled",
      "squiffed",
      "squiffy",
      "stewed",
      "stiff",
      "stinking",
      "stoned",
      "tanked",
      "tiddly",
      "tight",
      "tipsy",
      "wasted",
      "wet",
      "wiped out"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Sorry, I'm just fried today.",
      "grew up in a family in which Dad got fried on every weekend and holiday",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nigella seeds look like black sesame seeds but taste like a mix of fried onions and oregano. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
      "For diners looking for a little extra oomph, there are choices like the saucy hickory burger and the onion ring burger stacked with crisp, golden, fried onions. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The diners where my father once churned out fried eggs and bacon all have salad sections on their menus now. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "This dish is cooked in a stock made from fried onions, butter, peanuts, Turkish allspice and raisins, which is mixed with fresh parsley and dill. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Jinich suggests panfrying the slices in a bit of butter, and topping them with fried eggs and salsa. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Through the lens, the colonies looked like fried eggs. \u2014 James Somers, The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Mop up the sauce with bread and chips, or pour some over a plate of fried eggs. \u2014 Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Taking inspiration from Korean American street food in Los Angeles, these sausages (Kalbi pork or sweet and spicy chicken) come with sweet Hawaiian soft buns and bold toppings like garlic-jalape\u00f1o aioli, kimchi relish and crispy fried onions. \u2014 Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061334"
  },
  "Frick":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Henry Clay 1849\u20131919 American industrialist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061620"
  },
  "Faulkner":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "William Cuthbert 1897\u20131962 originally surname Falkner American novelist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fk-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061712"
  },
  "flixweed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a branching annual tansy mustard ( Descurainia sophia ) that is native to Europe but widely naturalized in North America",
      ": sand rocket"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" flix entry 2 + weed ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061738"
  },
  "freeze over":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become covered with a layer of ice",
      ": to cause to become covered with a layer of ice",
      ": an instance of freezing over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-062749"
  },
  "for aught one knows":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for all one knows : one does not know"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063514"
  },
  "forethink":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to consider (something) beforehand",
      ": to anticipate in the mind : prognosticate",
      ": to think beforehand : plan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forthinken, forethinken, forthenken, forethenken , from Old English forethencan , from fore- + thencan to think",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063525"
  },
  "figaro sauce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hollandaise sauce with tomato puree added"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fig|\u0259\u02ccr\u014d-",
      "\u02c8f\u0113g|"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably after Figaro , the hero of Le Barbier de S\u00e9ville (1775) and Le Mariage de Figaro (1784), comedies by P. A. Caron de Beaumarchais \u20201799 French playwright",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063711"
  },
  "flame weeder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flame cultivator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063755"
  },
  "Fort Stanwix National Monument":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "site of a reconstructed British fort in the city of Rome in east central New York"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8stan-(\u02cc)wiks"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064333"
  },
  "fidelity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being faithful",
      ": accuracy in details : exactness",
      ": the degree to which an electronic device (such as a record player, radio, or television) accurately reproduces its effect (such as sound or picture)",
      ": loyalty",
      ": accuracy",
      ": the quality or state of being faithful or loyal",
      ": loyalty to one's spouse in refraining from adultery and sometimes in submitting to a spouse's reasonable sexual desires"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8de-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u012b-",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8de-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u012b-",
      "f\u0259-\u02c8de-l\u0259-t\u0113, f\u012b-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adhesion",
      "allegiance",
      "attachment",
      "commitment",
      "constancy",
      "dedication",
      "devotedness",
      "devotion",
      "faith",
      "faithfulness",
      "fastness",
      "fealty",
      "loyalty",
      "piety",
      "steadfastness",
      "troth"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disloyalty",
      "faithlessness",
      "falseness",
      "falsity",
      "inconstancy",
      "infidelity",
      "perfidiousness",
      "perfidy",
      "treachery",
      "unfaithfulness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Yet as Reardon emphasizes early on, fidelity to facts was never the point. The same dinner with friends could appear over and over in Fisher's published work, rejiggered each time to make a different point. \u2014 Laura Shapiro , New York Times Book Review , 12 Dec. 2004",
      "It is a world familiar to all children, and it is this fidelity to child life that gives resonance to Hoffmann's tale and makes it an extraordinary work of art. \u2014 Maurice Sendak , Caldecott & Co. , 1988",
      "Chaucer's patient Griselda proved her fidelity to her husband by resisting the prodigious reasons he gave her for being unfaithful. \u2014 B. F. Skinner , Beyond Freedom and Dignity , 1971",
      "music with much higher fidelity than on cassettes",
      "they have never wavered in their fidelity to the cause of freedom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But rural and high-poverty schools may need more time, support and coaching to implement programs with fidelity , experts say. \u2014 Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
      "This distrust is understandable, to a degree: Fantasy can be engineered with as much fidelity as reality; the dissemination of misinformation is ineradicable. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Again, managing this problem produced gates with a fidelity of 99.5 percent, well above the threshold needed for error correction. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Mounted on a tower, the x-band sensor would provide high- fidelity tracking of all air traffic, as well as electronic identification to distinguish between incoming missiles and routine objects such as civilian planes. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 2 June 2022",
      "These Bose headphones feature the high- fidelity sound quality the audio brand has become known and loved for and are complete with active noise cancelation. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
      "By 2015 its products were no longer high- fidelity for modest prices. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "This coupe's high- fidelity steering offers terrific feedback, which helps its driver confidently probe the limits of adhesion (0.95 g on our test car's 18-inch Michelin Pilot Sport 4 summer tires). \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "With a \u200bbuilt-in Bluetooth 5.2 module, microphone, and two high- fidelity speakers, the sound quality is crystal clear, perfect for listening to music, white noise, or even nature sounds. \u2014 EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English fidelite , borrowed from Middle French fidelit\u00e9, borrowed from Latin fid\u0113lit\u0101t-, fid\u0113lit\u0101s, from fid\u0113lis \"faithful, loyal, trustworthy\" (from fid\u0113- , stem of fid\u0113s \"trust, belief, faith\" + -lis, denominal suffix of appurtenance) + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s  -ity ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065209"
  },
  "fermental":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fermentative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" ferment entry 2 + -al ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073356"
  },
  "fraim":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fraim variant of fremd"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-073948"
  },
  "four-leaf clover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clover with four leaves instead of three"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-074048"
  },
  "foregate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a main entrance or front gate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forgate, foregate , from for-, fore- fore- + gate ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075108"
  },
  "fomenter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to promote the growth or development of : rouse , incite",
      ": fomentation",
      ": to treat with moist heat (as for easing pain)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
      "f\u014d-\u02c8ment",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccment",
      "f\u014d-\u02c8ment"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abet",
      "brew",
      "ferment",
      "incite",
      "instigate",
      "pick",
      "provoke",
      "raise",
      "stir (up)",
      "whip (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was accused of fomenting violence.",
      "John Adams's wife, Abigail, told him that if women were not remembered by the new American government, they would \u201c foment a Rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation\u201d.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The suggestion that the pandemic helped foment the violence seemed cruel, when his family had suffered so deeply these past two years. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Contrast these examples with Trump and his allies\u2019 public push in the last presidential election to suggest that the act be used to overturn the election results, which probably helped foment a violent coup rather than to prevent one. \u2014 Maya Wiley, The New Republic , 2 May 2022",
      "This is exactly the type of organic collaboration Bustamante hopes to foment with Apollo. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "For many weeks, it was taken as an article of faith that no U.S. official would say anything to hint that Washington meant to foment a regime change in Moscow. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The suspects -- some survivalists, others who hoped to foment a new civil war -- have framed the case as a critical examination of something entirely different: the country's commitment to free speech. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Otto von Bismarck, the architect of unification, understood that to hold the ceremony in a German city would foment jealousy among the fractious states that had reluctantly agreed upon unity. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 Sheera Frenkel, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Both sought to undercut confidence in vaccines and mask mandates to foment distrust in the federal government and health agencies. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, to apply a warm substance to, from Late Latin fomentare , from Latin fomentum compress, from fov\u0113re to heat, soothe; akin to Lithuanian degti to burn, Sanskrit dahati it burns",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1613, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075554"
  },
  "flukish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": happening or depending on chance : fluky",
      ": being out of the ordinary : unusual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fckish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fluke entry 4 + -ish ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-075803"
  },
  "forenoon watch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the watch on a ship from 8 a.m. to noon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080714"
  },
  "for storage":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for the purpose of being put away when not being used"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081042"
  },
  "flannen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flannel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flan\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English flanyn , a penitential garment",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081302"
  },
  "fault line":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something resembling a fault : split , rift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its geology is rarely more naked than along the fault line , which stretches from the Reykjanes Peninsula outside of the country\u2019s capital, Reykjavik, in the southwest to the northeast near the Myvatn baths, nearly halfway around the island. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Ukraine has emerged as a global fault line over democracy. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Midway through his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Joe Biden pleaded with the country to finally, after nearly 1 million deaths, stop viewing the coronavirus as a political fault line . \u2014 Chris Megerian, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The fault line responsible for the quakes is the Blanco Fracture Zone. \u2014 Pedram Javaheri, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "The other geopolitical fault line is a pandemic that has widened the divisions between rich and poor nations. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "Another emerging fault line is the Beltline, a redevelopment project that includes a 22-mile loop of transit, multiuse trails and parks that will eventually connect 45 neighborhoods that ring downtown. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "One fault line is a willingness to share the spoils with allies. \u2014 Anthea Roberts, Fortune , 7 Oct. 2021",
      "Like dozens of other American veterans from the murky wars of Iraq and Afghanistan, Graham, 38, saw in Ukraine a different, more straightforward conflict, with a clear fault line of good and evil. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1869, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081736"
  },
  "finial":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually foliated ornament forming an upper extremity especially in Gothic architecture",
      ": a crowning ornament or detail (such as a decorative knob)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-n\u0113-\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One finial , or spire top, plummeted hundreds of feet into a shrub below, while two others also broke off their spires. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Anyone who helps return the Napoleonic eagle finial will receive a separate $100,000 reward. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "The racks were so tall in one corner that the finial of an ornate chandelier cleared it by inches. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "On the Mulan tower, architectural elements like a cherry blossom motif, jade ornamentation, and crossed golden spears symbolize Mulan\u2019s fearless warrior spirit\u2014and the dragon Mushu playfully stands atop her tower, using her finial as a gong. \u2014 Todd Plummer, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Dec. 2020",
      "The Frozen tower, for instance, features an icy blue shingled roof reminiscent of Elsa\u2019s magical powers and is topped with a three-dimensional snowflake finial . \u2014 Todd Plummer, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 22 Dec. 2020",
      "Callahan regards his work re-carving the old finial crafted by one of the cathedral\u2019s early carvers as a valuable learning experience. \u2014 Marjorie Hunt, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 July 2020",
      "On September 29, 1990, exactly 83 years after the laying of the foundation stone, Alonso was given the great honor of setting the cathedral\u2019s last stone: the final grand finial on the southwest tower. \u2014 Marjorie Hunt, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 July 2020",
      "Over the door a limestone balcony has a stone railing with balusters and finials . \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from final, finial final",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-081903"
  },
  "flowery pekoe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": high quality tea consisting essentially of the small unbroken terminal leaves and buds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082041"
  },
  "foretackle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the tackle that hooks on to the pendant on the foremast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + tackle ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082809"
  },
  "forehammer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the hammer that strikes first when two hammers are used",
      ": sledgehammer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English forhamer, forehamer , from for-, fore- fore + hamer hammer",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083653"
  },
  "Faeroese":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of the people inhabiting the Faeroe Islands",
      ": the North Germanic language of the Faeroese people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfer-\u0259-\u02c8w\u0113z",
      "-\u02c8w\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085535"
  },
  "foreknowingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with foreknowledge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-085825"
  },
  "foot-up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a total of (as the cost)",
      ": to amount to when added or reckoned",
      ": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-090044"
  },
  "fridstool":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fridstool variant of frithstool"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091612"
  },
  "female dragon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": water arum"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-091955"
  },
  "father-lasher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two small darkly mottled sculpins ( Cottus bubalis and C. scorpius ) found chiefly along the coasts of northwestern Europe and the British Isles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"so called from the fact that the male guards the eggs and that it defends itself by lashing out with its tail and spines",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092435"
  },
  "forbivorous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeding on forbs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)f\u022f(r)\u00a6biv\u0259r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" forb + -i- + -vorous ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093029"
  },
  "forwards":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rdz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ahead",
      "along",
      "forth",
      "forward",
      "on",
      "onward",
      "onwards"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "for every step that her campaign takes forwards , it seems to take two backwards",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Sixers need to add more switchable forwards to stand a chance against the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors in the East. \u2014 Bryan Toporek, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "As a rule, though, soccer\u2019s journey over the last 10 years has been away from what might be termed focal point forwards . \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "These five players are widely considered the five best forwards available. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
      "The Vladinator dominated forwards throughout the playoffs. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
      "From there, Rising had its two outside backs \u2014 including Baboucarr Njie, who is inexperienced as a defender \u2014 left to mark three Birmingham forwards . \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
      "Less about formation and tactics and more about putting in the effort to get back and in the right positions, the Thorns must defend better in transition and not allow Angel City\u2019s talented forwards to break off for scores on the counter. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
      "The assessments says brigade and battalion commanders likely deploy forwards into harm\u2019s way because they are held to an uncompromising level of responsibility for their units\u2019 performance. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
      "Liverpool has moved to future-proof its attack by signing three forwards over the last two years \u2014 Diogo Jota in August 2020, Luis Diaz in January and one for the long term in Fabio Carvalho from Fulham this week. \u2014 Steve Douglas, ajc , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-093805"
  },
  "fauchard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long-handled medieval weapon with a long convex edge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)f\u014d\u00a6sh\u00e4r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French, from Old French fausart, fauchart , from faus, faux sickle, scythe (from Latin falx ) + -ard, -art -ard",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094534"
  },
  "female fern":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lady fern",
      ": the common brake ( Pteridium aquilinum )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-094628"
  },
  "fraughtage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": freight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u022ftij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from fraught entry 1 + -age ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103055"
  },
  "flump":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move or fall suddenly and heavily",
      ": to place or drop with a flump",
      ": a dull heavy sound (as of a fall)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259mp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flop",
      "plank",
      "plop",
      "plump",
      "plunk",
      "plonk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1729, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1767, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103552"
  },
  "faintheart":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cowardly , timid , irresolute",
      ": a timorous or irresolute person : coward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-103645"
  },
  "fulfilled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling happiness and satisfaction",
      ": feeling that one's abilities and talents are being fully used",
      ": providing happiness and satisfaction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fild",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Holistapet\u2019s line of pet products is intended to assist your pet in living a more fulfilled and healthy existence. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
      "And other measures of what constitutes a rich and fulfilled life. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
      "After all, more fulfilled and happier versions of ourselves are likely to thrive and have more to contribute to bettering the world. \u2014 Bija Bennett, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "This lighter, more fulfilled and focused Beckham has seen his journey bring him to the doorstep of fulfilling his lifelong aspiration. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "This could translate into happier, more fulfilled employees and reduce voluntary turnover, saving organisations big dollars. \u2014 Tom Bennett, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "If your pj\u2019s aren\u2019t matching, how is the world supposed to know you\u2019re an adorable and fulfilled family of three? \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "No one wants to be changed, but change and personal growth are critical to success, and more importantly, to a fulfilled life. \u2014 Rhett Power, Forbes , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Paul Sallarulo founded the race in memory of his parents and the goal was to raise awareness that everyone deserved the opportunity to live a fulfilled life. \u2014 Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com , 11 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-104015"
  },
  "forenotice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": notice or warning conveyed in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" fore- + notice ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105516"
  },
  "fiendishness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": perversely diabolical",
      ": extremely cruel or wicked",
      ": excessively bad, unpleasant, or difficult"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113n-dish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cacodemonic",
      "demoniac",
      "demoniacal",
      "demonian",
      "demonic",
      "demonical",
      "devilish",
      "diabolical",
      "diabolic",
      "Luciferian",
      "satanic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angelic",
      "angelical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He takes a fiendish delight in hurting people.",
      "a fiendish delight in playing cruel tricks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Gutfeld yells in mock outrage, and then grins his expensive, fiendish , but strangely vulnerable grin. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
      "The new plant near Berlin probably won\u2019t prove so fiendish . \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Likewise, the Riddler\u2019s manipulation of online conspiracy theorists to build a fanatical following to help execute his fiendish plan to bring Gotham to its knees, which feels all too real. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Deferring to no news event or editorial decision, the lectern longshots were a CNN mainstay, lingering on the lens with a fiendish determination as the network\u2019s overstuffed panels of alleged experts shouted at each other off-screen. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The original show was set on a remote farm in the hills of Ireland where contestants gathered to test their nerve against three fiendish games. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Even Robert Rauschenberg makes a fiendish cameo in the book, asking De Kooning to give him a drawing. \u2014 Jamie Hood, Vulture , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "The final installment in John Richardson\u2019s mammoth biography reveals the artist\u2019s fiendish control over his admirers. \u2014 John Banville, The New Republic , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Not to mention adding a fiendish new fashion icon to your Halloween costume vision board! \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105740"
  },
  "fineness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": all right",
      ": well or healthy : not sick or injured",
      ": superior in kind, quality, or appearance : excellent",
      ": very thin in gauge or texture",
      ": not coarse",
      ": very small",
      ": keen",
      ": very precise or accurate",
      ": physically trained or hardened close to the limit of efficiency",
      ": delicate, subtle, or sensitive in quality, perception, or discrimination",
      ": ornate sense 1",
      ": marked by or affecting elegance or refinement",
      ": free from impurity",
      ": having a stated proportion of pure metal in the composition expressed in parts per thousand",
      ": finely : such as",
      ": very well",
      ": all right",
      ": with a very narrow margin of time or space",
      ": a sum imposed as punishment for an offense",
      ": a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action",
      ": a compromise of a fictitious suit used as a form of conveyance of lands",
      ": end , conclusion",
      ": in short",
      ": to impose a fine on : punish by a fine",
      ": purify , clarify",
      ": to make finer in quality or size",
      ": to become pure or clear",
      ": to become smaller in lines or proportions",
      ": end",
      ": a sum of money to be paid as a punishment",
      ": to punish by requiring payment of a sum of money",
      ": very good in quality or appearance",
      ": satisfactory",
      ": very small or thin",
      ": made up of very small pieces",
      ": very well",
      ": of slight excursion",
      ": a sum imposed as punishment for an offense \u2014 compare restitution",
      ": a forfeiture or penalty paid to an injured party in a civil action",
      ": to impose a fine on : punish by fine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u012bn",
      "\u02c8f\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dusty",
      "floury",
      "powdery"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "acceptably",
      "adequately",
      "all right",
      "alright",
      "creditably",
      "decently",
      "good",
      "middlingly",
      "nicely",
      "OK",
      "okay",
      "passably",
      "respectably",
      "satisfactorily",
      "serviceably",
      "so-so",
      "sufficiently",
      "tolerably",
      "well"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7a",
      "Adverb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (1)",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
      "Verb (1)",
      "circa 1513, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1740, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-111735"
  },
  "folk":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": people generally",
      ": a certain kind, class, or group of people",
      ": the persons of one's own family",
      ": parents",
      ": folk music",
      ": the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the group character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and superstitions from generation to generation",
      ": a group of kindred tribes forming a nation : people",
      ": originating or traditional with the common people of a country or region and typically reflecting their lifestyle",
      ": of or relating to the common people or to the study of the common people",
      ": persons of a certain kind or group",
      ": people in general",
      ": family members and especially parents",
      ": created by the common people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dk",
      "\u02c8f\u014dk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "blood",
      "clan",
      "family",
      "house",
      "kin",
      "kindred",
      "kinfolk",
      "kinfolks",
      "kinsfolk",
      "line",
      "lineage",
      "people",
      "race",
      "stock",
      "tribe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The institutional push to get Americans to exercise started in the 19th century, when federal authorities feared that new kinds of work and mass urban migration were turning a nation of hearty farmworkers into one of sedentary city folk . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022",
      "Attention was drawn, two years ago, to a woman on Ridge Street, who had many clients, and whose specialty was the bringing together of married folk who had drifted apart. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "But the record also included plenty of folk , soul and blues. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "After seeing the Valentino fall 2022 collection, this sort of pink has certainly been on the minds of fashion folk . \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "No one remembers that Malva is one of those fisher- folk because Lizzie falls ill and is taken back to the house to treat her malaria symptoms. \u2014 Lincee Ray, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "From its beginnings as a Roman settlement and into the 10th century, Aveiro was a tiny seaside village of fishing folk . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "But that opening chord, played by George Harrison on his 12-string Rickenbacker, is iconic and proved highly influential in the realms of folk and country-rock. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "The Mexican-American singer is breaking through thanks to his innovative blend of Mexican folk balladry with an indie-rock edge. \u2014 Lucas Villa, SPIN , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Merrifield sought instead to explore folk magic through the material objects that the practitioners themselves had left behind. \u2014 Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker , 31 Oct. 2019",
      "This year, the event will feature more folk dancing groups, Plevrakis said, and guests can enjoy a DJ on Friday and Sunday, plus a live band on Saturday. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 13 June 2019",
      "After Carly and Martina, indie band Half-Alive and folk musician Liza Anne finished off the series for the day. \u2014 Elena Weissmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 July 2018",
      "Programs such as soccer matches, a live animal show, free kids' activities, a book fair, folk art, and crafts, souvenirs and novelty items for sale will round out the festivities. \u2014 Mark Holan/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com , 26 Aug. 2017",
      "Classical musicians usually refer to their instrument as a violin, and most folk players call it a fiddle. \u2014 Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com , 20 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114000"
  },
  "forsaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that forsakes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from forsaken to forsake + -er ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-114536"
  },
  "fogas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an eastern European fish ( Lucioperca sandra ) resembling a perch",
      ": one from Lake Balaton in Hungary that is highly esteemed as food"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d\u02ccg\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Hungarian",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115615"
  },
  "fantasyland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an imaginary or ideal place or situation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan-t\u0259-s\u0113-\u02ccland",
      "-z\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Camelot",
      "Cockaigne",
      "Eden",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "heaven",
      "lotusland",
      "never-never land",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "nirvana",
      "paradise",
      "promised land",
      "Shangri-la",
      "utopia",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anti-utopia",
      "dystopia",
      "hell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a lavish resort casino that transports its patrons to fantasyland \u2014at least for a few hours",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My favorite thing about even the most uneven Sonic games has been the memorable, weird environments, whether Sonic is in a surreal fantasyland or being chased down San Francisco-like hills. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "Museum is transformed into a burlesque fantasyland created by top artists and performer from the region, featuring Zoltar the Fortune Teller, stilt walkers, fire eaters, and aerialists. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
      "The carvings depict gnomes, dragons and other creatures, turning the park into a fantasyland . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "On this Monday in February, they have been plucked from their grungy fantasyland and dropped into a rented film studio in South Brooklyn. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "For Rachel Negrete Thorson, living in a colorful fantasyland isn't childhood make-believe. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Maybe a few episodes of friends hurting friends\u2019 feelings over football stats will tackle them out of their fantasyland and back into reality. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "At present, the people spending our money are stuck in a fantasyland in which there are no costs, only benefits. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "With three locations around the city, The Moxy Hotel\u2019s The Pink Winter Lodge in Times Square, The East Village and Chelsea are straight out of a Mariah Carey meets pop-punk fantasyland . \u2014 Michelle Gross, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" fantasy entry 1 + land entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1967, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120052"
  },
  "fault-line scarp":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cliff or escarpment resulting from the erosion of soft rock that has been brought against hard rock by faulting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120431"
  },
  "Fawkes":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Guy 1570\u20131606 English conspirator against King James I of Great Britain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120706"
  },
  "filixmas":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": aspidium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6f\u012blik\u02c8smas",
      "\u00a6filik\u02c8sm\u00e4s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin filix mas male fern",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120716"
  },
  "for aye":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": always , forever , eternally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English for aye ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-120720"
  },
  "floutingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a mocking or contemptuous manner : with flouts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121845"
  },
  "Fertile Crescent":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "semicircle of fertile land stretching from the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean (in Israel and Lebanon) around the Syrian Desert north of Arabia (in Syria and Iraq) to the Persian Gulf (in Iraq and Iran)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-121954"
  },
  "fondante potatoes":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": potato balls or ovals that are first half cooked in water and then braised in butter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n\u02ccdant-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"French fondante , feminine of fondant , present participle of fondre ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122217"
  },
  "figary":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of figary variant of fegary"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-122258"
  },
  "flask":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure: such as",
      ": a broad flattened necked vessel used especially to carry an alcoholic beverage on the person",
      ": thermos",
      ": a container like a bottle with a flat or rounded body",
      ": a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure: as",
      ": any of various usually blown-glass vessels used for technical purposes in a laboratory",
      ": a metal container in which the materials used to form a dental restoration (as a denture) are processed",
      ": to place (a denture) in a flask for processing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flask",
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4sk",
      "\u02c8flask",
      "\u02c8flask"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Going back to 1830, the ordinary gunpowder flask became extraordinary. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
      "Presented in a gorgeous and intricately hand-woven flask , this cologne is made specially for the man who values his individual style. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The hands-on kit comes with a beaker, a flask , three test tubes, goggles, a ruler, an eye dropper, a funnel, a measuring spoon and a real working scale, plus stickers and experiment cards. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "An early poster from the relaunched event declared the races would begin at high noon with the tipping of the flask . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle French flasque powder flask, ultimately from Late Latin flascon-, flasco bottle, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flaska bottle",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1549, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123131"
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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      "Federal Emergency Management Agency"
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      "\u02c8f\u0113-m\u0259"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123426"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several xerophytic plants of the genus Espeletia (family Compositae) of the higher Andes (especially E. grandiflora )",
      ": the tomentum of the stem and leaves of frailej\u00f3n resembling wool"
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      "\u02ccfr\u00e4\u0113l\u0101\u02c8h\u014dn"
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    "history_and_etymology":"American Spanish, augmentative of Spanish fraile friar, from Old Spanish fraire , from Old Proven\u00e7al, brother, friar, from Latin fratr-, frater brother",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-123630"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground",
      ": a fine spray or a foam for firefighting",
      ": a murky condition of the atmosphere or a substance causing it",
      ": a state of confusion or bewilderment",
      ": something that confuses or obscures",
      ": cloudiness or partial opacity in a developed photographic image caused by chemical action or stray radiation",
      ": to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog",
      ": to make obscure or confusing",
      ": to make confused",
      ": to produce fog on (something, such as a photographic film) during development",
      ": to become covered or thick with fog",
      ": to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist",
      ": to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation",
      ": tiny drops of water floating in the air at or near the ground",
      ": a confused state of mind",
      ": to cover or become covered with tiny drops of water",
      ": to blur (a visual field) with lenses that prevent a sharp focus in order to relax accommodation before testing vision"
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      "\u02c8f\u022fg",
      "f\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8f\u022fg",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4g",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4g, \u02c8f\u022fg"
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      "daze",
      "dazedness",
      "haze",
      "muddle",
      "spin",
      "swoon"
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      "becloud",
      "befog",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "confuse",
      "muddy",
      "obfuscate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Low clouds and some fog may redevelop at night given all the low-level moisture. \u2014 Ian Livingston, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "The first full-field action with the safety device \u2013 the open test at Circuit of the Americas in February 2020 \u2013 featured light rain and moderate fog in temperatures that, at times, prevented cars from running altogether. \u2014 Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The coast is also seeing morning clouds and some fog . \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Sunday, there is light rain and fog at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and the temperature is around 42 degrees. \u2014 Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Freezing rain Saturday morning is expected to be followed by rain and patchy fog in the Hartford area, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 25 Dec. 2021",
      "Atlanta began the weekend with nonstop rain and thick fog . \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Moisture in the low levels will start to increase, bringing chances of rain and morning fog . \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Low clouds and some fog are forecast along the Los Angeles County coast into Monday morning. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "For the weekend, cooling onshore winds will create a coastal eddy, spinning low clouds and fog inland during nights and mornings in a typical seasonal pattern, with temperatures ranging from the high 60s to mid-70s along the coast. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 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",
      "Fog on the Essex marshes, fog on the Kentish heights. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "The gun battle occurred in the pre-dawn hours amid heavy snow and fog that severely limited visibility, according to Jordanian officials familiar with the events. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The lens of the Julbo Aerospace ($220), on the other hand, can be pulled about a centimeter away from the frame to create a mechanical venting system that boosts airflow and eliminates fog . \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 3 Apr. 2015",
      "But the laughs the show brings shouldn't fog the truth the show highlights, real-life teachers say -- the messiness and the inequality found in the American education system. \u2014 Leah Asmelash, CNN , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "My glasses do not fog up, and the cushion on the nose bridge is a welcomed bonus. \u2014 Chloe Irving, Health.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The bookstore strains under quarantine and, while Flora lurks in its aisles, the whole world seems to fog up with ghosts: those killed by COVID-19; the invisible virus itself; previous victims of state violence. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1544, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1592, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-125419"
  },
  "facultative referendum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": optional referendum"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130256"
  },
  "flow gauge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flowmeter sense 1"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131217"
  },
  "fineable":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fineable variant spelling of finable"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-131546"
  },
  "favorite son":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one favored by the delegates of his state as presidential candidate at a national political convention",
      ": a famous person who is popular with hometown people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an athlete who is one of New York's favorite sons",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With elections looming in April, President Aleksandar Vucic, the country\u2019s authoritarian leader, has tried to walk a fine line, both encouraging vaccinations while steadfastly defending the nation\u2019s favorite son . \u2014 Marc Santora, New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
      "Alabama\u2019s favorite son , Lionel Richie, is back in his hometown for the first time in decades marking history at The World Games Closing Ceremony presented by @CocaCola_UNITED! \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
      "Michigan edge/ favorite son Aidan Hutchinson, popular choice for first pick, went to Detroit to hopefully tourniquet a hemorrhaging defense. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "The entire state of West Virginia is upset at the show\u2019s portrayal of West, the state\u2019s favorite son who is known as Zeke from Cabin Creek, the stream near his birthplace. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But there is no such thing as a favorite son or daughter in California politics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "But the Queen has maintained her support for Andrew, who is widely regarded as her favorite son . \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Lucas was the favorite son of the series, said Shanda. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "And her least- favorite son Rudie (Bong Cabrera) is hounding her to pay the electric bill, which is three months past due and would have already been shut off if Leonor hadn\u2019t helmed the meter reader\u2019s mother\u2019s favorite shoot-em-ups. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132127"
  },
  "fertile frond":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a frond bearing spores and often differing markedly in color, form, and size from the sterile fronds (as in sensitive fern)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132158"
  },
  "fraischeur":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": freshness , coolness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French fraischeur, fraicheur , from fraische, fraiche , feminine of frais fresh"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132521"
  },
  "foot the bill":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to pay for something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-132942"
  },
  "forgetfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": likely to forget",
      ": characterized by negligent failure to remember : neglectful",
      ": inducing oblivion",
      ": forgetting easily"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "absentminded"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "retentive"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He became forgetful in his old age.",
      "we become more forgetful as we get older",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This time the focus shifted to finding Dory \u2014 the forgetful Blue Tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Mumbai tops the list of most forgetful Indian cities, followed by Delhi, Lucknow, and Kolkata. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
      "Tests that compared them to people of the same age and health status who'd never had the virus showed that COVID survivors were more forgetful and had a slower processing speed. \u2014 Sonya Collins, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "This is particularly important if one person is a bit forgetful . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "No, but forgetful Aztecs fans overdosing on addictive basketball diuretics are wetting Unsocial Media\u2019s unmade bed. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "His trees sometimes die from lack of water from forgetful caretakers or are torn up by rambunctious toddlers. \u2014 Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "These complementary trends\u2014 forgetful bodies, fast-changing viruses\u2014push us to dose against the flu every fall. \u2014 Jacob Stern, The Atlantic , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "Cannabis professionals and leaders are lazy, forgetful or uneducated. \u2014 Mike Weinberger, Rolling Stone , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-133539"
  },
  "fauces terrae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": headlands or promontories enclosing an arm of the sea that under international law is territorial water and not part of the high seas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6fau\u0307\u02cck\u0101\u02c8ste\u02ccr\u012b",
      "\u00a6f\u022f\u02ccs\u0113z\u02c8te\u02ccr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, gulf"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134125"
  },
  "facultative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the grant of permission, authority, or privilege",
      ": optional",
      ": of or relating to a mental faculty",
      ": taking place under some conditions but not under others",
      ": exhibiting an indicated lifestyle under some environmental conditions but not under others",
      ": taking place under some conditions but not under others",
      ": exhibiting an indicated lifestyle under some environmental conditions but not under others"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-k\u0259l-\u02cct\u0101-tiv",
      "British",
      "\u02c8fak-\u0259l-\u02cct\u0101t-iv"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from French & New Latin; French facultatif, borrowed from New Latin facult\u0101t\u012bvus, from Medieval Latin facult\u0101t-, facult\u0101s \"ability, power, authority, privilege, right\" (Latin, \"ability, power\") + Latin -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at faculty"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134234"
  },
  "flail tank":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tank equipped with chain flails to detonate mines"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134245"
  },
  "frichtsome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": frightful , terrible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fricht + -some"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134335"
  },
  "frictional unemployment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the temporary unemployment of resources (as labor) resulting from job changes, imbalance of factors of production, or short term lack of mobility preventing continuous employment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134526"
  },
  "fermentability":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being fermentable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259t\u0113",
      "-i"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134535"
  },
  "female fluellin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cancerwort ( Kickxia spuria )"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-134608"
  },
  "forenight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of evening between twilight and bedtime"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dr\u02ccn\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + night or nicht"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135020"
  },
  "fish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an aquatic animal",
      ": any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and usually the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal (see caudal sense 2 ) fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated",
      ": the flesh of fish used as food",
      ": a person who is caught or is wanted (as in a criminal investigation)",
      ": fellow , person",
      ": sucker sense 5a",
      ": something that resembles a fish: such as",
      ": pisces sense 1",
      ": pisces sense 2a",
      ": torpedo sense 1b",
      ": a person who is in an unnatural or uncomfortable sphere or situation",
      ": concerns or interests to pursue",
      ": one that does not belong to a particular class or category",
      ": to attempt to catch fish",
      ": to seek something by roundabout means",
      ": to search for something underwater",
      ": to engage in a search by groping or feeling",
      ": to try to catch fish in",
      ": to fish with : use (something, such as a boat, a net, or bait) in fishing",
      ": to go fishing for",
      ": to pull or draw as if fishing",
      ": to make a choice between alternatives",
      ": any of a large group of vertebrate animals that live in water, breathe with gills, and usually have fins and scales",
      ": an animal that lives in water",
      ": to catch or try to catch fish",
      ": to search for something by or as if by feeling",
      "Hamilton 1808\u20131893 American statesman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fish",
      "\u02c8fish",
      "\u02c8fish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baby",
      "being",
      "bird",
      "bod",
      "body",
      "character",
      "cookie",
      "cooky",
      "creature",
      "customer",
      "devil",
      "duck",
      "egg",
      "face",
      "guy",
      "head",
      "human",
      "human being",
      "individual",
      "life",
      "man",
      "mortal",
      "party",
      "person",
      "personage",
      "scout",
      "slob",
      "sort",
      "soul",
      "specimen",
      "stiff",
      "thing",
      "wight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "feel",
      "fumble",
      "grope",
      "scrabble"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We're having fish for dinner.",
      "he's rather an odd fish",
      "Verb",
      "We spent the afternoon fishing for trout.",
      "They fished the stream all morning.",
      "She was fishing around in her purse for her keys.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fortunately, there are plenty of things in the sea besides fish \u2014such as plastic water bottles, old tires, and books that have fallen off cargo ships. \u2014 Allegra Hyde, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
      "What\u2019s believed to be the world\u2019s largest freshwater fish , a giant stingray, was caught by a fisherman June 13 in the Mekong River in Cambodia. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "The menu is stocked with crab cakes, Caesar salad, fish , pricy cuts of meat. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Still, Beavis and Butt-head's blushes with modern technology are memorable and refreshing\u2014all without overdoing any fish -out-of-water gags. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
      "Fried fish , shrimp, oysters and crab claws, plus hush puppies and a side, for a princely $13.50. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
      "By contrast, consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, steel-cut oats and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids (such as fish , seafood, nuts and seeds), which keep blood sugar level, is associated with improvements in acne. \u2014 Stacey Colino, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "And while tart cherries can be hard to come by, pistachios, oily fish , eggs, and milk also contain melatonin. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
      "Complaints associated with labeling are usually filed by activists with the USDA or the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) as the USDA regulates meat, poultry, and liquid egg products whereas the FDA oversees dairy, fish , and shell eggs. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "And many lower-river residents don\u2019t own the gear required to fish right now. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
      "During his spring conversation with George, Johnson said the all-star forward had discussed finding time to fish together. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
      "That said, in most years, the overall best time to fish Minnesota lakes is right now. \u2014 Star Tribune , 5 June 2021",
      "Managers said the best time of year to fish for pikeminnows is early fall. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Sep. 2020",
      "Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
      "Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English, from Old English fisc ; akin to Old High German fisc fish, Latin piscis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135326"
  },
  "factuality":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to facts",
      ": restricted to or based on fact",
      ": relating to or based on facts",
      ": of or relating to facts",
      ": restricted to or based on fact"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "-ch\u0259l",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259l",
      "\u02c8faksh-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "documentary",
      "hard",
      "historical",
      "literal",
      "matter-of-fact",
      "nonfictional",
      "objective",
      "true"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fictional",
      "fictionalized",
      "fictitious",
      "nondocumentary",
      "nonfactual",
      "nonhistorical",
      "unhistorical"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "That statement is not factual .",
      "a report filled with factual errors",
      "the factual aspects of the case",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For his part, Abbott contends his criticisms are factual and based on information available in the public record. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "There was an eyewitness who claimed something that was just not factual . \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "The two Post stories don\u2019t actually say the recession has arrived, because that wouldn\u2019t be factual . \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Writing at a breakneck pace, Mr. Mears produced reams of copy that, through some kind of literary alchemy, was not only factual but also sometimes touched with notes of poetic grace. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "The statement was probably designed more to inspire the players than to be factual , as the Galaxy were fortunate that NYCFC didn\u2019t capitalize on mistakes made by Sega Coulibaly, Nick DePuy and Edwards. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez, Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "The intricate details are factual , based on extensive research done by Stern and Winter. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 CBS News , 13 May 2022",
      "Ramsey County Judge Timothy Mulrooney found there was factual basis to support the guilty plea, which will be finalized at sentencing. \u2014 Amy Forliti, ajc , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fact + -ual (in actual )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135453"
  },
  "flesh and blood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": corporeal nature as composed of flesh and of blood",
      ": near kindred",
      ": substance , reality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And Elvis himself remains a cipher, a symbol, more myth than flesh and blood . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
      "But the boogeyman in this 1978-set, fiendishly shivery thriller \u2014 which Derrickson directed and co-wrote, with C. Robert Cargill, from a short story by Joe Hill, the son of Stephen King \u2014 is 100 percent flesh and blood . \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Her voice is exalted by that reach, the rush of stretching one\u2019s limbs, flesh and blood high. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
      "At the same time, the subject is a (mostly) flesh and blood person, clearly living her idea of her best life, with her purposeful positivity and supernatural interests, and doing no one harm. \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
      "The range is astonishing, and so is her depiction of them: flesh and blood humans evoking boredom, pain, strength, ambivalence and expectation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Here, Anne gets to be not just an iconic queen, but a flesh and blood human woman trying, and failing, to overcome the odds stacked against her. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Gerrard, that day, offered a glimpse of what happens when Roy Race exists in flesh and blood , rather than on the page: an endless round of hopeful, hopeless shots, each one more desperate than the last. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "Yet McCloud and his cast make these characters flesh and blood , not just historical examples. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 31 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141802"
  },
  "foreglance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a glance forward or beforehand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + glance"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142234"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fligged dialectal English variant of fledged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fligd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142323"
  },
  "forte":{
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one's strong point",
      ": the part of a sword or foil blade that is between the middle and the hilt and that is the strongest part of the blade",
      ": loud",
      ": a musical tone or passage played loudly",
      ": something in which a person shows special ability"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u022frt",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "long suit",
      "m\u00e9tier",
      "metier",
      "speciality",
      "specialty",
      "strong suit",
      "thing"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Emily's particular forte was desserts, and most dinner parties ended with three desserts. \u2014 Anne Sinkler Whaley LeClercq , An Antebellum Plantation Household , 1996",
      "Even during Picasso's youthful figurative stages, stark realism was never his forte \u2026 \u2014 Patricia Corbett , Connoisseur , July 1988",
      "Though his forte was never the novel but the novella, he paid the rent by grinding out novel after novel \u2026 \u2014 Hugh Kenner , A Sinking Island , (1987) 1988"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "French fort , from fort , adjective, strong",
      "Adverb or adjective and Noun (2)",
      "Italian, from forte strong, from Latin fortis"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Adverb or adjective",
      "circa 1724, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1759, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142449"
  },
  "funerary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, used for, or associated with burial"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-n\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The forms are suggestive: Urns, traditionally, hold human remains; a wreath is a funerary offering going back centuries. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "And other Houston museum's, like the National Museum of Funeral History, house the most funerary artifacts in the world. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 20 May 2022",
      "Rather than treating unusual (to many American eyes) funerary rites as something to be gaped at and dissected, Doughty describes how people bond with and grieve over our dead with earnestness, reverence, and even humor and joy. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "That find included funerary masks and statues of deities of the dead. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "Nepthys is a goddess associated with funerary arts. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Caretakers had mummified the individual and tied his hands over his face, a common funerary practice in southern Peru during that era. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "What started as a way to house his own funerary items has since evolved into a rich cultural experience for the thousands who visit, says Genevieve Keeney, president, CEO and curator of the museum. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 13 May 2022",
      "Nepthys is a goddess associated with funerary arts. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1661, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142454"
  },
  "fraidy-cat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": someone who is very afraid of something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142708"
  },
  "Filix":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Filix taxonomic synonym of cystopteris"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012bliks",
      "\u02c8fil-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin, fern"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142825"
  },
  "Friendsgiving":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a celebration or meal shared among friends on or near Thanksgiving Day"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fren(d)z-\u02c8gi-vi\u014b",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "friends, plural of friend entry 1 + (thanks)giving"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "2007, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143519"
  },
  "find/take shelter":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to go somewhere for cover and protection from danger, bad weather, etc."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143812"
  },
  "Falla":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Manuel de 1876\u20131946 Spanish composer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-y\u0259",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144035"
  },
  "Favosites":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus (the type of a large exclusively Paleozoic family Favositidae) of extinct corals having polygonal cells with perforated walls especially abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, probably from (assumed) New Latin favosus + New Latin -ites -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144106"
  },
  "fantasize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to indulge in reverie : to create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas",
      ": to portray in the mind : fancy",
      ": to indulge in fantasy : create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas",
      ": to portray in the mind by fantasy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conceit",
      "conceive",
      "conjure (up)",
      "dream",
      "envisage",
      "envision",
      "fancy",
      "fantasy",
      "feature",
      "ideate",
      "image",
      "imagine",
      "picture",
      "see",
      "vision",
      "visualize"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She fantasized that she had won a million dollars.",
      "all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One digital artist in Dubai, however, has used art and technology to let residents fantasize about a UAE with more green than the orange of sand dunes that residents are used to seeing. \u2014 Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Morant missed two dozen games with knee injuries but returned for the final game of the regular season, allowing for the frequent takeoffs that even those who spend much of their time in the air can only fantasize about. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The manic obsession with which various Russian officials fantasize about non-existent biological or chemical weapons or hazards in Ukraine is deeply troubling and may actually point at Russia preparing another horrific false flag operation. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Matafeo might fantasize about writing alarmingly honest notes to friends and ex-lovers in the U.K. before returning to New Zealand; Jessie composes the letters, licks the stamps, and posts them, sobbing all the while. \u2014 The New Yorker , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Most sports fans only fantasize about sitting in the front row or visiting the locker room after a game. \u2014 Spin Contributor, SPIN , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Most people fantasize about an endless summer, but for Porteous, permafrost is preferred. \u2014 Nick Remsen, Vogue , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "All of this led one high-profile conservative columnist to publicly fantasize about Manchin joining the Republican Party, depriving Democrats of their control of the Senate and all but putting an end to President Joe Biden's legislative agenda. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 9 June 2021",
      "In races that are won and lost by a fraction of a second, athletes who fantasize about the perfect ratio between power and leanness usually find that the latter is easier to quantify and control. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, Outside Online , 23 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fantasy entry 1 + -ize"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144424"
  },
  "fumatorium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an airtight compartment in which vapor may be generated to destroy fungal or insect pests (as on growing plants) : a fumigation chamber"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfy\u00fcm\u0259\u02c8t\u014dr\u0113\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin fumatus (past participle of fumare to smoke, from fumus smoke) + -orium -ory"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145332"
  },
  "foreshadowing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an indication of what is to come",
      ": the use of such indications (as in a work of literature)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8sha-d\u0259-wi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "augury",
      "auspice",
      "boding",
      "foreboding",
      "omen",
      "portent",
      "prefiguring",
      "presage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1587, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145428"
  },
  "factrix":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a female factor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8faktriks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-145823"
  },
  "forelay":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lie in wait for : ambush , waylay",
      ": hinder , obstruct",
      ": to plan on : intend",
      ": to make arrangements beforehand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + lay"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150056"
  },
  "fond":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foolish , silly",
      ": prizing highly : desirous",
      ": having an affection or liking",
      ": foolishly tender : indulgent sense 1",
      ": affectionate , loving",
      ": cherished with great affection : doted on",
      ": to lavish affection : dote",
      ": background , basis",
      ": small particles of browned food and especially meat that adhere to the bottom of a cooking pan and are used especially in making sauces",
      ": fund",
      ": having a liking or love",
      ": affectionate , loving",
      ": strongly wished for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4nd",
      "\u02c8f\u014d\u207f",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affected",
      "attached",
      "inclined",
      "partial"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "allergic",
      "averse",
      "disinclined"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She still has fond feelings for him.",
      "Absence makes the heart grow fonder .",
      "He wished them a fond farewell .",
      "the fond hope that the situation would change",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Born and raised in Stamford, Conn. to a domestic worker and a metal junkman, Haith grew up with his mom and aunt\u2019s fond memories of Juneteenth celebrations down South. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Hudson previously shared some fond memories with PEOPLE of taking trips with her mom as a child. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Those fond memories of his childhood at the Aberdeen fishing village in the harbor inspired him to found Seayou in 2018. \u2014 CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "As out-of-step as that may seem today, Shirlee Draper, 51, has fond memories of growing up in Short Creek with two mothers and 10 siblings. \u2014 David Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "Hanks has fond memories of the production despite his conflicted views on the franchise. \u2014 Justine Browning, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
      "Chuck Heitmiller, 82, had fond memories about hunting and fishing with his father. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
      "Kevern Koskovich has fond childhood memories of walking through his hometown of Anthon, Iowa, and chatting with the friendly local who loved sitting on a bench at a major street corner. \u2014 Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
      "Stuart recalled fond memories of Cash playing the guitar on that very stage when Cash did his live TV show on ABC more than five decades ago. \u2014 Pam Windsor, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective and Verb",
      "Middle English fonned, fond , from fonne fool",
      "Noun",
      "borrowed from French, going back to Old French funt, font \"bottom, base\" \u2014 more at fund entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1530, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150428"
  },
  "flamboyance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being flamboyant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "flam-\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flash",
      "flashiness",
      "garishness",
      "gaudiness",
      "glitz",
      "ostentation",
      "ostentatiousness",
      "pretentiousness",
      "showiness",
      "swank"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "austerity",
      "plainness",
      "severity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the campy flamboyance of her costume almost guaranteed she'd win the masquerade pageant",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His brand of quotable, look-at-me flamboyance has long gone out of fashion in the U.S., where baseball managers are more stoic than ever. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Unsurprisingly, the transition to army life was not easy some of the artists, who had long railed against the establishment and often embraced flamboyance . \u2014 Town & Country , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The Dolls were a hybrid of The Stooges, Rolling Stones and T. Rex, combining elements of gritty proto-punk with the flamboyance of glam rock. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "After some tough love from the judges, Gressett vowed to tone down the flamboyance that almost torpedoed his chances during his initial audition. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "In the shot, Hedlund holds his little boy on his hip as the pair stands behind a fence to admire a flamboyance of flamingos. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "His natural flamboyance might have been at work, or perhaps nerves made the singer from Alabama take everything just a little too far. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Yet such entrepreneurial endeavors shouldn\u2019t be a surprise, as flamboyance has always found a home in nail art. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "Andy Warhol\u2019s Factory crowd made room for his theatrical flamboyance . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1891, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150504"
  },
  "flowing furnace":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a furnace from which molten metal can be drawn (as through a taphole) : a foundry cupola"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150652"
  },
  "flag bottom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rush seat of a chair or settee"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "flag entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150727"
  },
  "fall to":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to begin doing something (such as working or eating) especially vigorously"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1577, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-150926"
  },
  "feline":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family",
      ": resembling a cat: such as",
      ": sleekly graceful",
      ": sly , treacherous",
      ": stealthy",
      ": of or relating to the domestic cat or a related animal (as a lion)",
      ": like or like that of a cat",
      ": cat",
      ": of, relating to, or affecting cats or the family Felidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccl\u012bn",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccl\u012bn",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccl\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agile",
      "featly",
      "graceful",
      "gracile",
      "light",
      "light-footed",
      "light-foot",
      "lightsome",
      "lissome",
      "lissom",
      "lithe",
      "lithesome",
      "nimble",
      "spry"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "awkward",
      "clumsy",
      "gawky",
      "graceless",
      "klutzy",
      "lumbering",
      "ungainly",
      "ungraceful"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They move with feline agility.",
      "the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Most cat owners know catnip as a treat for their feline friends to roll in and chew, but a new study finds that the common herb has qualities that repel mosquitoes. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Veterinarians say that playing has several tangible benefits for our feline friends. \u2014 Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "In the feline world, Toffee is at the top of the list. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The conference final is providing a showcase for the ascendancy of Russian goaltenders, with their brilliant movement, feline reflexes and puck magnetism. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "All the excitement is brought on by nepetalactone, a chemical that is structurally similar to a particular feline pheromone. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
      "Either way, Shannah has presence to burn and brings a joyful, feline energy to the film, always reacting to what\u2019s being said. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
      "The one in this home, however, is covered with slinking feline paw prints (the clients did ask for lions, after all). \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 9 May 2022",
      "Guide and conservationist Paul Goldstein spotted the striped feline family resting in the trees at Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh, India, during a visit in April. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 4 May 2022"
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      "Latin felinus , from felis"
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      "1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      "noun"
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      ": the first bridge above the flight deck on an aircraft carrier : the admiral's bridge"
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      "flag entry 5"
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      "noun"
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      ": one that forewarns"
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      "-n\u0259(r)"
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      "Middle English forwarner, forewarner , from forwarnen, forewarnen + -er"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151712"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": flamboyance"
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      "flam-\u02c8b\u022fi-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Apart from red carpets, the tendency toward fanciness and flamboyancy seems out of pace not only with the work-from-home mentality but also the somber tenor of times shaped by the endless pandemic and looming inflation. \u2014 Vogue , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Murray\u2019s best columns usually dealt with some measure of flamboyancy . \u2014 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times , 5 Dec. 2020",
      "Another part of our work is very un-Danish in its flamboyancy and over-the-top use of the materials. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 20 Nov. 2018",
      "As Queen of the sartorial risk, Lady Gaga will take the reigns for the night alongside Harry Styles, also well-known for his love of flamboyancy and pushing the boundaries of typical menswear and gender through clothing. \u2014 Lucy Wood, Marie Claire , 10 Oct. 2018",
      "Jackson also isn't afraid to indulge in a little flamboyancy himself. \u2014 Christopher Rosa, Glamour , 5 Oct. 2018",
      "With the pressure now off unless a miracle ensued against a quality Dutch outfit, MacLeod's men played with a swashbuckling flamboyancy , resulting in an exquisite victory in which Gemmill scored one of the World Cup's greatest ever goals. \u2014 SI.com , 13 Apr. 2018",
      "However, few will be aware of the man who, in a way, kick started the flamboyancy associated with Brazilian football; Le\u00f4nidas da Silva. \u2014 SI.com , 16 Feb. 2018",
      "Mardi Gras -- with all of your flamboyancy and extravaganzas -- meet the equally exuberant Michael Maenza. \u2014 Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com , 11 Feb. 2018"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-151722"
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      "noun"
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      ": an outmoded school of psychology that attempted to account for human behavior by positing various mental powers or agencies on an a priori basis \u2014 compare faculty sense 4c"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152146"
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      "noun"
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      ": a foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea )"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-152645"
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      "noun"
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      ": containing fat especially in unusual amounts",
      ": unduly stout : corpulent",
      ": greasy",
      ": derived from or chemically related to fat",
      ": one that is fat",
      ": an overweight person",
      ": containing or like fat",
      ": unduly stout : corpulent",
      ": marked by an abnormal deposit of fat",
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      "Adjective",
      "I try to avoid fatty foods.",
      "fatty ground beef that was the cheapest available",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Lymphedema is swelling caused by lymph fluid building up in the fatty tissue under the skin, often in response to cancer treatment. \u2014 Serena Puang, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "In other words, these weight cutoffs are the best indicators of vaccine efficacy at different needle lengths, regardless of how much fatty tissue a person has around their deltoid muscles. \u2014 Sarah Stark, SELF , 6 June 2022",
      "Livers are often discarded for simply being too fatty , but with more time, surgeons could surgically reduce fat content. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "So where do the fatty deposits in our liver come from in the first place? \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Named boeuf Bourguignon after the famed red wine from the Burgundy region of France, this dish combines a nice, fatty cut of beef with a dry pinot noir and plenty of fresh vegetables to create a hearty and indulgent stew. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
      "Sea Buckthorn Berry, infused with fatty -acid omega 7, clarifies and cleanses the hair, removing impurities and adding shine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "The rich, fatty salmon is tempered by the comfortingly bland white rice, the latter absorbing what the former renders in excess. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Warm the buns as instructed in the oven and the pork and mayonnaise melt as one into a glorious, crumbly, porky, fatty mess on top of the buns. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In recent years, coconut oil had been given a pass because of its unique fatty profile. \u2014 Ashley Weatherford, The Cut , 19 June 2017"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1797, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153206"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": marked by flattery : such as",
      ": showing or expressing gratifying respect or admiration",
      ": excessively or insincerely complimentary",
      ": helping to enhance attractiveness"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153214"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
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      ": the ceremony or ordeal of walking barefooted through fire, over a bed of embers, or over hot stones"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153513"
  },
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the most common sentence type in a language (as in English the actor-action type, as he won )"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154127"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a monastery of friars"
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      "\u02c8fr\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u0113"
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      "cloister",
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    "examples":[
      "the Franciscans left the chapel and went to the friary for rest",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The remains of a person buried in the Augustinian friary . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Just 3 percent of the people interred in the poorer, rural graveyard bore signs of bunions; comparatively, a staggering 43 percent of the wealthy individuals buried in an Augustinian friary were hobbled by the deformity. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2021",
      "Then, on her final day in Victoria, Graham walked up to the friary and rang the doorbell. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Oct. 2020",
      "Among the most significant discoveries are human remains buried in what may have been a graveyard attached to a medieval Augustinian friary . \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 July 2020",
      "Records show that an Augustinian friary stood near the Guildhall in the 15th and 16th centuries but was surrendered in 1538 amid the English Reformation. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 July 2020",
      "Published last week in the Antiquaries Journal, the paper details the researchers\u2019 analysis of centuries-old bone fragments unearthed at a Dominican friary in Exeter. \u2014 Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2020",
      "Established in 1232 and officially consecrated in 1259, the friary 's burial grounds likely included wealthy, high-status laypersons, according to the authors. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 May 2020",
      "All were collected during the excavation of the burial ground of a medieval Dominican friary in Exeter from 1997 to 2007, to prepare for the construction of the Princesshay shopping district. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 13 May 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1538, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154247"
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      "noun",
      "verb"
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      ": a center of activity, attraction, or attention",
      ": a point of concentration",
      ": directed attention : emphasis",
      ": direction sense 6c",
      ": a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding",
      ": adjustment for distinct vision",
      ": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
      ": focal length",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
      ": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
      ": a point of convergence (see convergence sense 1 ) of a beam of particles (such as electrons)",
      ": one of the fixed points that with the corresponding directrix defines a conic section",
      ": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
      ": the place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake",
      ": having or giving the proper sharpness of outline due to good focusing",
      ": not in focus",
      ": to cause to be concentrated",
      ": to adjust the focus of (the eye, a lens, etc.)",
      ": to bring into focus",
      ": to bring (something, such as light rays) to a focus : concentrate",
      ": to concentrate attention or effort",
      ": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range",
      ": to come to a focus : converge",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) meet after being reflected or bent : the point at which an image is formed",
      ": the distance from a lens or mirror to a focus",
      ": an adjustment that gives clear vision",
      ": a center of activity or interest",
      ": to bring or come to a focus",
      ": to adjust the focus of",
      ": to direct or cause to direct at",
      ": a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge",
      ": the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system",
      ": a point of convergence of a beam of particles (as electrons)",
      ": focal length",
      ": adjustment for distinct vision",
      ": the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image",
      ": a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection",
      ": to bring (as light rays) to a focus",
      ": to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)",
      ": to bring (as an image) into focus",
      ": to come to a focus",
      ": to adjust one's eye or a camera to a particular range"
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      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-k\u0259s"
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      "core",
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      "epicenter",
      "eye",
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      "heart",
      "hub",
      "locus",
      "mecca",
      "navel",
      "nerve center",
      "nexus",
      "nucleus",
      "omphalos",
      "seat"
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      "center",
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      "fasten",
      "rivet",
      "train"
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      "Noun",
      "He's successful, but he feels that his life lacks focus .",
      "His life lacks a focus .",
      "Verb",
      "She has an amazing ability to focus for hours at a time.",
      "I wasn't able to focus the camera.",
      "I wasn't able to get the camera to focus .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Christ said Avelo is closely watching how consumers are dealing with high gasoline prices and rising grocery prices \u2014 and how that could increasingly squeeze budgets for leisure and personal travel, the airline\u2019s primary focus . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "Mixed reality describes experiences that involve AR and VR content, and that\u2019s Apple\u2019s primary focus right now. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
      "Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2018, Mr. McGahn was asked about the White House focus on undoing Chevron. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
      "In its initial phase, Durag Fest was supposed to be an art exhibition that made its attendees the focus of the overall visual experience. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 June 2022",
      "The advertising focus could lend itself to real-world brand partnerships and cross-promotional opportunities, producer G. Beaudin said in Annecy. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Once free meals were made available to every student, there was a noticeable increase in her classes\u2019 overall focus and energy level. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 18 June 2022",
      "Murdock and others made clear that part of the Democrats\u2019 goal is to force Republicans into a difficult political position by shifting the focus to school safety. \u2014 Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
      "Democrats hope the focus on Trump will divert the scrutiny of Biden. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Regional dailies tended to focus on agencies and departments that were of interest to locals. \u2014 Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "Tech professionals also gain greater bandwidth to focus on customizing digital services to meet their customers\u2019 most pressing needs, an approach that maintains momentum while reducing the risk of burnout. \u2014 Joshua Titus, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Iceland made its decision to focus on plastic elimination partly because recycling faces major challenges. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The tag was flooded with thousands of messages that gave RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook their love online and supported the group\u2019s decision to focus on their personal endeavors. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "Good indoor air quality is associated with improvements in math and reading; greater ability to focus ; fewer symptoms of asthma and respiratory disease; and less absenteeism. \u2014 Kaiser Health News, oregonlive , 14 June 2022",
      "But the company canned those plans to focus on the 13.6-inch model. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 June 2022",
      "The Warriors did not hold a formal practice Thursday, giving their high-minute players an opportunity to focus on treatment and recovery. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "What\u2019s behind Cleveland\u2019s creation of a special council to focus on Black women and girls? \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "New Latin, from Latin, hearth"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 4a",
      "Verb",
      "1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154742"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract",
      ": a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game",
      ": something resembling a forest especially in profusion or lushness",
      ": to cover with trees or forest",
      ": a growth of trees and underbrush covering a large area"
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      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259st",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259st"
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      "forestland",
      "timber",
      "timberland",
      "wood(s)",
      "woodland"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Fires destroyed acres of forest .",
      "the endless forest that the first European settlers encountered",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including charcoal, coal and briquettes is prohibited in the forest per the order. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022",
      "The state park, in contrast, immerses you in a forest of tall cottonwood trees that are hundreds of years old. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "It is situated in a dense forest , swarming with mosquitoes and gnats. \u2014 Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "The two works together are like stones dropping into a pond in a psychedelic forest . \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Terceira's Caparica Azores Ecolodge offers six modern cabins huddled in a laurel forest . \u2014 Jeanine Barone, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "The scene is set in the Haute-Savoie, in a rugged forest at the foot of the Lac d\u2019Annecy. \u2014 William C. Agee, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Searchers on Wednesday found the body of a hiker who had become lost in an Arizona forest , and his dog, who was alive but in serious condition, authorities said. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 20 May 2022",
      "Set over the course of one year, the award-winning nature documentary sheds light on the unlikely friendship Foster nurtures with the wild creature living in a South African kelp forest . \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "There is little data on serious injuries to forest watchers in India, but the country has recorded at least 318 ranger deaths since 2012, according to the International Ranger Federation. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "These three trails have varied scenery from urban to forest to rural areas. \u2014 John Pana, cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Food production is responsible for major water quantity and quality problems, often requires herbicides and pesticides that endanger biodiversity, and engenders forest and wildland losses when lands are converted to agriculture. \u2014 Alejandra Borunda, Environment , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Rights to forest land are contentious worldwide, with indigenous and local communities from Brazil to India pitted against government officials and hardline conservationists. \u2014 Rina Chandran, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "At the same time, resistance to forest thinning by some environmental organizations was garnering public attention. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, ajc , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "In recent years forest fires in Alaska have broken records, burning more acreage, more intensely and for longer. \u2014 Randi Jandt, Scientific American , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "To re- forest the hills blackened by the fire, the Camp Marston staff planted 40,000 pine seedlings donated by the California Department of Forestry. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Sep. 2021",
      "The fires have burned more than 140,000 acres, from soaring mountains along the California-Nevada border to forest north of Mt. Shasta and the gateway to Yosemite. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 13 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin forestis ( silva ) unenclosed (woodland), from Latin foris outside \u2014 more at forum"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1828, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154829"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of the family Compositae having alternate leaves and inconspicuous greenish flowers in discoid heads with pistillate heads in the axils of the upper leaves at the bases of nodding spikes or racemes of staminate heads",
      ": any plant of the genus Franseria"
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      "fran\u02c8sir\u0113\u0259"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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      "New Latin, from Antonio Franseri , 18th century Spanish physician and botanist + New Latin -ia"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-154857"
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      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155004"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a precursor of a spore",
      ": a form preceding the endospore in some bacteria and characterized by diffuse response to chromatin stains"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155339"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": dogtooth violet"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1894, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155432"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": fluke entry 1 sense 2"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160252"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": securely placed or fastened : stationary",
      ": nonvolatile",
      ": formed into a chemical compound",
      ": not subject to change or fluctuation",
      ": firmly set in the mind",
      ": having a final or crystallized form or character",
      ": recurring on the same date from year to year",
      ": immobile , concentrated",
      ": supplied with something (such as money) needed",
      ": not changing : set",
      ": firmly placed"
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      "\u02c8fikst"
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      "hard",
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      "inexpugnable",
      "set",
      "settled",
      "stable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a small mirror fixed to the wall",
      "That day remains fixed in my memory.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The rules apply to both mobile and fixed Internet service. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
      "In response, agencies raised rates to cover fixed costs such as routine maintenance and debt payments. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Apple is reportedly moving from fixed focus and f/2.2 aperture on the iPhone 13 to autofocus and f/1.9 aperture for the selfie cameras of all four iPhone 14 models. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "And this became the function of race: to provide a fixed hierarchy of human difference to justify improper moral and economic behavior. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "It\u2019s a crisis compounded by a severe shortage of beds in emergency shelter spaces and a dire lack of affordable housing supply, especially for those on fixed or low incomes. \u2014 Amy Qin, The Arizona Republic , 2 June 2022",
      "Hydrogen is also appealing for applications in places with a complete lack of infrastructure, in addition to reliable fixed routes around places like ports, rail hubs, and airports. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Relying more on solar, wind, and hydro means that more and more of our energy prices become fixed and immune from inflationary pressure, because these resources are not subject to fuel inputs and generate electricity for decades once operational. \u2014 Energy Innovation: Policy And Technology, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "On the other hand, there may be a certain naivety associated with a mind that is too fixed or too rigid. \u2014 Josephine Kant, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from past participle of fixen \"to fix entry 1 \" (or directly from Latin f\u012bxus + -ed -ed entry 2 )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160347"
  },
  "fill cap":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a metal cap screwed on the top of the pipe through which a fuel-oil tank is filled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160617"
  },
  "facilis descensus Averno":{
    "type":[
      "Latin quotation from"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the descent to Avernus [the underworld] is easy : the road to evil is smooth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-ki-\u02cclis-d\u0101-\u02ccsk\u0101n-\u02ccsu\u0307s-\u00e4-\u02c8wer-n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160828"
  },
  "Fidelista":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an adherent of Castroism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0113-d\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-st\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from American Spanish, from Fidel castro (ruz) + Spanish -ista -ist entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1960, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161157"
  },
  "fondant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a soft creamy preparation of sugar, water, and flavorings that is used as a basis for candies or icings",
      ": a candy consisting chiefly of fondant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To own and manage the convention center and also helped add a section to the ORC that lets commissioners raise a quarter percent sales tax to fondant . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Chido made the fondant herself and then did all the color-matching to ensure that the cake\u2019s hues accurately reflected those in the tapestry. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 May 2022",
      "Watching a contestant manipulate a thin rope of fondant into the stitching on an edible handbag offers a porthole-view into the artist\u2019s genius. \u2014 Maggie Hennessy, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 May 2022",
      "Nina Maria Charles stamps fondant with a mold that replicates the leather texture of a handbag. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s hours of conversation with me talking to them about fondant . \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The desserts, like the fondant au chocolat, still warm from the oven, are a must. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Anna Olson are transported to a world of fantasy and fondant . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "At the time, wedding cakes were generally straightforward affairs \u2014 a tier or two with white frosting, sometimes sculpted with fondant icing, sometimes adorned with fruit or flowers. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from French, noun derivative from present participle of fondre \"to melt\" \u2014 more at found entry 5"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161232"
  },
  "fewmet":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fewmet variant of fumet:1"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161756"
  },
  "fomentation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the application of hot moist substances to the body to ease pain",
      ": the material so applied",
      ": the act of fomenting : instigation",
      ": the application of hot moist substances to the body to ease pain",
      ": the material applied in fomentation : poultice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u014d-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "-\u02ccmen-",
      "\u02ccf\u014d-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n, -\u02ccmen-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-161946"
  },
  "fist hatchet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hand ax sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162409"
  },
  "fantasia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a free usually instrumental composition not in strict form",
      ": a work (such as a poem or play) in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted",
      ": something possessing grotesque, bizarre, or unreal qualities"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fan-\u02c8t\u0101-zh\u0259",
      "-zh\u0113-\u0259",
      "-z\u0113-\u0259",
      "\u02ccfan-t\u0259-\u02c8z\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The shooting rips the viewer out of this fantasia into the real world, or at least an approximation of it, and sets the tone for what this show will be. \u2014 Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Tilda Swinton is a lonely scholar traveling to Istanbul, and Idris Elba is the intriguingly coiffed genie who promises to grant her three wishes in a fantasia written and directed by Mr. Mad Max himself, George Miller. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 17 May 2022",
      "The fa\u00e7ade is made of silky black granite trimmed with gold leaf; the entry is a gorgeous Art Deco fantasia , with enormous framed mirrors and elaborately detailed elevator doors. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Milwaukee Opera Theatre opened its production of Dave Malloy's fantasia (pun intended) Friday evening at the Woman's Club of Wisconsin. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "Further aggression toward the Baltics, in particular, but also in other parts of Europe and Central Asia remain the concerns of those not lost to far-right fantasia . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "One top of being one of the all-time great 1970s New York movies, Bob Fosse\u2019s semi-autobiographical musical fantasia is a rare film that\u2019s about New York filmmaking in the \u201970s. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "With the fifth entry in the franchise, however, the series went Bond \u2014 becoming an international fantasia of increasingly fantastical set pieces, each one more ludicrous than the last. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 2 July 2021",
      "Or write your own story in a fringy fantasia from Christopher Kane? \u2014 Lynn Yaeger, Vogue , 16 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably borrowed from Italian, \"imagination as a faculty, rare phenomenon, exotic object, refined ornament, improvised musical variation,\" borrowed from Late Latin phantasia \"imagination as a faculty, mental image of something perceived physically\" \u2014 more at fantasy entry 1",
      "Note: The musical term is conventionally attributed to Italian, though the linguistic context in which it is first used is uncertain."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162602"
  },
  "floatable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able to float",
      ": suitable for treatment by a flotation process",
      ": suitable for the transport of floating objects (as logs)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u014dt\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162842"
  },
  "forsworn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": guilty of perjury",
      ": marked by perjury"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8sw\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-162847"
  },
  "forcibility":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being forcible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u014drs\u0259\u02c8bil\u0259t|\u0113",
      "\u02ccf\u022frs-",
      "-\u014d\u0259s-",
      "-\u022f(\u0259)s-",
      "-at|",
      "|i"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163514"
  },
  "foreknower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that foreknows"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u014d\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165702"
  },
  "fantee":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wild, unrestrained, or primitive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Fanti"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170905"
  },
  "fleshiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh",
      ": marked by abundant flesh",
      ": corpulent",
      ": succulent , pulpy",
      ": not thin, dry, or membranous",
      ": like or consisting of flesh",
      ": fat entry 1 sense 1",
      ": marked by abundant flesh",
      ": corpulent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fle-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8fle-sh\u0113",
      "\u02c8flesh-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "juicy",
      "pulpy",
      "succulent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "juiceless",
      "sapless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the fleshy part of the thigh",
      "the fleshy texture of the melon",
      "a plant with fleshy leaves",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "People now get off on seeing mondo mutation, steel meeting tissue, fleshy destruction rebranded as a genetically superior, high-art geek show. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
      "Now De Kooning\u2019s woman is an energetic body, a commanding figure with visual weight and fleshy mass seated in three-dimensional optical space. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
      "The fleshy , round pads stand upright and produce large, yellow blooms in summer, well visited by pollinators. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "Guston painted in thick, fleshy pinks, commonly outlining his figures in red or black instead of filling them in. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
      "These preparations blanch the normally deep burgundy tissue to pale fleshy color that\u2019s not quite tan and not quite pink. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Donna has an eye for decorating, too, evinced by the lacy web of fried squid ink hovering above a collection of sweet scallops gathered on pureed potatoes and fleshy black trumpet mushrooms. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Porpoise penises, in turn, ended in a fleshy projection, like a finger, that seemed to have evolved to poke through the folds and reach the cervix. \u2014 Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The interior consists of edible fleshy yellow bulbs, each holding a seed. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171149"
  },
  "flummoxed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": completely unable to understand : utterly confused or perplexed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259-m\u0259kst",
      "-mikst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1832, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171726"
  },
  "fine aggregate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": that portion of the aggregate used in concrete that is smaller than about \u00b3/\u2081\u2086 inch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171843"
  },
  "fairy bluebird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several largely brilliant blue Indian or East Indian passerine birds related to the leafbirds and constituting the genus Irena"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172334"
  },
  "fjeld":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a barren plateau of the Scandinavian upland"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0113\u02c8el",
      "\u02c8fyel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Danish; akin to Old Norse fjall mountain"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173144"
  },
  "fart":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to expel intestinal gas from the anus",
      ": an expulsion of intestinal gas",
      ": a foolish or contemptible person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "Middle English ferten, farten ; akin to Old High German ferzan to break wind, Old Norse freta , Greek perdesthai , Sanskrit pardate he breaks wind"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173326"
  },
  "Flamingant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the party among the Flemings of Belgium that seeks to revive Flemish to the exclusion of French"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u0227ma\u207fg\u00e4\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, Flemish-speaking, from present participle of French dialect (Walloon) flaminguer to speak Flemish, from Flemish Vlaming Fleming, from Middle Dutch Vlaminc"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173840"
  },
  "fumaroyl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the radical \u2212COCH=CHCO\u2212 of fumaric acid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fy\u00fc\u02c8mar\u0259\u02ccwil"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary fumar- + -oyl or -yl"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174058"
  },
  "fleshy fruit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fruit (such as a berry, drupe, or pome) consisting largely of soft succulent tissue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174711"
  },
  "flirtatiousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to flirt : coquettish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since then, the moment has been memed to the moon and back, with fans even going as far to call the encounter flirtatious . \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
      "In the past year or so, hot pants have been reinserting themselves into fashion, showing up on Instagram feeds as flirtatious loungewear and in designer collections. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Sit in the backyard or find a cozy spot inside, where the low lighting sets the mood for dancing and flirtatious conversation. \u2014 Ray Levy Uyeda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice, and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Then there are your closed-lip smile, your flirtatious smile, your guilty smile, and your lopsided smile. \u2014 Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Compliments about the body \u2014 eyes, hair, whatever \u2014 are flirtatious , and best saved for those with whom there is a loving bond. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "The tone of their discussion was not particularly funny, nor serious nor flirtatious nor romantic. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Their budding romance seems benign, flirtatious , and hopeful. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175029"
  },
  "forget-me-not":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Myosotis ) of small herbs of the borage family having usually bright blue or white flowers usually arranged in a curving spike",
      ": a small low plant with usually bright blue or white flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get-m\u0113-\u02ccn\u00e4t",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8get-m\u0113-\u02ccn\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1532, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175312"
  },
  "fellowcraft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the second degree of Freemasonry",
      ": one who has taken the degree of fellowcraft \u2014 compare blue lodge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175422"
  },
  "flying":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moving or capable of moving in the air",
      ": moving or made by moving rapidly",
      ": very brief",
      ": intended for ready movement or action",
      ": having stylized wings",
      ": of or relating to the operation of aircraft",
      ": traversed or to be traversed (as in speed-record trials) after a running start",
      ": with complete or eminent success",
      ": travel by air",
      ": the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u012b-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cursory",
      "drive-by",
      "gadarene",
      "hasty",
      "headlong",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hurried",
      "overhasty",
      "pell-mell",
      "precipitate",
      "precipitous",
      "rash",
      "rushed"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flight"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a story about a flying car",
      "a flying attempt at finishing the work",
      "Noun",
      "had never had the slightest fear of flying",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "Watching through the video feed streaming to his phone, Barques sends a flying drone carrying a fishing line out over the surf, searching for large sandy canals and depressions in the seafloor. \u2014 Abe Musselman, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022",
      "The option to receive your Walmart deliveries via a flying drone is coming to more US customers. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 24 May 2022",
      "The pilot who became unconscious during a flight in Florida last week, leading to a miraculous landing from a passenger with no flying experience, has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery for a tear in his aorta, Today reported. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Air says the craft will be able to cruise at speeds up to 155 mph and has a flying range of 110 miles. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Kemp and Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Butch Miller both canceled plans to make a flying tour of Georgia cities. \u2014 Jeff Amy, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "If falling stock prices and a scarcity of investment force consolidation in the flying -car industry, this could mean legacy aerospace companies, not disrupters, might someday build our Jetsons future. \u2014 Christopher Mims, WSJ , 14 May 2022",
      "Forman is a flight nurse in what is best described as a flying intensive care unit \u2014 an air ambulance that serves San Diego and the surrounding communities via helicopter. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "From aerial survey and mapping, to cargo and passenger transport, to innovation in cold weather flying and rocket science, Manitobans have led the way both nationally and internationally in aviation and aerospace innovation. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Newbies use the course to determine whether flying is a passing fancy or a serious pursuit. \u2014 Andrea Sachs, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "As someone who has dedicated his life being an aerial coordinator, flying and teaching, LaRosa Jr. praises the talent of the cast. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 27 May 2022",
      "Crunching the numbers Comparing the costs of driving and flying is relatively simple but can begin to feel like a middle school math problem in a hurry. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2022",
      "How did the motorcycle ride stack up against the days spent sailing and flying ? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 May 2022",
      "Unidentified aerial phenomena is the term that the federal government prefers over unidentified flying object, or UFO. \u2014 Julian E. Barnes, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Short-haul and domestic flying is recovering at a quicker pace than longer-haul routes that require bigger, wide-body aircraft. \u2014 Benjamin Katz, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "But of all the obstacles the 35-feet high flying horse encounters, the most challenging is the Interstate 65 underpass. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
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      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-175814"
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      "noun"
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      ": insurance against loss from forgery or alteration of negotiable instruments or evidences of debt or ownership"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182230"
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    "type":[
      "noun ()"
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      ": a present bought or given at a fair",
      ": gift",
      ": desert entry 4 sense 1",
      ": a member or structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and to reduce drag (as on an airplane)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-i\u014b"
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      "bestowal",
      "comp",
      "donation",
      "donative",
      "freebie",
      "freebee",
      "gift",
      "giveaway",
      "handsel",
      "lagniappe",
      "largesse",
      "largess",
      "present",
      "presentation"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (2)",
      "fair entry 4"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-182440"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": fossor"
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      "-\u0113\u0259n"
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    "examples":[],
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      "Late Latin fossari us fossor (from Latin fossa + -arius -ary) + English -an"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183125"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a coarse American herb ( Triosteum perfoliatum ) of the honeysuckle family"
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      "-\u02ccw\u022frt"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1814, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183358"
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      "noun"
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      ": the broad basic lighting of a photographic subject from the front or the side toward the camera"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183831"
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      "noun ()"
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      ": down , fur",
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      "\u02c8fliks",
      "\""
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    "examples":[],
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      "Noun (1)",
      "perhaps alteration of flick entry 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "Middle English flex, flax"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184337"
  },
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      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": notable for having an unusual amount of fat:",
      ": plump",
      ": having excessive body fat",
      ": fattened for market",
      ": oily , greasy",
      ": well filled out : thick , big",
      ": full in tone and quality : rich",
      ": well stocked",
      ": prosperous , wealthy",
      ": being substantial and impressive",
      ": richly rewarding or profitable",
      ": practically nonexistent",
      ": productive , fertile",
      ": stupid , foolish",
      ": being swollen",
      ": easy to hit",
      ": to make fat : fatten",
      ": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter",
      ": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds",
      ": any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water",
      ": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      ": the best or richest part",
      ": obesity",
      ": something in excess : superfluity",
      ": having much body fat",
      ": thick entry 1 sense 1",
      ": richly rewarding or profitable",
      ": swollen up",
      ": animal or plant tissue containing much greasy or oily material",
      ": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that make up most of animal or plant fat and that are important to nutrition as sources of energy",
      ": a solid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      ": the best or richest part",
      ": notable for having an unusual amount of fat",
      ": fleshy with superfluous flabby tissue that is not muscle : obese",
      ": animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter \u2014 see brown fat",
      ": oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue",
      ": any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents (as ether) but not in water",
      ": a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil",
      ": the condition of fatness : obesity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fat",
      "\u02c8fat",
      "\u02c8fat"
    ],
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      "blubbery",
      "chubby",
      "corpulent",
      "fleshy",
      "full",
      "gross",
      "lardy",
      "obese",
      "overweight",
      "plump",
      "podgy",
      "portly",
      "pudgy",
      "replete",
      "roly-poly",
      "rotund",
      "round",
      "tubby"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "A-list",
      "aristocracy",
      "best",
      "choice",
      "corps d'elite",
      "cream",
      "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
      "elect",
      "elite",
      "flower",
      "illuminati",
      "pick",
      "pink",
      "pride",
      "priesthood",
      "prime",
      "royalty",
      "upper crust"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Subjecting fat cells to extreme heat or cold is not the only way to smooth the silhouette. \u2014 April Long, Town & Country , 24 June 2022",
      "For women whose goal is to burn fat , this study did demonstrate a clear benefit to a morning workout. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
      "The party makes a fat Democratic target in left-leaning California. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Consider adding high-fiber grains and vegetables, more protein, and a little fat \u2014like olive oil or nuts\u2014to your dinner to keep your stomach sated during the night. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
      "As standard, 22-inch machined alloy wheels will be equipped, along with fat off-road tires for plenty of grip. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
      "For instance, while a traditional push-pull workout is great for building muscle, it's not especially optimized towards fat loss. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 20 June 2022",
      "This bike offers nice fat tires, a great design, and a ton of helpful features. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "There will be a 25K, 40K, and 50K race in each freestyle and classic cross-country skiing and in fat biking. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Limited research published in the journal Nutrients in 2019 found that subjects who were considered overweight or clinically obese and ate watermelon instead of low- fat cookies experienced greater satiety, as an example. \u2014 Erica Sweeney, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
      "At this Wicklow coastal farm, salty breezes from the Irish Sea wash over the pasture, giving a rich flavor to the full- fat milk and double cream used to make this cheese. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The pizza probably has a whole grain crust, lower- fat cheese and vegetables on it. \u2014 Marlene B. Schwartz, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
      "Besides being a large cut, pork shoulder is more forgiving than lower- fat cuts like pork chops, which can become dry quickly. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "The price of whole milk rose more than 12%, while low- fat milk jumped 16%. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Filling: 4 gelatine sheets, 500g fat-free quark, 400g Philadelphia Lightest cream cheese (or other low- fat cream cheese), 100g zero-calorie granulated white sugar replacer, 45g Lotus Biscoff smooth spread, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 100ml soy milk. \u2014 Elijah Rawls, Men's Health , 10 May 2022",
      "But when it is diagnosed early, parents know to wake and feed the child regularly and continue a low- fat diet throughout life. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Research has also shown that high- fat diets delay the healing of skin by promoting skin oxidative stress, which is associated with aging and skin disease and has a direct correlation to inflammaging. \u2014 Naosha Gregg, Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective, Verb, and Noun",
      "Middle English, from Old English f\u01e3tt , past participle of f\u01e3tan to cram; akin to Old High German feizit fat"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-184502"
  },
  "findspot":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the place where an archaeological object has been found"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "find entry 2 + spot"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185033"
  },
  "foretaster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that foretastes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-185138"
  },
  "female genital mutilation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a procedure performed especially as a cultural rite that typically includes the total or partial excision of the female external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora and that is now outlawed in many nations including the U.S.",
      ": a procedure performed especially as a cultural rite that typically includes the total or partial excision of the female external genitalia and especially the clitoris and labia minora and that is now outlawed in many nations including the United States"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The measure adds medical care for transgender youth to a section of Idaho law already on the books that bans female genital mutilation . \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Idaho\u2019s bill, H.B. 675, is an addendum to an existing ban on female genital mutilation . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Health workers and activists call it female genital mutilation and are working to end the practice. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Women in the Kuria tribe, a deeply patriarchal community, also face customs like female genital mutilation (FGM) and polygamy. \u2014 Jay Parini, CNN , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "One of Carrie Johnson\u2019s best friends, Nimco Ali\u2014a thirty-eight-year-old activist who campaigns against female genital mutilation \u2014is regularly sent out to fight for Carrie in the press. \u2014 Lara Prendergast, Harper's Magazine , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "No matter the customs of a student\u2019s native country, instructors emphasize that practices such as female genital mutilation are prohibited in this country. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "Currently, 40 states have laws that criminalize female genital mutilation , including Michigan, which passed its statute in the wake of the federal case. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 28 Sep. 2021",
      "Currently, 27 states have laws that criminalize female genital mutilation , including Michigan, whose FGM law is stiffer than the federal statute, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, compared with five years under federal law. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190122"
  },
  "furtherly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": early , forward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-t\u035fh\u0259(r)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190450"
  },
  "forespent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": already spent : gone by : past"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190855"
  },
  "flirt-gill":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pert or wanton woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "flirt entry 2 + fill (girl)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-190948"
  },
  "fogy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person with old-fashioned ideas"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-g\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "antediluvian",
      "Colonel Blimp",
      "dodo",
      "fossil",
      "fud",
      "fuddy-duddy",
      "mossback",
      "reactionary",
      "stick-in-the-mud",
      "stuffed shirt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hipster",
      "modern",
      "trendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "old fogies who said that rap music would never last"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191305"
  },
  "fondue":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dish similar to a souffl\u00e9 usually made with cheese and bread crumbs",
      ": a preparation of melted cheese (such as Swiss cheese and Gruy\u00e8re) usually flavored with white wine and kirsch",
      ": a dish that consists of small pieces of food (such as meat or fruit) cooked in or dipped into a hot liquid",
      ": a chafing dish in which fondue is made"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u00e4n-\u02c8d\u00fc",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-\u02ccd(y)\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "dip fruit in melted chocolate to have a chocolate fondue",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One rebel is tortured by boiling fondue poured over his head, another stabbed to death through his mouth by a Swiss hard chocolate dagger. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 26 May 2022",
      "Oz Korean Steakhouse mixes and matches smart combinations of meat \u2014 say, boneless short rib, beef belly, pork jowl and gently spicy pork bulgogi \u2014 in various sizes and price points, with the very modern inclusion of cheese fondue for dipping. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The Swiss are famous for fondue , but their neighbors in Italy have their own take on this delectable, melted cheese dish. \u2014 Janelle Davis And Foren Clark, CNN , 22 May 2022",
      "Dip appetizers and entr\u00e9es in cheese fondue , and for dessert, bring out some melted chocolate. \u2014 Erin Cavoto, Country Living , 4 May 2022",
      "The socks have now developed a light stench, like steam off a cauldron of cheese fondue . \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Hat-tip to the chefs for the beautifully medium-rare slices, but my companion and I cooed over the leek-laden fondue served alongside. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Enjoy a three-course dining experience with cheese fondue , fresh salad and entr\u00e9e. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "The menu options include lobster imperial cheese fondue or sparkling Grueyere, shrimp ceviche, choice of protein and dessert dipping buffet. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from French, noun derivative from feminine of fondu, past participle of fondre \"to melt,\" going back to Old French \u2014 more at found entry 5"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-191913"
  },
  "foundation":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of founding",
      ": a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported",
      ": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
      ": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance",
      ": an underlying base or support",
      ": the whole masonry substructure of a building",
      ": a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid",
      ": a woman's supporting undergarment : corset",
      ": a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup",
      ": the support upon which something rests",
      ": the act of beginning or creating",
      ": a basis upon which something stands or is supported",
      ": a witness's preliminary testimony given to identify or explain evidence being offered at trial and establish its connection to the issue for which it is offered",
      ": funds given for the permanent support of an institution : endowment",
      ": an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "establishment",
      "institute",
      "institution"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The inspector discovered a crack in the house's foundation .",
      "The book explains the moral foundations on which her political career was built.",
      "These problems threaten the very foundations of modern society.",
      "The scandal has shaken the government to its foundations .",
      "They established a foundation to help orphaned children.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Interest rates represent the price of money, the foundation of all investment and commerce. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Anchorage Daily News , 20 June 2022",
      "The foundation awarded every Miss Arkansas candidate $400. \u2014 Olivia Alexander, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
      "The foundation has thus far distributed $18 million in grants to nonprofits in 36 states and 18 countries. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a big, ugly problem built into the foundation of The Men. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "The plan is to just continue to build on the foundation that\u2019ll release in October. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "The foundation has raised more than $100 million since its inception. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 16 June 2022",
      "Starting the foundation was in my business plan from day one. \u2014 Amy Shoenthal, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "The foundation has planned a Juneteenth Freedom Festival to be held June 17-19 in Washington, D.C. \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English fundacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French fundacion, borrowed from Latin fund\u0101ti\u014dn-, fund\u0101ti\u014d, from fund\u0101re \"to found entry 4 \" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192218"
  },
  "factualism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adherence or dedication to facts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259-w\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m",
      "-ch\u0259-\u02ccli-",
      "-ch\u00fc-\u0259-\u02ccli-",
      "\u02c8faksh-w\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "factual + -ism"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-192955"
  },
  "free rider":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a benefit obtained at another's expense or without the usual cost or effort",
      ": soft or easy treatment",
      ": an arrangement (such as a scholarship) providing a student with tuition at no cost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The state university offered him a free ride for all four years of college\u2014his football scholarship would cover tuition, room and board, and other expenses.",
      "companies getting a free ride at the taxpayer's expense"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193232"
  },
  "fellow feeling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a feeling of community of interest or of mutual understanding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "There's a sense of sympathy and fellow feeling among members of the group.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some of the fellow feeling for Kiev inspires deranged foreign policy recommendations that Biden is fortunately ignoring: a no-fly zone over Ukraine, for example. \u2014 Liza Featherstone, The New Republic , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The goodwill and fellow feeling for Ukraine extends well beyond national leaders. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "My tactic last night to secure my husband\u2019s fellow feeling might have been a touch too simplistic. \u2014 Diane Williams, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "In stories, trees that interact are declared anthropomorphic, because fellow feeling is considered a human trait. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
      "The strong fellow feeling that still binds together Catholic nationalists of all economic stripes is really the only fig leaf left disguising the nakedly economic nature of the ongoing violence. \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The 90% economy will undoubtedly be characterised by relief, fellow feeling , and newly felt or expressed esteem for those who have worked to keep people safe. \u2014 The Economist , 25 May 2020",
      "The camps allowed no room for fellow feeling , much less sharing. \u2014 Corey Robin, The New York Review of Books , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "At the present moment, many Americans feel as Boston\u2019s didacts once did: desperate to see their country regain a sense of common perspective and fellow feeling that once existed, if only in myth. \u2014 Justin T. Clark, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Apr. 2018"
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      "adjective"
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      "from Forcible Feeble , nickname of Francis Feeble , character in Shakespeare's 2 Henry IV who was a woman's tailor turned soldier"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195500"
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      "noun"
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      ": the earliest form of mechanical-clock escapement consisting of a crossbar with adjustable weights for regulating the rate of oscillation of a verge or vertical spindle"
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      "\u02c8f\u014dl\u0113\u0259t"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Middle French, probably from folier to play the fool, from fol foolish, mad"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195752"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point",
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      "\u02c8f\u022fi-b\u0259l",
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      "could tolerate my uncle's foibles because we loved him dearly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With every Michigan foible , Georgia\u2019s offense grew bolder and more explosive. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Jones happily recites the joke using the other word, and the two men laugh, having been caught in a foible of their profession. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "At a time when any foible can now be airbrushed, edited, filtered or just plain omitted at will, the idea of imperfection as asset is a refreshing one. \u2014 Courtney Lichterman, Robb Report , 27 May 2021",
      "This is how a technological wonder like the USS Ford gets converted from an alliance-boosting example of American technological prowess at sea to an embarrassing, over-budget disaster\u2014a geopolitical foible that only benefits American rivals. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
      "No filmmaker has a better handle on the ridiculous foibles of the English upper-middle class. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "In a world obsessed with human foibles (and books about them), why wouldn\u2019t politicians believe that the public\u2014cue Jack Nicholson\u2014can\u2019t handle the truth? \u2014 David Wolman, Wired , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "Yet, while Howard trafficked in the foibles and misdeeds of marquee names, questions about his own conduct faced internal scrutiny in 2012. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "The Canadian-American humorist died in 2012 at the age of 47 and his essays always crackled with zinging observations about other people\u2019s foibles , but most often his own. \u2014 Maris Kreizman, WSJ , 16 Apr. 2020"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete French (now faible ), from obsolete foible weak, from Old French feble feeble"
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      "circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      ": a small fossa : a little hollow",
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      "French, small cavity, dimple, from Old French fossete , from fosse + -ete -ette"
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      "1827, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-200254"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-201404"
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      "Latin phrase"
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      ": easily first : acknowledged leader"
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      ": thinking about and planning for the future : forward-looking"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-203238"
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      "geographical name"
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      "mountain region of southern New Zealand in the southwestern part of the South Island"
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      ": the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged ship or schooner \u2014 see sail illustration",
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      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u0101l",
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204254"
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      "noun"
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      ": plunder"
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      "blend of freebooter and booty"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-204458"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": any of various very productive cacoas with thick hard shells and purple seeds \u2014 compare criollo"
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      "\u02ccf\u022fr\u0259\u02c8ste(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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      "Spanish, literally, stranger, from Catalan foraster, forester , from Old Catalan, from Old Proven\u00e7al forestier , from forest hamlet, country house, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin forestis , from Latin foris outside"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210127"
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      "noun"
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      ": a fair chance or fair treatment"
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      "wrong"
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      "it's going to be tough to get a fair shake the way this country's legal system is set up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Now the only backstop is the courts where aggrieved innovators attempt to get a fair shake . \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "So Podesta has been quietly nurturing the climate movement\u2019s next generation of leaders to make sure the planet gets a fair shake before the narrow window for action closes, maybe for good. \u2014 Kara Voght, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Atlanta, when judged by almost every investment metric, gets a fair shake . \u2014 Veena Jetti, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "But maybe the show, based on a story people had so many feelings about, wasn\u2019t given a fair shake . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "How Henderson wanted assurances that his sons could have a fair shake from the police. \u2014 Margaret Coker, Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "In the bleachers, Gladstone parents were already on edge with a lack of holding and facemask calls throughout the game and felt their team wasn\u2019t getting a fair shake from the officials, said Heather White, Ricky\u2019s mother, who identifies as white. \u2014 Ryan Clarke | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Can those border agents get a fair shake from their superiors now? \u2014 Scott Jennings, CNN , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "These champion advocates are shaping the future of student loans and tirelessly working to ensure that student loan borrowers get a fair shake . \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 18 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-210306"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": any of several large aquatic birds (family Phoenicopteridae) with long legs and neck, webbed feet, a broad lamellate bill resembling that of a duck but abruptly bent downward, and usually rosy-white plumage with scarlet wing coverts and black wing quills",
      ": a large pale pink to reddish waterbird with very long neck and legs and a broad bill bent downward at the end"
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      "fl\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-(\u02cc)g\u014d",
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8mi\u014b-go"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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",
      "But alongside the salt-air signifiers was an ethereal lavender suit, frizzy argyle sweater and shimmering flamingo -pink trousers\u2014the sort of elevated, investment garb that would normally be alien in these parts. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "The oldest flamingo the Sedgwick County Zoo has had lived to age 60. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "One recent study showed that mining was negatively correlated with flamingo populations in the Atacama, potentially due to declining surface water. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "Branson\u2014an animal lover\u2014 has been working on a project to encourage the flamingo population on the island to breed, something is done in only a handful of places worldwide. \u2014 Jordi Lippe-mcgraw, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Lost and found: A flamingo escaped a Kansas zoo in 2005. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "In March a zoo flamingo that made a wing for it during a Kansas storm in 2005 was spotted, again, on the Texas coast. \u2014 Tim Fitzsimons, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "An African flamingo missing from a Kansas zoo for 17 years recently was spotted out in the wild in Texas. \u2014 Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com , 30 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete Spanish flamengo (now flamenco ), literally, Fleming, German (conventionally thought of as ruddy-complexioned)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211711"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the season of floods"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-211719"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution",
      ": the right to such speech",
      ": speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution",
      ": freedom of speech"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Musk's free speech absolutism, Daniyal says, doesn't make much sense in India because there have not been many curbs on speech on the platform to begin with. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, ajc , 14 May 2022",
      "Musk\u2019s free speech absolutism, Daniyal says, doesn\u2019t make much sense in India because there have not been many curbs on speech on the platform to begin with. \u2014 Barbara Ortutay, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
      "Musk, who has repeatedly said his goal is to bolster free speech on Twitter, has expressed a general opposition to the idea of permanent bans for all content except that which violates applicable laws. \u2014 Clare Duffy, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "Musk\u2019s calls for free speech on Twitter focus on two allegations: political bias and excessive moderation. \u2014 Filippo Menczer, The Conversation , 9 May 2022",
      "The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has promised to restore free speech to Twitter following the acquisition, leading to threats by high-profile users to leave the platform over concerns about more hate speech on the site. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Musk, the richest person in the world, has promised to embrace free speech on the platform, add new features, make Twitter\u2019s algorithm open-source and authenticate all users. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Tesla and SpaceX CEO wants to buy the company for $54.20 a share, which could be seen as trolling the company, or a legitimate campaign to promote Musk\u2019s idea of free speech on the platform. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Lawyers representing Jones and his businesses have said the defamation lawsuit was strategically filed to silence their free speech on matters of public interest, according to court filings. \u2014 Rachel Butt, Fortune , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1765, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212724"
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      "phrasal verb"
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      ": to start (something) by lighting a fire",
      ": to cause (something) to start working",
      ": to fill (someone) with energy or enthusiasm"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212830"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-212924"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": frizzy hair"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213939"
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  "fonctionnaire":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a French or French colonial government official"
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      "\u00a6f\u0259\u014b(k)sh\u0259\u00a6na(a)(\u0259)r",
      "F f\u014d\u207fksy\u022fneer"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from fonction function, office + -aire -ary"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214841"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
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      ": proof against or resistant to fire",
      ": to make fireproof",
      ": not easily burned : made safe against fire"
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      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
      "\u02c8f\u012br-\u02c8pr\u00fcf"
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      "nonflammable",
      "noninflammable"
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      "flammable",
      "ignitable",
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      "inflammable"
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      "Adjective",
      "remember to store valuable papers in a fireproof box",
      "Verb",
      "The building was not fireproofed .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Earthquake-proof, fireproof , eco-friendly, and as close to the original architecture as possible: Those priorities drove nearly every decision in the couple's renovation. \u2014 Katy Kiick Condon And Leila Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens , 15 June 2022",
      "In a launch video presenting the fireproof book, Atwood tries and fails to burn a prototype with a flamethrower. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "The fireproof version is being auctioned by Sotheby's New York on Wednesday with a high estimate of $100,000. \u2014 Megan C. Hills, CNN , 7 June 2022",
      "An overwhelming majority of its buildings were mostly wood, even those that claimed to be fireproof , with exteriors painted to look like stone or marble. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Margaret Atwood\u2019s 1985 dystopian novel was made of fireproof materials and is being sold at auction. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "So maybe a fireproof tome is exactly what\u2019s needed in this moment. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
      "In the wake of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, in which more than seventeen thousand buildings were destroyed and nearly a hundred thousand people left homeless, local officials expanded requirements to use fireproof materials in the downtown area. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "No plant is fireproof , but many are difficult to ignite. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Ditto California, which invested in renewables rather than fireproof its grid and now is beyond out-of-state rescue. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Homeowners seeking to better fireproof their properties can enlist Fire Maps, which uses drones to create 3D images of houses and terrain to pinpoint vulnerabilities. \u2014 Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Officials have called on residents to fireproof their homes and businesses, and more communities are participating in the national Firewise program, which aims to reduce wildfire risks. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 June 2021",
      "The cathedral's massive limestone vaults, designed to fireproof the building's interior, largely held up under the collapse of the burning roof. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 25 Nov. 2020",
      "The very fact that firefighting is publicly funded decreases the incentive for WUI residents to fireproof their properties. \u2014 Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica , 2 Oct. 2020",
      "Rising premiums are pricing people out of their homes despite efforts to fireproof their properties. \u2014 Carter Evans, CBS News , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Even as California\u2019s utilities do more to fireproof their lines and transformers, state officials say, the safest course during periods of high heat, dryness and winds may be to turn off power to some lines. \u2014 Julie Cart, The Mercury News , 30 Aug. 2019",
      "Additional legislation in Sacramento seeks to fireproof the state\u2019s energy infrastructure. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com , 17 June 2018"
    ],
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      "1610, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1841, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-214910"
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      "noun"
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      ": a small cheap usually old automobile"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1910, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215951"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": geologic faulting : geologic faults"
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      "\u02c8f\u022fltij"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220502"
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      "noun"
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      ": a freehold tenure"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-221953"
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    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to spend time in activity that does not have a real purpose"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222325"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-222914"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": leader sense 2",
      ": tyrant"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fir-"
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      "pharaoh",
      "strongman",
      "tyrannizer",
      "tyrant"
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    "examples":[
      "a nation that has suffered under the yoke of one f\u00fchrer after another, never knowing the freedoms of a democracy"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German ( der ) F\u00fchrer , literally, the leader (title assumed by Adolf Hitler), from Middle High German v\u00fcerer , from v\u00fceren to lead, bear, from Old High German fuoren to lead; akin to Old English faran to go \u2014 more at fare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223116"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act, process, or state of floating",
      ": an act or instance of financing (such as an issue of stock)",
      ": the separation of the particles of a mass of pulverized ore according to their relative capacity for floating on a given liquid",
      ": any of various similar processes involving the relative capacity of materials for floating",
      ": the ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223644"
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  "functionate":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun,"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to carry on a natural especially organic function"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-223922"
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  "fertile soil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place where something begins or develops in large amounts"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-224644"
  },
  "foretaste":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small anticipatory sample",
      ": an advance indication or warning",
      ": to taste beforehand : anticipate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101st",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8t\u0101st",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u0101st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "These layoffs are only a foretaste of what's to come.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But Chicago was a city of immigrants who gave it a foretaste of European politics. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "On Tuesday, opposition leaders offered a tangy foretaste of those attacks. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "But the Civil War experience proved to be a foretaste of modern monetary policy. \u2014 Roger Lowenstein, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "However, to have just a foretaste at Sublimotion is so exciting. \u2014 Nel-olivia Waga, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "These pressures could very well intensify, providing a possible foretaste of what could be on the near-term horizon, until Europe manages a credible and sustainable transition to renewable energy. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Dante fought in the cavalry at Campaldino, and war must have given him a foretaste of Hell. \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "By the Sixties, the denunciation of nostalgia had become a liberal ritual, but such skirmishes provided only a foretaste of the campaign that followed. \u2014 Christopher Lasch, Harper's Magazine , 22 June 2021",
      "But many worry that the incident is just a foretaste of what will happen if the new bill is enacted. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225214"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": forgetting or neglecting"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225522"
  },
  "fault block":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a body of rock bounded by faults"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-225919"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being one more than 51 in number",
      "\u2014 see Table of Numbers",
      ": 52 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated",
      ": two and fifty : four times 13",
      ": 52 units or objects",
      ": a group or set of 52",
      ": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 52",
      ": the 52d in a set or series"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-230538"
  },
  "floatboard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the radial rim boards of an undershot waterwheel or paddle wheel : vane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232714"
  },
  "Fonda":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Henry (Jaynes) 1905\u20131982 and his daughter Jane 1937\u2013 originally Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda American actors"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-d\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-232822"
  },
  "Fomalhaut":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a white star of the first magnitude that is the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1594, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233413"
  },
  "friction bearing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a solid bearing on a railroad freight car usually of brass construction with babbitt lining whose interior surface is in direct contact with the surface of the axle end which it supports"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233454"
  },
  "fresh air":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relating to a movement, place, or activity providing rural or outdoor facilities (as for health or recreation) especially for underprivileged children"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from fresh air (noun phrase)"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-233807"
  },
  "folk's-glove":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foxglove sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by folk etymology"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-234433"
  },
  "fancy up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to add superficial adornment to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "adorn",
      "array",
      "beautify",
      "bedeck",
      "bedizen",
      "blazon",
      "caparison",
      "deck",
      "decorate",
      "do",
      "do up",
      "doll up",
      "drape",
      "dress",
      "embellish",
      "emblaze",
      "emboss",
      "enrich",
      "fancify",
      "festoon",
      "garnish",
      "glitz (up)",
      "grace",
      "gussy up",
      "ornament",
      "pretty (up)",
      "trim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blemish",
      "deface",
      "disfigure",
      "mar",
      "scar",
      "spoil"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-235939"
  },
  "fains":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fen entry 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101nz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of fen entry 3"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000014"
  },
  "for company":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in order not to be lonely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000031"
  },
  "facts":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that has actual existence",
      ": an actual occurrence",
      ": a piece of information presented as having objective reality",
      ": the quality of being actual : actuality",
      ": a thing done: such as",
      ": crime",
      ": action",
      ": feat",
      ": performance , doing",
      ": in truth",
      ": something that really exists or has occurred",
      ": a true piece of information",
      ": in truth : actually",
      ": something that has actual existence : a matter of objective reality",
      ": any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are alleged to exist in reality : a thing whose actual occurrence or existence is to be determined by the evidence presented at trial \u2014 see also finding of fact at finding , judicial notice , question of fact at question , trier of fact \u2014 compare law , opinion",
      ": a fact particularly related to the parties to an especially administrative proceeding \u2014 compare legislative fact in this entry",
      ": a fact that has no direct relation to or immediate bearing on the case or matter in question \u2014 compare material fact in this entry",
      ": a fact that relates to the determination of a constitutional issue (as violation of a constitutional right)",
      ": a fact that is part of the situation from which a case arises and that is established by testimony or other evidence",
      ": a fact of general social, economic, or scientific relevance that does not change from case to case \u2014 compare adjudicative fact in this entry",
      ": a fact that affects decision making: as",
      ": a fact upon which the outcome of all or part of a lawsuit depends",
      ": a fact that would influence a reasonable person under the circumstances in making an investment decision (as in purchasing a security or voting for a corporate officer or action)",
      ": evidentiary fact in this entry",
      ": evidentiary fact in this entry",
      ": a conclusion of law or especially mixed fact and law that is necessary to the determination of issues in a case and that is established by evidentiary facts \u2014 compare evidentiary fact in this entry",
      ": as a factual matter : established by fact rather than as a matter of law"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fakt",
      "\u02c8fakt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "actuality",
      "factuality",
      "materiality",
      "reality"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "irreality",
      "unreality"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Rapid electronic communication is now a fact .",
      "The book is filled with interesting facts and figures.",
      "He did it, and that's a fact .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact , Skin Medicinals is estimated to have already saved the healthcare industry over $100 million. \u2014 Jane Hanson, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , in 2006, the city of Fairbanks canceled all outdoor activities due to the over-abundance of yellow jackets, and two people died from their stings. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
      "So when TheraBody announced that their newest tool was in fact an all-in-one facial device, I was intrigued. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , the smartphone comparison is not quite right. \u2014 Tim Folger, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , the Pfizer shot appears to cause less fever and fatigue than the Moderna one, although direct comparisons are not available. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , doing abs work too frequently\u2014especially every day\u2014is actually counterproductive to most exercise goals. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 18 June 2022",
      "In fact , the bassist did that a lot throughout the set with Hagar often preoccupied signing autographs or pouring booze. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "In fact , all 24 counties with under 30% of population having received at least one dose voted for Trump compared to Biden, in some cases by as much as 90%. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Latin factum \"deed, action, real event,\" noun derivative from neuter of factus, past participle of facere \"to make, bring about, perform, do,\" going back to a suffixed form *d h h 1 -k-i\u032fe- (with perfect f\u0113c\u012b from *d h eh 1 -k- ) of Indo-European *d h h 1 -, d h eh 1 - \"put, place, make, do\" \u2014 more at do entry 1",
      "Note: The extension *-k- has been compared with the Greek extended aorist \u00e9th\u0113ka \"I placed\" (corresponding to present t\u00edth\u0113mi \"I set, put, placed\"), apparently parallel to Latin jaci\u014d, jacere \"to throw\" and Greek h\u00eaka \"I threw\" (see jet entry 3 ); though the identity of the two formatives has been disputed."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000214"
  },
  "Fingo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a South African people descended from a group of refugees who were driven southward in native wars and later settled east of Great Fish river, Union of South Africa",
      ": a member of this people",
      ": the Bantu language of the Fingo people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi\u014b(\u02cc)g\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000424"
  },
  "fin colter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a colter having a fin-shaped hanging knife"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-000802"
  },
  "fair whack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": reasonable or fair share"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001302"
  },
  "foregleam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a premonitory gleam : forecast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + gleam"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001428"
  },
  "functionary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who serves in a certain function",
      ": one holding office in a government or political party"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)-sh\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "officeholder",
      "officer",
      "official",
      "public servant"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was a party functionary during the political campaign.",
      "spoke to high-ranking functionaries at the embassy in the hopes that they could help",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "No one is ever allowed to be just a plot functionary . \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
      "Mulvaney, a long-time Republican functionary , distinguished himself during his tenure in the administration as a loyal Trump lackey. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Some city functionary has taped a paper on the wall with the number to call for the key in off hours, which in this case is anytime before 8 p.m. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "In my case, as a functionary in the script, Rasputin has to be like this oncoming weather system that is darkening the world of The King\u2019s Men. \u2014 Simon Thompson, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "In 1934, Sergei Kirov, a leading Bolshevik functionary , was shot dead in Leningrad. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "India\u2019s foreign minister offered condolences, but even a high government functionary could not come to the former diplomat\u2019s rescue. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 23 June 2021",
      "Think of Lois Lerner, the IRS functionary who for several years managed to deprive conservative nonprofits of their free-speech rights. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 10 June 2021",
      "But few had ever bothered to get inside the mind of the shady functionary who swindled the public garbage fund. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-002127"
  },
  "funniment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a funny saying or action"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u0113m\u0259nt",
      "-nim-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-002214"
  },
  "fifty-three":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "pronoun, plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being one more than 52 in number",
      "\u2014 see Table of Numbers",
      ": 53 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated",
      ": three and 50",
      ": 53 units or objects",
      ": a group or set of 53",
      ": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 53",
      ": the 53d in a set or series"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003230"
  },
  "frontlet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a band or phylactery worn on the forehead",
      ": the forehead especially of an animal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259nt-l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English frontlette , from Middle French frontelet , diminutive of frontel , from Latin frontale , from front-, frons"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003913"
  },
  "fair play":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": equitable or impartial treatment : justice"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Critics have raised all the predictable issues regarding fair play , biology and gender identity. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "That is all fair play as long as teams do not use any electronic devices, such as cameras or computers, to facilitate the process. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Also, the incentives for greater diversity go beyond a mere sense of fair play , as a recent McKinsey study shows that more diverse organizations outperform their peers by 25% to 36% year over year. \u2014 Tom Mckeown, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "There are rules, not just etiquette standards, for sportsmanship and fair play . \u2014 Lori Nickel, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Without this, steps to improve soccer's governance, close funding gaps, entrench fair play , and underscore best practice will always encounter the same hurdle. \u2014 Will Nicoll, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "Is there any part of him that sees it as fair play since Kaheroton did seemingly have some feelings for her first? \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "But there is no rule of war that requires Russia to simply treat this behavior as fair play . \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "There is a win at all costs attitude that goes against the principles of sportsmanship and fair play . \u2014 Sarah Hughes, Rolling Stone , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1500, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004118"
  },
  "funnel tube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long usually glass tube that has a conical or bulging thistle-shaped top and sometimes a loop with or without bulbs serving as a safety trap and that is used especially in the chemical laboratory for pouring liquid into an apparatus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004310"
  },
  "frangula emodin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": emodin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004503"
  },
  "fax":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": facsimile sense 2",
      ": a device used to send or receive facsimile communications",
      ": a facsimile communication",
      ": facsimile sense 2",
      ": a machine used to send or receive material by facsimile",
      ": something sent or received by facsimile",
      ": to send material by facsimile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8faks",
      "\u02c8faks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She sent me a copy of her report by fax .",
      "She sent me a fax of her report.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "When developers were busy building Web 2.0 file sharing, the fax machine was still a daily fact of life. \u2014 Brian Platz, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Speaking with Seth Meyers, Miley Cyrus described the hilarious process of communicating with Parton, her godmother, who still uses a fax machine in the year of our Lord 2022. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 17 May 2022",
      "One of the things that Spock had, which was apparently really unusual, was a fax machine called a Thermofax. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 4 May 2022",
      "And as the talent war wages on, an office dress code, like so many draconian workplace rules and expectations, could go the way of the fax machine. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "In another, secretaries Kathie (McCulloch) and Cathy (Thompson) sadly send Earth\u2019s last fax . \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Two decades ago, for example, medication management relied heavily on paper and fax machines. \u2014 Sean Doolan, STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Using fax machines, phone calls, and emails, the traditional way of credentialing can take months for Credentialing Verification Organizations or in-house teams to pull together all the necessary information. \u2014 Esther Choy, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
      "The deadline to request a ballot from the elections commission by mail, email, online or by fax in order to vote absentee is March 31. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by shortening & alteration"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-004509"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": fatty acid sense 2"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005111"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
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      ": to make (glassware) smooth, gloss, or brilliant in appearance by reheating in the process of manufacture",
      ": the smoothness or brilliancy of surface imparted to glassware by fire polishing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005212"
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  "forecast":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data",
      ": to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological (see meteorology sense 1 ) observations",
      ": to indicate as likely to occur",
      ": to serve as a forecast of : presage",
      ": to calculate the future",
      ": a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition",
      ": foresight of consequences and provision against them : forethought",
      ": to predict often after thought and study of available evidence",
      ": a prediction of something in the future"
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      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8kast",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cckast"
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      "augur",
      "call",
      "foretell",
      "predict",
      "presage",
      "prognosticate",
      "prophesy",
      "read",
      "vaticinate"
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      "auguring",
      "augury",
      "bodement",
      "cast",
      "forecasting",
      "foretelling",
      "predicting",
      "prediction",
      "presaging",
      "prognosis",
      "prognostic",
      "prognosticating",
      "prognostication",
      "prophecy",
      "prophesy",
      "soothsaying",
      "vaticination"
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    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They're forecasting rain for this weekend.",
      "The company is forecasting reduced profits.",
      "Experts forecast that the economy will slow in the coming months.",
      "Noun",
      "want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Inflation is far more stubborn than the Federal Reserve and many economists had forecast a year ago. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 15 June 2022",
      "Economists had forecast that the CPI rose 8.2% in May, according to FactSet. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 210,000 applications for the latest week. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
      "Job gains in May far surpassed the roughly 328,000 new jobs economists had forecast but fell short of the 436,000 new jobs added in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Economists had forecast 500,000 jobs would be added in September, but the initial report released on Oct. 8 says only 194,000 were created, not enough to get to full employment for a while. \u2014 Mike Madden And Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 31 May 2022",
      "Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 NBC News , 27 May 2022",
      "Most economists have forecast that inflation, as measured by the Fed\u2019s preferred gauge, will still be at about 4% or higher by the end of this year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "At Walmart, which owns a fleet of 7,400 diesel trucks, U.S. fuel costs ran more than $160 million higher than the company had forecast , Chief Executive Doug McMillon told analysts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "While Tuesday is the only day expected to threaten the record books, the remainder of the week will stay warm, with forecast temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s, with lows in the mid-60s. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
      "That forecast has fallen to below 2% as expectations have grown for higher interest rates and unemployment. \u2014 Nate Rattner, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Global economic growth will slow before the end of 2022, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, the World Bank said in an economic forecast released Tuesday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
      "However, there are some pretty huge assumptions baked into that forecast . \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 8 June 2022",
      "Global economic growth is expected to slow down before the end of the year, and most countries should begin preparing for a recession, according to the World Bank\u2019s latest global economic forecast released on Tuesday. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
      "In 2021, the Global Metaverse Market was valued at $63.8 billion with the expectation to surge to $100.3 billion by the end of 2022 and $1.5 trillion by 2029 at 47.6% CAGR during the forecast period. \u2014 Ugonna-ora Owoh, Quartz , 26 May 2022",
      "Even after giving an upbeat sales forecast in March, Tan said that the semiconductor industry won\u2019t be able to stay on its current trajectory. \u2014 Liana Baker, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Oregon\u2019s state economists delivered another astonishing revenue forecast Wednesday, with surging tax revenues now predicted to deliver a record kicker rebate of $3 billion to taxpayers in 2024. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1527, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-005818"
  },
  "folk art":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the traditional decorative or utilitarian art of the people that is often an expression of community life and is distinguished from academic or self-conscious or cosmopolitan expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "They are inspired by Chinese and East/Southeast Asian folk art , such as traditional woodcut prints, mystical animals, and folk deities. \u2014 Angela Qian, Vogue , 27 May 2022",
      "Yet he was fascinated by the city\u2019s roadways and their relentless procession of billboards, L.A.\u2019s indigenous folk art . \u2014 Mark Rozzo, The New Yorker , 12 May 2022",
      "The 2022 collection draws inspiration from Slovenian folk art and characters from the stories are in the prints. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Accommodations include treehouse rooms and beachfront rooms and suites, decorated with folk art and hardwood furniture. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "The atmosphere, like the food Greg and Lindsey serve, is more fun than fancy, with folk art and vintage photos on the walls and a chalkboard menu displaying the daily specials. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "By the 1950s in Cleveland, Lichtenstein was painting in a faux-na\u00efve style that blended influences from outsider, or folk art , as well as highfalutin sources such as European modernist painting. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Los Angeles, known for its rich fine and folk art scenes, is a fitting backdrop for the various paintings \u2014 vivid and mystical \u2014 supplemented by drawings and photographs of Kahlo\u2019s family. \u2014 Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of souvenir shops, there are stores devoted to traditional crafts and folk art . \u2014 Sara Clemence, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1892, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012327"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of foh archaic variant of faugh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-012752"
  },
  "frittata":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unfolded omelet often containing chopped vegetables or meats"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8t\u00e4-t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Harbor House entr\u00e9es feature eggs benedict, waffles, a frittata , lobster tail, sea bass, salmon, scallops, halibut, filet mignon, prime rib roast, roast lamb, or Surf & Turf combinations. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Treat your mom to their brunch offerings, which include a lobster frittata . \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 7 May 2022",
      "Try folding them into your eggs before scrambling, cooking them into an omelet or mixing them into the eggs for your frittata , Spanish tortilla or quiche before cooking. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Cook until the eggs are set and the frittata is puffy, about 15 minutes. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
      "At least fans got to see Paris and Kim Kardashian make a frittata . \u2014 Anne Marie Lee, CBS News , 4 May 2022",
      "Alternatively, add fresh produce to freezer-friendly dishes, like a frittata . \u2014 Zaynab Issa, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Cedar Road, Lyndhurst, 216-382-5093 Easter-brunch items include lobster frittata , New York strip steak and eggs and filet mignon. \u2014 cleveland , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "The new restaurant celebrates its first Easter with a brunch buffet featuring a prime rib carving station, pineapple ham, lobster frittata , French toast and desserts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, from fritto fried \u2014 more at frit entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013052"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nonsense"
    ],
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      "\u02c8flap-\u02ccd\u00fc-d\u1d4al"
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      "balderdash",
      "baloney",
      "boloney",
      "beans",
      "bilge",
      "blah",
      "blah-blah",
      "blarney",
      "blather",
      "blatherskite",
      "blither",
      "bosh",
      "bull",
      "bunk",
      "bunkum",
      "buncombe",
      "claptrap",
      "codswallop",
      "crapola",
      "crock",
      "drivel",
      "drool",
      "fiddle",
      "fiddle-faddle",
      "fiddlesticks",
      "flannel",
      "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 speech was a lot of flapdoodle about the economy.",
      "a clear-eyed assessment of the problem minus the usual flapdoodle"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013217"
  },
  "flannelmouthed sucker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large fish ( Catostomus latipinnis ) formerly used as food by Indians of the Colorado river region"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-013603"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": denoting repeated or recurrent action or state"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8kwen-t\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-015616"
  },
  "fete":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": festival",
      ": a lavish often outdoor entertainment",
      ": a large elaborate party",
      ": to honor or commemorate with a fete",
      ": to pay high honor to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101t",
      "\u02c8fet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affair",
      "bash",
      "binge",
      "blast",
      "blowout",
      "do",
      "event",
      "function",
      "get-together",
      "party",
      "reception",
      "shindig"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "honor",
      "recognize"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "won a prize at the church fete",
      "the heiress wanted to do something with her life other than shuttle from fete to fete",
      "Verb",
      "They feted the winning team with banquets and parades.",
      "the returning servicemen and servicewomen were feted with a week's worth of celebrations",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To the fete \u2014also attended by Priyanka Chopra and Lalisa Manobal\u2014the WeCrashed star wore a striking fluorescent yellow look straight from Valentino's spring/summer 2022 Rendez-Vous runway. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 June 2022",
      "Over the decades, since the event's first iteration in 1948, the gala has transformed from a swanky fete at off-site locations like Manhattan's Rainbow Room into a spectacle of fashion. \u2014 CNN , 1 May 2022",
      "The first royal pageant ever held was in honor of George III in 1809 to celebrate 50 years of his reign and included a grand fete and a firework display at Frogmore Cottage. \u2014 Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
      "And with impeccable timing, HRH\u2019s fete has coincided with the schoolchildren\u2019s half-term holiday, on top of the Bank Holiday in her honor. \u2014 Vogue , 3 June 2022",
      "For fans of the annual fashion fete , Lively becoming a co-chair of the event is no surprise. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The 2021 edition was held live at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, the site of this year\u2019s upcoming awards fete . \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "As for another big question mark hanging over the Grammy fete is the Kanye West factor. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This year\u2019s event also marks an in-person return following last year\u2019s virtual fete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "After two years of celebrating the Spirited Awards virtually, the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is finally ready to fete the year\u2019s honorees and winners in New Orleans this July\u2014much to the delight of the industry. \u2014 Karla Alindahao, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "On Wednesday evening, Hollywood stylists Jason Rembert, Philippe Uter and Nicolas Bru were in the crowd at Citizen News in Hollywood to fete their colleague Law Roach\u2019s debut fashion designs. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
      "And on May 5, a stylish group of New Yorkers gathered to fete the fashionable newcomer in the neighborhood. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
      "Back to the present day, tension mounts as the crew convenes to fete amidst a handful of perplexing circumstances. \u2014 Holly Jones, Variety , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "The former Grauman\u2019s Chinese Theatre will fete its 95 years by launching a full year of programming, while also navigating premieres for first-run films and special events including the annual TCM Film Festival. \u2014 Todd Gilchrist, Variety , 18 May 2022",
      "To fete the 10 winners of the inaugural Chanel Next Prize. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "To fete the heartwarming images, Shields revealed some very thoughtful suggestions that many mothers will appreciate this year. \u2014 Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The offense\u2019s lone touchdown of the day was celebrated as all those wearing white jerseys (offense) ran to the corner of the end zone to fete Irish. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English fete , from Middle French, from Old French feste \u2014 more at feast"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-020025"
  },
  "firing tread":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": banquette tread"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-020327"
  },
  "fresco secco":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": secco"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, dry fresco"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021144"
  },
  "funeral pie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pie made of raisins"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably so called from a Pennsylvania Dutch custom of serving it at funerals"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021458"
  },
  "fat mouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several silky furred tropical and southern African short-tailed mice (genus Steatomys ) regarded as a great delicacy by the natives"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from its accumulation of oily fat before hibernation"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-021616"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an object of mockery or contempt"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022533"
  },
  "friends in high places":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": people a person knows who have social or political influence or power"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022927"
  },
  "fifty-third":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being number 53 in a countable series",
      "\u2014 see Table of Numbers",
      ": being one of 53 equal parts into which something is divisible",
      ": number 53 in a countable series",
      ": the quotient of a unit divided by 53 : one of 53 equal parts of something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-023201"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feast , entertainment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fe\u02c8st\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian festino , diminutive of festa feast, holiday, festival, from Latin festa festival"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024146"
  },
  "frizzly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": frizzy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8friz(\u0259)l\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-024231"
  },
  "flannelmouthed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": speaking in a tricky or ingratiating way",
      ": speaking indistinctly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-n\u1d4al-\u02ccmau\u0307tht",
      "-\u02ccmau\u0307t\u035fhd"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030211"
  },
  "faugh":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of faugh \u2014 used to express contempt, disgust, or abhorrence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "a strong",
      "often read as"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fie",
      "phew",
      "phooey",
      "rats",
      "ugh",
      "yech",
      "yecch",
      "yuck",
      "yuk"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "faugh ! I will not tolerate such ill-mannered behavior in my house!"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1542, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-030519"
  },
  "Flamborough Head":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "promontory on the coast of the North Sea in northeastern England"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam-\u02ccb\u0259r-\u0259",
      "-\u02ccb\u0259-r\u0259",
      "-b(\u0259-)r\u0259"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034040"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move erratically : flit",
      ": to behave amorously without serious intent",
      ": to show superficial or casual interest or liking",
      ": experiment",
      ": to come close to reaching or experiencing something",
      ": flick",
      ": to move in a jerky manner",
      ": an act or instance of flirting",
      ": a person who flirts",
      ": to show a romantic interest in someone just for fun",
      ": a person who flirts a lot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rt",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coquet",
      "coquette",
      "dally",
      "frivol",
      "mess around",
      "toy",
      "trifle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "flirter",
      "wanton"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They were flirting all night.",
      "the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers",
      "Noun",
      "he's just a harmless flirt , so don't take him seriously",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Nashville could flirt with 100 degrees, and mid- to upper-90s are likely virtually everywhere across the South. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "The thought of those types of women\u2019s players roaming the courts at Barnes reminds us that the swaying palms and sunshine of San Diego still have the power to flirt with big-boy and big-girl sports. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
      "Stock markets can also sometimes flirt with bear-market levels without actually reaching them. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Two key starters may flirt with the NBA in Love and forward Armando Bacot, though neither is ranked among the top prospects in this year's class. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The willingness to flirt with failure, with just enough fallibility and insecurity to make failure seem possible, remains central to Cruise\u2019s appeal. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 12 May 2022",
      "The images in Re-visions often flirt with the viewer. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "All of which is to say this: Democrats often flirt with the liberal edge of their party but ultimately have always come home to a candidate who represents the most electable contestant. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Melissa and Bobbi flirt openly with one another, but Nick and Frances begin a serious affair, which tests the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to re-examine her vulnerabilities. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The two flirt over popsicles and steal kisses during late-night heart-to-hearts, while her lawyer fianc\u00e9 (Ra\u00fal Castillo) is away. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
      "Capitalize on that Essex charm, and flirt \u2026 with everyone. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
      "West Elm staples flirt with antique collector's items, like Jackie O.'s childhood side chair. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
      "Adults flirt , couples kiss, and two women are expecting a baby and planning to get married. \u2014 Common Sense Media, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
      "His party-boy energy borders on the maniacal, and his club-ready rhythms flirt with the bizarre. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "While this energy is sweet and romantic, as an air sign and an epic flirt , Libras can be a bit flaky. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The singer-songwriter Sydney Bennett, who performs as Syd, usually likes to play the flirt . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The power struggles give way to further power struggles; the murders reverberate and force the players to adjust their strategies and flirt with the enemy. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb and Noun",
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1580, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034423"
  },
  "flatware":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": relatively flat tableware",
      ": eating and serving utensils (such as knives, forks, and spoons) \u2014 compare hollowware"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flat-\u02ccwer"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "silver",
      "silverware",
      "tableware"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The space heater stood on a card table along with a stockpot and second-string flatware . \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "While desserts like basboosa malabi cake and chocolate nemesis halvah look good enough to dive into face first, proper flatware is recommended for those. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 11 May 2022",
      "Glasses, flatware and Limoges china from Degrenne of Paris. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "Participants are asked to bring their own plates and flatware to reduce waste and minimize touch points. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "The shortages are not limited to food: A dearth of disposable spoons, forks, and knives has forced some schools to begin conserving flatware . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Participants are asked to bring their own plates and flatware to reduce waste and minimize touch points. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Participants are asked to bring their own plates and flatware to reduce waste and minimize touch points. \u2014 courant.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Midcentury flatware eschewed the froufrou of earlier days, with their large handles and floral patterns. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 17 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1746, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035325"
  },
  "Fomes":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of bracket fungi (family Polyporaceae) usually forming corky or woody perennial sporophores often of large size and including some fungi that cause destructive heartrots of timber and other trees"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d(\u02cc)m\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin, touchwood, tinder; akin to Latin fov\u0113re to warm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-035951"
  },
  "Fort Dodge":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city northwest of Des Moines in northwest central Iowa population 25,206"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4j"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-041520"
  },
  "fiorin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": redtop sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b\u0259r\u0259\u0307n",
      "\u02c8f\u0113\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Irish Gaelic fiorthann wheat grass"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-044042"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of facta plural of factum"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045156"
  },
  "firebrand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a piece of burning wood",
      ": one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause) : agitator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccbrand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitator",
      "demagogue",
      "demagog",
      "exciter",
      "fomenter",
      "incendiary",
      "inciter",
      "instigator",
      "kindler",
      "provocateur",
      "rabble-rouser"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a firebrand who urged crowds to riot during the blackouts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 18th-century preacher Henry Sacheverell was a firebrand who was also, more simply, a brand. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "John Brown Gun Club was founded in the spirit of the 18th-century firebrand and Torrington native, a white man who went to his death defending the abolitionist cause. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
      "The evidence of a party that has embraced self-radicalization is dismaying former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who, many years ago, was considered something of a conservative firebrand himself as a young GOP congressman. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "In the nine months since, however, Tuberville has surprised people by declining to play the role of MAGA firebrand . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Back in Georgia, firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene won her Republican primary, shrugging off challengers who complained Greene was giving the party a bad name by engaging in Holocaust denial and other headline-grabbing, bombastic behavior. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "He is disliked by many of the 7.7 million voters who backed the left-wing firebrand Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon in the first-round, leading Macron to woo left-leaning voters and ethnic minorities in the campaign\u2019s final week. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The embattled firebrand of a U.S. Representative did well on his home turf in north Alabama, winning in Madison and Limestone counties - each in the Huntsville metro area - as well as in neighboring Morgan County. \u2014 Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "Prosperity and fertility will come, and the former Irish firebrand has ascended to country squire \u2014 for those who consider that a rise. \u2014 Thelma Adams, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-045349"
  },
  "funnelform":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the form of a funnel or cone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u02ccf\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "funnel entry 1 + -form"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1828, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050247"
  },
  "fondly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a foolish manner : foolishly",
      ": in a fond manner : affectionately",
      ": in a willingly credulous manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n-(d)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She remembers their time together fondly .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The 2018 season will be fondly remembered as the year the Brewers got within one win of the World Series, but a brutal finish to the first half of the season might still live on in collective memory. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
      "Today, the original Gears of War is remembered fondly as one of the Xbox 360's most iconic online multiplayer shooters. \u2014 Kyle Orland, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "Emmert doesn\u2019t seem destined to be remembered fondly for his dozen years in charge of the NCAA, though his failings have not always been his and his alone. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The deputy was fondly remembered by her law enforcement colleagues. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The Grand Wagoneer trademark was last applied to a stand-alone model in 1991, on an SUV fondly remembered for its woodgrain appliqu\u00e9s, inside and out, like roach-resistant shelf paper. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "South Florida socialite fondly remembered as the city's grande dame. \u2014 Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "It was commissioned by industrialist William Starr Miller, but is fondly remembered as the residence of Grace Vanderbilt. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Mike Krzyzewski\u2019s last appearance at the Carrier Dome won\u2019t be remembered fondly by most of the 31,803 in attendance that shuffled out early during Duke\u2019s blowout win. \u2014 David Thompson, USA TODAY , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050328"
  },
  "flirtatious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inclined to flirt : coquettish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Since then, the moment has been memed to the moon and back, with fans even going as far to call the encounter flirtatious . \u2014 Seventeen , 23 June 2022",
      "In the past year or so, hot pants have been reinserting themselves into fashion, showing up on Instagram feeds as flirtatious loungewear and in designer collections. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
      "Sit in the backyard or find a cozy spot inside, where the low lighting sets the mood for dancing and flirtatious conversation. \u2014 Ray Levy Uyeda, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
      "Likewise, Deborah Ann Woll plays Katherine as a woman with no flirtatious artifice, and her desire for flight and freedom is seen only as madness. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Then there are your closed-lip smile, your flirtatious smile, your guilty smile, and your lopsided smile. \u2014 Myra Sack, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
      "Compliments about the body \u2014 eyes, hair, whatever \u2014 are flirtatious , and best saved for those with whom there is a loving bond. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "The tone of their discussion was not particularly funny, nor serious nor flirtatious nor romantic. \u2014 Rich Juzwiak, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Their budding romance seems benign, flirtatious , and hopeful. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050528"
  },
  "fermented":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having undergone fermentation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8men-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1555, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050538"
  },
  "flamingo flower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": either of two commonly cultivated anthuriums ( Anthurium scherzerianum and A. andraeanum ) with bright scarlet spathe and spadix"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-050745"
  },
  "forecastingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": so as to form or formulate a forecast : with foresight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051154"
  },
  "Friar Preacher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dominican"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English frere prechour , from Old French frere preecheur"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-051602"
  },
  "Fosse-way":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the principal Roman roads in Britain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the ditch along each side"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052551"
  },
  "FIO":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "free in and out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052640"
  },
  "forward play":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": batting in cricket in which the batsman steps forward and plays the ball near or forward of the popping crease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-052731"
  },
  "flying bent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": moor grass sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054436"
  },
  "flabbergasted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling or showing intense shock, surprise, or wonder : utterly astonished"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-b\u0259r-\u02ccga-st\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amazed",
      "astonished",
      "astounded",
      "awestruck",
      "awestricken",
      "bowled over",
      "dumbfounded",
      "dumfounded",
      "dumbstruck",
      "shocked",
      "stunned",
      "stupefied",
      "thunderstruck"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1773, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054451"
  },
  "fairily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the manner of a fairy : lightly and delicately"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa(a)r\u0259\u0307l\u0113",
      "\u02c8fer-",
      "\u02c8f\u0101r-",
      "-li"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-054527"
  },
  "foot tender":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bottomer sense c"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-055732"
  },
  "forwarn":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forbid , prohibit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259r\u02c8w\u022f(\u0259)rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English forwernen , from Old English forwiernan , from for- + wiernan to forbid"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060731"
  },
  "flesh wound":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an injury involving penetration of the body musculature without damage to bones or internal organs",
      ": an injury involving penetration of the body musculature without damage to bones or internal organs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1655, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-060950"
  },
  "firebox":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a chamber (as of a furnace or steam boiler) that contains a fire",
      ": a box containing an apparatus for transmitting an alarm to a fire station"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The firebox is typically covered by metal that spans the length of the grill, so food cooks over indirect heat versus an open flame like charcoal grills and gas grills. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "It's designed with a multipanel firebox to help prevent cracks, as well as an air-lift hinge lid topped with a vent. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
      "Dimensions in kits for mantels and columns start outside the surround, not the firebox , although that\u2019s not always clear in the illustrations that accompany online offerings. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Moore\u2019s theatrical eye can also be seen in one of the guest bedrooms, which has a fireplace with glossy pink tile surrounding the firebox . \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Some are scrawled on things as small as firebox , while others fill building walls. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Each 600-pound steel pit includes a double-walled firebox , 42-inch cook chamber with a water pan shelf and cooking grate, and a removable smokestack that reaches more than six feet high. \u2014 Andy Wang, Robb Report , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "Once the firebox is clean, rinse it out with a garden hose. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics , 23 Apr. 2021",
      "With the grill grates and flavorizer bars are removed, the inside of the firebox is exposed and ready to be cleaned. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics , 23 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061458"
  },
  "flird":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flirt sense intransitive sense 3a",
      ": an object that is flimsy, gaudy, or unsubstantial",
      ": flirt entry 2 sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flird",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Intransitive verb",
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-064017"
  },
  "fat paint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fatty paint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065340"
  },
  "far-come":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": come from a distance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-065632"
  },
  "fin whale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a baleen whale ( Balaenoptera physalus ) that may attain a length of over 70 feet (21 meters) and is found chiefly in subtropical to arctic and antarctic waters worldwide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Newport Beach reports seeing 200 common dolphins and two fin whales on May 22, and one fin whale , 300 common dolphins and 200 offshore bottlenose dolphins on May 21. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Given the fin whale \u2019s life span of around 90 years, the memory of that threat may still affect their collective behavior, such as avoiding gathering in large groups. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The acoustic library is already being used by researchers at the University of Concepci\u00f3n in Chile to compare blue and fin whale vocalizations over time and at different sites. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Preliminary necropsy results show that a young fin whale that beached itself and died at Cape Henlopen State Park last week was riddled with parasites. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 28 June 2016",
      "In addition, the carcasses of a pygmy sperm whale and a fin whale also have been found ashore. \u2014 Winston Gieseke, USA TODAY , 25 May 2021",
      "So far in 2021, 10 gray whales, one pygmy sperm whale and one fin whale were reported dead on San Francisco Bay Area shores, according to the California Academy of Sciences. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 May 2021",
      "Pushed and pulled by competing winds and currents in the Pacific, the carcass of an endangered fin whale recently struck by an Australian warship drifted back toward shore and washed up in Huntington Beach, making for an imposing, putrid spectacle. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2021",
      "At least one 55-foot fin whale died of tar poisoning, and health officials slapped a temporary ban on seafood from the area. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1885, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070004"
  },
  "fogbank":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mass of fog resting upon the sea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072826"
  },
  "fraid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": afraid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0101d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by shortening"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-072957"
  },
  "force fit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": press fit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074219"
  },
  "four-line octave":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the musical octave beginning with and ascending from the third C above middle C \u2014 see pitch illustration"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the four accent marks of the symbol C\u2032\u2032\u2032\u2032representing the third C above middle C"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1933, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-074253"
  },
  "flower stalk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": peduncle sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-080642"
  },
  "foretake":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": anticipate , presuppose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + take"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-083208"
  },
  "fraught with":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of (something bad or unwanted)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-084302"
  },
  "footloose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having no ties : free to move about"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccl\u00fcs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "free",
      "loose",
      "unbound",
      "unconfined",
      "unrestrained"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bound",
      "confined",
      "restrained",
      "unfree"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "When she was 20, she was footloose and fancy-free , with no family or serious career to tie her down.",
      "after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "To attract those footloose workers, employers are far more likely to offer remote work now than before the pandemic, according to a report Thursday from Indeed, an employment and research site. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 16 June 2022",
      "The world\u2019s most populous democracy has a long history with footloose lawmakers. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "This is not by any means an excuse to hit the beach, footloose and sunscreen-free. \u2014 Rachel Nall, Msn, SELF , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Of course, as future of work expert, Steve Cadigan highlights in Workquake, this bargaining relationship is complicated by the increasingly footloose nature of the modern worker. \u2014 Adi Gaskell, Forbes , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "My inalienable right to wander around footloose and fancy-free just got snuffed. \u2014 Norman Vanamee, Town & Country , 27 July 2021",
      "Back in 1893 Luigi Cecchi founded his Tuscan winery in the hills of the Chianti Classico region, which back then had a rather footloose approach to what a Chianti should be. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 25 June 2021",
      "The idea that staying childless and footloose is more satisfying is, on average, wrong. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 17 June 2021",
      "Although the Conzone family\u2019s footloose new lifestyle may not be for everyone, their reluctance to settle down or to commit to a long-term lease is embedded in the current rental-market zeitgeist. \u2014 Amy Gamerman, WSJ , 2 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1650, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-085020"
  },
  "fortemente":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": strongly , loudly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6f\u022frt\u0259\u00a6men\u2027(\u02cc)t\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, from forte , adjective"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091257"
  },
  "forcing bed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hotbed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092141"
  },
  "frothiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of or consisting of froth",
      ": gaily frivolous or light in content or treatment : insubstantial",
      ": made of light thin material",
      ": full of or made up of small bubbles"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-th\u0113",
      "-t\u035fh\u0113",
      "\u02c8fr\u022f-th\u0113",
      "-t\u035fh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foamy",
      "lathery",
      "sudsy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a frothy dessert made of whipped egg whites and fruit puree",
      "a frothy comedy that wouldn't exert the brain of a gnat",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This season brings the usual crop of escapist fun, with frothy game shows and silly reality fare. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2022",
      "Startups have fewer options to find backing, and investors don\u2019t have to pay the frothy valuations seen in 2020 and 2021. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "The combined impact of regulation and Covid-19 measures has turned a once- frothy market\u2014a year ago, central bankers were still warning of a housing bubble\u2014into a drag on the broader economy. \u2014 Jonathan Cheng, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Las Vegas is next, natch \u2014 and, in a town with a frothy cryptocurrency obsession, its main sponsor is Crypto.com. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
      "She shape-shifts in videos set in a far-off galaxy, bending physical form, space, and musical genres\u2014from hip-hop, Afrobeats, and frothy , high-femme pop to heartstring-pulling ballads. \u2014 Marjon Carlos, ELLE , 25 May 2022",
      "Foamflower, also called tiarella, is a cold-hardy perennial that blooms with masses of frothy flowers in early spring. \u2014 Lauren Smith Mcdonough, House Beautiful , 25 May 2022",
      "Its frothy bubbles and off-dry qualities are hard to resist. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
      "The Ocean\u2019s title has evolved into a recognizable brand at this stage, one that signifies frothy ensemble heist comedies and the new project will allow the studio to stack the deck with big names and colorful locales. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-092754"
  },
  "fakery":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit , sham",
      ": one that is not what it purports to be: such as",
      ": a worthless imitation passed off as genuine",
      ": impostor , charlatan",
      ": a simulated movement in a sports contest (such as a pretended kick, pass, or jump or a quick movement in one direction before going in another) designed to deceive an opponent",
      ": a device or apparatus used by a magician to achieve the illusion of magic in a trick",
      ": to alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously (see spurious sense 2 ) genuine appearance to : doctor",
      ": counterfeit , simulate , concoct",
      ": to deceive (an opponent) in a sports contest by means of a fake (see fake entry 2 sense c )",
      ": improvise , ad-lib",
      ": to engage in faking something : pretend",
      ": to give a fake to an opponent",
      ": one loop of a coil (as of ship's rope or a fire hose) coiled free for running",
      ": to coil in fakes",
      ": not true or real",
      ": a person or thing that is not really what is pretended",
      ": pretend sense 2",
      ": to change or treat in a way that gives a false effect",
      ": to imitate in order to deceive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101k",
      "\u02c8f\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "artificial",
      "bogus",
      "dummy",
      "ersatz",
      "factitious",
      "false",
      "faux",
      "imitation",
      "imitative",
      "man-made",
      "mimic",
      "mock",
      "pretend",
      "sham",
      "simulated",
      "substitute",
      "synthetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "counterfeit",
      "forgery",
      "hoax",
      "humbug",
      "phony",
      "phoney",
      "sham"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "That blood is clearly fake .",
      "He was wearing a fake mustache."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "derivative of fake entry 2",
      "Note: Not recorded as an adjective before 1879. The supposed use by the British general Richard Howe in a dispatch from Boston to the Secretary of State dated December 3, 1775 (\"So many artifices have been practiced upon Strangers under the appearance of Friendship, fake Pilots &c.\"; Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1904, Ottawa, 1905, p. 355) is most likely a misreading (perhaps for faux or false ?).",
      "Noun (1)",
      "derivative of fake entry 3",
      "Verb (1)",
      "originally underworld argot, of uncertain origin",
      "Note: The verb fake perhaps first appears in print, in the form faik, in 1810. In James Hardy Vaux's \"A New and Comprehensive Vocabulary of the Flash Language\" (vol. 2 of Hardy's Memoirs, London, 1819), it receives a very general definition: \"a word so variously used, that I can only illustrate it by a few examples. To fake any person or place, may signify to rob them; to fake a person, may also imply to shoot, wound, or cut; to fake a man out and out, is to kill him; a man who inflicts wounds upon, or otherwise disfigures, himself, for any sinister purpose, is said to have faked himself \u2026 to fake a screeve, is to write a letter, or other paper; to fake a screw, is to shape out a skeleton or false key, for the purpose of screwing a particular place; to fake a cly, is to pick a pocket; etc., etc., etc.\" (p. 170). However, Hardy also records bit-faking \"coining base money\" and both Vaux and the earlier Lexicon Balatronicum (London, 1811, a revision of Francis Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1785) record fakement in the sense \"forgery.\" so the sense \"to simulate, counterfeit\" was perhaps part of its original meaning. Much earlier is the agent noun faker, defined as \"maker\" in a list of \"Canting Terms used by Beggars, Vagabonds, Cheaters, Cripples and Bedlams.\" in Randle Holme's The Academy of Armory (Chester, 1688) (a book about heraldry that includes a miscellany of information having nothing to do with heraldry). Along with faker Holme lists Ben-Fakers, \"Counterfeiters of Passes and Seals\" ( ben is defined as \"good\"). This expression occurs earlier as ben-feaker in Thomas Dekker's pamphlet on cant, O per se O. Or A new cryer of Lanthorne and candle-light (London, 1612): \"Of Ben-feakers of Jybes \u2026They who are Counterfeiters of Passeports, are called Ben-feakers , that is to say, Good-Makers.\" (It is possible that Holme simply copied his entries from Dekker.) The noun feaker/faker implies a corresponding verb feak/fake \"make,\" for which there appears to be no certain evidence. There is feague, fegue \"to beat, whip\" (earliest in the compound bumfeage ) and \"to wear out, bring about the ruin of,\" which are colloquial\u2014the second sense is only attested in Restoration drama\u2014but not argot, and which have a voiced velar consonant (aside from a single occurrence of a participle feakt ). A suggestion dating back to Nathan Bailey's An Universal Etymological English Dictionary (4th edition, 1728) is that this word is borrowed from Dutch vegen \"to sweep\"; compare also German fegen \"to wipe, clean, sweep.\" For further discussion see Anatoly Liberman, \"A fake etymology of the word fake,\" OUPblog, August 23, 2017.",
      "Noun (2)",
      "probably derivative of fake entry 5",
      "Verb (2)",
      "Middle English faken, of obscure origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1879, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (1)",
      "1829, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1819, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1627, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-093959"
  },
  "favous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": favose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101v\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin fav us honeycomb + English -ous"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094915"
  },
  "fardle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bundle",
      ": burden entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4rd\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095154"
  },
  "forecastle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the forward part of the upper deck of a ship",
      ": the crew's quarters usually in a ship's bow",
      ": the forward part of the upper deck of a ship",
      ": quarters for the crew in the forward part of a ship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dk-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccka-s\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u014dk-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-095830"
  },
  "fun-filled":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled with fun : very enjoyable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-100521"
  },
  "Fidelism":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": castroism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113d\u1d4al\u02cciz\u0259m",
      "f\u0113\u02c8del-",
      "fi\u02c8d-",
      "(\u02cc)f\u012b\u02c8del-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish fidelismo , from Fidel Castro + Spanish -ismo -ism"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101809"
  },
  "foredoom":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doom sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8d\u00fcm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "destine",
      "doom",
      "fate",
      "foreordain",
      "ordain",
      "predestine",
      "predetermine",
      "preordain"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "since the dawn of the ages he was foredoomed to become king one day"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1559, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-102531"
  },
  "farcist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a maker of farces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4rs\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103247"
  },
  "fast worker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is fast and usually smooth and shifty in his manner of gaining his personal ends (as profit, advantage, or sexual conquest)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-103734"
  },
  "ferrian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": containing ferric iron"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "ferri- + -an"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104659"
  },
  "Forbush's sparrow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sparrow ( Melospiza lincolnii gracilis ) of the Pacific coast closely related to the Lincoln's sparrow but browner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr\u02ccbu\u0307sh\u0259\u0307z-",
      "-b\u0259sh-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Edward H. Forbush \u20201929 American ornithologist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-104920"
  },
  "fortepianist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fortepiano player"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1976, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-105015"
  },
  "fairy bouquet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": toadflax sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-110726"
  },
  "fathomable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water",
      ": comprehension",
      ": probe",
      ": to take soundings",
      ": to measure by a sounding line",
      ": to penetrate and come to understand",
      ": a unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters) used chiefly in measuring the depth of water",
      ": to understand the reason for something",
      ": to measure the depth of water by means of a special line"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m",
      "\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "plumb",
      "sound"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The water here is five fathoms deep.",
      "Verb",
      "the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Musk\u2019s tumble only underscores the hard-to- fathom velocity of his ascent. \u2014 Devon Pendleton, Fortune , 6 Mar. 2021",
      "But in today\u2019s world of restrictions on size, quantity and season, releasing reef fish has become part of our new reality\u2014as are the challenges of ensuring postrelease survival for an animal pulled up from 20 fathoms . \u2014 Popular Science , 11 Feb. 2020",
      "That impulse, growing out of one pivotal song, eventually pointed the way to the fathoms of Ocean, the group\u2019s new album, their seventh, which debuts Friday. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
      "The lines were marked at two, three, five, seven, 10, 13, 15, 17 and 20 fathoms . \u2014 Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Oct. 2019",
      "The submarine is recorded in 1,805 fathoms of water, or 8,310 feet, and makes a test dive. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2019",
      "Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon - Nearshore (inside 40 fathoms ) opens May 7; Mondays to Wednesdays until 500 pounds are caught or Sept. 30. \u2014 Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com , 20 Apr. 2018",
      "Get ready to be terrified by the mysterious fathoms below! \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 27 Jan. 2018",
      "More than 200 years later, our low tide was at the same time Cook's high had been, and 4 fathoms \u2014 24 feet \u2014 was an understatement. \u2014 Erin Mckittrick, Alaska Dispatch News , 15 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the emotion was palpable from both sides: Goff would give anything to beat the Rams, and McVay and the Rams\u2019 front office could not fathom the embarrassment of losing to Goff. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "As with most leaders who are comfortably embedded in their roles at the top of their fields and become disconnected from the rank-and-file, many leaders enact a way of living that most of us cannot even fathom . \u2014 Anthony Silard, Fortune , 10 May 2022",
      "Democrats are still in shock about that, and can\u2019t fathom why so many Latinos are pro-recall. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Orban spoke to the broader political issue, in that left-wing politicians like Biden cannot fathom a nationalistic or conservative alternative ideology. \u2014 Fox News , 6 Aug. 2021",
      "But Orthodox Jews have a level of community and ritual practices so endlessly meaningful that people in the secular world simply cannot fathom it. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 14 July 2021",
      "The Biden administration often touts this progress as hard to fathom when the pandemic began. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 4 May 2022",
      "The way that society pressures young couples to get married but can\u2019t fathom two best friends making that same commitment never fails to baffle me. \u2014 April Lee, refinery29.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "One young executive worked at a movie channel that had 800 million viewers, a scale beyond what any of his Hollywood instructors could fathom . \u2014 Erich Schwartzel, The Atlantic , 8 Feb. 2022"
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      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English fadme , from Old English f\u00e6thm outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms; akin to Old Norse fathmr fathom, Latin pat\u0113re to be open, pandere to spread out, Greek petannynai"
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      "noun"
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      ": a sucking louse ( Linognathus pedalis ) on sheep congregating and feeding chiefly on the hairy skin immediately above the hooves"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-113747"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-114557"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120416"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120934"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a giddy girl"
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      "\u02c8fl\u0259r-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123307"
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      "Definition of flung past tense and past participle of fling"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123747"
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    "type":[
      "verb"
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      ": to renounce or turn away from entirely",
      ": to give up or leave entirely"
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      "f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k",
      "f\u022fr-",
      "f\u0259r-\u02c8s\u0101k"
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      "desert",
      "leave",
      "maroon",
      "quit",
      "strand"
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    "examples":[
      "forsaking most of our possessions, we evacuated just before the hurricane struck",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "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",
      "Unlike her husband Allen, who is willing to forsake his brothers to lead a more modern life in line with Brenda's upbringing, she's unabashedly attracted to his family name. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Like other immigrant groups that forsake tenements for suburbs, Greeks visit the old neighborhood propelled by an unquenchable taste for its old-country customs. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "But many of these films appear to be biased, lacking in nuance or based on shaky science, encouraging viewers to make radical changes to their diets \u2014 like give up sugar, go keto or forsake animal products \u2014 in order to achieve true health. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "When travel opportunities and open venues were lacking during the first wave of COVID-19, Diamond didn\u2019t forsake his music. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "While there are ways and room to improve, Kleiman does not want to forsake short-term success for long-term goals. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The Ravens boast the NFL\u2019s best defense against the run, which could cause McVay to forsake balance and focus on exploiting what is the league\u2019s worst defense against the pass. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "The willingness to forsake partisanship in the pursuit of moral truth: Here is a partial remedy for the political and cultural rifts that seem to threaten our democratic republic. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Old English forsacan , from for- + sacan to dispute; akin to Old English sacu action at law \u2014 more at sake"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-124324"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": female sense 1a(1)",
      ": characteristic of or appropriate or unique to women",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting the gender that ordinarily includes most words or grammatical forms referring to females",
      ": being an unstressed and usually additional final syllable after the final complete foot in a line of verse",
      ": having an unstressed final syllable",
      ": having the final chord occurring on a weak beat",
      ": a noun, pronoun, adjective, or inflectional form or class of the feminine gender",
      ": the feminine gender",
      ": the embodiment or conception of a timeless or idealized feminine nature",
      ": of the female sex",
      ": characteristic of or relating to women",
      ": female",
      ": characteristic of or appropriate or peculiar to women"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-m\u0259-n\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fe-m\u0259-n\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fem-\u0259-n\u0259n"
    ],
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      "female",
      "womanish",
      "womanlike",
      "womanly"
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      "unfeminine",
      "unwomanly"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "The book examines the subject from a feminine perspective.",
      "They've added some feminine touches to the decor.",
      "The feminine form of the Spanish adjective \u201clindo\u201d is \u201clinda.\u201d",
      "Noun",
      "The feminine of the Spanish adjective \u201clindo\u201d is \u201clinda.\u201d",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In the sophomore chapter, similar masculine-meets- feminine tailoring is utilized once more to combine Nadia\u2019s hardened edge and the softer elements bubbling beneath the surface in her quest to right family wrongs. \u2014 Emma Fraser, ELLE , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Samuel\u2019s first capsule is hyper- feminine and inspired by her personal style. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The company created a line of gender-neutral sanitary boxers to provide alternatives for women who have used only sanitary pads, as well as for those seeking less- feminine options for period underwear. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Her message resonated especially with many young Catholic women who felt trapped between retro feminine ideals and the press of secular feminism. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Many turned out in the brand\u2019s finest pieces; Tcherassi's bright colors and feminine silhouettes seem like they were made for Tortuga Bay\u2019s setting. \u2014 Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Many have been collapsing under the weight of a culture that sees caring for others not as a job in itself, but as a matter of default feminine obligation. \u2014 Megan Garber, The Atlantic , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Since then, the Hannah Montana alum has released three albums, founded the Happy Hippie Foundation, and is an investor in startups including FanMade and feminine products company Hers. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 1 Dec. 2021",
      "Campion, a director known for excavating feminine psychology, here seems most preoccupied with Rose as a catalyst for the shifting relationships among the men around her\u2014and, in particular, for the pas de deux between Peter and Phil. \u2014 Brandon Taylor, The New Yorker , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Could church leaders somehow sense the divine feminine reawakening? \u2014 Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone , 28 June 2022",
      "Take a spin in this feminine , floral belted dress and watch the compliments roll in. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Amid the mystery, there has been an explosion of Latter-day Saint works about the divine feminine , celebrating her in poetry, song and art. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "His appeal for wisdom was an appeal to the divine feminine . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Those bodies, especially those that differ from a feminine \u2014and, often, white\u2014ideal, have, for a long time, been castigated as too muscular, too masculine, too threatening. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a powerful study of the Virgin Mary \u2014 the textual fragments, icons, and relics that constructed our ideas of her and of the feminine , from the Gospels to today. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "In the past, there were cultural boundaries separating feminine and masculine jewelry. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "But each dress bears her unique combination of sweet without saccharine and feminine without fluff. \u2014 The Week , 26 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective and Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French feminin , from Latin femininus , from femina woman; akin to Old English delu nipple, Latin filius son, felix, fetus , & fecundus fruitful, felare to suck, Greek th\u0113l\u0113 nipple"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-125413"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a freehold estate"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French fraunc tenement , from Old French franc, fraunc free + tenement"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-131928"
  },
  "float boat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a shallow boat driven by an airplane engine and used on shallow waters and swamps especially in Florida"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132907"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": following",
      ": the capacity or willingness to follow a leader"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-l\u0259-w\u0259r-\u02ccship"
    ],
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      "audience",
      "cult",
      "following"
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    "examples":[
      "the televangelist has a substantial followership in the rural South",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Nigerian-American couple leveraged their massive online followership to build a physical business that has already begun thriving in just a month. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "Effective leaders create followership by connecting with heart and convincing with intellect. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "Inclusiveness has gained ground as criteria for acceptance, respect, support, and followership . \u2014 Ritu Anand, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "Great leaders inspire membership, not followership . \u2014 Dr. Richard Osibanjo, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
      "Social media is like: Look outside yourself for validation; look to likes and followership . \u2014 Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire , 22 June 2021",
      "In the context of followership , my own definition of reasoning is the reflective application of the right assumptions, rooted in historical context and enhanced by grace and understanding. \u2014 Thomas Bradley Cox, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
      "That\u2019s why credibility matters so much: If the U.S. is to re-establish leadership on climate change, its efforts are only as good as followership by the rest of the world. \u2014 David Victor, The Conversation , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "Barrett was interviewed by international media outlets and his Twitter followership swelled even more. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 18 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1867, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-133543"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a country-dance or dancing party held usually on a Saturday night in southern Louisiana"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6f\u0101\u02ccd\u014d\u02c8d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Louisiana French, from French (baby-talk) fais dodo! go to sleep!; probably from the fact that small children who attend the dances are expected to go to sleep during the festivities"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-134443"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an ax designed especially for cutting down trees"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-134611"
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  "feverweed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of several plants of the genus Eryngium (as E. aquaticum of the southern U.S. or E. campestre of Europe)",
      ": an American false foxglove ( Gerardia pedicularia )",
      ": a verbena ( Verbena stricta ) of the southwestern U.S."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-140033"
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      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "Arthur 1894\u20131979 American conductor"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113d-l\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-141046"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": follow rest"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-143758"
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      "noun"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145915"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mosaic"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French frisol\u00e9e, frisel\u00e9e , from feminine of frisel\u00e9 , past participle of friseler to curl, from friser"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-150752"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": any of various fungi (order Tremellales) having a gelatinous fruiting body (as Exidia glandulosa or E. albida )",
      ": fairies'-butter"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152114"
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      "noun"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152220"
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      "noun"
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      ": a dark gray that is darker than Oxford gray, Dover gray, or pelican"
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152804"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": material used to make something fireproof",
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccpr\u00fc-fi\u014b"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152946"
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      "noun"
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      ": hot money"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-154825"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": administration by functionaries : officialism"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b(k)sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u02ccriz\u0259m"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155907"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a sheet on a sailing ship when eased off (as when the wind is aft or abeam)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-155913"
  },
  "fairy cake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a very small cake that is baked in a pan shaped like a cup : cupcake"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160018"
  },
  "ferret":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal ( Mustela putorius furo ) that is descended from the European polecat",
      ": black-footed ferret",
      ": an active and persistent searcher",
      ": to hunt with ferrets",
      ": to search about",
      ": to hunt (animals, such as rabbits) with ferrets",
      ": to force out of hiding : flush",
      ": to find and bring to light by searching",
      ": harry , worry",
      ": a narrow cotton, silk, or wool tape",
      ": a domesticated animal with usually white or light brown or gray fur that originates from the European polecat",
      ": to find by eager searching"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8fer-\u0259t"
    ],
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      "ascertain",
      "descry",
      "detect",
      "determine",
      "dig out",
      "dig up",
      "discover",
      "dredge (up)",
      "find",
      "find out",
      "get",
      "hit (on ",
      "hunt (down ",
      "learn",
      "locate",
      "nose out",
      "root (out)",
      "rout (out)",
      "rummage",
      "run down",
      "scare up",
      "scout (up)",
      "track (down)",
      "turn up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "miss",
      "overlook",
      "pass over"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English furet, ferret , from Anglo-French firet, furet , from Vulgar Latin *furittus , literally, little thief, diminutive of Latin fur thief \u2014 more at furtive",
      "Noun (2)",
      "probably modification of Italian fioretti floss silk, from plural of fioretto , diminutive of fiore flower, from Latin flor-, flos \u2014 more at blow"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1649, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-160844"
  },
  "fistfight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually spontaneous fight with bare fists"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fist-\u02ccf\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A fistfight broke out in the stands.",
      "He often gets into fistfights .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The shooting began when a fistfight between three men turned into an exchange of gunfire about a block away from where Dukes-Hill and Whittington were, police said Thursday. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Three people were killed and 12 others were wounded after a fistfight ended in gunfire on the city\u2019s South Street around 11:30 p.m., officials said. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
      "Police say Isaac\u2019s daughter shot Rodgers while the two women were having a fistfight at the Jernigan Gardens apartment complex. \u2014 Crist\u00f3bal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "Wylie\u2019s friend and the 16-year-old allegedly squared off in a fistfight , which lasted only a few moments. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Several action set pieces are teased, including a sniper battle during a desert storm, a fistfight in a nightclub and a chase atop a moving train. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "In 1978, Murray and Chevy Chase, the SNL castmate he was hired to replace, got into a fistfight when Chase returned to the show as a guest host. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
      "At one point during a debate, Mandel and Gibbons nearly got into a fistfight . \u2014 Rachel Scott, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Humility, empathy, a willingness to admit mistakes \u2014 these are the things that stop Jobu Tubaki from destroying the multiverse, not a cosmic fistfight . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1603, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-161015"
  },
  "fintech":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": products and companies that employ newly developed digital and online technologies in the banking and financial services industries",
      ": a business that uses or creates such technologies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fin-\u02cctek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "short for financial technology"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1971, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-161625"
  },
  "flasker":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flutter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-162655"
  },
  "fixed accent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": word accent occurring regularly on a specified syllable of a word or on a syllable which is specified in terms of vowel length or consonant combinations in the word",
      ": word accent occurring on the same syllable in derivative and inflectional forms of a root or stem"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163303"
  },
  "forgetive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inventive , imaginative"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-j\u0259-tiv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from forge entry 2 + -tive (as in inventive )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163709"
  },
  "Friendswood":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in southeastern Texas southeast of Houston population 35,805"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fren(d)z-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-163833"
  },
  "flukeless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": free from flukes",
      ": lacking a fluke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-kl\u0259\u0307s",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective (1)",
      "fluke entry 1 + -less",
      "Adjective (2)",
      "fluke entry 2 + -less"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-164508"
  },
  "foretalk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": preface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165459"
  },
  "further education":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adult education"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Leave the money in the account to fund further education for the beneficiary\u2014or withdraw it and pay the resulting taxes and penalties. \u2014 Leonard Sloane, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
      "The family fully supports all plans for further education to help young people truly understand the history of the Holocaust and all other curriculum designed to teach and promote compassion towards all people. \u2014 cleveland , 25 May 2022",
      "Of course, currently employed professionals who are considering further education need to think long and hard about how more education would address their specific gaps and advance their career. \u2014 Mark C. Perna, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "All Women ambassador who has taken the lead in curating the stories, sees these lessons as a starting point for further education . \u2014 Christine Yu, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "Both programs pair students with dermatologists in the field and give them opportunities for research, clinical experience, and fellowships for further education . \u2014 Shivani Majmudar, SELF , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Newport Aquarium will cover tuition, fees, and the cost of books for employees who choose to pursue further education . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 23 June 2021",
      "For SMEs, the key might be partnerships with further education colleges, universities and bootcamps. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "For further education on the agricultural history of the area, visit Coachella Valley History Museum. \u2014 Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1937, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165647"
  },
  "female impersonator":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a male entertainer who plays the role of a woman (as in vaudeville)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-170645"
  },
  "fork":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging",
      ": a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment",
      ": a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches",
      ": confluence",
      ": one of the branches into which something forks",
      ": an attack by one chess piece (such as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously",
      ": to divide into two or more branches",
      ": to use or work with a fork",
      ": to turn into a fork",
      ": to give the form of a fork to",
      ": to attack (two chessmen) simultaneously",
      ": to raise, pitch, dig, or work with a fork",
      ": pay , contribute",
      ": an implement having a handle and two or more prongs for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging",
      ": a forked part or tool",
      ": the place where something divides or branches",
      ": one of the parts into which something divides or branches",
      ": to divide into branches",
      ": to pitch or lift with a fork",
      ": a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment \u2014 see tuning fork",
      ": the lower part of the human body where the legs diverge from the trunk usually including the legs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frk",
      "\u02c8f\u022frk",
      "\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "branch (out)",
      "diverge",
      "divide",
      "part",
      "separate",
      "spread"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "converge",
      "join"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a fork in the road",
      "the north fork of the river",
      "the front fork of a bicycle",
      "Verb",
      "The road forks to the north and south.",
      "They forked the hay into the loft.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "It can be cut easily with the side of a fork , and doesn't flake or fall apart as easily. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
      "The use of the fork came late there, and Europeans were used to eating with their hands, a spoon or a hunting knife, for which the right hand was employed. \u2014 Jacobina Martin, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Use the back of a fork to smash any large chunks into granita smithereens, then use the tines to fluff it up. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 2 June 2022",
      "Use the tines of a fork to crimp edges together to completely seal. Working in batches to avoid crowding, carefully drop stuffed pasta into large pot of boiling water. \u2014 Kitty Greenwald, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Receiving virtual currency as a result of a hard fork , or when a single cryptocurrency splits in two. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Press to seal, trim any ragged edges, and crimp edges with tines of fork . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The tornado lifted just across Lake Payne Road north of the fork with Shiloh Fire Tower Loop Road, the weather service said. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "And in some ways, their shadow boxing is offering the first sign of a fork in the road for the Republican Party. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Would the Rockets be willing to fork over Wood for two mid-tier selections in the first round? \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Buc-ee\u2019s is such a popular travel destination that the city of Luling and Caldwell County will likely fork over millions of dollars to increase the local footprint of the chain. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 3 June 2022",
      "Fort Lauderdale taxpayers might have to fork over an eye-popping chunk of change to cover the legal fees of five attorneys who spent seven years arguing that Fort Lauderdale\u2019s homeless feeding ban was unconstitutional. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
      "Platforms like Instagram and TikTok may be forced to fork over up to $25,000 per violation under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Do Kwon's plan to hard fork the Terra blockchain to revive the ecosystem from the recent crash of its algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD barely found any backing in a preliminary poll. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "People just don\u2019t want to fork over $120 a month for a mostly-useless cable TV package anymore. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 13 May 2022",
      "The online cake ecosystem is rich and growing, but from my experience, the full magic of these boundary-pushing confections can only happen offline, fork in hand. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
      "But don\u2019t assume that customers will fork over more cash. \u2014 Kyle Leighton, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English forke , from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English forca & Anglo-French furke , from Latin furca"
    ],
    "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":"20220701-171921"
  },
  "forecastle deck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a partial deck above the main deck at the bow of a ship over a forecastle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-172442"
  },
  "freeze-frame":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a frame of a motion-picture film that is repeated so as to give the illusion of a static picture",
      ": a static picture produced especially from a videodisc or videotape recording",
      ": something resembling a freeze-frame especially in unchanging quality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113z-\u02c8fr\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-172457"
  },
  "flat warehouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a one-story building or room used for storing bagged grain"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-173008"
  },
  "foreknowable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being or capable of being known in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u014d\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175226"
  },
  "fainness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": willingness , eagerness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101nn\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English faynnesse , from fayn fain + -nesse -ness"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175824"
  },
  "flatus vocis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mere name, word, or sound without a corresponding objective reality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u00e4t\u0259s\u02c8v\u014dk\u0259\u0307s",
      "-t\u0259\u02c8sw\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin, literally, breath of the voice"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-175921"
  },
  "friend with benefits":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a friend with whom one has casual sexual relations without commitments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1997, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-180023"
  },
  "feminie":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the world of women : womankind",
      ": a class of women : women"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fem\u0259n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English femenie, feminie , from Middle French, from Old French, from Latin femina + Old French -ie -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-181425"
  },
  "fell-field":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a treeless rock-strewn area that is above the timberline or in the frigid zones and that is dominated by low plants or by grasses and sedges"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182104"
  },
  "folder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that folds",
      ": a folded printed circular",
      ": a folded cover or large envelope for holding or filing loose papers",
      ": an organizational element of a computer operating system used to group files or other folders together",
      ": a folded cover or large envelope for loose papers",
      ": a folded printed sheet",
      ": a part of a computer operating system used to organize files"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dl-d\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u014dl-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "booklet",
      "brochure",
      "circular",
      "flyer",
      "flier",
      "leaflet",
      "pamphlet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a folder offering tips for heating one's home efficiently",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the meeting, a man stands in the back of the room holding a large gray file folder by the handle. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Once that\u2019s done, iOS will move the images to a Hidden folder under Utilities. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 7 June 2022",
      "In the novel\u2019s prologue, Andrew attends a lacrosse reception at the Thatch home and discovers a disturbing collection of crime scene photos in a manila folder . \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Another file has been added to Bam Adebayo\u2019s motivation folder . \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
      "If you\u2019re getting attacked via email, use filters to reroute harassing messages to a separate folder , Glaser suggests. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "If you\u2019re getting attacked via email, use email filters to reroute harassing messages to a separate folder , Glaser suggests. \u2014 Danielle Abril And Hannah Good, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "And bank on this: Sankey will never have to go hunting for that pesky folder . \u2014 Chase Goodbread, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
      "Many moms go home from the hospital with little more than a folder full of pamphlets; others rely on Facebook groups for even serious challenges. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-182658"
  },
  "Frescobaldi":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Girolamo 1583\u20131643 Italian composer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfre-sk\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4l-d\u0113",
      "-\u02c8b\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-183952"
  },
  "fall-sow":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to sow (seed or land) in autumn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-191029"
  },
  "flesh side":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flesh sense 7"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-192542"
  },
  "frottage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the technique of creating a design by rubbing (as with a pencil) over an object placed underneath the paper",
      ": a composition so made",
      ": the act of obtaining sexual stimulation by rubbing against a person or object",
      ": frotteurism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4zh",
      "fr\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4zh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from frotter to rub"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-193732"
  },
  "forging roll":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rolling mill that forges comparatively uniform shapes by rolls of variable radii around the circumference"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194005"
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    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": out from : out of"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194307"
  },
  "frizzen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the pivoted metal upright of the action of a flintlock against which the flint strikes upon firing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8friz\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of earlier frizzle , of unknown origin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-194914"
  },
  "fritz":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of disorder or disrepair"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frits"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "With her powers on the fritz , the Mind Flayer, who may have been defeated in the real world but still reigns in the Upside Down, is obviously plotting his comeback. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "In the meantime, emergency-room doctors at the hospital couldn\u2019t perform a key test, for a protein called troponin, to diagnose heart attacks, when the machine was on the fritz , people familiar with the matter said. \u2014 Christopher Weaver, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
      "The elevator has been on the fritz , and a second one has never been in service. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But even our metrics are, at this point, kind of on the fritz . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Too many aspects of ourselves crammed together has sent our brains on the fritz . \u2014 Zak Jason, Wired , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "The two times my microwave went on the fritz and eventually broke in the past two years sent me into a panic. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2021",
      "Some building-wide services went on the fritz , too. \u2014 Heather Vogell, ProPublica , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Absent their big Austrian security blanket, the Spurs\u2019 offense went on the fritz . \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 1 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1902, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-200844"
  },
  "fresco":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments",
      ": a painting executed in fresco"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fre-(\u02cc)sk\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And my fellow travelers remain with me like colorful characters in an unfaded fresco . \u2014 Nancy Nathan, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Yet one lap past the actual wares of the fair, where most brands marketed inviting, informal clothes, and these dutiful dandies appear as archaic as a crumbling fresco . \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "His son had even been asked by his principal to create a fresco at the entrance of the school. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "The nearly naked man encased in the large, mechanized sarcophagus is Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), who has willingly turned his body into a living, breathing, lightly bleeding fresco . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
      "Michelangelo was one of the most accomplished artists of the Italian renaissance, and is maybe best remembered for being the architect of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and for his fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, also at the Vatican. \u2014 Carlie Porterfield, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "Visitors enter through the atrium, a courtyard and reception area featuring a fresco of Narcissus, the young man who fell in love with his own reflection, and a statue of Priapus. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Today a Roman-style fresco by Italian artist Roberto Ruspoli decorates the lobby. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 May 2022",
      "The show\u2019s marquee attraction is a fresco of the myth of Leda and the swan. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, from fresco fresh, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-202446"
  },
  "forcible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": effected by force used against opposition or resistance",
      ": characterized by force, efficiency, or energy : powerful",
      ": got, made, or done by physical power",
      ": showing a lot of strength or energy",
      ": effected by force or threat of force used against opposition or resistance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u014dr-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-s\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the forcible removal of the rioters",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The San Bernardino County District Attorney\u2019s Office filed 10 felony charges against McGuire, including kidnapping, false imprisonment by violence, torture, mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon and forcible rape. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "Cohen said Jane Doe 2\u2019s account didn\u2019t even amount to a forcible rape, despite the charge, and, if allowed to be heard alongside the rape claims of Jane Does 1 and 3, could trigger improper bias. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "The second break-in was on the 4300 block of Western Avenue, where forcible entry to a home was made through a side door and several items of jewelry were taken. \u2014 Hank Beckman, chicagotribune.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "Officers found evidence of a forcible entry and learned that a suspect or suspects stole more than $1,700 worth of cigarettes, alcohol and consumable goods. \u2014 cleveland , 30 Dec. 2021",
      "Gomez, who was 43, had been arrested in February 2021 on suspicion of assault with intent to commit a felony and attempted forcible rape, court records show. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
      "Almost three years after he was hit with charges of forcible touching, Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded guilty. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Walker was found not guilty on one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The jury found Walker not guilty of one count of digital penetration and two counts of forcible rape. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-202909"
  },
  "friction board":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heavy compressed impregnated solid paperboard used for making pulleys usually by cutting into disks that are then compacted together coaxially"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-203310"
  },
  "foie gras":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the fatted liver of an animal and especially of a goose usually served as a p\u00e2t\u00e9"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fw\u00e4-\u02c8gr\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "France\u2019s southwestern foie gras region also faced a mass cull for a second year and Polish chicken farms suffered cases. \u2014 Megan Durisin, Jen Skerritt, Michael Hirtzer, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
      "Making foie gras requires a force-feeding process, which causes liver expansion similar to what wild ducks undergo before migration but on a greater scale. \u2014 Megan Keller, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "It was outlawed, with the Humane Society and other groups arguing that the process of making foie gras is cruelty to animals. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
      "Once talent gorged on Netflix money, like geese destined for foie gras , some became cranky. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Starters are salads, crab tostada, Hamachi, Ukrainian dumplings, foie gras , beef tartare and hummus. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Dani Rossini burger, made with Simmental beef and foie gras , at the Four Seasons rooftop restaurant, helmed by celebrated chef Dani Garcia. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Here, trendy diners feast on whole roast chicken stuffed with foie gras , before heading down to subterranean late-night hotspot, Common Decency, for live drag acts and digestif cocktails. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "There was also a creamy disc of foie gras torchon with caramelized mango and a delightfully spicy chutney that went very well with both an Alsatian Pinot Gris and a Chablis. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, fat liver"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1818, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204649"
  },
  "farsightedness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being farsighted : the ability to anticipate and plan for the future",
      ": a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects : hyperopia",
      ": the quality or state of being farsighted",
      ": hyperopia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02ccs\u012b-t\u0259d-n\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foresight",
      "foresightedness",
      "forethought",
      "prescience",
      "providence",
      "vision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "improvidence",
      "myopia",
      "shortsightedness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "thanks to our farsightedness , we had sufficient emergency supplies when the storm knocked out our power",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Another man with the condition required multiple eyeglass prescriptions, shifting even between nearsightedness and farsightedness in the span of a day. \u2014 Joe Didonato, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Colonel de Gaulle\u2019s farsightedness was greeted by the French military and successive governments with at the best indifference and at the worst hostility. \u2014 John R. Macarthur, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "Functional vision goes way beyond simple problems such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, instead relating to the way the eyes function together and send visual information to the brain for processing. \u2014 Melanie Savage, courant.com , 16 Aug. 2020",
      "The system will address everything from astigmatism, to farsightedness , and nearsightedness, according to Patently Apple, which first spotted the patents. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 12 July 2020",
      "These are simply garden-variety nearsightedness and farsightedness as well as astigmatism (distorted vision at all distances) and presbyopia, which is the loss of up-close focusing ability (hello, reading glasses!). \u2014 Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "Contact lenses can be worn to correct a variety of vision conditions, such as myopia, or nearsightedness; hyperopia, or farsightedness ; and astigmatism. \u2014 Tiffany Yannetta, Seventeen , 26 Oct. 2018",
      "Vann\u2019s stewardship as editor and publisher was characterized by crusading intensity tempered with a shrewd farsightedness about the newspaper\u2019s long-term prospects. \u2014 Gene Seymour, USA TODAY , 31 Jan. 2018",
      "Altitude was eminence, farsightedness , elevation\u2014power. \u2014 The Economist , 19 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204947"
  },
  "funnel cloud":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a funnel-shaped cloud that projects from the base of a thundercloud and that often precedes the formation of a tornado",
      ": tornado sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At least one funnel cloud was seen, according to the service. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "Stunning dashcam video footage of the New Hampshire tornado uploaded to YouTube shows the large funnel cloud spinning furiously near a travel lane. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "At least one funnel cloud has been spotted after a tornado warning was issued for Wheaton, Elmhurst and Lombard and other areas of north central Cook County, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
      "As the funnel cloud and debris spin around Leon, his red Chevrolet Silverado is flipped on its side, rotated around once, and then flipped back upright again \u2014 and Leon continues driving. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Urgent tornado warnings were issued for the city around 7:20 p.m., and video from NBC affiliate WDSU showed a dark funnel cloud moving through the area. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "At least one person was killed and several others were injured in Texas after a funnel cloud touched down in the Crockett area, the AP reports. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "One video posted on social media shows a large funnel cloud barreling toward people running for cover in a Walmart parking lot in Round Rock. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "If there is no ground contact, it's simply known as a funnel cloud . \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205234"
  },
  "fleshburn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brush with which to rub or cleanse the flesh of the body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205328"
  },
  "FAF":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "flyaway factory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205908"
  },
  "forby":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": past",
      ": near",
      ": besides",
      ": besides : in addition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8b\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Preposition",
      "Middle English forby , preposition & adverb, from fore- + by"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Preposition",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Adverb",
      "1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210212"
  },
  "full-blown":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fully mature",
      ": being at the height of bloom",
      ": full-fledged",
      ": possessing or exhibiting all the usual or necessary features or symptoms",
      ": fully developed : being in its most extreme or serious form : possessing or exhibiting the characteristic symptoms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307l-\u02c8bl\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adult",
      "full-fledged",
      "mature",
      "matured",
      "ripe",
      "ripened"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adolescent",
      "green",
      "immature",
      "juvenile",
      "unripe",
      "unripened",
      "young",
      "youngish",
      "youthful"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210325"
  },
  "fisetin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a yellow crystalline flavone pigment C 15 H 10 O 6 obtained from the wood of various trees or shrubs (as fustet or sumac)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259\u0307\u02c8zet\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German, from fiset- (in fisetholz , wood from a species of fustic) + -in"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210722"
  },
  "frottola":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a secular part-song of Italy of the 15th and 16th centuries that is largely homophonic and has the music repeated with each verse"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022ft\u1d4al\u0259",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4t-",
      ""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, from Old Italian, from frotta crowd, multitude, from Middle French flote , from Old French, from (assumed) Old Italian flotta , alteration of (assumed) flotto , from Latin fluctus action of flowing, flood, wave"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-213055"
  },
  "filius populi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filius nullius"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6f\u0113l\u0113\u0259\u02c8sp\u022fp\u0259\u02ccl\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, son of the people"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-214610"
  },
  "Flamborough":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an old English sword dance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam\u02ccb\u0259r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from Flamborough Head, promontory on east coast of Yorkshire, northern England"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-215620"
  },
  "flesh-colored":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the color of a person's skin",
      ": having a tan or beige color"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1611, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-221957"
  },
  "f\u00eate champ\u00eatre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an outdoor entertainment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0101t-\u02ccsh\u00e4\u207f(m)-\u02c8petr\u1d4a",
      "\u02ccfet-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, rural festival"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1774, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-224435"
  },
  "four-in-hand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a vehicle drawn by a team of four horses driven by one person",
      ": such a team of four horses",
      ": a necktie tied in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259n-\u02cchand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225127"
  },
  "foresight":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience",
      ": provident care : prudence",
      ": an act of looking forward",
      ": a view forward",
      ": the ability to see what will or might happen in the future",
      ": care for the future : prudence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foreknowledge",
      "prescience"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.",
      "His career choice shows a lack of foresight .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even so, crypto\u2019s burgeoning complications present challenging questions for any museum wanting to mint NFTs, said Elizabeth Merritt, vice president for strategic foresight at the American Alliance of Museums. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Software is where operational intelligence and foresight are derived. \u2014 Suresh Menon, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "China is a testament to her chutzpah and pioneering foresight . \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Jones reflectiveness about her life and work feels like foresight . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "What happened in the Atlanta area in the past year and a half seems to reflect a greater degree of planning and foresight . \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Rather than admit that Ruffini\u2019s premise is correct \u2014 U.S. strategy during the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022 did not prevent war \u2014 Biden wants to amend the record to grant himself foresight retroactively. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The perils of the hour require moral leadership and foresight of the highest order from heads of state, business leaders, and society at large. \u2014 Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The foresight part involved his three children, who are between the ages of 12 and 14. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225843"
  },
  "fertility":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being fertile",
      ": the birth rate of a population",
      ": the condition of being fertile",
      ": the quality or state of being fertile",
      ": the birth rate of a population"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02ccf\u0259r-\u02c8ti-l\u0259-t\u0113",
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8til-\u0259t-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She studied the effects of pollution on the fertility of the local fish population.",
      "The doctor ordered a test of his fertility .",
      "The area is known for its soil fertility .",
      "the fertility of his imagination",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This week, Netflix released the documentary Our Father, the story of Dr. Donald Cline, a man who used his own sperm to inseminate his patients at his Indianapolis fertility clinic. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 13 May 2022",
      "Cline opened a fertility clinic in Indiana in 1979 and secretly used his own sperm to impregnate women who visited him for artificial insemination, claiming the donations were from medical residents. \u2014 Ali Pantony, Glamour , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The Aysennes still have a breach of contract claim against the fertility clinic. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Menzies stars as a successful British businessman who runs the first fertility clinic in the U.S. and plans to conquer the industry while implementing the potential of A.I. in both treatment and technology. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The Cartellone family sued a Cincinnati fertility clinic, hospital and lab, according to the Columbus Dispatch. \u2014 Stephanie Warsmith, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Mike and Jeanine Harvey went to an Akron City Hospital fertility clinic in 1991 for help getting pregnant. \u2014 CBS News , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Gender confirmation surgery is a major procedure resulting in permanent fertility loss, not to be taken lightly. \u2014 Mailee Osten-tan, Longreads , 8 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s a buzz of fertility , like bees on a hive, linked through cellular multiplication and blood. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225920"
  },
  "flowing tracery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tracery characterized by waving or flame-shaped curves that is found in English architecture of the 14th century and in the French flamboyant"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-230219"
  },
  "Fritos":{
    "type":[
      "trademark"
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      "Definition of Fritos \u2014 used for corn chips"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113(\u02cc)t\u014dz",
      "-\u014ds"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-230846"
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  "fiercen":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become fierce or fiercer"
    ],
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      "\u02c8firs\u1d4an",
      "-i\u0259s-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-233011"
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      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
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      ": not costing or charging anything",
      ": having the legal and political rights of a citizen",
      ": enjoying civil and political liberty",
      ": enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination",
      ": enjoying personal freedom : not subject to the control or domination of another",
      ": not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being : choosing or capable of choosing for itself",
      ": determined by the choice of the actor or performer",
      ": made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously",
      ": relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome",
      ": not bound, confined, or detained by force",
      ": having no trade restrictions",
      ": not subject to government regulation",
      ": not subject to restriction or official control",
      ": having no obligations (as to work) or commitments",
      ": not taken up with commitments or obligations",
      ": having a scope not restricted by qualification",
      ": not obstructed, restricted, or impeded",
      ": not being used or occupied",
      ": not hampered or restricted in its normal operation",
      ": not fastened",
      ": not confined to a particular position or place",
      ": capable of moving or turning in any direction",
      ": performed without apparatus",
      ": done with artificial aids (such as pitons) used only for protection against falling and not for support",
      ": not parsimonious",
      ": outspoken",
      ": availing oneself of something without stint",
      ": frank , open",
      ": overly familiar or forward in action or attitude",
      ": licentious",
      ": not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else : separate",
      ": freestanding",
      ": chemically uncombined",
      ": not permanently attached but able to move about",
      ": capable of being used alone as a meaningful linguistic form",
      "\u2014 compare bound entry 1 sense 7",
      ": not literal or exact",
      ": not restricted by or conforming to conventional forms",
      ": favorable",
      ": not allowing slavery",
      ": open to all comers",
      ": without charge",
      ": in a free manner",
      ": without charge",
      ": with the wind more than six points from dead ahead",
      ": to cause to be free",
      ": to relieve or rid of what restrains, confines, restricts, or embarrasses",
      ": disentangle , clear",
      ": banish",
      ": given without charge",
      ": having liberty : not being a slave or prisoner",
      ": not controlled by a harsh ruler or laws",
      ": not physically held by something",
      ": not having or suffering from something unpleasant, unwanted, or painful",
      ": not held back by fear or uncertainty",
      ": not blocked",
      ": not required to be doing something",
      ": not used or occupied",
      ": not combined",
      ": to let go or set free",
      ": in a free manner : freely",
      ": without charge",
      ": relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome",
      ": not bound or confined by force",
      ": not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else",
      ": having the bare axon exposed in tissue",
      ": not chemically combined",
      ": not permanently attached but able to move about",
      ": having all living connections severed before removal to another site",
      ": having the legal and political rights of a citizen",
      ": enjoying civil and political liberty",
      ": enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination",
      ": not subject to the control or domination of another",
      ": made or done as a matter of choice and right : not compelled or restricted",
      ": relieved from or lacking a burden (as a lien or other encumbrance on title)",
      ": not bound, confined, or detained by force",
      ": having no trade restrictions",
      ": not subject to government regulation",
      ": not subject to restriction or official control",
      ": not costing or charging anything",
      ": without charge",
      ": to cause to be free",
      ": to relieve or rid of what constrains, confines, restricts, or burdens"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "autonomous",
      "freestanding",
      "independent",
      "self-governed",
      "self-governing",
      "self-ruling",
      "separate",
      "sovereign",
      "sovran"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "discharge",
      "disenthrall",
      "disenthral",
      "emancipate",
      "enfranchise",
      "enlarge",
      "liberate",
      "loose",
      "loosen",
      "manumit",
      "release",
      "spring",
      "unbind",
      "uncage",
      "unchain",
      "unfetter"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The free -flow of data in health care and the broader economy may also be used to directly discriminate against people based on their use of reproductive health services. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "No Time to Explain specifically is just a very powerful Pulse Rifle, allowing for full auto fire on the exotic without a mod, rewind rounds returning ammo and its little orb buddy for additional free damage. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "These laws perpetuated the myth of endless land free for the taking, and showed an inability or an unwillingness to observe changes in nature over the seasons and years. \u2014 Annie Proulx, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Sargent remains free on personal recognizance pending sentencing. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "In May, a Chipotle employee snapped a BeReal with a fork and a reusable promo code for a free entree available to the first hundred users. \u2014 Jess Eng, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "The crypto ecosystem is currently in free -fall, with high-profile companies either taking drastic steps to stave off catastrophe or simply collapsing altogether, while cryptocurrencies themselves plunge in value. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
      "The 10-second test requires the participant to stand on one leg, with the free leg resting on the back of the standing leg. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 June 2022",
      "Those boxes, though, were expensive and geared towards adults, prompting Coraggio-Sewell\u2019s plan to provide them free of cost. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 26 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Most notably, the two free -standing masts can tilt 70 degrees forward to reduce the air draft from 238 feet to 138.5 feet and enable the vessel to pass under most bridges. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
      "The street-facing restaurant offers Portuguese fare, while the free -standing bar features a variety of Portuguese wines. \u2014 Monica Mendal, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
      "Boulder, Utah Enjoy everything southern Utah has to offer in this off-grid cave that the host actually blasted from free -standing rock. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 17 June 2022",
      "One design is modeled after the Altes Museum\u2019s Berlin Kore \u2014 a free -standing statue from the Archaic period of a female figure wearing a pleated mantle \u2014 and has interlocking and subtly striped embroidered straps. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The screen also comes with a free -standing mount, tethers, yard stakes, and a handy, large storage bag. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "The Samsung also comes with a free -standing charging base that can be tucked into any corner for out-of-the-way storage. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "In 2010, lawmakers moved to expand the program to include more than 1,000 small, rural hospitals along with free -standing children\u2019s and cancer facilities. \u2014 Maureen Testoni, STAT , 13 June 2022",
      "The Chicago Department of Aviation is installing 11 free -standing lactation pods across O\u2019Hare and Midway airports, offering a private oasis for nursing mothers to use at no charge. \u2014 Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This technology augments the HR team, assisting employees with mundane tasks to free up time for more strategic communications. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The budget funds aggressive enforcement of scooters and adds new parking enforcement teams to help free up spots in key areas. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "Winkler said moving the $6 million to the ARP allocation would help free up more road paving funding in the city's budget. \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
      "How dare anyone wear sideburns or Afros \u2026 or expect the right to free agency or the equality of Title IX \u2026 or question why blacks are not quarterbacks or why Roberto Clemente is called Bob! \u2014 The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
      "As prices on goods and services continue to rise because of inflation, scaling back expenses isn't the only way to free up cash to cover essentials. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
      "In 2019, Cuyahoga County Council voted to raise the bed tax from 5.5% to 6.5% to free up money for improvements to Progressive Field and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, which are held in Cleveland every other year. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 5 June 2022",
      "Some of the changes that have freed up additional water supplies in the past, and could continue to free up water, go unnoticed by many people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Some companies, including Starbucks Corp. , in recent months suspended billion-dollar share-buyback programs to free up cash. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 23 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective, Adverb, and Verb",
      "Middle English, from Old English fr\u0113o ; akin to Old High German fr\u012b free, Welsh rhydd , Sanskrit priya own, dear"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
      "Adverb",
      "1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-233330"
  },
  "forenenst":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of forenenst variant of fornent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-234135"
  },
  "forenamed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": named previously : aforesaid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u0101md"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aforementioned",
      "aforesaid",
      "foregoing",
      "said"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the forenamed members of the commission have been asked to serve a second term"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-234825"
  },
  "Finchley":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "former municipal borough in Middlesex, southeastern England"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8finch-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-010256"
  },
  "fleshy sponge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sponge (class Demospongiae) lacking a definite skeleton"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-011114"
  },
  "fiorite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an opal occurring near hot springs in grayish or whitish incrustations that sometimes are fibrous and pearly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0113\u02c8\u014dr\u02cc\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Santa Fiora , Tuscany, Italy, its locality + English -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-011304"
  },
  "Fourier transform":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various functions (such as F(u) ) that under suitable conditions can be obtained from given functions (such as f(x) ) by multiplying by e iux and integrating over all values of x and that in scientific instrumentation describe the dependence of the average of a series of measurements (as of a spectrum) on a quantity of interest (such as brightness) especially of a very small magnitude"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-012211"
  },
  "facula":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of the bright regions of the sun's photosphere seen most easily near the sun's edge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa-ky\u0259-l\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of fac-, fax torch"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1706, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-014451"
  },
  "foregrip":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the portion of a fishing rod butt lying between the forward edge of the reel seat and the forward end of the butt"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + grip"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-020453"
  },
  "forest type":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": similarity of composition and development (as in two or more stands of trees) due to the impact of corresponding physical and biological factors",
      ": a forest association"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030325"
  },
  "fermenter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an organism that causes fermentation",
      ": an apparatus for carrying out fermentation",
      ": an organism that causes fermentation",
      ": an apparatus for carrying out fermentation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8men-t\u0259r",
      "(\u02cc)f\u0259r-\u02c8ment-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That meant dumping grains into the cooker by hand, manually pumping that mash into the fermenter , and far, far fewer computers for Downs to learn. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
      "Once the fermenter is filled, carbon dioxide is pumped into the tank to flush out any oxygen; creating an anaerobic environment. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The brewhouse, along with a seven-barrel fermenter , came from Logjam, a defunct microbrewery in central Wisconsin. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "To offset flavors associated with smoke damage, winemaker John Grochau tipped Hansen to dropping green oak chips into the fermenter . \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "Among their other jobs, staff will monitor meat production, mix feedstock (media) for the cells, and maintain the facility and its phenomenally expensive equipment; Block estimates that a 25-gallon fermenter could cost upward of $350,000. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Temperature control allows the distiller to reduce the temperature in the fermenter and lengthen the fermentation cycle. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
      "Wine geeks will surely flip out watching the Reel featuring the tricky transport of a concrete fermenter while everyone should be pleased to meet Chester, the vineyard dog. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "The bacteria are allowed to grow overnight and then moved into a large fermenter that contains up to 300 liters of a nutrient broth. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-030931"
  },
  "frightened":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeling fear : made to feel afraid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012b-t\u1d4and"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affrighted",
      "afraid",
      "aghast",
      "alarmed",
      "fearful",
      "horrified",
      "horror-struck",
      "hysterical",
      "hysteric",
      "scared",
      "scary",
      "shocked",
      "spooked",
      "terrified",
      "terrorized"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fearless",
      "unafraid"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from past participle of frighten"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-032117"
  },
  "forecastlehead":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the forward part of a forecastle (see forecastle sense 1b )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u02cched"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034451"
  },
  "fashionist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a maker, leader, specialist in, or follower of fashions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh(\u0259)n\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034611"
  },
  "flattery will get you nowhere":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of flattery will get you nowhere \u2014 used to say that praise or flattery will not persuade someone to do what is wanted \u2014 often used as a joking response to a flattering comment \"I'm quite ravenous a good majority of the time, and you cook really, really well. \u2026 \" \" Flattery will get you nowhere, \" I grinned, thrilled with the compliment. \u2014 Jennifer DeLucy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-034829"
  },
  "fluked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": infested with flukes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-kt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fluke entry 1 + -ed"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-042237"
  },
  "find out about":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become aware of (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-043717"
  },
  "foregone conclusion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination",
      ": an inevitable result : certainty",
      ": something felt to be sure to happen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccg\u022fn-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But while the end of this season was a foregone conclusion , did manage to surprise with a cameo that very few of us saw coming. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 23 June 2022",
      "Equally celebratory and reverential, the show took on greater significance given that the return of the seemingly unlikely pairing was never a foregone conclusion . \u2014 Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "If Cho\u2019s casting was a foregone conclusion , the most challenging role to fill was Will, the aloof and snobbish Darcy character who eventually reveals a wellspring of decency and repressed passion. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "In certain cases, the outcome may be a foregone conclusion . \u2014 Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online , 31 May 2022",
      "But success in achieving financial inclusion isn\u2019t a foregone conclusion for these telcos. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
      "Weyand disputed that DeWine\u2019s victory is a foregone conclusion , pointing to internal data showing the Wadsworth Republican with a narrow lead over DeWine. \u2014 Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The Hawks were officially eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday \u2014 a foregone conclusion long before then \u2014 and the team heads into Sunday\u2019s home game against the Dallas Stars riding a six-game losing streak. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "Returning to Indianapolis, however, wasn\u2019t a foregone conclusion for Rhodes. \u2014 Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-050048"
  },
  "folk dance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a dance that originates as ritual among and is characteristic of the common people of a country and that is transmitted from generation to generation with increasing secularization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "translation of German volkstanz"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-051837"
  },
  "fractional burial":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a burial in which only part (as the head) of a body is interred"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-052404"
  },
  "foliose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having a flat, thin, and usually lobed thallus attached to the substratum",
      "\u2014 compare crustose , fruticose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-l\u0113-\u02cc\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin foliosus leafy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1758, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053124"
  },
  "fain\u00e9antise":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": faineancy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0101n\u0101\u00e4\u207ft\u0113z"
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    "examples":[],
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      "French, from fain\u00e9ant"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-053347"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of faught Scottish variant of fight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022f\u1e35t"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060159"
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  "forward pass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pass (as in football) made in the direction of the opponent's goal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heisman the coach was a vanguard in shaping the sport, credited for the forward pass development, breaking the game into quarters and many other novel changes. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2021",
      "That also doesn\u2019t include a 30-yard pass from wide receiver Joe Walker to tight end Ryan O\u2019Malley for a touchdown, after Walker caught a forward pass from Patterson behind the line for the first double-pass in USFL history. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 21 May 2022",
      "This approach facilitated legalizing the forward pass and creating a sudden-death overtime. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
      "Shortly after, a dramatic rule change \u2014 the legalization of the forward pass \u2014 helped reduce violence. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "The Wolverines adapted well in the first year of the legal forward pass , beating Illinois, 28-9, to tie 3-0 Wisconsin and 2-0 Minnesota atop the conference. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Your father\u2019s high school coach, who believed the forward pass was invented by hippie subversives, may have approved of the punts, but all three were mistakes, according to the EdjSports model. \u2014 Mike Tanier, New York Times , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Much of it was letters and communications that helped change the sport of football, including information about incorporating the forward pass in the 1900s. \u2014 Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "The forward pass was still a decade from its debut. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 22 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1890, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-060709"
  },
  "forkable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fit to handle or transport with a fork"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-063438"
  },
  "Filipino":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a native of the Philippine Islands",
      ": a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines",
      ": the Tagalog-based official language of the Republic of the Philippines",
      ": a person born or living in the Philippines",
      ": the language of the Philippines"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfi-l\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
      "\u02ccfi-l\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-063701"
  },
  "funnel cake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small spiral-shaped cake fried in a skillet"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called because the dough is poured through a funnel"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-072215"
  },
  "frontage road":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a local street that parallels an expressway or through street and that provides access to property near the expressway"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "State crash data shows that 73.3 percent of all deadly pedestrian collisions on highways within Harris County between 2017 and 2021 occurred on the main lanes, while nearly 22 percent were on the frontage road . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 10 May 2022",
      "Drivers will be detoured to the frontage road , according to Emily Black, spokesperson for the Texas Department of Transportation, which is heading up the roadwork through a contractor. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 10 June 2022",
      "The factory will be served by a new four-lane frontage road and a four-lane entrance road. \u2014 J. Scott Trubey, ajc , 27 May 2022",
      "The man \u2014 in his 30s, who has not been identified \u2014 was driving a Dodge Ram west on the frontage road of Southeast Loop 410 near Villamain Road at about 5:30 a.m., San Antonio police said. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "The victim was with a group of people in a driveway on College Avenue, just west of College Grove Drive, about 10:15 p.m. when a dark-colored El Camino drove by and parked near a frontage road , police said. \u2014 Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The first phase of the 30 Crossing project has been expanded to include a ramp giving downtown motorists access to westbound Interstate 630 via the southbound Interstate 30 frontage road . \u2014 Noel Oman, Arkansas Online , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of North Pine Street and the Interstate 35 frontage road , records show. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Dec. 2021",
      "Traffic flows south on Interstate 45 behind a one way sign for the frontage road Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Houston. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 30 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1949, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-072508"
  },
  "free boring":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a milling of the rifling from a section of the bore of a firearm immediately forward of the chamber"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-072634"
  },
  "faff":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a fuss over nothing"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8faf"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074317"
  },
  "free run":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": wine consisting of juice that ran freely from the pomace after fermentation without being pressed out"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-075900"
  },
  "farer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": traveler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa(a)r\u0259(r)",
      "\u02c8fer-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English -farere (in weyfarere wayfarer), from faren to go + -er, -ere -er"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-080512"
  },
  "flasket":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long shallow basket",
      ": a small flask"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, a container, from (assumed) Old North French flasket small bottle (Old French flaschet ), diminutive of Old North French flaske bottle (Old French flasche ), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin flasca bottle (whence Medieval Latin flasca ), probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flasce, flaxe bottle, Old High German & Old Norse flaska"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-082133"
  },
  "flask-shaped":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling a typical flask in shape",
      ": necked and either globular or flattened in body"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-084705"
  },
  "find acceptance":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be accepted or approved of"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-084841"
  },
  "funny bone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the place at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve rests against a prominence of the humerus",
      ": a sense of humor",
      ": the place at the back of the elbow where the ulnar nerve rests against a prominence of the humerus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259n-\u0113-\u02cc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I hit my funny bone on the edge of the table.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If dad has an envelope-pushing sense of humor, tickle his funny bone with a collection of cartoons rejected by The New Yorker \u2014 because they were judged too dumb, too weird, or too dirty. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
      "The director located and utilized the funny bone of Terminator actor Schwarzenegger with 1988's Twins, 1990's Kindergarten Cop, and 1994's Junior while also crafting one of the all-time great political comedies with 1993's Dave. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Overall, this year's crop of Super Bowl ads aimed for the funny bone , with few somber or serious ads in the mix. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Budweiser is back, and while other brands may appeal to your funny bone , or your appetite, or your willingness to comprehend cryptocurrency, the beer giant is very earnestly taking on a far more somber and colossal task. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Bud Light commercials are known for their nod-and-wink humor, and this year\u2019s crop are expected to aim for the funny bone . \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Daniel played most of the first half, missing two series because of tingling in his right hand caused by a hit to his funny bone . \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 30 Aug. 2021",
      "There\u2019s something about the sight of a gaggle of FBI agents standing around looking at a painting like students at an art critique that tickles the funny bone \u2014 for me, anyway. \u2014 Sean T. Collins, Vulture , 17 June 2021",
      "Emma Stone's newest role in Cruella may not exactly be in the slapstick-comedy sphere, but the Oscar-winning actress has just proven that her funny bone is still fully intact. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 28 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the tingling felt when it is struck"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-085103"
  },
  "fledgling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young bird just fledged (see fledge sense 1 )",
      ": an immature or inexperienced person",
      ": one that is new",
      ": a young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flej-li\u014b",
      "\u02c8flej-li\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abecedarian",
      "apprentice",
      "babe",
      "beginner",
      "colt",
      "cub",
      "freshman",
      "greenhorn",
      "neophyte",
      "newbie",
      "newcomer",
      "novice",
      "novitiate",
      "punk",
      "recruit",
      "rook",
      "rookie",
      "tenderfoot",
      "tyro",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "old hand",
      "old-timer",
      "vet",
      "veteran"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a female bird feeding her fledglings",
      "at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The national groups had expected the fledgling union to be crushed, and a loss would set back efforts to organize Amazon. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Aly Young, an organizing director with the California Labor Federation, has seen what frequently comes in the wake of a fledgling Starbucks union drive in other parts of the country. \u2014 Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "In 1933, Mowbray co-founded the Screen Actors Guild, using his own savings to help fund the fledgling union. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "The company started out working with the food sector in Australia and New Zealand, but launched in the UK last year, and also has a fledgling operation in the US. \u2014 David Prosser, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "The challenging highways and byways around the company's Hethel factory have been used in the development of every one of its roadgoing cars since Colin Chapman moved his fledgling company there in 1966. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
      "She's become a bit of a mama bird herself since starting the Bonaire Wild Bird Rehab in 2018 after about 500 baby and fledgling flamingos were found wandering the streets over the course of only a few months. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
      "At their second meeting, those whom Amy brought together would name themselves Families for Safe Streets, positioning their fledgling organization against an epidemic that most Americans don\u2019t see. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 2 June 2022",
      "Her time at Facebook helped turn the company from a fledgling start-up to one of the most powerful in the tech industry, notes CNBC. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-091755"
  },
  "felicitate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made happy",
      ": to make happy",
      ": to consider happy or fortunate",
      ": to offer congratulations to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fi-\u02c8li-s\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "compliment",
      "congratulate",
      "hug"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the other pianists rushed to felicitate the winner of the piano competition"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Late Latin felicitatus , past participle of felicitare to make happy, from Latin felicitas"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1605, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-093202"
  },
  "fairies'-table":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the meadow mushroom or any of several similar fungi",
      ": a European marsh pennywort ( Hydrocotyle vulgaris )",
      ": the flat peltate leaf of the European marsh pennywort"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094213"
  },
  "Fj\u00e4ll":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Swedish breed of small white polled dairy cattle with red or black points and flecking on the sides"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0113\u02c8el",
      "\u02c8fyel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Swedish, literally, mountain, from Old Swedish fi\u00e6ll ; akin to Old Norse fjall mountain, fell"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-094503"
  },
  "foreganger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that goes before",
      ": a short rope grafted on a harpoon (as of a whaler) to which the longer line is attached",
      ": a length of rope or chain stouter than the rest of the cable and placed next to an anchor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dr\u02ccga\u014bg\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + ganger"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-095830"
  },
  "for\u00e7at":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a convict in France condemned to imprisonment with hard labor or formerly to the galleys"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022frs\u0227"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Italian forzato , from past participle of forzare to force, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fortiare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-101329"
  },
  "forest tent caterpillar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a moth ( Malacosoma disstria of the family Lasiocampidae) whose orange-marked larva is a tent caterpillar and a serious defoliator of deciduous trees"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-105530"
  },
  "Fon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a people of West Africa especially in the region of Abomey, Benin",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": the language of the Fon people that is closely related to or a dialect of Ewe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-110528"
  },
  "factable":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": coping entry 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak\u02cct\u0101b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "alteration of earlier fractable, fract table , from Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to break) + English table"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1849, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-111806"
  },
  "fumarole":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hole in a volcanic region from which hot gases and vapors issue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Hot Rocks fumarole , where the heat from the earth never allows snow to accumulate, is just climber\u2019s left. \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
      "One of the characteristics that makes Yellowstone National Park so famous is its many readily visible hydrothermal features, including hot springs, geysers, mudpots, fumaroles , and travertine terraces. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "In May 2014, Adams tumbled 1,000 feet and slid into one of the mountain\u2019s notorious vents, or fumaroles , that emit toxic gases. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Feb. 2020",
      "Its fumaroles are active enough that visitors wear gas masks to avoid breathing the acrid sulfur gas. \u2014 Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica , 9 Dec. 2019",
      "These wheezing, roaring fumaroles dyed much of the landscape a bright yellow. \u2014 Eva Sohlman, New York Times , 7 Oct. 2019",
      "The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles , openings through which hot gases emerge. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles , openings through which hot gases emerge. \u2014 Dan Joling, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Oct. 2019",
      "The center of the island supports a field of fumaroles , openings through which hot gases emerge. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian fumarola , from Italian dialect (Neapolitan), from Late Latin fumariolum vent, from Latin fumarium smoke chamber for aging wine, from fumus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1811, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-114134"
  },
  "fetch and carry":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do the kind of jobs that servants do for someone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-115902"
  },
  "freeboard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the distance between the waterline and the main deck or weather deck of a ship or between the level of the water and the upper edge of the side of a small boat",
      ": the height above the recorded high-water mark of a structure (such as a dam) associated with the water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccb\u022frd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Only a few small inches of freeboard lay between the water and the top of my gunwales. \u2014 Florence Williams, Outside Online , 1 Feb. 2022",
      "New Jersey and New York instituted two feet of freeboard after Superstorm Sandy. \u2014 Alex Harris, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "The Yamaha doesn't appear to have any flair up front to knock down spray, and at the bow the freeboard (the distance from the edge of the boat down to the deck) is minimal. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 11 July 2019",
      "The present system is overdesigned for those surges, with earthen levees and concrete structures containing as much as 3 feet of extra storage space, or freeboard , to account for subsidence and sea level rise over their 50-year design life. \u2014 Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com , 22 May 2018",
      "And maybe a 1-foot freeboard isn't high enough, Berginnis said. \u2014 Thom Patterson, CNN , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "Or consider Nashville, Tennessee, which has a freeboard of 4 feet. \u2014 Thom Patterson, CNN , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "Much of Houston has a 1-foot freeboard , Berginnis said. \u2014 Thom Patterson, CNN , 31 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1718, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121723"
  },
  "free rein":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unrestricted liberty of action or decision"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Parental controls like those Meta debuted are a good start, a sign that parents across the political spectrum are increasingly aware of the risks of giving kids free rein on the internet. \u2014 Jason Thacker, The Week , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "But some logistics experts say that cooperation between shipping companies has ended up reducing competition and concentrating market power, indirectly giving them more free rein to dictate prices and schedules. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration probe made public Monday is the latest sign that U.S. authorities are beginning to scrutinize driver-assistance technologies more closely after largely giving companies free rein . \u2014 Rebecca Elliott, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Giving influencers free rein is also what gives Zeus its viral magnetism. \u2014 Jason Parham, Wired , 9 July 2021",
      "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",
      "In his monthly column, Goodman enjoyed free rein to write on topics of his choosing \u2014 until his vaccine column raised red flags for Baim. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Company general director David Bennett gave the recitalists free rein to craft the concert programs, and Blythe\u2019s lineup was entirely aria- and art song-free. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "The money creation capability was allowed free rein to fuse with complex (capital markets, derivatives, and securitization) risk-taking activities. \u2014 Frank Van Gansbeke, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1640, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-121857"
  },
  "fuehrer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": leader sense 2",
      ": tyrant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fyu\u0307r-\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fir-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "caesar",
      "despot",
      "dictator",
      "oppressor",
      "pharaoh",
      "strongman",
      "tyrannizer",
      "tyrant"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "a nation that has suffered under the yoke of one f\u00fchrer after another, never knowing the freedoms of a democracy"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German ( der ) F\u00fchrer , literally, the leader (title assumed by Adolf Hitler), from Middle High German v\u00fcerer , from v\u00fceren to lead, bear, from Old High German fuoren to lead; akin to Old English faran to go \u2014 more at fare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1934, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-124055"
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  "friedcake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": doughnut , cruller"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u012bd-\u02cck\u0101k"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1836, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-134255"
  },
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    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": back out , cop out"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[
      "back down",
      "back off",
      "back out",
      "cop out",
      "renege"
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      "I can't believe you'd fink out on me and leave me to go to the party alone!"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1956, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-140123"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": of, relating to, or forming or serving as a base or foundation : fundamental"
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      "fau\u0307n-\u02c8d\u0101-shn\u0259l",
      "-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1657, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-141635"
  },
  "forcing cone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the portion of the boring of a shotgun in which the chamber diameter decreases to bore diameter and which in section is a truncated cone"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142054"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": panleukopenia",
      ": panleukopenia"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1942, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-142230"
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  "fame":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": public estimation : reputation",
      ": popular acclaim : renown",
      ": rumor",
      ": report , repute",
      ": to make famous",
      ": the fact or condition of being known or recognized by many people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101m",
      "\u02c8f\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "celebrity",
      "notoriety",
      "renown"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "anonymity",
      "oblivion",
      "obscureness",
      "obscurity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He died at the height of his fame .",
      "The book tells the story of her sudden rise to fame .",
      "He gained fame as an actor.",
      "She went to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "TikTok series, which played a major role in catapulting her to fame . \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
      "In an interview with Rolling Stone last July, Aespa spoke about their swift rise to fame and the myriad of influences that inspire their music \u2014 which includes everything from older Korean songs to jazz and Stevie Wonder to Blink-182 and Beyonc\u00e9. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
      "In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the multi-hyphenate talks about her rise to fame during the pandemic, pleasing people (but not being a people-pleaser) in comedy and telling a story, but this time with just her voice. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
      "Internet fame may be a drag, but as Marcel the Shell himself knows, celebrity certainly has its uses. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "This group of Asian American kids (Wendy, Alex, Emma, Jannie and Andrew) rose to fame pretending and playing in whimsical skits with various family members, distributed in six different languages. \u2014 Todd Longwell, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "The Step Up actress, 28, who rose to fame after starring in Cheaper by the Dozen in 2003, spoke about the difficulties of being a child star in a recent interview with Access Hollywood. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The documentary was filmed over three years beginning in 2019 and charts the model\u2019s rapid rise to fame . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "But fame , of course, was always only a sliver of the story. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Fox, who rose to fame playing Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties, became known for his role as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film franchise. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Bell, Walsh and Lang are three of the songwriters and producers in the stable of talent at Electric Feel Entertainment, a song factory that\u2019s rocketed to fame in recent years by crafting a string of hits for some of the biggest singers in the world. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Born in Houston, the 41-year-old singer rose to fame in the 1990s as one of the founding members of the iconic R&B group Destiny\u2019s Child. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 14 June 2022",
      "Combs is just the second recipient of the lifetime achievement award who rose to fame as a rapper. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "Before rising to fame in the late 1990s, Shakira was born in the Colombian city of Barranquilla to her father, William, and her mother, Nidia del Carmen Mebarak. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "The 32-year-old musician rose to fame in 2020 for his cover songs on TikTok amid lockdown in the U.K. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Michael Cera rose to fame playing slouching introverts. \u2014 Mariah Tauger, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "Sarah Cooper, the comedian who rose to fame with her satirical TikTok lip-sync videos of Donald Trump, was \u2014 unexpectedly \u2014 inspired by Dale Carnegie for her next project. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fama report, fame; akin to Latin fari to speak \u2014 more at ban entry 1"
    ],
    "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":"20220702-143001"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of forchette variant of fourchette:1 2"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-143858"
  },
  "faujasite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral (Na 2 ,Ca)Al 2 Si 4 O 12 .6H 2 O consisting of a colorless or white hydrous aluminosilicate of sodium and calcium (hardness 5, specific gravity 1.92)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dzh\u0259\u02ccs\u012bt",
      "-\u02ccz\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Barth\u00e9lemy Faujas de Saint-Fond \u20201819 French geologist + French -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-144706"
  },
  "Finland":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "country of northern Europe bordering on the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland and extending north of the Arctic Circle; a republic with its capital at Helsinki area 130,559 square miles (338,145 square kilometers), population 5,537,000"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fin-l\u0259nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-151045"
  },
  "frontless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": shameless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0259nt-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-152543"
  },
  "forespeaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that speaks for another",
      ": one that speaks first",
      "[ fore- + speaker ]"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English forspeker , from for entry 1 + speker speaker"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-153409"
  },
  "FORTRAN":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a computer programming language that resembles algebra in its notation and is widely used for scientific applications"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cctran"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "for mula tran slation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1954, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-154157"
  },
  "forespeak":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foretell , predict",
      ": to arrange for in advance"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8sp\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-161259"
  },
  "fatherly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or befitting a father",
      ": resembling a father (as in affection or care)",
      ": of or like a father"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-t\u035fh\u0259r-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He took a fatherly interest in the careers of younger writers.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "YouTube series and Bo Petterson's DadAdviceFromBo on TikTok, who provide fatherly advice, how-to instructions, moral support and dad jokes. \u2014 Faith Karimi, CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "His stepfather, Troy Rambo, who Tyrone Sanders credits, along with his grandfather, as being one of his fatherly roles, came into his life three years after his mother and biological father divorced. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Every year since then my fatherly pride has grown substantially watching my beautiful daughters grow. \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 18 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",
      "Luckily, the unexpected downtime has offered Watson a chance to catch up on some fatherly duties, such as building a playpen for his daughter's bunny. \u2014 Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "McGraw faced those fatherly feelings even early on in prep. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "The Mooch put a fatherly hand on Mr. Bankman-Fried\u2019s shoulder. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
      "Male chimps at West African sites have also been seen adopting the dependent young of a deceased or missing parent, a shouldering of fatherly duty at odds with newborn killings witnessed elsewhere. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-161426"
  },
  "foreshaft":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the forward portion of the shaft of an arrow to which the footing is joined and to which the head is attached"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + shaft"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-163400"
  },
  "flood stage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the stage at which a stream will overflow its banks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-164408"
  },
  "factotum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities",
      ": a general servant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fak-\u02c8t\u014d-t\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was the office factotum .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Pulling the curtain through the years is Atung (Glenn Obrero), a figure who exists somewhere between spectacle and narrator, authorial representative and stagehand, factotum and moral conscience. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "In early 1929, only a few months after the young Doheny family moved in, Ned and his friend and factotum , Hugh Plunkett, were both shot and killed in a guest bedroom. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "To woo Rosina, Almaviva hires Figaro, the town\u2019s factotum (a jack-of-all-trades) who is the doctor\u2019s barber and wig stylist. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Apr. 2021",
      "In a nutshell, this figure of speech fits Detroit Tigers reliever Buck Farmer, the factotum of the bullpen. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 20 Feb. 2021",
      "The longtime Clinton factotum Lanny Davis devoted a book to the argument. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "Kennedy was named for Eddie Moore, a longtime family factotum (and sometime procurer for Joe). \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2020",
      "In camp, Bundini was a factotum who did everything for his charge. \u2014 Gordon Marino, WSJ , 3 Sep. 2020",
      "On Friday Beijing\u2019s local factotum used the pandemic as an excuse to postpone elections for a year, and dissenters are being arrested or fired. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 2 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from the Latin phrase fac t\u014dtum \"do all!\", from fac (singular imperative of facere \"to make, do\" + t\u014dtum \"the whole, entirety,\" from neuter of t\u014dtus \"all, the whole of\") \u2014 more at fact , total entry 1",
      "Note: Perhaps originally short for dominus/domine factotum, magister factotum, and parallel expressions that mean approximately \"jack-of-all-trades,\" though evidence for the isolated collocation fac totum is nearly as early. Martin Luther uses fac totum in the non-personal sense \"that which does everything\" in his commentary on Galatians (1535): \"Est igitur fides fac totum (ut ita loquar) in operibus\" (\"It is faith, as I so speak, that is the do-all in works\")."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-165946"
  },
  "free safety":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a safety in football who has no particular receiver to cover in a man-to-man defense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Josh Proctor, the starting free safety who was lost for the season early last year, is still working his way back, as is Lathan Ransom. \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Safety Jevon Holland, the Dolphins\u2019 2021 second-round pick, was used in the dime package, playing behind Jason McCourty, the starting free safety . \u2014 Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "LeCounte also did\u2019t play much as a rookie, contributing in nine games and making one start at free safety against the Packers. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The starting free safety played three seasons for the Bengals from 1980-1982. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The Chargers\u2019 rookie free safety wasn\u2019t discouraged. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "The Belleville native played one snap at free safety against Northern Illinois after appearing in one game last season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "Playing at Michigan, Hill has spent time in one-on-one coverage, guarded tight ends and running backs, blitzed out of the slot and played over the top as a free safety . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "This means all defenders have man coverage with one free safety help over the top. \u2014 Lance Reisland, cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1958, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-171353"
  },
  "Fanti":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an African people of Ghana",
      ": a member of such people",
      ": a dialect of Akan spoken by the Fanti people",
      ": a literary language based on the Fanti dialect and used by the Fanti and related peoples"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-173028"
  },
  "finch falcon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": falconet sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-181659"
  },
  "for color":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in order to make something more colorful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-183734"
  },
  "fevertwig":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bittersweet sense 2b"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184120"
  },
  "froth pit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a minute depression in the surface of a coated paper caused by froth in the coating mixture used"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-190115"
  },
  "fledgeless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unfledged"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-jl\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-190722"
  },
  "flasque":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a heraldic bearing similar to a flanch but narrower"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flask",
      "-aa(\u0259)-",
      "-ai-",
      "-\u0227-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from French, cheek of a gun carriage"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-190940"
  },
  "fiendly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or befitting a fiend : fiendish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-dl\u0113",
      "-dli"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English feendly, fiendly , from Old English f\u0113ondlic, f\u012bendlic , from f\u0113ond, f\u012bend fiend + -lic -ly"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-194253"
  },
  "fondue fork":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long, slender usually 2-tined fork used in eating or cooking fondue"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-195848"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a usually small and packaged portion of merchandise distributed free especially as an introduction to potential customers"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-201448"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
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      ": preparation of a specimen (as of biological tissue) for electron microscopic examination by rapid freezing, fracturing along natural structural lines, and preparing a replica of the exposed structural details (as by simultaneous vapor deposition of carbon and platinum) \u2014 compare freeze-etching",
      ": the product of or replica prepared by freeze fracture",
      ": preparation of a specimen (as of tissue) for electron microscopic examination by freezing, fracturing along natural structural lines, and preparing a replica (as by simultaneous vapor deposition of carbon and platinum)"
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      "\u02c8fr\u0113z-\u02ccfrak-ch\u0259r",
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-201620"
  },
  "friend of the court":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": amicus curiae",
      ": amicus curiae"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1776, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-203321"
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  "fairy godmother":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a generous friend or benefactor"
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      "angel",
      "benefactor",
      "donator",
      "donor",
      "Maecenas",
      "patron",
      "sugar daddy"
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      "when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If Megan Fox is the Cinderella of the Tribeca Film Festival, her makeup artist Jenna Kristina is like her fairy godmother . \u2014 Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Big-voiced Anise Ritchie is regal as Marie, the town crackpot who transforms into Ella\u2019s fairy godmother . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "If Cannes had a fairy godmother , her name would be Caroline Scheufele. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
      "Porter, who played Cinderella's fairy godmother in the Camila Cabello Cinderella, looks splendidly magical here. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "Met Gala fairy godmother role, able to effect a lack of vanity in a ridiculous dress; the act of wearing something exuberant is transformed into a kind of sacrifice to the gods of fashion. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 May 2022",
      "Her style evolution has elevated from simple bodycon dresses to just the right amount of fashionably risky with guidance from street-style fairy godmother Maeve Reilly (call us, Maeve!) and MGK himself. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Alice gets her own plotline, a sweet little arc of professional ambition running up against romantic prospects, with Julia serving as a bit of a fairy godmother . \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "One is the fairy godmother of proper East Coast prep, the other is the Sphinx-like goddess of West Coast cool. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-204750"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": of, relating to, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival",
      ": a time of celebration marked by special observances",
      ": feast sense 2",
      ": an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus",
      ": gaiety , conviviality",
      ": a time or event of celebration",
      ": a program of cultural events or entertainment"
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      "\u02c8fe-st\u0259-v\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fe-st\u0259-v\u0259l"
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      "carnival",
      "celebration",
      "fest",
      "festivity",
      "fete",
      "f\u00eate",
      "fiesta",
      "gala",
      "jubilee"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Each year, a festival was held to celebrate the harvest.",
      "The town has a summer festival in the park.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Roughly 90% were vaccinated, according to a pre- festival survey, and those who weren\u2019t had to regularly visit one of 12 rapid COVID test swab spots on the Lido. \u2014 Nick Vivarelli, Variety , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "The American Tiny House Association will also host a pre- festival symposium from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, with local city, county and state officials expected to attend to discuss the future of movable tiny housing in California. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2021",
      "To McClean, this was an opportunity to create something that had never existed: a true R&B festival hand-crafted by one of its contemporary rising stars. \u2014 Sarah Grant, Billboard , 5 Nov. 2019",
      "Lauryn Hill\u2019s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal. \u2014 Billboard , 2 June 2018",
      "The jury president swept through the party while festival head Theirry Fremaux was spotted taking selfies. \u2014 Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
      "Lauryn Hill\u2019s only festival appearance) and the idiosyncratic synth-pop stylings of Blood Orange, whose only other fest is Osheaga, across the border in Montreal. \u2014 Billboard , 2 June 2018",
      "The jury president swept through the party while festival head Theirry Fremaux was spotted taking selfies. \u2014 Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 May 2018",
      "From 24 concerts reported to Billboard Boxscore for LCD Soundsystem since the beginning of 2016, the performances -- aside from festival appearances -- are averaging a gross of about $200,000 per show from primarily theater-sized venues. \u2014 Bob Allen, Billboard , 11 Jan. 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Either way, the festival 's move has not sat well with people in Kosovo. \u2014 Llazar Semini, ajc , 15 June 2022",
      "The evening\u2014which welcomed guests including Robert De Niro, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Christy Turlington Burns, Thelma Golden, and Andrew Garfield, among others\u2014celebrated the contributions of artists to the festival 's filmmakers. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 14 June 2022",
      "Vampire Weekend, the festival 's headliners, hopped onto stage about 15 minutes early in an effort to avoid the weather. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
      "All guests receive a whiskey tasting glass with the festival 's logo. \u2014 Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
      "The festival 's hours are 4 p.m. to midnight June 2, 3 p.m. to midnight June 3 and noon to midnight June 4. \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "On the second day of the festival, Top Gun: Maverick premiered at the Palais des Festivals et des Congr\u00e8s, earning Tom Cruise a Palme d\u2019Or\u2014the festival 's highest honor. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 May 2022",
      "In those early days, his performance drew fans to one of the festival 's smaller stages tucked away under the Interstate 64 overpass. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2022",
      "The Crimes of Our Future actress stepped out for the festival 's 75th anniversary screening of The Innocent, with a cool girl attitude her outfit perfectly matched. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin festivus festive"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-205009"
  },
  "fine and dandy":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fine and dandy informal \u2014 used to express agreement or approval That's just fine and dandy with me."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-213426"
  },
  "fig banana":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small plump tropical American banana having a flavor somewhat like a fig"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-221015"
  },
  "fr\u00e4ulein":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an unmarried German woman",
      ": a German governess"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u022fi-\u02ccl\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German, diminutive of Frau"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-221653"
  },
  "fersmite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral (Ca,Ce)(Cb,Ti) 2 (O,F) 6 consisting of an oxide and fluoride of calcium and columbium with cerium and titanium"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccm\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Russian fersmit , from A. E. Fersman + Russian -it -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-222613"
  },
  "flittern":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a young oak"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flit\u0259(r)n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-223554"
  },
  "fervor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": intensity of feeling or expression",
      ": intense heat",
      ": strong feeling or expression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0259r-v\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ardency",
      "ardor",
      "emotion",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fervency",
      "fervidness",
      "fire",
      "heat",
      "intenseness",
      "intensity",
      "passion",
      "passionateness",
      "vehemence",
      "violence",
      "warmth",
      "white heat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "impassiveness",
      "impassivity",
      "insensibility",
      "insensibleness",
      "insensitiveness",
      "insensitivity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In court filings, both prosecutors and Daughtry\u2019s defense attorney painted a picture of the lifelong southwest Georgia resident as a man caught up in the political fervor of the moment. \u2014 Chris Joyner, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "How is the party to keep up revolutionary fervor when its cadres are aging faster than new blood can be recruited? \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 19 May 2022",
      "Until now, Gooding had denied the charges, all misdemeanors, and the defense contended Gooding was unfairly tarnished in the fervor of the #MeToo era. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Over the course of the series' three seasons, Sarah Goldberg has brought a single-minded fervor and almost obsessive ambition to Sally, charting her rise from inexperienced actress to aspiring Hollywood power player. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
      "Still, the tale of Popovich\u2019s fervor and Meat Loaf\u2019s success remains one of the great stories in Cleveland music history. \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "However, shares have since crashed more than 45% and hit new record lows, as the retail fervor \u2014and bubbly crypto prices\u2014cooled off. \u2014 Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The slide has called into question Mullen\u2019s recruiting fervor and focus. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "The scene had all the fervor and tension of a sports match\u2014onlookers audibly gasping each time a set of teeth narrowly missed a swimming salmon. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 24 June 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English fervour , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French fervur , from Latin fervor , from ferv\u0113re \u2014 see fervent"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-230714"
  },
  "forthward":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014drthw\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Old English forthweard forward, continually, henceforth, from forth entry 1 + -weard -ward"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-000449"
  },
  "footlog":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a simple footbridge consisting often of a single log hewn flat on one side"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-001308"
  },
  "footmaker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a chair of glassworkers who gathers and blows glass and shapes it on a marver table"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-005731"
  },
  "flesh crow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": carrion crow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011222"
  },
  "flag captain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the commanding officer of a flagship"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011559"
  },
  "flip (out)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become crazy or very excited or angry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-014202"
  },
  "fairy-fringe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": purple-fringed orchid sense a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015144"
  },
  "float bowl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": float chamber"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-022841"
  },
  "fat pine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": kindling wood",
      ": any of several trees (as the longleaf pine) abounding in pitchy heartwood"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-023059"
  },
  "funeral director":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one whose profession is the management of funerals and who is usually an embalmer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "mortician",
      "undertaker"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the funeral director instructed the pallbearers on how to proceed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to Stone, the parlor had a place for casket storage, upstairs living quarters for the funeral director and their family and embalming rooms, among other things. \u2014 Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
      "Against that backdrop, Geoff Burke, a local funeral director , recalled weeks when his Lewistown funeral home would handle up to 17 deaths, many of them from COVID-19 \u2014 triple its average. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "Later that day, the Baltimore funeral director counseled the family of a 13-year-old who had died of covid-19, after weeks on a ventilator. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "The son of a funeral director and a senior home nurse (mother Petra), Lindholm was respectful of his elders. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Among the first was Jeremiah C. Gaffney, a Long Island funeral director who Close always called for advice on New York cases. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "According to his attorney, state law does not require a funeral director 's license to bury people. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Jan. 2022",
      "Mike Kuhn, a funeral director in Reading, Pennsylvania, says his three funeral homes have laid to rest hundreds of people who died of COVID-19, but many of the grieving families wanted all mention of COVID left off the death notices. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 8 Sep. 2021",
      "Hardin's attorney, Richard Kerger, said Thursday that a former funeral director named Robert Tate Jr. asked Hardin in 2017 to store the ashes of people whose families had not claimed them. \u2014 Fox News , 15 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173617"
  },
  "facsimilize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": facsimile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-173905"
  },
  "fashionista":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a designer, promoter, or follower of the latest fashions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfa-sh\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-st\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Always a fashionista , her storefront grew over time prompting her to launch in-person pop-up shops through Depop\u2019s IRL program. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 20 May 2022",
      "Even amongst all these fashionista 's, Gigi made sure to stand out herself, wearing a sheer white lace ensemble with a striking jacket that drifted all the way to the floor and sheer flared slacks that showed her white panties underneath. \u2014 ELLE , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The mini fashionista sweetly posed while wearing a matching Gucci dress and coat. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Bae, billionaire fashionista is disowned by her ultra-rich family, owing to a salacious scandal and for the first time in her life, has to fend for herself. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "During her tenure, Sarah Polk was quite the fashionista . \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Along with makeup, Rani has also proven to be quite the fashionista . \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 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",
      "Cardi B's daughter is a fashionista just like her mom. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fashion entry 1 + -ista (as in sandinista )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1993, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174937"
  },
  "floodwall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wall (as a levee) built to prevent inundation by high water"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175428"
  },
  "firebrat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wingless insect ( Thermobia domestica ) related to the silverfish and found in warm moist places"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccbrat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1891, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175721"
  },
  "Fathometer":{
    "type":[
      "trademark"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Fathometer \u2014 used for a sonic depth finder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fa-\u02c8t\u035fh\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fa-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175948"
  },
  "foreleech":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the luff of a fore-and-aft sail"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + leech (edge of a sail)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180332"
  },
  "flammable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capable of being easily ignited and of burning quickly",
      ": capable of being easily set on fire and of burning quickly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fla-m\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "\u02c8fla-m\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "burnable",
      "combustible",
      "combustive",
      "fiery",
      "ignitable",
      "ignitible",
      "inflammable",
      "touchy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "fireproof",
      "incombustible",
      "nonburnable",
      "noncombustible",
      "nonflammable",
      "noninflammable",
      "unburnable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "avoid wearing loose flammable clothing when using the blowtorch",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The homeless man, who is 75, was sleeping near the Trump Tower on early Wednesday morning when Joseph Guardia, 27, allegedly poured flammable liquid on him and ignited it, according to FOX 32 Chicago. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 29 May 2022",
      "He was also charged with a felony count of possession of a flammable liquid and one misdemeanor count each of brandishing a deadly weapon and hit and run with property damage. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Last month, a man walked into a New York City gay bar, Rash Bar, with a bottle of flammable liquid and set the venue on fire. \u2014 Matt Lavietes, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "According to the report, security footage obtained from Dearborn Fresh Supermarket shows a man pouring flammable liquid onto the side of the store and then setting it ablaze early on Sunday morning. \u2014 Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press , 8 May 2022",
      "Navarro-DePaz also said her son and daughter were assaulted in 2015 a couple of months after she herself was kidnapped, doused in a flammable liquid and set on fire. \u2014 Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News , 5 May 2022",
      "Detectives said Avery was one of two suspects found at the scene with a 1-year-old child who was covered in flammable liquid. \u2014 Garrett Phillips, Sun Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
      "The bottle thrown contained no flammable liquid, Kohlmetz said. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Molotov cocktails are often supplemented with thickeners designed to gel the gasoline or other flammable liquid. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin flammare to flame, set on fire, from flamma"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1813, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180616"
  },
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    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to standardize in the interests of efficiency and mass production",
      ": to organize and control (people or their work) as if on an assembly line",
      ": to deprive of individuality"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccd\u012bz"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Henry Ford + English -ize"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180851"
  },
  "fairies'-butter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a blue-green alga ( Nostoc commune ) forming gelatinous sheets or pellets"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181001"
  },
  "Fort Sumter National Monument":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "reservation in South Carolina at the entrance to Charleston Harbor containing the site of Fort Sumter, where the American Civil War began"
    ],
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      "\u02c8s\u0259m(p)-t\u0259r"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181310"
  },
  "Fossey":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Dian 1932\u20131985 American ethologist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022f-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182837"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to see (something, such as a development) beforehand",
      ": to see or know about beforehand",
      ": to be aware of the reasonable possibility of (as an occurrence or development) beforehand"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113",
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113"
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      "anticipate",
      "divine",
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      "foreknow",
      "prevision"
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      "We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.",
      "He foresees a day when all war will cease.",
      "She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Zandi doesn't foresee U.S. home prices falling nationally over the coming year. \u2014 Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, meanwhile, doesn't foresee market cataclysm once the bear market officially begins. \u2014 Nicole Goodkind, CNN , 20 May 2022",
      "But Tollner didn\u2019t foresee Kupp setting the NFL on fire with the Rams. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "But additional large hikes are expected to be announced at the Fed\u2019s next two meetings, in June and July, and economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of rate increases since 1989. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "That said, some scientists foresee COVID boosters for years to come. \u2014 Esther Landhuis, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his broken toe is improving and doesn't foresee having surgery. \u2014 Mike Hart, USA TODAY , 8 Dec. 2021",
      "Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, said the flash floods of Wednesday night resulted from not one storm but several small storms whose interactions with each other were hard to foresee . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Sep. 2021",
      "But foreign-affairs experts don\u2019t foresee any major policy shifts on China from Mr. Albanese. \u2014 Mike Cherney, WSJ , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182845"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent",
      ": inclination , tendency",
      ": a uniquely attractive quality : style",
      ": natural ability",
      ": style entry 1 sense 4"
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      "\u02c8fler",
      "\u02c8fler"
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      "aptitude",
      "bent",
      "endowment",
      "faculty",
      "genius",
      "gift",
      "head",
      "knack",
      "talent"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "a restaurant with a European flair",
      "a person with a flair for making friends quickly",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Leo has a way with words, a flair for language that endears him to Nancy, a retired high school teacher. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
      "An interlocking arch that represents unity gives her walker a sculptural flair , and the cording made out of water hyacinth connects both local artistry with sustainable materials. \u2014 Colleen Barry, ajc , 13 June 2022",
      "Bond used an analogy that shows her poet\u2019s flair for picking the right word hasn\u2019t diminished. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "Randall, a senior reporter at Reuters, combines his journalist\u2019s eye for details with a storyteller\u2019s flair for spectacle. \u2014 Steve Brusatte, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
      "Chef Matthew Kirk started Automat as a pop-up in 2016, showcasing a flair for creative breads and fried chicken sandwiches. \u2014 Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
      "Welcome a beautiful Lowcountry day with sparkling marina views on Shelter Cove while enjoying a breakfast of sweet and savory pastries with authentic French flair (plus American flavors) at Hilton Head Social Bakery. \u2014 Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure , 5 June 2022",
      "The Austrian composer Minkus, on the other hand, offers a utilitarian vehicle for unabashed, largely plotless dancing with a bit of Spanish flair slapped on. \u2014 Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
      "Built in 1902 with a distinct French flair for the Duke of Santo Mauro\u2014an influential politician and socialite\u2014the singular hotel also served as an embassy in its previous lives (the Swedish embassy presently stands right across the street). \u2014 Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, sense of smell, from Old French, odor, from flairier to give off an odor, from Late Latin flagrare , alteration of Latin fragrare"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183220"
  },
  "facelessness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking character or individuality : nondescript",
      ": not identified : anonymous",
      ": lacking a face"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beige",
      "characterless",
      "featureless",
      "indistinctive",
      "neutral",
      "noncommittal",
      "nondescript",
      "vanilla"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a decision made by faceless bureaucrats",
      "it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the time, Mr. Gilliam worked largely in a representational vein, depicting faceless , shadowy human figures on traditional stretched canvases. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Hanging on the walls here at the Norman Rockwell Museum is the artist\u2019s famous 1964 depiction of a 6-year-old Black school girl being escorted to class by four faceless federal marshals. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "This isn\u2019t some nameless, faceless tractor trailer. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "With Islam forbidding the direct portrayal of religious figures, Fatima is seen as a faceless character, shrouded by a black veil. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Conventional discourse treats the government as a faceless entity, whose decisions are abstracted away from the people who make them. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
      "Wlaschiha played Jaqen H'ghar, one of the faceless assassins, in Game of Thrones. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
      "Vague, terse descriptions rendered the artifacts as faceless as the mannequins on display. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 25 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"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "face entry 1 + -less"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183618"
  },
  "focus group":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For record labels, TikTok became the perfect tool not only to promote new music, but as a widespread focus group to test upcoming tracks. \u2014 Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone , 31 May 2022",
      "But, Shelton said, a focus group gave it such a forceful thumbs-down that his label kept it off his debut album. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Sarah Longwell, the founder of the Republican Accountability Project, which conducted the focus group last week, said that Mr. Trump\u2019s limited involvement could be playing a role in some voters\u2019 indecision. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "An anti-Trump Republican advocacy group recently organized a focus group of G.O.P voters in Georgia to get their take on perhaps the most competitive and consequential primary election in the state. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
      "In the fall of 2019, the KHSAA Board of Control approved a recommendation to appoint a sport-specific focus group to study the sanctioning of boys and girls lacrosse. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Creating a focus group of high-performing employees that also contribute can provide insight on what is vague, what is missing or what needs to be clarified. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
      "Elisa Beniero, who heads dubbing efforts at Netflix, said that after the company did a focus group on audio description in late 2020 that included people who are blind, the company\u2019s takeaway was that the feature should have less censorship. \u2014 Robbie Whelan, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Americans supplied him with something like a focus group for that premise. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183701"
  },
  "freebase":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to prepare or use freebase cocaine",
      ": to prepare or use (cocaine) as freebase",
      ": a purified solid form of cocaine (such as crack) that is obtained by treating the powdered hydrochloride of cocaine with an alkaloid base (such as sodium bicarbonate) and that can be smoked or heated to produce vapors for inhalation",
      ": a form derived from treatment of the hydrochloride of cocaine with ammonia or similar alkaloid solution followed by extraction with a solvent (such as ether)",
      ": to prepare or use freebase cocaine",
      ": to prepare or use (cocaine) as freebase",
      ": purified solid cocaine (as crack) in a form that is obtained by treating the powdered hydrochloride of cocaine with an alkaloid base (as sodium bicarbonate) and that can be smoked or heated to produce vapors for inhalation",
      ": cocaine derived from its hydrochloride by treatment with ammonia or a similar alkaloid solution followed by extraction with a solvent (as ether)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccb\u0101s",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02ccb\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Jack tells Spencer that Paul and Pat want to trade him for big man Bob McAdoo, triggering Spencer\u2019s own paranoia and leading him to freebase cocaine. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The maladjusted lothario also has many a dalliance with a particular strain of misogyny: the cutting and manipulative digs at past lovers that some of the rapper\u2019s fans rush to freebase . \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 6 July 2018",
      "She was taught to freebase cocaine in the late 1980s by her brother Michael. \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 30 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During recesses in the trial, Nash would go out to his car and smoke freebase . \u2014 Mike Sager, Rolling Stone , 17 Sep. 2021",
      "For much of the next 15 years, Crosby anesthetized himself with heroin and freebase cocaine, doing significant harm to both his musical relationships and his relationship to music. \u2014 Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com , 24 July 2019",
      "Big Tobacco discovered decades ago that freebase nicotine makes puffing on a cigar much harsher than inhaling cigarette smoke. \u2014 Rachel Becker, The Verge , 21 Nov. 2018",
      "Juul uses nicotine salts, which are more potent than the freebase nicotine in standard e-cigarettes. \u2014 The Economist , 24 May 2018",
      "In Juul, these nicotine salts are absorbed into the body at almost the same speed as nicotine in regular cigarettes, a speed that comes from the use of freebase nicotine. \u2014 Julia Belluz, Vox , 18 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1980, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184243"
  },
  "fault breccia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a rock composed of angular fragments that have resulted from movement along a fault : crush breccia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184631"
  },
  "faqir":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Muslim mendicant : dervish",
      ": an itinerant Hindu ascetic or wonder-worker",
      ": impostor",
      ": swindler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-184909"
  },
  "forest tea":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Philippine plant ( Ehretia microphylla ) used as a substitute for tea in the Philippines especially by resident Chinese"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185254"
  },
  "float bridge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a structure with tracks on an adjustable apron for transferring railroad cars to or from car floats at varying water levels"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185526"
  },
  "flash tube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gas discharge tube that produces very brief intense flashes of light and is used especially in photography"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190448"
  },
  "fjorded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cleft by fjords"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u022frd\u0259\u0307d",
      "-\u022f(\u0259)d\u0259\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190630"
  },
  "funkia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hosta"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259\u014b-k\u0113-\u0259",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307\u014b-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, genus name, from C. H. Funck \u20201839 German botanist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1826, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190733"
  },
  "froth insect":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": spittle insect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191217"
  },
  "fake book":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a book that contains the melody lines of popular copyrighted songs without accompanying harmonies and that is published without the permission of the copyright owners"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fake entry 3 (to improvise) + book"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-191801"
  },
  "fresh as a daisy":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": very fresh : not at all tired"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192440"
  },
  "fermentescible":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fermentable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6f\u0259rm\u0259n\u2027\u00a6tes\u0259b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fermentescible from Latin fermentesc ere to swell, rise, ferment (from Latin fermentum leaven, yeast + -escere , inchoative verb ending) + -ible; fermentiscible irregular from Latin fermentescere + English -ible"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192529"
  },
  "forethoughtful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of or having forethought"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccth\u022ft-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "farseeing",
      "farsighted",
      "forehanded",
      "foreseeing",
      "foresighted",
      "forward",
      "forward-looking",
      "prescient",
      "proactive",
      "provident",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "half-baked",
      "half-cocked",
      "improvident",
      "myopic",
      "shortsighted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "doctors encouraging people to be forethoughtful and get their flu shots in advance of the flu season"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1810, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193242"
  },
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of folden archaic past participle of fold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193333"
  },
  "funeral chapel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room in a funeral home used for funerals and often for the viewing of the deceased by mourners",
      ": a building containing a funeral chapel : funeral home"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193646"
  },
  "friction brake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brake operating by friction",
      ": an absorption dynamometer that absorbs energy by friction"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194228"
  },
  "foregain":{
    "type":[
      "preposition"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": opposite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English forgain (from for-, fore- fore- + again against) & forgaines , from for-, fore- + againes against"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194329"
  },
  "flesh-pressing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of greeting and shaking hands with people especially while campaigning for political office"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh-\u02ccpre-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1969, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194816"
  },
  "fulfillment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of fulfilling",
      ": the act or process of delivering a product (such as a publication) to a customer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil-m\u0259nt",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "achievement",
      "commission",
      "discharge",
      "enactment",
      "execution",
      "implementation",
      "performance",
      "perpetration",
      "prosecution",
      "pursuance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonfulfillment",
      "nonperformance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her",
      "he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Workers organizing for a union at Amazon\u2019s Bessemer fulfillment center received a standing ovation this morning before the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
      "Joey Desatnik started working at the CLE2 fulfillment center just southeast of Cleveland in August 2020 but didn\u2019t start trying to organize a union until the end of March. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "Human Research Program scientists have questioned if this feeling of fulfillment can be taken a step further. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "Most of us are aware that the absence of social interaction that accompanied the pandemic eroded our health, productivity and sense of fulfillment . \u2014 Vince Molinaro, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Amos, who spent the 2020 season as a graduate transfer at Arkansas State, found a sense of fulfillment in waiting his turn at Alabama. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "But which aspects of our jobs are most likely to provide a sense of fulfillment ? \u2014 Heather Landy, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
      "Finally, there are many ways to use anxiety to create a deeper sense of personal fulfillment . \u2014 Tracy Dennis-tiwary, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
      "Young Latter-day Saints were among the least likely, however, at 36%, to say that spending time with family provides a great deal of fulfillment in their lives. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-195844"
  },
  "fidepromission":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contract of guaranty or suretyship under Roman law by stipulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u012bd\u0113pr\u014d\u02c8mish\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin fidepromission-, fidepromissio , from fidepromissus (past participle of fidepromittere to give surety, from Latin fide \u2014ablative of fides faith, trust\u2014+ promittere to promise) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200352"
  },
  "fragility":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": easily broken or destroyed",
      ": constitutionally (see constitutionally sense 1a ) delicate : lacking in vigor",
      ": tenuous , slight",
      ": easily broken or hurt : delicate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fra-j\u0259l",
      "-\u02ccj\u012b(-\u0259)l",
      "\u02c8fra-j\u0259l"
    ],
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      "breakable",
      "delicate",
      "frail",
      "frangible"
    ],
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      "infrangible",
      "nonbreakable",
      "strong",
      "sturdy",
      "tough",
      "unbreakable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Her health has always been very fragile .",
      "an artist with a fragile ego",
      "He is in an emotionally fragile state.",
      "The two countries have formed a fragile coalition.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Such small numbers are a stark reminder of how fragile the burgeoning population is and how valuable each additional pack member can be. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
      "The baby formula market in the U.S. is dominated by just three companies, and the Abbott plant shutdown exposed how fragile manufacturing really is. \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "The pandemic has shown us how fragile our supply chain is and our vulnerabilities. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
      "What else, indeed, can the subjects of increasingly fragile liberal democracy do against such enormous tides? \u2014 Krithika Varagur, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "An escalation could take the form of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure or political subversion to undermine the country\u2019s fragile democracy. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Large economic disparities within the bloc mean that fragile and highly indebted southern European economies such as Italy and Spain bear the brunt of higher borrowing costs. \u2014 Tom Fairless, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
      "With this drama, the actress again demonstrates her ability to portray a character that is at once fragile and also chillingly, casually cruel. \u2014 Joan Macdonald, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Men is indeed an anxious, even misanthropic film, rapturous in its vision of solitude and quick to remind the viewer of how fragile and fleeting that solitude can be. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fragile, borrowed from Latin fragilis, from frag-, variant stem of frangere \"to break, shatter\" + -ilis \"subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)\" (alteration of -ibilis -ible , originally by haplology after verb stems ending in a labial consonant) \u2014 more at break entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200358"
  },
  "foot valve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a check valve at the lower end of a suction pipe (as in a well)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200421"
  },
  "featureless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person",
      ": physical beauty",
      ": the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts",
      ": a part of the face : lineament",
      ": a prominent part or characteristic",
      ": any of the properties (such as voice or gender) that are characteristic of a grammatical element (such as a phoneme or morpheme)",
      ": one that is distinctive",
      ": a special attraction: such as",
      ": a featured motion picture",
      ": a featured article, story, or department in a newspaper or magazine",
      ": something offered to the public or advertised as particularly attractive",
      ": to resemble in features",
      ": to picture or portray in the mind : imagine",
      ": to give special prominence to",
      ": to have as a characteristic or feature",
      ": to play an important part",
      ": a part (as the nose or the mouth) of the face",
      ": something especially noticeable",
      ": movie sense 1",
      ": a special story in a newspaper or magazine",
      ": to have as a characteristic",
      ": to give special prominence to",
      ": to play an important part",
      ": the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person",
      ": the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts",
      ": a part of the face"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-ch\u0259r"
    ],
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      "affection",
      "attribute",
      "attribution",
      "character",
      "characteristic",
      "criterion",
      "diagnostic",
      "differentia",
      "fingerprint",
      "hallmark",
      "mark",
      "marker",
      "note",
      "particularity",
      "peculiarity",
      "point",
      "property",
      "quality",
      "specific",
      "stamp",
      "touch",
      "trait"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "accent",
      "accentuate",
      "emphasize",
      "foreground",
      "highlight",
      "illuminate",
      "play up",
      "point (up)",
      "press",
      "punctuate",
      "stress"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In addition to securing Elvis\u2019 RCA deal, Parker negotiated his feature films, his Vegas residency and his Aloha From Hawaii special. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
      "Rosebud Films is developing multiple feature films projects, one of which is a psychological period piece focusing on the occult. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
      "The vast majority of Netflix movies on this list, in spite of the streamer\u2019s best efforts to crank out hit original feature films, are actually third-party, non-Netflix titles. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 15 June 2022",
      "In the meantime, Netflix is streaming some of Hwang's South Korean feature films, including Silenced and Miss Granny, as well as Lee Jung-jae vehicle Svaha: The Sixth Finger. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "The four feature films that win their respective categories \u2014 Hoosier Lens, American Spectrum, World Cinema and Documentary \u2014 will advance to grand jury deliberation, where a sole winner will be selected. \u2014 Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "As the same implies, this Nebula projector is meant to move around, thanks to its onboard rechargeable battery that delivers three hours of power on a single charge, plenty of juice for most feature films. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 June 2022",
      "Everyone knows about the impact the pandemic had on feature films and theatrical releases. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
      "Klein directed three feature films and 27 documentaries, and the second floor of the exhibition is largely given over to the moving image. \u2014 Vogue , 2 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Another proposal that has gained steam in recent days and is expected to feature at the summit is a price cap on Russian oil, allowing European countries to import it, but only at an artificially low price. \u2014 Jim Tankersley, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
      "The site is expected to feature historical and art exhibits, as well as events and lecture series, hosted by LGBTQ creators and figures. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 24 June 2022",
      "In addition, the Heat also are expected to feature Jovic, Mulder, Smart, midseason addition Haywood Highsmith and center Omer Yurtseven on their summer roster. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
      "For fans looking for drag performances, the festival is scheduled to feature celebrated performers like Monet X Change and Chicago\u2019s beloved Shea Coulee. \u2014 Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "Saturday and Sunday are expected to feature highs in the lower 90s across most valley areas. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
      "The American and National league lineups are sure to feature some of baseball\u2019s top earners, including Mike Trout, Max Scherzer and Gerrit Cole. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "The designs were created by nail artist Eri Ishizu with one goal in mind: to feature the colors that represent pan-African pride and culture. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 21 June 2022",
      "Phase 4 was going to be the first MCU phase to feature multiple TV shows on Disney\u2019s brand new streaming service. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun and Verb",
      "Middle English feture , from Anglo-French, from Latin factura act of making, from factus , past participle of facere to make \u2014 more at do"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1755, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200522"
  },
  "fumarine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": protopine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcm\u0259\u02ccr\u0113n",
      "-r\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably from French, from New Latin Fumaria + French -ine"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-200827"
  },
  "focusing cloth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an opaque dark cloth used to cover the rear of the camera and the head and shoulders of the photographer in order to exclude most of the light except that coming through the lens"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-201158"
  },
  "fiddle around":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to spend time in activity that does not have a real purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202622"
  },
  "facty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": filled with facts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fakt\u0113",
      "-ti"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1871, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202945"
  },
  "firebote":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the right of a tenant to take from the land occupied by him a reasonable amount of wood for maintaining fires in his house and in the houses of his servants",
      ": the wood or fuel used for this purpose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English firbote , from fir, fire + bote boot (profit)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203224"
  },
  "Flammarion":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "(Nicolas-) Camille 1842\u20131925 French astronomer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u0259-\u02ccma-r\u0113-\u02c8\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203231"
  },
  "fog room":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a room for the curing of concrete into which water is sprayed in a fine mist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203449"
  },
  "foreknowledge":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8n\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anticipate",
      "divine",
      "forefeel",
      "foresee",
      "prevision"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204111"
  },
  "fashionless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without a definite shape : shapeless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-sh\u0259nl\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204223"
  },
  "fantasist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who creates fantasias or fantasies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan-t\u0259-sist",
      "-zist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For Vogue, then led by the fantasist editor Diana Vreeland, Manzoni transformed models into otherworldly creatures, adorned by zebra stripes or glittering with rhinestones. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "In that bruising character study pitting self-delusion against political idealism, Hurt and Ra\u00fal Juli\u00e1 played reluctant cellmates in a Brazilian prison, the former a gay fantasist , the latter a hardline leftist revolutionary. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The movie turns the poet\u2014a wild fantasist and a beguiler\u2014into a stick figure of goodness. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The vampire series, of course, would go on to become something less personal and more fantasist , as well as more intellectually vigorous, which is what occasioned my visit to New Orleans. \u2014 Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Millions voted for the autocrat-envious man in the carnival mirror, the fantasist and his enablers who through indifference and venality sent so many of them to hospital emergency rooms. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Millions voted for the autocrat-envious man in the carnival mirror, the fantasist and his enablers who through indifference and venality sent so many of them to hospital emergency rooms. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Citigroup said an enigmatic money manager who accused the bank of owing him $11.6 billion is a fantasist and a fraud. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "Millions voted for the autocrat-envious man in the carnival mirror, the fantasist and his enablers who through indifference and venality sent so many of them to hospital emergency rooms. \u2014 Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books , 25 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fantasy entry 1 + -ist entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205314"
  },
  "Friend of God":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a clerical or lay mystic of a 14th century Rhenish and Swiss movement that sought holiness not in ceremonies and creeds but in a direct personal relationship with God"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "translation of German gottes freund"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205340"
  },
  "fall together":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become identical : become leveled"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-205454"
  },
  "Fat Tuesday":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": mardi gras sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1866, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210158"
  },
  "focusing coil":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a coil that focuses an electron beam (as in a cathode-ray tube) by means of a magnetic field"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210351"
  },
  "flip open":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to open or to cause (something) to open with a quick movement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210451"
  },
  "fiduciary relation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the relation that is declared by a court to exist between parties to a transaction when the court desires to hold the offending party responsible to prevent unjust enrichment as though he were in fact a trustee for the other",
      ": the relation existing when one person justifiably reposes confidence, faith, and reliance in another whose aid, advice, or protection is sought in some matter : the relation existing when good conscience requires one to act at all times for the sole benefit and interests of another with loyalty to those interests : the relation by law existing between certain classes of persons (as confidential advisor and the one advised; executors or administrators and legatees or heirs; conservators and wards, trustees, or beneficiaries; partners, joint adventurers, corporate directors or officers and stockholders; majority and minority stockholders; factors, agents, or brokers and principals; attorneys and clients; promoters and stock subscribers; mutual savings banks or investment corporations and their depositors or investors; receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, or assignees in insolvency and creditors)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210833"
  },
  "fire-tube boiler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a boiler in which water surrounds the tubes through which hot gases pass from the furnace to the stack"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210952"
  },
  "fritillary":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fritillaria",
      ": any of numerous nymphalid butterflies ( Argynnis, Speyeria , and related genera) that usually are orange with black spots on the upper side of both wings and silver spotted on the underside of the hind wing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-t\u0259-\u02ccler-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Regal fritillary butterflies, which subsist on violets and stick to prairie habitats, are disappearing. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Gulf fritillary butterflies are orange like monarchs and queens. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 4 June 2021",
      "The fritillary is similar and as striking as the monarch, which will arrive by the thousands to Crow-Hassan at the end of August to feed on the spiky blazing stars \u2014 also intentionally planted for them. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 31 July 2020",
      "Specifically, BBC News mentions that the openings created by bison could allow plants such as cow wheat to grow, adding that a rare butterfly called the heath fritillary depends on the plant. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 July 2020",
      "Andrew Fusek Peters spent two hours in the Shropshire hills to capture the images, one of which shows the exact moment a fritillary leaves a thistle at the Brook Vessons nature reserve. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2020",
      "Gulf fritillaries do their breeding on passion vine. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 21 May 2020",
      "Some caterpillars such as the Gulf fritillary should be encouraged. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
      "Silvery Persian fritillaries dangle their bell shapes over others. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star , 27 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin fritillaria"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212559"
  },
  "fauces":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx between the soft palate and the base of the tongue",
      ": the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022f-\u02ccs\u0113z",
      "\u02c8f\u022f-\u02ccs\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin, plural, throat, fauces"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084628"
  },
  "free reed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a reed in a musical instrument (such as a harmonica) that vibrates in an air opening just large enough to allow the reed to move freely \u2014 compare beating reed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084648"
  },
  "fortuitism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the doctrine or belief that evolutionary adaptations and progress are chance results rather than determined consequences of natural law or the outcome of teleology \u2014 compare tychism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022f(r)\u02c8t\u00fc\u0259\u02cctiz\u0259m",
      "f\u0259(r)-",
      "-)\u2027\u02c8ty\u00fc-"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084807"
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      "noun"
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      "\u02c8fe-st\u0259-v\u0259l-\u02ccg\u014d-\u0259r"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Organizers also intentionally reduced the number of films by more than 25 percent to make the program more manageable for the average festivalgoer . \u2014 cleveland , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "One longtime festivalgoer who was in attendance on Wednesday is looking forward to it all and wants to spread the word. \u2014 cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "In a filing made December 6, according to Scott\u2019s team and obtained by Vulture, the rapper made a general denial to claims in a case brought by a festivalgoer named Jessie Garcia. \u2014 Justin Curto, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "When a festivalgoer is fatally stabbed in the neck with a letter opener, the sleuthing \u2014 and delightful banter \u2014 begin. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "Five Georgia officers have been indicted on murder charges in the asphyxiation death of a festivalgoer near Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2019, prosecutors said Friday. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Nov. 2021"
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      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085130"
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      "noun"
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      ": a state of excitement or great tension"
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      "perhaps blend of fantastic and fatigue"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085450"
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      "adjective"
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      ": lacking forethought"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085502"
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      "plural noun"
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      ": folks"
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      "\u02c8f\u014dks"
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    "antonyms":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "respelling of folks, with -x after mx. , latinx"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1997, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085741"
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      "noun"
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      ": a corpse candle supposed to pass between the home and the grave of the beholder"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps from fetch entry 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085952"
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      "noun"
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      ": flatwork"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090042"
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "commune in northeastern Switzerland; capital of Thurgau canton population 19,538"
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      "\u02c8frau\u0307(-\u0259)n-\u02ccfelt"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074608"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an electric switch operated by pressure of the foot"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-074839"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "island (atoll) in the South Pacific; principal island of the Tuamotu Archipelago population 651"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u00e4-k\u00e4-\u02c8r\u00e4-v\u00e4"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075325"
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      "noun"
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      ": a seaplane with a hull designed for floating"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Here, after World War II, the quixotic \u2014 all right, yes, and the downright weird \u2014 aviator/producer/industrialist Howard Hughes built the enormous wooden flying boat that just about everyone but Hughes called the Spruce Goose. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "The largest operational flying boat in existence, which most recently fought forest fires from the air, is up for sale. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "After attending Yale and Cambridge University in England, Harry was entranced by the adventure of flying, purchased a Curtiss flying boat , and served with distinction during World War I. \u2014 Rinker Buck, WSJ , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "The 1930s was also the heyday of the flying boat \u2014a bulky vessel whose fuselage acted as the hull, floating it when the plane was in the water. \u2014 Barbara Peterson, WSJ , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Curtiss never looked back, fielding one superb flying boat design after another. \u2014 Walter J. Boyne And Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics , 23 May 2021",
      "The first airline flight in America was a 23-minute jaunt across Tampa Bay in 1914, on which a single passenger joined the pilot in a noisy, windy open-cockpit Benoist flying boat . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2021",
      "At the same time, Imperial Airways' flying boat , the Caledonia, flew the route from east to west in fifteen hours and twenty-eight minutes, averaging 132 miles per hour. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 30 Oct. 2020",
      "In 1935, a flying boat , the China Clipper, took off from Alameda, Calif., carrying more than 100,000 pieces of mail on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Nov. 2019"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1913, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075645"
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      "Definition of fairntickle variant of ferntickle"
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      "\u02c8fern\u02cctik\u0259l"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-075708"
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  "forehanded":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": mindful of the future : prudent",
      ": well-to-do",
      ": forehand sense 2"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)f\u022fr-\u02c8han-d\u0259d"
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      "farseeing",
      "farsighted",
      "foreseeing",
      "foresighted",
      "forethoughtful",
      "forward",
      "forward-looking",
      "prescient",
      "proactive",
      "provident",
      "visionary"
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      "half-baked",
      "half-cocked",
      "improvident",
      "myopic",
      "shortsighted"
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      "was forehanded enough to stock up on batteries for winter storms"
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      "1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080104"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": former or past time : the time before the present"
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      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u012bm"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080250"
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  "fire point":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the lowest temperature at which a volatile combustible substance continues to burn in air after its vapors have been ignited (as when heating is continued after the flash point has been determined) \u2014 compare ignition temperature"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080807"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      "Definition of for a start \u2014 used to introduce a statement that is the first in a series of statements \"What was the restaurant like?\" \"Well, for a start , the food was fantastic.\""
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080856"
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  "featherwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an Australian timber tree ( Polyosma cunninghamii ) of the family Escalloniaceae",
      ": the wood of the featherwood resembling hickory"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081239"
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      "noun"
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      ": a marinated strip usually of beef or chicken grilled or broiled and served usually with a flour tortilla and various savory fillings"
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      "f\u0259-\u02c8h\u0113-t\u0259",
      "f\u00e4-"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Hot takes are boring, so forgive me for serving up this sizzling fajita plate of an edict, but the Beatles are overrated. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish faja sash, belt, probably from Catalan faixa , from Latin fascia band \u2014 more at fascia"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1971, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081613"
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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      "female; feminine",
      "feminine",
      "female",
      "feminine",
      "femur"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081753"
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    "type":[
      "idiomatic phrase"
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    "definitions":[
      ": for a relatively low cost"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1977, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081939"
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  "fersmanite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral (Na,Ca) 2 (Ti,Cb)Si(O,F) 6 consisting of a silicate fluoride of sodium, calcium, titanium, and columbium"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Russian fersmanit , from Aleksandr E. Fersman \u20201945 Russian mineralogist + Russian -it -ite"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082337"
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  "Free Baptist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a freewill Baptist of the original group founded in North Carolina in 1729"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082418"
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  "fire boss":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who examines a coal mine to determine whether firedamp is present, to search for fires caused by blasting, and to check on the general safety of the mine"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082909"
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  "foot waling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the inside bottom planks of a ship"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083306"
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  "floodwater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the water of a flood",
      ": the water of a flood"
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      "\u02c8fl\u0259d-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even as the floodwater swamped backyards and soda bottles floated past houses, women were stewing borscht and inviting people in to eat, and neighbors ferried diesel fuel for pumps in a rubber boat. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Chris and Roberta left their home before dawn and drove to the swamp, where the floodwater had receded after blanketing the area for weeks. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "On that Saturday morning, Chris Etheridge, 52, reached into the raging floodwater and pulled out a fairytale. \u2014 Keith Sharon, USA TODAY , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "But that means runoff can\u2019t get out, so inland floodwater will stay pooled at the airport and elsewhere. \u2014 Jan Ellen Spiegel, courant.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "The northern dike that had protected their land was in turn lowered, allowing floodwater to spill over the land. \u2014 Mick Krever, CNN , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "An aerial view of a residential area in Middlesex County as floodwater covers streets in New Jersey on October 26, 2021. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Nearly 850 residents from seven different nursing homes, including Park Place, were transported to a warehouse where video later showed them on mattresses as floodwater washed through the building. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "The problem showed up last year in Tropical Storm Eta, when floodwater remained in southwest Broward neighborhoods for days, partly because the elevated ocean blocked canals from draining the region. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 4 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1791, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084344"
  },
  "flour sulfur":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sulfur flour"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084425"
  },
  "free ride":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a benefit obtained at another's expense or without the usual cost or effort",
      ": soft or easy treatment",
      ": an arrangement (such as a scholarship) providing a student with tuition at no cost"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The state university offered him a free ride for all four years of college\u2014his football scholarship would cover tuition, room and board, and other expenses.",
      "companies getting a free ride at the taxpayer's expense"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085035"
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  "friction breccia":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a breccia composed of rocks shattered and crushed under friction"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085117"
  },
  "frier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something intended for or used in frying: such as",
      ": a young chicken",
      ": a deep utensil for frying foods"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085225"
  },
  "foot stove":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a box with a pan for hot coals to warm the feet"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085912"
  },
  "fomite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious agents (such as bacteria or viruses) and serve in their transmission",
      ": an object (as a dish, toy, book, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with infectious agents (as bacteria or viruses) and serve in their transmission"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccm\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u014d-\u02ccm\u012bt"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "back-formation from fomites , from New Latin, plural of fomit-, fomes , from Latin, kindling wood; akin to Latin fov\u0113re to heat \u2014 more at foment"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090120"
  },
  "froth flotation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flotation in which air bubbles are introduced into a mixture of finely divided ore or other material with water and a chemical that aids attachment of the bubbles to the particles of the desired material and its recovery as a froth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090212"
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  "forkball":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a baseball pitch in which the ball is gripped between the forked index and middle fingers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022frk-\u02ccb\u022fl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Porter is famous because his forkball killed a dove in mid-air in the middle of a game. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 30 June 2021",
      "Hirano said part of that progression has been with his signature forkball . \u2014 Nick Piecoro, azcentral , 15 Mar. 2018",
      "Signing for just a $2 million bonus with LA, the 25-year-old righty with the distinctive corkscrew windup and bedeviling forkball made a solid April showing, then posted a 1.31 ERA with 119 strikeouts over his next 13 starts. \u2014 Jay Jaffe, SI.com , 9 Dec. 2017",
      "The most famous forkball still belongs to Roy Face, who developed his version in 1954. \u2014 Daniel Brown, The Mercury News , 11 May 2017",
      "Right-handed pitcher Zach Edgar carries on one tradition by throwing a forkball . \u2014 Gene Chamberlain, Elgin Courier-News , 12 June 2017",
      "Dodgers manager Jim Tracy said Nomo\u00b4s forkball appears to be as dangerous as ever. \u2014 Associated Press, WIRED , 21 Dec. 2001"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090545"
  },
  "funeral certificate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a certificate filed in 16th and 17th century England and Ireland by an officer of arms attesting the use of only authorized arms at the funeral of an armigerous person and now valued as a source of detailed genealogical and armorial information"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090758"
  },
  "Filipinize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to provide with personnel preponderantly or totally Filipino"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090918"
  },
  "flip one's wig":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become crazy or very angry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090959"
  },
  "forename":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a name that precedes one's surname"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccn\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Christian name",
      "first name",
      "given name",
      "prename"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a long string of forenames was given to the latest addition to the royal family"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1533, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103508"
  },
  "fly in":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to switch (a railroad car) by a flying switch",
      ": an act of flying to a destination",
      ": an outdoor theater planned for the patronage of persons remaining in their private planes \u2014 compare drive-in",
      ": a gathering (as at a small airport) of flying enthusiasts who arrive by private plane"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "from fly in , verb"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103527"
  },
  "fraudulent representation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a representation that a past or present material fact is true which is made in any manner or form with the intention of inducing someone to act thereon and by one who either knows of its falsity or is ignorant of its truth or falsity or who acts recklessly without regard to its truth and which in some jurisdictions requires an actual intention to deceive for one to be held liable for damages but which is even without such intention sometimes fraudulent in law and ground for avoiding a contract \u2014 compare deceit , misrepresentation , warranty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103609"
  },
  "foetid":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of foetid chiefly British spelling of fetid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103717"
  },
  "funeral car":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hearse sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103738"
  },
  "flaff":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flap , flutter",
      ": to cause to flutter or flap",
      ": a movement made by flapping or fluttering",
      ": a burst or gust especially of wind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flaf",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "flaff from Middle English (Scots) flaffen , of imitative origin; flaffer frequentative of flaff"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103746"
  },
  "flaith":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an Irish chief or noble of one of several grades holding rent-free land"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Irish Gaelic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-103943"
  },
  "focht":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of focht Scottish variant of fought"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4\u1e35t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104031"
  },
  "find appealing":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be attracted to or pleased by : like"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104118"
  },
  "flicky":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": jerky and brisk"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from flick entry 4 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-104238"
  },
  "Fragilaria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus (the type of the family Fragilariaceae of the order Pennales) of rectangular diatoms forming irregular colonies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfraj\u0259\u02c8la(a)r\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin fragilis frail + New Latin -aria"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122557"
  },
  "flet":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made with skimmed milk : skimmed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flet",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "from obsolete past participle of fleet entry 4"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-122815"
  },
  "footstool":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a low stool used to support the feet",
      ": a low stool for the feet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u00fcl",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u00fcl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My father stood with one hand on his waist and one leg on a footstool , the way colonial hunters posed with wild animals. \u2014 Mansi Choksi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "There was a back cushion, a seat cushion, and a pillowy footstool , all from different companies. \u2014 Outside Online , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Doesn\u2019t run that well, can barely jump over a footstool , and he cannot be stopped. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "His employer denied his request to work from home \u2014 even part-time \u2014 instead offering him a new chair, footstool , and air purifier to assist him in getting through the day. \u2014 Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "Instead of a traditional check-in area, for instance, there\u2019s a small snug, wallpapered in a vibrant pineapple print, complete with cosy armchairs, footstool and bar trolley. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
      "Her brother Richard, one of the movers, walked by carrying a brocade footstool . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2021",
      "The Crate & Barrel rattan chair and fringed footstool from HomeGoods bring in natural elements that play off the colors and a Bohemian vibe that fits with the rest of the house. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 May 2021",
      "Find a footstool on a weekend walk in the woods and dine with these tear-off My Drap napkins and faux bois plates. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 23 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123034"
  },
  "featness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being feat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123103"
  },
  "fonduk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a business establishment or commercial warehouse in northern Africa",
      ": an inn or hotel in northern Africa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Arabic funduq , from Greek pandokeion, pandocheion inn, from pandokos all-receiving, common to all, from pan- + -dokos (from dekesthai, dechesthai to accept, receive, welcome); akin to Greek dokein to seem good, seem, think"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123440"
  },
  "freeborn":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not born in vassalage or slavery",
      ": of, relating to, or befitting one that is freeborn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8b\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Robert\u2014a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer\u2014and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children. \u2014 Janet Barber, Scientific American , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Phalanx warfare was so common in ancient Greece that most freeborn males took part in it many times. \u2014 James Romm, The New York Review of Books , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124058"
  },
  "fracted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": broken"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frak-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin fr\u0101ctus \"broken\" (past participle of frangere \"to break, shatter\") + -ed entry 1 \u2014 more at break entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1547, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124137"
  },
  "floor work":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ritual circumambulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124548"
  },
  "flambeau":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a flaming torch",
      ": torch"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flam-\u02ccb\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Middle French, from flambe flame"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1632, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125847"
  },
  "forethinker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that forethinks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"+\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125939"
  },
  "folded dipole":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an antenna in the form of an elongated horizontal loop resembling a dipole in appearance with connections at the middle of one or both of the two parallel sides"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130141"
  },
  "firing table":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a table giving the elements of standard trajectories for a particular gun and type of ammunition and for effects produced by conditions (as of temperature or wind) that are not standard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130213"
  },
  "Fomorian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of a race of sea robbers in Celtic legend who were probably originally gods representing the powers of evil and darkness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)f\u014d\u00a6m\u022fr\u0113\u0259n",
      "\u02c8-\u014d\u00a6w\u022f-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete Irish Gaelic fomor + English -ian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130925"
  },
  "Fomor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fomorian"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d\u02ccm\u022f(\u0259)r",
      "-\u014d\u02ccw\u022f-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "obsolete Irish Gaelic fom\u00f3r, fomorach (now fomhuireach ), from Irish Gaelic fo under (from Old Irish) + muir sea (from Old Irish); akin to Latin sub under and mare sea"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131043"
  },
  "flip one's lid":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become crazy or very angry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131918"
  },
  "flick-knife":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": switchblade"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik-\u02ccn\u012bf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1957, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133250"
  },
  "fill-dike":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": february fill-dike"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133259"
  },
  "fellow-travel":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be or act as a fellow traveler"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "back-formation from fellow traveler"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133618"
  },
  "face joint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a joint in the face of a wall usually more carefully struck or pointed than one less visible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133828"
  },
  "fall to pieces":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to break into parts",
      ": to become ruined or destroyed",
      ": to become unable to control one's emotions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134511"
  },
  "funeralize":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold a funeral or memorial service for"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fy\u00fcn(\u0259)r\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134537"
  },
  "fetal rickets":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": human achondroplasia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134718"
  },
  "Faisal II":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1935\u20131958 king of Iraq (1939\u201358)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134952"
  },
  "fervorous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": full of fervor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-v(\u0259)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140029"
  },
  "figuring":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a number symbol : numeral , digit",
      ": arithmetical calculations",
      ": a written or printed character",
      ": value especially as expressed in numbers : sum , price",
      ": digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored)",
      ": a geometric form (such as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (such as points) in space of a given number of dimensions",
      ": bodily shape or form especially of a person",
      ": an object noticeable only as a shape or form",
      ": the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity",
      ": a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter",
      ": a person, thing, or action representative of another",
      ": figure of speech",
      ": an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words",
      ": the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term",
      ": an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (such as cloth) or natural product (such as wood)",
      ": appearance made : impression produced",
      ": a series of movements in a dance",
      ": an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air)",
      ": a prominent personality : personage",
      ": a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition",
      ": to represent by or as if by a figure or outline",
      ": to decorate with a pattern",
      ": to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords",
      ": to indicate or represent by numerals",
      ": calculate",
      ": conclude , decide",
      ": assume",
      ": regard , consider",
      ": to appear likely",
      ": to be or appear important or conspicuous",
      ": to be involved or implicated",
      ": to perform a figure in dancing",
      ": compute , calculate",
      ": to seem rational, normal, or expected",
      ": to make sense of something",
      ": to take into consideration",
      ": to rely on",
      ": plan",
      ": a symbol (as 1, 2, 3) that stands for a number : numeral",
      ": arithmetic sense 2",
      ": value or price expressed in figures",
      ": the shape or outline of something or someone",
      ": the shape of the body especially of a person",
      ": an illustration in a printed text",
      ": pattern entry 1 sense 1",
      ": a well-known or important person",
      ": calculate sense 1",
      ": believe sense 4 , decide",
      ": to make plans based on",
      ": to rely on",
      ": to have in mind",
      ": to discover or solve by thinking",
      ": to find a solution for",
      ": bodily shape or form especially of a person",
      ": the graphic representation of a form especially of a person",
      ": a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter",
      ": a person who is representative of or serves as a psychological substitute for someone or something else \u2014 see father figure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r",
      "British and often US",
      "\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fig-y\u0259r,"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "digit",
      "integer",
      "number",
      "numeral",
      "numeric",
      "whole number"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "choose",
      "conclude",
      "decide",
      "determine",
      "name",
      "opt",
      "resolve",
      "settle (on "
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Her lissom figure is emphasized by narrow tree trunks and the slender legs of horse ridden through the forest. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "The Seawolves ski team reached its fundraising figure of $628,000 in fewer than five months and was reinstated in mid-January 2021. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
      "If instead the yield on the 10-year Treasury security this year averages its current 3.25 percent figure , taxpayers would pay an additional $32 billion in interest, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
      "However, its competitive balance figure of 190 from last fall keeps it in Division II. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
      "In the clip, Spears is wearing her off-the-shoulder Versace wedding gown, beautifully tailored to her figure , with a thigh-high slit and a long train. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 12 June 2022",
      "The three-time world champion figure skater is releasing a memoir, to be followed by a children's book, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Needless to say, her figure is less than desirable. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "In the early 1950s, Newton teenager Tenley Albright, a talented figure skater, used to practice her spins there. \u2014 Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Directors suggest a mood or a feeling, and Foley artists are left to figure it out. \u2014 Anna Wiener, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Every year, one organization tries to figure it out. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
      "Five is more confused than ever and walks off, seemingly to go figure a few things out. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Then there\u2019s Nia Akins (1:58.82) and Sage Hurta (1:59.59), rising young pros who figure into the dogfight for second and third place. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 22 June 2022",
      "Espinoza has said police took five days to tell her an officer shot Andre, leaving her to figure it out herself using news articles about the incident. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
      "Hopefully the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "Hopefully, the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
      "If there\u2019s a little partnering stumble, everyone goes over to help figure it out. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English, \"shape, form, likeness, symbol, design, written character,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin fig\u016bra \"shape, form, outward appearance, likeness, nonliteral form of speech,\" from fig-, variant stem of fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be\" + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at feign",
      "Verb",
      "Middle English figuren \"to shape, represent symbolically, prefigure,\" borrowed from Anglo-French figurer, borrowed from Latin fig\u016br\u0101re \"to shape, form, make a likeness of, represent,\" verbal derivative of fig\u016bra \"shape, figure entry 1 \""
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140330"
  },
  "fax modem":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a computer peripheral capable of sending data to or receiving data from a fax machine or another computer especially over phone lines"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1986, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141023"
  },
  "frizzy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not smooth and neat because individual shafts are variably wavy and do not align together",
      ": very curly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fri-z\u0113",
      "\u02c8fri-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Basically, this ingredient's nourishing, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating benefits will make itchy scalps and frizzy hair a thing of the past, which is why this ingredient belongs in your hair-care routine, stat. \u2014 Allure , 23 June 2022",
      "The upgraded paddle brushes transformed my curly, frizzy hair to sleek straight strands within minutes. \u2014 Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
      "Fluffy, frizzy hair doesn\u2019t stand a chance with this tropical blend. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "This shampoo was created specifically for frizzy thick, voluminous hair. \u2014 ELLE , 10 June 2022",
      "The best products for thick hair come packed with hydrating and nourishing substances for frizzy , dry, or brittle hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "This silky mask replenishes, conditions, and strengthens dry, frizzy , and damaged hair with nourishing oils, necessary fatty acids, and supercharged vitamins. \u2014 Essence , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "The Kure Bond Repair Shampoo gently removes oil, dirt, and buildup from the hair without overdrying, prevents breakage, and tames frizzy curls. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
      "The company offers a range of plastic-free bars (all vegan and free of sulfates and silicons ) for all hair types, colors and concerns, including options for boosting volume and shine and others for frizzy and oily tresses. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1864, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141529"
  },
  "fletch":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feather sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flech"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "back-formation from fletcher"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142547"
  },
  "foresound":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the audible vibrations occasionally noted immediately preceding or accompanying the first disturbance of the ground during an earthquake"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + sound"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142701"
  },
  "fist cods":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a slaughterhouse worker who removes the hide from the rear legs of lambs and calves and curries calf carcasses"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fist entry 2 + cods (testes)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142716"
  },
  "Ferrero":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Guglielmo 1871\u20131943 Italian historian and author"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8rer-(\u02cc)\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142931"
  },
  "Friar Minor Conventual":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a friar belonging to a division of the Franciscan order that follows a modified rule of St. Francis"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-143942"
  },
  "foresightless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking in foresight"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144021"
  },
  "Fordism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a technological system that seeks to increase production efficiency primarily through carefully engineered breakdown and interlocking of production operations and that depends for its success on mass production by assembly-line methods"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccdiz\u0259m"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Henry Ford \u20201947 American auto manufacturer + English -ism"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144328"
  },
  "fog belt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a region where fogs are frequent"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144556"
  },
  "fossa":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an anatomical pit, groove, or depression",
      ": a slender, long-tailed, carnivorous mammal ( Cryptoprocta ferox of the family Eupleridae) of Madagascar that has retractile claws, usually reddish-brown or sometimes black, short, thick fur, and anal scent glands",
      ": an anatomical pit, groove, or depression"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-s\u0259",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4s-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "borrowed from Medieval Latin, going back to Latin, \"ditch, trench,\" noun derivative from feminine of fossus, past participle of fodere \"to jab, dig\" \u2014 more at fossil entry 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "borrowed from French, borrowed from Malagasy fosa"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "1733, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1838, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145049"
  },
  "fetal position":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a position (as of a sleeping person) in which the body lies curled up on one side with the arms and legs drawn up and the head bowed forward and which is assumed in some forms of psychic regression",
      ": a position (as of a sleeping person) in which the body lies curled up on one side with the arms and legs drawn up toward the chest and the head is bowed forward and which is assumed in some forms of psychological regression"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Michael Chaille of Ghost Ride Productions \u2014 which has made haunted-house props from casts of real people for 22 years \u2014 once heard from an attraction that its visitors got concerned for a woman curled into a fetal position on the floor. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "But all the while, the pope was curled up in a fetal position on his bed, according to Magee, broken by even modest adversity. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "The 49ers\u2019 Charles Haley was pressuring him from the right side, but had been pushed behind and around Everett \u2014 who went into the fetal position with the ball in his hands. \u2014 Michael Lerseth, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "Lie on your side with your knees curled up against your chest (in a fetal position ). \u2014 Andrew Simmons, Outside Online , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "Stangel hit Spiers seven or eight times with a metal baton, including five times while the man was on the ground in the fetal position , according to the statement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "According to details of the case file made available to CNN, her body was found tied up with green gaffer's tape and placed in the fetal position inside the black garbage bag. \u2014 Brynn Gingras, CNN , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "The group uncovered a body lying in the fetal position , still mostly intact. \u2014 Longreads , 8 Apr. 2021",
      "The video cuts with the man in a fetal position , the knife still stuck in his neck. \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 25 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1887, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145155"
  },
  "faqih":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Muslim theologian versed in the religious law of Islam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u00e4\u02c8k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Arabic faq\u012bh (plural fuqah\u0101' )"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145203"
  },
  "forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit":{
    "type":[
      "Latin quotation from"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": and perhaps it will please (us) one day to remember these things"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u022fr-\u02ccs\u00e4n-\u02ccet-\u02c8h\u012bk-\u02cc\u014d-lim-\u02ccme-mi-\u02c8ni-se-yu\u0307-\u02c8w\u00e4-bit"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145620"
  },
  "foreshank":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the upper part of the foreleg of cattle",
      ": meat cut from this part"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccsha\u014bk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1924, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145807"
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  "floodplain":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": level land that may be submerged by floodwaters",
      ": a plain built up by stream deposition",
      ": low flat land along a stream that is flooded when the stream overflows"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d-\u02ccpl\u0101n",
      "\u02c8fl\u0259d-\u02ccpl\u0101n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Here, the Salisbury Plain meets the floodplain of the River Avon. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 4 May 2022",
      "Sunlight filters through the foliage of a dense, quiet forest on the river\u2019s floodplain , which was the Ukrainians\u2019 kill zone. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "At 12 feet, lowland flooding of Mill Creek floodplain occurs, with water approaching some buildings along the creek. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 12 May 2022",
      "The bike park is on a 1.28-acre site between Bark Park and the Alamo Heights ISD Baseball Field within the Olmos Basin floodplain . \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 2 May 2022",
      "After flooding in 2019 breached a levee in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River, for example, the levee was moved back to create more than 1,000 acres of floodplain and added wetlands. \u2014 Michael Phillis, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "One of my favorite bakeries and caf\u00e9s in Podil, a historic neighborhood on the floodplain of the Dnieper River, had reopened. \u2014 The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "The project, on the south side of Loop 1604 just west of the University of Texas at San Antonio\u2019s main campus, sits partly in a floodplain , according to San Antonio River Authority maps. \u2014 Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "In all, the eight-phase project is designed to reduce the number of homes in the floodplain by about 450. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1873, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151907"
  },
  "flary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": showy and bright : gaudy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-a(a)r\u0113",
      "-er\u0113",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "flare entry 2 + -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151943"
  },
  "feces":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bodily waste discharged through the anus : excrement",
      ": body waste that passes out from the intestine",
      ": bodily waste discharged through the anus : excrement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-(\u02cc)s\u0113z",
      "\u02c8f\u0113-\u02ccs\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dirt",
      "doo-doo",
      "dropping",
      "dung",
      "excrement",
      "excreta",
      "ordure",
      "poop",
      "scat",
      "slops",
      "soil",
      "waste"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Infected animals may shed prions in their urine, feces and saliva \u2014 causing contamination in the soil that can stay infectious for years. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s transmitted through saliva, urine, feces and respiratory secretions, according to Cornell University Wildlife Health Labs. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
      "Infected birds spread the virus through their saliva, feces and mucous and can infect people through the eyes, nose mouth or through inhalation. \u2014 Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The house was found to be in foul condition with feces and bottles of urine, police said. \u2014 Stephanie Casanova, chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The air was thick with the smell of feces and sweat. \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "That\u2019s because the animals shed the virus in their urine, feces and saliva. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "As attendance has soared in recent years, these play areas have seen parking pile-ups, overflowing port-a-potties and trash bins, litter and dog feces and visitors going lost in the surrounding woods. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "The research group took samples of saliva, feces and blood from bats mostly in southern China and brought them to the Wuhan institute. \u2014 Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ , 31 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, from Latin faec-, faex (singular) dregs"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152223"
  },
  "Fulfulde":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fulani"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fu\u0307l\u02c8fu\u0307ld\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-152644"
  },
  "fathogram":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a record made by means of a sonic depth finder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fat\u035fh\u0259\u02ccgram"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fatho- (as in fathometer ) + -gram"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153040"
  },
  "free/spare time":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": time when one is not working"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154141"
  },
  "Falkland Islands":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "islands of the southwestern Atlantic east of the southern end of Argentina; a British crown colony whose capital is Stanley, but also claimed by Argentina area 4700 square miles (12,173 square kilometers), population 2700"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022f-kl\u0259nd",
      "\u02c8f\u022fl-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154200"
  },
  "feliform":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling a cat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113l\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "feli- (from Latin feles, felis cat) + -form"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-154445"
  },
  "for a song":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": for a very small amount of money"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155415"
  },
  "funeral home":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amerie\u2019s funeral was the first since the massacre, with Maite Rodriguez\u2019s scheduled for later Tuesday at an Uvalde funeral home . \u2014 Nathan Ellgren, Adriana Gomez Licon And Jim Salter, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
      "Visitation for another 10-year-old, Maite Rodriguez, was at the town's other funeral home . \u2014 CBS News , 31 May 2022",
      "Visitation for Maite Rodriguez, also 10, was held at the town's other funeral home . \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 31 May 2022",
      "Visitations at the same funeral home also began on Tuesday for Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo and Jose Manuel Flores Jr., both 10 years old. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 31 May 2022",
      "Visitation for another 10-year-old, Maite Rodriguez, was at the town's other funeral home . \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, Chron , 31 May 2022",
      "From outside, Wilhelm\u2019s Portland Memorial Mausoleum in the Sellwood neighborhood looks like any other funeral home . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
      "The primary funder was the Latin American Civic and Cultural Committee, a group headed by Zeferino and Julia Ramirez, a father-and-daughter duo who ran a pioneering mortuary and funeral home on the Eastside. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Two witnesses meanwhile, who were at a funeral home across the street from the school, hear the crash and go to see what happened. \u2014 Christina Maxouris, CNN , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1895, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160339"
  },
  "foot up":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a total of (as the cost)",
      ": to amount to when added or reckoned",
      ": a lifting of the foot by a scrummager in rugby before the ball is fairly in the scrummage"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Verb",
      "foot entry 2",
      "Noun",
      "foot entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161037"
  },
  "foretruck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the truck at the head of a foremast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + truck"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-161108"
  },
  "footman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a traveler on foot : pedestrian",
      ": infantryman",
      ": a servant in livery formerly attending a rider or required to run in front of his master's carriage",
      ": a servant who serves at table, tends the door, and runs errands",
      ": a male servant who performs various duties (as letting visitors in and serving food)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Quips and asides from Julia\u2019s maid Molly (Sianand Gregory) and footman John (Divian Ladwa) add even more spirit and texture with commentary that acknowledges the divide of the ruling class and their labor force. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
      "According to Seward, author of Royal Children, Andrew once so annoyed a footman that the prince ended up sprawled on the floor with a black eye. \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "That's because Dockery won't be performing solo, but as a duo with fellow Downton Abbey actor, Michael Fox, who appeared on seasons five and six of the show as footman Andrew Parker. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Actress Michelle Dockery, 40, will sing alongside Michael Fox, 33, who played footman Andrew Parker in the historical upstairs-downstairs costume drama. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "In November, Fawcett, who was once one of Charles's closest aides having risen from the Queen's footman to the prince's valet and ultimately running the charity, resigned from his post amid the ongoing inquiry. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Those gambling-mad aristocrats have boasted and betted on the running prowess of their best footman . \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 5 May 2021",
      "But when producers James Corden (who also plays a mouse- footman ) and Leo Pearlman offered her the chance to rewrite the fairy tale as a musical with contemporary songs \u2014 and values \u2014 the Blockers director jumped at it. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 13 May 2021",
      "Shortly, footman Paul Wybrew was summoned, who then escorted Fagan across the corridor the the Queen's pantry. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 16 Nov. 2020"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162117"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": snapdragon sense 3",
      ": german , dutchman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162124"
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      "geographical name"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162316"
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      "adjective"
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      ": resembling a Folsom projectile point"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-162347"
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      "noun"
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      ": a bright-line spectrum produced by the sun's reversing layer and observable for a few seconds at the beginning and end of a total solar eclipse"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163202"
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      "noun"
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      ": the forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled vehicle when arranged so as to permit the two front wheels to turn independently of the rear wheels",
      ": a small usually 2-wheeled carriage attached under the front end of the beam of a heavy-duty walking plow"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163354"
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      "verb"
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      ": to overcome with fatigue",
      ": to do away with : destroy"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163826"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164235"
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      "noun"
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      ": a calender used for friction glazing \u2014 compare supercalender"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-164406"
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      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to tell someone about the bad behavior or criminal activity of (another person)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165121"
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      "noun"
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      ": a payment to or advantage conferred on one creditor in fraud of the rights of other creditors by an insolvent debtor"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-165328"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a musical cadence in which the final chord or melody note falls on a weak beat \u2014 compare masculine cadence"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170245"
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  "fumaric acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a crystalline acid C 4 H 4 O 4 found in various plants or made synthetically",
      ": a crystalline acid C 4 H 4 O 4 formed from succinic acid as an intermediate in the Krebs cycle"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fyu\u0307-\u02c8mer-ik-",
      "-\u02c8ma-rik-",
      "fyu\u0307-\u02ccmar-ik-"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Fumaria , genus of herbs, from Late Latin, fumitory, from Latin fumus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1864, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170350"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": ability to support combustion",
      ": a high capacity for combustion"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfla-m\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In fact, other peroxides have been used in rocket fuel thanks to their flammability . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 4 June 2022",
      "Serta recently recalled select models from this line that were produced from July 2021 to September 2021 for failing to meet federal flammability standards. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The latest report from a federal oversight board also cited three recent incidents, including one in which a container from Los Alamos National Laboratory was placed underground without adequate analysis for its flammability . \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan, ajc , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Sarafin said the team occasionally speaks with personnel who worked on the previous programs, comparing the challenges of physics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, supercold temperatures, structural stresses and flammability hazards. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "The specifications cover all aspects of the design including the strength, flammability and heat resistance of the fabrics, emergency lighting and the maximum inflation time -- between six and 10 seconds -- depending on the location of the slide. \u2014 Howard Slutsken, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Lithium-ion batteries pose a special fire risk Electric vehicle fires are rare, but pose their own kind of flammability risk, and one that becomes heightened as EVs go mainstream. \u2014 Aurora Almendral, Quartz , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The different clothing items fail to meet the US flammability standards. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Across burnable lands, the study stated the annual number of flammable nighttime hours increased by 110 hours over the past four decades \u2014 allowing five additional nights when flammability does not cease. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1646, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170511"
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  "fault gouge":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": finely comminuted uncemented rock characteristic of fault zones"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-170812"
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  "foreleg":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a front leg",
      ": a front leg of an animal",
      ": a front leg"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccleg",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101g",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccleg",
      "\u02c8f\u014d(\u0259)r-\u02ccleg, \u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)r-, -\u02ccl\u0101g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Swinehart wrote: The delay was long enough to get off another arrow, which buried deep behind the foreleg just as the rhino disappeared behind the thorn growth. \u2014 David Howard, Popular Mechanics , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Per a chart cited by Ruppert, finds include a chunk of the horse\u2019s saddle, a foreleg fragment and a piece of the king\u2019s cloak. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 1 Nov. 2019",
      "Some stuck the landing by first planting their forelegs on the surface, then swinging their bodies into place, similar to a back flip (see video, above). \u2014 Stephenie Livingston, Science | AAAS , 23 Oct. 2019",
      "The animal was favoring its left hind leg and suffered abrasions to its forelegs . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Sep. 2019",
      "In Soergel\u2019s model, the creature would have had strong hind legs and short forelegs , both of which were held much more upright than in living reptiles. \u2014 Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian , 11 Sep. 2019",
      "To see a small thin dog arrowing through the air at highway speeds, resistant to gravity, its forelegs out, its hind legs trailing, its thin proud snout straining forward, is to experience a brief moment of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. \u2014 Christopher Solomon, Outside Online , 18 June 2018",
      "His 1993 feature on the subject began with a painfully detailed description of a filly named So Sly, whose left foreleg snapped in half during a race at Pimlico. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "What to do with rabbit forelegs left over from making rabbit-liver terrine and rabbit confit? \u2014 Brett Martin, GQ , 24 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171450"
  },
  "Festival of Freedom":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": passover"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171845"
  },
  "fireplug":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hydrant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccpl\u0259g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Not bad for a 5-9, 165-pound fireplug from southeastern Massachusetts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "The son of an immigrant junk dealer, Mr. Asner had a fireplug build, jowly countenance and workingman\u2019s semblance that are not traditionally considered the raw materials of stardom. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Aug. 2021",
      "Butler was a fireplug of man, with glasses and a thick neck, wearing a sharply creased dress white uniform that seemed to almost gleam under the courtroom\u2019s fluorescent lights. \u2014 T. Christian Miller, ProPublica , 20 Dec. 2019",
      "But even after the city began distributing sprinkler caps in the 1950s to reduce the amount of wasted water, fireplugs continued to be opened illegally, becoming a source of tension and sometimes violence. \u2014 Jeff Giles, New York Times , 19 Aug. 2019",
      "A fireplug of a man, Sandnes chased down the ball and threw a perfect spiral back to Bray from about 35 yards, prompting a round of hoots and cheers from impressed players. \u2014 Eric Olson, The Seattle Times , 19 Aug. 2017",
      "The few that stand out \u2014 Mr. Hall\u2019s fireplug , Topher Grace\u2019s glib fixer \u2014 make the labored introductions superfluous. \u2014 A. O. Scott, New York Times , 25 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1713, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174003"
  },
  "frage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the lowest bid in a card game (as frog or skat)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4g\u0259",
      "\u02c8fr\u00e4g"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German, literally, question, from Old High German fr\u0101ga"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-174914"
  },
  "foliolose":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foliolate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "foliole + -ose"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1758, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175631"
  },
  "fest":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a gathering, event, or show having a specified focus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfest"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "carnival",
      "celebration",
      "festival",
      "festivity",
      "fete",
      "f\u00eate",
      "fiesta",
      "gala",
      "jubilee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "June is Pride Month and Newport is celebrating with a three-day-long fest and bike ride. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "The 44th edition of the Cairo fest will run Nov. 13-22. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 1 June 2022",
      "The number of those with studio space at the Stutz has been cut in half by the construction, and those at the Carmel fest will be composed of 20 former and current Stutz tenants. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2022",
      "The inaugural edition of the Bogot\u00e1 fest will feature dozens of panels, with a focus on management, touring & festivals and technology. \u2014 Leila Cobo, Billboard , 3 May 2022",
      "Let the Millennials wallow (or degenerate) in their love-work fest . \u2014 Carolyn Chen, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "But moviegoers expecting a gory thrill fest might be taken aback by director David Cronenberg's sci-fi drama (now in theaters), which gets under your skin with its moving meditation on mortality and real-world issues. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "The energized fan fest will take place poolside at The Fontainebleau Miami Beach from Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8, 2022. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "The Stagecoach livestream airs live on the music fest \u2019s official YouTube channel starting Friday, April 29. \u2014 John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German, from Fest celebration, from Latin festum \u2014 more at feast"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1889, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175805"
  },
  "Filipinization":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act of Filipinizing : the condition of being Filipinized"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfil\u0259\u02ccp\u0113n\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-180946"
  },
  "Filipina":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Filipino girl or woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfi-l\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1899, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181718"
  },
  "fides facta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ceremony in Teutonic law required for the making of a binding contract except in cases of bailment and consisting of making faith with a gage and pledge"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0113\u02ccd\u0101\u02c8sf\u00e4kt\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Medieval Latin, literally, assurance given"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181727"
  },
  "forestaff":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cross-staff sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + staff"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-181820"
  },
  "fourling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a twin crystal consisting of four individuals"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "four entry 3 + -ling"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-183043"
  },
  "fattrels":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ends of ribbons"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fa\u2027tr\u0259lz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184931"
  },
  "FOMO":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": fear of missing out : fear of not being included in something (such as an interesting or enjoyable activity) that others are experiencing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "2004, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185407"
  },
  "free reach":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sailing reach with the wind abaft the beam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191041"
  },
  "flerovium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a short-lived artificially produced radioactive element that has 114 protons",
      "\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-v\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions (of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia) + -ium",
      "Note: The element was first produced in the Flerov Laboratory (Russian, Laboratorija jadernyx reakcij im. G.N. Fl\u00ebrova Ob\"jedin\u00ebnnogo instituta jadernyx issledovanij ), founded by the Russian physicist Georgij Nikolaevi\u010d Fl\u00ebrov (1913-90)."
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "2012, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191202"
  },
  "fall-trap":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trap with a door or a weight that falls upon the victim"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-191306"
  },
  "forward-looking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": concerned with or planning for the future"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd-\u02cclu\u0307-ki\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "farseeing",
      "farsighted",
      "forehanded",
      "foreseeing",
      "foresighted",
      "forethoughtful",
      "forward",
      "prescient",
      "proactive",
      "provident",
      "visionary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "half-baked",
      "half-cocked",
      "improvident",
      "myopic",
      "shortsighted"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1800, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-192823"
  },
  "fore-topsail":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the sail above the foresail set on the fore-topmast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccs\u0101l",
      "-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + topsail"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193138"
  },
  "foreglimpse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a glimpse of the future : foregleam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + glimpse"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193521"
  },
  "free capital":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": capital that has numerous possible or actual uses as opposed to capital confined to a specialized use",
      ": capital available for investment"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193943"
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  "forward masking":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": masking (see masking entry 1 sense 2c ) of one stimulus by the occurrence of another stimulus right before it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195013"
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  "forethought":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a thinking or planning out in advance : premeditation",
      ": consideration for the future",
      ": aforethought",
      ": careful thinking or planning for the future"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccth\u022ft",
      "\u02c8f\u014dr-\u02ccth\u022ft"
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      "farsightedness",
      "foresight",
      "foresightedness",
      "prescience",
      "providence",
      "vision"
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      "improvidence",
      "myopia",
      "shortsightedness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Her decision showed a lack of forethought .",
      "With a little forethought , you can save yourself a lot of work later on.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The historical record demonstrates that the BSA was enacted without careful study or forethought . \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "For one thing, that would require more forethought and coordination than the mainstream media is capable of. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Apr. 2022",
      "But, as with so much related to the war, the Kremlin apparently gave little forethought to the flexibility that digital currencies might offer it. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "These, plus many other major projects, suffer from what appears to be lack of forethought and predictable obsolescence. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Going out to restaurants and bars requires more forethought because there\u2019s no guarantee that others there will be vaccinated and boosted. \u2014 Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Setting up a vehicle so it can be easily modified requires a little forethought but creates endless possibilities. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "For starters, heading into a turn requires a lot of forethought \u2014like navigating a ship through a tight channel. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Securing a seat in the world-famous restaurant takes forethought and speed. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195206"
  },
  "flag carrier":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an air or sea transport line flying the flag of the country to which it belongs"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-195712"
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  "float chamber":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a chamber (as in a carburetor) having a float to regulate the level of the contained liquid"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201513"
  },
  "florilegium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a volume of writings : anthology"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfl\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113-j(\u0113-)\u0259m"
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      "album",
      "anthology",
      "collectanea",
      "compendium",
      "compilation",
      "miscellany",
      "reader"
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    "examples":[
      "a florilegium of ancient alchemical writings"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from New Latin fl\u014drilegium, from Latin fl\u014drilegus \"culling flowers\" (from fl\u014dri- flori- + -legus, adjective derivative of legere \"to gather, pick\") + -ium, suffix of deverbal compounds (formed after Latin sp\u012bcilegium \"gathering of stray ears of grain\"); loan-translation of Greek antholog\u00eda anthology \u2014 more at legend"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-201701"
  },
  "fiesta":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": festival",
      ": a saint's day celebrated in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines with processions and dances",
      ": a celebration especially in Spain and Latin America that commemorates a saint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0113-\u02c8e-st\u0259",
      "f\u0113-\u02c8e-st\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[
      "carnival",
      "celebration",
      "fest",
      "festival",
      "festivity",
      "fete",
      "f\u00eate",
      "gala",
      "jubilee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the city's Latinos have a series of fiestas throughout the summer",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Last Saturday, like many days here in early June, was a softball fiesta . \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "When Villanueva finally arrived at his victory fiesta through a back door, the crowd roared. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The feast turned into a fiesta with a DJ who was able to get guests up on their feet and dancing during the evening. \u2014 Vogue , 12 May 2022",
      "May 5, which is a much bigger celebration in the U.S. than in Mexico, commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla, but has grown into a larger fiesta honoring Mexican culture stateside. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 5 May 2022",
      "Looking for a body wash without a strong floral or tropical fiesta scent? \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The two-day fiesta features live music and dance from the area's best Latino performers, as well as food vendors and for the first time a Latino job fair. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 4 May 2022",
      "The family fiesta features performances by Mario Santiago Band, Mariachis, Mexico Lindo Dancers, and Masflowband. \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 4 May 2022",
      "And that trunk would look just right filled with ice and your favorite beverages when there's a fiesta in the making out at the moontower. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Spanish, from Latin festa \u2014 more at feast"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1844, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202046"
  },
  "fiesta flower":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a straggling annual Californian herb ( Nemophila aurita ) with deep purple or violet flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202214"
  },
  "foreseeable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being such as may be reasonably anticipated",
      ": lying within the range for which forecasts are possible",
      ": such as reasonably can or should be anticipated : such that a person of ordinary prudence would expect to occur or exist under the circumstances"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l",
      "f\u014dr-\u02c8s\u0113-\u0259-b\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This has presented savvy investors with the rare opportunity of buying 3-to-5-year debt in some of America\u2019s oldest corporations at a bargain prices and mouth-watering yields that should outperform stocks in the foreseeable future. \u2014 Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "Even now, after a challenging pandemic, First and Last Tavern and the DePasquales are here to stay for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
      "In the end, the Atlanta deal is about building a competitive core for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "American society, the liberal internationalists avow, will have to remain on a war footing for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Daniel Bessner, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
      "The park\u2019s northern entrances\u2014Gardiner and Cooke City\u2014will remain closed to the public for the foreseeable future, and visitors will be unable to drive into Lamar Valley. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 21 June 2022",
      "So that\u2019s the current state, and foreseeable future, of the workplace: Everything in flux, nothing settled. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "The eurozone won\u2019t have them for the foreseeable future. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Whether a repeat of that miserable experience can be avoided will be the great preoccupation of British politics for the foreseeable future. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-202858"
  },
  "fairy candle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": black cohosh sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203106"
  },
  "fire-polish":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make (glassware) smooth, gloss, or brilliant in appearance by reheating in the process of manufacture",
      ": the smoothness or brilliancy of surface imparted to glassware by fire polishing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203317"
  },
  "finagler":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to obtain (something) by indirect or involved means",
      ": to obtain (something) by trickery",
      ": to use devious or dishonest methods to achieve one's ends"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-g\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "contrive",
      "engineer",
      "finesse",
      "frame",
      "machinate",
      "maneuver",
      "manipulate",
      "mastermind",
      "negotiate",
      "wangle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "A con man finagled my neighbor out of four hundred dollars.",
      "let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bouchard\u2019s script, co-written with Jim Dauterive and Nora Smith, isn\u2019t going to bend the characters\u2019 reality and finagle an excuse to send them to Paris, or even Wally World. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 23 May 2022",
      "The buttons also tend to be larger and easier to finagle with gloves on. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 6 May 2022",
      "The critic, who had managed to finagle his way into the Oliviers\u2019 lives despite his harsh critiques, later recalled lying in a guest bed at Notley, the couple\u2019s country home, trying to take a nap, when Vivien entered his room. \u2014 Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Sherman hopes to finagle a new, downtown stadium himself, even if locals are perfectly satisfied with Kauffman Stadium. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Is Mara trying to finagle her own after-hours one-on-one date? \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "And only people with private insurance will qualify for reimbursements, which are not always easy to finagle . \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "Shooting in Manhattan can be notoriously difficult, but Malin was able to finagle permission to shoot at must-see locations like Rockefeller Center and The Plaza Hotel in addition to Bergdorf's and Central Park. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "As professional designers, firms can typically finagle a 15% (or even more) discount on furniture and accessories. \u2014 Kathryn O'shea-evans, House Beautiful , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps alteration of fainaigue to renege"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1924, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203713"
  },
  "fire-plow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stick which is rubbed in a groove of a board to produce fire"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203905"
  },
  "face-lift":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (such as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging",
      ": an alteration, restoration, or restyling (as of a building) intended especially to modernize",
      ": plastic surgery on the face and neck to remove defects and imperfections (as wrinkles or sagging skin) typical of aging"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-\u02cclift"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-205555"
  },
  "flamb\u00e9":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": dressed or served covered with flaming liquor",
      ": to douse with a liquor (such as brandy, rum, or cognac) and ignite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fl\u00e4m-\u02c8b\u0101",
      "fl\u00e4\u207f-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "The crepes were flamb\u00e9ed with brandy."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "French flamb\u00e9 , from past participle of flamber to flame, singe, from Old French, from flambe flame"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1914, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1946, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-210120"
  },
  "flick-flack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the noise of repeated light blows"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flik\u02ccflak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "imitative"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-210431"
  },
  "frags":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of frags plural of frag"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211214"
  },
  "Fraunhofer":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Joseph von 1787\u20131826 German physicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frau\u0307n-\u02cch\u014d-f\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211426"
  },
  "faceless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking character or individuality : nondescript",
      ": not identified : anonymous",
      ": lacking a face"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101s-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beige",
      "characterless",
      "featureless",
      "indistinctive",
      "neutral",
      "noncommittal",
      "nondescript",
      "vanilla"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a decision made by faceless bureaucrats",
      "it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At the time, Mr. Gilliam worked largely in a representational vein, depicting faceless , shadowy human figures on traditional stretched canvases. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Hanging on the walls here at the Norman Rockwell Museum is the artist\u2019s famous 1964 depiction of a 6-year-old Black school girl being escorted to class by four faceless federal marshals. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "This isn\u2019t some nameless, faceless tractor trailer. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
      "With Islam forbidding the direct portrayal of religious figures, Fatima is seen as a faceless character, shrouded by a black veil. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
      "Conventional discourse treats the government as a faceless entity, whose decisions are abstracted away from the people who make them. \u2014 Angelica Goetzen, Scientific American , 3 June 2022",
      "Wlaschiha played Jaqen H'ghar, one of the faceless assassins, in Game of Thrones. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 31 May 2022",
      "Vague, terse descriptions rendered the artifacts as faceless as the mannequins on display. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 25 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"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "face entry 1 + -less"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211524"
  },
  "fervour":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fervour chiefly British spelling of fervor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-211549"
  },
  "free cell formation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a process of cell formation that is frequent in endosperm development and in spore formation in many fungi (especially ascomycetes) and in which successive nuclear divisions are followed by the nuclei each appropriating a portion of cytoplasm and usually simultaneously becoming invested with a cell wall and leaving a surplus of cytoplasm \u2014 compare cleavage sense 4c , epiplasm"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-213746"
  },
  "fecal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or constituting feces",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting feces"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0113-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beach samples are analyzed for three fecal -indicator bacteria that show pollution from numerous sources, including human and animal waste. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Grades were based on the levels of fecal -indicator bacterial pollution in the ocean, as measured by county health agencies. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 June 2022",
      "The principle consists in mixing, with the sewage, quantities of lime and clay, combining with the carbonic acid of the fecal matters to form carbonate of lime, in an impalpable powder. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 15 June 2022",
      "Veterinarians who participate will submit fur, fecal , urine and blood samples of select, enrolled participants to help the team find aging milestones in dogs. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022",
      "Water that is released into the river is treated at the plant with chlorine to kill organisms such as escherichia coli, commonly called e. coli, in fecal matter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "It's most commonly spread by ingesting food or water that have been contaminated with fecal matter. \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
      "Pull back sheets and check the mattress and box spring for live bed bugs or black fecal spots. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
      "Prior studies have compared fecal parasites found in hunter-gatherer and farming communities, thereby revealing dramatic dietary changes, as well as shifts in settlement patterns and social organization coinciding with the rise of agriculture. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1541, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-214307"
  },
  "faked":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made, done, or altered with intent to deceive: such as",
      ": forged sense 2",
      ": simulated in order to deceive an opponent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0101kd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1890, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215116"
  },
  "frl":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "fractional"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215313"
  },
  "feminine caesura":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a caesura that follows an unstressed or short syllable \u2014 see epic caesura , lyric caesura"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-215935"
  },
  "forclose":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of forclose obsolete variant of foreclose"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220637"
  },
  "fewterer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a keeper of dogs (as greyhounds) : slipper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English vewter, feutrere, fewterer , from Middle French veltrier, veautrier , from veltre, veautre greyhound, from Late Latin vertragus , from Gaulish"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220734"
  },
  "facta, non verba":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": acts, not words : actions speak louder than words"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4k-t\u00e4 n\u014dn-\u02c8ver-b\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221106"
  },
  "femme fatale":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a seductive woman who lures men into dangerous or compromising situations",
      ": a woman who attracts men by an aura of charm and mystery"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfem-f\u0259-\u02c8tal",
      "\u02ccfam-",
      "-\u02c8t\u00e4l"
    ],
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      "enchantress",
      "seductress",
      "siren",
      "temptress"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Think femme fatale : a dramatic, intriguing, film noir style. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 12 Apr. 2017",
      "Cowan is aces as a doe-eyed femme fatale in a noir horror movie fueled by gonzo B-movie energy. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Trish fancies herself a worldly femme fatale in some respects, but her immature, Ugly American desperation betrays her time and again. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 25 May 2022",
      "In what seems like just a few seconds, actress Charlize Theron makes a fierce entrance onscreen as the white-haired, purple donning femme fatale . \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 May 2022",
      "Her performance persona is unapologetically Black femme fatale : glam, sensual, and decidedly committed to exploring the contours of her own pleasure. \u2014 Allure , 13 May 2022",
      "Depp said Heard was the perfect embodiment of the book\u2019s femme fatale character named Chenault. \u2014 R.j. Rico, Chicago Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The chemistry between the two crackles during their first interaction, when Mia enters unmoored book publisher Marcus\u2019s life as a statuesque hybrid of femme fatale and manic pixie dream girl. \u2014 Shamira Ibrahim, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Pamela Anderson will soon play Broadway's resident femme fatale , Roxie Hart, during an eight-week limited run of Chicago this spring, marking her Broadway debut. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, disastrous woman"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221225"
  },
  "fain\u00e9ant deity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a deity not acting in human affairs"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221458"
  },
  "Fredrikstad":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "town on Oslo Fjord south of the city of Oslo in southeastern Norway population 78,094"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fre-drik-\u02ccst\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221504"
  },
  "flirtingly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": with a flirt",
      ": coquettishly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-221727"
  },
  "fulfilment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or process of fulfilling",
      ": the act or process of delivering a product (such as a publication) to a customer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fu\u0307(l)-\u02c8fil-m\u0259nt",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accomplishment",
      "achievement",
      "commission",
      "discharge",
      "enactment",
      "execution",
      "implementation",
      "performance",
      "perpetration",
      "prosecution",
      "pursuance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "nonfulfillment",
      "nonperformance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "her commendably prompt fulfillment of any assignment given her",
      "he saw the entire project through, from initial idea to final fulfillment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Amazon is currently trialing a Cardinal prototype for handling packages up to 50 pounds and expects to deploy the technology in fulfillment centers next year. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
      "Workers organizing for a union at Amazon\u2019s Bessemer fulfillment center received a standing ovation this morning before the AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 13 June 2022",
      "Joey Desatnik started working at the CLE2 fulfillment center just southeast of Cleveland in August 2020 but didn\u2019t start trying to organize a union until the end of March. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "Human Research Program scientists have questioned if this feeling of fulfillment can be taken a step further. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "Most of us are aware that the absence of social interaction that accompanied the pandemic eroded our health, productivity and sense of fulfillment . \u2014 Vince Molinaro, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "Amos, who spent the 2020 season as a graduate transfer at Arkansas State, found a sense of fulfillment in waiting his turn at Alabama. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 18 May 2022",
      "But which aspects of our jobs are most likely to provide a sense of fulfillment ? \u2014 Heather Landy, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
      "Finally, there are many ways to use anxiety to create a deeper sense of personal fulfillment . \u2014 Tracy Dennis-tiwary, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222156"
  },
  "Festival of Lanterns":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": feast of lanterns"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223613"
  },
  "forward of the beam":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ship's relative bearing of less than 90 or more than 270 degrees"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-223658"
  },
  "Finsteraarhorn":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "mountain 14,019 feet (4273 meters) high in southern Switzerland; highest peak of the Berner Alpen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccfin(t)-st\u0259r-\u02c8\u00e4r-\u02cch\u022frn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-224324"
  },
  "frank tenant":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that holds a freehold estate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Anglo-French franc tenant , from Old French franc free + tenant tenant"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225634"
  },
  "frison":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": waste silk usually taken from the outside of the cocoon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113\u02c8z\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from friser to curl"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-230716"
  },
  "faud":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of faud dialectal British variant of fold"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fd",
      "\u02c8f\u0227d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231108"
  },
  "forasmuch as":{
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in view of the fact that"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0259z-\u02ccm\u0259-ch\u0259z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231810"
  },
  "focusing glass":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small magnifying glass used for enlarging the image thrown on the ground glass of a camera as an aid in exact focusing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-232118"
  },
  "forest shrew":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several small shrews (genus Sylvisorex ) found in forests at high elevations in tropical Africa"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233714"
  },
  "fair share":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a reasonable amount"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235603"
  },
  "fain\u00e9ant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an irresponsible idler",
      ": idle and ineffectual : indolent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0101-n\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4\u207f",
      "f\u0101-n\u0101-\u02c8\u00e4\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "borrowed from French, going back to Middle French fai-neant, from fait \"does, makes\" (third person singular of faire \"to make, do\") + neant \"nothing, nil\" (probably going back to Vulgar Latin *ne \u2026 gentem \"no people, no one\"), alteration by folk etymology of faignant, feignant, present participle of feindre \"to dissemble, pretend to be, evade, shirk\" \u2014 more at feign",
      "Adjective",
      "borrowed from French \u2014 more at fain\u00e9ant entry 1"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1619, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1854, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-235643"
  },
  "flophouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a cheap rooming house or hotel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4p-\u02cchau\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This wasn\u2019t some flophouse that rented rooms by the hour. \u2014 David Sedaris, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Two decades before his conviction, Durst was acquitted of murdering his neighbor Morris Black in a flophouse in Galveston, Texas. \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Before its days as an intellectual flophouse , the building was home to Columbia\u2019s Department of Slavic Languages. \u2014 Ian Volner, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "But those protections weren\u2019t able to save Aubergine, a picturesquely decrepit flophouse , salon, and culture-freak community at 546 West 113th Street. \u2014 Ian Volner, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "There's plenty of livestock, lots of Lone Star sunshine, but nothing so much as a flophouse or an outhouse in sight. \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "After spending 10 nights in his Chevy, Smith locates a mattress for rent on the floor of a flophouse . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "The home, built in 1891 and used over the years as a private residence, a boarding house for nuns and a flophouse , was in disarray when it was purchased at a sheriff\u2019s auction in 2014. \u2014 cleveland , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "Mystery Train is set in a dingy Memphis flophouse and follows the travelers who pass through its doors, telling sweet and sad stories of their lives. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000606"
  },
  "force to be reckoned with":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who has power and influence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001719"
  },
  "fore-topmast":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mast next above the foremast"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cct\u00e4p-m\u0259st",
      "-t\u0259p-\u02ccmast"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1626, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-001812"
  },
  "flaser":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an irregular usually streaked lens of granular texture found in a micaceous interstitial mass of rock and produced by shearing and pressure during metamorphism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00e4z\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German, vein in wood or rock, probably dialect modification of flader vein in wood, veined wood, maple tree, from Middle High German vlader vein in wood, veined wood; perhaps akin to Greek platys flat, broad"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-002855"
  },
  "fesswise":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the direction of a fess : horizontally , barwise sense 1",
      ": in fess"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-003045"
  },
  "foundationary":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to a foundation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fau\u0307n\u02c8d\u0101sh\u0259\u02ccner\u0113",
      "-ri"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-003842"
  },
  "flattie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something characterized by flatness : such as",
      ": a small working boat peculiar to Chesapeake Bay and more southern waters of the eastern U.S. that is sloop-rigged and that has a flat bottom, straight sides, and a centerboard",
      ": flat sense 6e",
      ": policeman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "flat entry 1 + -ie, -y"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005113"
  },
  "flesh-eating":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": feeding on or destroying flesh or soft tissue",
      "\u2014 see also flesh-eating bacterium , flesh-eating disease"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flesh-\u02cc\u0113-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1588, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005847"
  },
  "finable":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": subject to the payment of a fine or liable to a fine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English finable , from finen to pay, pay a fine (from Middle French finer ) + -able"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-005926"
  },
  "Festival of Lights":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      ": hanukkah"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-010322"
  },
  "Fragaria":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small genus of low perennial herbs (family Rosaceae) that comprise the strawberries, have trifoliate leaves, cymose white flowers, and long slender runners, and are represented in cultivation mainly by horticultural forms derived from several wild species (as F. vesca, F. virginiana, F. chiloensis, F. moschata ) and including many hybrids of these \u2014 see chilean strawberry , strawberry , wood strawberry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0259\u02c8ga(a)r\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin fragum strawberry + New Latin -aria"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011906"
  },
  "flannelmouth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a flannelmouthed person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012123"
  },
  "fess up":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to admit that one has done something wrong : confess"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012251"
  },
  "forgettery":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a faculty for forgetting : a poor memory"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-et\u0259r\u0113",
      "-et\u0259-",
      "-ri"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "forget entry 1 + -ery"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012551"
  },
  "flag country":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part of a flagship set aside for the use of its flag officer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012938"
  },
  "ferret out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to find (something, such as information) by careful searching"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013105"
  },
  "facsimilist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a maker of facsimiles (as in the preparation of lithographs)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-015751"
  },
  "fledge":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to acquire the feathers necessary for flight or independent activity",
      ": to leave the nest after acquiring such feathers",
      ": to rear until ready for flight or independent activity",
      ": to cover with or as if with feathers or down",
      ": to furnish (something) with feathers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8flej"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The young birds haven't yet fledged .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The United States Forest Service announced a partial closure of the Peaks Crag climbing area in the Coconino National Forest in Flagstaff from March 15 to August 15 of 2022, though the closure may end sooner if the young falcons fledge . \u2014 Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Born last spring, #1111 is the second condor ever to fledge , or learn to fly, in Zion. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "Birders said the animals were about to fledge from their nest and appeared to be perfectly healthy, but a federal wildlife official said the ospreys weren\u2019t close to fledging. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "In some cases, the natural chicks don't thrive and only the cowbird chick survives to fledge from the nest. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "Once the babies fledge at 35 days, International Bird Rescue plans to release the terns back into the wild. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 July 2021",
      "For those who put up bird nesting boxes in spring, now is a good time to watch for the young to fledge . \u2014 Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2021",
      "In many other cases, all chicks fledge , but the parents work nearly to exhaustion to satisfy the large interloper. \u2014 Val Cunningham Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune , 6 July 2021",
      "The cliffs where birds set up nests will stay closed for the rest of the breeding season, until the chicks fledge sometime around late July. \u2014 Rebekah Wahlberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fledge capable of flying, from Middle English flegge , from Old English -flycge ; akin to Old High German flucki capable of flying, Old English fl\u0113ogan to fly \u2014 more at fly"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1566, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020236"
  },
  "f\u00eate galante":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": f\u00eate champ\u00eatre sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-g\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, literally, elegant festival"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022032"
  },
  "facture":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the manner in which something (such as a painting) is made"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English, \"manner of making, shape,\" borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin fact\u016bra \"working (of metal), make, fashion,\" from factus (past participle of facere \"to make, do\") + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at fact"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022305"
  },
  "free agent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a professional athlete (such as a baseball player) who is free to negotiate a contract with any team"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "However, the Broncos signed Peyton Manning as a free agent the following offseason and traded Tebow to the New York Jets, who released him after one season. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
      "But Parker dominated the battle of seven-time All-Stars, recording a 10-point, 10-assist, 14-rebound triple double in three quarters of the 82-59 blowout in her first game in L.A. since leaving as a free agent in 2021. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Bringing back Anfernee Simons as a restricted free agent is the team\u2019s first priority. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
      "The Pacers signed Mickey Johnson as a free agent prior to the 1979 offseason. \u2014 Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star , 21 June 2022",
      "The 25-year-old is Barca's top target for the right wing, with its current occupant Ousmane Dembele set to walk as a free agent after June 30 when his five-year contract penned in 2017 expires. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
      "In 2020, McCoughtry signed with the Las Vegas Aces as a free agent and helped the team reach the WNBA finals. \u2014 Jeremiah Holloway, The Courier-Journal , 17 June 2022",
      "After losing to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 N.B.A. finals, Golden State had successfully recruited Durant to sign on as a free agent . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Simmons will now share some of those responsibilities, as will new addition Nick Vigil, whom the Cardinals signed as a free agent to be a veteran presence in place of Hicks. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1955, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-022613"
  },
  "fifty-sixth":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being number 56 in a countable series",
      "\u2014 see Table of Numbers",
      ": being one of 56 equal parts into which something is divisible",
      ": number 56 in a countable series",
      ": the quotient of a unit divided by 56 : one of 56 equal parts of something"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023510"
  },
  "forehand":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": superior position : advantage",
      ": the part of a horse that is before the rider",
      ": a forehand stroke (as in tennis or racquets)",
      ": the side on which such strokes are made",
      ": done or given in advance : prior",
      ": made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving",
      ": with a forehand stroke",
      ": a stroke in sports played with a racket made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02cchand"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "She hit a forehand across the court.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "With the roof closed because of sporadic rain, Kwon was able to pick his spots with his booming forehand . \u2014 Chris Lehourites, ajc , 27 June 2022",
      "Gauff had 23 unforced errors and three double faults, most coming off her forehand , which was wide at times, including on match point, which sent Swiatek to her knees in celebration after the victory. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
      "But Saturday belonged to Swiatek and her own heavy-topspin forehand . \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
      "Kocur went hard to his forehand , and when Hextall bit on the fake, Kocur roofed his backhander. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 31 May 2022",
      "He's revolutionized the sport with his ferocious topspin forehand , his freakish strength and his relentless drive. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Perhaps more than Nadal, who survived one of the great scares of his storied French Open career against Auger-Aliassime, the athletic and tireless Canadian with a booming serve and big forehand . \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
      "Fritz\u2019s pace and relative freshness were too much for Nadal, who had strained himself in his match with Alcaraz and was struggling with chest pain; his first serve and forehand were just not there. \u2014 Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Swiatek, hitting a comfortable stride, gained another break for 5-1 and clinched the match on a forehand winner. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1557, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adverb",
      "1925, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024207"
  },
  "faucal plosive":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stop consonant released through the nasal cavity by sudden lowering of the velum (as the \\t\\ in \\\u02c8k\u00e4t\u1d4an\\ cotton )"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024349"
  },
  "factory system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the system of manufacturing that began in the 18th century with the development of the power loom and the steam engine and is based on concentration of industry into large establishments"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1803, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-030747"
  },
  "Friedel-Crafts reaction":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a synthetic reaction in organic chemistry in which anhydrous aluminum chloride acts as the typical catalyst: such as",
      ": the synthesis of a hydrocarbon (as ethylbenzene) by alkylation of an aromatic hydrocarbon with an alkyl halide",
      ": the synthesis of a ketone (as benzophenone) by acylation of an aromatic hydrocarbon with an acyl chloride or acid anhydride"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113\u00a6d|el\u02c8kraf(t)s-",
      "\u00a6fre\u02ccd|"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Charles Friedel \u20201899 French chemist & James M. Crafts \u20201917 American chemist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033002"
  },
  "fin keel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a plate of metal fixed to the keel of a shallow boat to provide lateral resistance usually supplemented by a cigar-shaped bulb of lead to provide stability",
      ": a long narrow and shallow ship (as a yacht) fitted with a fin keel and lead bulb",
      ": a yacht with shallow body carried down in an extension of wood or metal which in turn carries a metal keel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-033229"
  },
  "F\u00e8s":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in north central Morocco population 946,815"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fes"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-034728"
  },
  "forejudgment":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forejudger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8j\u0259jm\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + judgment"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-035308"
  },
  "fancy that":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fancy that \u2014 used to comment on something that is hard to imagine \"The baby she brought home was the wrong one.\" \" Fancy that !\""
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-041242"
  },
  "flag day":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": June 14 observed in various states in commemoration of the adoption in 1777 of the official U.S. flag",
      ": a day on which charitable contributions are solicited in exchange for small flags"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042531"
  },
  "fire tube":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flue entry 3 sense d"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042801"
  },
  "freakish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": whimsical , capricious",
      ": markedly strange or abnormal"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "capricious",
      "impulsive",
      "whimsical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a freakish twist of fate",
      "had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Soon after, Dale subjects himself to CG surgery \u2014 a facelift of sorts for the pixellatedly insecure \u2014 and emerges furry and freakish -looking next to his flat counterpart. \u2014 Amy Nicholson, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "The 6-6 guard, who was not made available to the media, boasts freakish athleticism and impressive outside shooting that's placed him on the Pacers' radar with the sixth pick in the draft on June 23. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the tour\u2019s leaderboards are filled with young/long hitters who thrill fans with freakish distance and pose a dilemma between curbing it and preserving fan appeal and recreational satisfaction. \u2014 Steve Marantz, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
      "Yes, Omer Yurtseven may well have freakish rebounding and scoring skills. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
      "He's revolutionized the sport with his ferocious topspin forehand, his freakish strength and his relentless drive. \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Greedy Williams, who Emerson will likely compete against for the third corner spot, measured 6-2 and profiles closest to Emerson, only with less freakish 31 1/2\u2033 arms. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
      "Garrett was the surefire No. 1 pick in 2017, an athletic marvel with the ability to wreck opposing offensive gameplans with his freakish ability to bend the edge. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "The Jaguars are betting on Walker\u2019s freakish athletic traits to help transform one of the worst defenses in the league. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-043407"
  },
  "fixed ammunition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ammunition in which the projectile is permanently attached to a case that contains the primer and the propellant in distinction from separate-loading ammunition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-044955"
  },
  "Finsen light":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mixture of blue, violet, and near ultraviolet light that is produced by a lamp using a high-temperature carbon arc or a mercury arc and that is used in the treatment of lupus and certain other skin conditions and in testing paints and other protective coatings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fin(t)s\u0259n-",
      "-nz\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after Niels R. Finsen \u20201904 Danish physician"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045118"
  },
  "fairy gold":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": money held to be given by fairies but turned into rubbish when put to use",
      ": wealth or prosperity that may vanish as swiftly as it is acquired : precarious or illusory wealth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-045917"
  },
  "FLIR":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "forward-looking infrared"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-050222"
  },
  "fletcher":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a maker of arrows",
      "John 1579\u20131625 English dramatist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fle-ch\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fle-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English fleccher , from Anglo-French flecher , from fleche arrow \u2014 more at fl\u00e8che"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-050815"
  },
  "fan-tan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Chinese gambling game in which the banker divides a pile of objects (such as beans) into fours and players bet on what number will be left at the end of the count",
      ": a card game in which players must build in sequence upon sevens and attempt to be the first one out of cards"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan-\u02cctan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Chinese (Guangdong) f\u0101ant\u0101an"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-052507"
  },
  "flip off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold up the middle finger as an obscene gesture of contempt to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1982, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-053835"
  },
  "fellowly":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": sociable"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fe-l\u014d-l\u0113",
      "-l\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-054041"
  },
  "frontlash":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a counterreaction to a political backlash"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "front entry 3 + back lash"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060448"
  },
  "ferrer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": ironsmith",
      ": farrier"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English ferrour blacksmith who shoes horses, veterinarian"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-060458"
  },
  "fuidhir":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stranger or refugee in ancient Ireland placing himself under the protection of a chief and becoming his tenant"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fwi\u02cct\u035fhi(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle Irish fuidir"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061029"
  },
  "foresightedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience",
      ": provident care : prudence",
      ": an act of looking forward",
      ": a view forward",
      ": the ability to see what will or might happen in the future",
      ": care for the future : prudence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt",
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "foreknowledge",
      "prescience"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.",
      "His career choice shows a lack of foresight .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even so, crypto\u2019s burgeoning complications present challenging questions for any museum wanting to mint NFTs, said Elizabeth Merritt, vice president for strategic foresight at the American Alliance of Museums. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Software is where operational intelligence and foresight are derived. \u2014 Suresh Menon, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "China is a testament to her chutzpah and pioneering foresight . \u2014 Monica Eng, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Jones reflectiveness about her life and work feels like foresight . \u2014 Brooklyn White, Essence , 13 May 2022",
      "What happened in the Atlanta area in the past year and a half seems to reflect a greater degree of planning and foresight . \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 May 2022",
      "Rather than admit that Ruffini\u2019s premise is correct \u2014 U.S. strategy during the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022 did not prevent war \u2014 Biden wants to amend the record to grant himself foresight retroactively. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "The perils of the hour require moral leadership and foresight of the highest order from heads of state, business leaders, and society at large. \u2014 Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The foresight part involved his three children, who are between the ages of 12 and 14. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061840"
  },
  "filipendulous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": suspended by or strung upon a thread"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fili- + pendulous"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062500"
  },
  "foresignify":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to signify beforehand : foreshow , prefigure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + signify"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062932"
  },
  "fig bar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bar-shaped form of pressed figs",
      ": a bar-shaped cookie with a fig filling"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-070914"
  },
  "forecaddie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a golf caddie who is stationed in the fairway and who indicates the position of balls on the course"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccka-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "All of the courses will be walking only, and only forecaddies will be available. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Apr. 2020",
      "The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "Info: Green fee costs $550, including forecaddies and cart. \u2014 Michael Hiller, Los Angeles Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
      "The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019",
      "The event starts at noon and includes a barbeque lunch & refreshments, cart and forecaddie . \u2014 Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News , 28 Aug. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1792, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071100"
  },
  "forward of":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a position that is ahead of (something) : in front of (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071223"
  },
  "ferric":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or containing iron",
      ": being or containing iron usually with a valence of three",
      ": of, relating to, or containing iron",
      ": being or containing iron usually with a valence of three"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-ik",
      "\u02c8fe-rik",
      "\u02c8fer-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The new study is a retrospective analysis of 16 athletes from the Western Australian Institute of Sport, who received a total of 22 intravenous injections of 1,000 milligrams of iron (in the form of ferric carboxymaltose) in recent years. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 July 2020",
      "The greatest elevations occur in the ferric oxide-rich Tharsis region, but in the lowlands to the east of it, the abundances of ferric oxides plummets. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "First off, ferric oxides are present everywhere on the planet: within the crust, found in lava outflows, and in the Martian dust that\u2019s been oxidized by reactions with the atmosphere. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Specifically, the four iron atoms in hemoglobin are oxidized from their normal ferrous state (Fe2+) to a ferric form (Fe3+), making methemoglobin, which is essentially useless as an oxygen carrier. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 Sep. 2019",
      "See, this year's South team for the Senior Bowl has a decidedly ferric flavor on special teams. \u2014 Tom Green, AL.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
      "The drink does contain ammonium ferric citrate, which is technically iron, but it is not brewed. \u2014 Palko Karasz, New York Times , 5 Jan. 2018",
      "The company is adding ferric chloride to the wet sludge before drying, a binding agent that should lessen sulfur dioxide emissions. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 9 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071329"
  },
  "fogbound":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unable to move because of fog",
      ": covered by fog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fg-\u02ccbau\u0307nd",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071630"
  },
  "fricatrice":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a lewd woman : harlot",
      ": a female homosexual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8frik\u0259\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle French, female homosexual, from Latin fricare to rub + Middle French -trice -trix (from Latin tric-, -trix ); translation of Latin & Greek tribas"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-071715"
  },
  "failing grade/mark":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a grade/mark that shows that someone did not pass a test or course of study"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072550"
  },
  "for decoration":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": used to make something more attractive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-072942"
  },
  "ferreous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, like, or containing iron"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer\u0113\u0259s"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin ferreus , from ferrum iron"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073128"
  },
  "fiestero":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of a group of persons among the Cahita, Mayo, and Yaqui responsible for the conduct of a fiesta"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u0113\u0259\u02c8ste(\u02cc)r\u014d"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Mexican Spanish, from Spanish fiesta + -ero -er (from Latin -arius )"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073440"
  },
  "filler-in":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that fills in (as colors, designs, materials)",
      ": one that paints designs on pottery or porcelain by hand",
      ": one that substitutes"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fill in + -er"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073556"
  },
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":[
      ": if something (already specified) does not happen or succeed"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074023"
  },
  "frequentness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually",
      ": to read systematically or habitually",
      ": common , usual",
      ": happening at short intervals : often repeated or occurring",
      ": full , thronged",
      ": acting or returning regularly or often",
      ": intimate , familiar",
      ": to visit often",
      ": happening often"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8kwent",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt",
      "fr\u0113-\u02c8kwent",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-kw\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affect",
      "habituate",
      "hang (at)",
      "haunt",
      "resort (to)",
      "visit"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "constant",
      "habitual",
      "periodic",
      "periodical",
      "regular",
      "repeated",
      "steady"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Within the same Prosper Insights & Analytics Survey, Millennials and Gen-Z are more likely than their parents to frequent a restaurant that delivers to their home. \u2014 Gary Drenik, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
      "Guys who are planning to frequent the beach or pool this summer will appreciate the comfy shoes with 92,000 perfect ratings. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "After a two-year wait, P-Valley is back and fans are eager to see what\u2019s next for the ladies of The Pynk and the men who frequent their place of business. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 10 June 2022",
      "The only way to build skills, experience, and confidence is to frequent that terrain often and over a long period of time. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2021",
      "Terry McDonald of Markham VFW Post 9801, at 3220 W. 159th St., said cameras were recently added outside the building, with concerns for the aging veterans who frequent the hall. \u2014 Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "For those who don't frequent the discount DVD bin at Target, yes, those are all real movies released in 2021. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The company recently started a loyalty program that provides discounts to customers who frequent the chain, while gaining data on their dining habits to inform its strategy. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "He is known to frequent the areas of Clark and Barbour Street. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 July 2022",
      "Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "In the not-too-distant future, mega data-breaches will become frequent . \u2014 Vinit Patel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
      "Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
      "Until this week, mass casualties involving residents appeared to become less frequent as Moscow concentrated on capturing eastern Ukraine's Donbas region. \u2014 Francesca Ebel, ajc , 1 July 2022",
      "As a result, organizations are vulnerable as security incidents become more frequent and complex. \u2014 Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Heat waves are expected to become more frequent and intense as a result of climate change. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 28 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective and Verb",
      "Middle English, ample, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, crowded, from Latin frequent-, frequens"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074309"
  },
  "flameware":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": cooking ware (as of glass) that can be used over an open flame without breaking"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074432"
  },
  "frotton":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a burnisher for rubbing the back of paper in block printing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)fr\u022f\u00a6t\u014d\u207f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from frotter to rub"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074537"
  },
  "femineity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": femininity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin femine us womanly (from femina woman) + English -ity"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074543"
  },
  "foredoor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the front door of a house"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + door"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074606"
  },
  "free rate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quotation established for a currency in the free foreign-exchange market as distinguished from the restricted or official rate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074939"
  },
  "fall snipe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": red-backed sandpiper"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075532"
  },
  "forwaste":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to lay waste : make desolate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "for- + waste"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-075713"
  },
  "flame vine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Brazilian woody vine ( Pyrostegia ignea ) of the family Bignoniaceae that has tendril-bearing compound leaves and orange-red tubular flowers in clusters and that is widely cultivated in warm regions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081032"
  },
  "fig-bird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of several largely greenish yellow Australian orioles (genus Sphecotheres ) that feed chiefly on figs and other fruits"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081457"
  },
  "factory ship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ship equipped to process a whale or fish catch at sea"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1851, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081802"
  },
  "flittermouse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bat entry 3 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "flitter entry 1 + mouse ; translation of German fledermaus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082148"
  },
  "filling fork":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a loom feeler that actuates a stop motion when filling yarn breaks or is not properly laid"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-082547"
  },
  "fogbow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nebulous arc or circle of white or yellowish light sometimes seen in fog"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fg-\u02ccb\u014d",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4g-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1831, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083027"
  },
  "forritsome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": bold , impudent , forward"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ts\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "forrit + -some"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083156"
  },
  "Fort Pulaski National Monument":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "reservation in eastern Georgia comprising an island in the mouth of the Savannah River; site of a fort built 1829\u201347 to replace the Revolutionary Fort Greene"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "p\u0259-\u02c8la-sk\u0113",
      "py\u00fc-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-083414"
  },
  "Finlandisation":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Finlandisation British spelling of finlandization"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084134"
  },
  "Foch":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Ferdinand 1851\u20131929 French general; marshal of France"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fsh",
      "\u02c8f\u00e4sh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084822"
  },
  "foreside":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the front side or part : front"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-084952"
  },
  "Fort Pierce":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city on the Atlantic in eastern Florida population 41,590"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8pirs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085058"
  },
  "fizzwater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": soda water sense 2a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085111"
  },
  "find approval/favor":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be accepted : to become well-liked"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085349"
  },
  "forcive":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": forcible"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "force entry 1 + -ive"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085358"
  },
  "Fourier series":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an infinite series in which the terms are constants multiplied by sine or cosine functions of integer multiples of the variable and which is used in the analysis of periodic functions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Baron J.B.J. Fourier"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085505"
  },
  "faucalize":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to modify by faucal articulation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085856"
  },
  "Foshan":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city southwest of Guangzhou in the southeastern China province of Guangdong population 303,160"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014d-\u02c8sh\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090013"
  },
  "favrile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": colored glassware of delicate design with an iridescent surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "f\u0259v\u02c8r\u0113(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090221"
  },
  "faucal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": faucial",
      ": formed or occurring in or near the fauces : pharyngeal",
      ": a faucal sound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fk\u0259l",
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin fauces + English -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090357"
  },
  "fantoccini":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a puppet show using puppets operated by strings or mechanical devices",
      ": such puppets"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u00e4n-t\u0259-\u02c8ch\u0113-n\u0113",
      "\u02ccfan-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Italian, plural of fantoccino , diminutive of fantoccio doll, augmentative of fante child, from Latin infant-, infans infant"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1771, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090530"
  },
  "Faisal I":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1885\u20131933 king of Syria (1920), of Iraq (1921\u201333)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090538"
  },
  "fixative":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that fixes or sets: such as",
      ": a substance added to a perfume especially to prevent too rapid evaporation",
      ": a substance used to fix living tissue",
      ": a varnish used especially for the protection of drawings (as in pastel or charcoal)",
      ": a substance used to fix living tissue"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fik-s\u0259-tiv",
      "\u02c8fik-s\u0259t-iv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from fixative, adjective, \"serving to fix,\" borrowed from New Latin f\u012bx\u0101t\u012bvus, from Medieval Latin f\u012bx\u0101tus, past participle of f\u012bx\u0101re \"to reduce a volatile substance (in alchemy)\" (in New Latin, \"to fix\") + Latin -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at fixation"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
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      "noun"
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      ": the fact or condition of occurring frequently",
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      ": the number, proportion, or percentage of items in a particular category in a set of data",
      ": the number of repetitions of a periodic process in a unit of time: such as",
      ": the number of complete alternations (see alternation sense 1 ) per second of an alternating current",
      ": the number of complete oscillations (see oscillation sense 3 ) per second of energy (such as sound or electromagnetic radiation) in the form of waves",
      ": frequent repetition",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to chief digital officer Daniel Shlossman, Sweetpass generated retention and frequency and created a more personalized experience for customers. \u2014 Alicia Kelso, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Engineers have started to retune software at nuclear, hydro and fossil-fuel power stations that corrects small deviations from the 50-hertz frequency on which the grid hums, Mr. Kudrytskyi said. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
      "The upper frequency limit for the average human ear may be a measly 20 kilohertz, but most mammals can hear well into the ultrasound range. \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "No one protested Usain Bolt\u2019s eight Olympic gold medals because of his extraordinary stride length and frequency in the sprints. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Frame rate is the frequency at which your camcorder can capture images. \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 19 June 2022",
      "Luckily, there is one big survey that has both a high sample size and an annual frequency . \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
      "In general, the network will work with phones that support frequency band n78. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 17 June 2022",
      "In addition to enhancing its pipeline of simulcast anime content, Crunchyroll, with Sony\u2019s backing, has been boosting the scale and frequency of its international anime theatrical releases. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092014"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": functional load"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "probably translation of French rendement fonctionnel"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092225"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a tobacco worker who places filler leaves on trays so that air can circulate among them and dry them to the proper moisture content for use in cigars"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092300"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": farsighted sense 1"
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      "\u02c8f\u00e4r-\u02ccs\u0113-i\u014b"
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      "farsighted",
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      "foreseeing",
      "foresighted",
      "forethoughtful",
      "forward",
      "forward-looking",
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      "proactive",
      "provident",
      "visionary"
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      "half-baked",
      "half-cocked",
      "improvident",
      "myopic",
      "shortsighted"
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      "a farseeing corn farmer who realized that the future was in ethanol"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093503"
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      "noun"
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      ": a judgment under English law by which one is expelled, ousted, or put out"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English forjugger , from Middle French forjugier, forsjugier to forejudge"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093540"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": to force someone to do something or to make a decision about something"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094006"
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  "friedelin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a crystalline triterpenoid ketone C 30 H 50 O extracted especially from cork"
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      "fr\u0113\u02c8del\u0259\u0307n"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Charles Friedel + English -in"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094928"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends",
      ": one who advocates or practices futurism"
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      "\u02c8fy\u00fc-ch\u0259-rist"
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      "augur",
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      "foreteller",
      "fortune-teller",
      "prognosticator",
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      "economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Polygon1993 is known for a retro- futurist style and has said each of the NFTs incorporate an element of nostalgia. \u2014 Nicole Gull Mcelroy, Fortune , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Jeremy Hindle\u2019s retro- futurist production design, creating alienation in the weirdly spare offices and closets and mining bursts of energy from long tracking shots through Lumon\u2019s overlit and winding hallways. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "All of this fascinates Jason Silva, famed Venezuelan-American TV personality, filmmaker, futurist and speaker, who recently shared a new, awe-inspiring innovation with us: Cybernetics. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "This high-concept film is action-packed, and Cruise is a key chess piece for Spielberg to use to tell his futurist story. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "That ethos extends to the film\u2019s aesthetic, with practical filmmaking techniques employed to attain its futurist vision. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "Desmond Dickerson, the Director of Future of Work Marketing at Microsoft, describes himself as a futurist . \u2014 David Miller, ABC News , 3 May 2022",
      "The futurist and the test pilot Is the world ready for wingless hovercraft levitating over cities and hotrodding through congested air corridors? \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Blake Morgan is a bestselling author and customer experience futurist , in addition to being the founder of CustomerExperienceCommunity.com. \u2014 Blake Morgan, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095004"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the fast section of a czardas"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "friss from Hungarian; friszka from Polish, from Hungarian friss"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095037"
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      "abbreviation"
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      "he made it"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin fecit"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095425"
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of foetal chiefly British spellings of fetal , fetus"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095443"
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  "foremother":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a female ancestor"
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      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccm\u0259-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Taking inspiration from her literary foremother Zora Neale Hurston, Walker centers southern Black women, who are all too often misrepresented in American culture. \u2014 Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Ford borrows from her literary foremother Zora Neale Hurston \u2014 especially Hurston\u2019s juxtaposition of happiness to intimacy with the sun. \u2014 Darryl Robertson, USA TODAY , 31 May 2021",
      "Kamala Harris represents the living embodiment of the dreams of my foremother . \u2014 Glamour , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "And without the stories of our foremothers , women have no models to follow. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, Harper's Magazine , 25 May 2020",
      "In our own moment of global catastrophe, Wade offers us a timely invitation to join our literary foremothers in their rebellious journeys to achieve creative freedom and world harmony. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "The posthumous salvation of our literary foremothers seems to happen regularly these days: Jean Stafford, Lucia Berlin, Bette Howland. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 9 Jan. 2020",
      "Many histories of feminist detective fiction find foremothers for today\u2019s anti-heroines in the hardboiled sleuths of the nineteen-seventies and eighties\u2014in P. D. James\u2019s Cordelia Gray, for example, and Sara Paretsky\u2019s V. I. Warshawski. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2019",
      "Drag and politics have always been intertwined, ever since the 1969 uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York, where drag queens and transgender women, notably the performer Marsha P. Johnson, were among the foremothers of the gay rights movement. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2019"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1582, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100127"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100855"
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  "famatinite":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral Cu 3 SbS 4 consisting of a reddish gray copper antimony sulfide (specific gravity 4.57)"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "German famatinit , from Sierra de Famatina , mountain range in northwest Argentina + German -it -ite"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101030"
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  "fiduciary heir":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an heir in Roman Dutch law who takes the property subject to its passing to another (as the fideicommissary heir) on fulfillment of certain conditions"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101529"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101632"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102542"
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      "alteration (influenced by for- ) of disjaskit"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102606"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103155"
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      "Latin februation-, februatio , from februatus (past participle of februare to purify, from februa ) + -ion-, -io -ion"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103320"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103541"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-103740"
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      "commune on the western coast of Martinique population 87,216"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104009"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104038"
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  "Ferrel's law":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a statement in meteorology: a wind in any direction tends to deflect to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern with a force that is directly proportional to the mass of wind in question, its velocity, the sine of the latitude, and the angular velocity of the earth's rotation"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "after William Ferrel \u20201891 American meteorologist, its formulator"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104430"
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      "transitive verb"
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      ": baste entry 2"
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English flaumen, flamben to flame, shine, baste"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104648"
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      "James Anthony 1818\u20131894 English historian"
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      "\u02c8fr\u00fcd"
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    "examples":[],
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105435"
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    "definitions":[
      "Definition of fuil Scottish variant of fool"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0153\u0305l",
      "\u02c8f\u1d6b\u0305l"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110245"
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  "feminity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": femininity"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "fe-\u02c8mi-n\u0259-t\u0113",
      "f\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "femininity",
      "muliebrity",
      "womanhood",
      "womanishness",
      "womanliness"
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    "antonyms":[
      "manhood",
      "manliness",
      "masculinity",
      "virility"
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    "examples":[
      "she impressed them with her gentle feminity"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-110911"
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  "Famagusta":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city and port on",
      "in the Turkish-controlled sector of eastern Cyprus population 42,500"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccf\u00e4-m\u00e4-\u02c8g\u00fc-st\u00e4"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111013"
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  "first name":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": the name that stands first in one's full name"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "Christian name",
      "forename",
      "given name",
      "prename"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Children at the school call their teachers by their first names .",
      "the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Corrections & Clarifications: In an earlier version of the article, Morris Garfinkle's first name was incorrect. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 9 June 2022",
      "The first name on the 2022 Atlantic storm list is Alex. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 2 June 2022",
      "And the very first name that was brought up to play my father was Javier Bardem. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "When the investigators asked him if anyone else associated with the company might talk, the first name that popped into his mind was Billy Birge. \u2014 Brendan I. Koerner, Wired , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The first name out of his mouth was \u2026 Kalani Sitake. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Sep. 2021",
      "Should the first name be a short, to-the-point name, or should the moniker be long and lilting? \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Epicenter was the first name drawn and assigned the No. 8 post in the nine-horse field and made the 6-5 morning-line favorite. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Each episode\u2019s title is the first name of the Ukrainian telling their story. \u2014 Andy Meek, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111410"
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  "firing step":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a ledge or board along the front wall of a trench used to stand on when firing"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111508"
  },
  "florigen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hormone or hormonal agent that promotes flowering"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u022fr-\u0259-j\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Russian florigen, from flori- flori- + -gen -gen",
      "Note: The Russian term was apparently introduced by the Soviet Armenian plant physiologist Mixail Xristoforovi\u010d \u010cajlaxjan (1902-91) in an article published in 1936 in the Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR/Comptes rendus de l'Acad\u00e9mie des Sciences de l'URSS. An English version of the article, entitled \"New facts in support of the hormonal theory of plant development,\" was published in vol. 13 (1936) of the Doklady, pp. 79-83."
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      "1936, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111817"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-111908"
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      "adjective"
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      ": not limited or narrow in scope or extent : wide-ranging"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8r\u0101n-ji\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112443"
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  "ferric acetate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": either of two acetates of iron used chiefly in the textile industry as mordants and formerly in medicine as tonics:",
      ": the normal acetate Fe(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 3 known best in solution",
      ": a basic acetate Fe(OH)(C 2 H 3 O 2 ) 2 obtained as brownish red scales or powder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112904"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a cool walk : shady place"
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      "fres\u02c8k\u0101d",
      "-\u00e4d"
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      "obsolete French, from Middle French, probably from (assumed) Old Proven\u00e7al frescada cool of the evening, cool drink (whence Proven\u00e7al frescado ), from Old Proven\u00e7al fresc fresh, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German frisc fresh"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112930"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": flatwise"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1692, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113528"
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      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113724"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-113812"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": freeze fracture that includes the sublimation of surface ice following fracturing especially to reveal additional detail",
      ": freeze fracture",
      ": freeze fracture that includes the sublimation of surface ice following fracturing especially to reveal additional detail",
      ": freeze fracture"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fr\u0113z-\u02cce-chi\u014b",
      "\u02c8fr\u0113-\u02c8zech-i\u014b"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-114819"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":[
      ": ready for flirtation"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115253"
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  "Fairweather, Mount":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "mountain 15,300 feet (4663 meters) high on the boundary between the U.S. (Alaska) and Canada (British Columbia)"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fer-\u02ccwe-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-115645"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": flirtatious"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120058"
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  "foresheet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one of the sheets of a foresail",
      ": the forward part of an open boat"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u022fr-\u02ccsh\u0113t"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120521"
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  "fatty acid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of numerous saturated aliphatic monocarboxylic acids C n H 2 n +1 COOH (such as acetic acid) including many that occur naturally usually in the form of esters in fats, waxes, and essential oils",
      ": any of the saturated or unsaturated monocarboxylic acids (such as palmitic acid) usually with an even number of carbon atoms that occur naturally in the form of glycerides in fats and fatty oils",
      ": any of numerous saturated aliphatic acids C n H 2 n +1 COOH (as lauric acid) containing a single carboxyl group and including many that occur naturally usually in the form of esters in fats, waxes, and essential oils",
      ": any of the saturated or unsaturated organic acids (as palmitic acid) that have a single carboxyl group and usually an even number of carbon atoms and that occur naturally in the form of glycerides in fats and fatty oils"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cupuacu butter is a fatty acid that dives deep into the skin to nourish and moisturize. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "Corn contributes vitamins and minerals and is a rich source of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid that dogs must get in their diets, according to the Cummings Veterinary Medical Center at Tufts University. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "Shea butter has a high fatty acid content that is easy for the skin to absorb, providing effective hydration without leaving your face with an oily sheen. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s why we\u2019re thrilled to use actual hemp plants with a low percentage of full spectrum CBD and a more balanced ratio of other components, as well as a fatty acid backbone heavier than pure hemp extracts. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The authors found that a daily dose of one gram of omega-3 fatty acid was associated with a significant improvement in depressive symptoms. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 21 Oct. 2021",
      "Grape-seed oil is high in moisturizing vitamin E and linoleic acid, also known as omega-6 fatty acid , which acts as an anti-inflammatory agent that calms blemishes and retains moisture. \u2014 Cristina Montemayor, SELF , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Specifically, the microbes make a short-chain fatty acid called butyrate that facilitates this particular conversation. \u2014 Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Rosehip and grapeseed are also rich in linoleic acid, an essential omega-6 fatty acid that acts as a building block for ceramides, an important moisturizing element that fortifies our skin's barrier. \u2014 Megan Mcintyre, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-120753"
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  "fire wall":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a wall constructed to prevent the spread of fire",
      ": computer hardware or software that prevents unauthorized access to private data (as on a company's local area network or intranet) by outside computer users (as of the Internet)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The chief said the wooden stick-frame construction also likely helped the fire move quickly, but said the fire wall between the homes did its job and likely accounted for the other family being able to escape without injury. \u2014 Danielle Camilli, USA TODAY , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "V\u00e9ra stood as the fire wall between Vladimir Nabokov and Humbert Humbert. \u2014 Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker , 5 Mar. 2021",
      "Your teammate can cast a fire wall to herd opponents into your lightning death tube. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 16 Sep. 2020",
      "According to the February consent decree with the FCC, TeleQuality in 2015 and 2016 offered rural health care providers free routers and fire walls to induce them to select the company as their broadband provider. \u2014 Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com , 14 May 2020",
      "And virtual private networks, which had long been used to circumvent the fire wall , are becoming increasingly unstable amid Beijing\u2019s crackdown on the tool in recent years. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "Yogi was near the fire wall when a tangle of wires fell from above, knocking him off balance. \u2014 Sean Flynn, Esquire , 9 Mar. 2017",
      "Wahlen said the building at 1214 VFW Parkway is a loss, but a fire wall saved the adjoining building at 1216 VFW Parkway. \u2014 John Hilliard And Felicia Gans, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2018",
      "The wall in question was a fire wall owned by the city, left exposed after a Woolworth building was torn down by the city's Downtown Development Authority to make room for the Festival Square, Eustice said. \u2014 Bryce Airgood, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121008"
  },
  "fi fa":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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    "definitions":[
      "fieri facias",
      "fieri facias"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121033"
  },
  "fetch away":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to move from place as a result of a ship's rolling or pitching : shift , slide"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121230"
  },
  "fantod":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a state of irritability and tension",
      ": fidgets",
      ": an emotional outburst : fit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fan-\u02cct\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "perhaps alteration of English dialect fantique, fanteeg , perhaps blend of fantastic and fatigue"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121322"
  },
  "felicific calculus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a method of determining the rightness of an action by balancing the probable pleasures and pains that it would produce"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1945, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121816"
  },
  "Fama":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":[
      "Fellow of the American Medical Association",
      "Eugene F(rancis) 1939\u2013 American economist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u00e4-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121845"
  },
  "foreroom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": living room , parlor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fore- + room"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123210"
  },
  "Fourieristic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling Fourierism"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fourierist + -ic"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123229"
  },
  "flirt (with)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to act so as to make (something) more likely you're flirting with death by driving so recklessly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123756"
  },
  "footstone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a stone placed at the foot of a grave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307t-\u02ccst\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1701, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124400"
  },
  "fulgence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": brilliant luster : resplendence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fu\u0307lj\u0259n(t)s",
      "\u02c8f\u0259l-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "fulgence from Middle English, from fulgent , after such pairs as Middle English excellent: excellence; fulgency from fulgent + -cy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-124846"
  },
  "flatting agent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a material added to a coating (as a paint or varnish) to cause it to set with a matte surface"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "flatting from gerund of flat entry 4"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125057"
  },
  "fess point":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the center of a heraldic field"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125238"
  },
  "fireproofing tile":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": tile for use as a protection against fire for structural members"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125639"
  },
  "flajolotite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mineral 4FeSbO 4 \u00b73H 2 O occurring as a hydrous iron antimonate in lemon-yellow nodular masses resembling clay"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccflaj\u0259\u02c8l\u014d\u02cct\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "French, from Flajolot fl 1871 French mineralogist who analyzed it + French -ite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125724"
  },
  "Fechner":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Gustav Theodor 1801\u20131887 German physicist and psychologist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fek-n\u0259r",
      "\u02c8fe\u1e35-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125752"
  },
  "folklore":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people",
      ": a branch of knowledge that deals with folklore",
      ": an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated",
      ": traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u014dk-\u02ccl\u022fr",
      "\u02c8f\u014dk-\u02ccl\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "legend",
      "legendry",
      "lore",
      "myth",
      "mythology",
      "mythos",
      "tradition"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The coyote appears in a great deal of Native American folklore .",
      "the rich folklore of Louisiana",
      "He can't tell the difference between fact and folklore .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to ancient folklore , those who put at least seven different flowers under their pillows on midsummer would dream of their future partner. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "According to folklore , the 13 bands of the caterpillar correspond to the 13 weeks of winter. \u2014 Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
      "For centuries, tales of lingering dead spirits have spooked, thrilled and terrorized us \u2014 from your typical ghost story whispered around a campfire to mythical folklore passed down from generation to generation. \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "In the folklore of Lama\u2019s Buddhist community, the snow leopard is a manifestation of the god of Nepal\u2019s high mountain pastures, who appears on earth only when humans violate the natural order. \u2014 Eloise Barry, Time , 11 May 2022",
      "Who knew Taylor Swift was part of the folklore of Bridgerton? \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Swift fan and unofficial Queen of Twitter Dionne Warwick has bought into the folklore of it all. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "His father, Ya\u2019akov Yehoshua, a descendant of the Sephardi community of Thessaloniki, Greece, wrote books of folklore that portrayed the lives of Jerusalemites. \u2014 Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
      "Her modern takes on Grace Kelly-esque gowns have become a thing of fashion folklore (that periwinkle Valentino ode to Judy Garland!), and the BAFTAs 2022 were no exception. \u2014 Alice Newbold, Vogue , 13 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130200"
  },
  "First Nation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a number of peoples especially of Canada who are indigenous to the North American continent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1980, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130509"
  },
  "flower spike":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": spike sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130924"
  },
  "fridge-freezer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a kitchen appliance that includes both a refrigerator and a freezer : ( US ) refrigerator"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131047"
  },
  "forehand rent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rent made payable before the tenant's crop out of which it is to be paid has been harvested",
      ": foregift"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131119"
  },
  "feterita":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of various grain sorghums that are derived from a Sudanese sorghum ( Sorghum vulgare variety caudatum ) and are characterized by compact oval heads of exceptionally large soft white seeds"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Sudanese Arabic; akin to Arabic fa\u1e6d\u012brah unleavened bread"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-131317"
  },
  "fluke":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": flatfish",
      ": a flattened digenetic trematode worm",
      ": trematode \u2014 compare liver fluke",
      ": the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground \u2014 see anchor illustration",
      ": one of the lobes of a whale's tail",
      ": an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool",
      ": a stroke of luck",
      ": a flattened digenetic trematode worm",
      ": trematode \u2014 see liver fluke"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fl\u00fck",
      "\u02c8fl\u00fck"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "break",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "Middle English floke, fluke , from Old English fl\u014dc ; akin to Old English fl\u014dh chip, Old High German flah smooth, Greek plax flat surface, and probably to Old English fl\u014dr floor \u2014 more at floor",
      "Noun (2)",
      "perhaps from fluke entry 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "origin unknown"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun (3)",
      "1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132048"
  },
  "FAQ":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a document (as on a website) that provides answers to a list of typical questions that users might ask regarding a particular subject",
      ": a question included in such a document",
      "fair average quality",
      "frequently asked question, frequently asked questions"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8fak",
      "\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8ky\u00fc",
      "\u02c8fak",
      "\u02ccef-\u02cc\u0101-\u02c8ky\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "f requently a sked q uestions"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1987, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132228"
  },
  "flopover":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a defect in television reception in which a succession of frames appear to traverse the screen vertically due to a temporary maladjustment of the relative horizontal and vertical sweep frequencies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "from flop over , verb"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132239"
  },
  "fellfare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a medium-sized Eurasian thrush ( Turdus pilaris ) with an ash-colored head and chestnut wings and back"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132445"
  }
}