dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/he_mw.json

{
  "head":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth",
      "the seat of the intellect mind",
      "a person with respect to mental qualities",
      "natural aptitude or talent",
      "mental or emotional control poise",
      "headache",
      "the obverse (see obverse entry 2 sense 1 ) of a coin",
      "person , individual",
      "one of a number (as of domestic animals)",
      "the end that is upper or higher or opposite the foot",
      "the source of a stream or river",
      "either end of something (such as a drum) whose two ends need not be distinguished",
      "director , leader such as",
      "headmaster",
      "one in charge of a division or department in an office or institution",
      "capitulum sense 2",
      "the foliaged part of a plant especially when consisting of a compact mass of leaves, flowers, or fruit",
      "the leading element of a military column or a procession",
      "headway",
      "the uppermost extremity or projecting part of an object top",
      "the striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement",
      "the rounded proximal end of a long bone (such as the humerus)",
      "the end of a muscle nearest the origin",
      "the oval part of a printed musical note",
      "a body of water kept in reserve at a height",
      "the containing bank, dam, or wall",
      "a mass of water in motion (as in a rip current )",
      "the difference in elevation between two points in a body of fluid",
      "the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point expressible as this height",
      "pressure of a fluid",
      "the bow and adjacent parts of a ship",
      "a ship's toilet",
      "toilet sense 1",
      "the approximate length of the head of a horse",
      "the place of leadership, honor, or command",
      "a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize",
      "a separate part or topic",
      "a portion of a page or sheet that is above the first line of printing",
      "the foam or scum that rises on a fermenting or effervescing liquid (such as beer)",
      "the part of a boil, pimple, or abscess at which it is likely to break",
      "culminating point of action crisis",
      "a part or attachment of a machine or machine tool containing a device (such as a cutter or drill)",
      "the part of an apparatus that performs the chief function or a particular function",
      "an electromagnet used as a transducer for recording on, reading, or erasing a magnetic medium (such as tape or a disk)",
      "an immediate constituent of a construction that can have the same grammatical function as the whole (such as man in \"an old man,\" \"a very old man,\" or \"the man in the street\")",
      "one who uses a drug",
      "a devoted enthusiast aficionado",
      "fellatio , cunnilingus",
      "drawing the greater depth of water forward",
      "crazy , distracted",
      "delirious",
      "beyond one's comprehension or competence",
      "so as to pass over one's superior standing or authority",
      "of, relating to, or intended for the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth of, relating to, or intended for the head (see head entry 1 sense 1 )",
      "principal , chief",
      "located at the end that is upper or higher situated at the head (see head entry 1 sense 5a )",
      "coming from in front",
      "behead",
      "to put the striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement on fit a head (see head entry 1 sense 9b ) to",
      "to form the uppermost extremity or projecting part of to form the head or top of",
      "to act as leader or director of to act as head (see head entry 1 sense 6 ) to",
      "to get in front of so as to hinder, stop, or turn back",
      "to take a lead over (as in a race) surpass",
      "to pass (a stream) by going round above the source",
      "to place something at the beginning or top of (something) in order to introduce or categorize to put something at the head of (something, as a list)",
      "to stand as the first or leading member of",
      "to set the course of",
      "to hit and propel (something, such as a soccer ball) with the head (see head entry 1 sense 1 )",
      "to form a compact mass of leaves or fruit to form a head (see head entry 1 sense 7b )",
      "to point or proceed in a certain direction",
      "to have a source originate",
      "the part of the body containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth",
      "mind entry 1 sense 1",
      "control of the mind or feelings",
      "the side of a coin or medal usually thought of as the front",
      "director sense 1 , leader",
      "each person among a number",
      "a unit of number",
      "something like a head in position or use",
      "the place where a stream begins",
      "a tight mass of plant parts (as leaves or flowers)",
      "a part of a machine, tool, or weapon that performs the main work",
      "a place of leadership or honor",
      "climax , crisis",
      "beyond someone's understanding",
      "chief entry 2 sense 1",
      "located at the front",
      "coming from in front",
      "to be the leader of",
      "to go or cause to go in a certain direction",
      "to be first or get in front of",
      "to provide with or form a head",
      "the division of the human body that contains the brain, the eyes, the ears, the nose, and the mouth",
      "the corresponding anterior division of the body of various animals including all vertebrates, most arthropods, and many mollusks and worms",
      "headache",
      "a projection or extremity especially of an anatomical part as",
      "the rounded proximal end of a long bone (as the humerus)",
      "the end of a muscle nearest the origin",
      "the anterior end of an invertebrate scolex",
      "the part of a boil, pimple, or abscess at which it is likely to break",
      "the end of a lipid molecule that consists of a polar group and is regarded as being opposite to the tail",
      "any of a number of individuals",
      "per capita"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8hed",
    "synonyms":[
      "bean",
      "block",
      "dome",
      "mazard",
      "mazzard",
      "nob",
      "noddle",
      "noggin",
      "noodle",
      "nut",
      "pate",
      "poll"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "chief",
      "commanding",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "high",
      "lead",
      "leading",
      "preeminent",
      "premier",
      "presiding",
      "primary",
      "prime",
      "principal",
      "supereminent",
      "supreme",
      "top"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head . \u2014 Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune , 19 July 2017",
      "Delimitros said one of the truck\u2019s side view mirrors struck her in the head , causing minor injuries. \u2014 David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com , 19 July 2017",
      "Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head . \u2014 J. Harry Jones, Ramona Sentinel , 19 July 2017",
      "Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation. \u2014 John Roach, NOLA.com , 19 July 2017",
      "Turning this on its head , the susceptibility of Bose\u2013 \u2014 Thilo St\u00f6ferle, Ars Technica , 18 July 2017",
      "Head over to PCWorld\u2019s comprehensive Windows 10 Creators Update review for the full rundown and extensive hands-on impressions, or our round-up of the Creators Update\u2019s best new features. \u2014 Brad Chacos, PCWorld , 17 July 2017",
      "The Senate bill would also require the head of Air Force Space Command to serve for six years, rather than two or four years. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2017",
      "Facing a potential recall, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has a huge head start on anyone who wants to run for his job. \u2014 Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 July 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
      "If Scalley becomes head coach, common sense and human nature dictate that it will not be met with universal praise. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Derek Fisher and the Sparks mutually agreed to part ways after a disappointing 5-7 start to the season, the team announced Tuesday, relieving him of head coach and general manager duties. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "The Bengals have yet to announce who will assume the role of head athletic trainer in place of Sparling. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Cain came up limping after grounding out to open the Brewers\u2019 first inning, hitting the bag awkwardly and getting medical attention on the bench from head athletic trainer Scott Barringer. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "In other words, it\u2019s both. Ryan Day, the head coach of Ohio State\u2019s football team, surely thinks of his program and school as transformational places, too. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
      "Grace, who lives in Phoenix, was a head high school coach for two seasons, from 2004-06 at Phoenix South Mountain. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
      "Brad Stevens going from head coach to president of basketball operations drew more attention than hiring the longtime NBA assistant. \u2014 USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
      "Rolando Acebal, the head coach of Cuba\u2019s boxing team, said the decision was also essential to keep the sport top-flight, especially as professionals have been eligible to compete in the Olympics since 2016. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Discover our top picks below, and head to Tory Burch's site to check out the rest of the amazing deals. \u2014 Sam Peters, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Texans head coach Lovie Smith was fined $50,000 for unauthorized drills during the team's Organized Team Activities (OTA) practices. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 17 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",
      "Indigenous Australian rapper Baker Boy is using his trip to play his first headlining gig \u2013 a June 14 show at Los Angeles\u2019 Moroccan Lounge \u2013 and then head to New York for the showcase. \u2014 Taylor Mims, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "One of the best ways to spend a summer evening is to make some popcorn, throw on a sweater, and head outside to enjoy a good movie. \u2014 Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
      "Adam Campbell, professional mountain runner, world champion medalist and Arc'teryx athlete since 2007, now lives in Squamish, B.C., and will head the product testing team. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Arctic bears now move to land when the sea-ice season ends or head further north. \u2014 Fortune , 16 June 2022",
      "They got lost on route to Stowe and decided instead to head to Nevada. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun, Adjective, and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163736"
  },
  "head case":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": nut sense 6a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "bug",
      "crackbrain",
      "crazy",
      "fool",
      "fruitcake",
      "loon",
      "loony",
      "lunatic",
      "maniac",
      "nut",
      "nutcase",
      "nutter",
      "psycho",
      "psychopath",
      "sickie",
      "sicko",
      "wacko",
      "whacko"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her brother's a real head case .",
      "while serving in the military hospital's psychiatric unit, he got to observe a wide variety of head cases",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My question is, with what AB did to the Raiders, Why would Gruden/Mayock want to take another head case like Jalen Ramsey? \u2014 Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News , 20 Sep. 2019",
      "Brown is the foremost head case and headache in the NFL. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
      "Whiteside has a reputation of being a bit of a head case , and also, in need of motivation. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 1 July 2019",
      "One game Kevin Durant is a head case , the next he\u2019s dialed in. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2018",
      "Here\u2019s a toast to both of them, performing in such relevant games after being written off as hopeless head cases earlier in their careers. \u2014 Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2018",
      "Grant Goodrich of Cleveland, who heads Case Western Reserve University's Great Lakes Energy Institute, collected $72,192 in the quarter, spent $28,273 and had $48,919 in the bank. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com , 16 Apr. 2018",
      "Then again, the finale may just add to the mystery, and turn not just a few, but every single character into a head case tortured by strange, traumatic visions and memories. \u2014 Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com , 12 Apr. 2018",
      "Neither of the Aboutaam brothers has been charged with any wrongdoing related to any of these investigations or to the bull\u2019s head case . \u2014 Georgi Kantchev, WSJ , 27 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202241"
  },
  "headache":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": pain in the head",
      ": a vexatious or baffling situation or problem",
      ": pain in the head",
      ": something that annoys or confuses",
      ": pain in the head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02cc\u0101k",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02cc\u0101k",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02cc\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bear",
      "beast",
      "chore",
      "job",
      "killer",
      "labor"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I'm starting to get a headache .",
      "The symptoms include fever and headache .",
      "The city's biggest headache is traffic.",
      "Managing your finances can be a real headache .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The word migraine doesn\u2019t just refer to a headache \u2014migraine is a relatively common neurological disease that can cause severe throbbing or pulsing head pain, usually on one side of your head, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 16 June 2022",
      "Signs of heat exhaustion, the precursor to heat stroke, are: Heavy sweating, clammy skin, a rapid pulse, dizziness and headache . \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
      "For many people, the complexity involved with the day-to-day operations of real estate would make this investment a major headache . \u2014 Bill Keen, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Keep like items together to prevent a headache when trying to get dressed after the move. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 June 2022",
      "That leaves post-pandemic Britain on course to underperform every other major leading economy next year, posing a severe headache for both Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. \u2014 David Goodman, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
      "Cleveland\u2019s public-relations headache intensified on Tuesday when the team \u2014 apparently coincidentally \u2014 invited fans on Twitter to participate in a question-and-answer session just minutes after The Times published its investigation. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The eight-game conference schedule would create a serious headache inside the state of Texas. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 9 June 2022",
      "France\u2019s windowing law isn\u2019t the only regulatory headache for Disney+. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192941"
  },
  "headliner":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the principal performer in a show : star",
      ": personality sense 4b",
      ": fabric covering the inside of the roof of an automobile"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccl\u012b-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "lead",
      "principal",
      "star"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "He was the headliner at a local night club.",
      "a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On Wednesday, Scott was announced as a headliner for a series of upcoming Primavera Sound festivals in South America. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "At 20 years old, Eilish is the youngest headliner in Coachella history. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "History was made throughout the weekend as Eilish became the youngest headliner in history, and Pabllo Vittar the first drag queen to perform. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The real question is: How will Brewers fans be able to choose between a game against the Blue Jays and another top Canadian export, Justin Bieber, who's playing at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater that night as Summerfest's headliner ? \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "This week's headliner is Mark Chalifoux, with feature comedians Kylie Dills, Mike Franke, Hanna Ljungholm and Nolan Miller. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Each night's headliner takes the stage at approximately 8:30 p.m. Each night's direct support act takes the stage at approximately 6:30. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Now, Eilish will become the youngest-ever headliner in the festival\u2019s 23-year history at age 20. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Although the spelling bee has traditionally been hosted by officials from the E.W. Scripps company and organizers of the bee, producers decided to hire Burton as their first celebrity headliner . \u2014 Dawn Ennis, Forbes , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173931"
  },
  "headlong":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": headfirst sense 1",
      ": without deliberation : recklessly",
      ": without pause or delay",
      ": steep , precipitous",
      ": lacking in calmness or restraint : precipitate",
      ": plunging headfirst",
      ": headfirst",
      ": without waiting to think things through",
      ": rash entry 1 , impulsive",
      ": plunging headfirst"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cursorily",
      "hastily",
      "hotfoot",
      "hurriedly",
      "pell-mell",
      "precipitately",
      "precipitously",
      "rashly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cursory",
      "drive-by",
      "flying",
      "gadarene",
      "hasty",
      "helter-skelter",
      "hurried",
      "overhasty",
      "pell-mell",
      "precipitate",
      "precipitous",
      "rash",
      "rushed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "I dove headlong to the floor.",
      "plunged headlong into the crowd in pursuit of the purse snatcher",
      "Adjective",
      "terrified forest creatures in a headlong retreat from the rapidly spreading fire",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "That permissiveness among pastors was about to run headlong into a cultural rebellion against the liberal social movements of the 1960s. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "My housing search pitched me headlong into a frenzied and undignified reality. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "But while there is an abundance of opportunity, there are just as many pitfalls awaiting the brand brazen enough to plunge headlong into filmmaking without putting the proper pieces in place. \u2014 Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite his fame, acclaim and intention to reign supreme for years to come, Canelo Alvarez Saturday night ran headlong into the firm reality that weight classes are meant to be obeyed. \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
      "At the outset, legal experts said the case had little chance of succeeding, believing that the claims ran headlong into the federal protections, which have cut short other similar legal claims. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Feb. 2022",
      "Like many automakers, Mercedes-Benz is rushing headlong into the electric future\u2014with cars such as the EQS and the EQE\u2014but that doesn't mean the brand is forsaking its familiar models. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
      "That permissiveness among pastors was about to run headlong into a cultural rebellion against the liberal social movements of the 1960s. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
      "That permissiveness among pastors was about to run headlong into a cultural rebellion against the liberal social movements of the 1960s. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Although Spotify is not by any definition part of news media, its headlong pursuit of podcasts raises issues music (usually) does not. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "Cutting-edge science is littered with monuments to hubris, impatience, and headlong speed by researchers intent on changing the world. \u2014 Stephen S. Hall, Wired , 11 Mar. 2021",
      "Blue Jays center fielder George Springer made the defensive play of the game in the fifth, racing back to the edge of the warning track and ending the inning with a headlong , diving catch of Kevin Plaewcki\u2019s drive. \u2014 Ian Harrison, Hartford Courant , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "And that raises the question of exactly how they \u2014 and, for that matter, the other headlong advances of A.I. \u2014 should be unleashed on the world. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "The tone of the Tenth Symphony is set in a huge, meandering opening movement, which acquires at times a hurtling headlong energy. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Unless that changes, the headlong pursuit of EVs in Detroit and California alike risks replacing the American driver\u2019s dependence on Middle Eastern oil with an equally problematic reliance on Chinese battery materials. \u2014 Stephen Wilmot, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "That headlong , try-everything ambition is all over the place here. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Much like mass entertainment, nostalgia is a flight from reality too headlong to admit difficulty. \u2014 Frank Guan, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-171827"
  },
  "headquarters":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural",
      "noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a place from which a commander performs the functions of command",
      ": the administrative center of an enterprise",
      ": a place from which something is controlled or directed"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02cckw\u022f(r)-t\u0259rz",
      "-\u02cck\u022fr-",
      "(\u02c8)hed-\u02c8kw\u022f(r)",
      "-\u02c8k\u022fr-",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02cckw\u022fr-t\u0259rz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "command",
      "seat"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Seated in the lobby of the VaynerMedia headquarters lobby at 10 Hudson Yards, Ryan Clark attempted to explain the dynamic of this unholy trinity, but things drifted off track. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
      "Now, the membership of the American Softball Association, whose headquarters are on the grounds, has ballooned to more than two million people. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "That date is when Washington state, where Microsoft\u2019s headquarters are located, will start requiring employers with at least 15 employees to disclose salary ranges for each position. \u2014 Jena Mcgregor, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "The event was held at the organization\u2019s Sorrento Valley headquarters . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Whether it\u2019s the Universal Studios theme park, the Asia-Pacific headquarters of Facebook and Google or the billions in trade, California\u2019s influence is indelible in this country of 5.5 million. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
      "The new headquarters on West Markham Street is scheduled to open in July. \u2014 Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online , 8 June 2022",
      "City Hall, the Children's Hospital of San Antonio, San Pedro Creek, Market Square, H-E-B headquarters and more would have shifted to District 5 in the original map. \u2014 Megan Stringer, San Antonio Express-News , 8 June 2022",
      "The center expects to triple its capacity to 15,000 at the new space, which will double as the headquarters for its research, policy and education arm. \u2014 Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211913"
  },
  "heads-up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a message that alerts or prepares : warning",
      ": alert , resourceful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hedz-\u02c8\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "admonishment",
      "admonition",
      "alarm",
      "alarum",
      "alert",
      "caution",
      "forewarning",
      "notice",
      "warning"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1981, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1913, in the meaning defined above",
      "Interjection",
      "1916, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215207"
  },
  "headship":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the position, office, or dignity of a head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "care",
      "charge",
      "guidance",
      "oversight",
      "regulation",
      "stewardship",
      "superintendence",
      "superintendency",
      "supervision",
      "surveillance"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "while he was in the hospital, the CEO had his most trusted lieutenant assume temporary headship of the firm",
      "the person at the headship of the firm will face daunting challenges, given the current state of the economy"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221537"
  },
  "headway":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": motion or rate of motion in a forward direction",
      ": advance , progress",
      ": headroom (as under an arch) sufficient to allow passage",
      ": the time interval between two vehicles traveling in the same direction on the same route",
      ": movement in a forward direction (as of a ship)",
      ": progress entry 1 sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccw\u0101",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advance",
      "advancement",
      "furtherance",
      "going",
      "march",
      "onrush",
      "passage",
      "process",
      "procession",
      "progress",
      "progression"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "recess",
      "recession",
      "regress",
      "regression",
      "retreat",
      "retrogression"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Alan Wolff, a former WTO deputy director-general, sounded optimistic that members could make at least some headway . \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 11 June 2022",
      "In addition to pointing out important technical levels, McMillan looked at Solana using a different lens, speaking to the headway the project has made and the inevitable trade-offs incurred by its developers. \u2014 Charles Bovaird, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "Until President Trump took office in 2017, the proposal that had made the most headway was one in which the state and the local Native village corporation would swap acreage elsewhere with the federal government for a corridor through the refuge. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
      "One area where the state found the district has made headway is in facility repairs, renovations, and upgrades. \u2014 Adria Watson, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
      "But nearly two years later, there\u2019s still a glaring racial divide in the top echelons of the business world, though headway has been made. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
      "Whether immense attention to quality craftsmanship will see Indigenous artists through to the fashion circles of the upper echelon\u2014there are recent examples of headway \u2014remains to be seen. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "When compared to Intel\u2019s previous integrated graphics generation, though, the first Arc GPUs offer a noticeable bit of headway . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Firefighters began to make some headway on a large fire in the Florida Panhandle that was spreading through areas thick with dead trees and other growth left in the wake of Hurricane Michael. \u2014 Talal Ansari, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215105"
  },
  "heady":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "willful , rash",
      "violent , impetuous",
      "tending to intoxicate or make giddy or elated",
      "giddy , exhilarated",
      "rich",
      "impressive",
      "marked by or showing good judgment shrewd , intelligent",
      "intellectually stimulating or demanding"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8he-d\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "ecstatic",
      "elated",
      "elevated",
      "enrapt",
      "enraptured",
      "entranced",
      "euphoric",
      "exhilarated",
      "giddy",
      "intoxicated",
      "rapt",
      "rapturous",
      "rhapsodic",
      "rhapsodical"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "depressed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The plane soared to heady heights.",
      "They were heady with their newfound success.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Oh yes, those were happy, heady days for Mac Davis, Helen Reddy, Ken Berry, and Tony Orlando and Dawn, among others. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "Since those heady \u201970s days, such bold tailoring, with its broad lapels and flared trousers, had largely lost its edge. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "For music makers in Ukraine, those heady days now seem almost from another century. \u2014 David Browne, Rolling Stone , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Even for some individuals who did have a firmer connection to electoral politics in America, this heady period provided an opportunity to be elevated out of mere mundanity and to achieve a level of significance in the life of the nation. \u2014 Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Some key factors behind the biotech industry\u2019s success \u2014 namely, Greater Boston\u2019s heady mix of top research universities and venture capitalists \u2014 have already made Massachusetts a clean-energy leader. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 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",
      "Psychedelics, art, music, writing, film, and early multimedia all made for a unique, heady cultural mix. \u2014 Steve Ditlea, SPIN , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Over the last five years, its massive price gains appear to be driven by a heady mix of speculation, network effects, and hype. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 25 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "heal":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole",
      ": to make well again : to restore to health",
      ": to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend",
      ": to patch up or correct (a breach or division)",
      ": to restore to original purity or integrity",
      ": to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state",
      ": to make or become healthy or well again",
      ": to make sound or whole especially in bodily condition",
      ": to cure of disease or disorder",
      ": to return to a sound state",
      ": to effect a cure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113l",
      "\u02c8h\u0113l",
      "\u02c8h\u0113(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cure",
      "fix",
      "mend",
      "rehab",
      "rehabilitate",
      "set up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You've got to give the injury time to heal .",
      "After the divorce, he needed some time to heal .",
      "The ointment will help heal the wound.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the background, a robotic voice intones: How to heal a wound that is still being cut? \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "In such neighboring countries as Moldova, UNICEF is also training teachers to help refugee children acclimate, learn and heal . \u2014 Marion Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Practitioners used their craft in efforts to heal the sick, help the lovelorn, locate lost people and objects, protect people from guns or arrows, and guard livestock. \u2014 Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "Mars brings action, while Chiron wants to heal old wounds. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "In Civil, Crump talks about Floyd\u2019s death and the protests as an opportunity for the nation to heal , and as a critical case in his career. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Six years later, victims' families and survivors are still grappling with their trauma -- and finding ways to heal . \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "People have been using saunas for years to heal their muscles, improve recovery, detoxify their skin, and increase their testosterone. \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "In Hickeyland, painters, singers, wrestlers, and magicians develop from a primordial woundedness\u2014from a profound alienation from the world, which their art doesn\u2019t necessarily heal but seeks to address. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English helen , from Old English h\u01e3lan ; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English h\u0101l whole \u2014 more at whole ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174729"
  },
  "healing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make free from injury or disease : to make sound or whole",
      ": to make well again : to restore to health",
      ": to cause (an undesirable condition) to be overcome : mend",
      ": to patch up or correct (a breach or division)",
      ": to restore to original purity or integrity",
      ": to become free from injury or disease : to return to a sound state",
      ": to make or become healthy or well again",
      ": to make sound or whole especially in bodily condition",
      ": to cure of disease or disorder",
      ": to return to a sound state",
      ": to effect a cure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113l",
      "\u02c8h\u0113l",
      "\u02c8h\u0113(\u0259)l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cure",
      "fix",
      "mend",
      "rehab",
      "rehabilitate",
      "set up"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You've got to give the injury time to heal .",
      "After the divorce, he needed some time to heal .",
      "The ointment will help heal the wound.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the background, a robotic voice intones: How to heal a wound that is still being cut? \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "In such neighboring countries as Moldova, UNICEF is also training teachers to help refugee children acclimate, learn and heal . \u2014 Marion Hart, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "Practitioners used their craft in efforts to heal the sick, help the lovelorn, locate lost people and objects, protect people from guns or arrows, and guard livestock. \u2014 Valerie Kivelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "Mars brings action, while Chiron wants to heal old wounds. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "In Civil, Crump talks about Floyd\u2019s death and the protests as an opportunity for the nation to heal , and as a critical case in his career. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 June 2022",
      "Six years later, victims' families and survivors are still grappling with their trauma -- and finding ways to heal . \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
      "People have been using saunas for years to heal their muscles, improve recovery, detoxify their skin, and increase their testosterone. \u2014 Bobby Maximus, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "In Hickeyland, painters, singers, wrestlers, and magicians develop from a primordial woundedness\u2014from a profound alienation from the world, which their art doesn\u2019t necessarily heal but seeks to address. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English helen , from Old English h\u01e3lan ; akin to Old High German heilen to heal, Old English h\u0101l whole \u2014 more at whole ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200509"
  },
  "health":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit",
      ": freedom from physical disease or pain",
      ": the general condition of the body",
      ": a condition in which someone or something is thriving or doing well : well-being",
      ": general condition or state",
      ": a toast to someone's health or prosperity",
      ": the condition of being free from illness or disease",
      ": the overall condition of the body",
      ": the condition of an organism or one of its parts in which it performs its vital functions normally or properly : the state of being sound in body or mind",
      ": freedom from physical disease and pain",
      "\u2014 compare disease",
      ": the condition of an organism with respect to the performance of its vital functions especially as evaluated subjectively or nonprofessionally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8helth",
      "also",
      "\u02c8helth",
      "\u02c8helth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fitness",
      "healthiness",
      "heartiness",
      "robustness",
      "sap",
      "soundness",
      "verdure",
      "wellness",
      "wholeness",
      "wholesomeness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "illness",
      "sickness",
      "unhealthiness",
      "unsoundness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The patient, who was not identified because of privacy concerns, is isolated and health officials are working to check on close contacts. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022",
      "The companies and health officials alike said that trading off between testing and vaccines was dangerous, especially for a virus that is contagious even before or without symptoms. \u2014 Akila Muthukumar, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "Public health officials track them in times of crisis like a pandemic to check for additional mortality not included in official counts as well as from other less direct causes. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
      "All three of the state\u2019s cases are unreleated, health officials say. \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 17 June 2022",
      "Connecticut health officials are poised to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to the last remaining age group that has been unable to get it: children ages 6 months to 4 years old. \u2014 Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
      "Julie Washington reports state health officials are not disclosing additional information, such as the patient\u2019s vaccination status. \u2014 cleveland , 17 June 2022",
      "Already, California health officials are positioning themselves to begin doling out doses as soon as possible. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Thai health officials said Friday 1,967 new cases and 19 deaths related to COVID-19 were confirmed in the previous 24 hours. \u2014 USA TODAY , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English helthe , from Old English h\u01e3lth , from h\u0101l ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221300"
  },
  "healthful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beneficial to health of body or mind",
      ": healthy",
      ": good for the health",
      ": beneficial to health of body or mind"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8helth-f\u0259l",
      "also",
      "\u02c8helth-f\u0259l",
      "\u02c8helth-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "good",
      "healthy",
      "medicinal",
      "restorative",
      "salubrious",
      "salutary",
      "salutiferous",
      "sanative",
      "tonic",
      "wholesome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "insalubrious",
      "noxious",
      "unhealthful",
      "unhealthy",
      "unwholesome"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The meal was both healthful and satisfying.",
      "one of the most healthful forms of exercise is a brisk walk",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "That all adds up to a balanced skin tone, smoother texture and a general healthful glow. \u2014 Kareem Rashed, Robb Report , 9 June 2022",
      "But the principal problem was that what had once been seen as a high-quality, healthful and delicious product was no longer seen by consumers as such. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Depending on your craving, consider these healthful options. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Pitches include fashion accessories; treats harnessing vegetable waste; webcam lighting; and a healthful beverage made from a desert plant. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
      "Doctors will always recommend a balanced and healthful diet, said Dr. Danielle Belardo, a cardiologist in Newport Beach. \u2014 Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The other, on cooking quick, healthful meals from a CSA box, will be from 6 to 7 p.m. March 2. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "Foods with lean protein and high fiber help to rev up your metabolism and maintain a healthful weight. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 7 May 2022",
      "Her book, with its symbolic leafy green cloth cover, is not just a compendium of healthful living tips but an environmental fundraiser. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174804"
  },
  "healthiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": enjoying good health",
      ": free from disease",
      ": not displaying clinical signs of disease or infection",
      ": beneficial to one's physical, mental, or emotional state : conducive to or associated with good health or reduced risk of disease",
      ": showing physical, mental, or emotional well-being : evincing good health",
      ": prosperous , flourishing",
      ": not small or feeble : considerable",
      ": being sound and well : not sick",
      ": showing good health",
      ": aiding or building up health",
      ": rather large in extent or amount",
      ": enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit",
      ": revealing a state of health",
      ": conducive to health"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel-th\u0113",
      "also",
      "\u02c8hel-th\u0113",
      "\u02c8hel-th\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "able-bodied",
      "bouncing",
      "fit",
      "hale",
      "hearty",
      "robust",
      "sound",
      "well",
      "well-conditioned",
      "whole",
      "wholesome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ailing",
      "diseased",
      "ill",
      "sick",
      "unfit",
      "unhealthy",
      "unsound",
      "unwell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company is financially healthy .",
      "always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The job growth in May, though healthy , was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams probably won\u2019t be healthy enough to start his first NFL training camp on time, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "The job growth in May, though healthy , was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
      "After ide-cel\u2019s approval in 2021, Lin said there was a small window where her patient was healthy enough to get CAR-T. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
      "In every single event this year's presales are really healthy . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "Over the past eight months, hundreds of other families have been caught in similar whirlwinds, as their otherwise healthy children developed hepatitis, seemingly out of the blue. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The animal, a male, is underweight but otherwise healthy , the zoo said. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "This noncomedogenic lightweight serum is a great choice for normal, dry, combination and oily skin types that want to achieve plump and healthy -looking skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see health ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222520"
  },
  "healthy":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "enjoying good health",
      "free from disease",
      "not displaying clinical signs of disease or infection",
      "beneficial to one's physical, mental, or emotional state conducive to or associated with good health or reduced risk of disease",
      "showing physical, mental, or emotional well-being evincing good health",
      "prosperous , flourishing",
      "not small or feeble considerable",
      "being sound and well not sick",
      "showing good health",
      "aiding or building up health",
      "rather large in extent or amount",
      "enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit",
      "revealing a state of health",
      "conducive to health"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8hel-th\u0113",
    "synonyms":[
      "able-bodied",
      "bouncing",
      "fit",
      "hale",
      "hearty",
      "robust",
      "sound",
      "well",
      "well-conditioned",
      "whole",
      "wholesome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ailing",
      "diseased",
      "ill",
      "sick",
      "unfit",
      "unhealthy",
      "unsound",
      "unwell"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The company is financially healthy .",
      "always a hard worker, Grandma has remained healthy into her 80s",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The job growth in May, though healthy , was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
      "Rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams probably won\u2019t be healthy enough to start his first NFL training camp on time, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said on Thursday. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
      "The job growth in May, though healthy , was the lowest monthly gain in a year. \u2014 Christopher Rugaber, ajc , 3 June 2022",
      "After ide-cel\u2019s approval in 2021, Lin said there was a small window where her patient was healthy enough to get CAR-T. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
      "In every single event this year's presales are really healthy . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
      "Over the past eight months, hundreds of other families have been caught in similar whirlwinds, as their otherwise healthy children developed hepatitis, seemingly out of the blue. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "The animal, a male, is underweight but otherwise healthy , the zoo said. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "This noncomedogenic lightweight serum is a great choice for normal, dry, combination and oily skin types that want to achieve plump and healthy -looking skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see health ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163706"
  },
  "hearken":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": listen",
      ": to give respectful attention",
      ": to bring to mind something in the past : hearken back",
      ": to give heed to : hear",
      ": listen sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-k\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "attend",
      "hark",
      "harken",
      "hear",
      "heed",
      "listen",
      "mind"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ignore",
      "tune out"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "hearken ! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The pragmatic materials choices \u2014 such as panels that are generally employed by the refrigerated transport industry \u2014 hearken to the Eames\u2019 use of prefab Cemesto wall panels in their own home. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Base packages will hearken , some, to the tenure of 2014-19 coordinator Rod Marinelli. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Vivian\u2019s play things include toy medical kits and other toys that hearken to her mother\u2019 memory. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com , 18 June 2021",
      "Instead, rooms and suites now feature palettes with tans, taupes, sea-glass greens, and pelagic blues that hearken to the nearby beach. \u2014 Eric Rosen, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "Their meals mingled the specialties of Osorio\u2019s native Peru with desserts and baking that often hearken to Bell\u2019s Kentucky upbringing. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 8 Dec. 2020",
      "MacAdams donned a white suit and painted himself green to hearken the ghost of William Mulholland, chief engineer of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Readers responded to stories that hearkened to the best mystery writing of the past but whose style spoke to the present. \u2014 Sarah Weinman, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2020",
      "Shows like Gunsmoke pulled the little bit of cowboy that was in all of us to the surface, and the world was ripe for a .22 LR single-action revolver that hearkened to the Old West. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 6 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English herknen , from Old English heorcnian ; akin to Old High German h\u014drechen to listen, Old English h\u012beran to hear",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202305"
  },
  "heart":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood",
      ": a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart",
      ": breast , bosom",
      ": something resembling a heart in shape",
      ": a stylized representation of a heart",
      ": a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a red heart",
      ": the suit comprising cards marked with hearts",
      ": a game in which the object is to avoid taking tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) containing hearts",
      ": personality , disposition",
      ": intellect",
      ": the emotional or moral nature as distinguished from the intellectual nature: such as",
      ": generous disposition : compassion",
      ": love , affection",
      ": courage or enthusiasm especially when maintained during a difficult situation",
      "\u2014 see also take heart",
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      ": the central or innermost part : center",
      ": the essential or most vital part of something",
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      ": by rote or from memory",
      ": with deep concern",
      ": love entry 2",
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      ": hearten",
      ": to fix in the heart",
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      ": something shaped like a heart",
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      ": the most essential part",
      ": human feelings",
      ": courage or enthusiasm",
      ": so as to be able to repeat from memory",
      ": a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood and that in the human adult is about five inches (13 centimeters) long and three and one half inches (9 centimeters) broad, is of conical form, is placed obliquely in the chest with the broad end upward and to the right and the apex opposite the interval between the cartilages of the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side, is enclosed in a serous pericardium, and consists as in other mammals and in birds of four chambers divided into an upper pair of rather thin-walled atria which receive blood from the veins and a lower pair of thick-walled ventricles into which the blood is forced and which in turn pump it into the arteries",
      ": a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart",
      "river in southwestern North Dakota flowing 200 miles (320 kilometers) east into the Missouri River opposite Bismarck"
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      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt",
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      "kindliness",
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      "mercy",
      "pity",
      "ruth",
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      "sympathy",
      "warmheartedness"
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      "mercilessness",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the heart of this idyllic setting, almost exactly between Austin and San Antonio, lies a small city called Fredericksburg. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "In the heart of Oregon wine country, this rental overlooks the pastures and vineyards of Douglas County and is the ideal place to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or holiday. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "The Museum of Broadway, New York City\u2019s newest museum, will be opening in the heart of Times Square on November 15, 2022, at 145 West 45th Street. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The Mayor\u2019s Marathon weaves through Anchorage trails and parks, starting in Kincaid Park and finishing at the Delaney Park Strip in the heart of downtown. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The 90-acre nature preserve in the heart of bluegrass country is just 25 minutes away from downtown Louisville close to the Parklands of Floyds Fork. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2022",
      "SoLa also broadened into commercial real estate, buying a complex of derelict buildings on East 60th Street in the heart of a pre-WWII warehouse district. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "In April, Rolling Loud announced its first ever Rolling Loud festival in Canada, which is set to take place September 9 to 11 at Ontario Place in the heart of Toronto, with headliners Dave, Future and Wizkid. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "The park, which will run one-third of a mile from the harbor\u2019s edge to Summer Street, sits in Seaport Square, a 23-acre property owned by WS Development in the heart of the South Boston waterfront. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
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      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170434"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": extremely shocking or exciting"
    ],
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      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccst\u00e4-pi\u014b"
    ],
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      "breathtaking",
      "charged",
      "electric",
      "electrifying",
      "exciting",
      "exhilarating",
      "exhilarative",
      "galvanic",
      "galvanizing",
      "hair-raising",
      "inspiring",
      "intoxicating",
      "kicky",
      "mind-bending",
      "mind-blowing",
      "mind-boggling",
      "rip-roaring",
      "rousing",
      "stimulating",
      "stirring",
      "thrilling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unexciting"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1888, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202836"
  },
  "heartbeat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one complete pulsation of the heart",
      ": the vital center or driving impulse",
      ": a brief space of time : flash",
      ": a single contracting and expanding of the heart",
      ": one complete pulsation of the heart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccb\u0113t",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccb\u0113t",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccb\u0113t"
    ],
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      "beat",
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      "instant",
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      "jiffy",
      "minute",
      "moment",
      "nanosecond",
      "New York minute",
      "second",
      "shake",
      "split second",
      "trice",
      "twinkle",
      "twinkling",
      "wink"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The patient had a rapid heartbeat .",
      "I'd accept a job offer from that company in a heartbeat .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Karen came over for a checkup and, while listening to the baby\u2019s heartbeat , noticed a skipping beat. \u2014 Keith Gessen, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
      "The rise and fall of the blue cyanotypes along the bottom reads, sweetly, like a charted heartbeat . \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Long Covid affects millions of people with a range of symptoms, including brain fog, fatigue and a racing heartbeat . \u2014 Sumathi Reddy, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "These watches can track everything from heartbeat to heart rhythm, steps to stairs climbed, runs to cycling trips. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s because space on a fetal heartbeat being detected, and that can happen really quickly. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 5 May 2022",
      "Listening to his breathing and synching it with mine, and feeling each individual heartbeat on my chest, are joyful feelings too immense for words. \u2014 SELF , 5 May 2022",
      "Alas, this crisis happened in the middle of the night, and Herman Whitfield III, a troubled young man, a gifted pianist, a prodigy, was removed from his parents\u2019 home without a heartbeat . \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 4 May 2022",
      "After a faint heartbeat was detected, Ben Murphy was moved to the intensive care unit for treatment. \u2014 Michael Krohn, oregonlive , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222937"
  },
  "heartbreaking":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": causing intense sorrow or distress",
      ": producing an intense emotional reaction or response",
      ": causing great sorrow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u0101-ki\u014b",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u0101-ki\u014b"
    ],
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      "depressing",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "heartrending",
      "melancholy",
      "mournful",
      "pathetic",
      "sad",
      "saddening",
      "sorry",
      "tearful",
      "teary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "glad",
      "happy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She wrote a heartbreaking story about the death of her grandfather.",
      "It was heartbreaking to know that there was nothing I could do.",
      "The team suffered another heartbreaking defeat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Boston also beat the Bucks in a heartbreaking 4-3 series in the 1974 NBA Finals, a game remembered for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's buzzer-beating skyhook in Game 6. \u2014 Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "After a heartbreaking third-place finish by the tightest of margins in 2021, the Crimson Tide\u2019s final performance of the season wasn\u2019t quite as dramatic. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The images of people fleeing Ukraine after Russia\u2019s invasion have been dramatic and heartbreaking . \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "But the momentum was ultimately too much, as Peterson\u2019s desperate heave careened to the court, handing USC a heartbreaking 68-66 defeat to No. 10 seed Miami that ended its NCAA tournament early. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "This scene of Holmes practicing having a normal conversation in the mirror is quite heartbreaking ! \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Harsin would later replace Malzahn at Auburn, going 6-7 in his first season, including a five-game losing streak to end the season, including a heartbreaking four-overtime Iron Bowl defeat. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 20 Feb. 2022",
      "During his first Super Bowl appearance in 2019, McVay faced Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots and suffered a heartbreaking 13-3 defeat. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "Credit Allen for having a sense of humor, for taking an easy comedic poke at one of the more heartbreaking sequences of his football career. \u2014 Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032539"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": overcome by sorrow",
      ": overcome by sorrow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u014d-k\u0259n",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u014d-k\u0259n"
    ],
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      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "sad",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
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      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "not as heartbroken over missing out on the trip to New York as I thought she would be",
      "was utterly heartbroken when his pet dog died",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "What was available to the third category of patients left many members of the rare diseases community, as well as scientists, furious and heartbroken . \u2014 Johanna Deeksha, Quartz , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "He is heartbroken , unable to get over the day his fianc\u00e9e Cassie walked out of his life. \u2014 Sheena Scott, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "As a Black person, the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many others last summer in the US left me feeling heartbroken , furious, and scared. \u2014 Kya Muckle, Quartz , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "If anything, the post does offer a little comedic relief to those of us heartbroken over the fact the show will end after its 15th season. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 25 May 2019",
      "If camp doesn\u2019t happen, kids are going to be heartbroken , and working parents are going to be left without essential child care. \u2014 Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times , 24 Apr. 2020",
      "So heartbroken by the news of his passing and sending our condolences to his family and friends. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
      "However, this newfound evidence could mean that Joyce got back together with Lonnie after being so heartbroken over Hopper's death. \u2014 Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen , 7 Apr. 2020",
      "Against Picard's passionate pleas, Starfleet reneged on its humanitarian mission and banned all synthetics, prompting a disillusioned and heartbroken Picard to resign. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 28 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1572, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-172511"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give heart to : cheer",
      ": to give new hope or courage to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
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      "bear up",
      "buck up",
      "buoy (up)",
      "cheer (up)",
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      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "inspire",
      "inspirit",
      "steel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "daunt",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dispirit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The team's victory has heartened its fans.",
      "thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This design feature, this core consequence of the Islamic creed, should hearten democrats and deject despots. \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That had to hearten theater operators, who could use a few more wins of whatever scale after 20 months of brutal pandemic punishment. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "This summer\u2019s book club lineup features two authors with riveting, intensely personal stories that resonate and hearten in these strange times of pandemic and recovery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2021",
      "It\u2019s a finding that will hearten leaders, including Biden, who seek to breathe fresh life into NATO next week. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "The whole episode should hearten the lawyers who defended Carlson against a 2019 defamation case. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "Some questions had answers, but ones that may not hearten those struggling to get benefits. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2021",
      "And while Nunez-Smith is less known in political circles, her role in creating a leading program to promote health equity will hearten those concerned about Covid\u2019s impact on communities of color. \u2014 John Tozzi, Bloomberg.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "But no matter how profitable the Io turns out to be, the very fact that Binx and other companies are trying to bring products like this to market is heartening from a public health perspective. \u2014 Mark Hay, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1524, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202516"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give heart to : cheer",
      ": to give new hope or courage to"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bear up",
      "buck up",
      "buoy (up)",
      "cheer (up)",
      "chirk (up)",
      "embolden",
      "encourage",
      "inspire",
      "inspirit",
      "steel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "daunt",
      "discourage",
      "dishearten",
      "dispirit"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The team's victory has heartened its fans.",
      "thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This design feature, this core consequence of the Islamic creed, should hearten democrats and deject despots. \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "That had to hearten theater operators, who could use a few more wins of whatever scale after 20 months of brutal pandemic punishment. \u2014 David Bloom, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "This summer\u2019s book club lineup features two authors with riveting, intensely personal stories that resonate and hearten in these strange times of pandemic and recovery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2021",
      "It\u2019s a finding that will hearten leaders, including Biden, who seek to breathe fresh life into NATO next week. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 June 2021",
      "The whole episode should hearten the lawyers who defended Carlson against a 2019 defamation case. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "Some questions had answers, but ones that may not hearten those struggling to get benefits. \u2014 Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Feb. 2021",
      "And while Nunez-Smith is less known in political circles, her role in creating a leading program to promote health equity will hearten those concerned about Covid\u2019s impact on communities of color. \u2014 John Tozzi, Bloomberg.com , 10 Nov. 2020",
      "But no matter how profitable the Io turns out to be, the very fact that Binx and other companies are trying to bring products like this to market is heartening from a public health perspective. \u2014 Mark Hay, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1524, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225615"
  },
  "heartfelt":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": deeply felt : earnest",
      ": deeply felt : sincere"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccfelt",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccfelt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "sincere",
      "unfeigned"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
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      "false",
      "feigned",
      "insincere"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "You have our heartfelt thanks.",
      "Our most heartfelt wish is for our children to be happy.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Both Prince Charles and Prince William paid heartfelt tributes to the Queen on Saturday night\u2014a reminder of William\u2019s elevated role within The Firm in comparison to a decade ago at the Diamond Jubilee concert when only Charles took to the stage. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 5 June 2022",
      "The 2021 concert, which airs on Sunday, May 30, at 8 p.m., features 90 minutes of live musical performances, heartfelt tributes and more. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
      "It\u2019s that time of the year where our timelines are about to be flooded with PDA, grand gestures of love, and heartfelt tributes. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "This snort-worthy comedy covers the spectrum of romantic attraction, with lots of heartfelt and funny moments along the way. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "You are asked to earnestly perform the counting task, giving it your most heartfelt try. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
      "As in other recent docs that humanize showbiz legends, the involvement of stars\u2019 children lends dimension, clear-eyed and heartfelt . \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Nodal delivers a heartfelt and prideful homage to Mexico, encapsulating the essence of the music and artists. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 19 May 2022",
      "Lil Keed was one of the most genuine and heartfelt human beings. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 16 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1712, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170929"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stone forming a hearth",
      ": home",
      ": a stone forming a hearth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccst\u014dn",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rth-\u02ccst\u014dn"
    ],
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      "habitation",
      "hearth",
      "home",
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      "pad",
      "place",
      "quarters",
      "residence",
      "roof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after years abroad, the eldest son returned to the family hearthstone , the old house in Philadelphia"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-075903"
  },
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    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "spiritless",
      "lacking feeling cruel",
      "unfeeling , cruel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u00e4rt-l\u0259s",
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      "affectless",
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      "case-hardened",
      "cold-blooded",
      "compassionless",
      "desensitized",
      "hard",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hard-hearted",
      "indurate",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "insensitive",
      "ironhearted",
      "merciless",
      "obdurate",
      "pachydermatous",
      "pitiless",
      "remorseless",
      "ruthless",
      "slash-and-burn",
      "soulless",
      "stony",
      "stoney",
      "stonyhearted",
      "take-no-prisoners",
      "thick-skinned",
      "uncharitable",
      "unfeeling",
      "unmerciful",
      "unsparing",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "charitable",
      "compassionate",
      "humane",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "merciful",
      "sensitive",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog",
      "a heartless enemy that takes no prisoners",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cruise portrays Charlie Babbitt, the initially arrogant, heartless brother who learns to appreciate the value of family. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Such heartless laws usurp what should be a family's right to make a painful moral decision under a doctor's care and give that power to the state. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Was Lee, for example, a noble Virginian or a heartless whipper of captive humans \u2014 and should his statue stand in our cities? \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Pretty heartless and horrible thing to say to women who are unable to breastfeed, Bette. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
      "And Gendron had the heartless audacity to travel from his community to their oasis to kill them in it. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Tijuana native Labastida, a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, portrays her heartless American suitor, Lt. Pinkerton. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "When Romney was running to deprive Obama of a second White House term in 2012, Democrats lambasted the Republican nominee and former venture capitalist as a heartless corporate raider with no soul. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "More than an hour of impassioned debate, with supporters calling HB 3 important to protect women's safety and lives of unborn children but opponents blasting it as heartless and an intrusion into reproductive rights of women. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": spiritless",
      ": lacking feeling : cruel",
      ": unfeeling , cruel"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affectless",
      "callous",
      "case-hardened",
      "cold-blooded",
      "compassionless",
      "desensitized",
      "hard",
      "hard-boiled",
      "hard-hearted",
      "indurate",
      "inhuman",
      "inhumane",
      "insensate",
      "insensitive",
      "ironhearted",
      "merciless",
      "obdurate",
      "pachydermatous",
      "pitiless",
      "remorseless",
      "ruthless",
      "slash-and-burn",
      "soulless",
      "stony",
      "stoney",
      "stonyhearted",
      "take-no-prisoners",
      "thick-skinned",
      "uncharitable",
      "unfeeling",
      "unmerciful",
      "unsparing",
      "unsympathetic"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "charitable",
      "compassionate",
      "humane",
      "kindhearted",
      "kindly",
      "merciful",
      "sensitive",
      "softhearted",
      "sympathetic",
      "tender",
      "tenderhearted",
      "warm",
      "warmhearted"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a heartless boss who would fire people for missing work, even if they were sick as a dog",
      "a heartless enemy that takes no prisoners",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cruise portrays Charlie Babbitt, the initially arrogant, heartless brother who learns to appreciate the value of family. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Such heartless laws usurp what should be a family's right to make a painful moral decision under a doctor's care and give that power to the state. \u2014 Laura Beers, CNN , 27 May 2022",
      "Was Lee, for example, a noble Virginian or a heartless whipper of captive humans \u2014 and should his statue stand in our cities? \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Pretty heartless and horrible thing to say to women who are unable to breastfeed, Bette. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 13 May 2022",
      "And Gendron had the heartless audacity to travel from his community to their oasis to kill them in it. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
      "Tijuana native Labastida, a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, portrays her heartless American suitor, Lt. Pinkerton. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "When Romney was running to deprive Obama of a second White House term in 2012, Democrats lambasted the Republican nominee and former venture capitalist as a heartless corporate raider with no soul. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "More than an hour of impassioned debate, with supporters calling HB 3 important to protect women's safety and lives of unborn children but opponents blasting it as heartless and an intrusion into reproductive rights of women. \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202001"
  },
  "heartrending":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heartbreaking sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccren-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "depressing",
      "dismal",
      "drear",
      "dreary",
      "heartbreaking",
      "melancholy",
      "mournful",
      "pathetic",
      "sad",
      "saddening",
      "sorry",
      "tearful",
      "teary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cheering",
      "cheery",
      "glad",
      "happy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "couldn't bear to see the heartrending photos of victims of the famine",
      "a heartrending choice between saving his daughter or his son",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Those possibilities become still more heartrending when Allison is allowed out on parole for a day, in scenes that Breslin plays with a wrenching mix of toughness, resignation and despair. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 3 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191007"
  },
  "heartsick":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very despondent : depressed",
      ": very sad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccsik",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccsik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "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":[
      "They were absolutely heartsick over the loss of their home.",
      "I was heartsick to learn of their divorce.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In his heartsick confusion, the song\u2019s narrator is deflecting responsibility for what might happen next. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Since the Russian invasion began in Ukraine, Anna Afanasieva has been heartsick with worry for her parents and sister who live in Odessa, in southern Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The trio \u2014 Solo Tres \u2014 sings a heartsick Mexican ballad of love and loss. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike Van Zandt, who sounds heartsick , frayed, and desperate, Dando gives a performance that is practically jaunty. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Millions of Russians with friends and relatives in Ukraine are heartsick , while others cling to the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing only what is necessary to protect the motherland against a perfidious West. \u2014 Katya Korobtsova, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "As the pandemic shape-shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick and in need of a hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174137"
  },
  "heartsore":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heartsick"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccs\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "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":[
      "a grandmother feeling heartsore and despondent when all her relatives left en masse after the holidays"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1597, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210251"
  },
  "hearty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": giving unqualified support",
      ": enthusiastically or exuberantly cordial : jovial",
      ": expressed unrestrainedly",
      ": exhibiting vigorous good health",
      ": having a good appetite",
      ": abundant, rich, or flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite",
      ": vigorous , vehement",
      ": a hearty fellow",
      ": sailor",
      ": friendly and enthusiastic",
      ": strong, healthy, and active",
      ": having a good appetite",
      ": large and plentiful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "wholehearted",
      "whole-souled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gob",
      "jack",
      "jack-tar",
      "mariner",
      "navigator",
      "sailor",
      "salt",
      "sea dog",
      "seafarer",
      "seaman",
      "shipman",
      "swab",
      "swabbie",
      "swabby",
      "tar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He gave us all a hearty welcome.",
      "hearty young men and women",
      "His grandmother remains hale and hearty in her old age.",
      "Noun",
      "gather round me hearties , and I'll tell you a sea tale that'll shiver your timbers for sure",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "For that reason, here\u2019s a hearty toast to Microsoft\u2019s Internet Explorer, which heads to the tech trash heap after a remarkable 27 years in operation. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Every meal is hearty and gluten-free, making this a perfect choice for families with celiac sensitivities. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Packed full of veggies and vegan meat alternatives, this chili is hearty enough to fill up a crowd. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Still, Minnesotans are hearty , and runners head out in all conditions. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 26 May 2021",
      "While Pettus ended her hope-filled \u2014 the hope and prayers of legions of longtime fans, really \u2014 proclamation with a hearty laugh, Divas member Tracey Spencer provided a reminder that miracles do happen. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 1 May 2022",
      "This pick even drew a hearty laugh from Rams coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, on New Year\u2019s Day, their parents would always make soup joumou \u2014 a hearty , traditional Haitian dish of squash, beef, potatoes, other vegetables and herbs. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The food is also vegetarian, soy-free, and surprisingly good\u2014not just good for gluten-free food, but actually good\u2014with hearty flavors like creamy potato soup and enchilada with rice and beans. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Oladokun\u2019s kindness and hearty laugh belie an inner steeliness. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
      "At this, Sevigny breaks out into a hearty , self-effacing laugh. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "And alt-country mystery man Orville Peck flitered his hearty , clear growl and smooth, heavy vibrato through a fringed mask. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "That will give the veggie a sweet, roasty depth of flavor and hearty -yet-tender texture. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The man, hale and hearty and wearing sunglasses, was silent. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "This hearty and invigorating cologne is an easy choice for both the office and the early hours of the morning. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "An episode that examines the frat boy, sexist, party- hearty culture the company curated is among the series' best, portraying the collateral damage of burnt out, laid off, and exploited employees that WeWork left in its destructive wake. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Roots of Guinness Draught stretch back more than 250 years, and for much of that time, simply being a hearty , yet approachable stout was enough. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181857"
  },
  "heat":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to become warm or hot",
      ": to start to spoil from heat",
      ": to make warm or hot",
      ": excite",
      ": a condition of being hot : warmth",
      ": a marked or notable degree of hotness",
      ": pathological excessive bodily temperature",
      ": a hot place or situation",
      ": a period of heat",
      ": a single complete operation of making something warm or hot",
      ": the quantity of material so heated",
      ": added energy that causes substances to rise in temperature, fuse, evaporate, expand, or undergo any of various other related changes, that flows to a body by contact with or radiation from bodies at higher temperatures, and that can be produced in a body (as by compression)",
      ": the energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed",
      ": appearance, condition, or color of something as indicating its temperature",
      ": intensity of feeling or reaction : passion",
      ": the height or stress of an action or condition",
      ": sexual excitement especially in a female mammal",
      ": estrus",
      ": a single continuous effort: such as",
      ": a single round of a contest (such as a race) having two or more rounds for each contestant",
      ": one of several preliminary contests held to eliminate less competent contenders",
      ": pungency of flavor",
      ": the intensification of law-enforcement activity or investigation",
      ": police",
      ": pressure , coercion",
      ": abuse , criticism",
      ": smoke sense 8",
      ": gun sense 1b",
      ": to make or become warm or hot",
      ": a condition of being hot : warmth",
      ": hot weather",
      ": a form of energy that causes an object to rise in temperature",
      ": strength of feeling or force of action",
      ": a single race in a contest that includes two or more races",
      ": to become warm or hot",
      ": to make warm or hot",
      ": the state of a body or of matter that is perceived as opposed to cold and is characterized by elevation of temperature : a condition of being hot",
      ": a marked or notable degree of this state : high temperature",
      ": a feverish state of the body : pathological excessive bodily temperature (as from inflammation)",
      ": a warm flushed condition of the body (as after exercise) : a sensation produced by or like that produced by contact with or approach to heated matter",
      ": added energy that causes substances to rise in temperature, fuse, evaporate, expand, or undergo any of various other related changes, that flows to a body by contact with or radiation from bodies at higher temperatures, and that can be produced in a body (as by compression)",
      ": the energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, or smaller structural units of which matter is composed",
      ": sexual excitement especially in a female mammal",
      ": estrus"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113t",
      "\u02c8h\u0113t",
      "\u02c8h\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hot (up)",
      "toast",
      "warm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ardency",
      "ardor",
      "emotion",
      "enthusiasm",
      "fervency",
      "fervidness",
      "fervor",
      "fire",
      "intenseness",
      "intensity",
      "passion",
      "passionateness",
      "vehemence",
      "violence",
      "warmth",
      "white heat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But Kasargod-Staub said to expect more targeted campaigns against board members next year as climate proxy battles heat up and turn more personal. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 30 May 2022",
      "Cool off and heat up at these neighborhood restaurants for Tex-Mex and Mexican food in Houston. \u2014 Marialuisa Rincon, Chron , 25 May 2022",
      "Since microwaves may heat up the chicken to temperatures in which bacteria thrive, promptly cooking the chicken to proper temperatures is the only way that will ensure that the potentially dangerous bacteria be destroyed. \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
      "The chances for severe weather will drop after Monday but expect temperatures to heat up. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 14 May 2022",
      "For those who spent their winter watching The Gilded Age but wishing it was a bit steamier, Joanna Shupe is here to heat up your summer. \u2014 EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "According to the National Weather Service, high pressure will keep the area dry as daytime temperatures heat up, and nights will remain cool. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 9 May 2022",
      "Indoor grills heat up fast, are easy to clean, and can do almost anything\u2014from grilling chicken and vegetables to making pizza and toasting melty cheese sandwiches. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 3 May 2022",
      "Afternoon showers are expected on Saturday across Central Florida as the temperatures heat up to mid 80s, according to Spectrum News 13 Meteorologist Chris Gilson. \u2014 Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Authorities say locals should drink more water, take frequent breaks and reduce activity in heat waves. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Hundreds of people in Britain die every year from heat waves. \u2014 Rick Noack, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "In July 2021, heat waves across the Pacific Northwest were associated with more than 60 deaths in Oregon. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Fahrenheit, a level that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said could produce famines, droughts, and more deadly heat waves within a decade or two. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
      "As heat waves continue to blast the country, Americans have been descending on beaches in large numbers, and many go armed with bottles of sunscreen. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Seven years later, California is once again facing urgent calls for cutbacks as heat waves, record dryness and climate change converge to create critically short supplies. \u2014 Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
      "The litany of threats read like a biblical reckoning: fire and flood, melting ice sheets, rising seas and heat waves. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
      "In India, brutal heat waves have killed dozens and cut food production by about 30 percent. \u2014 Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223308"
  },
  "heat wave":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a period of unusually hot weather"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The water break could not have happened at worse time for Odessa, as temperatures soared in an early summer heat wave . \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "On the heels of an intense heat wave , a large swath of the country is now bracing for extreme temperatures today, testing power grids and leaving more than 88 million people under heat warnings or advisories. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 15 June 2022",
      "The Tennessee Valley Authority and 153 local power companies across the region reported record power demand for the month of June during an early season heat wave . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 15 June 2022",
      "An incoming heat wave is set to bring Chicago record temperatures and oppressive heat this week. \u2014 Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not just the western United States that will be under the influence of an extended heat wave this week. \u2014 Greg Porter, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
      "On Saturday, more than 80 million people were warned of sweltering temperatures as an early-season heat wave sweeps across the Southwest U.S. and into California to the west and Arkansas to the east. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
      "Last month, India banned wheat exports, with some exceptions, in the wake of an extraordinary heat wave that had severely damaged the domestic wheat harvest. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
      "This is where the city-size Conger ice shelf collapsed amid an unusually intense heat wave in March 2022. \u2014 Ted Scambos, The Conversation , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1893, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202833"
  },
  "heated":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marked by anger or passion",
      ": hot sense 1",
      ": angry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113-t\u0259d",
      "\u02c8h\u0113-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "feverish",
      "frenzied",
      "hectic",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Their conversation quickly became heated .",
      "a heated discussion about who should pay for the pizza",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After a series of back-and-forth letters between members of the Baltimore County Council and the county schools superintendent, the parties brought their heated debate to a virtual discussion Thursday night. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
      "The original version of the track sparked heated debate among fans, who were disappointed with the singer\u2019s decision to include the derogatory term. \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "DeSantis entered into a heated cultural debate with Disney after its CEO, Bob Chapek, suspended the company\u2019s political contributions in Florida in response. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
      "Now, Atwood has partnered up with her publisher, Penguin Random House, to create a version of the book that\u2019s impossible to ignite anything other than heated debate. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
      "The Hulu rom-com, which co-stars Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang and Conrad Ricamora, among others, has been at the center of a heated online debate this week over its female representation \u2014 specifically its lack thereof. \u2014 Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Musk also joined the heated debate around return to office this week, urging staff at Tesla to get back to their desks, or find work elsewhere. \u2014 Richard Clough, Fortune , 3 June 2022",
      "In the heated debate, some of which devolved into transphobic attacks, Thomas largely avoided giving interviews. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
      "Last week's mass shooting in Uvalde set off a heated debate about gun control in America. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1886, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222550"
  },
  "heath":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a tract of wasteland",
      ": an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus",
      ": any of a family (Ericaceae, the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous and often evergreen plants that thrive on open barren usually acid and ill-drained soil",
      ": an evergreen subshrub of either of two genera ( Erica and Calluna ) with whorls of needlelike leaves and clusters of small flowers",
      ": any of various plants that resemble true heaths",
      ": a low, woody, and often evergreen plant that grows chiefly on poor wet soil",
      ": a usually open level area of land on which heaths can grow",
      "Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916\u20132005 British prime minister (1970\u201374)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113th",
      "\u02c8h\u0113th",
      "\u02c8h\u0113th"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "campo",
      "champaign",
      "down(s)",
      "grassland",
      "lea",
      "ley",
      "llano",
      "moor",
      "pampa",
      "plain",
      "prairie",
      "savanna",
      "savannah",
      "steppe",
      "tundra",
      "veld",
      "veldt"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "not much grows on the heath besides heather",
      "drove through a vast, empty heath that seemingly had no end"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heth , from Old English h\u01e3th ; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202941"
  },
  "heathenish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or characteristic of heathens : barbarous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259-nish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barbarian",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "heathen",
      "natural",
      "Neanderthal",
      "Neandertal",
      "rude",
      "savage",
      "uncivil",
      "uncivilized",
      "uncultivated",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "civilized"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223216"
  },
  "heave":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lift , raise",
      ": throw , cast",
      ": to utter with obvious effort or with a deep breath",
      ": to cause to swell or rise",
      ": to displace (something, such as a rock stratum or a mineral vein) especially by a fault",
      ": to draw, pull, or haul on (something, such as a rope)",
      ": elevate",
      ": to rise and fall rhythmically",
      ": pant",
      ": pull , push",
      ": to move a ship in a specified direction or manner",
      ": to move in an indicated way",
      ": to rise or become thrown or raised up",
      ": retch , vomit",
      ": to strain or labor to do something difficult : struggle",
      ": to halt the headway of a ship (as by positioning a sailboat with the jib aback and the rudder turned sharply to windward)",
      ": an effort to pull or raise something",
      ": an act or instance of throwing : hurl",
      ": an upward motion : rising",
      ": a rhythmical rising",
      ": horizontal displacement especially by the faulting of a rock",
      ": chronic pulmonary emphysema of the horse resulting in difficult expiration, heaving of the flanks, and a persistent cough",
      ": to raise with an effort",
      ": hurl , throw",
      ": to utter with an effort",
      ": to rise and fall again and again",
      ": to be thrown or raised up",
      ": an effort to lift or raise",
      ": a forceful throw",
      ": an upward motion (as of the chest in breathing or of waves in motion)",
      ": vomit",
      ": to undergo retching or vomiting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113v",
      "\u02c8h\u0113v",
      "\u02c8h\u0113v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boost",
      "heft",
      "hoist",
      "jack (up)",
      "upheave"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Such news could spur some remote workers to heave a resigned sigh and flip their cameras on. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "His desperation heave just before the shot clock expired put Miami ahead 107-101 with 43.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter and his two free throws at 10.9 seconds made it 109-103. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 28 May 2022",
      "Another Lanett free throw and a missed desperation heave by the Bulldogs ended the contest. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Repeat bad joke about going for a walk up on the ridge again today, heave backpack onto shoulders, start walking in the dark. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "As director Bo Burnham stays close on Carmichael\u2019s face, the comedian doesn\u2019t exactly smile, nor heave some obvious sigh of relief. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Railroad tracks twist apart, roads heave , pipelines rupture. \u2014 Jim Geraghty, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Cracks on the canal \u2014 formed when temperature fluctuations heave the ice \u2014 can grab skates, requiring paramedic patrols, sometimes in miniature on-ice ambulances. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "Then Texas could experience a replay of the cataclysms that drove the likes of Iran and Kazakhstan to heave Bitcoin like an angry bull sheds a cowboy. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "According to MileSplit, McDonald\u2019s Ryan Henry recorded the state\u2019s top shot put throw regardless of division with a 66-foot, 11.5-inch heave at the Trumbull County meet. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
      "McCarthy\u2019s heave of 47 feet, 4.75 inches was enough to finish first in the shot put. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 May 2022",
      "The Rebels had the ball with 30 seconds left with a chance to win, but guard Jarkel Joiner ran out too much clock and air-balled a heave to give the Gamecocks the ball back with 1.7 seconds left after a timeout. \u2014 Nick Suss, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "But the Spartans countered with an 8-0 burst, with Hall capping it with a swish as the shot clock expired on a rainbow heave over the corner of the backboard. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "This should prompt a heave from us in response: an additional dose of vaccine. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "With time running down in the third quarter Saturday, a player who to that point had missed 14 of 18 shots loaded up a heave from 38 feet. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "First, Hunt avoided taking a sack near midfield with a 15-yard heave to quarterback Payton Thorne. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "But the Aggies roared back, with Calzada tying the game at 38 with under 3 minutes left with a desperate 25-yard heave that somehow fell into the hands of Ainias Smith. Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Zach Calzada passed for 285 yards in the victory. \u2014 Laine Higgins, WSJ , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6",
      "Noun",
      "circa 1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175434"
  },
  "heaven":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome : firmament",
      ": the dwelling place of the Deity and the blessed dead",
      ": a spiritual state of everlasting communion with God",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": a place or condition of utmost happiness : something that is very pleasant or enjoyable",
      ": a state of thought in which sin is absent and the harmony of divine Mind (see mind entry 1 sense 8 ) is manifest",
      ": sky sense 1",
      ": a place where good people are believed in some religions to be rewarded with eternal life after death",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": a place or condition of complete happiness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0259n",
      "\u02c8he-v\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "above",
      "bliss",
      "elysian fields",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "kingdom come",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "paradise",
      "sky",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "Pandemonium",
      "perdition"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She prayed to God in Heaven .",
      "He hopes to go to Heaven when he dies.",
      "Our baby is a gift from heaven .",
      "the brightest star in the heavens",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beth and Randall also go off into TV heaven as an iconic couple. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "To sit in one of the main theater\u2019s 700 seats is to be transported to big screen heaven . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "The Fourth is subtle, smart, craftsmanly \u2014 a hard sell alongside its hummable, heaven -shaking siblings. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Here the building assumes cosmological significance, performing the same act as does Stonehenge, linking heaven and earth at just the moment when the great wheel of the year begins to turn again. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This heaven is controlled by Big Tech and kept behind a paywall. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Adele and string instruments \u2014 a match made in pop music heaven . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Chicago is a live music heaven with a variety of venues that host performers of all genres throughout the year. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Best-selling author Mitch Albom is back from heaven and ready to consider the mystery of divine intervention on earth. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heven , from Old English heofon ; akin to Old High German himil heaven",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222126"
  },
  "heaven-sent":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": providential"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0259n-\u02ccsent"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "fluky",
      "flukey",
      "fortuitous",
      "fortunate",
      "happy",
      "lucky",
      "providential"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hapless",
      "ill-fated",
      "ill-starred",
      "luckless",
      "star-crossed",
      "unfortunate",
      "unhappy",
      "unlucky"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191657"
  },
  "heavenly":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "of or relating to heaven or the heavens celestial",
      "suggesting the blessed state of heaven beatific",
      "delightful",
      "occurring or situated in the sky",
      "divine entry 1 sense 1",
      "entirely delightful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8he-v\u0259n-l\u0113",
    "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",
      "four-star",
      "frontline",
      "gangbusters",
      "gangbuster",
      "gilt-edged",
      "gilt-edge",
      "gone",
      "grand",
      "great",
      "groovy",
      "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":[
      "the moon, stars, and other heavenly bodies",
      "had a heavenly time at the dance",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Having his indie-rock hero, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes, in to co-write and lay down some heavenly vocal stacking on top of the existential-dental pain, for celestial effect, adds a strange level of irony. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 June 2022",
      "This is a heavenly deep-conditioning treatment for natural hair, especially those who experience frizzing, dryness and tangled locks. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
      "This heavenly combination of angel and avocado makes a beloved (not to mention, punny) phrase come to life. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Luxury resort Qualia hovers above a heavenly bay on Hamilton Island (one of the group's 74 isles). \u2014 Anabel Dean, CNN , 18 May 2022",
      "Lamar writes from an otherworldly place, hinting toward completion and separation from the rest of the world as a heavenly body. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
      "The exclusive location was discovered more than 35 years ago when a yachtsman, caught in a storm off the coast of Crete, sheltered in this heavenly cove. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022",
      "The winner of this morning\u2019s memorial was the model Naomi Campbell, who arrived at the church in a grand, all-white, vintage Rolls-Royce and emerged in a heavenly , feathered Elsa Schiaparelli thing \u2014 like an angelic swan headed for a gospel brunch. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The contrast of deep blacks and amber light in Zafran\u2019s pictures has an Old Master quality that makes Metro stations appear more heavenly than infernal. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "heavily":{
    "type":"adverb",
    "definitions":[
      "to a great degree severely",
      "slowly and laboriously dully",
      "with sorrow grievously",
      "in a heavy manner",
      "with or as if with weight",
      "in a slow and difficult way",
      "very much"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8he-v\u0259-l\u0113",
    "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",
      "far",
      "fiercely",
      "filthy",
      "frightfully",
      "full",
      "greatly",
      "highly",
      "hugely",
      "immensely",
      "incredibly",
      "intensely",
      "jolly",
      "majorly",
      "mightily",
      "mighty",
      "monstrous",
      "mortally",
      "most",
      "much",
      "particularly",
      "passing",
      "rattling",
      "real",
      "really",
      "right",
      "roaring",
      "roaringly",
      "seriously",
      "severely",
      "so",
      "sore",
      "sorely",
      "spanking",
      "specially",
      "stinking",
      "such",
      "super",
      "supremely",
      "surpassingly",
      "terribly",
      "that",
      "thumping",
      "too",
      "unco",
      "uncommonly",
      "vastly",
      "very",
      "vitally",
      "way",
      "whacking",
      "wicked",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "little",
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly",
      "somewhat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Because of this, Unityfest will lean heavily on gospel music and explore the themes of hope, inspiration, faith, and, especially, fatherhood in the Black community. \u2014 Robert Randolph, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
      "To claim its latest title, Golden State had to lean heavily on Curry, who averaged 31.2 points on 48.5% shooting (43.7% from 3-point range), 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals for his first Finals MVP award. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
      "On the podcast, the cast members lean heavily into that spirit, sharing behind-the-scenes tales from each episode and reflecting on their enduring creative partnership. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, Variety , 13 June 2022",
      "Global venture capital funding fell to $39 billion in May, its lowest level since November 2020, according to Crunchbase, which noted that later-stage rounds were more heavily hit than early-stage start-up funding. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
      "Decades ago, first-responding police had been urged to delay immediate confrontation with an active shooter and give way until a more heavily equipped and highly trained tactical unit arrives on the scene. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
      "The factory that makes all Playtex and O.B. tampons, according to Time, has reported severe staffing shortages\u2014compounded by the fact that as a medical product, tampons have their production more heavily regulated. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 9 June 2022",
      "While built-in infotainment systems are a given in current new vehicles, many drivers, if their car is equipped with it, end up relying more heavily on Apple CarPlay for their entertainment and navigational needs. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 6 June 2022",
      "More heavily populated cities often correlate with more objects discarded in waterways. \u2014 Ben Demchak, Popular Mechanics , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "heaviness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having great weight",
      ": characterized by mass or weight",
      ": having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk",
      ": having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element",
      ": containing heavy isotopes",
      ": difficult to bear",
      ": causing or characterized by severe pain or suffering",
      ": of weighty import : serious",
      ": characterized by depth or intensity : profound",
      ": borne down by something oppressive : burdened",
      ": pregnant",
      ": approaching parturition",
      ": slow or dull from loss of vitality or resiliency : sluggish",
      ": lacking sparkle or vivacity : drab",
      ": lacking mirth or gaiety : cheerless",
      ": characterized by declining prices",
      ": dulled with weariness : drowsy",
      ": greater in quantity or quality than the average of its kind or class: such as",
      ": of unusually large size or amount",
      ": of great force",
      ": threatening to rain or snow",
      ": impeding motion",
      ": full of clay and inclined to hold water",
      ": coming as if from a depth : loud",
      ": thick , dense",
      ": oppressive , overwhelming",
      ": steep , acute",
      ": laborious , difficult",
      ": immoderate",
      ": more powerful than usual for its kind",
      ": of large capacity or output",
      ": very rich and hard to digest",
      ": not properly raised or leavened",
      ": producing goods (such as coal, steel, or chemicals) used in the production of other goods",
      ": having stress (see stress entry 1 sense 5a )",
      ": being the strongest degree of stress in speech",
      ": relating to theatrical parts of a grave or somber nature",
      ": possessing a high degree or a great deal of something specified : long",
      ": important , prominent",
      ": to a great or overwhelming degree",
      ": with or as if with great weight : in a heavy manner : heavily",
      ": heavyweight sense 2",
      ": a theatrical role of a dignified or somber character",
      ": an actor playing such a role",
      ": a character in a story or play who opposes the hero : villain",
      ": one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty : villain",
      ": someone or something influential, serious, or important",
      ": having great weight",
      ": unusually great in amount, force, or effect",
      ": made with thick strong material",
      ": dense and thick",
      ": hard to put up with",
      ": sad or troubled",
      ": having little strength or energy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113",
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hefty",
      "massive",
      "ponderous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "fiend",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scalawag",
      "scallywag",
      "scamp",
      "scapegrace",
      "scoundrel",
      "varlet",
      "villain",
      "wretch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Various Western countries have promised deliveries of heavy weapons, but Kyiv says the supplies aren\u2019t enough, and analysts say much of the equipment promised hasn\u2019t arrived. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Hail, lightning and heavy rain will also be possible. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Berlin has yet to deliver any heavy weapons to Ukraine, despite promising to do so nearly two months ago. \u2014 Chico Harlan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Tensions have since eased, but Mr. Scholz remains under pressure from some members of his Social Democratic Party to avoid sending too many heavy weapons. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The latest attacks came as Ukraine keeps up its pressure on Western countries to deliver more arms and as NATO countries pledge more heavy weapons for Ukraine. \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The latest attacks came as Ukraine keeps up its pressure on Western countries to deliver more arms and as NATO countries pledge more heavy weapons for Ukraine. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss sending more heavy weapons to replenish Kyiv\u2019s dwindling stocks. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Ukraine has made increasingly urgent pleas for more Western heavy weapons to help its forces defend Sievierodonetsk, a crucial battleground in the fight for control of the eastern Donbas region. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Covering a Black Lives Matters protest after George Floyd\u2019s murder, Miami Herald photographer Carl Juste records the heavy -handed police response, his images becoming evidence as local law enforcement files false reports of their actions. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "President Bukele remains highly popular, both at home and among Salvadoran Americans, and his followers support the heavy -handed measures implemented by his government. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "But the pesticide\u2019s broad elimination in the 1970s (coupled with increasing opposition to the heavy -handed, colonial tactics of the World Health Organization) had sharply scaled back DDT spraying. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Jeff Beer recently noted at Fast Company: Even when Matt Damon\u2019s Crypto.com ad first launched on October 28, 2021, it was widely seen as laying on the heavy -handed hero-worship a bit thick. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "The heavy -handed expositional dialogue is a fair exchange for not having a flashback to the incident that separated the siblings or to their childhood in a dysfunctional household. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "But the heavy -looking gray clouds that blot out the sun aren\u2019t just the bane of beachgoers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Diners can enjoy immaculate views of the ocean alongside crispy tuna tacos, heavy -hitting pastas and buttery filets. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "Chicago now has two large literary festivals: The Printers Row Lit Fest and the ambitious new American Writers Festival, with a lineup of heavy -hitting authors. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of course, Wood\u2019s signature tech- heavy Innovation fund, in which Zoom is the largest holding, is down 66% from its 52-week high. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "The owner of the Sewol had added extra berths, making the ferry top- heavy . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Bitcoin\u2019s 30-day correlation with the tech- heavy Wall Street index Nasdaq recently rose to a record 0.82. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "But odds are that this series will be small-ball heavy , with Powell and Looney playing sparingly. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "Though hop heavy , the bitterness is nowhere to be found. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Kaling's off-the-shoulder ruffle dress, which is from Turkish brand Fanm Mon, features a sleek, fitted bodice and big, bold, ruffle- heavy sleeves that act as the perfect contrast to the otherwise simple silhouette. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
      "The section on water savings includes a pair of text- heavy lists on how to save water indoors and out, with links to information on rebates for water-efficient appliances and turf replacement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The everyday default is a 60/40 split, and there's a rear-drive- heavy 30/70 setting that's meant to up the entertainment factor on winding roads. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "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 above",
      "Noun",
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-224415"
  },
  "heavy hitter":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": big shot , heavy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "big boy",
      "big cheese",
      "big gun",
      "big leaguer",
      "big shot",
      "big wheel",
      "big-timer",
      "bigfoot",
      "biggie",
      "bigwig",
      "fat cat",
      "heavy",
      "heavyweight",
      "high-muck-a-muck",
      "high-muckety-muck",
      "honcho",
      "kahuna",
      "kingfish",
      "kingpin",
      "major leaguer",
      "muckety-muck",
      "muck-a-muck",
      "mucky-muck",
      "nabob",
      "nawab",
      "nibs",
      "nob",
      "pooh-bah",
      "poo-bah",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lightweight",
      "nobody",
      "nonentity",
      "nothing",
      "shrimp",
      "twerp",
      "whippersnapper",
      "zero",
      "zilch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters .",
      "Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kiley Slaats, a junior outfielder, was also a heavy hitter with a .682 batting average with eight RBI, two homers and 15 runs scored. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
      "Numerous testers commented on how incredibly balanced this heavy hitter was. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 18 May 2020",
      "This lightweight gel cream from L\u2019Or\u00e9al Paris, containing plumping hyaluronic acid, is a heavy hitter and GH Beauty Lab night cream test top performer. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "Roses, Velvet Revolver and The Cult, Matt Sorum secured a reputation as a literal heavy hitter . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 10 May 2022",
      "The film has landed another heavy hitter for its male lead. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Some of the newcomers with great potential include freshman Alison Bent, who has proven to be a heavy hitter . \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Nancy Meyers\u2019s 1998 remake of The Parent Trap\u2014which stars Lindsay Lohan and centers on two twins, Hallie and Annie, who were separated at birth and meet accidentally at a summer camp 12 years later\u2014is hardly a culinary heavy hitter . \u2014 Esra Erol, Bon App\u00e9tit , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Its maker wasn\u2019t Purdue, Gonzaga or any heavy hitter . \u2014 Joel Lorenzi, The Indianapolis Star , 18 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1922, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-232243"
  },
  "heavyhearted":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": despondent , saddened"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "sad",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211530"
  },
  "heavyset":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": stocky and compact and sometimes tending to stoutness in build"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-v\u0113-\u02c8set"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chunky",
      "dumpy",
      "squat",
      "squatty",
      "stocky",
      "stout",
      "stubby",
      "stumpy",
      "thickset"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "has the heavyset build of a weight lifter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Police said the wanted suspect still at large is Black, in his late teens, tall and heavyset , light- to medium-complected and with bushy hair. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
      "Their father, Max, was a quiet, heavyset man who worked as a diamond cutter in Manhattan; their mother, Miriam, ran the house. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "He was described as a heavyset man with a beard, wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and white sneakers, according to police. \u2014 Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
      "At that very time, a 17-year-old boy on a school field trip in Chinatown noticed a heavyset man sitting on a bench \u2014 just sitting. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Law enforcement is reportedly looking for a heavyset man carrying a gas mask and wearing a worker's vest. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Police said they were told the attacker was a heavyset dark-skinned man with a neon vest and a gray sweatshirt. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "During one of these closures, a Marine corporal saw a heavyset man in his late 20s pinned against a retaining wall, screaming. \u2014 Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "York, meanwhile, can be seen on video dragging Greene by his ankle shackles and leaving the heavyset 49-year-old face down with his hands and feet restrained for more than nine minutes. \u2014 Jim Mustian, ajc , 14 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1859, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205130"
  },
  "heavyweight":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "one that is above average in weight",
      "one in the usually heaviest class of contestants such as",
      "a boxer in an unlimited weight division \u2014 compare light heavyweight",
      "a weight lifter weighing more than 198 pounds",
      "one that possesses great power, prominence, or stature"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02ccw\u0101t",
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "big boy",
      "big cheese",
      "big gun",
      "big leaguer",
      "big shot",
      "big wheel",
      "big-timer",
      "bigfoot",
      "biggie",
      "bigwig",
      "fat cat",
      "heavy",
      "heavy hitter",
      "high-muck-a-muck",
      "high-muckety-muck",
      "honcho",
      "kahuna",
      "kingfish",
      "kingpin",
      "major leaguer",
      "muckety-muck",
      "muck-a-muck",
      "mucky-muck",
      "nabob",
      "nawab",
      "nibs",
      "nob",
      "pooh-bah",
      "poo-bah",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lightweight",
      "nobody",
      "nonentity",
      "nothing",
      "shrimp",
      "twerp",
      "whippersnapper",
      "zero",
      "zilch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Their company is one of the industry's heavyweights .",
      "a heavyweight in the U.S. Senate, he has a lot of clout in judicial confirmations"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "heck":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "hell sense 2",
      "hell sense 4",
      "Richard F(red) 1931\u20132015 American chemist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8hek",
    "synonyms":[
      "chance-medley",
      "chaos",
      "confusion",
      "disarrangement",
      "disarray",
      "dishevelment",
      "disorder",
      "disorderedness",
      "disorderliness",
      "disorganization",
      "free-for-all",
      "havoc",
      "hell",
      "jumble",
      "mare's nest",
      "mess",
      "messiness",
      "misorder",
      "muddle",
      "muss",
      "shambles",
      "snake pit",
      "tumble",
      "welter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "order",
      "orderliness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The \u201991 500 had the buildup with Willy T. Ribbs becoming the first Black driver to compete and a heck of a battle between Mears and Michael Andretti. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
      "My goal was to create something that tasted delicious and reminded me a whole heck of a lot of Korean dishes. \u2014 Melissa Matthews, SELF , 16 May 2022",
      "The cleat is lightweight, waterproof, and comfortable as heck thanks to a SweetSpot Cushioning System. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 12 May 2022",
      "Senior cooking editor Sarah Jampel loves adding a heck -load of greens to her soups. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Can't Jump, Rosie Perez has a heck of an iconic film resume. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "George, a proud Princeton graduate and a heck of a good guy, spoke often about the 1973 and 1974 bear market. \u2014 Brendan Ahern, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "This open source map is a whole heck of a lot more useful than Starlink\u2019s own. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "That was a heck of a night for the people of Los Angeles. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, Variety , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"euphemism",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "heckle":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to harass and try to disconcert with questions, challenges, or gibes : badger"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bait",
      "hassle",
      "haze",
      "needle",
      "ride",
      "taunt",
      "tease"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Several protesters were heckling the speaker at the rally.",
      "The players were being heckled by the fans.",
      "People in the crowd were booing and heckling as she tried to speak.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Long before, some Peacocks fans near the court had seized the sporting spirit of Philadelphia and begun to heckle North Carolina, which had led outright for all but 18 seconds and once had a 27-point advantage. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "His words were interrupted by a group of men who had gathered several yards away to heckle him. \u2014 Melanie Mason Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "David Krumholtz, one of Rogen\u2019s best friends and star of The Santa Clause, stopped by to heckle Rogen, who was there to promote his new HBOMax series, Santa Inc.. \u2014 Morgan Baila, Vulture , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "The people who had to wait when someone blocked the way with a truck and got out to heckle . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
      "The mob proceeded to heckle and accost Lady Bird and LBJ, who was Kennedy\u2019s running mate. \u2014 Michael Granberry, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "This was the first chance Dodgers fans had to heckle the Astros in person at Chavez Ravine since their sign-stealing scandal \u2014 banging on a real trash can to signal opponents' pitches \u2014 was revealed late in 2019. \u2014 Joe Reedy, ajc , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "There's also the participatory and often combative crowds, known in recent years to heckle opponents to the point of completely drowning them out. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 3 Aug. 2021",
      "Now award-show hosting pros, Tina and Amy heckle Neil Patrick Harris at the Emmys. October 2013: Amy and Tina sign on to host the next two Golden Globes. \u2014 Lizzie Logan, Vulture , 1 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hekelen to dress flax, scratch, from heckele hackle; akin to Old High German h\u0101ko hook \u2014 more at hook ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190757"
  },
  "heckler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-k(\u0259-)l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "baiter",
      "harasser",
      "mocker",
      "needler",
      "persecutor",
      "quiz",
      "quizzer",
      "ridiculer",
      "taunter",
      "tease",
      "teaser",
      "tormentor",
      "tormenter",
      "torturer"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1824, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190347"
  },
  "hectic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion",
      ": of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)",
      ": having a hectic fever",
      ": red , flushed",
      ": filled with excitement, activity, or confusion",
      ": of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)",
      ": having a hectic fever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hek-tik",
      "\u02c8hek-tik",
      "\u02c8hek-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "feverish",
      "frenzied",
      "heated",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We both had hectic days at work.",
      "She maintains a hectic schedule as a journalist and mother.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But despite her hectic schedule, the American Idol alum always makes time to celebrate on the ABC singing competition that propelled her to stardom. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "The gymnasts who welcomed her Monday afternoon and brightened up her hectic schedule during an 8 a.m. practice Tuesday are her top priority. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp must weigh up whether to give any of his players a rest amid a hectic schedule, with the FA Cup final against Chelsea coming up on Saturday. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "Navigating not only a hectic work schedule, but the constant change in time zone, the actress has partnered with supplement brand Natrol and regularly takes their gummy vitamins for immune support and sleep support. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
      "Finally, our gummy rings and cherries are ideal for a lovely summer day or a chilly winter\u2019s night, providing you with a nice break from your stressful hectic schedule. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "These days, braids are still her go-to style, perfect for her hectic schedule. \u2014 Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Some distracting double-casting in the smaller roles creates a hectic theatrical canvas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Providing a respite from our hectic reality, this romantic comedy centered on an assured woman who finds love and purpose in the land down under offers delightful entertainment while playing to our most wholesome sensibilities. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English etyk , from Anglo-French etique , from Late Latin hecticus , from Greek hektikos habitual, consumptive, from echein to have \u2014 more at scheme entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201051"
  },
  "hedge":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees",
      ": barrier , limit",
      ": a means of protection or defense (as against financial loss)",
      ": a calculatedly noncommittal or evasive statement",
      ": to enclose or protect with or as if with a dense row of shrubs or low trees : to enclose or protect with or as if with a hedge (see hedge entry 1 sense 1a ) : encircle",
      ": to confine so as to prevent freedom of movement or action : to obstruct with or as if with a barrier : hinder",
      ": to protect oneself from losing or failing by a counterbalancing action",
      ": to plant, form, or trim a hedge",
      ": to evade the risk of commitment especially by leaving open a way of retreat : trim",
      ": to protect oneself financially",
      ": such as",
      ": to buy or sell commodity futures (see future entry 2 sense 3 ) as a protection against loss due to price fluctuation",
      ": to minimize the risk of a bet",
      ": of, relating to, or designed for a hedge (see hedge entry 1 )",
      ": born, living, or made alongside or as if alongside a dense row of shrubs or low trees : born, living, or made near or as if near hedges (see hedge entry 1 sense 1a ) : roadside",
      ": inferior sense 1",
      ": a fence or boundary made up of a thick growth of shrubs or low trees",
      ": to surround or protect with a thick growth of shrubs or low trees",
      ": to avoid giving a direct or exact answer or promise",
      ": to reduce possible losses in speculative transactions by engaging in offsetting transactions (as futures trading)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hej",
      "\u02c8hej",
      "\u02c8hej"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barricade",
      "barrier",
      "fence",
      "wall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "equivocate",
      "fudge",
      "pussyfoot",
      "tergiversate",
      "waffle",
      "weasel"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the messenger was confronted with a hedge of spears held aloft by the castle guards",
      "Verb",
      "The garden is hedged by flowering shrubs.",
      "She hedged when she was asked to support the campaign.",
      "He hedged his earlier comments about the need for new management.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Cryptocurrency values have fallen amid soaring consumer prices and interest rate hikes, thus proving to be a poor hedge against broader economic conditions. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
      "And cryptocurrencies, once thought to be a hedge against the stock market and inflation, have plunged too, with Bitcoin falling to just above $20,000 on Wednesday, down from an all-time high of nearly $69,000 in November. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Plus, institutional investors have piled into the crypto market, linking the fate of bitcoin with trends in traditional financial markets; as a result, cryptocurrencies have turned out to be a lousy hedge against inflation and market turmoil. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 14 June 2022",
      "Historically, energy stocks have been the hedge for both rising rates and inflation. \u2014 Cristina Lourosa-ricardo, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Goldman Sachs recently said the Japanese yen is an ideal hedge against recession. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "Meanwhile, hedge funds rotated into energy, industrials and materials. \u2014 Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "Pension plans and other institutional investors are embracing a federal proposal that would force hedge funds and private-equity funds to provide more disclosures to investors. \u2014 Heather Gillers And Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
      "After all, the hedge funds making headlines lately are most notable for their losses. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 31 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Gasoline retailers need to hedge against that volatility. \u2014 Hank Tucker, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Demand for nickel and cobalt has surged in recent years and automakers are adopting strategies to hedge against the turbulent market. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "For those who don\u2019t want to sell, there are strategies to use to hedge against a future decline. \u2014 WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Humans promote crop diversity to hedge against such dangers, but nonhuman species seem to weather them just fine. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2022",
      "Bank account interest rates usually don't totally beat the rate of inflation, but these accounts can help hedge against inflation far better than keeping cash at home or in a low-rate account. \u2014 CBS News , 4 May 2022",
      "Bank account interest rates usually don\u2019t totally beat the rate of inflation, but these accounts can help hedge against inflation far better than keeping cash at home or in a low-rate account. \u2014 Chanelle Bessette, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s why, contrary to the common narrative that Bitcoin is a safe haven asset and hedge against inflation, data has shown that the cryptocurrency moves frequently with the S&P 500. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "The state spent $17 million on immediate emergency repairs, which included raising a section of the road by 8-10 feet to hedge against future flooding events. \u2014 Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Resembles a hedge trimmer':A man visiting Florida wanted to catch a shark. \u2014 Brian Broom, USA TODAY , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Traditional venture firms have been raising new funds quickly, while hedge funds and private-equity investors have moved into the market. \u2014 Eliot Brown, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "Essentially, a coordinated group of retail traders grew upset at how hedge funds make money by betting that struggling companies' stocks will decline in value. \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 2 June 2021",
      "Anthony Scaramucci\u2019s SkyBridge Capital, which invests billions in hedge funds for wealthy individual clients, has created special-purpose vehicles dedicated to investments in private companies. \u2014 Juliet Chung, WSJ , 19 May 2021",
      "The filing, a quarterly rundown of holdings required of hedge funds of a certain size, said the position was worth $534 million -- an amount likely derived by multiplying Tesla\u2019s share price on March 31 by the number of shares Scion bet against. \u2014 Jeremy Herron, Fortune , 18 May 2021",
      "Its investments, which include holdings in mutual and hedge funds, increased to $635.3 million in 2020, up from $187.8 million in 2010. \u2014 R.t. Watson, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2021",
      "There isn\u2019t the appetite for public offerings due to fewer dedicated energy mutual and hedge funds and commodity price uncertainties due to lower demand. \u2014 Dan Eberhart, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Many wind farm operators, which needed to purchase electricity because of hedge contracts, are in financial distress. \u2014 Russell Gold, WSJ , 5 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
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    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221234"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to pay attention",
      ": to give consideration or attention to : mind",
      ": attention , notice",
      ": to pay attention to : mind",
      ": attention sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113d",
      "\u02c8h\u0113d",
      "\u02c8h\u0113d"
    ],
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      "follow",
      "listen (to)",
      "mind",
      "note",
      "observe",
      "regard",
      "watch"
    ],
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      "advertence",
      "advertency",
      "attention",
      "awareness",
      "cognizance",
      "consciousness",
      "ear",
      "eye",
      "knowledge",
      "mindfulness",
      "note",
      "notice",
      "observance",
      "observation"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Medical schools that heed our call to ramp up gun safety education do not need to start from scratch. \u2014 David Velasquez, STAT , 18 June 2022",
      "The film\u2019s warning is one the world is only beginning to heed . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
      "If rock \u2018n\u2019 roll was not meant to last, some of its earliest practitioners didn\u2019t bother to heed the message. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Local law enforcement leaders have said it\u2019s still unclear exactly why a supervisor on scene hadn\u2019t allowed his officers to heed the desperate 911 calls from children inside, asking them to rush into the school. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "People living in or near Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Omaha in Nebraska and Minneapolis should pay close attention to the weather this weekend and heed the warning issued by the weather service. \u2014 Judson Jones, CNN , 26 May 2022",
      "Now & Then, with its emphasis on deadly surprises over depth of character or richness of detail, would have done well to heed . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "All the more reason to heed Ms. Walsh\u2019s call and pay attention to how writers in China have been responding to political and societal upheavals. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "The ride is free and open to anyone with a bicycle, helmet, front and rear lights, and the willingness to heed the admonitions of volunteer monitors who make sure nobody falls behind. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "As Brown pointed out, few gave much heed to that part of the Celtics\u2019 first two months of the year. \u2014 Sean Deveney, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "The government takes heed of his art and so does Lang Dotrice (Speedman), the mysterious leader of a shady group wanting to use Saul as a way to normalize this new stage of mankind's evolution while others fight to keep the status quo. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
      "Labor Market Friday's dud of a jobs report carried an unsettling warning: don't pay any heed to the headline number of 3.9% unemployment. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "Morning voters should take heed : Mike Ryan, meteorologist with NWS Indianapolis, said the best chance for thunderstorms will be from 6-10 a.m. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 3 May 2022",
      "Central bank members continue to voice a belief that the Franc is deviating from fundamentals, but the market pays little heed . \u2014 John Kicklighter, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "People were out Friday strolling through the city\u2019s wooded parks, little heed was paid to the occasional air-raid siren, and liquor sales were permitted again, the fast-emptying shelves attesting to considerable demand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The mayor\u2019s fund-raising methods have, in the past, tested the boundaries of campaign-finance and law, and the hiring has amplified concerns that Mayor Adams pays too little heed to ethics. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Additionally, the country pays no heed to training beyond textbooks. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 23 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-205836"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": taking heed : attentive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113d-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "heedful of snakes, we watched our footing while walking through the tall grass to the lake's edge"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190017"
  },
  "heedfulness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": taking heed : attentive"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113d-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "alert",
      "careful",
      "cautious",
      "chary",
      "circumspect",
      "conservative",
      "considerate",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "careless",
      "heedless",
      "incautious",
      "unguarded",
      "unmindful",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "heedful of snakes, we watched our footing while walking through the tall grass to the lake's edge"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1540, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174930"
  },
  "heedlessness":{
    "type":"adjective",
    "definitions":[
      "not taking heed inconsiderate , thoughtless",
      "not careful or attentive careless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8h\u0113d-l\u0259s",
    "synonyms":[
      "careless",
      "incautious",
      "mindless",
      "unguarded",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
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      "alert",
      "cautious",
      "circumspect",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They remain heedless of their own safety.",
      "the heedless use of natural resources",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His physicality is that of a precocious but heedless kid. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Both fighters went out swinging in a brutal fifth round that concluded with 30 seconds of heedless swinging and slinging. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "On the whole, however, the GET-THIN saga is a story of the breakdown of the medical regulatory system at the state and federal levels, and of heedless corporations in the medical device and health insurance fields. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Friedkin shot much of the film (including the high-speed chase scene under Brooklyn\u2019s D elevated-train platform) without permits, with a heedless verve that might\u2019ve gotten people killed had one or two things gone wrong. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Christie confirms how heedless Trump and his Administration were about COVID\u2014masks were scorned in the White House\u2014and, predictably, many officials and visitors, including Trump and Christie, got sick. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "The indications are inescapable that the bill for decades of heedless human activity is coming due. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "And Europe\u2019s headlong, heedless rush into renewables will? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The pinball machine really would be spending in the sense that Republicans characterize Democrats\u2019 plans\u2014 heedless , ill-thought, selfish. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "noun ()",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
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      ": the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch",
      ": the part of the hind limb of other vertebrates that is similar in structure to the human heel",
      ": an anatomical structure suggestive of the human heel",
      ": the part of the palm of the hand nearest the wrist",
      ": one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread",
      ": the part (as of a shoe) that covers the human heel",
      ": a solid attachment of a shoe or boot forming the back of the sole under the heel of the foot",
      ": a rear, low, or bottom part: such as",
      ": the after end of a ship's keel or the lower end of a mast",
      ": the base of a tuber or cutting of a plant used for propagation of the plant",
      ": the base of a ladder",
      ": a contemptible person : a person who is self-centered or untrustworthy",
      ": a wrestler who performs the role of the unsympathetic antagonist or adversary in a staged wrestling match",
      "\u2014 compare baby face sense 2",
      ": in a tight grip",
      ": in or into a run-down or shabby condition",
      ": immediately following",
      ": close behind",
      ": into agreement or line",
      ": under control or subjection",
      ": to furnish (a boot, a shoe, etc.) with a solid attachment forming the part of the sole that is under the back of the foot : to attach a heel (see heel entry 1 sense 4b ) to",
      ": to supply especially with money or information",
      ": to exert pressure on, propel, or strike (someone or something) with the back part of the foot",
      ": to urge (a lagging animal) by following closely or by nipping at the heels",
      ": to move along near the back of someone's feet : to stay at someone's heels",
      ": to lean to one side : tip",
      ": to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves)",
      "\u2014 compare list entry 3",
      ": to cause (a boat) to lean to one side",
      ": a tilt (as of a boat) to one side",
      ": the extent of such a tilt",
      ": the back part of the human foot behind the arch and below the ankle",
      ": the part of an animal's limb corresponding to a person's heel",
      ": a part (as of a stocking or shoe) that covers or supports the human heel",
      ": one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread",
      ": a rear, low, or bottom part",
      ": a mean selfish person",
      ": to lean to one side",
      ": the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch",
      ": the back of the hind limb of other vertebrates homologous with the human heel",
      ": an anatomical structure suggestive of the human heel: as",
      ": the hind part of a hoof",
      ": either of the projections of a coffin bone",
      ": the part of the palm of the hand nearest the wrist"
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      "\u02c8h\u0113l",
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      "bastard",
      "beast",
      "bleeder",
      "blighter",
      "boor",
      "bounder",
      "bugger",
      "buzzard",
      "cad",
      "chuff",
      "churl",
      "clown",
      "creep",
      "cretin",
      "crud",
      "crumb",
      "cur",
      "dirtbag",
      "dog",
      "fink",
      "hound",
      "jerk",
      "joker",
      "louse",
      "lout",
      "pill",
      "rat",
      "rat fink",
      "reptile",
      "rotter",
      "schmuck",
      "scum",
      "scumbag",
      "scuzzball",
      "skunk",
      "sleaze",
      "sleazebag",
      "sleazeball",
      "slime",
      "slimeball",
      "slob",
      "snake",
      "so-and-so",
      "sod",
      "stinkard",
      "stinker",
      "swine",
      "toad",
      "varmint",
      "vermin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "angle",
      "cant",
      "cock",
      "incline",
      "lean",
      "list",
      "pitch",
      "slant",
      "slope",
      "tilt",
      "tip"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (1) and Verb (1)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb (1)",
      "1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "circa 1575, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1622, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170846"
  },
  "heft":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "weight , heaviness",
      "importance , influence",
      "the greater part of something bulk",
      "to heave up hoist",
      "to test the weight of by lifting",
      "to lift something up"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8heft",
    "synonyms":[
      "avoirdupois",
      "heaviness",
      "weight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "boost",
      "heave",
      "hoist",
      "jack (up)",
      "upheave"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the heft of a good hammer",
      "some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft",
      "Verb",
      "hefted his growing son onto his shoulders",
      "heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher\u2014you're showing us more than we care to see",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
      "Bereft of its thematic heft , the season inevitably relies more on plotting and shock value. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
      "Its judgments are mostly sound, but for all its heft there\u2019s something headlong about it. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Despite its global heft , VW remains a niche player in the U.S. after past bets on models failed to significantly boost its market share there. \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 4 May 2022",
      "His Cartizze reliably bigger-bodied, apple tart, bitterness; acidity is complex and sharpened, too, and woven into the relative heft . \u2014 Susan H. Gordon, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
      "P\u00e9rez oversees a vast network of pliant news media, dependent not only on his grace and favor for information and access but cowed, too, by the sheer scale and heft of his business interests. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Scoring heft Unlike Oladipo\u2019s first-half scoring, Tatum\u2019s early barrage contributed to something significant, up to 24 points at the intermission, when the Celtics led 57-33. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
      "That gives the intimate conversations between Paul and his Grandpa real heft . \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "The quality of the materials used in the construction of these umbrellas was our top consideration, including the durability of the canopy\u2019s fabric, the strength and heft of the frame, and how much range the umbrella offers to block the sun. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
      "Famed British naturalist commentator David Attenborough adds to the natural history heft with his narration, illuminating the T-Rex courtship ritual. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
      "Others favor a sturdier base, like those at Picoso, where the tortillas have heft , which explains why each taco is wrapped in only a single layer. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s where the bottlenecks typically happen, with people piling up in cracks and gullies, sometimes waiting more than an hour for their turn to heft themselves up onto the next section of trail. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
      "No matter, this hiring cycle suggest Miami still has heft inside college football. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Many women liked to carry the bag on their shoulder because the Paddington, worth its weight in gold, had heft . \u2014 Vogue , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "On the other hand, Intel is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, with all the R&D heft that comes along with that. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "Both characters come with major emotional baggage, but the actresses heft their heavy loads with grit and grace. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "Start your reading engines early this month, because this month\u2019s book picks have heft \u2014 in number of pages, yes, but also in terms of thought and inquiry. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "circa 1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-162405"
  },
  "hefty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": quite heavy",
      ": marked by bigness, bulk, and usually strength",
      ": powerful , mighty",
      ": impressively large : substantial",
      ": heavy sense 1",
      ": very forceful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hef-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8hef-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "heavy",
      "massive",
      "ponderous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "weightless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He was a tall, hefty man.",
      "Her boss gave her a hefty raise.",
      "a hefty dose of irony",
      "He gave the door a hefty kick.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The breakaway tour has also promised hefty appearance fees and a format that guarantees every entrant six-figure payouts. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 6 June 2022",
      "While most shareholder suits typically end with settlements, attorney meetings, discovery and depositions consume senior leader time and bear hefty legal fees. \u2014 Noah Barsky, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "The superhero tentpole cost $200 million to produce, not including hefty marketing fees. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 5 May 2022",
      "Meta\u2019s plan to monetize its Facebook Horizon Worlds metaverse platform will include a set of hefty fees for creators of virtual items that add up to 47.5%, roughly half of what users bring in. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "This bag has also come in handy for dodging hefty baggage fees on budget flights where true suitcases cost extra. \u2014 Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "The surge in caseloads arrived as agencies already were struggling to attract workers, sometimes offering hefty bonuses to recruits. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Other California cities that have fought to retain at-large voting have incurred hefty legal fees. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2021",
      "Many are jumping ship to other hospitals in Delaware or the Philadelphia area because health systems are providing hefty signing bonuses and significant increases in pay. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190105"
  },
  "heighten":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to increase the amount or degree of : augment",
      ": to make brighter or more intense : deepen",
      ": to bring out more strongly : point up",
      ": to make more acute : sharpen",
      ": to raise high or higher : elevate",
      ": to raise above the ordinary or trite",
      ": elate",
      ": grow , rise",
      ": to become great or greater in amount, degree, or extent",
      ": to become brighter or more intense",
      ": to make greater : increase"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accentuate",
      "amp (up)",
      "amplify",
      "beef (up)",
      "boost",
      "consolidate",
      "deepen",
      "enhance",
      "intensify",
      "magnify",
      "redouble",
      "step up",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abate",
      "moderate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.",
      "This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.",
      "Tensions between the two groups have heightened .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Businesses need to heighten consumer experiences and encourage meaningful engagement. \u2014 Giuliana Corbo, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The fencing is an effort to heighten security and prepare for possible protests by big rig truckers in the coming days. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "McConnell can hope to heighten the Democrats' internal contradictions and force Biden to manage them, juggling competing priorities and tumbling poll numbers. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Solar panels on a flat roof cannot heighten the roof by more than 5 feet. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Reach out to relevant constituencies for more regular communications on situations that might cause or heighten shortages. \u2014 Peter J. Pitts, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "And to heighten it all, blooming cherry blossoms loomed in a morning mist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Chopard\u2019s commitment to the Cannes Film Festival continues to heighten the experience for those who make the journey, from intimate celebrations honoring film and its artisans to the annual fetes that never cease to amaze. \u2014 Carita Rizzo, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Racial tensions continue to heighten throughout the country. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1523, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214940"
  },
  "heist":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hoist",
      ": to commit armed robbery on",
      ": steal sense 1a",
      ": armed robbery : holdup",
      ": theft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012bst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "appropriate",
      "boost",
      "filch",
      "hook",
      "lift",
      "misappropriate",
      "nick",
      "nip",
      "pilfer",
      "pinch",
      "pocket",
      "purloin",
      "rip off",
      "snitch",
      "steal",
      "swipe",
      "thieve"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "grab",
      "pinch",
      "rip-off",
      "snatching",
      "swiping",
      "theft"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet",
      "Noun",
      "it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. \u2014 Sweta Kaushal, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun? \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 30 Oct. 2021",
      "Dieter is brought in to help heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
      "The initial part of the chase \u2014 where Washington Protagonist and his partner, Neil, played by Robert Pattinson, heist an object from a moving truck \u2014 was rehearsed and filmed as a complete sequence. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "McGrady and Lakers executive Jerry West, who heisted Bryant from the Hornets during the 1996 NBA Draft, checked in via video. \u2014 Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "And two, how does one go about heisting the world\u2019s largest land animal? \u2014 Paul Kvinta, Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2019",
      "Houston bank branches have been hit with a steady beat of armored truck heists in recent years that involve brazen attacks on couriers. \u2014 Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "After stealing about $16 million worth of governance tokens (OP) from the Ethereum scaling solution Optimism, the hacker responsible for the heist returned most of the funds. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Investigators also tied members of the group to a car- heist ring that worked with a similar crew in Detroit. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 31 May 2022",
      "Warners\u2019 Ocean\u2019s franchise was launched in 2001 when Steven Soderbergh directed a fast-talking, stylish A-list heist comedy featuring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, and others. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
      "Vengeance then coalesced around a jewelry heist , and late on the afternoon of Dec. 28 the two boys climbed through an unlocked window of the house on 87 Fifth St. in Chelsea and made off with $27 worth of rings and bracelets. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "O'Brien, Merrimen and their crews soon find themselves on a direct collision course as the criminals hatch an elaborate plan for a seemingly impossible heist \u2014 the city's Federal Reserve Bank. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
      "Tribeca also has a slew of special reunions planned, including a celebration of the 1995 heist classic Heat, featuring stars De Niro and Al Pacino, director Michael Mann, and producer Art Linson (that will take place June 17 at the United Palace). \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
      "And at multiple points in the movie, we're told this is the biggest bank heist in L.A. history. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "That's how much was recently lost in a massive cryptocurrency heist affecting the Ronin network. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1930, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220733"
  },
  "helical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or having the form of a helix",
      ": spiral sense 1a",
      ": of, relating to, or having the form of a helix",
      ": spiral sense 1a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-li-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u0113-",
      "\u02c8hel-i-k\u0259l",
      "\u02c8h\u0113-li-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "coiling",
      "corkscrew",
      "involute",
      "screwlike",
      "spiral",
      "winding"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens, travels a helical path through space.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Additionally, five mutations in the central helical region, N764K, D796Y, N856K, L981F, and N969K introduce and facilitate additional hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interactions between the S2 trimers (Figure 4). \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "To solve this problem, the researchers looked at how helical waves are generated in light beams and then translated the idea to mechanical waves. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The helical detailing pops up elsewhere, too, including on the electric chair that Benicio del Toro\u2019s Moses Rosenthaler briefly straps himself into. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Its nucleus, just a few microns wide, contains six feet of DNA: helical molecules that string together some three billion pairs of nucleotides, each represented by an initial\u2014A, C, G, and T\u2014the programming language of our genetic code. \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 15 Nov. 2021",
      "In addition to forming the helical nucleocapsid, N is reported to be required for packaging the viral into infectious particles. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "This green algae Spirogyra has one of the most fascinating chloroplast shapes of all algae \u2013 a helical shape, or spiral. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "The front wheels convert the power into momentum, aided by a standard helical limited-slip differential. \u2014 Derek Powell, Car and Driver , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "The effect of this mutation on replication and helical activity is worth further study. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225907"
  },
  "hell":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nether world in which the dead continue to exist : hades",
      ": the nether realm of the devil and the demons in which condemned people suffer everlasting punishment",
      ": error sense 2b , sin",
      ": a place or state of misery, torment, or wickedness",
      ": a place or state of turmoil or destruction",
      ": a severe scolding",
      ": flak , grief",
      ": unrestrained fun or sportiveness",
      ": an extremely unpleasant and often inescapable situation",
      ": a tailor's receptacle",
      ": being the worst or most dreadful of its kind",
      ": very hard on or destructive to",
      ": difficulties of whatever kind or size",
      ": dire consequences",
      ": a place where evil people are believed in some religions to suffer after death",
      ": a place or state of misery or wickedness",
      "Stefan (Walter) 1962\u2013 German (Romanian-born) chemist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel",
      "\u02c8hel",
      "\u02c8hel"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "Gehenna",
      "Pandemonium",
      "perdition",
      "Tophet"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bliss",
      "elysian fields",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "heaven",
      "kingdom come",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "paradise",
      "sky",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Getting the loan approved was pure hell .",
      "He went through hell during his divorce.",
      "She had to go through hell to get where she is today.",
      "Living with the disease can be a hell on earth .",
      "The pain has made her life a living hell .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Following every gripping second of Stone's fight for survival, Gravity is both a groundbreaking technical accomplishment and a hell of a blockbuster. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
      "Keeping employees engaged is one hell of a challenge, especially in today\u2019s culture. \u2014 Kale Goodman, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "David beating Goliath is a hell of a story, but in reality, the guy with the slingshot doesn\u2019t win often. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
      "That\u2019s a hell of a lot easier than going out to a rally and talking to Trump supporters. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 June 2022",
      "There was a woman standing behind the counter who turned out to be Rita, Bob\u2019s wife, who herself had a hell of a voice as part of the Soulettes and later the I Three. \u2014 Chris Blackwell And Paul Morley, Rolling Stone , 29 May 2022",
      "Austin Jackson did a hell of a job opening up a running lane on one of Ahmed\u2019s cut back runs, which went for 20-ish yards. \u2014 Omar Kelly, Sun Sentinel , 17 May 2022",
      "Disney though, ain\u2019t going to let Mickey go without putting up a hell of a fight. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Respect to the people who ignore titles, and fight like hell for what is right. \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English helle, going back to Old English hell, helle, going back to Germanic *halj\u014d (whence also Old Saxon hellia \"abode of the dead,\" Old High German hella, hellia, Old Norse hel \"abode of the dead, the death goddess,\" Gothic halja, translating Greek H\u00e1id\u0113s ), perhaps from an o-grade nominal derivative of the Germanic verbal base *hel- \"cover, hide\" \u2014 more at conceal ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191530"
  },
  "hell-for-leather":{
    "type":"adverb",
    "definitions":[
      "in a hell-for-leather manner at full speed",
      "marked by determined recklessness, great speed, or lack of restraint"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02c8hel-f\u0259r-\u02c8le-\u1e6fh\u0331\u0259r",
    "synonyms":[
      "apace",
      "briskly",
      "chop-chop",
      "double-quick",
      "fast",
      "fleetly",
      "full tilt",
      "hastily",
      "hot",
      "lickety-split",
      "posthaste",
      "presto",
      "pronto",
      "quick",
      "quickly",
      "rapidly",
      "snappily",
      "soon",
      "speedily",
      "swift",
      "swiftly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "daredevil",
      "devil-may-care",
      "foolhardy",
      "harum-scarum",
      "irresponsible",
      "kamikaze",
      "reckless"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "1889, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1920, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hell-raising":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one given to wild, boisterous, or intemperate behavior"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel-\u02ccr\u0101-z\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1882, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182458"
  },
  "hellacious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": exceptionally powerful or violent",
      ": remarkably good",
      ": extremely difficult",
      ": extraordinarily large"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acute",
      "almighty",
      "blistering",
      "deep",
      "dreadful",
      "excruciating",
      "explosive",
      "exquisite",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "ferocious",
      "fierce",
      "frightful",
      "furious",
      "ghastly",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "heavy-duty",
      "intense",
      "intensive",
      "keen",
      "profound",
      "terrible",
      "vehement",
      "vicious",
      "violent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "moderate",
      "soft"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Traffic is hellacious this time of day.",
      "the hellacious heat was more than we could bear",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But as a stand-alone blockbuster that\u2019s just trying to suck viewers\u2019 eyeballs out of their sockets with hellacious flight photography and thunderous sound, Maverick is just what every cineplex in the country has been crying out for. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
      "This time, the Green dropped the guillotine clean on the Heat via a hellacious 24-2 run that stopped cold-shooting Miami cold, seizing control of this series with a 3-2 lead. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "When Talbot later commanded everyone in the tent to get low, everyone\u2014including the lip-glosser\u2014got on their haunches, then exploded upward as the band bashed out a hellacious din. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "While nobody is on par with Chamberlain as an hellacious rebounder, the versatile attack of Joki\u0107 put him in the same company as a statistical giant. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Anyone starting out in stand-up comedy knows it\u2019s a long hellacious road to making a living on stage. \u2014 Travon Free, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Adams took a hellacious shot from 49ers safety Jimmie Ward on a deep shot midway through the fourth quarter. \u2014 Ryan Wood, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "In contrast, others such as David Carr, who endured a hellacious beating in his first season, were harmed by their first-season experience. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "However, he was stopped in his tracks for no gain because of a hellacious three-defender collision that included linebacker Isaiah Simmons, who remained on the ground and was later cleared after he was evaluated for a concussion. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" hell + -acious (as in audacious )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220134"
  },
  "helmsman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the person at the helm : steersman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8helmz-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "boss",
      "boss man",
      "captain",
      "chief",
      "foreman",
      "head",
      "headman",
      "honcho",
      "jefe",
      "kingpin",
      "leader",
      "master",
      "taskmaster"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "My favorite performances came from Chong, Gooding, Bush and Melissa Navia as Enterprise helmsman Erica Ortegas. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 May 2022",
      "The country had only 20 years earlier ended a brutal war with Japan, but the ship's helmsman was Japanese (Sulu). \u2014 John Blake, CNN , 1 May 2022",
      "Max works as the helmsman and hauler, while Virginia measures the lobsters and throws back the ones too small to keep. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Aug. 2021",
      "As the helmsman struggled to center the ship, the two pilots also began to argue between themselves, the person said. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 July 2021",
      "One of the pilots gave a series of unusually aggressive commands, shouting to the ship\u2019s Indian helmsman to steer hard right, then hard left, according to a person familiar with audio recordings from the ship\u2019s voyage data recorder. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 July 2021",
      "Although born in Australia, the helmsman also holds U.S. citizenship. \u2014 Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 June 2021",
      "Then 26, Burling was the youngest helmsman in the 170-year history of the America\u2019s Cup. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 8 May 2021",
      "The New Zealand victory is particularly noteworthy for Peter Burling, the 30-year-old helmsman who has led Team New Zealand to two consecutive America\u2019s Cup victories. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 17 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1590, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185021"
  },
  "helper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that helps",
      ": a relatively unskilled worker who assists a skilled worker usually by manual labor"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel-p\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adjunct",
      "adjutant",
      "aid",
      "aide",
      "apprentice",
      "assistant",
      "coadjutor",
      "deputy",
      "helpmate",
      "helpmeet",
      "lieutenant",
      "mate",
      "sidekick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools.",
      "over the summer Chris worked as a carpenter's helper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For easy maneuvering, look for helper handles (an extra handle on the opposite side of the main one), which are beneficial for lifting to create extra balance. \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "The dignity of being helped without judgment, and being the helper without judgment, may be the first step toward recovery \u2014 giving people a reason to value themselves when society largely doesn\u2019t. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
      "Populating these pages are apparitions who wage war, in various ways, on social norms: a nosy aunt, a couple of persistent saleswomen, a mother\u2019s unseen helper . \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
      "Short of a professional sous chef shadowing you, is there any better kitchen helper than a portable cart? \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 9 May 2022",
      "Interleukin-17 is a family of proteins that are produced by T- helper immune cells. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The simple explanation for this is that Layla\u2019s helper chose different dates off-screen. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "With her difficulty walking long distances nowadays, her social life consists of going to the beachfront and visits from a helper who comes several times a week to assist with washing her hair for about 75 British pounds a month. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "One of the most impressive facts about the castle is that Newman built it himself over the course of eight years with only one helper . \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200154"
  },
  "helpful":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of service or assistance : useful",
      ": providing help"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8help-f\u0259l",
      "Southern often",
      "also",
      "\u02c8help-f\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "conducive",
      "facilitative",
      "useful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unhelpful",
      "useless"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "A helpful neighbor shoveled our walkway.",
      "a kind and helpful person",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Getting inside and into the air conditioning is always helpful , along with finding some shade and drinking lots of water. \u2014 Claire Thornton, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
      "This is helpful because urine from cats and dogs contains salts. \u2014 Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "However, understanding the role that genetics play in migraine can be helpful . \u2014 Madeleine Streets, SELF , 13 June 2022",
      "My legal background is helpful in that securities laws regulate securities markets and protect investors. \u2014 Amy Glynn, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "And for those hard-to-reach places like the mid-back, Giordano says a massage ball can also be helpful . \u2014 Milan Polk And Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
      "With the expansion of working from home, placing plants in home offices or other work areas can be helpful . \u2014 Lala Tanmoy Das, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Passing blame around is not helpful , and the people around you will notice. \u2014 Jason Hennessey, Rolling Stone , 6 June 2022",
      "Rossum\u2019s natural empathy was helpful when approaching Angelyne. \u2014 Natalie Alcala, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see help  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225605"
  },
  "helping hand":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "hand sense 4a"
    ],
    "pronounciation":null,
    "synonyms":[
      "abetment",
      "aid",
      "assist",
      "assistance",
      "backing",
      "boost",
      "hand",
      "help",
      "leg up",
      "lift",
      "support"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "hindrance"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a skilled mechanic who generously provides a helping hand when his neighbors are plagued by car troubles",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Luckily, there are ways to tidy up the toys that will even have the kids excited to lend a helping hand . \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
      "This is not Airbnb's first time lending a helping hand to refugees. \u2014 Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Bae's children even ended up lending a helping hand . \u2014 Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The assistance services can include welfare check-ins, running errands for/with clients or just simply lending a helping hand to those who need it. \u2014 Chai Li Tiing, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "McKenzie, who retired in 2021 after 35 years coaching track at Benson, recalled Griffin as a bright kid who was always ready to lend a helping hand . \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "That helping hand could be another person, ready to act as the day's sous chef. \u2014 Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead of worrying about achieving everything on your own, try to seek out people who can complement your skills and lend a helping hand . \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "To slow Earth\u2019s warming, humans will need a huge helping hand from the world\u2019s land \u2014 in particular its forests, which soak up large amounts of carbon dioxide each year. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":null,
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "helpmate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one who is a companion and helper",
      ": wife"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8help-\u02ccm\u0101t",
      "Southern often",
      "also"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adjunct",
      "adjutant",
      "aid",
      "aide",
      "apprentice",
      "assistant",
      "coadjutor",
      "deputy",
      "helper",
      "helpmeet",
      "lieutenant",
      "mate",
      "sidekick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "after several years as a photographer's helpmate , the young man decided to pursue his own ambitions in commercial photography",
      "the man and his helpmate of 50 years decided that it was high time they took a trip around the world together",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "If that\u2019s the case, make things easier by being a helpmate . \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 4 Sep. 2021",
      "Wait a few days to solidify important decisions and trust that your favorite helpmate will brighten the day. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 11 Sep. 2021",
      "The name Sharbat pays homage to a refreshing Azerbaijani drink made from fruit and flavorings of rose petals or saffron, says Shakrana, 19, who acts as interpreter for her mother and a helpmate in the bakery. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2021",
      "Amanda Harlech, a British aristocrat who was the designer\u2019s creative helpmate for decades, said on Thursday before a memorial sponsored by Chanel, Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld, the brand. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2019",
      "Tucci is a fine actor, but he is stuck with the part that more often goes to women in film; he is cast as the loving and frustrated helpmate who simply isn\u2019t given enough material to create a substantial character. \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Sep. 2017",
      "But his biggest loss was that of his beloved wife and helpmate , Raisa, who died of leukaemia in 1999. \u2014 The Economist , 31 Aug. 2017",
      "No vehicular helpmate is ever quite as there for you. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2017",
      "CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make a grueling task much simpler by taking on a helpmate . \u2014 Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News , 28 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"by folk etymology from helpmeet ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1696, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181749"
  },
  "hem (in)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a red-brown to blue-black crystalline salt C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl derived from oxidized heme but usually obtained in a characteristic crystalline form from hemoglobin",
      ": a red-brown to blue-black crystalline salt C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl that inhibits the biosynthesis of porphyrin and is used to ameliorate the symptoms of some forms of porphyria"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"International Scientific Vocabulary",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1857, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214057"
  },
  "herald":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an official at a tournament of arms (see arm entry 3 sense 1a ) with duties including the making of announcements and the marshaling of combatants",
      ": an officer with the status of ambassador acting as official messenger between leaders especially in war",
      ": officer of arms",
      ": an officer of arms ranking above a pursuivant and below a king of arms",
      ": an official crier or messenger",
      ": one that precedes or foreshadows",
      ": one that conveys news or proclaims : announcer",
      ": one who actively promotes or advocates : exponent",
      ": to give notice of : announce",
      ": to greet especially with enthusiasm : hail",
      ": publicize",
      ": to signal the approach of : foreshadow",
      ": an official messenger",
      ": a person who brings news or announces something",
      ": to give notice of : announce",
      ": foretell"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8her-\u0259ld",
      "\u02c8he-r\u0259ld",
      "\u02c8her-\u0259ld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "advocate",
      "advocator",
      "apostle",
      "backer",
      "booster",
      "champion",
      "espouser",
      "exponent",
      "expounder",
      "friend",
      "gospeler",
      "gospeller",
      "hierophant",
      "high priest",
      "paladin",
      "promoter",
      "proponent",
      "protagonist",
      "supporter",
      "true believer",
      "tub-thumper",
      "white knight"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adumbrate",
      "forerun",
      "foreshadow",
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      "The early flowers are heralds of spring.",
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      "The technology heralded a new age of space exploration.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Professor Anne Curry became the first female herald to take part in the royal procession inside Westminster, having been appointed to the post of Arundel Herald Extraordinary on Monday. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
      "And yet in both cases a Trump endorsement is hardly a herald of victory. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Indeed, weekday mornings and midafternoons in the city herald a choke of cars dropping off and picking up students. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Capone was indicted and Chicago freed to argue that its fair wouldn\u2019t be mobbed up or a casualty of the Depression, but a herald of better times. \u2014 Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "However, the material has also helped herald in a lot of development in various forms. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper herald in the new year at Times Square. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "If anything, Virginia\u2019s election results could act as an especially accurate herald about the midterms and the next presidential election. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "Execute pilots to evaluate assumptions about the future and spot weak signals that herald industry shifts. \u2014 Ganes Kesari, Forbes , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The availability of apps to translate spoken or written words on smartphones or devices may herald another solution. \u2014 Aidan Connolly, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Still, weak market breadth may herald further declines for US stocks in the near term as fewer stocks moving major indexes higher. \u2014 Jessica Menton, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "What those who might herald Cawthorn\u2019s ouster might do well to reflect upon was just how much of all that the party cheerfully tolerated. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
      "Four out of five migraineurs may have symptoms that herald the onset of the migraine before the headache itself. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "But -- even from his lofty vantagepoint -- Healy was yet to see the first dust-clouds that would herald the stomping of 80,000 hooves. \u2014 Mark Eveleigh, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Adding Finland and Sweden would cap an eight-year rejuvenation of NATO, which rediscovered its purpose after Russia\u2019s seizure of Crimea in 2014, and could herald a new, stronger era for the alliance. \u2014 Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "Figures showing a global rise in Covid-19 cases could herald a much bigger problem as some countries also report a drop in testing rates, the WHO said on Tuesday, warning nations to remain vigilant against the virus. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The growing tally may herald a nationwide rise in infections from the BA.2 omicron subvariant amid relaxed health measures. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 11 Apr. 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      ": of, relating to, or characteristic of Hercules",
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      "1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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      ": characterized by sudden, irregular, or unpredictable movement or style"
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      ": of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus",
      ": relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite",
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      "wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rhyming poets tended to be liberals, trying to make poetry high-hearted and popular again at a moment when the hermetic side of modernism seemed exhausted. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Similarly, the hermetic North Korea has been test-firing ballistic missiles amid a coronavirus outbreak, a possible risk to South Korea\u2019s manufacturing sector should the brinksmanship escalate. \u2014 Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "What, beyond the suggestion of a tobacco factory, lay beyond the hermetic seal of this set? \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
      "Students from Glenbrook North and South High Schools will combine their talents to share the tale of a hermetic green ogre who is forced to venture into the world with surprising results. \u2014 Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Efforts to keep that hermetic seal are getting more desperate. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Those who think reading in a bar sounds weird apparently envision reading as a solo activity, best done in some kind of hermetic silence; but reading in public can deepen the experience. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "While there are some people who enjoy the hermetic solitude of a December night, the quiet company of books or fire, and anticipate the time off for work, many others have weathered a winter alone \u2013 not by choice, but for the sake of public health. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "The story is blissfully hermetic , its characters sipping peppermint lattes in a winter wonderland devoid of anti-gay bigotry. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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      ": of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus",
      ": relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite",
      ": airtight",
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      "superficial"
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      "wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rhyming poets tended to be liberals, trying to make poetry high-hearted and popular again at a moment when the hermetic side of modernism seemed exhausted. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Similarly, the hermetic North Korea has been test-firing ballistic missiles amid a coronavirus outbreak, a possible risk to South Korea\u2019s manufacturing sector should the brinksmanship escalate. \u2014 Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
      "What, beyond the suggestion of a tobacco factory, lay beyond the hermetic seal of this set? \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
      "Students from Glenbrook North and South High Schools will combine their talents to share the tale of a hermetic green ogre who is forced to venture into the world with surprising results. \u2014 Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Efforts to keep that hermetic seal are getting more desperate. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Mar. 2022",
      "Those who think reading in a bar sounds weird apparently envision reading as a solo activity, best done in some kind of hermetic silence; but reading in public can deepen the experience. \u2014 John Warner, chicagotribune.com , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "While there are some people who enjoy the hermetic solitude of a December night, the quiet company of books or fire, and anticipate the time off for work, many others have weathered a winter alone \u2013 not by choice, but for the sake of public health. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "The story is blissfully hermetic , its characters sipping peppermint lattes in a winter wonderland devoid of anti-gay bigotry. \u2014 Brandon Tensley, CNN , 2 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin hermeticus , from Hermet-, Hermes Trismegistus ",
    "first_known_use":[
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      ": one who shows great courage",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Eufaula turned to a hometown hero to replace Ed Rigby as head football coach. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
      "One of the main focuses of today\u2019s Overwatch 2 Reveal Event was a deep dive into new hero Junker Queen. \u2014 Kris Holt, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "The bombers very deliberately erased one kind of memory\u2014the idea of Dublin as a British city, visually dominated by a very English hero . \u2014 Fintan O\u2019toole, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
      "By recognizing that truth and carrying out his duty despite intense pressure from Trump to do otherwise, Pence became a hero , committee members said. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Fans of the show have felt similarly about seeing a hero that looks like them on the big screen. \u2014 Saba Hamedy, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Longtime friend, chef Alice Waters, still serves a bright and lively Green & Red Zinfandel as the house wine at her famed restaurant Chez Panisse, though the label is a relatively unsung hero among increasingly flashy Napa Valley brands. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "He has been recognized multiple times for his contributions to public health, most recently by the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce, and in 2021 he was named a health care hero by the Aurora City Council. \u2014 Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "On Frederick\u2019s return from the Napoleonic Wars as a military hero (and with a great fortune), the two would have to overcome their resentments around how their initial relationship ended in order to reconcile. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 13 June 2022"
    ],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200301"
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      ": of or relating to courageous people or the mythological or legendary figures of antiquity : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting heroes especially of antiquity",
      ": exhibiting or marked by courage and daring",
      ": supremely noble or self-sacrificing",
      ": of impressive size, power, extent, or effect",
      ": of great intensity : extreme",
      ": of a kind that is likely only to be undertaken to save a life",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting drama written during the Restoration in heroic couplets and concerned with a conflict between love and honor",
      ": a verse or poem written during the Restoration using rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter and concerned with a conflict between love and honor : a heroic verse or poem",
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      "Adjective",
      "It was heroic of those women to fight for the right to vote.",
      "The soldiers received medals for their heroic actions.",
      "Despite heroic efforts to save the business, it ultimately went bankrupt.",
      "a political battle of heroic proportions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In the face of gun violence, we are all being tasked with being heroic , with denying our fears and flaws, and to just keep going about our day as if this mayhem is normal. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Which, in this circumstance \u2014 and who knows what circumstances may come \u2014 may be heroic after all. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "Its absence is notable, but its presence is heroic without having to beg. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Belgium defending her soil is heroic , and so is Turkey fighting with her back to Constantinople. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike most games over the past few weeks, neither had to be heroic to keep Ohio State afloat. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Many of my colleagues have done heroic work as war correspondents, gone into hot zones to help cover Ebola or the coronavirus and witnessed heartbreaking conditions among the world\u2019s poorest people. \u2014 New York Times , 24 July 2021",
      "The pandemic highlighted both the deep inequities and the heroic work at the heart of our healthcare system, and Alpert Reyes intends to dig deeper into how things work and where the system is failing patients and taxpayers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021",
      "Given the smallness of the action, there is something mock- heroic about the comedy. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The most super heroic of the bunch, Kick-Ass, earned just $98 million in 2010. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Watson, meanwhile, threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns while running for another, but not even his heroics could bail out the Texans (11-7) after they were outscored, 28-0, in the second quarter. \u2014 Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "For all their athletic exploits to date, none compare with their off-field heroics . \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Watson, meanwhile, threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns while running for another, but not even his heroics could bail out the Texans (11-7) after they were outscored 28-0 in the second quarter. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "Jewell did not know it then, but the government already had its doubts about his heroics . \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "And, on Sunday, his heroics once again buoyed the Broncos after Oakland cut its deficit to one point late in the fourth quarter with Renfrow\u2019s short touchdown catch. \u2014 Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "The necessary heroics on that side of the ball just don\u2019t come with the level of frequency that championship contenders produce. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "His heroics wouldn\u2019t have been possible without quarterback Tanner Morgan finding Chris Autman-Bell in the corner of the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown on fourth and 13 with 46 seconds left to force OT. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 6 Dec. 2019"
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      ": of or relating to courageous people or the mythological or legendary figures of antiquity : of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting heroes especially of antiquity",
      ": exhibiting or marked by courage and daring",
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      ": of great intensity : extreme",
      ": of a kind that is likely only to be undertaken to save a life",
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      ": a verse or poem written during the Restoration using rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter and concerned with a conflict between love and honor : a heroic verse or poem",
      ": flamboyantly boastful language or action",
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      ": determined effort especially in the face of difficulty",
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      ": of a kind that is likely to be undertaken only to save life",
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      "The soldiers received medals for their heroic actions.",
      "Despite heroic efforts to save the business, it ultimately went bankrupt.",
      "a political battle of heroic proportions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In the face of gun violence, we are all being tasked with being heroic , with denying our fears and flaws, and to just keep going about our day as if this mayhem is normal. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Which, in this circumstance \u2014 and who knows what circumstances may come \u2014 may be heroic after all. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "Its absence is notable, but its presence is heroic without having to beg. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Belgium defending her soil is heroic , and so is Turkey fighting with her back to Constantinople. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike most games over the past few weeks, neither had to be heroic to keep Ohio State afloat. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Many of my colleagues have done heroic work as war correspondents, gone into hot zones to help cover Ebola or the coronavirus and witnessed heartbreaking conditions among the world\u2019s poorest people. \u2014 New York Times , 24 July 2021",
      "The pandemic highlighted both the deep inequities and the heroic work at the heart of our healthcare system, and Alpert Reyes intends to dig deeper into how things work and where the system is failing patients and taxpayers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021",
      "Given the smallness of the action, there is something mock- heroic about the comedy. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The most super heroic of the bunch, Kick-Ass, earned just $98 million in 2010. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Watson, meanwhile, threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns while running for another, but not even his heroics could bail out the Texans (11-7) after they were outscored, 28-0, in the second quarter. \u2014 Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "For all their athletic exploits to date, none compare with their off-field heroics . \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Watson, meanwhile, threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns while running for another, but not even his heroics could bail out the Texans (11-7) after they were outscored 28-0 in the second quarter. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "Jewell did not know it then, but the government already had its doubts about his heroics . \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "And, on Sunday, his heroics once again buoyed the Broncos after Oakland cut its deficit to one point late in the fourth quarter with Renfrow\u2019s short touchdown catch. \u2014 Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "The necessary heroics on that side of the ball just don\u2019t come with the level of frequency that championship contenders produce. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "His heroics wouldn\u2019t have been possible without quarterback Tanner Morgan finding Chris Autman-Bell in the corner of the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown on fourth and 13 with 46 seconds left to force OT. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 6 Dec. 2019"
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      ": supremely noble or self-sacrificing",
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      ": of great intensity : extreme",
      ": of a kind that is likely only to be undertaken to save a life",
      ": of, relating to, or constituting drama written during the Restoration in heroic couplets and concerned with a conflict between love and honor",
      ": a verse or poem written during the Restoration using rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter and concerned with a conflict between love and honor : a heroic verse or poem",
      ": flamboyantly boastful language or action",
      ": courageous, noble, or self-sacrificing action or behavior : heroic action or behavior",
      ": determined effort especially in the face of difficulty",
      ": of or relating to heroism or heroes",
      ": courageous , daring",
      ": of a kind that is likely to be undertaken only to save life",
      ": having a pronounced effect"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hi-\u02c8r\u014d-ik",
      "also",
      "or",
      "hi-\u02c8r\u014d-ik",
      "hi-\u02c8r\u014d-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bold",
      "brave",
      "courageous",
      "dauntless",
      "doughty",
      "fearless",
      "gallant",
      "greathearted",
      "gutsy",
      "gutty",
      "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":[
      "Adjective",
      "It was heroic of those women to fight for the right to vote.",
      "The soldiers received medals for their heroic actions.",
      "Despite heroic efforts to save the business, it ultimately went bankrupt.",
      "a political battle of heroic proportions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In the face of gun violence, we are all being tasked with being heroic , with denying our fears and flaws, and to just keep going about our day as if this mayhem is normal. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
      "Which, in this circumstance \u2014 and who knows what circumstances may come \u2014 may be heroic after all. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "Its absence is notable, but its presence is heroic without having to beg. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Belgium defending her soil is heroic , and so is Turkey fighting with her back to Constantinople. \u2014 Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike most games over the past few weeks, neither had to be heroic to keep Ohio State afloat. \u2014 Stephen Means, cleveland , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Many of my colleagues have done heroic work as war correspondents, gone into hot zones to help cover Ebola or the coronavirus and witnessed heartbreaking conditions among the world\u2019s poorest people. \u2014 New York Times , 24 July 2021",
      "The pandemic highlighted both the deep inequities and the heroic work at the heart of our healthcare system, and Alpert Reyes intends to dig deeper into how things work and where the system is failing patients and taxpayers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2021",
      "Given the smallness of the action, there is something mock- heroic about the comedy. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The most super heroic of the bunch, Kick-Ass, earned just $98 million in 2010. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 3 June 2021",
      "Watson, meanwhile, threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns while running for another, but not even his heroics could bail out the Texans (11-7) after they were outscored, 28-0, in the second quarter. \u2014 Dave Skretta, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "For all their athletic exploits to date, none compare with their off-field heroics . \u2014 John Shea, SFChronicle.com , 28 Feb. 2020",
      "Watson, meanwhile, threw for 388 yards and two touchdowns while running for another, but not even his heroics could bail out the Texans (11-7) after they were outscored 28-0 in the second quarter. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2020",
      "Jewell did not know it then, but the government already had its doubts about his heroics . \u2014 Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com , 1 Jan. 2020",
      "And, on Sunday, his heroics once again buoyed the Broncos after Oakland cut its deficit to one point late in the fourth quarter with Renfrow\u2019s short touchdown catch. \u2014 Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post , 29 Dec. 2019",
      "The necessary heroics on that side of the ball just don\u2019t come with the level of frequency that championship contenders produce. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 15 Dec. 2019",
      "His heroics wouldn\u2019t have been possible without quarterback Tanner Morgan finding Chris Autman-Bell in the corner of the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown on fourth and 13 with 46 seconds left to force OT. \u2014 Andy Greder, Twin Cities , 6 Dec. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203900"
  },
  "hesitance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hesitancy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disinclination",
      "hesitancy",
      "reluctance",
      "reticence",
      "unwillingness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inclination",
      "willingness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items",
      "she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The White House\u2019s hesitance on the issue represents the latest fracture within the Democratic party, which Biden has failed to unite around his ambitious economic agenda. \u2014 Nancy Cook, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
      "An added layer to this hesitance may be the fact that naming boys Junior is sometimes associated with a tradition of masculinity and even narcissism. \u2014 Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The hesitance to open the product up to public is understandable. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
      "UnionPay\u2019s hesitance to enter the Russian market is the latest example of large Chinese companies growing wary of doing business in Russia, despite the fact that China has not officially joined Western leaders in piling sanctions on Russia. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But Biden's hesitance says less about his age and more about his analysis of the problem. \u2014 Nicole Hemmer, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "For enterprising fraudsters, that hesitance posed a ripe opportunity. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "But his hesitance does not appear to extend to cyberspace. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite evaluators\u2019 hesitance , the Diamondbacks might have other players in their system capable of developing into superstars. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1601, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204027"
  },
  "hesitancy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being hesitant : such as",
      ": slowness in acting or deciding due to doubt or uncertainty : indecision",
      ": lack of willingness or eagerness to do something : reluctance",
      "\u2014 see also vaccine hesitancy",
      ": an act or instance of being hesitant : hesitation sense 1",
      ": urinary hesitancy",
      ": the quality or state of being unwilling to do something because of doubt or nervousness",
      ": the quality or state of being hesitant: such as",
      ": lack of willingness or eagerness to do something",
      "\u2014 see also vaccine hesitancy",
      ": urinary hesitancy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259n-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8hez-\u0259-t\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "disinclination",
      "hesitance",
      "reluctance",
      "reticence",
      "unwillingness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "inclination",
      "willingness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "his appointment to the superintendency was confirmed by the school board without the least hesitancy",
      "his hesitancy in pulling over into the next lane while he had a chance resulted in him missing his exit",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Only half of Americans get their yearly flu shot, and in a country like the U.S. with significant vaccine hesitancy , there is a limit to what annual vaccination campaigns can accomplish. \u2014 Josh Morrison, STAT , 13 Feb. 2022",
      "But while its zero-Covid approach has shielded residents from rising hospitalizations, the city has struggled with vaccine hesitancy -- despite free shots being available to residents over age 3. \u2014 Eric Cheung, CNN , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Problems with hesitancy are intertwined with supply issues, some experts argue, in part due to halts in vaccinations due to waits for doses. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "While South Africa has struggled with hesitancy , among other issues, other countries have distributed their doses fairly quickly and have asked for more supply. \u2014 Yasmeen Abutaleb And Lesley Wroughton, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Still, universities with mandates report much higher vaccination rates than communities around them, even in places with high vaccine hesitancy . \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "Still, universities with mandates report much higher vaccination rates than communities around them, even in places with high vaccine hesitancy . \u2014 John Seewer, ajc , 10 Nov. 2021",
      "But in a nation that has already struggled with covid vaccine hesitancy , getting shots into those children's arms stands to present health authorities with the toughest vaccination challenge yet. \u2014 The New York Times, Arkansas Online , 31 Oct. 2021",
      "But in a nation that has already struggled with COVID vaccine hesitancy , getting shots into those little arms may present health authorities with the toughest vaccination challenge yet. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-190011"
  },
  "hesitant":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": slow to act or proceed (as from fear, indecision, or unwillingness) : tending to hesitate : showing or feeling reluctance or hesitation",
      ": feeling or showing unwillingness to do something because of doubt or nervousness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8he-z\u0259-t\u0259nt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cagey",
      "cagy",
      "disinclined",
      "dubious",
      "indisposed",
      "loath",
      "loth",
      "loathe",
      "reluctant",
      "reticent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disposed",
      "inclined"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She took a hesitant step back from the door.",
      "He seems hesitant about accepting the job.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But some Republican candidates are more hesitant about the prospect of a bipartisan coalition. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "The message appeared directed at more hesitant German politicians, particularly among Scholz's Social Democrats. \u2014 Geir Moulson, ajc , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Experts who have been more hesitant to recommend boosters during the pandemic suggest that the primary goal is to prevent severe disease and death. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Her wife, a former radiologist, was hesitant but eventually agreed. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Whigham testified that while Disney might have been hesitant at that point, Bruckheimer was advocating on Depp\u2019s behalf at the time. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 16 May 2022",
      "Katherine Maslenikov, the museum\u2019s ichthyology collections manager, was hesitant when Wood first approached her with the idea. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Industry officials say investors are hesitant , too, for several reasons. \u2014 Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Initially hesitant in his grade school days about maybe following his father\u2019s gravel path to the NHL, Josh Manson potted the overtime winner Tuesday night that handed the Avalanche a 1-0 series lead over the Blues in their Round 2 matchup out West. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see hesitate ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183600"
  },
  "hesitate":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to hold back in doubt or indecision",
      ": to delay momentarily : pause",
      ": stammer",
      ": to hold back from (doing or saying something) in doubt or uncertainty",
      ": to pause before doing something",
      ": to be unwilling to do something because of doubt or nervousness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-z\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
      "\u02c8he-z\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balance",
      "dither",
      "falter",
      "halt",
      "hang back",
      "scruple",
      "shilly-shally",
      "stagger",
      "teeter",
      "vacillate",
      "waver",
      "wobble",
      "wabble"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "dive (in)",
      "plunge (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Don't hesitate to purchase your father a cool new denim jacket to throw over a t-shirt on those breezy summer nights out. \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "This inconvenient detail aside, don\u2019t hesitate to file an extension, especially if the idea of getting all your tax paperwork done on time is causing serious anxiety. \u2014 Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "And don't hesitate to solicit advice from your pediatrician or seek out resources from The National Eating Disorders Association. \u2014 Stephanie H. Murray, The Week , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "Don't hesitate to add one to your cart, because the deal won't last long. \u2014 Carly Kulzer, PEOPLE.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
      "Of course, as Roy emphasizes, don\u2019t hesitate to seek medical help if any seasonal affective disorder symptoms begin to seriously disrupt your life. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "Those aged 55 and over are more likely to close their trades early, know when to close manually, don\u2019t hesitate and show the most patience in holding onto losing positions for longer. \u2014 Exness Contributor, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
      "Do not hesitate to reach out in your moment of greatest need. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 2 May 2022",
      "Also, please don't hesitate to share your thoughts about this week's Kardashian Kronicles. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin haesitatus , past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haer\u0113re to stick",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181916"
  },
  "heterodox":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox , unconventional",
      ": holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks",
      "\u02c8he-tr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dissentient",
      "dissenting",
      "dissident",
      "heretical",
      "heretic",
      "iconoclastic",
      "maverick",
      "nonconformist",
      "nonorthodox",
      "out-there",
      "unconventional",
      "unorthodox"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conforming",
      "conformist",
      "conventional",
      "orthodox"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "a Christian clergyman with a very heterodox opinion on the divinity of Jesus",
      "her heterodox approach to teaching science initially met with some resistance from her peers",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the reasons inflation got out of control in the 1970s is that policy makers had heterodox theories about its cause, such as powerful corporations and unions. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
      "Someone like a Leondra Kruger is known as a pretty heterodox person, someone who has oftentimes voted with conservatives on the California Supreme Court. \u2014 ABC News , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Conservatives get nervous about every Republican nominee; Democrats have not sent a genuinely heterodox justice to the Court since Byron White was appointed by John F. Kennedy. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 26 Jan. 2022",
      "Famous people and ordinary citizens alike have been fired from jobs, stripped of opportunities, and banished to a social-pariah wilderness for transgressing new language conventions or for expressing heterodox views. \u2014 Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "In a recent piece for The Atlantic, the progressive but frequently heterodox writer Caitlin Flanagan channeled her inner Marxist for an attack on American private schools. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 15 Apr. 2021",
      "The group has a longstanding commitment to ignoring the macroeconomic breakthroughs of heterodox economic thinkers in the tradition of John Maynard Keynes. \u2014 Alex Yablon, The New Republic , 4 Mar. 2021",
      "For this reason, American conservatives were initially skeptical of the heterodox British philosopher. \u2014 Nate Hochman, National Review , 18 Dec. 2020",
      "In light of episodes like these, a toxic environment, self-censoring and publication bias combine to explain the dearth of skeptical or heterodox findings and views regarding ways to control COVID-19. \u2014 Jeanne Lenzer, Scientific American , 30 Nov. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin heterodoxus , from Greek heterodoxos , from heter- + doxa opinion \u2014 more at doxology ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222747"
  },
  "heterogeneous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed",
      ": not uniform in structure or composition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02cche-tr\u0259-",
      "-ny\u0259s",
      "\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s, \u02cche-tr\u0259-, -ny\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assorted",
      "eclectic",
      "indiscriminate",
      "kitchen-sink",
      "magpie",
      "miscellaneous",
      "mixed",
      "motley",
      "patchwork",
      "piebald",
      "promiscuous",
      "raggle-taggle",
      "ragtag",
      "varied"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "homogeneous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the seating in the hall was a heterogeneous collection of old school desk chairs, wood and metal folding chairs, and even a few plush theater seats",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Judge Terry Green said that law improperly mandated heterogeneous boards and must protect the right of individuals to equal treatment. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "Teachers and administrators intentionally create heterogeneous groups that allow students to work with others from different backgrounds, which sometimes leads to conflict. \u2014 Kat Mckim, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "There is a need to create a viable market for tradable rights from very heterogeneous rights in ways that ensure the incumbents are protected, while still allowing the resource to be moved to a much more valuable use. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "However, learning such equations in heterogeneous solids (for example, due to phase separation) is challenging. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The brain is comprised of a heterogeneous network of neurons of different sizes and with shapes that vary from triangular to round, packed more or less tightly in different areas. \u2014 Helen Shen, Scientific American , 21 June 2013",
      "Are human and animal brains heterogeneous simply because of noisy flukes of evolution? \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Talley\u2019s blended style reflected his desire for a more heterogeneous fashion industry. \u2014 Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "As a result, heterogeneous processing is the norm in automotive. \u2014 Jim Mcgregor, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin heterogeneus , from Greek heterogen\u0113s , from heter- + genos kind \u2014 more at kin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214339"
  },
  "heteronomy":{
    "type":"noun",
    "definitions":[
      "subjection to something else",
      "a lack of moral freedom or self-determination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":"\u02cche-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0113",
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" heter- + -nomy (as in autonomy )",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1798, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
  },
  "hex":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adjective or noun",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to practice witchcraft",
      ": to put a hex on",
      ": to affect as if by an evil spell : jinx",
      ": a person who practices witchcraft",
      ": spell , jinx",
      ": hexagonal",
      ": hexadecimal",
      "hexagon",
      ": a harmful spell : jinx"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8heks",
      "\u02c8heks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bewitch",
      "charm",
      "enchant",
      "ensorcell",
      "ensorcel",
      "overlook",
      "spell",
      "strike"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "enchantress",
      "hag",
      "sorceress",
      "witch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "I think our plans have been hexed from the start\u2014everything is going wrong.",
      "Noun",
      "He claimed that a witch had put a hex on him.",
      "people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "At the trial, the judge wondered if demonstrators outside the courtroom were using voodoo dolls, or planning to hex anyone. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 18 Sep. 2021",
      "The most common Punjabi phrase people are using to hex the president seems to have originated in a tweet unrelated to Trump, from a fan account dedicated to Cory Monteith, the Glee star who died in 2013. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 7 Oct. 2020",
      "Circe, a witch of transformation from Homer\u2019s The Odyssey, hexes Hilda (Lucy Davis) into a spider woman. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
      "Getty Images Remember when Lana Del Rey joined the witches of Twitter and casually called upon her followers to cast a spell as part of a nation-wide effort to hex Trump out of office? \u2014 Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire , 25 July 2017",
      "In the 1960s, a coven calling themselves W.I.T.C.H (Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell) set about hexing Wall Street and beauty pageants and generally hanging around being creepy. \u2014 Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED , 3 Apr. 2018",
      "Tread softly, wear a big smile and promise not to hex anyone. \u2014 Minerva, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Oct. 2017",
      "Getty Remember when Lana Del Rey joined the witches of Twitter and casually called upon her followers to cast a spell as part of a nation-wide effort to hex Trump out of office? \u2014 Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire , 25 July 2017",
      "Still, there\u2019s no denying that the Clippers never have advanced beyond two rounds of playoffs in any one season, an almost impossible degree of ineptitude that same people might characterize as being hexed . \u2014 Jeff Miller, Orange County Register , 16 Apr. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Monica helps save the town of Westview from the supernatural hex accidentally created by Wanda. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Short-range couplers use chip-to-chip parallelization to extend IBM\u2019s heavy- hex lattice between multiple chips. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "There's no need to lug out your entire home tool kit or sweat over instructions for an hour while using a tiny hex key. \u2014 Melissa Epifano, PEOPLE.com , 8 May 2022",
      "Inside the hex , Wanda was able to temporarily escape her debilitating grief by conjuring an idyllic life with Vision and their twin sons, Billy and Tommy, that resembled her favorite family sitcoms. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
      "The hex shape of the honed Thassos marble tile on the shower floor feels rich, but subdued. \u2014 Marni Katz, House Beautiful , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The duo came into conflict during the Avengers: Disassembled storyline, in which Strange realizes that Wanda's hex powers have reality-altering properties. \u2014 Joe George, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "This wasn\u2019t a hex -breaking three years in the making. \u2014 Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "The sink wall features Calacatta marble hex tile with light gray veining that matches the Shaker-style cabinetry. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Even if your slot- or hex -head base and ring screws are not damaged, consider replacing them with torx screws. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 29 July 2020",
      "First up were hex deadlift squats using a cap barbell weight bar (or trap bar). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective or noun",
      "Even if your slot- or hex -head base and ring screws are not damaged, consider replacing them with torx screws. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 29 July 2020",
      "First up were hex deadlift squats using a cap barbell weight bar (or trap bar). \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1830, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
      "Noun",
      "1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective or noun",
      "1970, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202819"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lethargy , dullness",
      ": the absence of mental alertness and affect (as in schizophrenia)"
    ],
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      "\u02c8he-b\u0259-\u02cct\u00fcd",
      "-\u02ccty\u00fcd",
      "\u02c8heb-\u0259-\u02cct(y)\u00fcd"
    ],
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      "languor",
      "lassitude",
      "lethargy",
      "listlessness",
      "stupor",
      "torpor"
    ],
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      "vigor",
      "vim",
      "vitality",
      "vivacity"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "faced with a class forever enveloped in a miasma of apathy and intellectual hebetude , the professor had little hope of kindling an interest in medieval European history"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Late Latin hebetudo , from heb\u0113re to be dull; akin to Latin hebes dull",
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1621, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-141216"
  },
  "headman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": foreman , overseer",
      ": a lesser chief of a primitive community",
      ": headsman"
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      "boss",
      "boss man",
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      "head",
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      "kingpin",
      "leader",
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      "taskmaster"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "One of the members, Ram Prasad, a former village headman from an upper caste, said the initiative would break the taboo associated with the act. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The Cardinals were pitted against No. 10 seed Minnesota, coached by Richard Pitino, the son of former Cardinal headman Rick Pitino. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 27 Aug. 2021",
      "Wednesday evening, Louisville\u2019s Board of Trustees and the Athletic Association Board of Directors agreed to a separation agreement with Mack, ending his tenure as the Cardinal headman at just under four years. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "Western Michigan football will temporarily be without its headman . \u2014 Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "And then late in the first, Kaprizov went for a headman pass that Rask skated into but again Fleury blocked the attempt. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 26 May 2021",
      "Lunana\u2019s headman , Kaka, who goes by one name, said the most important part of the vaccination campaign was not on the ground, but in the sky. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Apr. 2021",
      "Rudolfs Balcers roofed a headman pass from Tomas Hertl over Kahkonen 4 minutes, 41 seconds into the period after getting a step on Ryan Suter. \u2014 Sarah Mclellan, Star Tribune , 1 Apr. 2021",
      "Thompson has been the headman at Belfry for eight years and has been coaching high school basketball for 24. \u2014 Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
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    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-151647"
  },
  "headland":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence",
      ": a point of usually high land jutting out into a body of water : promontory",
      ": a point of high land sticking out into the sea"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-l\u0259nd",
      "-\u02ccland",
      "\u02c8hed-l\u0259nd"
    ],
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      "ness",
      "point",
      "promontory"
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    "examples":[
      "the lighthouse, situated on a narrow, rocky headland , commands an expansive view of the coast",
      "navigation is notoriously difficult at the southernmost tip of South America, where ships must round the headland of Cape Horn",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Staying There: The comfortable Casa Nina sits on the headland above the ferry stop in the port of Patitiri. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
      "After breakfast, enlist the hotel's private gozzo (an iconic wooden motorboat) for the morning, or stroll around the headland to find the unusually green-blue waters of Paraggi Beach. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Hikers will once again be able to soak up the amazing views from the tip of Cape Lookout, after the trail along the north Oregon coast headland has reopened just in time for Memorial Day weekend crowds. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 May 2021",
      "The views from Teddy's Lookout on Lorne's headland reserve are also some of the best on the iconic driving route. \u2014 Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "But coastlines have always changed; this headland didn\u2019t always host the Lewis family compound, for example. \u2014 Elizabeth Royte, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The sequence, which had been filmed on a windswept headland in Northern Ireland in the fall of 2020, was elaborate, featuring a cliff-top fort, horses, and dozens of extras. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The bones, wedged into a layer of limestone on a coastal headland , belonged to a huge pterosaur, a type of extinct flying reptile that once roamed the earth with dinosaurs. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Feb. 2022",
      "A half-mile walk around a headland outside of Lastres brings you to a set of sauropod footprints, while an entire dinosaur coastal route can also be followed by car (Asturias is rich in cave paintings as well). \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-182847"
  },
  "head-scratcher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that is confusing, mysterious, or hard to understand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccskra-ch\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "closed book",
      "conundrum",
      "enigma",
      "mystery",
      "mystification",
      "puzzle",
      "puzzlement",
      "riddle",
      "secret",
      "why"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1902, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-192731"
  },
  "heartsickness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very despondent : depressed",
      ": very sad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccsik",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccsik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "dejected",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "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":[
      "They were absolutely heartsick over the loss of their home.",
      "I was heartsick to learn of their divorce.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In his heartsick confusion, the song\u2019s narrator is deflecting responsibility for what might happen next. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Since the Russian invasion began in Ukraine, Anna Afanasieva has been heartsick with worry for her parents and sister who live in Odessa, in southern Ukraine. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "The trio \u2014 Solo Tres \u2014 sings a heartsick Mexican ballad of love and loss. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Unlike Van Zandt, who sounds heartsick , frayed, and desperate, Dando gives a performance that is practically jaunty. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "Millions of Russians with friends and relatives in Ukraine are heartsick , while others cling to the belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing only what is necessary to protect the motherland against a perfidious West. \u2014 Katya Korobtsova, Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "As the global pandemic shape shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick , and needing a hand. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "As the pandemic shape-shifts around us, many people are still isolated, alone, fearful, hurting, hungry, heartsick and in need of a hand. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220624-232319"
  },
  "hegemony":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": preponderant influence or authority over others : domination",
      ": the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hi-\u02c8je-m\u0259-n\u0113",
      "-\u02c8ge-",
      "\u02c8he-j\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascendance",
      "ascendence",
      "ascendancy",
      "ascendency",
      "dominance",
      "domination",
      "dominion",
      "imperium",
      "predominance",
      "predominancy",
      "preeminence",
      "reign",
      "sovereignty",
      "sovranty",
      "supremacy"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 the very concept of \"scientific truth\" can only represent a social construction invented by scientists (whether consciously or not) as a device to justify their hegemony over the study of nature. \u2014 Stephen Jay Gould , Science , 14 Jan. 2000",
      "When Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, in June of 1941, distracted Japan's traditional rival for hegemony in East Asia, Japanese expansionists saw a historic opportunity. \u2014 David M. Kennedy , Atlantic , March 1999",
      "If mermaids had ceased to challenge scientific hegemony , other similarly mythological creatures rushed in to fill their places in Victorian hearts and minds. \u2014 Harriet Ritvo , The Platypus and the Mermaid , 1997",
      "They discussed the national government's hegemony over their tribal community.",
      "European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Because of the Republican hegemony on the stage, the candidates mostly agreed on several issues. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Carro, meanwhile, suggested that the only quick fix to Bayern\u2019s hegemony would be to abolish the 50+1 rule that means Germany\u2019s clubs must \u2014 with a handful of exceptions \u2014 be controlled by their fans. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Produced by Coachella promoter Goldenvoice, Cruel World time-travels back to that moment when synthesizers were supplanting guitars and rebel teens born into Baby Boomer hegemony and nostalgia were hungrily seeking new sounds and ideas. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
      "Marvel\u2019s box-office hegemony often comes at the expense of other Hollywood releases, including adult-skewing dramas and independent fare that have largely struggled to draw ticket-buyers en masse during the pandemic. \u2014 Daniel Arkin, NBC News , 8 May 2022",
      "The Oxfam resolution is an important step to challenge that hegemony , but insufficient to transform the power dynamics at stake. \u2014 Els Torreele, STAT , 4 May 2022",
      "Just as any sporting dynasty must come to an end, though, so would the cash-flush hegemony of the broadcast networks \u2014 as Swanson\u2019s final words already suggested. \u2014 Brian T. Brown, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Atl\u00e9tico should, by rights, be a heroic underdog among Europe\u2019s elite, a countercultural alternative to the hegemony of pressing and possession. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "His strategy to re-establish Russian hegemony within the borders of the former U.S.S.R. has been both patient and agile, and Kazakhstan\u2019s troubles afford him significant possibilities. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek h\u0113gemonia , from h\u0113gem\u014dn leader, from h\u0113geisthai to lead \u2014 more at seek ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-063621"
  },
  "hero worship":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to feel or express hero worship for",
      ": veneration of a hero",
      ": foolish or excessive adulation for an individual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hir-(\u02cc)\u014d-\u02ccw\u0259r-ship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "adulate",
      "canonize",
      "deify",
      "dote (on)",
      "idolize",
      "worship"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "deification",
      "idolatry",
      "idolization",
      "worship",
      "worshipping",
      "worshiping"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He objects to the unthinking hero worship of great athletes by their fans.",
      "once the object of uncritical hero worship , the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But asking them feels right in line with the series-long quest to interrogate the all-American project of unthinking hero worship . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "If Zelenskyy represents a democratic hero, it should nonetheless be remembered that democracy does not need \u2013 and should not seek \u2013 the sorts of hero worship that authoritarians like Putin demand. \u2014 Michael Blake, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Devoid of insight and ricocheting between dull vulgarity and vacuous hero worship , the show, which had its official opening Wednesday at the Longacre Theatre, is less edifying than a scroll through the archives of the tabloids. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "In selecting Shiraz, a city in the southwest of Iran, Farhadi wanted to build a bridge between his contemporary saga about a man put on a pedestal and hero worship in antiquity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Chinese hero worship is impressive to witness \u2014 and surreal to experience when your grandmother is the one being revered. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Other fans have likewise defended the books by pointing to Herbert's numerous quotes about how his series is intended as a cautionary tale against zealotry, idolization, and hero worship . \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Organizers promise that this anniversary won't all involve hero worship of the Founding Fathers and won't turn a blind eye to the slavery that steered South Carolina's history for 400 years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "The Couric episode highlights the perils of hero worship . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1574, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-132257"
  },
  "hellion":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a troublesome or mischievous person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel-y\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "devil",
      "imp",
      "mischief",
      "monkey",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "rogue",
      "scamp",
      "urchin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "My children can act like little hellions when they're bored.",
      "the little hellions were tearing through the house squirting their water pistols",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From luxury sedan to hellion at the touch of a button, rear-drive mode, 10.8-second quarter. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Indeed, the Type S bears no similarity to the Civic Type R, Honda\u2019s halo hellion . \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 9 Oct. 2021",
      "Honda is expert at putting torque to the road in front-wheel-drive cars (see the 292-horse Civic Type R hellion ), and Accord\u2019s no different. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 31 July 2021",
      "The group agrees to answer Mary\u2019s murder by burning a shipment of munitions at Lord Massen\u2019s factory, an uninspiring retaliation suggested by Lucy, who\u2019s usually more of a hellion . \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 2 May 2021",
      "For the next 32 years, in photographs and two films (directed by her husband, Martin Bell ), Mark chronicled Tiny\u2019s development from streetwise hellion , to teen prostitute and drug addict, to struggling mother of 10 children. \u2014 Richard B. Woodward, WSJ , 1 May 2021",
      "My younger kid, Dan, was a bit of a hellion , who, classically, Resisted Authority. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021",
      "Contributor John Pearley Huffman, who was a little under the weather this week and not his shouty self, selected a 464-hp hellion : a primo Cadillac ATS-V sedan. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 5 Feb. 2021",
      "My kids seemed adorable, completely unlike the hellions who made me pull the car over on the Henry Hudson Parkway just hours earlier and threaten them with military school. \u2014 Chris Morocco, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"probably alteration (influenced by hell ) of hallion scamp",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1787, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-151750"
  },
  "herd":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control",
      ": a congregation of gregarious wild animals",
      ": a group of people usually having a common bond",
      ": a large assemblage of like things",
      ": the undistinguished masses : crowd",
      ": to gather, lead, or drive as if in a herd (see herd entry 1 sense 1a )",
      ": to keep or move (animals) together",
      ": to place in a group",
      ": to assemble or move in a herd (see herd entry 1 )",
      ": to place oneself in a group : associate",
      ": a number of animals of one kind kept or living together",
      ": to gather and move as a group"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259rd",
      "\u02c8h\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "drove",
      "flock"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "drive",
      "punch",
      "run"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the early days of the pandemic, reaching herd immunity was frequently discussed by public health experts as a critical long-term goal in achieving national protection against COVID-19 and returning to normalcy. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
      "Early in the pandemic, some experts had theorized that the country would reach herd immunity - a point at which so many people had immunity from infections or vaccinations that spread of the virus would be squelched except for rare outbreaks. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "In October of 2020, the possibility of herd immunity without vaccines reentered public discussions following publication of the Great Barrington Declaration. \u2014 David Robertson, STAT , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "But now that herd immunity appears to have worn off, and the virus is back, Fine said. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022",
      "But predictions of a cure-all vaccine and herd immunity didn\u2019t pan out. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 7 May 2022",
      "Fifty pregnant Idaho beef cows from a herd that had experienced wolf predation were mixed with fifty cows that had not. \u2014 Paige Williams, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "And yet, Hunnam himself has broken from the herd enough that this independent streak carries over to the character. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Festive feast: NiliPoro offers traditional Saami food such as reindeer soup, or reindeer steak, meatballs or calf's liver, with the meat coming from the family herd . \u2014 Rob Hodgetts, CNN , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Fans say the medium-sized, shaggy dogs are vigorous, versatile and hard working, able to herd sheep, hunt boar, snag rats and compete in canine sports such as agility and dock diving. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Your questions answered Today\u2019s question comes from readers who want to know: Did Omicron infect enough people to get the U.S. to herd immunity? \u2014 Karen Kaplan Science And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "The Great Pyrenees were once used to herd livestock on steep mountain slopes of France and will eagerly embark on a tough, rugged hike. \u2014 Mattie Schuler, Outside Online , 6 Dec. 2013",
      "The numbers offer a clue as to how close to herd immunity the state and various regions are. \u2014 Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2021",
      "The mandate was to lasso viewers and herd them to Paramount+, where the shows will complete their runs. \u2014 John Jurgensen, WSJ , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "The moose hung around campus for a time until officials were able to herd him west out of town. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2021",
      "The agents, wearing chaps and cowboy hats, maneuvered their horses to forcibly block and move the migrants, almost seeming to herd them. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "Finding cattle, trying to herd them in and cutting them through this field. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 17 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "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 transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-154528"
  },
  "heedless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not taking heed : inconsiderate , thoughtless",
      ": not careful or attentive : careless"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113d-l\u0259s",
      "\u02c8h\u0113d-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "careless",
      "incautious",
      "mindless",
      "unguarded",
      "unsafe",
      "unwary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "alert",
      "cautious",
      "circumspect",
      "gingerly",
      "guarded",
      "heedful",
      "safe",
      "wary"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They remain heedless of their own safety.",
      "the heedless use of natural resources",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His physicality is that of a precocious but heedless kid. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Both fighters went out swinging in a brutal fifth round that concluded with 30 seconds of heedless swinging and slinging. \u2014 Greg Beacham, ajc , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "On the whole, however, the GET-THIN saga is a story of the breakdown of the medical regulatory system at the state and federal levels, and of heedless corporations in the medical device and health insurance fields. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021",
      "Friedkin shot much of the film (including the high-speed chase scene under Brooklyn\u2019s D elevated-train platform) without permits, with a heedless verve that might\u2019ve gotten people killed had one or two things gone wrong. \u2014 Alison Willmore, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Christie confirms how heedless Trump and his Administration were about COVID\u2014masks were scorned in the White House\u2014and, predictably, many officials and visitors, including Trump and Christie, got sick. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 21 Nov. 2021",
      "The indications are inescapable that the bill for decades of heedless human activity is coming due. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 18 Oct. 2021",
      "And Europe\u2019s headlong, heedless rush into renewables will? \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "The pinball machine really would be spending in the sense that Republicans characterize Democrats\u2019 plans\u2014 heedless , ill-thought, selfish. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 24 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1565, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161722"
  },
  "heartily":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a hearty manner",
      ": with all sincerity : wholeheartedly",
      ": with zest or gusto",
      ": wholly , thoroughly",
      ": with sincerity or enthusiasm",
      ": completely"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "brightly",
      "cheerfully",
      "cheerily",
      "gaily",
      "gayly",
      "happily",
      "jocosely",
      "jovially",
      "merrily",
      "mirthfully",
      "smilingly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bleakly",
      "cheerlessly",
      "darkly",
      "heavily",
      "miserably",
      "morosely",
      "unhappily"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I heartily recommend the movie.",
      "I'm heartily sick of their complaints.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Vance \u2014 like President Donald Trump, who heartily endorsed him \u2014 did particularly well in counties near Kentucky, like Scioto. \u2014 Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
      "Despite his comments, Thomas seemed in good spirits \u2014 laughing heartily at times. \u2014 Jessica Gresko, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
      "So, how about a new word game heartily endorsed by the creator of Wordle itself, Josh Wardle? \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "Despite that gloomy outlook, Americans continue to spend heartily . \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
      "Despite that gloomy outlook, Americans continue to spend heartily . \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
      "Even today, my 91-year-old mother raises her voice heartily remembering that year. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "And they\u2019re being heartily welcomed, by leaders of countries like Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania. \u2014 Renata Brito, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Sevenn and English star Jonas Blue join forces for a track that manages to bang heartily while also demonstrating a level of constraint in the drop that gives it a greater level of sophistication than most standard-issue party tracks. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190455"
  },
  "head-scratching":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the act or activity of scratching one's head while pondering or puzzling over something difficult to understand",
      ": confusion",
      ": difficult to understand : causing puzzlement or confusion"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccskra-chi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bafflement",
      "bamboozlement",
      "befuddlement",
      "bemusement",
      "bewilderedness",
      "bewilderment",
      "confusedness",
      "confusion",
      "discombobulation",
      "distraction",
      "fog",
      "maze",
      "muddle",
      "mystification",
      "perplexity",
      "puzzlement",
      "tangle",
      "whirl"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1832, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1827, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190747"
  },
  "hearth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brick, stone, or concrete area in front of a fireplace",
      ": the floor of a fireplace",
      ": fireplace",
      ": the lowest section of a furnace",
      ": the section of a furnace on which the ore or metal is exposed to the flame or heat",
      ": home",
      ": a vital or creative center",
      ": an area (as of brick) in front of a fireplace",
      ": the floor of a fireplace"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rth",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abode",
      "diggings",
      "domicile",
      "dwelling",
      "fireside",
      "habitation",
      "hearthstone",
      "home",
      "house",
      "lodging",
      "pad",
      "place",
      "quarters",
      "residence",
      "roof"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "They swept the ashes from the hearth .",
      "all were welcome, friends and strangers alike, to their humble hearth",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are thousands of Pleistocene sites across Australia littered with eggshell fragments, some of which show evidence of having been cooked and discarded around a hearth , according to the authors. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 27 May 2022",
      "Cut around the hearth is a leopard-print rug that Mr. Carroll wanted to be as large as possible so as not to restrain the eye. \u2014 Kathryn O\u2019shea-evans, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
      "Like many of the mains, desserts also make their way through the hearth . \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 23 May 2022",
      "People would become both more certain of their individual uniqueness and worth and more like one another, more generic, and from the hearth to the battlefield this new kind of person would do things in new ways. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Kyle Knall, who has been the chef for about a year at the open- hearth restaurant Birch, 459 E. Pleasant St., now is officially the owner. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
      "He was charmed by its ornate mantel and tiled hearth . \u2014 Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun , 16 May 2022",
      "The house with 2,298 square feet of living space also has a long, concrete fireplace hearth in the living room and three bedrooms and two bathrooms. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Limestone plaquettes would be well-suited for lining a hearth , given how effectively the material transfers and radiates heat. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English herth , from Old English heorth ; akin to Old High German herd hearth, and probably to Sanskrit k\u016b\u1e0day\u0101ti he scorches",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191958"
  },
  "herbage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": herbaceous vegetation (such as grass) especially when used for grazing",
      ": the succulent parts of herbaceous plants"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8(h)\u0259r-bij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "flora",
      "foliage",
      "green",
      "greenery",
      "leafage",
      "vegetation",
      "verdure"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "added some ferns and other herbage to the sidewalk planters"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192042"
  },
  "hear":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to perceive or become aware of by the ear",
      ": to gain knowledge of by hearing",
      ": to listen to with attention : heed",
      ": attend",
      ": to give a listening to legal arguments in : to give a legal hearing to",
      ": to take testimony from",
      ": to have the capacity of perceiving sound : to be able to become aware of sound",
      ": to gain information : learn",
      ": to receive communication",
      ": to entertain the idea",
      ": to take in through the ear",
      ": to have the power of hearing",
      ": to gain knowledge of by hearing",
      ": to listen to with care and attention",
      ": to perceive or apprehend by the ear",
      ": to have the capacity of apprehending sound",
      ": to give a hearing to",
      ": to conduct a hearing about",
      ": to take testimony from",
      ": to take (as testimony) at a hearing"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hir",
      "\u02c8hir",
      "\u02c8hi(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "ascertain",
      "catch on (to)",
      "discover",
      "find out",
      "get on (to)",
      "learn",
      "realize",
      "see",
      "wise (up)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jurors will hear closing arguments from attorneys this afternoon in the trial for Danielle Redlick, the Winter Park woman accused of fatally stabbing her husband, a prominent faculty member at the University of Central Florida. \u2014 Monivette Cordeiro, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
      "What our audience enjoys is to hear a really deep selection of a specific genre. \u2014 Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "The theatre, designed by J\u00f6rg Friedrich and opened in 2003, is not just a chic place to spend an evening but a thoroughly satisfying venue in which to hear opera. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "The Alabama Republican Party has set June 25 as the date to hear challenges to election results in four races from the May 24 primary. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
      "Phelps and his senior leadership team launched the council to have regular communication and discussion with diverse employees to hear their experiences in the sports, and a way to receive feedback on how NASCAR can address their needs. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
      "Follow him on Instagram and expect to hear more from him in the coming months. \u2014 Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health , 3 June 2022",
      "By adding the amendment on the House floor, it wasn\u2019t vetted through enough committee hearings in which legislators could hear about the potential economic impact a discriminatory policy would have on the state. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall in the latest test of LGBTQ, religious and free speech rights. \u2014 John Fritze, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heren , from Old English h\u012beran ; akin to Old High German h\u014dren to hear, and probably to Latin cav\u0113re to be on guard, Greek akouein to hear",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192434"
  },
  "hee-haw":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the bray of a donkey",
      ": a loud rude laugh : guffaw"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113-\u02cch\u022f",
      "-\u02c8h\u022f"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "belly laugh",
      "boff",
      "boffo",
      "boffola",
      "cachinnation",
      "cackle",
      "chortle",
      "chuckle",
      "giggle",
      "guffaw",
      "horselaugh",
      "laugh",
      "laughter",
      "snicker",
      "snigger",
      "titter",
      "twitter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"imitative",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192442"
  },
  "helpless":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lacking protection or support : defenseless",
      ": marked by an inability to act or react",
      ": not able to be controlled or restrained",
      ": without help or defense"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel-pl\u0259s",
      "Southern often",
      "also",
      "\u02c8help-l\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "defenseless",
      "exposed",
      "susceptible",
      "undefended",
      "unguarded",
      "unprotected",
      "unresistant",
      "vulnerable"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "guarded",
      "invulnerable",
      "protected",
      "resistant",
      "shielded"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The civilians were helpless against their attackers.",
      "Firefighters were helpless against the blaze.",
      "I feel helpless . Isn't there anything I can do?",
      "The crowd was helpless with laughter.",
      "He was helpless with rage.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Canadiens goalie Jake Allen was helpless to stop Brad Marchand's backhand for the game-winner 34 seconds into overtime. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Days of intense shelling have left residents like her terrified to leave their homes, feeling helpless while food supplies run low. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "Some of our patients have even shared feeling helpless . \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 May 2022",
      "Debt is stressful, and that stress can have adverse effects on your physical and mental health, hurt relationships with your partner, and leave you feeling helpless . \u2014 Melissa Houston, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "As Vaid\u2019s condition deteriorated and her many friends felt increasingly helpless , Vaid and Clinton issued instructions\u2014send cards, send love, don\u2019t send any more food. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
      "Mary Snipes can relate to the helpless feeling of having a relative fall victim to a preventable death. \u2014 USA Today , 15 May 2022",
      "After taking a 1-0 lead 12 minutes into the New England game, FC Cincinnati looked helpless at times as a full-strength Revolution club scored give unanswered goals. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 13 May 2022",
      "Brochures marketing Mount Pilatus detail helpless cattle lifted into the sky and, for centuries, residents exchanged accounts of uprooted trees and flooding so heavy that the government of Lucerne forbade anyone from climbing the mountain. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see help  entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192754"
  },
  "hectically":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion",
      ": of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)",
      ": having a hectic fever",
      ": red , flushed",
      ": filled with excitement, activity, or confusion",
      ": of, relating to, or being a fluctuating but persistent fever (as in tuberculosis)",
      ": having a hectic fever"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hek-tik",
      "\u02c8hek-tik",
      "\u02c8hek-tik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agitated",
      "excited",
      "feverish",
      "frenzied",
      "heated",
      "hyperactive",
      "overactive",
      "overwrought"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We both had hectic days at work.",
      "She maintains a hectic schedule as a journalist and mother.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But despite her hectic schedule, the American Idol alum always makes time to celebrate on the ABC singing competition that propelled her to stardom. \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
      "The gymnasts who welcomed her Monday afternoon and brightened up her hectic schedule during an 8 a.m. practice Tuesday are her top priority. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp must weigh up whether to give any of his players a rest amid a hectic schedule, with the FA Cup final against Chelsea coming up on Saturday. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 10 May 2022",
      "Navigating not only a hectic work schedule, but the constant change in time zone, the actress has partnered with supplement brand Natrol and regularly takes their gummy vitamins for immune support and sleep support. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
      "Finally, our gummy rings and cherries are ideal for a lovely summer day or a chilly winter\u2019s night, providing you with a nice break from your stressful hectic schedule. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
      "These days, braids are still her go-to style, perfect for her hectic schedule. \u2014 Vogue , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Some distracting double-casting in the smaller roles creates a hectic theatrical canvas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
      "Providing a respite from our hectic reality, this romantic comedy centered on an assured woman who finds love and purpose in the land down under offers delightful entertainment while playing to our most wholesome sensibilities. \u2014 Courtney Howard, Variety , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English etyk , from Anglo-French etique , from Late Latin hecticus , from Greek hektikos habitual, consumptive, from echein to have \u2014 more at scheme entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193156"
  },
  "hector":{
    "type":[
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a son of Priam , husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles",
      ": bully , braggart",
      ": to behave in an arrogant or intimidating way : to play the bully : swagger",
      ": to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hek-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bully",
      "bullyboy",
      "intimidator"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blackjack",
      "bogart",
      "browbeat",
      "bulldoze",
      "bully",
      "bullyrag",
      "cow",
      "intimidate",
      "strong-arm"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a small-town hector with no job and lots of time on his hands",
      "Verb",
      "The judge ordered the attorney to stop hectoring the witness.",
      "the children used to constantly hector the poor dog, and now he growls at everybody",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Photo: hector retamal/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Seven hours into the march, Mrs. Lam apologized to the Hong Kong people for mishandling the bill. \u2014 Wenxin Fan, WSJ , 16 June 2019",
      "Mr. Liggett sometimes used his art to hector neighbors in a score of grievances. \u2014 Donald Frazier, Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2017",
      "THE young woman with the microphone cajoles, hectors and wheedles customers with the breathless enthusiasm of a livestock auctioneer at a county fair. \u2014 The Economist , 18 July 2017",
      "Trump\u2019s proposals to match China\u2019s import fees and to hector companies into keeping jobs in the United States represent a huge threat to the mercantilist Asian economic model. \u2014 Joel Kotkin, Orange County Register , 2 Apr. 2017",
      "Schwarzenegger liked to hector state residents on global warming and green energy, and brag about his commitment to wind and solar power. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News , 9 Mar. 2017",
      "Like Chaffetz, the South Carolina congressman used his position in the House to investigate and hector Hillary Clinton throughout her time as a presidential candidate. \u2014 OregonLive.com , 30 June 2017",
      "Regardless, that scene between Matt and Nora was one of the most moving the show has offered, with Nora grateful for Matt\u2019s company and lack of judgment, and Matt determined to just be there for her, and not hector or sermonize. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber And Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 4 June 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But the plays don\u2019t hector or propound moral lessons. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "Understanding this, the Left is trying to hector , bully, and censor its way toward establishing a ridiculous new conception of gender as a matter of personal choosing rather than biological fact. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 16 Oct. 2021",
      "The President didn't hector or condemn vaccine skeptics, but instead played on their heart strings, appealing to their desire to protect family, friends and country, warning that those who skipped the shot remained at great risk. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 7 July 2021",
      "The open display of raw tensions was remarkable even by the standards of a state Legislature where committee chairs routinely hector members of the public and their colleagues. \u2014 Andrew Oxford, The Arizona Republic , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "Even among ordinary people, an individual\u2019s desire to participate in day-to-day activities such as church services and dining out is enough cause to hector him for contracting the coronavirus. \u2014 Ellen Carmichael, National Review , 30 Dec. 2020",
      "On Twitter, meteorologists who dared to hector their followers about the storm\u2019s proper nomenclature received an earful from Iowans furious about the relative lack of national attention the storm had garnered. \u2014 Brianna Provenzano, refinery29.com , 17 Aug. 2020",
      "From the start, Greeley hectored , lectured, and criticized the president, while offering him unsolicited and wildly inconsistent advice. \u2014 John Strausbaugh, National Review , 19 Dec. 2019",
      "President Trump has been hectoring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, and financial markets are screaming for a cut. \u2014 Don Lee, latimes.com , 18 June 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1660, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193229"
  },
  "heterogeneousness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed",
      ": not uniform in structure or composition"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s",
      "\u02cche-tr\u0259-",
      "-ny\u0259s",
      "\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8j\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259s, \u02cche-tr\u0259-, -ny\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assorted",
      "eclectic",
      "indiscriminate",
      "kitchen-sink",
      "magpie",
      "miscellaneous",
      "mixed",
      "motley",
      "patchwork",
      "piebald",
      "promiscuous",
      "raggle-taggle",
      "ragtag",
      "varied"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "homogeneous"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the seating in the hall was a heterogeneous collection of old school desk chairs, wood and metal folding chairs, and even a few plush theater seats",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Judge Terry Green said that law improperly mandated heterogeneous boards and must protect the right of individuals to equal treatment. \u2014 Theo Francis, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
      "Teachers and administrators intentionally create heterogeneous groups that allow students to work with others from different backgrounds, which sometimes leads to conflict. \u2014 Kat Mckim, Fortune , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "There is a need to create a viable market for tradable rights from very heterogeneous rights in ways that ensure the incumbents are protected, while still allowing the resource to be moved to a much more valuable use. \u2014 Soulaima Gourani, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "However, learning such equations in heterogeneous solids (for example, due to phase separation) is challenging. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "The brain is comprised of a heterogeneous network of neurons of different sizes and with shapes that vary from triangular to round, packed more or less tightly in different areas. \u2014 Helen Shen, Scientific American , 21 June 2013",
      "Are human and animal brains heterogeneous simply because of noisy flukes of evolution? \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Talley\u2019s blended style reflected his desire for a more heterogeneous fashion industry. \u2014 Tanisha C. Ford, The Atlantic , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "As a result, heterogeneous processing is the norm in automotive. \u2014 Jim Mcgregor, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin heterogeneus , from Greek heterogen\u0113s , from heter- + genos kind \u2014 more at kin ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1630, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195057"
  },
  "helter-skelter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in undue haste, confusion, or disorder",
      ": in a haphazard manner",
      ": a disorderly confusion : turmoil",
      ": a spiral slide around a tower at an amusement park",
      ": confusedly hurried : precipitate",
      ": marked by a lack of order or plan : haphazard",
      ": in a confused and reckless manner",
      ": in great disorder"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchel-t\u0259r-\u02c8skel-t\u0259r",
      "\u02cchel-t\u0259r-\u02c8skel-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "amok",
      "amuck",
      "berserk",
      "berserkly",
      "frantically",
      "frenetically",
      "frenziedly",
      "harum-scarum",
      "hectically",
      "madly",
      "pell-mell",
      "wild",
      "wildly"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "ado",
      "alarums and excursions",
      "ballyhoo",
      "blather",
      "bluster",
      "bobbery",
      "bother",
      "bustle",
      "clatter",
      "clutter",
      "coil",
      "commotion",
      "corroboree",
      "disturbance",
      "do",
      "foofaraw",
      "fun",
      "furor",
      "furore",
      "fuss",
      "hoo-ha",
      "hoo-hah",
      "hoopla",
      "hubble-bubble",
      "hubbub",
      "hullabaloo",
      "hurly",
      "hurly-burly",
      "hurricane",
      "hurry",
      "hurry-scurry",
      "hurry-skurry",
      "kerfuffle",
      "moil",
      "pandemonium",
      "pother",
      "row",
      "ruckus",
      "ruction",
      "rumpus",
      "shindy",
      "splore",
      "squall",
      "stew",
      "stir",
      "storm",
      "to-do",
      "tumult",
      "turmoil",
      "uproar",
      "welter",
      "whirl",
      "williwaw",
      "zoo"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adverb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-201217"
  },
  "heavy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having great weight",
      ": characterized by mass or weight",
      ": having a high specific gravity : having great weight in proportion to bulk",
      ": having or being atoms of greater than normal mass for that element",
      ": containing heavy isotopes",
      ": difficult to bear",
      ": causing or characterized by severe pain or suffering",
      ": of weighty import : serious",
      ": characterized by depth or intensity : profound",
      ": borne down by something oppressive : burdened",
      ": pregnant",
      ": approaching parturition",
      ": slow or dull from loss of vitality or resiliency : sluggish",
      ": lacking sparkle or vivacity : drab",
      ": lacking mirth or gaiety : cheerless",
      ": characterized by declining prices",
      ": dulled with weariness : drowsy",
      ": greater in quantity or quality than the average of its kind or class: such as",
      ": of unusually large size or amount",
      ": of great force",
      ": threatening to rain or snow",
      ": impeding motion",
      ": full of clay and inclined to hold water",
      ": coming as if from a depth : loud",
      ": thick , dense",
      ": oppressive , overwhelming",
      ": steep , acute",
      ": laborious , difficult",
      ": immoderate",
      ": more powerful than usual for its kind",
      ": of large capacity or output",
      ": very rich and hard to digest",
      ": not properly raised or leavened",
      ": producing goods (such as coal, steel, or chemicals) used in the production of other goods",
      ": having stress (see stress entry 1 sense 5a )",
      ": being the strongest degree of stress in speech",
      ": relating to theatrical parts of a grave or somber nature",
      ": possessing a high degree or a great deal of something specified : long",
      ": important , prominent",
      ": to a great or overwhelming degree",
      ": with or as if with great weight : in a heavy manner : heavily",
      ": heavyweight sense 2",
      ": a theatrical role of a dignified or somber character",
      ": an actor playing such a role",
      ": a character in a story or play who opposes the hero : villain",
      ": one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty : villain",
      ": someone or something influential, serious, or important",
      ": having great weight",
      ": unusually great in amount, force, or effect",
      ": made with thick strong material",
      ": dense and thick",
      ": hard to put up with",
      ": sad or troubled",
      ": having little strength or energy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113",
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "hefty",
      "massive",
      "ponderous",
      "weighty"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "baddie",
      "baddy",
      "beast",
      "brute",
      "caitiff",
      "devil",
      "evildoer",
      "fiend",
      "hound",
      "knave",
      "meanie",
      "meany",
      "miscreant",
      "monster",
      "nazi",
      "no-good",
      "rapscallion",
      "rascal",
      "reprobate",
      "rogue",
      "savage",
      "scalawag",
      "scallywag",
      "scamp",
      "scapegrace",
      "scoundrel",
      "varlet",
      "villain",
      "wretch"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Various Western countries have promised deliveries of heavy weapons, but Kyiv says the supplies aren\u2019t enough, and analysts say much of the equipment promised hasn\u2019t arrived. \u2014 James Marson, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "Hail, lightning and heavy rain will also be possible. \u2014 Leigh Morgan, al , 17 June 2022",
      "Berlin has yet to deliver any heavy weapons to Ukraine, despite promising to do so nearly two months ago. \u2014 Chico Harlan, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Tensions have since eased, but Mr. Scholz remains under pressure from some members of his Social Democratic Party to avoid sending too many heavy weapons. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "The latest attacks came as Ukraine keeps up its pressure on Western countries to deliver more arms and as NATO countries pledge more heavy weapons for Ukraine. \u2014 John Leicester And Yuras Karmanau, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
      "The latest attacks came as Ukraine keeps up its pressure on Western countries to deliver more arms and as NATO countries pledge more heavy weapons for Ukraine. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
      "Ukraine ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as NATO defence ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss sending more heavy weapons to replenish Kyiv\u2019s dwindling stocks. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
      "Ukraine has made increasingly urgent pleas for more Western heavy weapons to help its forces defend Sievierodonetsk, a crucial battleground in the fight for control of the eastern Donbas region. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 14 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Covering a Black Lives Matters protest after George Floyd\u2019s murder, Miami Herald photographer Carl Juste records the heavy -handed police response, his images becoming evidence as local law enforcement files false reports of their actions. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "President Bukele remains highly popular, both at home and among Salvadoran Americans, and his followers support the heavy -handed measures implemented by his government. \u2014 Soudi Jim\u00e9nez, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
      "But the pesticide\u2019s broad elimination in the 1970s (coupled with increasing opposition to the heavy -handed, colonial tactics of the World Health Organization) had sharply scaled back DDT spraying. \u2014 Scott W. Stern, The New Republic , 31 May 2022",
      "Jeff Beer recently noted at Fast Company: Even when Matt Damon\u2019s Crypto.com ad first launched on October 28, 2021, it was widely seen as laying on the heavy -handed hero-worship a bit thick. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
      "The heavy -handed expositional dialogue is a fair exchange for not having a flashback to the incident that separated the siblings or to their childhood in a dysfunctional household. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "But the heavy -looking gray clouds that blot out the sun aren\u2019t just the bane of beachgoers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Diners can enjoy immaculate views of the ocean alongside crispy tuna tacos, heavy -hitting pastas and buttery filets. \u2014 Adrianne Reece, Chron , 12 May 2022",
      "Chicago now has two large literary festivals: The Printers Row Lit Fest and the ambitious new American Writers Festival, with a lineup of heavy -hitting authors. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Of course, Wood\u2019s signature tech- heavy Innovation fund, in which Zoom is the largest holding, is down 66% from its 52-week high. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "The owner of the Sewol had added extra berths, making the ferry top- heavy . \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
      "Bitcoin\u2019s 30-day correlation with the tech- heavy Wall Street index Nasdaq recently rose to a record 0.82. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "But odds are that this series will be small-ball heavy , with Powell and Looney playing sparingly. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022",
      "Though hop heavy , the bitterness is nowhere to be found. \u2014 Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
      "Kaling's off-the-shoulder ruffle dress, which is from Turkish brand Fanm Mon, features a sleek, fitted bodice and big, bold, ruffle- heavy sleeves that act as the perfect contrast to the otherwise simple silhouette. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 15 May 2022",
      "The section on water savings includes a pair of text- heavy lists on how to save water indoors and out, with links to information on rebates for water-efficient appliances and turf replacement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "The everyday default is a 60/40 split, and there's a rear-drive- heavy 30/70 setting that's meant to up the entertainment factor on winding roads. \u2014 Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver , 1 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "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 above",
      "Noun",
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-202342"
  },
  "heathen":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to people or nations that do not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam : of or relating to heathens (see heathen entry 2 sense 1 ), their religions, or their customs : pagan",
      ": strange , uncivilized",
      ": an unconverted member of a people or nation who does not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam",
      ": an uncivilized or irreligious person",
      ": relating to people who do not know about and worship the God of the Bible",
      ": not civilized",
      ": a person who does not know about and worship the God of the Bible : pagan",
      ": an uncivilized person"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259n",
      "\u02c8h\u0113-t\u035fh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "barbarian",
      "barbaric",
      "barbarous",
      "heathenish",
      "natural",
      "Neanderthal",
      "Neandertal",
      "rude",
      "savage",
      "uncivil",
      "uncivilized",
      "uncultivated",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gentile",
      "idolater",
      "idolator",
      "pagan"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "old missionaries who mistakenly thought that they were going off to China to tame the heathen hordes",
      "Noun",
      "a missionary sent to distant lands to convert the heathens",
      "European colonizers, who considered the New World peoples to be heathens , forced them to conform to European ways.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The Cincinnati Bengals welcome the media heathen universe for a gab session/sitdown, linen-tablecloth lunch known in This Space as The Mock Turtle Soupfest and Weenie Roast. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 28 May 2019",
      "Some of my brethren and sis-tren (sis-tren?) in the heathen media tribe get all riled up if a player or coach won\u2019t speak to them. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com , 30 May 2019",
      "Each essay will identify a contemporary issue, discuss it through the lens of heathen myths, and suggest a solution based on heathen ideals. \u2014 Sigal Samuel, The Atlantic , 2 Nov. 2017",
      "The intrigues of those heathen adversaries moreover qualified as badges of honor. \u2014 Robert Dallek, The Hive , 7 Sep. 2017",
      "Generally they were born the slaves of barbarian masters, untaught in all the useful arts and occupations, reared in heathen darkness, they were transferred to shores enlightened by the rays of Christianity. \u2014 Joseph Goodman, AL.com , 25 May 2017",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "To a heathen media person, Votto is the gift that keeps on giving. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "The war against the U.S.S.R. lasted nearly a decade, during which the United States and Saudi Arabia funded a campaign to frame the conflict as one between Islam and the heathen communists. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2021",
      "In addition, both leaders rely on sorcerers \u2013 in the case of Pharaoh, the chartumim (magicians); in the case of Balak, the heathen prophet Balaam \u2013 to achieve their horrific goal. \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 21 June 2021",
      "Many perceived the Chinese to be a heathen race, unassimilable and alien to the American way of life. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "It has been denounced by other heathen religious groups for its views. \u2014 John Reinan, Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "Rather than indulge her heathen wishes, the school\u2019s PTA has cancelled the whole event. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 11 Dec. 2020",
      "As a heathen , though, I am flattered by the attention. \u2014 David Harsanyi, National Review , 17 Nov. 2020",
      "As a heathen journalist, the ability to follow Woods or Brooks Koepka or Justin Thomas without having patrons in my sightlines will be convenient. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 17 Aug. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204810"
  },
  "heyday":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity",
      ": high spirits",
      ": the time of greatest strength, popularity, or success"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0101-\u02ccd\u0101",
      "\u02c8h\u0101-\u02ccd\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bloom",
      "blossom",
      "florescence",
      "floruit",
      "flower",
      "flush",
      "high noon",
      "prime",
      "salad days",
      "springtime"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "in its heyday , the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But while the Tibetan cause enjoyed its heyday in the West in the 1990s, the region has largely faded from the headlines since. \u2014 Michael M. Rosen, National Review , 9 June 2022",
      "Sandberg\u2019s integrity, which lent her an air of authority during the heyday of Lean In, also has come under increasing scrutiny. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
      "In sum, during the heyday of neoliberalism, Americans weren\u2019t forced to choose between high growth and low inflation or between aggregate growth and fairness for the poor, working class and minorities. \u2014 William A. Galston, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "For the original members, the heyday of the Del Fuegos has receded far into the rear view. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The Salt Lake Tribune has assembled this photo gallery of some of the former Utah Pantages Theatre\u2019s past heyday and ongoing demolition. \u2014 Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Curley, who lived through the city's heyday of crime in the 1980s, pointed at the walls of the Times Square-42 Street subway station, noting how they were once covered in graffiti and the platform trashed. \u2014 Alaa Elassar, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Andy Kennedy remembers the heyday of the former Wallace Gym during the 1980s -- a plethora of who\u2019s who of Birmingham basketball legends and NBA players such as Charles Barkley and Buck Johnson taking in offseason pickup games on Sunday afternoons. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "The heyday of the career of Kent Dana, the longtime Phoenix TV news anchor who died Tuesday, April 19, took place when local news anchors were celebrities. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "circa 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
      "Interjection",
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205810"
  },
  "heavy-handed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clumsy",
      ": oppressive , harsh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8han-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "austere",
      "authoritarian",
      "flinty",
      "hard",
      "harsh",
      "ramrod",
      "rigid",
      "rigorous",
      "severe",
      "stern",
      "strict",
      "tough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clement",
      "forbearing",
      "gentle",
      "indulgent",
      "lax",
      "lenient",
      "tolerant"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210212"
  },
  "hem":{
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "interjection",
      "noun",
      "verb",
      "verb ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down",
      ": rim , margin",
      ": to finish with a hem",
      ": border , edge",
      ": to surround in a restrictive manner : confine",
      ": to make a hem in sewing",
      ": to utter the sound represented by hem",
      ": equivocate",
      ": blood",
      ": a border of a cloth article made by folding back an edge and sewing it down",
      ": to finish with or make a hem",
      ": surround sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hem",
      "\u02c8hem",
      "usually read as",
      "\u02c8hem"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "border",
      "borderline",
      "bound",
      "boundary",
      "brim",
      "circumference",
      "compass",
      "confines",
      "edge",
      "edging",
      "end",
      "frame",
      "fringe",
      "margin",
      "perimeter",
      "periphery",
      "rim",
      "skirt",
      "skirting",
      "verge"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "box (in)",
      "cage",
      "closet",
      "coop (up)",
      "corral",
      "encage",
      "encase",
      "enclose",
      "inclose",
      "envelop",
      "fence (in)",
      "hedge",
      "house",
      "immure",
      "include",
      "mew (up)",
      "pen",
      "wall (in)"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "shorten the hem of the dress",
      "the hem of the blouse was gold",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Artist Cassi Namoda, wearing an oversized yellow sweatshirt with an iridescent sea-green frock, chatted with director Hailey Benton Gates, whose signature plaits reached the hem of her belted mini dress. \u2014 Zoe Ruffner, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
      "Barbie Ferreira was the picture of chicness in an elegant black midi dress that featured a fringe trim across the waistline and along the asymmetrical hem of the dress. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Pair it with some deceptively comfortable split- hem trousers from Theory that might actually be more legging than pants. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Under the flared hem of her slacks, Sink wore a pair of pointed white boots to match her suit. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 16 May 2022",
      "Also in line with the \u201990s vibes were her peep-toe pumps, which peeked out beneath the floor-skimming hem of her pants. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 6 May 2022",
      "This tank top achieves the perfect balance of flowy and elegant with its longline hem and pleated front. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The hem of her purple skirt brushed the tile floor as Kristina Paleshev anxiously paced while cradling her wailing infant daughter Maria. \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Look for work shirts with a shorter hem too, so they can be worn untucked. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 6 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Inky volcanic rocks, after which the residency is named, hem the shore. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Brothy toast needs walls to hem in all of its runny goodness, a little hug around the food that keeps it together. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
      "The Russian leader, who was speaking at a Tuesday news conference alongside Hungary\u2019s prime minister, also accused the United States and NATO of using Ukraine to hem in Russia and ignoring Moscow\u2019s security concerns. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The moderates would hem them in, leave Democrats empty-handed except for their initial effort to ward off the pandemic. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "If the virus effectively stands still, the increase in the rollout of vaccines worldwide that is projected to take place over the next half year or so could start to hem the virus in. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "All that\u2019s to say, Hoshikawa is already planning on bribing her sister, a Parsons design student, to hem it for her. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Here, there\u2019s a coffee shop and an outdoor public terrace that opens to views of the main library and the skyscrapers that hem in Bryant Park. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2021",
      "After the soldiers continued to hem in Al-Aqsa, Hamas began launching rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 12 May 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Inky volcanic rocks, after which the residency is named, hem the shore. \u2014 Vogue , 1 June 2022",
      "Brothy toast needs walls to hem in all of its runny goodness, a little hug around the food that keeps it together. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 May 2022",
      "The Russian leader, who was speaking at a Tuesday news conference alongside Hungary\u2019s prime minister, also accused the United States and NATO of using Ukraine to hem in Russia and ignoring Moscow\u2019s security concerns. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "The moderates would hem them in, leave Democrats empty-handed except for their initial effort to ward off the pandemic. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 Sep. 2021",
      "If the virus effectively stands still, the increase in the rollout of vaccines worldwide that is projected to take place over the next half year or so could start to hem the virus in. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "All that\u2019s to say, Hoshikawa is already planning on bribing her sister, a Parsons design student, to hem it for her. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Here, there\u2019s a coffee shop and an outdoor public terrace that opens to views of the main library and the skyscrapers that hem in Bryant Park. \u2014 New York Times , 4 July 2021",
      "After the soldiers continued to hem in Al-Aqsa, Hamas began launching rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. \u2014 Annabelle Timsit, Quartz , 12 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
      "Verb (2)",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Interjection",
      "circa 1525, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-212247"
  },
  "hearse":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an elaborate framework erected over a coffin or tomb to which memorial verses or epitaphs are attached",
      ": a triangular candelabra for 15 candles used especially at Tenebrae",
      ": coffin",
      ": bier sense 1",
      ": a vehicle for conveying the dead to the grave",
      ": to place on or in a hearse",
      ": to convey in a hearse",
      ": bury",
      ": a vehicle for carrying a dead person to the grave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259rs",
      "\u02c8h\u0259rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bury",
      "entomb",
      "inhume",
      "inter",
      "lay",
      "put away",
      "tomb"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "disinter",
      "exhume",
      "unearth"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "the cemetery hearses an average of eight bodies a week",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And, as Pope Francis points out, there will not be a moving van behind the hearse that carries our body away. \u2014 Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review , 14 Feb. 2022",
      "Ahead of the ceremony, Kelsey led a hearse pulled by three black horses through Petts Wood. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Enlarge / Health care workers wearing personal protective equipment transport the body of a deceased patient onto a hearse outside the mortuary at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Police vehicles escorted a hearse carrying Reynolds\u2019s body to Leominster, passing sidewalks filled with residents who came out to honor him. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "After the service, Cottongim's body traveled to Cave Hill Cemetery in a silver hearse accompanied by hundreds of police cars and flashing lights. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Two of the victims were employees for a funeral home and were loading flowers in a hearse when they were shot, reports say. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "The feature drama Angel Flight, also launching in 2023, follows a group of professionals who work as international hearse repatriation experts, a job that involves sending people who have died abroad back to their homeland. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "It could have been placed in the baggage car of a train carrying his family, driven by hearse , or both. \u2014 Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Once on the freeway, the escort was assumed by a veterans motorcycle organization, in front and back of the white Cadillac hearse all the way to Hull\u2019s Walnut Creek Chapel. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Verb",
      "1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-214256"
  },
  "henpeck":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to subject (one's spouse or partner) to persistent nagging and domination"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hen-\u02ccpek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dog",
      "hound",
      "nag",
      "needle",
      "peck (at)"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "neighbors say she henpecked him into giving up golf and selling his clubs"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1671, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-215736"
  },
  "heroism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heroic conduct especially as exhibited in fulfilling a high purpose or attaining a noble end",
      ": the qualities of a hero",
      ": behavior showing great courage especially for a noble purpose",
      ": the qualities of a hero"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-\u02ccwi-z\u0259m",
      "\u02c8he-r\u0259-",
      "also",
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-\u02ccwi-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bottle",
      "bravery",
      "courage",
      "courageousness",
      "daring",
      "daringness",
      "dauntlessness",
      "doughtiness",
      "fearlessness",
      "gallantry",
      "greatheartedness",
      "guts",
      "gutsiness",
      "hardihood",
      "heart",
      "intestinal fortitude",
      "intrepidity",
      "intrepidness",
      "moxie",
      "nerve",
      "pecker",
      "prowess",
      "stoutness",
      "valor",
      "virtue"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "cowardice",
      "cowardliness",
      "cravenness",
      "dastardliness",
      "poltroonery",
      "spinelessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "women who showed heroism by fighting for their right to vote",
      "the inspiring heroism of the firefighters who risked their lives to save the people trapped in the burning building",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This barroom\u2013stock market environment is the turf of hustlers \u2014 minus the comic heroism of 1930s newspaper movies. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 10 June 2022",
      "People across Texas and the U.S. have been reminded this week\u2014with or without Abbott\u2019s help\u2014of the heroism of teachers. \u2014 Katie Reilly, Time , 27 May 2022",
      "The heroism of the group of elderly parishioners, authorities say, likely saved dozens of lives. \u2014 Claire Wang, NBC News , 17 May 2022",
      "The ceremony recognized the heroism of people in the profession, including journalist Austin Tice, who was captured while reporting in Syria a decade ago, and members of the industry who have lost their lives in Ukraine. \u2014 Kara Alaimo, CNN , 1 May 2022",
      "But the early heroism of the Black company didn\u2019t lead to many more positions or spots in white firehouses. \u2014 William Lee, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "This line of critique highlighted the gap between gameplay and narrative, pointing out that the heroism of video game protagonists hardly matched the player experience of murdering hundreds of digital puppets. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Among the countless ins and outs of the war in Ukraine, the heroism of the speeches and public appearances of President Volodymyr Zelensky stands out as something unlikely to be revised by history. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "The plight of refugees and the heroism of Ukrainian leaders and citizens comes to us in a fashion that is impossible for the world to ignore. \u2014 Howard Homonoff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220625-231735"
  },
  "heaven(s)":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome : firmament",
      ": the dwelling place of the Deity and the blessed dead",
      ": a spiritual state of everlasting communion with God",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": a place or condition of utmost happiness : something that is very pleasant or enjoyable",
      ": a state of thought in which sin is absent and the harmony of divine Mind (see mind entry 1 sense 8 ) is manifest",
      ": sky sense 1",
      ": a place where good people are believed in some religions to be rewarded with eternal life after death",
      ": god sense 1",
      ": a place or condition of complete happiness"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0259n",
      "\u02c8he-v\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "above",
      "bliss",
      "elysian fields",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "kingdom come",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "paradise",
      "sky",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "Pandemonium",
      "perdition"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "She prayed to God in Heaven .",
      "He hopes to go to Heaven when he dies.",
      "Our baby is a gift from heaven .",
      "the brightest star in the heavens",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Beth and Randall also go off into TV heaven as an iconic couple. \u2014 Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
      "To sit in one of the main theater\u2019s 700 seats is to be transported to big screen heaven . \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
      "The Fourth is subtle, smart, craftsmanly \u2014 a hard sell alongside its hummable, heaven -shaking siblings. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022",
      "Here the building assumes cosmological significance, performing the same act as does Stonehenge, linking heaven and earth at just the moment when the great wheel of the year begins to turn again. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "This heaven is controlled by Big Tech and kept behind a paywall. \u2014 Andrew R. Chow, Time , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "Adele and string instruments \u2014 a match made in pop music heaven . \u2014 Hannah Dailey, Billboard , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Chicago is a live music heaven with a variety of venues that host performers of all genres throughout the year. \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Best-selling author Mitch Albom is back from heaven and ready to consider the mystery of divine intervention on earth. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heven , from Old English heofon ; akin to Old High German himil heaven",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-062203"
  },
  "heartstrings":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nerve once believed to sustain the heart",
      ": the deepest emotions or affections"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccstri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "feeling",
      "passions",
      "sensibilities"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Is Us story editor Laura Kenar, who wrote this heartstring -yanker of an episode. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
      "From Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men to Demi Lovato, performances at the 62nd Grammy Awards tugged at our heartstrings . \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2020",
      "Andreas RentzGetty Images Lana Del Rey is known for making music that tugs at the heartstrings . \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire , 26 Jan. 2020",
      "The Giants, who are experts at using history to tug at the fans\u2019 heartstrings , were planning something special at Oracle Park for their home opener against the Dodgers, which was to be Friday. \u2014 Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com , 2 Apr. 2020",
      "Just like the movie, the live production tugs at heartstrings and features both emotional and laugh-out-loud moments. \u2014 Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com , 18 Dec. 2019",
      "Meanwhile, a gentle and sparse soundtrack from the avant garde songwriter Julia Holter refrains from plucking at our heartstrings , keeping the tone of Never Rarely Sometimes Always from veering into melodrama. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2020",
      "In Onward, Pixar has once again produced a marvelous movie with tons of laughs that tugs at your heartstrings . \u2014 Nina Huang, EW.com , 4 Apr. 2020",
      "John Crowley\u2019s immigrant love story tugs at the heartstrings and then some thanks to enormously likable performances from Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 Mar. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-074514"
  },
  "heritage":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": property that descends to an heir",
      ": something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor : legacy , inheritance",
      ": tradition",
      ": something possessed as a result of one's natural situation or birth : birthright",
      ": the traditions, achievements, and beliefs that are part of the history of a group of people"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-tij",
      "\u02c8he-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-tij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "convention",
      "custom",
      "prescription",
      "rubric",
      "rule",
      "tradition"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "hospitality is a cherished Southern heritage",
      "this farm is my heritage from my father, as it was for him from his father",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5\u2013 NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY Drama, heritage , soul; Actor Toma Ikuta trains for his first kabuki performance with his long-time friend, kabuki actor Matsuya Onoe. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 12 June 2022",
      "Prescott, who was born and raised in Wrangell and lives there today at her family\u2019s fishcamp, is of Sami, Norwegian, Finnish, German and Irish heritage . \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
      "Lala Anthony sat for an interview to discuss her partnership with Baileys Colada and Afro- Puerto Rican heritage . \u2014 Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "The Old Fence Rider Historical Center is a museum filled with items significant to Western heritage , including antique barbed wire from western states, Civil War memorabilia and railroad replica. \u2014 Navya Gupta, Detroit Free Press , 9 June 2022",
      "Inside, the home is dotted with family heirlooms, antique finds, and personal mementos that tell the story of the designer\u2019s travels and family heritage . \u2014 Christina Geyer, House Beautiful , 9 June 2022",
      "As if to underscore that Kamala is no conventional superhero, her costume features a silk scarf \u2013 reflecting her Pakistani heritage \u2013 rather than a cape. \u2014 Tyler Bey, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
      "Muslim heritage is foundational, with her Pakistani American cultural identity woven into the fabric of her world and the story behind those powers. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 8 June 2022",
      "Bil Weekend said the case highlighted the need to inform tourists about efforts to protect the country\u2019s heritage . \u2014 Ellen Francis, Washington Post , 7 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heritage, eritage, borrowed from Anglo-French, from heriter \"to inherit, make an heir\" (going back to Late Latin h\u0113r\u0113dit\u0101re \"to leave as an inheritance, inherit, make an heir,\" from Latin h\u0113r\u0113d-, h\u0113r\u0113s  heir entry 1 + -it\u0101re, verb suffix) + -age  -age ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220626-090059"
  },
  "headgear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a covering or protective device for the head",
      ": a harness for a horse's head",
      ": something worn on the head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccgir",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccgir"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "chapeau",
      "hat",
      "headdress",
      "headpiece",
      "lid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The law requires cyclists to wear protective headgear .",
      "Her preferred form of headgear is a big, floppy hat.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The trainer handed his young fighter a protective cup, a mouthpiece and headgear . \u2014 Roman Stubbs, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022",
      "The Stetson is the state of Texas\u2019s official headgear . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
      "Equipped with helmet-like headgear and the most complex head-neck joints ever seen in a mammal, the giraffoid was perfectly suited for competitive headbutting in the quest for courtship. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 4 June 2022",
      "Mayweather and Paul will not be required to wear headgear , but both will have 12 oz. \u2014 Analis Bailey, USA TODAY , 6 June 2021",
      "These are good to mix in with the unicorn or cat headbands, so kids can have their pick of headgear with flair. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "Certified by Adobe and Autodesk, SpatialLabs uses a specialized optical lens, two eye-tracking cameras, and AI to make 2D work look 3D without pesky glasses or other clunky headgear . \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
      "The Kylie Cosmetics founder also put a spin on athletic headgear in this bridal look from Off-White. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "If the red carpet turned out to be surprisingly slim on the diadems, a number of other ornate headgear made up for it. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-095629"
  },
  "hello":{
    "type":[
      "interjection",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an expression or gesture of greeting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d",
      "he-",
      "h\u0259-\u02c8l\u014d",
      "he-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "greeting",
      "salutation",
      "salute",
      "welcome"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adieu",
      "bon voyage",
      "cong\u00e9",
      "congee",
      "farewell",
      "Godspeed",
      "good-bye",
      "good-by"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They welcomed us with a warm hello .",
      "we said our hellos and got right down to business",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Maybe just to stop by with ice cream for the kids or even just to say a quick hello to his best friend? \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
      "Different honks can signal anything from rage to a friendly hello . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
      "Members of the cast, including Michelle Dockery and Hugh Bonneville, said a special hello to theaters owners via video. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "And despite the recent angry words, each of us said a polite hello to the other\u2026 and both of us were sincere in those sentiments. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The hand signs for hello and goodbye can be useful in a large group meeting. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "And then reminding us, on the way out, that every farewell is also a hello , and every time to die is a time to be reborn. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Los Angeles Times , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Kristen Stewart and Billie Eilish waved a sweet hello on the gold steps. \u2014 Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "In keeping with the dominant Hollywood origin story of the time, that movie is hailed as an artistic and commercial breakthrough \u2014 goodbye nickelodeons, hello movie palaces! \u2014 New York Times , 11 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of hollo ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1834, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-105925"
  },
  "heretical":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma : characterized by heresy",
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards : unorthodox"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259-\u02c8re-ti-k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dissentient",
      "dissenting",
      "dissident",
      "heterodox",
      "iconoclastic",
      "maverick",
      "nonconformist",
      "nonorthodox",
      "out-there",
      "unconventional",
      "unorthodox"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conforming",
      "conformist",
      "conventional",
      "orthodox"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the belief that women should be allowed to have careers outside the home was once considered heretical",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The attack came as worshipers at the Sunni mosque gathered for zikr \u2014 an act of religious remembrance seen as heretical by some hard-line Sunni groups. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Instead, corporate studios transform these stories into quasi-religious texts that are pharisaically protected by copyright from heretical reinterpretation and innovation\u2014in other words, fan service. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 May 2022",
      "In this new order, Subin argues, deification would become, at best, heretical and, at worst, nonsensical. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "But innovations meant to attract newcomers are considered by the old guard as impure, even heretical or just tacky. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Such changes might sound heretical to those who grew up at a time when the theater was almost sacrosanct \u2014 a place to get lost in the latest cinematic adventure. \u2014 Brian Raftery, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "The first stratagem of the racist is not to quote Adolph Hitler, or George Wallace, or bad science, or heretical religion. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 16 Jan. 2022",
      "Throughout history, our communities have comprised the pious and the heretical , the observant and the indifferent. \u2014 Mark Oppenheimer, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Wilson has too often been ignored here in Alabama, where too much heretical religion allows people to ignore the balance of nature in the name of God. \u2014 John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al , 18 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heretikel, borrowed from Medieval Latin haeretic\u0101lis, from Late Latin haereticus  heretic + Latin -\u0101lis  -al entry 1 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-115451"
  },
  "headstone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a memorial stone at the head of a grave",
      ": a stone that marks a grave"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccst\u014dn",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccst\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "gravestone",
      "monument",
      "stone",
      "tombstone"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her resting place remains unmarked because the family had a very ugly argument about what should go on her headstone . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "After just barely missing the funeral service, Vervilles drove up the road to his gravesite, bowed to his headstone , and placed her right hand to rest on its top. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2022",
      "Elliott, Collen and Savage spoke with USA TODAY via video from London to delve into the new album, Def Leppard\u2019s undeniable chemistry and what Elliott would like written on his headstone . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
      "Her resting place remains unmarked because the family had a very ugly argument about what should go on her headstone . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Her resting place remains unmarked because the family had a very ugly argument about what should go on her headstone . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Her resting place remains unmarked because the family had a very ugly argument about what should go on her headstone . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Her resting place remains unmarked because the family had a very ugly argument about what should go on her headstone . \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "Surrounding her headstone are six other graves, including an infant and five other children and young adults who once lived with the family. \u2014 Johnny Edwards, ajc , 3 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-131824"
  },
  "headdress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an often elaborate covering for the head",
      ": a covering or ornament for the head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccdres",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccdres"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "chapeau",
      "hat",
      "headgear",
      "headpiece",
      "lid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The dancers wore ceremonial headdresses .",
      "most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Its headdress \u2014 sprouts of branches and birds \u2014 has a Tim Burton fever-dream eeriness. \u2014 Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "Her seven-pointed headdress , too, was an homage to the similar one worn by Lady Liberty. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "Suella Wendell, who is Yup\u2019ik and set to graduate from Chugiak High School next year, plans to wear regalia at her graduation ceremony, including a Yup\u2019ik headdress created by an elder from Toksook Bay and mukluks. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
      "Standing at the center of the outdoor forecourt is \u2018Satellite,\u2019 a 24-foot-high sculpture that recalls traditional D\u2019mba, a headdress shaped like a female bust created by the Baga peoples of the Guinea coast. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The rosettes on this gold diadem were made of gold foil and wire, and likely decorated a headdress or garment of an elite Scythian woman. \u2014 CNN , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Students are now allowed to substitute their caps with a traditional headdress , which some principals made exceptions for last year. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2022",
      "Researchers say the two limestone sphinxes depicted Amenhotep in a mongoose headdress , sporting a beard and broad necklace, per the statement. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Jan. 2022",
      "Following the show, Rihanna shook things up, trading in her crop top, pants, and headdress for a sheer black Gucci mini dress, strappy heels, and another long silver statement necklace. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1645, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-132646"
  },
  "heinie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": buttocks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "backside",
      "behind",
      "booty",
      "bootie",
      "bottom",
      "breech",
      "bum",
      "buns",
      "butt",
      "buttocks",
      "caboose",
      "can",
      "cheeks",
      "derriere",
      "derri\u00e8re",
      "duff",
      "fanny",
      "fundament",
      "hams",
      "haunches",
      "hunkers",
      "keister",
      "keester",
      "nates",
      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rear end",
      "rump",
      "seat",
      "tail",
      "tail end",
      "tush"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Get off your heinie and do some work.",
      "a skirt so tight that her heinie was clearly outlined"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of hinder entry 2 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1921, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144403"
  },
  "hermitage":{
    "type":[
      "noun ()"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the habitation of a hermit",
      ": a secluded residence or private retreat : hideaway",
      ": monastery",
      ": the life or condition of a hermit",
      ": a red or white Rhone valley wine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259r-m\u0259-tij",
      "\u02cc(h)er-mi-\u02c8t\u00e4zh"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "concealment",
      "covert",
      "den",
      "hideaway",
      "hideout",
      "hidey-hole",
      "hidy-hole",
      "lair",
      "nest"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "On weekends he escapes to his hermitage in the mountains.",
      "the artist's desert hermitage was a small adobe house at the end of a long dusty road",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "And Russian and Ukrainian officials traded blame for the burning of the main temple of the All Saints hermitage , a 16th-century monastery in eastern Ukraine that is considered one of the three most sacred sites in Ukraine for Orthodox believers. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com , 4 June 2022",
      "Manyava flourished, becoming the dominant hermitage in Galicia, until its abrupt closure in 1785, the dispersal of its monks, and the confiscation of the Bohorodchany Iconostasis and other icons. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 May 2022",
      "Most of this writing was done at the Encinitas hermitage , which was secretly built for Yogananda as a surprise during his years abroad. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Janakananda, who built the Encinitas hermitage , succeeded him as Fellowship president until his own death three years later in Borrego Springs. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Perhaps the most memorable corner of Jeollanam-do is Chunjinam, the tranquil hermitage where Jeong Kwan resides. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "This doesn\u2019t mean total hermitage at a time when the economy is desperately in need of participation. \u2014 Chris Wilson, Time , 12 Nov. 2021",
      "The islands' sole archaeologist Katharine Sawyer, who runs Scilly Walks, takes groups out here, or to other islands like St. Helen's (which has a medieval hermitage ) or Samson. \u2014 Kate Eshelby, CNN , 14 June 2021",
      "The exterior of my hermitage was washed the color of runny egg yolk. \u2014 Wes Enzinna, Harper's magazine , 19 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun (2)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun (1)",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun (2)",
      "1680, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-210021"
  },
  "hero-worship":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to feel or express hero worship for",
      ": veneration of a hero",
      ": foolish or excessive adulation for an individual"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hir-(\u02cc)\u014d-\u02ccw\u0259r-ship"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adore",
      "adulate",
      "canonize",
      "deify",
      "dote (on)",
      "idolize",
      "worship"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "adulation",
      "deification",
      "idolatry",
      "idolization",
      "worship",
      "worshipping",
      "worshiping"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "He objects to the unthinking hero worship of great athletes by their fans.",
      "once the object of uncritical hero worship , the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "But asking them feels right in line with the series-long quest to interrogate the all-American project of unthinking hero worship . \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
      "If Zelenskyy represents a democratic hero, it should nonetheless be remembered that democracy does not need \u2013 and should not seek \u2013 the sorts of hero worship that authoritarians like Putin demand. \u2014 Michael Blake, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Devoid of insight and ricocheting between dull vulgarity and vacuous hero worship , the show, which had its official opening Wednesday at the Longacre Theatre, is less edifying than a scroll through the archives of the tabloids. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "In selecting Shiraz, a city in the southwest of Iran, Farhadi wanted to build a bridge between his contemporary saga about a man put on a pedestal and hero worship in antiquity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Chinese hero worship is impressive to witness \u2014 and surreal to experience when your grandmother is the one being revered. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "Other fans have likewise defended the books by pointing to Herbert's numerous quotes about how his series is intended as a cautionary tale against zealotry, idolization, and hero worship . \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 14 Oct. 2021",
      "Organizers promise that this anniversary won't all involve hero worship of the Founding Fathers and won't turn a blind eye to the slavery that steered South Carolina's history for 400 years. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "The Couric episode highlights the perils of hero worship . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "1574, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-211322"
  },
  "heartbreak":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": crushing grief, anguish, or distress",
      ": very great or deep grief"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u0101k",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccbr\u0101k"
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    "synonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "anguish",
      "dolefulness",
      "dolor",
      "grief",
      "heartache",
      "sorriness",
      "sorrow",
      "woe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blessedness",
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "cheer",
      "cheerfulness",
      "cheeriness",
      "delight",
      "ecstasy",
      "elatedness",
      "elation",
      "euphoria",
      "exhilaration",
      "exuberance",
      "exultation",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "gladsomeness",
      "glee",
      "gleefulness",
      "happiness",
      "joy",
      "joyfulness",
      "joyousness",
      "jubilation",
      "pleasure",
      "rapture",
      "rapturousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "He recently suffered a string of romantic heartbreaks .",
      "I understand the heartbreak you must feel over your grandmother's death.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "His retirement plans are thwarted, however, by Bale's Gorr, a disillusioned believer bent on killing all the gods after experiencing personal heartbreak . \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 21 June 2022",
      "Sonically, the album strips away anything that would distract from the project\u2019s vocals and lyrics, which find Eldredge digging deeper into not only themes of love and heartbreak , but mental health. \u2014 Jessica Nicholson, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
      "The finale of the second season is nothing short of epic, yet against a backdrop of bittersweet heartbreak . \u2014 Ollie Barder, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
      "Oppenheimer poignantly shifts the focus away from the criminal and crime, and instead presents the historic, spirited community at the center of this heartbreak . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
      "Boots takes a work trip and Lola throws herself into investigating the puzzle of her present while exploring the history and heartbreak of her past. \u2014 Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
      "In the days that followed, local heartbreak bubbled into rage as Texas officials waxed on about police bravery, glossing over law enforcement missteps that took days to acknowledge. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 29 May 2022",
      "In the days that followed, local heartbreak bubbled into rage as Texas officials waxed on about police bravery, glossing over law enforcement missteps that took days to acknowledge. \u2014 Mark Berman, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
      "And, of course, part of growing up is experiencing heartbreak , which McRae portrays poignantly on the album. \u2014 Ellise Shafer, Variety , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220627-235648"
  },
  "hew":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument",
      ": to cut down by blows of an ax",
      ": to give form or shape to with or as if with heavy cutting blows",
      ": to make cutting blows (as with an ax)",
      ": conform , adhere",
      "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare",
      ": to chop down",
      ": to shape by cutting with an ax",
      "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hy\u00fc",
      "\u02c8hy\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chop (down)",
      "cut (down)",
      "fell",
      "mow"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "They hewed logs to build a cabin.",
      "The walls are built of stones hewn by skilled craftsmen.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Some producers hew closely to the strict model, while most others apply it in part. \u2014 Ellen Bhang, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Still, discovering a new style star among the men, where many still hew to a more classic black tie formula, feels like a rarer occurrence. \u2014 Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "The state court said the new maps should hew as closely as possible to the prior districts while complying with legal requirements. \u2014 Jess Bravin, wsj.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "While there are plenty of public health precautions in place, for most fans, the event will hew to familiar contours as 49 mushers traverse the northern route to Nome. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 27 Feb. 2022",
      "At first glance, the video seems to hew to her usual content template of promotions for her wellness workshops, or cozy carseat vlogs offering vaguely inspirational messages. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Months after vaccination, researchers can still see evidence of B cells trying to hew their antibodies into better weapons, just in case the virus returns. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "Although the first installment seemed to hew closely to Hogg\u2019s life, the second blurs the line between truth and fiction. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "The former president\u2019s approach has also encouraged an expectation among Republican base voters that their representatives will hew unswervingly to the party line. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-064436"
  },
  "head off":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to turn back or turn aside : block , prevent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "avert",
      "forestall",
      "help",
      "obviate",
      "preclude",
      "prevent",
      "stave off"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "if we act quickly, we may still be able to head off disaster"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1825, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-105202"
  },
  "help":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to give assistance or support to (someone) : to provide (someone) with something that is useful or necessary in achieving an end",
      ": to make more pleasant or bearable : improve , relieve",
      ": rescue , save",
      ": to be of use to : benefit",
      ": to further the advancement of : promote",
      ": to change for the better",
      ": to refrain from : avoid",
      ": to keep from occurring : prevent",
      ": to restrain (oneself) from doing something",
      ": to serve with food or drink especially at a meal",
      ": to take something for (oneself) without permission",
      ": to give assistance or support",
      ": to be of use or benefit",
      ": upon my word : believe it or not",
      ": the act or an instance of doing or supplying something to make it easier for another to complete a task, deal with a problem, etc. : aid , assistance",
      "\u2014 see also self-help",
      ": a source of aid",
      "\u2014 see also help desk , help menu , help screen",
      ": remedy , relief",
      ": employee",
      ": a domestic worker",
      ": to provide with what is useful in achieving an end",
      ": to give relief from pain or disease",
      ": prevent sense 1",
      ": serve entry 1 sense 1",
      ": an act or instance of helping : aid",
      ": the fact of being useful or helpful",
      ": the ability to be helped",
      ": a person or a thing that helps",
      ": a body of hired helpers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8help",
      "Southern often",
      "also",
      "\u02c8help"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abet",
      "aid",
      "assist",
      "back",
      "backstop",
      "prop (up)",
      "support"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abetment",
      "aid",
      "assist",
      "assistance",
      "backing",
      "boost",
      "hand",
      "helping hand",
      "leg up",
      "lift",
      "support"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Perkins also couldn't help but talk about the young core the Pistons appear to be forming. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
      "The clerk's office said the worker was trained, and the Dominion representative was there to help . \u2014 CBS News , 24 June 2022",
      "There would be money to help states enforce red flag laws and for other states without them that for violence prevention programs. \u2014 Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2022",
      "There would be money to help states enforce red flag laws and for other states without them that for violence prevention programs. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
      "Although #Kanthony was absolutely adored, viewers couldn't help but be disappointed over the disappearance of Simon Basset, portrayed by Reg\u00e9-Jean Page in season 1. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 23 June 2022",
      "The hearings\u2019 spectacle of competence \u2014 of authority and accountability, and the reassertion of truth in a multi-reality country \u2014 can\u2019t help but soothe. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
      "Viktor can't help but notice the changes in his sister. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
      "But what can\u2019t help but come through in the diaries \u2014 particularly in 1981, when Andy first breaks up with Jed \u2014 is his pursuit of Jon Gould. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "During the 2022 filing season, the IRS received about 73 million telephone calls from taxpayers seeking help or guidance. \u2014 Michelle Singletary, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
      "The City of Solon is seeking help from residents and visitors to identify dead zones and weak cellular network coverage, by carrier, throughout the city. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
      "Authorities are seeking the public\u2019s help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed a bank in Torrington Wednesday morning while armed with a handgun, police said. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 22 June 2022",
      "On Monday, the department issued a statement seeking the public\u2019s help in providing more information about the incident. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The Yavapai County Sheriff\u2019s Department is seeking public help to identify a deceased man in an 11-year cold case. \u2014 Sam Burdette, The Arizona Republic , 20 June 2022",
      "Countries including Sri Lanka, Zambia and Lebanon are already in the grip of crises and are seeking international help to provide loans or restructure their debts. \u2014 Jason Douglas, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "The city is also seeking the county\u2019s help in providing tax dollars to pay for onsite infrastructure so that the A\u2019s can build their project. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
      "Purdy said while access to treatment and recovery services has expanded in Kentucky, some people still fear seeking help . \u2014 Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Verb and Noun",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-163441"
  },
  "heartwarming":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": inspiring sympathetic feeling : cheering"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccw\u022fr-mi\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cheering",
      "comforting",
      "encouraging",
      "fulfilling",
      "gladdening",
      "gratifying",
      "heartening",
      "rewarding",
      "satisfying"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "demoralizing",
      "depressing",
      "discouraging",
      "disheartening",
      "dispiriting"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The movie is a heartwarming story about a boy and his dog.",
      "It's heartwarming to see how his neighbors have helped him.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Clint Eastwood succeeds in revealing his softer side in Honkytonk Man, a surprisingly sweet and heartwarming road movie that hums along at a pleasant pace. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
      "Who says ghost stories can't be cute and heartwarming ? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
      "Politicians may use YouTube to share campaign ads \u2013 but one U.S. congresswoman shared a more heartwarming video on her page on Monday. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 16 May 2022",
      "Having distinguished alumni return to host is always special and heartwarming , particularly on a cold night like tonight. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "The heartwarming and emotional introduction took place at the annual Gift of Life Marrow Registry tournament on April 13. \u2014 Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "To be able to give back to the community that has supported my business for the past decade is very heartwarming . \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Being able to bring a friend for free to the Angelika to see \u2018The Duke,\u2019 a heartwarming and hilarious gem, is the perfect way to celebrate the magical experience of watching films in a theater with an audience. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "When this film was released, the idea of a father who stayed at home with his children was so novel that it was deemed both heartwarming and hilarious. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 10 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1743, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-163817"
  },
  "hence":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": from this place : away",
      ": henceforth",
      ": from this time",
      ": because of a preceding fact or premise : therefore",
      ": from this source or origin",
      ": from this place : from this time",
      ": from this place",
      ": from this time",
      ": as a result : therefore"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hen(t)s",
      "\u02c8hens"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accordingly",
      "consequently",
      "ergo",
      "so",
      "therefore",
      "thereupon",
      "thus",
      "wherefore"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The University of Michigan\u2019s consumer sentiment survey showed a jump in inflation expectations for five years hence from 3 percent to 3.3 percent. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 13 June 2022",
      "The other owner is Jerry Crawford of Donegal Racing, hence part of the name of the horse. \u2014 John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
      "Compared with the rest of the country, businesses in high-immigration areas have access to more workers and hence less incentive to invest in further automation. \u2014 Michael Luca, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
      "Hence the problem with Ryanair using it as a means to prove South African-ness\u2014and hence the consternation that greeted Ryanair\u2019s decision to double down, even though British authorities say the test is not required. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
      "Many Chinese communities think yellow skin is an indicator of a chicken that lived well, and hence eats well, and some kitchens will tint the poaching water with a tiny bit of turmeric to oblige their customers. \u2014 Tse Wei Lim, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
      "Akilah wants to be a veterinarian, Stewart said, hence the rabbits. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
      "The area is known for its seclusion\u2014 hence why many high-profile people and celebrities live here\u2014as well as its myriad parks, hiking options and hilly topography. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
      "With no way of predicting its mass, and hence the amount of energy required to stir it into activity, the hope at the time lay in building ever larger particle accelerators. \u2014 Andrew Crumey, WSJ , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English hennes, henne , from Old English heonan ; akin to Old High German hinnan away, Old English h\u0113r here",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-171204"
  },
  "here and now":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the present time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "moment",
      "now",
      "present",
      "today"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "while we can plan for the future, we must first deal with the here and now",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to Rudaz, anyone can start this by introducing small exercises and mindset changes in their everyday lives like: Generating feelings of happiness in the here and now . \u2014 Mark Travers, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "Dystopian dramas invariably have more impact when one foot is firmly planted in the here and now . \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "More disconcerting are contradictions in the here and now . \u2014 Geoff Colvin, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
      "As someone who can often get lost in their headspace or the energies, my waist beads literally tether me to my physical form, reminding me to slow down and be in the here and now . \u2014 Vogue , 5 May 2022",
      "My questions about this boyfriend are just in the here and now . \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "On Saturday, the focus was on the here and now ; on a championship that, just a month ago, seemed like a long-shot. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
      "Though the sixth-floor lounge takes inspiration from old-school chalets with its fireplace, low-slung seating, and mountain views, the fun Victrola Listening Lounge and whimsical cocktails like the chocolatey mint-green Yard Sale feel here and now . \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
      "Their children learned to ski here and now bring their children. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1829, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-173414"
  },
  "height":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the part that rises or extends upward the greatest distance : the highest part : summit",
      ": the most advanced or extreme point of something : zenith",
      ": the distance from the bottom to the top of someone or something standing upright",
      ": the extent of elevation above a level",
      ": the condition of being tall or extending upward a great distance",
      ": an extent of land rising to a considerable degree above the surrounding country",
      ": a point or position that is advanced or extreme or that extends upward a great distance : a high point or position",
      ": an advanced social rank",
      ": the distance from the bottom to the top of something standing upright",
      ": distance upward",
      ": the highest point or greatest degree",
      ": the distance from the bottom to the top of something standing upright",
      ": the distance from the lowest to the highest point of an animal body especially of a human being in a natural standing position or from the lowest point to an arbitrarily chosen upper point"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012bt",
      "nonstandard",
      "\u02c8h\u012bt",
      "\u02c8h\u012bt",
      "\u02c8h\u012btth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acme",
      "apex",
      "apogee",
      "capstone",
      "climax",
      "crescendo",
      "crest",
      "crown",
      "culmination",
      "head",
      "high noon",
      "high-water mark",
      "meridian",
      "ne plus ultra",
      "noon",
      "noontime",
      "peak",
      "pinnacle",
      "sum",
      "summit",
      "tip-top",
      "top",
      "zenith"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "bottom",
      "nadir",
      "rock bottom"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Despite its critical acclaim, the project had unintentionally poor timing, coming out at the height of the pandemic lockdown. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
      "Even at the height of his popularity, Mr. Trintignant insisted that acting was always a struggle. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
      "What was debuting at the height of the pandemic like? \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 17 June 2022",
      "However, Portugal is among the countries still arguing that opening the EU path now does little to help Ukraine at the height of the conflict and creates false expectations for Ukrainians about their prospects of joining the bloc. \u2014 Laurence Norman, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "But at the height of the Omicron surge, when the balance was flipped, there were 92 deaths for every 100,000 Hispanic people and 55 deaths for every 100,000 Black people, compared with 35 deaths for every 100,000 White people. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 16 June 2022",
      "Park officials say the northern half of the park, however, is likely to remain closed all summer, a devastating blow to the local economies at the height of tourist season. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
      "At the height of tourist season, the park has had to close all of its entrances because of the flood damage and the northern park gateway is expected to be closed for the rest of the season. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 15 June 2022",
      "This is the ex of a politician\u2019s now-notorious son, a woman who claims no desire to be famous, guards her privacy, then publishes a memoir at precisely the moment when her former father-in-law is at the height of his power. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heighthe , from Old English h\u012behthu ; akin to Old High German h\u014dhida height, Old English h\u0113ah high",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-184657"
  },
  "heterogeneity":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of consisting of dissimilar or diverse elements : the quality or state of being heterogeneous",
      ": the quality or state of being heterogeneous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "\u02cche-tr\u014d-",
      "\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u014d-j\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-\u0259t-\u0113, \u02cche-tr\u014d-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "assortment",
      "diverseness",
      "diversity",
      "heterogeneousness",
      "manifoldness",
      "miscellaneousness",
      "multifariousness",
      "multiplicity",
      "variety",
      "variousness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the cultural heterogeneity of its residents is a point of pride for the city",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The great difficulty is the fact that the heterogeneity of the symptoms is quite vast. \u2014 CBS News , 5 June 2022",
      "Such heterogeneity in cities subconsciously plants seeds of appreciation for diversity, tolerance and empathy that can benefit the natural world. \u2014 Nyeema C. Harris, Scientific American , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "The researchers say their results held true even after controlling for CEO heterogeneity (the tendency of race-running executives to be more talented, athletic, and disciplined overall), past job performance, and other variables. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 22 Sep. 2014",
      "Businesses looking to stay competitive with technology have accepted heterogeneity across cloud infrastructure, services, applications and management. \u2014 Matthew Morgan, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
      "The heterogeneity of the disease and the versatility of care open significant opportunities for health tech companies to contribute to better health and longer life of cancer patients. \u2014 Sergey Avdeychik, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "This heterogeneity is similar to that seen in human and animal brains. \u2014 Elizabeth Fernandez, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
      "Efforts to clarify these therapeutic mechanisms are further confounded by the considerable heterogeneity in exosome preparations. \u2014 Michael Eisenstein, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
      "There are several challenges such as data set heterogeneity . \u2014 Kevin Krewell, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"see heterogeneous ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1641, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201522"
  },
  "heartache":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": anguish of mind : sorrow",
      ": sorrow entry 1 sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02cc\u0101k",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02cc\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affliction",
      "anguish",
      "dolefulness",
      "dolor",
      "grief",
      "heartbreak",
      "sorriness",
      "sorrow",
      "woe"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "blessedness",
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "cheer",
      "cheerfulness",
      "cheeriness",
      "delight",
      "ecstasy",
      "elatedness",
      "elation",
      "euphoria",
      "exhilaration",
      "exuberance",
      "exultation",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "gladsomeness",
      "glee",
      "gleefulness",
      "happiness",
      "joy",
      "joyfulness",
      "joyousness",
      "jubilation",
      "pleasure",
      "rapture",
      "rapturousness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "I've had more than my share of heartaches in my life.",
      "the heartache she felt when she saw the innocent victims of the war",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Roy might have had the same upstanding standards as his counterpart on the silver screen, but his life was not spared the hardship and heartache of a Hollywood story. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 19 June 2022",
      "There are a lot of musical turns across the album, but all of them are truly affecting, giving you that instant heartache that the best emotive music does. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 7 June 2022",
      "Like any good country artist, Peck writes about heartache . \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 2 June 2022",
      "Most people assume that times of grief, sadness, or heartache are the hardest parts of life, and that's true. \u2014 Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
      "Dean fell down the Watergate rabbit hole and has been stuck there for five decades, which \u2014 for better and worse \u2014 has brought him fame, heartache , fortune, redemption and now the unofficial title of \u00e9minence grise of political scandals. \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
      "Wellman was among the dozen or so speakers who, one after another, unloaded their grief, heartache , rage, weariness and, in at least one case, their hope. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 26 May 2022",
      "In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Billboard compiled a list of Regional Mexican Queens who have not only charted on our Regional Mexican Airplay chart, but have also dropped songs to heal a heartache . \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 5 May 2022",
      "On Friday, the sense of enduring heartache remained on display: A 70-year-old cousin stood around the corner from the church\u2019s tall red front doors as other relatives walked inside to view Mr. Patterson\u2019s body. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220628-234100"
  },
  "hep":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hip entry 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hep",
      "\u02c8h\u0259p",
      "\u02c8h\u0259t",
      "\u02c8hep"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "au courant",
      "cool",
      "def",
      "downtown",
      "groovy",
      "hip",
      "in",
      "mod",
      "now",
      "trendy",
      "turned-on",
      "with-it"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "out",
      "uncool",
      "unhip",
      "untrendy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "hep devotees of jazz were willing to brave any venue to hear him play"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Interjection",
    "first_known_use":[
      "Interjection",
      "1862, in the meaning defined above",
      "Adjective",
      "1899, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-061704"
  },
  "hereafter":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": after this in sequence or in time",
      ": in some future time or state",
      ": future",
      ": an existence beyond earthly life",
      ": future",
      ": after this",
      ": in some future time or state",
      ": future entry 2 sense 1",
      ": life after death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hir-\u02c8af-t\u0259r",
      "hir-\u02c8af-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "henceforth",
      "henceforward"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "by-and-by",
      "future",
      "futurity",
      "offing",
      "tomorrow"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "Hereafter the two companies will operate in full partnership.",
      "We don't know what will happen hereafter .",
      "Noun",
      "apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter",
      "hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "That\u2019s why the 2018 announcement of the properties of NGC 1052-DF2, hereafter known as DF2 for short, came as such a shock. \u2014 Ethan Siegel, Forbes , 22 June 2021",
      "In ancient times, families hoped that through such intercession, the dead person would receive a better place in the life hereafter . \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "And now for some bad news: Aside from an occasional episode shared out of the goodness of my heart, Plaintext will hereafter be available only for subscribers. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 21 Jan. 2021",
      "The Washington Team \u2013 hereafter known in This Space as the Teamskins \u2013 already have started 3 QBs this season. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 19 Nov. 2020",
      "Saying that to them out loud, and thanking them, would be a fitting end bracket to this period \u2014 and a start to your seeing their choices hereafter as standing up for themselves. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Sep. 2020",
      "There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "According to Mitchell, Wray, and Watts ( hereafter MW&W), the standard approach, which relates the present value of tax revenue to the present value of government spending and the government debt, is misleading. \u2014 WSJ , 14 Jan. 2020",
      "The detective won\u2019t forget, not on any Christmas Eve hereafter , his awful duty to carry out a little body as evidence of a felony. \u2014 Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com , 6 June 2019",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "On the individual level, the Talmud states, there is no reward for doing a mitzvah in this world; that comes in the hereafter (Kiddushin 39b). \u2014 Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
      "All are songs of loss, love, hope and faith in the hereafter \u2014 the greatest tribute Willie Nelson could offer his beloved sister. \u2014 Thom Duffy, Billboard , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Industry captains say that the economy has bottomed out and will be on an upswing hereafter reaching pre-covid levels in another six months. \u2014 Ramakrishnan Narayanan, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "Somewhere in the hereafter , Tony Stark is exceedingly jealous. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 14 July 2021",
      "And yet, though the book\u2019s hereafter looks backward to us today, there\u2019s something very timely about its play with gender fluidity and the social construction of identity. \u2014 Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2021",
      "Flash forward 50 years: Both my parents recently passed into the hereafter . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "In spiritual seclusion, Muslims reflect on their faith, their relationship with Allah (SWT), their relationships with others, where their life is going, and the hereafter . \u2014 Nadia Ebrahim, refinery29.com , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Instead, the film takes an open, and almost radically vulnerable, look at the future of being famous, a hereafter Eilish is crafting before our very eyes. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 26 Feb. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adverb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Noun",
      "1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1591, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-104305"
  },
  "heretic":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a person who differs in opinion from established religious dogma (see dogma sense 2 )",
      ": a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church who refuses to acknowledge or accept a revealed truth",
      ": one who differs in opinion from an accepted belief or doctrine : nonconformist",
      ": a person who believes or teaches something opposed to accepted beliefs (as of a church)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-\u02cctik",
      "\u02c8he-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-\u02cctik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dissenter",
      "dissentient",
      "dissident",
      "heresiarch",
      "nonconformist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conformer",
      "conformist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The church regards them as heretics .",
      "Galileo was condemned as a heretic for supporting Copernicus's thesis that the earth revolves around the sun and not vice versa.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Benedetta\u2019s rise to power ignites the indignation of Sister Christina (Louise Chevillotte), who tries to out her as a charlatan and a heretic . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Dec. 2021",
      "Likewise, referring to Francis as unorthodox or a heretic is unacceptable. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Sep. 2021",
      "In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic , was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2021",
      "An apostate from the faith, a heretic , or a schismatic automatically incurs excommunication, when the delict (or violation) is committed. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
      "In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic , was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2021",
      "In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic , was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2021",
      "The bishop has to decide whether to have the minister tried as a heretic . \u2014 Celia Storey, Arkansas Online , 24 May 2021",
      "As this example illustrates, one of the hardest questions a science commentator faces is when to take a heretic seriously. \u2014 Matt Ridley, WSJ , 9 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heretik, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French heretic, heretik, borrowed from Late Latin haereticus, hereticus, borrowed from Late Greek hairetik\u00f3s, from hairetik\u00f3s, adjective, \"departing from dogma, heretical,\" going back to Greek, \"able to choose, due to choice,\" from hairet\u00f3s \"that may be taken, eligible, chosen,\" verbal adjective of haire\u00een \"to take, grasp, (middle voice) obtain, choose, prefer\" + -ikos  -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at heresy ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-132149"
  },
  "HEPA":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": being, using, or containing a filter usually designed to remove 99.97 percent of airborne particles measuring 0.3 micrometers or greater in diameter passing through it",
      ": being, using, or containing a filter usually designed to remove 99.97% of airborne particles measuring 0.3 microns or greater in diameter passing through it"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-p\u0259",
      "\u02c8hep-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" h igh- e fficiency p articulate a ir (filter)",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1965, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-133821"
  },
  "heparin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a mucopolysaccharide sulfuric acid ester that is found especially in the liver and lungs, that prolongs the clotting time of blood, and that is used medically in the form of its sodium salt",
      ": a glycosaminoglycan sulfuric acid ester that occurs especially in the liver and lungs, that prolongs the clotting time of blood by preventing the formation of fibrin, and that is administered parenterally in the form of its sodium salt in vascular surgery and in the treatment of postoperative thrombosis and embolism \u2014 see liquaemin \u2014 compare antiprothrombin , antithrombin"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-p\u0259-r\u0259n",
      "\u02c8hep-\u0259-r\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the affected patients, researchers have seen a rare clotting reaction similar to a rare side effect of the blood-thinning medication heparin . \u2014 Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "The blood-thinning medication heparin is commonly used to treat clots but could be hazardous if used in these situations. \u2014 Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune , 13 Apr. 2021",
      "The other trial will study the use of heparin in patients who are hospitalized. \u2014 Anna Edney, Bloomberg.com , 10 Sep. 2020",
      "These guys in Italy, based on their experience, are saying that prophylactic doses of the anticoagulants heparin or Lovenox or something along those lines should be continued for 14 days after the patient has been discharged home. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com , 9 July 2020",
      "His team has started such a study and going forward will test varying doses of either the classic blood thinner heparin or one of the newer, oral anticoagulant drugs such as dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 6 May 2020",
      "Some doctors have tried using blood thinners such as heparin to try to reduce the clotting, but there's not enough evidence to show whether such treatment helps patients survive. \u2014 Maggie Fox, CNN , 17 Apr. 2020",
      "The contaminant, which is very cheap, was similar in chemical structure to heparin and was able to go undetected in routine tests. \u2014 Marsha Blackburn, STAT , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "The company has since shipped several other essential medicines, including the blood thinner heparin and the opioid overdose rescue drug, naloxone. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 10 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek h\u0113par liver",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1918, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134806"
  },
  "hesitation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an act or instance of hesitating",
      ": a pausing or faltering in speech"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-z\u0259-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "faltering",
      "fence-sitting",
      "hesitance",
      "hesitancy",
      "indecision",
      "irresolution",
      "pause",
      "shilly-shally",
      "shilly-shallying",
      "vacillation",
      "wavering",
      "wobbling",
      "wabbling"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "one moment's hesitation on my part, and the elusive butterfly was lost to me forever",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Their hesitation could be at least partly because the virus is typically less risky for young children. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
      "Their hesitation could be at least partly due to the fact that the virus is typically less risky for young children. \u2014 Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
      "My hesitation there is that maybe a third dose of Moderna is coming around on the pipeline and would equally do that as well. \u2014 Adam Feuerstein, STAT , 29 May 2022",
      "But Elias has maintained his hesitation to ramp Rodriguez up fully, hoping to avoid an innings-limit shutdown by the end of the season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
      "Though initially unconvinced by his master\u2019s insistence that Anakin is prophesied to bring balance to the Force, Obi-Wan overcomes his hesitation to fulfill Qui-Gon\u2019s dying wish of training the boy as a Jedi. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
      "Yakteen is simply pleased Taiba will get a chance after his previous hesitation . \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 6 May 2022",
      "Later, speaking to her new flame Dr. Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman), Meredith explained her hesitation to accept. \u2014 Christina Dugan Ramirez, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "Germany, Europe\u2019s biggest economy and the most populous nation in the E.U., had long frustrated the United States and allies across the continent with its hesitation to invest more in its military. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-135500"
  },
  "hearken back (to)":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "to bring back to mind an elderly man who liked to hearken back to \"the good old days\""
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-140258"
  },
  "heortology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a study of religious calendars",
      ": a study of the history and the meaning of the seasons and festivals of the church year"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u0113\u02cc\u022f(r)\u02c8t\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Greek heort\u0113 feast + English -o- + -logy ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-141828"
  },
  "heart's desire":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something someone wants very much"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-144018"
  },
  "here, there, and everywhere":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in many different places : all over"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151015"
  },
  "headmost":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": most advanced : leading"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccm\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "earliest",
      "first",
      "foremost",
      "inaugural",
      "initial",
      "leadoff",
      "maiden",
      "original",
      "pioneer",
      "premier",
      "virgin"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "final",
      "last",
      "latest",
      "latter",
      "terminal",
      "terminating",
      "ultimate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "the headmost horse shied at the sight of a snake"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1592, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151239"
  },
  "hereabouts":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in this vicinity",
      ": near or around this place"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hir-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts",
      "\u02c8hir-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We don't see a lot of snow hereabouts ."
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-151550"
  },
  "headstrong":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions",
      ": directed by ungovernable will",
      ": very stubborn"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccstr\u022f\u014b",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccstr\u022f\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "froward",
      "incontrollable",
      "intractable",
      "recalcitrant",
      "refractory",
      "uncontrollable",
      "ungovernable",
      "unmanageable",
      "unruly",
      "untoward",
      "wayward",
      "willful",
      "wilful"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "controllable",
      "governable",
      "manageable",
      "tractable"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The child is very headstrong .",
      "He is known for his headstrong behavior.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The headstrong track shows a confident Sevana strolling through her native Jamaica, green outfit matching her lush surroundings. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 13 June 2022",
      "As a young girl growing up in Stockton, California, Raechyl was headstrong and funny, and loved to learn, according to her mother, Jeri White. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2022",
      "Khaled Sobhy has been called the Richard Williams of squash, and the comparison is not unwarranted: Like Williams, Khaled was a headstrong figure determined to produce champions and at no small sacrifice for all involved. \u2014 New York Times , 4 May 2022",
      "Their headstrong leader is Jennie Kanematsu-Ross, a tattooed mother of toddlers who grew up in the church. \u2014 Dan Cryer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Progressives see him as an experienced and headstrong rulemaker who is not afraid to take a hard line against big banks. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "Beagles, historically tasked with zooming after prey, generally trended toward being headstrong . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Maxine is headstrong and assured of her future stardom. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "How a headstrong teenager took the Minnesota State High School League to court in the 1970s, setting a precedent for high school girls to compete in sports. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 16 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152420"
  },
  "hellish":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, resembling, or befitting hell",
      ": terrible",
      ": extremely bad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-lish",
      "\u02c8he-lish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "We've been having hellish weather lately.",
      "The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our own cushy spot in the Goldilocks Zone (so called because of its perfect placement, about 93 million miles from the Sun) is home to otherworldly creatures that thrive in even the most hellish conditions. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
      "The air conditioner on driver Tyrone Williams\u2019 truck failed, leaving the men and women\u2014and one child\u2014in hellish conditions. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
      "High school has always been hellish , at least for some of us. \u2014 Carol Mangis, PCMAG , 3 June 2022",
      "After acceding to power in the 2019 national elections, the coalition government Morrison helmed faced both hellish wildfires at the start of 2020 and biblical floods in the east that killed 22 people earlier this year. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 27 May 2022",
      "Elsewhere in the hellish scene were the bodies of fourth graders whose parents were friends of his. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
      "Teenager Silas is caught up in a hellish dream when a boar hunt with his father and his father\u2019s friends turns into a glorification of drinking, violence and transgressive behavior. \u2014 Christopher Vourlias, Variety , 24 May 2022",
      "The flames rose and were reflected in the clouds, turning the sky a hellish scarlet. \u2014 James Verini, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
      "In a direct address to an unknown person, Joan explores the reasons for the tragic events that have landed her in her current hellish life. \u2014 Chelsea Bieker, WSJ , 13 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1530, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-173054"
  },
  "henceforth":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": from this point on",
      ": from this time on"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hen(t)s-\u02ccf\u022frth",
      "hen(t)s-\u02c8f\u022frth",
      "\u02c8hens-\u02ccf\u022frth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "henceforward",
      "hereafter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Henceforth , supervisors will report directly to the manager.",
      "She announced that henceforth she would be running the company.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Our family was established around the year 500 when the Jingleheimers of the Bavarii tribe joined with the Schmidts of the Frisii, becoming one of the most powerful families under Clovis, and henceforth . \u2014 Pete Lynch, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
      "Helene henceforth listed her profession as Komponistenwitwe (composer\u2019s widow) and insisted that the room in which Berg had composed Lulu remain, like the opera itself, untouched. \u2014 George B. Stauffer, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
      "New Street in Blue Back Square will henceforth be named Dinah Road, in honor of two women named Dinah who were enslaved in West Hartford in the mid-18th century. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 19 May 2022",
      "The Entertainment Community Fund, as it will henceforth be known, provided a vital source of support for the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 10 May 2022",
      "Barring a miracle, Mariupol, the beleaguered industrial center in eastern Ukraine, may henceforth be known only as the city that bore the brunt of Vladimir Putin\u2019s unprovoked assault on Ukraine\u2019s independence and its people. \u2014 Henry Abramson, Sun Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The board of governors should henceforth be tasked with bestowing a special achievement Oscar each year \u2014 to be presented on the Oscars telecast \u2014 to a commercially-successful film which also displays artistic merit and is a credit to the industry. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "In recognition of the company\u2019s evolving character, it will henceforth be known simply as HII\u2014a name that can encompass diverse technologies\u2014and recast its technical services unit as Mission Technologies. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "On Sunday nights henceforth , no boobs shall bounce, no parents shall day-drink, and no pills or powder shall be spilled in quite the same way. \u2014 Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-174801"
  },
  "hepped up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": enthusiastic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hept-\u02c8\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agog",
      "antsy",
      "anxious",
      "ardent",
      "athirst",
      "avid",
      "crazy",
      "desirous",
      "eager",
      "enthused",
      "enthusiastic",
      "excited",
      "geeked",
      "great",
      "greedy",
      "gung ho",
      "hopped-up",
      "hot",
      "hungry",
      "impatient",
      "juiced",
      "keen",
      "nuts",
      "pumped",
      "raring",
      "solicitous",
      "stoked",
      "thirsty",
      "voracious",
      "wild"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "apathetic",
      "indifferent",
      "uneager",
      "unenthusiastic"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "all hepped up about buying a new motorcycle"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"alteration of hipped entry 3 ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1939, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180047"
  },
  "henceforward":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": henceforth"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hen(t)s-\u02c8f\u022fr-w\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "henceforth",
      "hereafter"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "you have sworn to tell the truth in this court, and henceforward you are bound by your oath"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180651"
  },
  "hepat-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": liver",
      ": hepatic and"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Latin, from Greek h\u0113pat-, h\u0113pato- , from h\u0113pat-, h\u0113par ; akin to Latin jecur liver",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-180736"
  },
  "head string":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a line connecting the second diamonds of the side rails at the head end of a billiard table that marks a limit on or within which the cue ball is placed in lagging for the break or beginning the game"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181143"
  },
  "hearsay":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": rumor",
      ": hearsay evidence",
      ": something heard from another : rumor",
      ": a statement made out of court and not under oath which is offered as proof that what is stated is true"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hir-\u02ccs\u0101",
      "\u02c8hir-\u02ccs\u0101",
      "\u02c8hir-\u02ccs\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "buzz",
      "dish",
      "gossip",
      "noise",
      "report",
      "rumor",
      "scuttlebutt",
      "talk",
      "tattle",
      "word"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "You can't judge them solely on the basis of hearsay .",
      "They're supposedly getting married soon, but that's just hearsay .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As to the question of whether Walsh was gay, Doran collected a great deal of hearsay but no proof. \u2014 James Kirchick, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
      "Prior to the joint statement, Jaden seemingly addressed the hearsay via Instagram. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 2 May 2022",
      "Thurston said claims Williams has made in his bid for the office are misleading and that his campaign is based on sensationalism and hearsay . \u2014 Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Low energy people bring low energy topics: gossip, complaining, drama, politics, hearsay and current affairs. \u2014 Jodie Cook, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "People get rumors and hearsay but not connectivity. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "What's more, they were reportedly caught kissing at an SNL afterparty in May (though, again, neither Emma nor SNL's reps commented on the hearsay at the time). \u2014 Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2021",
      "His knowledge of Adidas' role in the recruitment of Brian Bowen is alleged in a new book, but mostly through unattributed hearsay . \u2014 Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "However, both were allowed to testify under the state\u2019s hearsay law. \u2014 Megan Jones, chicagotribune.com , 7 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-184155"
  },
  "heortological":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to heortology"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)h\u0113\u00a6\u022f(r)t\u1d4al\u00a6\u00e4j\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190602"
  },
  "heart and soul":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": without reservations : completely , wholly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1620, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-190708"
  },
  "Hepialidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of lepidopterous insects comprising the ghost moths and having larvae which burrow in wood or feed on roots"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u0113p\u0113\u02c8al\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
      "\u02cchep-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from Hepialus , type genus (irregular from Greek h\u0113piolos moth) + -idae ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210144"
  },
  "heterogeneal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heterogeneous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-ny\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"Medieval Latin heterogeneus + English -al ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-210449"
  },
  "het up":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": highly excited : upset"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8het-\u02c8\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "aflutter",
      "antsy",
      "anxious",
      "atwitter",
      "dithery",
      "edgy",
      "goosey",
      "hinky",
      "hung up",
      "ill at ease",
      "insecure",
      "jittery",
      "jumpy",
      "nervous",
      "nervy",
      "perturbed",
      "queasy",
      "queazy",
      "tense",
      "troubled",
      "uneasy",
      "unquiet",
      "upset",
      "uptight",
      "worried"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "calm",
      "collected",
      "cool",
      "easy",
      "happy-go-lucky",
      "nerveless",
      "relaxed"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "John can get all het up about politics.",
      "What are you so het up about?",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "So why has the Chanel version gotten people so het up ? \u2014 New York Times , 6 Dec. 2021",
      "Something about unfolding Bennifer events, this rekindling of an old flame, has got all of us het up . \u2014 Raven Smith, Vogue , 16 June 2021",
      "In a normal December, people would be more concerned with the holidays and a busy schedule and wouldn't get this het up with Congress. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 28 Dec. 2020",
      "Cultural appropriation is one of the issues that gets hft most het up . \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
      "Looking at the schedule for London, which kicks off tomorrow, there\u2019s a pretty meaningful amount of exciting menswear action to get het up about. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 3 Jan. 2019",
      "Open to charges of sacrilege, though interestingly the digital watchdogs of this world seemed too busy picking their collective jaws up off the floor in amazement to get het up about it. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" het , dialect past of heat ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1909, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220028"
  },
  "hew (to)":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to follow or obey (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223441"
  },
  "Heart":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood",
      ": a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart",
      ": breast , bosom",
      ": something resembling a heart in shape",
      ": a stylized representation of a heart",
      ": a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a red heart",
      ": the suit comprising cards marked with hearts",
      ": a game in which the object is to avoid taking tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4 ) containing hearts",
      ": personality , disposition",
      ": intellect",
      ": the emotional or moral nature as distinguished from the intellectual nature: such as",
      ": generous disposition : compassion",
      ": love , affection",
      ": courage or enthusiasm especially when maintained during a difficult situation",
      "\u2014 see also take heart",
      ": one's innermost character, feelings, or inclinations",
      ": the central or innermost part : center",
      ": the essential or most vital part of something",
      ": the younger central compact part of a leafy rosette (such as a head of lettuce or stalk of celery)",
      ": in essence : basically , essentially",
      ": by rote or from memory",
      ": with deep concern",
      ": love entry 2",
      ": to like (see like entry 1 sense 4 ) an online post, comment, etc., especially by clicking or tapping a heart-shaped symbol",
      ": hearten",
      ": to fix in the heart",
      ": a hollow muscular organ of the body that expands and contracts to move blood through the arteries and veins",
      ": something shaped like a heart",
      ": a part near the center or deep into the interior",
      ": the most essential part",
      ": human feelings",
      ": courage or enthusiasm",
      ": so as to be able to repeat from memory",
      ": a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood and that in the human adult is about five inches (13 centimeters) long and three and one half inches (9 centimeters) broad, is of conical form, is placed obliquely in the chest with the broad end upward and to the right and the apex opposite the interval between the cartilages of the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side, is enclosed in a serous pericardium, and consists as in other mammals and in birds of four chambers divided into an upper pair of rather thin-walled atria which receive blood from the veins and a lower pair of thick-walled ventricles into which the blood is forced and which in turn pump it into the arteries",
      ": a structure in an invertebrate animal functionally analogous to the vertebrate heart",
      "river in southwestern North Dakota flowing 200 miles (320 kilometers) east into the Missouri River opposite Bismarck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "bigheartedness",
      "charity",
      "commiseration",
      "compassion",
      "feeling",
      "good-heartedness",
      "humanity",
      "kindheartedness",
      "kindliness",
      "kindness",
      "largeheartedness",
      "mercy",
      "pity",
      "ruth",
      "softheartedness",
      "sympathy",
      "warmheartedness"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "coldheartedness",
      "hard-heartedness",
      "inhumanity",
      "inhumanness",
      "mercilessness",
      "pitilessness"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "In the heart of this idyllic setting, almost exactly between Austin and San Antonio, lies a small city called Fredericksburg. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
      "In the heart of Oregon wine country, this rental overlooks the pastures and vineyards of Douglas County and is the ideal place to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or holiday. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
      "The Museum of Broadway, New York City\u2019s newest museum, will be opening in the heart of Times Square on November 15, 2022, at 145 West 45th Street. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The Mayor\u2019s Marathon weaves through Anchorage trails and parks, starting in Kincaid Park and finishing at the Delaney Park Strip in the heart of downtown. \u2014 Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News , 16 June 2022",
      "The 90-acre nature preserve in the heart of bluegrass country is just 25 minutes away from downtown Louisville close to the Parklands of Floyds Fork. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 15 June 2022",
      "SoLa also broadened into commercial real estate, buying a complex of derelict buildings on East 60th Street in the heart of a pre-WWII warehouse district. \u2014 Doug Smithsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
      "In April, Rolling Loud announced its first ever Rolling Loud festival in Canada, which is set to take place September 9 to 11 at Ontario Place in the heart of Toronto, with headliners Dave, Future and Wizkid. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
      "The park, which will run one-third of a mile from the harbor\u2019s edge to Summer Street, sits in Seaport Square, a 23-acre property owned by WS Development in the heart of the South Boston waterfront. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
    "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 sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220629-225902"
  },
  "hepatectomy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": excision of the liver or of part of the liver",
      ": excision of the liver or of part of the liver"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-p\u0259-\u02c8tek-t\u0259-m\u0113",
      "\u02cchep-\u0259-\u02c8tek-t\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1890, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-004049"
  },
  "Hearstling":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a journalist employed by or sharing the views of W. R. Hearst : a reactionary journalist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259rstli\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"W. R. Hearst + English -ling ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011001"
  },
  "heightened":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to increase the amount or degree of : augment",
      ": to make brighter or more intense : deepen",
      ": to bring out more strongly : point up",
      ": to make more acute : sharpen",
      ": to raise high or higher : elevate",
      ": to raise above the ordinary or trite",
      ": elate",
      ": grow , rise",
      ": to become great or greater in amount, degree, or extent",
      ": to become brighter or more intense",
      ": to make greater : increase"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8h\u012b-t\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "accentuate",
      "amp (up)",
      "amplify",
      "beef (up)",
      "boost",
      "consolidate",
      "deepen",
      "enhance",
      "intensify",
      "magnify",
      "redouble",
      "step up",
      "strengthen"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "abate",
      "moderate"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "The plan will only heighten tensions between the two groups.",
      "This tragedy has heightened our awareness of the need for improved safety measures.",
      "Tensions between the two groups have heightened .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Businesses need to heighten consumer experiences and encourage meaningful engagement. \u2014 Giuliana Corbo, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
      "The fencing is an effort to heighten security and prepare for possible protests by big rig truckers in the coming days. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "McConnell can hope to heighten the Democrats' internal contradictions and force Biden to manage them, juggling competing priorities and tumbling poll numbers. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 16 Sep. 2021",
      "Solar panels on a flat roof cannot heighten the roof by more than 5 feet. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "Reach out to relevant constituencies for more regular communications on situations that might cause or heighten shortages. \u2014 Peter J. Pitts, STAT , 3 June 2022",
      "And to heighten it all, blooming cherry blossoms loomed in a morning mist. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Chopard\u2019s commitment to the Cannes Film Festival continues to heighten the experience for those who make the journey, from intimate celebrations honoring film and its artisans to the annual fetes that never cease to amaze. \u2014 Carita Rizzo, Variety , 17 May 2022",
      "Racial tensions continue to heighten throughout the country. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 15 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1523, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-024747"
  },
  "helpmeet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": helpmate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8help-\u02ccm\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "adjunct",
      "adjutant",
      "aid",
      "aide",
      "apprentice",
      "assistant",
      "coadjutor",
      "deputy",
      "helper",
      "helpmate",
      "lieutenant",
      "mate",
      "sidekick"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "exasperated, the army surgeon requested a helpmeet who wouldn't faint at the sight of blood",
      "chose for his helpmeet a woman who could share his passion for rock climbing",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At 69, Jean Smart has almost five decades of ancillary and co-lead roles to her name\u2014the rapacious Lana in Frasier, the ditsy helpmeet Charlene in Designing Women\u2014but the new HBO Max series Hacks marks the rare time the actor has anchored a show. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 18 May 2021",
      "How many of us would just as soon consign the late first lady \u2013 helpmeet and soulmate of the 40th U.S. president, Ronald Reagan \u2013 to the mists of the un-woke 1980s? \u2014 Matt Damsker, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2021",
      "Their connection is instant; Klara vows her companionship, to be a tireless helpmeet and a barrier against loneliness. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Conservatives see a classy helpmeet , bringing old-world elegance to the White House. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Dec. 2019",
      "Despite her own substantial body of work, Stein is remembered mainly as a curator and goad to others\u2019 talents, and Toklas mainly as her muse and helpmeet . \u2014 Gregory Cowles, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
      "Plenty of men had no interest whatsoever in seeing women in any sphere but that of helpmeet . \u2014 Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "Bitters are the stomach's wingman - its appetizer before a big meal, its comfort and helpmeet in the aftermath. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, chicagotribune.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
      "Bitters are the stomach\u2019s wingman \u2014 its appetizer before a big meal, its comfort and helpmeet in the aftermath. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":" help entry 2 + meet , adjective",
    "first_known_use":[
      "1673, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032424"
  },
  "henchboy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a boy attendant : page"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" hench- (as in henchman ) + boy ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-032745"
  },
  "heresy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma sense 2 )",
      ": denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church",
      ": an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma",
      ": dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice",
      ": an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards",
      ": the holding of religious beliefs opposed to church doctrine : such a belief",
      ": belief or opinion opposed to a generally accepted view"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8he-r\u0259-",
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "heterodoxy",
      "nonconformity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conformity",
      "orthodoxy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "They were accused of heresy .",
      "He was preaching dangerous heresies .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Take the Hamilton Porter, a sandwich that probably borders on heresy in some parts of the Carolinas. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
      "The baseball establishment swiftly quashed his heresy . \u2014 WSJ , 11 May 2022",
      "Trump coaxed former Georgia Sen. David Perdue into the Republican primary against Brian Kemp after the governor committed the heresy of refusing to overturn Joe Biden\u2019s victory in the state. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "This approach is seen as heresy in some military quarters. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Given the political dynamics of gas prices\u2014and the political interest in cutting those fees\u2014any move to increase the gas tax would be political heresy . \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "In effect, as Del Noce argued throughout his career, Marxism was and is a new form of an old heresy , gnosticism. \u2014 Francis X. Maier, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
      "And there\u2019s a tempting heresy in the idea of being aroused by apocalypse, as Blanchett\u2019s character is, rather than petrified or numbed. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "The indoor parties \u2014 and the fee to get in \u2014 are a heresy for many Brazilians who say that Carnival's block parties are essentially and historically parties by the people and for the people. \u2014 Diane Jeantet, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English heresie, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed (with assimilation to the suffix -ie  -y entry 2 ) from Late Latin haeresis, heresis \"school (of philosophy or theology), sect, belief contrary to church dogma,\" borrowed from Greek ha\u00edresis \"act of taking, choice, course of action or thought, system of principles, sect, faction,\" from haire\u00een \"to take, grasp, (middle voice) obtain, choose, prefer\" (of obscure origin) + -sis  -sis ",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-034353"
  },
  "Hearstian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or resembling the journalistic style or methods or the intense nationalism associated with the publisher William R. Hearst and his publications"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259rst\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":"William Randolph Hearst \u20201951 American newspaper publisher + English -ian ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-053327"
  },
  "hey":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of hey 1 \u2014 used especially to call attention or to express interrogation, surprise, or exultation Hey , Tigs, the '80s are over, man. Time to lose that orange Mohawk. \u2014 The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) \" Hey Rob,\" growls Russ [Winfield, designer], picking a potato off the back seat. \"What are these doing back here?\" \u2014 Katherine Silberger Glenn Miller \u2026 said he was forming a band and asked if I was interested in joining. I thought, \" Hey , this may not be bad. \u2026\" \u2014 Tex Beneke 2 \u2014 used as an informal greeting Hey , how's it going? \" Hey , professor,\" a man in a worn overcoat says to Wilson, extending a calloused hand \u2026 \" Hey , man,\" Wilson says, meeting his grip. \u2014 Samuel G. Freedman 3 \u2014 used to indicate that one is not bothered or troubled by something At his worst, he is corny and silly, but hey , the pleasure he gives is worth the price. \u2014 Gretchen Garner My way [of kneading] is to press the heel of my hand down into the dough, push it away and then bring it back down against the work surface. You can do it with one hand or two. (I've noticed that some like to follow this up by just throwing the dough, with force and from about chest or shoulder height, down onto the work surface. Hey , whatever works for you.) \u2014 Nigella Lawson"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0101",
      "\u02c8h\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "glory",
      "glory be",
      "ha",
      "hah",
      "hallelujah",
      "hooray",
      "hurrah",
      "hurray",
      "hot dog",
      "huzzah",
      "wahoo",
      "whee",
      "whoopee",
      "yahoo",
      "yippee"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "hey , I won the lottery!",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Owners and players exited the lockout with something, but, hey , what about us? \u2014 The Enquirer , 16 June 2022",
      "But hey , as long as everyone is eating fish, no problem, right? \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
      "Despite a three-games-to-none lead in the series, hey , anything can happen and had to the Wings in the past four decades. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "There\u2019s also a studio and exercise area because, hey , Wolverine needs to work out somewhere. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "But if that's not possible (and, hey , sometimes a nice, slow stroll is good), then just try to keep to the side of the path so people have a clear path. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 8 June 2022",
      "And, hey , Snoop Dogg shows up with a massive cowboy hat and a Gatling gun\u2014so what could possibly go wrong? \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
      "What Kevin was doing was gaming out various options that hey , what if he got impeached in the House and then the Senate convicted? \u2014 Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Never making contact, not even to say, hey , how\u2019s your day going? \u2014 Morgan Parker, ELLE , 4 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English",
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-055816"
  },
  "Hearst":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "William Randolph 1863\u20131951 American newspaper publisher"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259rst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061455"
  },
  "heterodoxy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality or state of being heterodox",
      ": a heterodox opinion or doctrine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0113",
      "\u02c8he-tr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dissent",
      "dissidence",
      "heresy",
      "nonconformity"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conformity",
      "orthodoxy"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Copernicus's theory that the earth revolved around the sun was arrant heterodoxy at a time when the earth was thought to be the center of the universe.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The third or worst scenario would be if Rome would for some reason fail to address this situation on time; the heterodoxy would consequently rashly spread within the Church. \u2014 Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review , 13 June 2021",
      "Four months later, Wilson was ousted as CEO of Ascend, having already been stripped of his responsibilities as early as July, just one month after expressing his heterodoxy . \u2014 Madeline Fry Schultz, Washington Examiner , 10 Dec. 2020",
      "The difference is that free speech and heterodoxy used to have allies in such venues as The New Yorker and the New York Times, where both political and artistic freedom now have so many enemies. \u2014 Kevin D. Williamson, National Review , 6 Oct. 2019",
      "McCain does not appear to have consciously intended his embrace of the campaign finance reform topic to be a major act of ideological heterodoxy . \u2014 Matthew Yglesias, Vox , 26 Aug. 2018",
      "Kanye has long worked with songwriters \u2014 something that, because it\u2019s perceived as heterodoxy , is rarely discussed openly. \u2014 Jon Caramanica, New York Times , 25 June 2018",
      "Pleasingly for this reviewer at least, that corner turns out to be the system of liberal-arts colleges that Mr. Scruton says are the key to maintaining a heterodoxy of ideas within civic society. \u2014 Richard Aldous, WSJ , 14 June 2018",
      "In any event, the extent of Williams\u2019s heterodoxy cannot be overstated. \u2014 Roger Lowenstein, WSJ , 13 June 2018",
      "But his heterodoxy on entitlements certainly helped at least somewhat, especially with older voters. \u2014 Dylan Matthews, Vox , 11 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-065912"
  },
  "he-oak":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": beefwood sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-072229"
  },
  "heigh-ho":{
    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of heigh-ho \u2014 used typically to express boredom, weariness, or sadness or sometimes as a cry of encouragement"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-\u02c8h\u014d",
      "\u02c8h\u0101-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1520, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082438"
  },
  "headnote":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a prefixed note of comment or explanation",
      ": a note prefixed to the report of a decided legal case",
      ": a summary prefixed to the report of a decided legal case stating the principles or rulings of the decision and usually the main facts of the case"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccn\u014dt",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccn\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brassica stems and the ends of green beans may not be great fits for broth, flavor-wise, but plenty of other veggies work; read the headnote of this recipe for a good starting list. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Kamman attaches no expository headnote to this preparation, no illuminating anecdote that explains the tart\u2019s significance to readers. \u2014 Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2021",
      "Recipe headnotes offer a snapshot of the women behind the book. \u2014 Sarah Henry, Washington Post , 27 June 2019",
      "The headnotes all contain multiple shortcuts and ingredient substitutions, and yet the recipes have a real sense of place. \u2014 SFChronicle.com , 21 June 2019",
      "Ingredients Ice 1 1/2 ounces white Pineau des Charentes (see headnote ) 1 ounce tonic water Twist of grapefruit peel, for garnish 1 sprig fresh thyme, for garnish Steps Fill a wine glass with ice. \u2014 Sonia Rao, chicagotribune.com , 29 June 2018",
      "One large bunch turnips with greens attached (about 4 turnips; see headnote ) Kosher salt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup heavy cream Separate the turnips from their greens. Rinse the greens well, then coarsely chop them. \u2014 Julia Turshen, sacbee , 20 Feb. 2018",
      "Drain; once the spinach is cool enough to handle, use your hands to squeeze out as much moisture as possible. Really squeeze (see the headnote ). \u2014 Domenica Marchetti, chicagotribune.com , 26 Dec. 2017",
      "Split one vanilla bean open with a knife, then use the knife to scrape the seeds directly into the pan (may substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; see headnote ). \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver , 22 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-082727"
  },
  "here and there":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in one place and another",
      ": from time to time"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[
      "about",
      "around",
      "passim"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "an overgrown lawn with yellow patches of dandelions scattered here and there",
      "she spoke so softly that I only caught a word here and there",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But certainly, the lightness of touch here and there is really important within Star Wars. \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
      "Scattered here and there , clusters of small, rough-hewn wooden stools \u2014 banquitos \u2014 in the shape of a wide, upside-down U stand 7 or 8 inches off the floor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
      "After continuing her podcast and posting videos here and there on Facebook, eventually, her online popularity led her to become a co-host on the hit show, Million Dollaz Worth Of Game in 2020. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Most of the categories and settings for privacy are the same in Windows 10 and 11, however, there are a few differences here and there . \u2014 PCMAG , 23 May 2022",
      "The biggest thing for me is just adding just a few jump shots here and there to my game. \u2014 Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
      "And Swift gave one of her most honest, inspiring speeches yet, adding cheeky comments about her songs and career here and there , along with some very good and truthful life advice. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 19 May 2022",
      "In a culture that often frowns upon fully disconnecting from work, longer holidays are less common than single days taken here and there throughout the year. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 17 May 2022",
      "That opportunity had Williams flying here and there and everywhere else. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083244"
  },
  "heterodromous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the genetic spiral of the branches reversed in its direction from that of the main stem",
      "\u2014 compare homodromous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6het\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4dr\u0259m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":" heter- + -dromous ",
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-092629"
  },
  "helve":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a handle of a tool or weapon : haft"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8helv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "grip",
      "haft",
      "handgrip",
      "handle"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the head of the ax was crudely lashed to a wooden helve"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English hielfe ; probably akin to Old English helma helm",
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105132"
  },
  "heartiness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": giving unqualified support",
      ": enthusiastically or exuberantly cordial : jovial",
      ": expressed unrestrainedly",
      ": exhibiting vigorous good health",
      ": having a good appetite",
      ": abundant, rich, or flavorful enough to satisfy the appetite",
      ": vigorous , vehement",
      ": a hearty fellow",
      ": sailor",
      ": friendly and enthusiastic",
      ": strong, healthy, and active",
      ": having a good appetite",
      ": large and plentiful"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0113",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4r-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "wholehearted",
      "whole-souled"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "gob",
      "jack",
      "jack-tar",
      "mariner",
      "navigator",
      "sailor",
      "salt",
      "sea dog",
      "seafarer",
      "seaman",
      "shipman",
      "swab",
      "swabbie",
      "swabby",
      "tar"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "He gave us all a hearty welcome.",
      "hearty young men and women",
      "His grandmother remains hale and hearty in her old age.",
      "Noun",
      "gather round me hearties , and I'll tell you a sea tale that'll shiver your timbers for sure",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "For that reason, here\u2019s a hearty toast to Microsoft\u2019s Internet Explorer, which heads to the tech trash heap after a remarkable 27 years in operation. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
      "Every meal is hearty and gluten-free, making this a perfect choice for families with celiac sensitivities. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Packed full of veggies and vegan meat alternatives, this chili is hearty enough to fill up a crowd. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "Still, Minnesotans are hearty , and runners head out in all conditions. \u2014 Lisa Jhung, Outside Online , 26 May 2021",
      "While Pettus ended her hope-filled \u2014 the hope and prayers of legions of longtime fans, really \u2014 proclamation with a hearty laugh, Divas member Tracey Spencer provided a reminder that miracles do happen. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 1 May 2022",
      "This pick even drew a hearty laugh from Rams coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Still, on New Year\u2019s Day, their parents would always make soup joumou \u2014 a hearty , traditional Haitian dish of squash, beef, potatoes, other vegetables and herbs. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The food is also vegetarian, soy-free, and surprisingly good\u2014not just good for gluten-free food, but actually good\u2014with hearty flavors like creamy potato soup and enchilada with rice and beans. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Oladokun\u2019s kindness and hearty laugh belie an inner steeliness. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 2 June 2022",
      "At this, Sevigny breaks out into a hearty , self-effacing laugh. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "And alt-country mystery man Orville Peck flitered his hearty , clear growl and smooth, heavy vibrato through a fringed mask. \u2014 Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
      "That will give the veggie a sweet, roasty depth of flavor and hearty -yet-tender texture. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 16 Apr. 2022",
      "The man, hale and hearty and wearing sunglasses, was silent. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "This hearty and invigorating cologne is an easy choice for both the office and the early hours of the morning. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
      "An episode that examines the frat boy, sexist, party- hearty culture the company curated is among the series' best, portraying the collateral damage of burnt out, laid off, and exploited employees that WeWork left in its destructive wake. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Roots of Guinness Draught stretch back more than 250 years, and for much of that time, simply being a hearty , yet approachable stout was enough. \u2014 Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com , 11 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
      "Noun",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-105603"
  },
  "hearsay evidence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": evidence based not on a witness's personal knowledge but on another's statement not made under oath"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The bombshell decision to remove the juror also came a day after Schroeder scolded Binger for attempting to introduce hearsay evidence into the trial. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "The convening of this type of grand jury is common in complex cases, such as the Trump investigation, because, unlike with a federal grand jury, prosecutors cannot present hearsay evidence to a state grand jury. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 26 May 2021",
      "But without a recording device, hearsay evidence is not scientifically sufficient. \u2014 Avi Loeb, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Boyd agreed to drop another part of the bill, having to do with allowing hearsay evidence to be included in domestic violence trials. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 19 May 2020",
      "In January 2017, Menendez previously dropped the felony charges because prosecutors improperly presented hearsay evidence to the grand jury. \u2014 Matt Miller, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Mar. 2018",
      "Like his son, Louis Till\u2019s trial included hearsay evidence , racial profiling and the assumption that, if given a chance, a black man would always rape a white woman. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian , 3 Feb. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1753, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-112602"
  },
  "hearty appetite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a strong interest in and desire to eat well"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-115225"
  },
  "henwife":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman who raises poultry"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130653"
  },
  "hey cockalorum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": high cockalorum sense 1"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-130836"
  },
  "heterogene":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heterogeneous"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccj\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek heterogen\u0113s"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-135422"
  },
  "heart attack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary artery becoming blocked by a blood clot formed in response to a ruptured or torn fatty arterial deposit",
      ": an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle usually as a result of a coronary artery becoming blocked by a blood clot formed in response to a ruptured or torn fatty arterial deposit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Her chest pains turned out to be caused by a minor heart attack .",
      "He died of a massive heart attack .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Elvis died of a heart attack on August 16, 1977, at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee. \u2014 Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2022",
      "Irma\u2019s husband, Joe Garcia, died of an apparent heart attack just two days after his wife was killed. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "What if the heart attack had come at a different point in the weekend? \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "What if the heart attack had come at a different point in the weekend? \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
      "So the massive heart attack wound up putting in a pacemaker-defibrillator in him. \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 20 June 2022",
      "Two weeks later, out of the blue, a heart attack brought an untimely demise. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
      "Two weeks later, out of the blue, a heart attack brought an untimely demise. \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
      "Carrie died at age 60 on Dec. 27, 2016, four days after she was hospitalized for a heart attack . \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1836, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-141521"
  },
  "helve hammer":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a power hammer consisting essentially of a heavy head at one end of a lever lifted by power and dropping by its own weight on work that rests on an anvil \u2014 compare strap hammer , trip-hammer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-142018"
  },
  "hewlet":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of hewlet variant of howlet"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hy\u00fcl\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-143722"
  },
  "hermit":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that retires from society and lives in solitude especially for religious reasons : recluse",
      ": beadsman",
      ": a spiced molasses cookie",
      ": a person who lives apart from others especially for religious reasons"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259r-m\u0259t",
      "\u02c8h\u0259r-m\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "anchorite",
      "eremite",
      "isolate",
      "recluse",
      "solitary"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "St. Jerome is said to have spent two years as a hermit in the desert, searching for inner peace.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "North Korea missiles: The hermit nation has recently stepped up its missile testing, in defiance of international law and to the alarm of Japan and the US. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 24 May 2022",
      "One weapon prominently featured at the parade was the hermit nation's biggest and newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-17. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The island\u2019s first named occupant is believed to be the Christian hermit Saint Baldred, who died in his humble cell in 606; in the 15th century, a chapel was built on its site. \u2014 Karen Gardiner, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Here are some warblers coming by: yellow, hermit , Townsend\u2019s. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Represented by the crab, Cancer has a reputation for being a bit of a hermit . \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Or hermit crabs, among whom empty mollusk shells are prime real estate, and who regularly engage in home invasions. \u2014 David P. Barash, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
      "The hermit , after all, may be a reclusive character but one who is also wise, emerging from a period of introspection and reflection with newfound perspective. \u2014 Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Dec. 2021",
      "Over time, Fred has seen hermit crabs fighting over an increasingly shrinking territory until it was nearly covered by the Caribbean. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English heremite, eremite , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin eremita , from Late Greek er\u0113mit\u0113s , from Greek, adjective, living in the desert, from er\u0113mia desert, from er\u0113mos desolate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-144221"
  },
  "hexyne":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of three isomeric straight-chain hydrocarbons C 6 H 10 of the acetylene series"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hek\u02ccs\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "hexa- + -yne"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-155824"
  },
  "heart-wrenching":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": very sad"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-160532"
  },
  "hepatic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, affecting, associated with, supplying, or draining the liver",
      ": liverwort",
      ": of, relating to, affecting, or associated with the liver"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hi-\u02c8pa-tik",
      "hi-\u02c8pat-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "The hot water hose is the hepatic artery that supplies blood to the liver and pancreas. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 13 May 2022",
      "The biotech has focused on treating rare genetic conditions such as acute hepatic porphyria, which can cause attacks of severe abdominal pain. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Oct. 2021",
      "Thirteen out of the 14 people were hospitalized with acute renal and hepatic failure and two of the patients reportedly also had severe pulmonary involvement. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Obese cats are more likely to suffer a liver disease called hepatic lipidosis; feline urinary tract disease; diabetes; lameness from arthritis; complications from anesthesia; and nonallergenic skin conditions. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 July 2021",
      "Apparently the powers that be didn\u2019t think this episode was sad enough, so there\u2019s also Jo\u2019s story line in which her hepatic pregnancy patient Val, who has still not seen her daughter Luna, dies. \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "The former coach and athletics director who spent a dozen years on the Plains, won four SEC titles and was instrumental in bringing the Iron Bowl to Auburn, passed away Monday morning due to renal and hepatic failure. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 1 June 2020",
      "Huge weight off the hepatic artery on that last one, can\u2019t thank you enough. \u2014 Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz , 12 Dec. 2019",
      "The Cambridge biotech\u2019s new drug is called givosiran and treats a condition called acute hepatic porphyria. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin hepaticus , from Greek h\u0113patikos , from h\u0113pat-, h\u0113par"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1599, in the meaning defined above",
      "Noun",
      "1900, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-163415"
  },
  "heartworm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a filarial worm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) that is a parasite especially in the right heart of dogs and is transmitted by mosquitoes",
      ": infestation or disease caused by the heartworm",
      ": a filarial worm of the genus Dirofilaria ( D. immitis ) that is especially common in warm regions, lives as an adult in the right heart especially of dogs, and discharges active larvae into the circulating blood whence they may be picked up by mosquitoes and transmitted to other hosts and that may infect humans causing local pulmonary infarction but does not achieve sexual maturity in the human organism",
      ": infestation with or disease especially of dogs caused by the heartworm, resulting typically in gasping, coughing, and nervous disorder, and when severe commonly leading to death"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccw\u0259rm",
      "-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Heartworms cause serious complications in the heart and lungs of dogs, and treatment for heartworm disease is risky. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "Dogs and cats of all ages are welcome to come receive a wellness check as well as rabies vaccinations, core vaccinations, basic deworming and heartworm testing. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 5 May 2022",
      "Fortunately, many heartworm prevention products also protect dogs from common intestinal parasites. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 5 May 2022",
      "The current longest resident of AHS, sweet Worldwide has been receiving plenty of tender care in a Foster Hero home while undergoing treatment for heartworm . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "In veterinary medicine, it is used to prevent and treat heartworm . \u2014 Joshua Cohen, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
      "Ivermectin has historically been used to treat diseases such as river blindness or scabies in humans and, in some formulations, to prevent heartworm disease and other infestations in animals. \u2014 al , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "Animal ivermectin is approved to prevent heartworm disease and treat certain internal and external parasites and only approved by the FDA to treat people with conditions caused by parasitic worms. \u2014 Christopher Kuhagen, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
      "Different forms of the drug are used to treat animals for heartworm and other parasites. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com , 24 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1877, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-165600"
  },
  "Hetrazan":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a preparation of diethylcarbamazine citrate"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he\u2027tr\u0259\u02cczan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-170844"
  },
  "head money":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": head tax",
      ": money paid for killing or capturing a person (as an outlaw) : bounty"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-171353"
  },
  "heartwood":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the older harder nonliving central wood of trees that is usually darker, denser, less permeable, and more durable than the surrounding sapwood",
      ": the usually dark wood in the center of a tree"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccwu\u0307d",
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But it\u2019s not the leaves or flowers that make sandalwood so prized \u2013 it\u2019s the aromatic heartwood . \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "If an affected tree is cut down, the heartwood is darker in color than surrounding wood, thus the name wetwood. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Though dozens of mills have closed over the decades, trucks still hurtle down Highway 20 carrying stacks of hulking redwoods, easy to distinguish by their crimson heartwood . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Feb. 2022",
      "When building a planter, choose one of the all- heartwood grades. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 29 May 2021",
      "From the dark heartwood to the light edges, the elegance is in the grain. \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 24 July 2021",
      "Oudh is an oleoresin, born out of a fungal attack upon the heartwood of a perfectly ordinary slim-limbed tree, native to South and Southeast Asia, known as Aquilaria malaccensis. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2021",
      "An old log lay on the angle of repose, poised to roll over broken stones, and chunks of heartwood were newly exposed, beetles and ants flowing in lines with white fungi in their clutches. \u2014 Suzanne Simard, Wired , 7 May 2021",
      "However, the severe topping of the tree has led to decay through the heartwood of the trunk. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1575, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-173349"
  },
  "heavy-duty":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": able or designed to withstand unusual strain",
      ": intensive",
      ": important , prominent"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8d\u00fc-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "acute",
      "almighty",
      "blistering",
      "deep",
      "dreadful",
      "excruciating",
      "explosive",
      "exquisite",
      "fearful",
      "fearsome",
      "ferocious",
      "fierce",
      "frightful",
      "furious",
      "ghastly",
      "hard",
      "heavy",
      "hellacious",
      "intense",
      "intensive",
      "keen",
      "profound",
      "terrible",
      "vehement",
      "vicious",
      "violent"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "light",
      "moderate",
      "soft"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-174247"
  },
  "headpiece":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a protective or defensive covering for the head",
      ": an ornamental, ceremonial, or traditional covering for the head",
      ": brains , intelligence",
      ": an ornament especially at the beginning of a chapter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccp\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "cap",
      "chapeau",
      "hat",
      "headdress",
      "headgear",
      "lid"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "The bride wore a veil with a beaded headpiece .",
      "the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Her headpiece and heels were in a slightly darker blue. \u2014 ELLE , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Invest in her iconic headpiece and trusty cape to truly capture the look. \u2014 Annie O\u2019sullivan, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
      "Kravitz sports a leather trench coat and headpiece as Catwoman alongside Turturro's Carmine Falcone. \u2014 Savannah Walsh, ELLE , 12 Oct. 2020",
      "While Larry opted for a light gray suit, 15-year-old Dannielynn wore a vibrant CeliaB dress with a large blue and yellow flower headpiece . \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 12 May 2022",
      "Winnie Harlow's headpiece , designed Iris Van Herpen. \u2014 Nick Remsen, CNN , 2 May 2022",
      "The elaborate headpiece , made once again by Philip Treacy, arrived within hours of the Met Gala starting. \u2014 ELLE , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Rihanna's look included a silver headpiece , low-rise satin pants with a dragon on the side and a mixed media lace and latex crop top \u2014 giving her future offspring an uninterrupted view of a high fashion runway. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "With her partner Offset by her side, the rapper strolled down the street in a tweed-style coat complete with a gold breastplate, a hefty chain necklace, and\u2014most notably\u2014a gigantic gold headpiece that doubled as sunglasses. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 29 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-193748"
  },
  "hell-bent (on ":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "fully committed to achieving a goal she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195040"
  },
  "headpin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a bowling pin that stands foremost in the arrangement of pins"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccpin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1927, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-195159"
  },
  "hesitation form":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a sound (as \\\u0259\\, \\\u0259\u0304\\, or \\\u00e4\\ usually prolonged) or word (as er, uh, mmm, what-you-may-call-it, well) involuntarily or deliberately used while a speaker is uncertain about the fitting expression of his or her thought or the correct name of a person or object"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-202611"
  },
  "heresiarch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an originator or chief advocate of a heresy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-z\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4rk",
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-s\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "dissenter",
      "dissentient",
      "dissident",
      "heretic",
      "nonconformist"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "conformer",
      "conformist"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "his about-face on welfare reform has led him to be seen as a heresiarch among his party's faithful"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "borrowed from Late Latin haeresiarch\u0113s, haeresiarcha, borrowed from Greek hairesi\u00e1rch\u0113s, \"leader of a school or sect,\" from ha\u00edresis \"system of principles, sect, faction\" + -arch\u0113s -arch entry 1 \u2014 more at heresy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1624, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215055"
  },
  "hell-bent (on":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "fully committed to achieving a goal she's hell-bent on a career in show business and heaven help anyone who gets in her way"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-215732"
  },
  "heresimach":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an active opponent of heresy and heretics"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259\u02c8r\u0113z\u0259\u02ccmak",
      "he\u02c8-",
      "-r\u0113s\u0259-",
      "\u02c8her\u0259s\u0113\u02cc-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Greek hairesimachos , from hairesis heresy + Greek -machos (from machesthai to fight)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-010341"
  },
  "Herero":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a member of a Bantu people of central Namibia"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259-\u02c8rer-(\u02cc)\u014d",
      "\u02c8her-\u0259-\u02ccr\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1880, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-014741"
  },
  "hepatica":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": any of a genus ( Hepatica ) of herbs of the buttercup family with lobed leaves and delicate flowers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hi-\u02c8pa-ti-k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin, liverwort, from Latin, feminine of hepaticus"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1578, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-020920"
  },
  "headstrongly":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in a headstrong manner"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-022545"
  },
  "henchman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a trusted follower : a right-hand man",
      ": a political follower whose support is chiefly for personal advantage",
      ": a member of a gang",
      ": a squire or page to a person of high rank",
      ": a trusted follower or supporter and especially someone who performs unpleasant or illegal tasks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hench-m\u0259n",
      "\u02c8hench-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "a gangster surrounded by his henchmen",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Moses stars in the show as Inquisitor Reva, a force-sensitive henchman for the the big bad Grand Inquisitor who seeks out Jedi-in-hiding for the Empire. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 24 May 2022",
      "The first was a quick line from Bek,Anton Mogart's henchman , about a previous trip to Madripoor with Marc Spector's adventurous wife, Layla. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "The mufti\u2019s son, Ramzan Kadyrov, became Mr. Putin\u2019s chief henchman and has supplied Chechen fighters to support Russian forces in the wars in Syria and now Ukraine. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "Not the socioeconomic protests of people not being able to put food on their plates or the security services not being paid to do their henchman activity and suppress peaceful protests. \u2014 Kk Ottesen, Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Cage, 58, is hard at work playing iconic vampire Dracula in Universal's Renfield opposite The Great's Nicholas Hoult, who stars as the titular Renfield, a henchman of the villainous monster in Bram Stoker's original 1897 novel, Dracula. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Dracula\u2019s henchman Renfield, played by Nicholas Hoult, who is an inmate at the lunatic asylum. \u2014 Alejandra Gularte, Vulture , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "As clues pile up, more and more of Gotham's power players get drawn into that web, with the Penguin (an unrecognizable Colin Farrell), the top henchman to mob boss Falcone (John Turturro), adding to the Rogues Gallery of villains. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "After a brief, chuckle-worthy exchange between Carrey and his Sonic 1 right-hand henchman , Sonic meets longtime series character Tails for this film universe's first time (with their introduction left unexplained in this trailer). \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 10 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English henshman, hengestman groom, from hengest stallion (from Old English) + man ; akin to Old High German hengist gelding"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-033133"
  },
  "Hepaticae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a class of Bryophyta comprising the liverworts and being distinguished from Musci by the presence of a usually thalloid gametophyte that is not produced from a protonema, unicellular rhizoids and elaters, and antheridia and archegonia that are borne on the thallus and produce a short-lived and simple sporophyte \u2014 compare anthocerotales , jungermanniales , marchantiales , sphaerocarpales"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "|\u0259\u02ccs\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Medieval Latin hepaticae , plural of hepatica liverwort"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034557"
  },
  "help matters":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to make a situation better"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-034607"
  },
  "headmistress":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a woman heading the staff of a private school",
      ": a woman who heads the staff of a private school"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccmi-str\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8mi-",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccmi-str\u0259s"
    ],
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Prep your hair with a nourishing but lightweight serum, such as the headmistress cuticle sealer from evo. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 2 Apr. 2022",
      "February, the headmistress , battles to keep the school open and care for her ailing deaf mother while her home life starts to crumble. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
      "The children moved to Italy with their mom after Russia invaded Ukraine, CNN reported, citing Maria Barone, the school's headmistress . \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "At the Utah facility the inmates are subjected to draconian behavioral modification methods meted out by the authoritarian headmistress . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Nearly 200 years ago, Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, the stout headmistress of the Patapsco Female Institute, would rise early and walk from her cottage toward the towering granite school at the top of the hill. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Over the centuries, the school crumbled to ruins, and the headmistress \u2019s garden was lost to history. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Until now, Viv has defended the headmistress \u2019s stifling new policies. \u2014 Ben Rosenstock, Vulture , 20 Sep. 2021",
      "One of the students left feeling entirely misunderstood by the new headmistress is newcomer, nonbinary student Cal (played by Dua Saleh). \u2014 Ruth Kinane, EW.com , 16 Sep. 2021"
    ],
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      "1730, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-042316"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": bowling in which a bowler aims directly at the 1\u20133 pocket when attempting to make a strike \u2014 compare spot bowling"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-070846"
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
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      ": heavy and slow in movement"
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      "\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8fu\u0307-t\u0259d"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1625, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-073720"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": neat , attractive",
      ": deft , handy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hep\u0259n"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse heppinn lucky, happ good luck (chance)"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-080839"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": a stream that is the source of a river"
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      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccstr\u0113m"
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      "head",
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      "source"
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      "the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas"
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    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-081239"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
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      ": showing or characterized by hesitation"
    ],
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      "\u02c8hez\u0259\u02cct\u0101|t|iv",
      "-z\u0259t\u0259|",
      "-z\u0259t\u0259|",
      "|t|",
      "|\u0113v"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-082817"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": line of mercury"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-094438"
  },
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    "type":[
      "interjection"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of heigh \u2014 used to express cheeriness or exultation or to indicate interrogation or attract attention"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b",
      "\u02c8h\u0101"
    ],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "origin unknown"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101204"
  },
  "headline":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": words set at the head of a passage or page to introduce or categorize",
      ": a head of a newspaper story or article usually printed in large type and giving the gist of the story or article that follows",
      ": front-page news",
      ": to provide with a headline",
      ": to publicize highly",
      ": to be engaged as a leading performer in (a show)",
      ": deserving mention in a headline : very noteworthy",
      ": a title of an article in a newspaper"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccl\u012bn",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccl\u012bn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caption",
      "head",
      "header",
      "heading",
      "rubric",
      "title"
    ],
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    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The story of his arrest appeared beneath the headline \u201cCaught!\u201d.",
      "She only had time to scan the headlines before she had to rush out the door.",
      "Surprising developments have kept the murder investigation in the headlines for several weeks.",
      "She has grabbed the headlines by making public accusations of corruption within the government.",
      "Verb",
      "The band is headlining the music festival.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "However, monetary policy isn\u2019t a precise science and bankers require steely nerves to sit on the sidelines as additional fuel inflation pushes headline figures up. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
      "Four years ago Margaret Atwood was a headline speaker at the Tory Burch Foundation\u2019s Embrace Ambition Summit. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
      "Bayshore Christian and Mobile Christian, both two-time reigning state champions in their respective classifications, headline this year\u2019s AL.com Coastal Alabama Terrific 20. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
      "Then there\u2019s deputy sports editor Ryan Ford, the best designer and headline writer in the business. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
      "Rolling Loud 2021 saw 50 Cent, J. Cole and Travis Scott headline , just days before the tragedy at Houston\u2019s Astroworld. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "Called Story Portrait, the function allows people to personalize their headline searches. \u2014 Marianne Garvey, CNN , 13 June 2022",
      "Furthermore, headline inflation is now running at 8.6% year-on-year. \u2014 Simon Moore, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
      "Yet even as India is projected to have the fastest growth of any major economy this year, the rosy headline figures do not reflect reality for hundreds of millions of Indians. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Superstar singer-songwriter Janet Jackson will headline this year's Cincinnati Music Festival, which makes its return July 21-23 after a two-year hiatus. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 17 June 2022",
      "Kesha will headline Stonewall Day 2022, which commemorates the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots, on June 24 in New York City. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer, Hugh Grant and James Marsden will headline the upcoming Netflix film alongside Seinfeld, who is also writing and directing the movie. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 15 June 2022",
      "This October, Beabadoobee will headline her own UK tour, culminating in a huge show at London\u2019s Brixton Academy. \u2014 Sarah Grant, SPIN , 15 June 2022",
      "The Roots will headline Afropunk on the first night in celebration of their 30-year anniversary as a band. \u2014 Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "Michigan indie rock group Lord Huron will headline , with Bastille, Milky Chance and a dozen others set to support. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 12 June 2022",
      "Yeah Yeahs will headline November\u2019s Corona Capital Festival. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 10 June 2022",
      "Scott on Thursday will co- headline the Iowa GOP\u2019s Cedar Rapids Reception. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "An under-the-radar historical feature became headline news in the U.K. this week after it was pulled from two major cinemas chains. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
      "With elections in view and Democrats' headline domestic bill in a rut, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer have very different takes on how things are going in their chamber. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "For Friday's New Year's Eve Live, Dierks Bentley and Dan + Shay are still scheduled to co- headline and take the main stage in Nashville's Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Little known only days earlier beyond the cloistered world of French women\u2019s soccer, her name was suddenly headline news around the world. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
      "To support the album, Mastodon will embark on a co- headline North American tour with Opeth. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The band was set to co- headline with country star Brad Paisley. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 7 Aug. 2021",
      "In their place, organizers have added Khruangbin and, in the Sunday co- headline spot, Rufus Du Sol. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 8 July 2021",
      "Additionally, from September 3rd through 11th, My Morning Jacket will co- headline dates with Brittany Howard, performing with her in Alpharetta, Georgia; Columbia, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a two-night run in Queens, New York. \u2014 Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone , 18 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Verb",
      "1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
      "Adjective",
      "1906, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-101954"
  },
  "Heifetz":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1901\u20131987 American (Russian-born) violinist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012b-f\u0259ts"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-120059"
  },
  "henware":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": badderlocks"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-122720"
  },
  "heres necessarius":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a slave who is instituted by his master as his heir and who upon his master's death automatically attains his freedom and becomes his heir"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0101\u02ccr\u0101\u02ccsnek\u0259\u02c8s\u00e4r\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin, literally, heir of necessity"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-123729"
  },
  "heart balm":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": compensation for breach of promise to marry or alienation of affections"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-125406"
  },
  "helo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": helicopter"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chopper",
      "copter",
      "eggbeater",
      "helicopter",
      "whirlybird"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the rescue helo swept in and landed on the roof of the skyscraper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "An aircrew on an MH-60 Jayhawk helo , hoisted and transported the hunting party, 6 adults and 1 teen, to awaiting EMS in Nome. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 6 Nov. 2021",
      "So the Army looked for a helo that could fight back, a chopper that was purpose-built for an air assault role. \u2014 Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2021",
      "Because of its additional, night-flying capability, the helo will likely need some bright lighting. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 9 Mar. 2020",
      "The helicopter also shows off its quiet mode, deactivating the rear propeller and flying as a conventional helo . \u2014 Eric Adams, WIRED , 5 July 2019",
      "These new helos will take on the mission to tackle these threats. \u2014 Allison Barrie, Fox News , 27 Sep. 2018",
      "These units are not just aiming at Russian helos and warplanes anymore. \u2014 Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics , 10 Sep. 2018",
      "This helo can also carry fire retardant to slow down the fire\u2019s spread. \u2014 Allison Barrie, Fox News , 9 Aug. 2018",
      "Crucially, the smart helo can also be deployed to resupply fire crews. \u2014 Allison Barrie, Fox News , 9 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "by shortening & alteration"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1968, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-132952"
  },
  "headplate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a key plate for printing a design featuring a person's head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-140122"
  },
  "Hepplewhite":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of, relating to, or imitating a style of furniture originating in late 18th century England",
      "George died 1786 English cabinetmaker and designer"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-p\u0259l-\u02cc(h)w\u012bt",
      "\u02c8he-p\u0259l-\u02cc(h)w\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "George Hepplewhite"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1897, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-145131"
  },
  "Helmstedt":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in central Germany east of Brunswick near the former East Germany\u2013West Germany border population 27,072"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8helm-\u02ccshtet",
      "-\u02ccstet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-150844"
  },
  "hear out":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to listen to (someone who wants to tell something)"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-152625"
  },
  "headlike":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": resembling or suggesting a head in shape or function"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-165007"
  },
  "heading":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": something that forms or serves as a head",
      ": an inscription, headline , or title standing at the top or beginning (as of a letter or chapter)",
      ": the address and date at the beginning of a letter showing its place and time of origin",
      ": the compass direction in which the longitudinal axis of a ship or aircraft points",
      ": direction",
      ": drift sense 6",
      ": something (as a title or an address) at the top or beginning (as of a letter)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-di\u014b",
      "\u02c8he-di\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caption",
      "head",
      "header",
      "headline",
      "rubric",
      "title"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "What is your current heading ?",
      "We organized all the recipes under different subject headings .",
      "His paintings usually fall under the heading of realism.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This keyword should appear at the front of your title tag and in your meta description, H1 heading and body content. \u2014 Lindsay Boyajian, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "That last part made Schlossnagle especially happy heading into Omaha. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 14 June 2022",
      "As a result, the ISS needs to be reboosted at regular intervals, and its heading and alignment need to be adjusted constantly. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 May 2022",
      "Scottie Scheffler has a five-stroke heading into the weekend at Augusta. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022",
      "After dropping eight of nine early in the year, the Raiders have won 15 straight heading into the tourney. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Along with facing a top-20 team in Houston, Auburn faces several questions of its own heading into the postseason. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Ryan was the odds-on favorite heading into Tuesday\u2019s election with nearly universal support of the Democratic establishment in the state. \u2014 cleveland , 3 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s the heading over an article in The Dispatch by Haley Byrd Wilt (lovely name). \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 27 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-204922"
  },
  "heartwise":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": in the shape or manner of a heart"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt\u02ccw\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "heart entry 1 + -wise"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1586, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-210343"
  },
  "hen clam":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": surf clam",
      ": pismo clam"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "so called from the belief that such clams are female only"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-212239"
  },
  "Helobiae":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Helobiae taxonomic synonym of naiadales"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "he\u02c8l\u014db\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-212619"
  },
  "headline inflation":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a measure of inflation that is based on an unadjusted price index",
      "\u2014 compare core inflation"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1983, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-224920"
  },
  "heresiology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the study of heresies",
      ": a treatise on heresies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "heresio- (from heresy ) + -logy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225736"
  },
  "helmsperson":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the person at the helm : helmsman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8helmz-\u02ccp\u0259r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1972, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-225847"
  },
  "helobious":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": living in marshy places"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-b\u0113\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "helo- + -bious (from New Latin -bius having a\u2014specified\u2014mode of life)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-235119"
  },
  "heart yarn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": yarn in the center of a rope"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-005110"
  },
  "heterogen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a group of heterozygous hybrid organisms"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8het\u0259r\u0259j\u0259\u0307n",
      "-\u02ccjen",
      "\u02c8he\u2027tr-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "heter- + -gen"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-023055"
  },
  "here-right":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": on the spot : right here"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-055406"
  },
  "HEU":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "hydroelectric unit"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-070307"
  },
  "height finder":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a device used to determine the height of an airborne object"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-074840"
  },
  "Herminones":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a division of ancient Teutons described by Tacitus as occupying central and eastern Germany and including interior tribes (as the Hermunduri, Heruli, Suevians, Quadi, Lombards, Vandals)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cch\u0259rm\u0259\u02c8n\u014d(\u02cc)n\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-081700"
  },
  "hephthemimeral caesura":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a caesura in classical verse occurring after the seventh half foot"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6hefth\u0259\u00a6mim\u0259r\u0259l",
      "\u00a6hepth-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Late Latin hephthemimer is, from Greek hephth\u0113mimer\u0113s , adjective, containing seven halves, containing three feet and a half (from hepta- + h\u0113mi- hemi- + meros part) + English -al"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-082348"
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  "Help menu":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a menu (see menu sense 1b(2) ) that is a part of a computer application or system and that allows the user to access information about how to use the application or system",
      "\u2014 compare help screen"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1979, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-102705"
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  "headstrongness":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the quality of being headstrong"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1598, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122114"
  },
  "hereat":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": at or because of this"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English here at , from here + at (preposition)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-153018"
  },
  "headlighting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the illumination in front of a vehicle supplied by the headlights"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-162157"
  },
  "hetmanate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the administration of a hetman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-180052"
  },
  "hesp":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of hesp dialectal variant of hasp"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hesp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-181310"
  },
  "hentriacontane":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a solid paraffin hydrocarbon C 31 H 64",
      ": normal hentriacontane CH 3 (CH 2 ) 29 CH 3 found in many natural waxes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchen\u2027\u02cctr\u012b\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4n\u2027\u02cct\u0101n",
      "-\u02cctr\u0113\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "International Scientific Vocabulary hentriacont- (from hen- \u2014from Greek hen , neuter of heis one\u2014+ triacont- \u2014from Greek triakonta thirty) + -ane"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-184458"
  },
  "hen curlew":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a long-billed North American curlew ( Numenius americanus ) now rare because of excessive hunting"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-194108"
  },
  "Helodermatidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a small family of lizards having the dorsal scales replaced by rough tuberculated skin and including the American gila monsters and an obscure Bornean lizard"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Helodermat-, Heloderma , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-194807"
  },
  "hepaticologist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a specialist in hepaticology"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259\u0307\u02ccpat\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-213957"
  },
  "hereaway":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hereabouts"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hir-\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-220038"
  },
  "hepster":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a devotee of jazz",
      ": one who professes hip attitudes or tastes"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hepst\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "hep entry 3 or hip + -ster"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-220821"
  },
  "hermetism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a system of ideas based on hermetic teachings",
      ": adherence to or practice of hermetic doctrine",
      ": the practice of being hermetically mysterious"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-231249"
  },
  "hendeca-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": eleven"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek hendeka-, hendek- , from hendeka , from hen (neuter of heis one) + deka ten"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220702-231804"
  },
  "hear oneself think":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of hear oneself think informal \u2014 used to say that it's impossible to think clearly because of loud talking, music, etc. That music is so loud I can't hear myself think ."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011049"
  },
  "header":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that removes heads",
      ": a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon",
      ": a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall",
      ": a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or rafters",
      ": a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening : lintel",
      ": a conduit (such as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open",
      ": a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (such as a transistor)",
      ": a fall or dive headfirst",
      ": a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball",
      ": head sense 15a(1)",
      ": information (such as a page number) printed or placed at the top of each page of a document \u2014 compare footer sense 2"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-d\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "caption",
      "head",
      "heading",
      "headline",
      "rubric",
      "title"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "She tripped on the rock and took a header .",
      "He scored with a header past the goalie.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the 32nd minute, Daly doubled the lead after a cross sent into the area by Maria Sanchez connected with the England international, who produced a diving header to catch McLeod off her line for a goal. \u2014 Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel , 3 June 2022",
      "In the 65th minute, Angel City\u2019s best chance of the night came on a header from Cari Roccaro that bounced off the crossbar. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
      "When the Scots chased a way back into the game, John McGinn placed a 67th-minute header inexplicably wide from close range. \u2014 Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
      "The match started in ideal fashion for Cincinnati with Junior Moreno scoring his first goal for the club off an Alvaro Barreal corner kick and was directed goalward by a Brandon Vazquez header . \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
      "Instead, Racing Louisville came away with its second tie of the season, as a late header from forward Jess McDonald allowed Racing (0-1-2) to escape with a 1-1 draw against Houston (1-1-1)at Lynn Family Stadium. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 15 May 2022",
      "Frei deflected their best opportunity in the 65th minute, a header by Diogo. \u2014 Jayda Evans, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
      "Kornieck, 23, created scoring threats in both games and knocked home a header Sunday. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "While Hurst almost extended Phoenix's lead on a header that floated just above the crossbar in the 80th minute, the next closest scoring opportunity came in the second minute of extra time. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-014624"
  },
  "hellcat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": witch sense 3",
      ": a violently temperamental person",
      ": an ill-tempered woman"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel-\u02cckat"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "beldam",
      "beldame",
      "carline",
      "carlin",
      "crone",
      "hag",
      "trot",
      "witch"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "one of the two spinster sisters is said to be a hellcat , and the other is as sweet as can be"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-015857"
  },
  "hearty eater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one with a strong interest in and desire to eat well"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182145"
  },
  "hew to":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to follow or obey (something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-182408"
  },
  "hellbroth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a brew for working black magic"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hel-\u02ccbr\u022fth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1616, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-185557"
  },
  "help off/on":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to do something that makes it easier for (someone) to put on or take off (clothing, shoes, etc.)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-190637"
  },
  "heart-whole":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": heart-free",
      ": sincere , genuine"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u00e4rt-\u02cch\u014dl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-192451"
  },
  "hesped":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an oration or eulogy at a Jewish memorial service"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he\u02ccsped"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Hebrew hesp\u0113dh"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-193921"
  },
  "hereby":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": by this means",
      ": by means of this"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hir-\u02c8b\u012b",
      "\u02c8hir-\u02ccb\u012b",
      "hir-\u02c8b\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "I hereby declare the Olympic Games officially open.",
      "The sum will hereby be charged to your account.",
      "The parties to the lawsuit hereby agree to settle the matter out of court.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nor is there any recourse for young transgender women who are hereby stripped of their right to play sports. \u2014 Peter Greene, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
      "So, the death sentences are hereby vacated or set aside. \u2014 Tasha Lemley, Scientific American , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "In light of the current state of play, plaintiffs hereby move for a sixty-day extension of time to file the Joint Appendix of the Administrative Record which is due on December 6, 2021. \u2014 Stuart Anderson, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "And that Representative Paul Gosar be and is hereby removed from the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Both donated by Dave Prevar, who hereby admits to sending viruses through the mail. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "The Institute is hereby passing a bylaw that glam on all trips outside of RHOBH will not be tolerated and will be relentlessly made fun of. \u2014 Brian Moylan, Vulture , 7 June 2021",
      "Kingdoms are hereby united into a single office, a succession of powerful sorcerer-kings could prove stranger and stronger than anyone expected. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 19 May 2021",
      "All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-194913"
  },
  "heiferette":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large heavy heifer having nearly the size and development of a mature cow"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6hef\u0259\u00a6ret"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202320"
  },
  "helicopter":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes",
      ": to travel by helicopter",
      ": to transport by helicopter",
      ": an aircraft supported in the air by horizontal propellers"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-l\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4p-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8h\u0113-",
      "\u02c8he-l\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4p-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8h\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "chopper",
      "copter",
      "eggbeater",
      "helo",
      "whirlybird"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Six people reportedly died in a helicopter crash in West Virginia on Wednesday. \u2014 Teddy Grant, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
      "Kobe died in a tragic helicopter crash in January 2020, alongside his and Vanessa's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
      "Vanessa Bryant sued the county in September 2020, accusing county sheriff and fire department workers of improperly taking and sharing photos of human remains from the helicopter crash that killed the NBA legend and their daughter in January 2020. \u2014 Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "About a year after Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Doug Johnson took graphic photos of Kobe Bryant\u2019s helicopter crash scene that were then passed around, he was caught up in another scandal. \u2014 Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
      "Thursday's helicopter crash occurred on a training range near El Centro in Imperial County, according to Cmdr. \u2014 Faris Tanyos, CBS News , 9 June 2022",
      "Stephanie Orsini, 52, of South Boston, was planting flags in honor of her husband, Joseph Fandrey, a Marine Corps lieutenant who died in a mid-air helicopter crash on May 10, 1996, in North Carolina. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
      "But when Jesse disappears in a helicopter crash, a heartbroken Emma returns home to pick up the pieces of her life. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 May 2022",
      "Osaka was also close with Kobe Bryant, who died in 2020 in a helicopter crash and who was an early mentor to her. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "In the next 50 years, a man may be able to helicopter right out of his backyard and onto the roof of his office building. \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Helicopter in for the game, then helicopter out and everyone loves you. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 27 Nov. 2021",
      "Assuming the lava sticks around for a bit and doesn\u2019t retreat back underground, visitation to the National Park will surely increase, as will helicopter fly-over tours. \u2014 Will Mcgough, Forbes , 30 Sep. 2021",
      "The other interesting thing that happened last year was this perfect storm of editors kind of waking up to needing diverse voices, but also the pandemic, which sort of limited people's ability to helicopter into destinations and write about them. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "Zeta breached the levees protecting Grand Isle in three places and also deposited a shrimp boat on La. 1 heading toward the island, blocking access and forcing first responders to helicopter in to assess damage. \u2014 Bryn Stole, NOLA.com , 29 Oct. 2020",
      "Rhodes, who was running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, helicoptered to Kent to survey the scene. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 3 May 2020",
      "In the fun clip, after Craig\u2019s character picks up the Queen from Buckingham Palace, stunt actors playing them helicoptered across London and parachuted into the venue. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2019",
      "The couple was helicoptered to safety and treated for exposure. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 26 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "French h\u00e9licopt\u00e8re , from Greek heliko- + pteron wing \u2014 more at feather"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Noun",
      "1887, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1952, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-202817"
  },
  "here's to":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of here's to \u2014 used for making a toast to someone or something Here's to the new couple. May they find great happiness together."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210811"
  },
  "heuchera":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a genus of North American herbs (family Saxifragaceae) having basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers with petals entire or lacking",
      ": any plant of the genus Heuchera"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hy\u00fck\u0259r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, after J. H. von Heucher \u20201747 German botanist"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084222"
  },
  "heliconius":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large Neotropical genus of long-winged butterflies that are often brilliantly colored or mimetic and that with related American butterflies constitute a subfamily of Nymphalidae or in some classifications the separate family Heliconiidae",
      ": any butterfly of the genus Heliconius"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchel\u0259\u02c8k\u014dn\u0113\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Latin, of Helicon"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080642"
  },
  "hear wedding bells":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to think that two people will get married to each other soon"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-080904"
  },
  "hell-diver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a pied-billed grebe or other rather small grebe"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081446"
  },
  "here's hoping":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of here's hoping informal \u2014 used to say that one hopes something will happen Here's hoping (that) it doesn't rain."
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-081918"
  },
  "Hewish":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Antony 1924\u20132021 British astrophysicist"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hy\u00fc-ish"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-090654"
  },
  "hear of":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to be aware of the existence of (someone or something) : to know about (someone or something)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130403"
  },
  "heavy-handedness":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": clumsy",
      ": oppressive , harsh"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-v\u0113-\u02c8han-d\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "austere",
      "authoritarian",
      "flinty",
      "hard",
      "harsh",
      "ramrod",
      "rigid",
      "rigorous",
      "severe",
      "stern",
      "strict",
      "tough"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "clement",
      "forbearing",
      "gentle",
      "indulgent",
      "lax",
      "lenient",
      "tolerant"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-134529"
  },
  "helodes":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": marshy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "he\u02c8l\u014d(\u02cc)d\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek hel\u014dd\u0113s , from helos marsh; akin to Sanskrit saras pond"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140135"
  },
  "headwater":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": the source of a stream"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r",
      "-\u02ccw\u00e4-"
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    "synonyms":[
      "head",
      "headstream",
      "source"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "the first exploration of the Missouri River from its mouth to its headwaters was made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The project is moving fast with the city earlier this year purchasing the land, which is a meadow habitat with forested patches and 1,900 linear feet of West Creek headwater tributaries, for $880,000 from OSWIGI Limited. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "The current plan calls for roughly a 3,000-foot, ADA-accessible trail to traverse the perimeter of the land, which is a meadow habitat with forested patches and 1,900 linear feet of West Creek headwater tributaries. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 June 2021",
      "The project, Jane explains, poses a major threat to the environment; the pipelines would traverse two hundred bodies of water, including the headwater of the Mississippi River. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 11 May 2021",
      "Baldwin Creek and two headwater tributary streams run through the preserve, and the area is a habitat for many plant and animal species. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 13 Nov. 2020",
      "Mountain headwater forests are an integral part of California\u2019s water infrastructure. \u2014 Popular Science , 19 Oct. 2020",
      "Adventurous anglers can also make their way up the creek\u2019s headwater streams to find some native brook trout. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com , 15 Oct. 2020",
      "West Creek Conservancy, in a collaborative effort with The Nature Conservancy, aided in the acquisition of an area in rural Geauga County that is at the headwaters of the Cuyahoga River. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2020",
      "But new research from American climatologists shows for the first time that China, where the headwaters of the Mekong spring forth from the Tibetan Plateau, was not experiencing the same hardship at all. \u2014 Hannah Beech, New York Times , 13 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1612, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-141718"
  },
  "heteroduplex":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a nucleic-acid molecule (such as DNA) composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule",
      ": a nucleic-acid molecule (as DNA) composed of two chains with each derived from a different parent molecule"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-t\u0259-r\u014d-\u02c8d\u00fc-\u02ccpleks",
      "-\u02c8dy\u00fc-",
      "\u02cchet-\u0259-r\u014d-\u02c8d(y)\u00fc-\u02ccpleks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1962, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142155"
  },
  "Hesperia":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "city in southeastern California north of San Bernardino population 90,173"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "he-\u02c8sper-\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142435"
  },
  "heavy going":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": difficult to do or finish"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-145419"
  },
  "hepaticology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a branch of botany that deals with the Hepaticae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin Hepaticae + English -o- + -logy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-150711"
  },
  "heresiography":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a treatise on heresy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "h\u0259\u02ccr\u0113z\u0113\u02c8\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0113",
      "he\u02cc-",
      "-r\u0113s\u0113-",
      "\u02ccher\u0259s\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "heresio- (from heresy ) + -graphy"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153857"
  },
  "helicopter parent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a parent who is overly involved in the life of his or her child"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The beginning of the film shows Mei, voiced by Rosalie Chiang, living much of her life in Toronto, aligned with the path that helicopter parent Ming, voiced by Sandra Oh, had laid out for her. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Today, parents are very involved in what their kids read\u2014the whole helicopter parent thing. \u2014 Leo Deluca, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "The mom of this local family is a helicopter parent extraordinaire who wants our kids to be friends and travel together. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Sep. 2021",
      "Wade is aware of the critics who deem him a helicopter parent and contend the players should fight their own battle. \u2014 Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "Children ride bikes with no helicopter parents in sight. \u2014 Carol Pogash, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
      "And the proud human mamas and papas monitoring the 6-inch-long venomous snakes hover over the youngsters \u2014 though at a safe distance \u2014 like helicopter parents . \u2014 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Oct. 2019",
      "Work as family and the original helicopter parents . \u2014 S. Mitra Kalita For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 2 Feb. 2020",
      "For this group, there is only one way to do it: Imitate us, the people who are the helicopter parents , whose parents were professionals, whose presidential candidates are Rhodes scholars or presidents of the Harvard Law Review. \u2014 Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic , 20 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1989, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-155447"
  },
  "heap":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a collection of things thrown one on another : pile",
      ": a great number or large quantity : lot",
      ": to throw or lay in a heap : pile or collect in great quantity",
      ": to form or round into a heap",
      ": to form a heap on : load heavily",
      ": to accord or bestow lavishly or in large quantities",
      ": a large messy pile",
      ": a large number or amount",
      ": to make into a pile : throw or lay in a heap",
      ": to provide in large amounts",
      ": to fill to capacity"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0113p",
      "\u02c8h\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "abundance",
      "barrel",
      "basketful",
      "boatload",
      "bucket",
      "bunch",
      "bundle",
      "bushel",
      "carload",
      "chunk",
      "deal",
      "dozen",
      "fistful",
      "gobs",
      "good deal",
      "hundred",
      "lashings",
      "lashins",
      "loads",
      "lot",
      "mass",
      "mess",
      "mountain",
      "much",
      "multiplicity",
      "myriad",
      "oodles",
      "pack",
      "passel",
      "peck",
      "pile",
      "plateful",
      "plenitude",
      "plentitude",
      "plenty",
      "pot",
      "potful",
      "profusion",
      "quantity",
      "raft",
      "reams",
      "scads",
      "sheaf",
      "shipload",
      "sight",
      "slew",
      "spate",
      "stack",
      "store",
      "ton",
      "truckload",
      "volume",
      "wad",
      "wealth",
      "yard"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "lavish",
      "pour",
      "rain",
      "shower"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The R\u00d8DE Central software is very useful for loading in a heap of new sounds and actions to the SMART Pads as well as for adjusting other settings. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
      "If the lineup for the four nights of concerts is any indication, the juggernaut of names at the top of country's heap hasn't made room for many new entries since the last CMA Fest in 2019. \u2014 Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
      "The Auburn Tigers beat the Oregon State Beavers 4-3 in an entertaining and nail-biting Game 3 of the Corvallis Super Regional, celebrating the upset in a heap on the infield at Goss Stadium. \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
      "If those ads with Nicole Kidman being wowed by the movies haven't enticed you back into a theater yet, then a summer movie season packed with Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Elvis, Thor and a heap of dinosaurs should do the trick. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "But the heart of the series is Martha Mitchell, the glamorous wife of onetime Attorney General and longtime Nixon crony John Mitchell (played by Sean Penn, under a heap of prosthetic makeup). \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "In brief, those that ignore or delay AI ethics are in grave peril of their AI going down in flames and their startup likewise collapsing in a colossal heap . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Eating the food confirmed a heap of differences, which meant the models had become a kind of growing physical archive of Japanese cuisine, documenting minute regional differences with every new custom order. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The case drew a heap of criticism on Gascon, who implemented a policy of prohibiting youthful offenders from being tried as adults. \u2014 Fox News , 3 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "While her counterpart might have been speechless about Watkins, Mitty coach Sue Phillips had plenty of praise to heap on the Trailblazers\u2019 multi-faceted dynamo. \u2014 Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Even if just a small fraction of them follow through on their intentions, their departure would heap more pressure upon a workforce that is already shouldering too much. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "And while her vocal skills are legend, on Sunday (May 1) Abel jumped into a discussion about female producers to heap praise on his frequent studio companion. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 2 May 2022",
      "And Yeoh was quick to heap her praise back on to the directors. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "The revelation -- first reported by Sky News -- will heap pressure on Sunak and add to the perception his family isn\u2019t committed to living in Britain for the long-term. \u2014 Joe Mayes, Bloomberg.com , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "Boston, not one to heap praise on herself, smiled and gently shook her head at the ruckus. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Coach Niko Medved, 1-5 against SDSU in his three seasons at CSU, tried to downplay the importance of Friday night, not wanting to heap any more pressure on his beleaguered team. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "And Biden acknowledged on Tuesday there is more pain to come, telling reporters his executive order banning imports of Russian energy signed Tuesday will heap more pain on gasoline prices ahead of spring break and summer vacation. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Noun",
      "Middle English heep , from Old English h\u0113ap ; akin to Old High German houf heap"
    ],
    "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 1a"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-160937"
  },
  "hetman":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a Cossack leader"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8het-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Ukrainian het'man"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1710, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163211"
  },
  "helldog":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hellhound"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171219"
  },
  "heresiologist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a writer against heresies"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-171723"
  },
  "heterodyne":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the production of an electrical beat between two radio frequencies of which one usually is that of a received signal-carrying current and the other that of an uninterrupted current introduced into the apparatus",
      ": of or relating to the production of a beat between two optical frequencies",
      ": to combine (something, such as a radio frequency) with a different frequency so that a beat is produced"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8he-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02ccd\u012bn",
      "\u02c8he-tr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "heter- + -dyne , modification of Greek dynamis power \u2014 more at dynamic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "Adjective",
      "1908, in the meaning defined above",
      "Verb",
      "1923, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-172704"
  },
  "heterogangliate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": having the nerve ganglia more or less widely separated and unsymmetrically situated"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6het\u0259(\u02cc)r\u014d+"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "heter- + gangliate"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-175233"
  },
  "heavy goods vehicle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a large truck"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-182410"
  },
  "Hermetics":{
    "type":[
      "noun plural but usually singular in construction"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hermetism"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-et|",
      "|\u0113ks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-184352"
  },
  "hepatic tanager":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common tanager ( Piranga flava hepatica ) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-185342"
  },
  "he who pays the piper calls the tune":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of he who pays the piper calls the tune \u2014 used to say that the person who pays for something controls how it is done"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-193612"
  },
  "Heliconiidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a family of chiefly tropical American butterflies with long forewings and small rounded hind wings that is commonly included in the family Nymphalidae"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchel\u0259k\u0259\u02c8n\u012b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from Heliconius , type genus + -idae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203405"
  },
  "Helodrilus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": a common North American genus of earthworms (family Lumbricidae) found in rich soil or manure"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchel\u014d\u02c8dr\u012bl\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from helo- + Greek drilos worm"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-203914"
  },
  "head-end system":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an arrangement whereby electricity for a complete railroad train is furnished by a single generating plant located on the locomotive or tender or on a separate car"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212017"
  },
  "hepta-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form",
      "prefix"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": seven",
      ": containing seven atoms, groups, or equivalents",
      ": seven"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Greek, from hepta \u2014 more at seven"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-220417"
  },
  "header and thresher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": combine sense 3"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-222856"
  },
  "Hesperian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": western , occidental"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "he-\u02c8spir-\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Latin Hesperia , the west, from Greek, from feminine of hesperios of the evening, western, from hesperos evening \u2014 more at west"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225937"
  },
  "hereout":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": out of this:",
      ": out of this place : from here",
      ": out of this premise : hence"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Middle English herout, herut , from here + out, ut out (preposition)"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-231330"
  },
  "Hearn":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "1850\u20131904 Japanese Yakumo Koizumi American (Greek-born) writer in Japan"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-233213"
  },
  "heartweed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": lady's thumb"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023029"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": on this"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "hir-\u02c8\u022fn",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4n"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "12th century, in the meaning defined above"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-023315"
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  "heterogamy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": sexual reproduction involving fusion of unlike gametes often differing in size, structure, and physiology",
      ": the condition of reproducing by heterogamy",
      ": sexual reproduction involving fusion of unlike gametes often differing in size, structure, and physiology",
      ": the condition of reproducing by heterogamy"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cche-t\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-g\u0259-m\u0113",
      "-m\u0113"
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    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "circa 1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031454"
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  "Heliconian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the Boeotian mountain Helicon supposed by the ancient Greeks to be the residence of Apollo and the Muses",
      ": a butterfly of Heliconius or a related genus"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6hel\u0259\u00a6k\u014dn\u0113\u0259n",
      "-ny\u0259n",
      "\""
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    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "Latin Heliconi us + English -an",
      "Noun",
      "New Latin Heliconius + English -an"
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    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-042903"
  },
  "head in":{
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
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    "definitions":[
      ": to take a side track in order to give way to an approaching train"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074252"
  },
  "heavy date":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": an important romantic date"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081049"
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  "heredes":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of heredes plural of heres"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081909"
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  "hellbox":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":[
      ": a receptacle into which a printer throws damaged or discarded type material"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095207"
  },
  "hereof":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of this"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "hir-\u02c8\u0259v",
      "-\u02c8\u00e4v"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-095241"
  },
  "help oneself":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to serve oneself as much food or drink as one would like",
      ": to take something without permission"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100151"
  },
  "headphone":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": an earphone held over the ear by a band worn on the head",
      ": a small earphone inserted into the ear : earbud",
      ": an earphone held over the ear by a band worn on the head"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccf\u014dn",
      "\u02c8hed-\u02ccf\u014dn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There are just two Thunderbolt/USB-4 ports and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
      "Award-winning headphone maker V-MODA has just announced a new pair of Bluetooth headphones with the signature sharp and stylish look that the brand is known for. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "The laptops will come with a MagSafe charger and \u2014 gasp \u2014 a headphone jack. \u2014 J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 June 2022",
      "There's a physical fingerprint sensor built into the home button on the side, a MicroSD card slot in with the SIM card, and a headphone jack on the bottom. \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 2 June 2022",
      "The Envy 16 goes up to a 3840\u00d72400 OLED screen and has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, a headphone jack, an SD card reader, and HDMI 2.1. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 19 May 2022",
      "That\u2019s because the Pixel 3a resurrected the headphone jack. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 12 May 2022",
      "The transmitter unit connects to the TV\u2019s headphone or optical output and then relays the audio signal without any lag thanks to using RF transmission that doesn\u2019t have latency problems like Bluetooth can. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
      "It can be plugged into keyboard, drum machine or digital audio workstation (DAW), and there\u2019s even a headphone jack so DJs can listen and play without turning the rest of the house into a club. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[
      "1908, in the meaning defined above"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100512"
  },
  "Hephthalite":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Hephthalite variant of ephthalite"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104857"
  },
  "hesperid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": of or relating to the Hesperiidae",
      ": an insect of the family Hesperiidae : a skipper butterfly"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hesp\u0259r\u0259\u0307d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "Adjective",
      "New Latin Hesperiidae"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-121458"
  },
  "hell driver":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": one that engages in hell driving especially professionally"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-123458"
  },
  "hendecacolic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": made up of eleven cola"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u00a6)hen\u00a6dek\u0259\u00a6k\u014dlik",
      "-\u00a6k\u00e4l-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "hendeca- + col(on) + -ic"
    ],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130144"
  },
  "heavy hand":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of heavy hand \u2014 used to say that something has been done without delicacy or with too much force a cook who has a heavy hand with the salt went at the task with a heavy hand"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130620"
  },
  "hell bomb":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": hydrogen bomb"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220705-132127"
  },
  "heavy-headed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having a large or heavy head":[
        "heavy-headed wheat"
      ],
      ": dull , stupid":[],
      ": drowsy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105147"
  },
  "head/mind games":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": actions that are meant to confuse or upset someone in order to get an advantage":[
        "I couldn't handle the head games that came with the job anymore.",
        "She's known for playing mind games with her opponents."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105755"
  },
  "headpenny":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": head tax":[],
      ": an individual or personal assessment or payment to church funds":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English hed penny , from hed head + penny":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105830"
  },
  "head-hunting":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the act or custom of seeking out, decapitating, and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies":[],
      ": a seeking to deprive usually political enemies of position or influence":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hed-\u02cch\u0259n-ti\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105958"
  }
}