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{
"trace":{
"type":"noun (1)",
"definitions":[
"a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication",
"an amount of a chemical constituent not always quantitatively determinable because of minuteness",
"a mark or line left by something that has passed",
"footprint",
"a path, trail, or road made by the passage of animals, people, or vehicles",
"a sign or evidence of some past thing vestige",
"engram",
"something (such as a line) traced or drawn such as",
"the marking made by a recording instrument (such as a seismograph or kymograph)",
"the ground plan of a military installation or position either on a map or on the ground",
"the intersection of a line or plane with a plane",
"the usually bright line or spot that moves across the screen of a cathode-ray tube",
"the path taken by such a line or spot",
"a course or path that one follows",
"delineate , sketch",
"to form (letters, figures, etc.) carefully or painstakingly",
"to copy (something, such as a drawing) by following the lines or letters as seen through a transparent superimposed sheet",
"to impress or imprint (a design or pattern) with a tracer",
"to record a tracing of in the form of a curved, wavy, or broken line",
"to adorn with linear ornamentation (such as tracery or chasing)",
"to follow or study out in detail or step by step",
"to discover by going backward over the evidence step by step",
"to discover signs, evidence, or remains of",
"to follow the footprints, track , or trail of",
"to lay out the trace of (a military installation)",
"to travel over traverse",
"to make one's way",
"to follow a track or trail",
"to be traceable historically",
"either of two straps, chains, or lines of a harness for attaching a draft animal to something (such as a vehicle) to be drawn",
"leader sense 1e(2)",
"one or more vascular bundles supplying a leaf or twig",
"a mark left by something that has passed or is past",
"a very small amount",
"sketch entry 2 sense 1",
"to form (as letters) carefully",
"to copy (as a drawing) by following the lines as seen through a transparent sheet placed over the thing copied",
"to follow the footprints, track, or trail of",
"to study or follow the development of in detail",
"to follow something back to its cause or beginning",
"either of the two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness that fasten a horse to a vehicle",
"the marking made by a recording instrument (as a kymograph)",
"an amount of a chemical constituent not always quantitatively determinable because of minuteness",
"engram"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tr\u0101s",
"synonyms":[
"define",
"delineate",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"sketch"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The children traced their hands onto the sidewalk with chalk.",
"You can put a piece of paper over the pattern and trace it.",
"She traced the letters of her name.",
"We will need to trace the electrical wires through the walls.",
"The word \u201camiable\u201d traces back to the Latin word for \u201cfriend.\u201d"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"tracing":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"something that is traced such as",
"a copy made on a superimposed transparent sheet",
"a graphic record made by an instrument (such as a seismograph) that registers some movement",
"the act of one that traces",
"a copy of something traced from an original",
"a graphic record made by an instrument (as an electrocardiograph) that registers some movement"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tr\u0101-si\u014b",
"synonyms":[
"chase",
"chasing",
"dogging",
"following",
"hounding",
"pursuing",
"pursuit",
"shadowing",
"tagging",
"tailing",
"tracking",
"trailing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the tracing of this mountain lion is going to be difficult if the rain washes away all of the tracks",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His case is not related to the two earlier Georgia cases, according to DPH, which is also doing contract tracing . \u2014 Helena Oliviero, ajc , 17 June 2022",
"Chinese leaders have repeatedly vowed to stick to the zero-Covid policy, which aims to swiftly stamp out local outbreaks with mass testing, snap lockdowns, extensive contact tracing and quarantining. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Franklin said gun tracing was used to determine that Louis purchased an AR-15-style rifle from a local gun store on June 1 and a pistol from a local pawn shop on May 29. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"Prosecutor Ryan Mears said the office relied on investigators\u2019 firearm tracing and electronic evidence for its ability to file the charges. \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2022",
"Careful surveillance, isolation of infected people, contact tracing and quarantine of contacts should contain the outbreak, Dr. Rimoin said. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"Experts remain optimistic that the outbreak can be contained through contact tracing and targeted vaccinations. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"Contact tracing needs to stretch back six weeks prior to a positive test, said Antonio Zapatero, a senior health official for Madrid, because the virus can spread weeks before a person feels unwell and exhibits symptoms. \u2014 Denise Roland And Cecilia Butini, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
"Several players were in testing and contact tracing protocol. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"track":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a footprint whether recent or fossil",
": detectable evidence (such as the wake of a ship, a line of footprints, or a wheel rut) that something has passed",
": a path made by or as if by repeated footfalls : trail",
": a course laid out especially for racing",
": the parallel rails of a railroad",
": material recorded especially on or as if on a track",
": one of a series of parallel or concentric paths along which material (such as music or information) is recorded (as on a phonograph record or magnetic tape)",
": a group of grooves on a phonograph record containing recorded sound",
": a usually metal way (such as a groove) serving as a guide (as for a movable lighting fixture)",
": a sequence of events : a train of ideas : succession",
": an awareness of a fact, progression, or condition",
": track-and-field sports",
": those performed on a running track",
": the course along which something moves or progresses",
": a way of life, conduct, or action",
": one of several curricula of study to which students are assigned according to their needs or levels of ability",
": the projection on the earth's surface of the path along which something (such as a missile or an airplane) has flown",
": the width of a wheeled vehicle from wheel to wheel and usually from the outside of the rims",
": the tread of an automobile tire",
": either of two endless belts on which a tracklaying vehicle travels",
": where one stands or is at the moment : on the spot",
": achieving or doing what is necessary or expected",
": to follow the tracks or traces of : trail",
": to search for by following evidence until found",
": to follow by vestiges : trace",
": to observe or plot the moving path of (something, such as a spacecraft or missile) often instrumentally",
": to carry (mud or other material) on the feet and deposit",
": to make tracks upon",
": to keep track of (something, such as a trend) : follow",
": to travel over : traverse",
": travel",
": to maintain a constant distance apart on the straightaway",
": to fit a track or rails",
": to follow accurately the corresponding fore wheel on a straightaway",
": to follow the groove undulations of a recording",
": to leave tracks (as on a floor)",
": a mark left by something that has gone by",
": path sense 1 , trail",
": the rails of a railroad",
": a course laid out for racing",
": awareness of things or of the order in which things happen or ideas come",
": either of two endless metal belts on which a vehicle (as a tank) travels",
": track-and-field sports",
": to follow the marks or traces of : to search for someone or something",
": to bring indoors on the bottom of the shoes, feet, or paws"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trak",
"\u02c8trak"
],
"synonyms":[
"imprint",
"trace",
"trail"
],
"antonyms":[
"bird-dog",
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"hound",
"pursue",
"run",
"shadow",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"trail"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"If that heightened activity returns, even the Greek alphabet may not be enough to keep track of them all. \u2014 J. Besl, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 June 2022",
"For the father who can't keep track of all his belongings, this wooden docking station keeps everything together. \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day , 12 June 2022",
"This practical and lovely gift will help your dad keep track of his luggage throughout all his adventures. \u2014 Robin Raven, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Guy could keep track of 10 orders simultaneously, never overcooking the over-easy eggs or burning the toast. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 8 June 2022",
"The episode showcases the heightened risks for business figures in China, where political redlines are becoming almost impossible to keep track of. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"Galperin has less to keep track of in his own campaign, which has raised around $1 million. \u2014 Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Another option is to corral LEGO bricks by type while also helping kids keep track of them. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 2 June 2022",
"There are countless great apps to keep track of all your content consumption habits, but this is one of the cleanest. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"City fire unions say Baltimore has a way to report details of fires\u2019 locations to a national program, which could help track such fires. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 15 June 2022",
"Select one of the 20-plus exercise modes to track your biggest exercise metrics like distance and calories burned. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Men's Health , 15 June 2022",
"Up until late last year, the state was paying Yale researchers to track the spread of COVID through several large wastewater treatment plants that served more than 1 million people in the state. \u2014 Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
"The park stated its staff would continue to track reports of bear activity in campgrounds and other more populated areas to notify the public regarding any site warnings or closures. \u2014 Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
"Fitness buffs who love to run will find new ways to track workouts. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"To track monthly changes in median rent prices in Greater Cleveland, revisit this page and view the chart below. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
"Thylmann, who was in his early thirties, had previously helped develop software that allowed adult Web sites to track the success of their ads and links\u2014an early version of cookies. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Six school districts pay $166,667 each to a company, formed last year by two Broward school administrators, to review safety plans and track for compliance, records show. \u2014 Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170651"
},
"tracking":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"the assigning of students to a curricular track",
"the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) letterspacing \u2014 compare kerning"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tra-ki\u014b",
"synonyms":[
"chase",
"chasing",
"dogging",
"following",
"hounding",
"pursuing",
"pursuit",
"shadowing",
"tagging",
"tailing",
"tracing",
"trailing"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For this reason, tracking and managing your platform\u2019s shopping cart abandonment rate is crucial. \u2014 Logan Rush, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
"New bankruptcies and debt-collection proceedings are both at their lowest levels since tracking began in 1999. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
"New bankruptcies and debt-collection proceedings are both at their lowest level since tracking began in 1999. \u2014 Talmon Joseph Smith, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
"When done right, tracking can be a useful way to more fairly evaluate certain types of employees, such as customer service reps or administrative assistants. \u2014 Yalcin Acikgoz, The Conversation , 23 May 2022",
"The last two years had the largest number of attacks since the tracking began, Seth Jones, the director of CSIS\u2019 international security program, told a congressional panel earlier this year. \u2014 David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Detailed tracking of this legislative movement can be difficult. \u2014 Kimberly Kindy, Anchorage Daily News , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Wastewater tracking could also be useful for spotting new variants. \u2014 Tanya Lewis, Scientific American , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Rather than hooking up this tracker to your phone and downloading an app, the TT 15 is directly connected to a handheld tracking device. \u2014 Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping , 31 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":null,
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"tract":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun (1)",
"noun (2)",
"noun (3)"
],
"definitions":[
": a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function",
": a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function",
": an area either large or small: such as",
": an indefinite stretch of land",
": a defined area of land",
": extent or lapse of time",
": a pamphlet or leaflet of political or religious propaganda",
": a piece of writing that is suggestive of such a tract",
": verses of Scripture (as from the Psalms) used between the gradual and the Gospel at some masses (as during penitential seasons)",
": an indefinite stretch of land",
": a defined area of land",
": a system of body parts or organs that serve some special purpose",
": a pamphlet of political or religious ideas and beliefs",
": a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function",
"\u2014 see gastrointestinal tract , lower respiratory tract , upper respiratory tract",
": a bundle of nerve fibers having a common origin, termination, and function and especially one within the spinal cord or brain"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trakt",
"\u02c8trakt",
"\u02c8trakt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Noun (2)",
"1760, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-170227"
},
"trade":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities : commerce",
": business , market",
": dealings between persons or groups",
": an act or instance of trading : transaction",
": an exchange of property usually without use of money",
": a firm's customers : clientele",
": the group of firms engaged in a business or industry",
": an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill : craft",
": the business or work in which one engages regularly : occupation",
": the persons engaged in an occupation, business, or industry",
": a customary course of action : practice",
": trade wind",
": a publication intended for persons in the entertainment business",
": a path traversed : way",
": a track or trail left by a person or animal : tread sense 4",
": to give one thing in exchange for another",
": to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods",
": to make one's purchases : shop",
": sell sense 3",
": to have dealings : negotiate",
": to give in exchange for another commodity : barter",
": to make an exchange of",
": to engage in frequent buying and selling of (stocks, commodities, etc.) usually in search of quick profits",
": to do business with",
": to take often unscrupulous advantage of : exploit",
": of, relating to, or used in trade",
": intended for or limited to persons in a business or industry",
": serving others in the same business rather than the ultimate user or consumer",
": of, composed of, or representing the trades or trade unions",
": having a larger softcover format than that of a mass-market paperback and usually sold only in bookstores",
": of or relating to the publishing of such books",
": the business or work in which a person takes part regularly : occupation",
": the business of buying and selling items : commerce",
": an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill : craft",
": an act of trading : transaction",
": the persons working in a business or industry",
": a firm's customers",
": to give in exchange for something else",
": to take part in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods",
": to deal regularly as a customer",
": the business or work in which one engages regularly",
": an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill",
": the persons engaged in an occupation",
": the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities",
": an act or instance of trading",
": an exchange of property usually without use of money",
": to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods",
": to give one thing in exchange for another",
": to engage in selling",
": to give in exchange for another commodity",
": to make an exchange of",
": to engage in frequent buying and selling of (as stocks or commodities) usually in search of quick profits",
": of, relating to, or used in trade or in a particular trade or business",
": of, composed of, or representing the trades or labor unions"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0101d",
"\u02c8tr\u0101d"
],
"synonyms":[
"back-and-forth",
"barter",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"exchange",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade-off",
"truck"
],
"antonyms":[
"deal",
"traffic"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Stevens hired Udoka, traded for Al Horford in the offseason and for Derrick White at the February trade deadline. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
"That would make some sense given the acquisition of Sabonis at the trade deadline. \u2014 Morten Jensen, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
"Other teams had already started to imagine scenarios in which the Sox would become sellers prior to the trade deadline. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Portland can afford to swing for the fences after dealing CJ McCollum at the trade deadline. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 16 June 2022",
"In 2012, Walt Jocketty traded forJonathan Broxton at the trade deadline. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
"Minnesota traded him to the Baltimore Ravens at the trade deadline that season. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 13 June 2022",
"He was linked to several potential deals at the NBA trade deadline, but nothing emerged. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 June 2022",
"Rizzo, who re-signed with the Yankees in the offseason after being acquired from the Cubs at the 2021 trade deadline, boasts 13 homers in 52 games this season. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Deputy director of Industries at the Ministry of Industrialization and Trade in Kenya King\u2019uru Wahome said to trade better with the EU, east Africa must improve the skill sets of its workforce and draw more women into technology. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
"Speculators are people who trade commodities with the sole intention of making a profit from price movements. \u2014 Jagdeesh Prakasam, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
"As the demonstrations spread to the border crossings, car manufacturing plants had to shut down and trade with the United States was severely disrupted. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
"This is a draft where the Packers reportedly did not take Cleveland up on an offer to trade a first round pick, with the opportunity to pick up another first-rounder in the 2008 draft. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Players can manage, buy, sell or trade their virtual team with player cards in the form of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Polls have consistently shown Americans like having a strong military, support promoting liberalism abroad, and like to trade with other nations. \u2014 Shay Khatiri, The Week , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Carolina would likely need to trade him - good luck with that - before adding Garoppolo and his $26.9 million salary. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Although India and other countries appear ready to continue to trade with Russia and to refrain from criticizing it publicly, only China has the power to throw Moscow a lifeline as sweeping Western sanctions squeeze its economy. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Chinese exports to the U.S., for instance, have rebounded to pre- trade war levels, though much of the export gains are in products like mobile phones, laptops and toys, which weren\u2019t hit by tariffs, says Mr. Bown, the Peterson Institute economist. \u2014 Bob Davis, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
"Non- trade barriers such as FDA labeling and ingredient requirements also limit imports even during shortages. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"Beijing\u2019s pro- trade steps have fueled concerns among American businesses and close allies. \u2014 Yuka Hayashi, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2022",
"At first, the e-tailer Overstock, under the brilliant and maverick direction of its then CEO, Patrick Byrne, started tZero, whose main aim was to disrupt the post- trade landscape, but under the regulator\u2019s eye. \u2014 Vipin Bharathan, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
"For two months of Norris, who didn't make the Brewers' playoff roster after struggling post- trade , the Tigers gained their new No. 11 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Every day, banks generate millions of post- trade expenses associated with executing transactions. \u2014 Alexander Duggan, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
"While the offense had its moments post- trade deadline, including a season-high stretch of 14 straight games scoring four or more runs \u2014 their longest span since 15 straight from Aug. 11-26, 2016 \u2014 the pitching staff too often crumbled. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 4 Oct. 2021",
"When the Cubs have played well post- trade deadline, Schwindel\u2019s performance has been a key role in that success. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 14 Sep. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7b",
"Verb",
"1553, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 4",
"Adjective",
"1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195422"
},
"trade-off":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a balancing of factors all of which are not attainable at the same time",
": a giving up of one thing in return for another : exchange"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0101d-\u02cc\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"back-and-forth",
"barter",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"exchange",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade",
"truck"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1909, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200651"
},
"trademark":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a device (such as a word) pointing distinctly to the origin or ownership of merchandise to which it is applied and legally reserved to the exclusive use of the owner as maker or seller",
": a distinguishing characteristic or feature firmly associated with a person or thing",
": to secure trademark rights for : register the trademark of",
": a device (as a word) that points clearly to the origin or ownership of merchandise to which it is applied and that is legally reserved for use only by the owner",
": a device (as a word or mark) that points distinctly to the origin or ownership of merchandise to which it is applied and that is legally reserved for the exclusive use of the owner \u2014 compare service mark",
": a mark that is used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify the origin or ownership of goods and to distinguish them from others and the use of which is protected by law \u2014 see also dilution , infringement , strong mark , weak mark , Trademark Act of 1946 \u2014 compare copyright , patent , service mark"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0101d-\u02ccm\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8tr\u0101d-\u02ccm\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8tr\u0101d-\u02ccm\u00e4rk",
"\u02c8tr\u0101d-\u02ccm\u00e4rk"
],
"synonyms":[
"brand"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"\u201cKleenex\u201d is a registered trademark .",
"Outspokenness has always been his trademark .",
"Courtesy is the company's trademark .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"However, the legal advisor strongly recommends using an attorney while attempting to register a trademark . \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"The IP Accelerator, that helps brands get a trademark , protects their brand anywhere, not just on Amazon. \u2014 Carolina Milanesi, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Then Golden State fired up its deep-shooting Death Star to obliterate Boston\u2019s rebellion, closing the quarter on a trademark 19-2 run that included five threes. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"According to Lunsford's legal team, Lunsford established SKKN+ in 2018 and filed for a trademark of her own in 2021. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 4 June 2022",
"But, over the weekend, reports emerged that Apple filed a trademark for realityOS via one of its shell companies. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 31 May 2022",
"Collaborating again with DP Hooman Behmanesh, the director employs the kind of slow zooms that were a trademark of the 1970s, taking us from the universal ordeals of Iranian society to the travails of one family in a single shot. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022",
"Self-awareness is not a trademark of Chinese propaganda. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
"The verdant lawns and expansive yards are certainly an object of American obsession, a trademark of homeownership and the subject of inspection by homeowners associations, nosy neighbors and the like. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The 2019 announcement that her forthcoming shapewear brand would be titled Kimono, going as far as to trademark the word for her line, despite the traditional Japanese garment existing for thousands of years before her butt-lifting biker shorts. \u2014 Ana Escalante, Glamour , 23 May 2022",
"That\u2019s three years before Sycamore registered to trademark the tagline, which was granted in August 2021, according to Stone. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Almost a year ago, Tesla filed applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark a \u2018T\u2019 logo for an array of restaurant concepts, from self service to take out. \u2014 Kate Krader, Fortune , 24 May 2022",
"Her high-energy music, contagiously positive personality, super colorful costumes, and trademark high ponytail are the go-to ingredients of her personal brand, but one of those things just changed dramatically. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The tech behemoth has opposed singer-songwriters, school districts and food blogs for trying to trademark names or logos featuring an apple \u2014 and even other fruits. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022",
"His friend German Hernandez coined the term, and Pe\u00f1a is trying to trademark it, with the idea of selling Hal Pastor in supermarkets some day. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
"General Motors has filed to trademark a new Buick logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 Mar. 2022",
"In March 2021, Schmidt and Myers applied to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to trademark Crystal Visions. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 16 Apr. 2022"
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],
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},
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"of or relating to tradition consisting of or derived from tradition",
"handed down from age to age",
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"based on custom"
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"classical",
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],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These new activities may not be traditional but what\u2019s more American than a holiday centered around food, fun, and explosives? \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 10 June 2022",
"The real estate industry is rather traditional , historically dominated by a few large corporate stakeholders, imposing major barriers to the entry of smaller, individual players. \u2014 Peter Abualzolof, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"That formulation is more traditional than the ones used in the mRNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"The game between Auburn and UCLA will not be broadcast on traditional TV. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 6 June 2022",
"The modern-day Western from Taylor Sheridan had aired during the summers from 2018-20, keeping it out of Nielsen\u2019s traditional September to May TV season tally. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 31 May 2022",
"The road to the NBA is not as traditional as in previous generations. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"In contrast, Gutierrez supports a more traditional approach in the fight against crime. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"What's more traditional than taking in a baseball game with your Dad? \u2014 Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022"
],
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"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
],
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": adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition",
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],
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"tr\u0259-\u02c8dish-n\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m",
"-\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u02cci-"
],
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"conservatism",
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"broad-mindedness",
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"liberalness",
"open-mindedness",
"progressivism"
],
"examples":[
"a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism , my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Evans regarded the main strains of traditionalism and libertarianism not as conflictual but as reciprocal, each requiring the other for liberty and limited government to survive. \u2014 Lee Edwards, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Beloved for his dedication to country music traditionalism with a garage-rock twist, Dallas Good, the co-founding vocalist and guitarist for the Sadies, died Thursday. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Far from being a beacon of responsible statecraft, and cooperation, Putin\u2019s Russia is a hostile competitor seeking to undermine our national interests while hiding its own decline behind a charade of traditionalism . \u2014 Joseph S. Laughon, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
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},
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"adjective",
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": adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition",
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"conservatism",
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"broad-mindedness",
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"liberalness",
"open-mindedness",
"progressivism"
],
"examples":[
"a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism , my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Evans regarded the main strains of traditionalism and libertarianism not as conflictual but as reciprocal, each requiring the other for liberty and limited government to survive. \u2014 Lee Edwards, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Beloved for his dedication to country music traditionalism with a garage-rock twist, Dallas Good, the co-founding vocalist and guitarist for the Sadies, died Thursday. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Far from being a beacon of responsible statecraft, and cooperation, Putin\u2019s Russia is a hostile competitor seeking to undermine our national interests while hiding its own decline behind a charade of traditionalism . \u2014 Joseph S. Laughon, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a disastrous event : calamity",
": misfortune",
": a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (such as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror",
": the literary genre of tragic dramas",
": a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man",
": tragic quality or element",
": a disastrous event",
": a serious play that has a sad or disastrous ending"
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"\u02c8tra-j\u0259-d\u0113",
"\u02c8tra-j\u0259-d\u0113"
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"apocalypse",
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"disaster"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the pain of the Ulvade tragedy hit the survivor of the 2012 shooting at Chardon High School differently. \u2014 Brenda Cain, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Right now, the Texas Rangers are investigating the mass tragedy . \u2014 Chris Boyette, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"An unfathomable family tragedy eventually led Clark to make the decision to retire. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 2 June 2022",
"In the Uvalde shooting, the tragedy followed a familiar form. \u2014 Linda Darling-hammond, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The shooting is the latest high-profile shooting tragedy after one in Buffalo last month killed 10 and a shooting in Texas killed 21, including mostly children. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
"While officials and law enforcement are on high alert in response to the shooting in Uvalde, the Santa Clarita community experienced its own tragedy nearly three years ago. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"John Callion, 33, a Marathon tarpon guide, saw the tragedy unfold from his boat and sprang into action to try to save the family, according to the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office 911 call log. \u2014 al , 1 June 2022",
"Lawmakers have expressed some interest in a possible special session in the aftermath of the Uvalde tragedy , most vocally state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat whose district includes Uvalde. \u2014 Eva Ruth Moravec, Washington Post , 1 June 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2c"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183409"
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"to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground",
"to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner",
"to grow to such length as to droop over toward the ground",
"to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily plod , trudge",
"to lag behind do poorly in relation to others",
"to move, flow, or extend slowly in thin streams",
"to extend in an erratic or uneven course or line straggle",
"dwindle",
"to follow a trail track game",
"to draw or drag loosely along a surface allow to sweep the ground",
"haul , tow",
"to drag (something, such as a limb or the body) heavily or wearily",
"to carry or bring along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance",
"to draw along in one's wake",
"to follow upon the scent or trace of track",
"to follow in the footsteps of pursue",
"to follow along behind",
"to lag behind (someone, such as a competitor)",
"a track made by passage especially through a wilderness",
"a marked or established path or route especially through a forest or mountainous region",
"a trace or mark left by something that has passed or been drawn along scent , track",
"a course followed or to be followed",
"something that follows or moves along as if being drawn along train",
"a chain of consequences aftermath",
"the streak produced by a meteor",
"a continuous line produced photographically by permitting the image of a celestial body (such as a star) to move over the plate",
"something that trails or is trailed such as",
"a trailing plant",
"the train of a gown",
"a trailing arrangement (as of flowers) spray",
"the part of a gun carriage that rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered",
"to drag or draw along behind",
"to become weak, soft, or less",
"to follow in the tracks of pursue",
"to hang down, rest on, or creep over the ground",
"to lag behind",
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"a beaten path",
"a path marked through a forest or mountainous region"
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"bird-dog",
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"dog",
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"run",
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"tail",
"trace",
"track"
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"path",
"pathway",
"trace",
"track"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"These policies have alarmed low-tax, pro-business Tories but have yet to improve the party\u2019s poll ratings, which trail those of Labour. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Our favorite overall is the Keen Drift Creek H2 Sandal, but this round-up covers the gamut of warmer-weather activities, from hanging on the beach to whitewater rafting and trail running. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"His 882 Heat career postseason points trail only Wade (3,864), James (2,338), Chris Bosh (1,163) and Alonzo Mourning (989). \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"The Bulldogs have just 1 hit and trail 2-0 entering the fifth inning. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022",
"If the series is tied 1-1 or the Wolverines trail 2-0 after Saturday\u2019s game, Anchorage will host a third game Sunday at 5 p.m. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"Still, our eyes couldn't help but trail down to the manicures. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 May 2022",
"The new research puts London ahead of Dubai, Singapore, New York, and Paris, which trail the U.K city in both numbers of projects attracting foreign investment and the amount invested. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"If Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry trail off, there is no way for the team to move off those deals. \u2014 Rick Menning, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"There was a blood trail around the suspect's car and he was found with a wounded hand when officers arrested him at a homeless encampment a short distance away near Gloria Avenue and Wyandotte Street, officials said. \u2014 Eric Leonard, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The trail -cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government. \u2014 Michael Rubinkam, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Help with trail maintenance, invasive plant management, structural repairs and gardening. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"The steep trail winds upward toward views of Upper Yosemite Falls and a direct view of Half Dome. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The trail -cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"He and Roger Federer trail Nadal by two major titles at 20. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Hitting the trail with others helps turn sentiment into action. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
"It was described burning brush and trees in the area of NFSR 9002 and NFS trail 433. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022"
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},
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"to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground",
"to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner",
"to grow to such length as to droop over toward the ground",
"to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily plod , trudge",
"to lag behind do poorly in relation to others",
"to move, flow, or extend slowly in thin streams",
"to extend in an erratic or uneven course or line straggle",
"dwindle",
"to follow a trail track game",
"to draw or drag loosely along a surface allow to sweep the ground",
"haul , tow",
"to drag (something, such as a limb or the body) heavily or wearily",
"to carry or bring along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance",
"to draw along in one's wake",
"to follow upon the scent or trace of track",
"to follow in the footsteps of pursue",
"to follow along behind",
"to lag behind (someone, such as a competitor)",
"a track made by passage especially through a wilderness",
"a marked or established path or route especially through a forest or mountainous region",
"a trace or mark left by something that has passed or been drawn along scent , track",
"a course followed or to be followed",
"something that follows or moves along as if being drawn along train",
"a chain of consequences aftermath",
"the streak produced by a meteor",
"a continuous line produced photographically by permitting the image of a celestial body (such as a star) to move over the plate",
"something that trails or is trailed such as",
"a trailing plant",
"the train of a gown",
"a trailing arrangement (as of flowers) spray",
"the part of a gun carriage that rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered",
"to drag or draw along behind",
"to become weak, soft, or less",
"to follow in the tracks of pursue",
"to hang down, rest on, or creep over the ground",
"to lag behind",
"a trace or mark left by something that has passed or been drawn along",
"a beaten path",
"a path marked through a forest or mountainous region"
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"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"hound",
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"run",
"shadow",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track"
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"footpath",
"path",
"pathway",
"trace",
"track"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"These policies have alarmed low-tax, pro-business Tories but have yet to improve the party\u2019s poll ratings, which trail those of Labour. \u2014 New York Times , 7 June 2022",
"Our favorite overall is the Keen Drift Creek H2 Sandal, but this round-up covers the gamut of warmer-weather activities, from hanging on the beach to whitewater rafting and trail running. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"His 882 Heat career postseason points trail only Wade (3,864), James (2,338), Chris Bosh (1,163) and Alonzo Mourning (989). \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
"The Bulldogs have just 1 hit and trail 2-0 entering the fifth inning. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 May 2022",
"If the series is tied 1-1 or the Wolverines trail 2-0 after Saturday\u2019s game, Anchorage will host a third game Sunday at 5 p.m. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2022",
"Still, our eyes couldn't help but trail down to the manicures. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 May 2022",
"The new research puts London ahead of Dubai, Singapore, New York, and Paris, which trail the U.K city in both numbers of projects attracting foreign investment and the amount invested. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"If Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry trail off, there is no way for the team to move off those deals. \u2014 Rick Menning, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"There was a blood trail around the suspect's car and he was found with a wounded hand when officers arrested him at a homeless encampment a short distance away near Gloria Avenue and Wyandotte Street, officials said. \u2014 Eric Leonard, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The trail -cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government. \u2014 Michael Rubinkam, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Help with trail maintenance, invasive plant management, structural repairs and gardening. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
"The steep trail winds upward toward views of Upper Yosemite Falls and a direct view of Half Dome. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
"The trail -cam image was included in a legal filing late Friday by lawyer Anne Weismann, who represents Finders Keepers in its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the government. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"He and Roger Federer trail Nadal by two major titles at 20. \u2014 Adam Zagoria, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Hitting the trail with others helps turn sentiment into action. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
"It was described burning brush and trees in the area of NFSR 9002 and NFS trail 433. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 13 June 2022"
],
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"noun (1)",
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"a connected line of railroad cars with or without a locomotive",
"an automotive tractor with one or more trailer units",
"retinue , suite",
"a moving file of persons, vehicles, or animals",
"an orderly succession",
"order of occurrence leading to some result",
"accompanying or resultant circumstances aftermath",
"a series of moving mechanical parts (such as gears) that transmit and modify motion",
"a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer",
"the vehicles, personnel, and sometimes animals that furnish supply, maintenance, and evacuation services to a combat unit",
"a series of parts or elements that together constitute a system for producing a result and especially for carrying on a process (as of manufacture) automatically",
"a line of combustible material laid to lead fire to a charge",
"to teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient",
"to form by instruction, discipline, or drill",
"to make prepared (as by exercise) for a test of skill",
"to direct the growth of (a plant) usually by bending, pruning, and tying",
"to aim at an object or objective direct",
"trail , drag",
"to undergo instruction, discipline, or drill",
"to go by train",
"scheme , trick",
"a connected series of railway cars usually hauled by a locomotive",
"a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer",
"a connected series",
"a moving line of persons, vehicles, or animals",
"the followers of an important person",
"to give or receive instruction, discipline, or drill",
"to teach in an art, profession, or trade",
"to make ready (as by exercise) for a test of skill",
"to teach (an animal) to obey",
"to make (a plant) grow in a particular way usually by bending, trimming, or tying",
"to aim something at a target"
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"condition",
"season"
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"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5",
"Verb",
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"Noun (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
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"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to go on foot walk",
"to walk or travel about without apparent plan but with or without a purpose",
"tramp , walk",
"to walk or wander about"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tr\u0101ps",
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"ambulate",
"foot (it)",
"hoof (it)",
"leg (it)",
"pad",
"step",
"tread",
"walk"
],
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"examples":[
"I traipsed all over town looking for the right dress.",
"I'm too old to go traipsing around Europe.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now, there are unhoused people that traipse this whole community. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"Prada sprinted so that Emily in Paris could traipse around France in a red beret. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Specifically, there are groups of Fremen who live out in the desert and are suspicious of any off-worlders who might traipse onto their planet. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 19 Oct. 2021",
"FARM FEST Guests can traipse through SummitWynd\u2019s 600-foot-long Sunflower Stroll, enjoy the Lavender Fields instead, or take their children to Farmer Chip and Granny\u2019s stable for Spring Horses, Pony Hops, and even Unicorn Hops. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"And on off days, the relatively unknown cast was free to traipse around Prague, haunting local pubs in search of cheap beer. \u2014 Ashley Spencer, Vulture , 11 May 2021",
"Although a few thousand fans continued to loyally traipse out to the new stadium to support Darlington, they were surrounded by row after row of empty seats. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 19 Apr. 2021",
"And, there plenty of stylish poolsides to traipse around while sporting that thrifted seventies caftan. \u2014 Krista Simmons, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Later, there\u2019s a new type of mission type which is essentially unstructured patrol, where players can traipse around the Wasteland zone, free-farming at their will. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1647, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"traitorous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": guilty or capable of treason",
": constituting treason",
": guilty or capable of treason",
": amounting to treason"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0101-t\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8tr\u0101-tr\u0259s",
"\u02c8tr\u0101-t\u0259-r\u0259s"
],
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"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"antonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true"
],
"examples":[
"when our coach took a job at a rival college, a few traitorous players went right along with him",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That language clashed markedly with hard-line rhetoric emanating from Moscow, where supporters of the war, who do not consider Ukraine to be a legitimate country, denounced Mr. Medinsky\u2019s diplomacy as bordering on traitorous . \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
"This was a sharp departure from a tradition under which those who reported crimes by fellow Haredim were viewed as traitorous informers. \u2014 Joseph Berger, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
"As the fighting in the east has raged, their sermons are often seen as overly forgiving of Moscow\u2019s ambitions in Ukraine, or even traitorous . \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Announcers\u2014conditioned to steer fans to feel a certain way about characters on the show\u2014gently suggested his selfish or traitorous tendencies to deaf ears. \u2014 Martin Douglas, SPIN , 21 Jan. 2022",
"In order to make up for her traitorous past, Rosalind works as a spy for her country. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
"However, that turnabout is nothing compared with McCarthy\u2019s head-snapping response to the violent and traitorous events of Jan. 6. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The traitorous Confederate flag being carried through the halls of Congress. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Two more Ts are thus added to Holton\u2019s roster of American grievances: traitorous slaves and treacherous Indians. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204725"
},
"trammel":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to catch or hold in or as if in a net : enmesh",
": to prevent or impede the free play of : confine",
": something impeding activity, progress, or freedom : restraint",
": a net for catching birds or fish",
": one having three layers with the middle one finer-meshed and slack so that fish passing through carry some of the center net through the coarser opposite net and are trapped",
": an adjustable pothook for a fireplace crane",
": a shackle used for making a horse amble",
": an instrument for drawing ellipses",
": a compass for drawing large circles that consists of a beam with two sliding parts",
": any of various gauges used for aligning or adjusting machine parts"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra-m\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"bind",
"chain",
"enchain",
"enfetter",
"fetter",
"gyve",
"handcuff",
"manacle",
"pinion",
"shackle"
],
"antonyms":[
"balk",
"bar",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"cramp",
"crimp",
"deterrent",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"encumbrance",
"fetter",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"holdback",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"shackles",
"stop",
"stumbling block"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"laws that trammel our rights as citizens",
"years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband",
"Noun",
"students and parents who want to throw off the trammels of outdated school policies",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Founders gave an independent judiciary the responsibility of preventing the other branches from trammeling fundamental liberties of citizens. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Jan. 2020",
"The Patriots defense, which is on pace to break NFL records for most sacks and fewest points allowed, has trammeled and trampled opposing offenses, but the schedule keeps serving up red meat or raw quarterbacks for them to prey upon. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
"Now the area is brimming with new construction, and Ms. Medvedow, 63, is leading her institution into another less- trammeled area. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2018",
"Now the area is brimming with new construction, and Ms. Medvedow, 63, is leading her institution into another less- trammeled area. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2018",
"Those federal laws, along with state and local equivalents, provide broad and effective remedies for unequal pay without trammeling the hiring process. \u2014 Gerald Skoning, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2017",
"When applied to armed protests, that mindset takes our country to a dangerous place: The Second Amendment and state open carry laws cannot trammel the free speech rights of unarmed protesters and the necessity for law enforcement to keep the peace. \u2014 Olivia Li, Slate Magazine , 17 Oct. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Join the top and drop leaf; then use a large trammel to mark the curved edge. \u2014 Thomas Klenck, Popular Mechanics , 14 Aug. 2021",
"Make a trammel , or beam compass, that pivots on a 3\u20448-in. \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Build the trammel out of 1\u20442-in.-thick plywood, mount the router on one end and install a straight bit. \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Step 2: Measure and Cut Cubby Dividers Use trammel points to mark a rounded edge (an arc with a 7-1/2-inch radius) on three 6-1/2 x 19-inch boards. \u2014 Lucy Wendel, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 Apr. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"circa 1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211447"
},
"tramp":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to walk, tread, or step especially heavily",
": to travel about on foot : hike",
": to journey as a tramp",
": to tread on forcibly and repeatedly",
": to travel or wander through or over on foot",
": vagrant sense 1a",
": a foot traveler",
": a woman of loose morals",
": prostitute",
": a walking trip : hike",
": the succession of sounds made by the beating of feet on a surface (such as a road, pavement, or floor)",
": an iron plate to protect the sole of a shoe",
": a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port",
": having no fixed abode, connection, or destination",
": to travel or wander through on foot",
": to walk heavily",
": a person who wanders from place to place, has no home or job, and often lives by begging or stealing",
": the sounds made by the beat of marching feet",
": hike entry 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tramp",
"intransitive sense 1 & transitive sense 1 are also",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tramp",
"senses 3 & 4 are also",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tramp",
"\u02c8tramp"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tromp",
"trudge"
],
"antonyms":[
"bindle stiff",
"bum",
"bummer",
"hobo",
"sundowner",
"swaggie",
"swagman",
"vagabond",
"vagrant"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We spent the day tramping through the woods.",
"He tramped the streets looking for his dog.",
"Noun",
"a tramp through the woods",
"the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Malls in Dubai now have Chinese on their signs alongside Arabic and English, with tour groups tramping through and high-end shoppers targeting luxury stores. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2020",
"On pavements where Soviet workers once tramped to shifts at the Uralmash heavy-machinery plant, babushkas now lay out their wares: apples, mushrooms, smoked fish. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Home to Regan is beyond the reach of modern technology, tramping the loamy forest foraging for mushrooms, wood sorrel and tiny wild strawberries. \u2014 Deborah Reid, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Most backcountry tramping involves climbing mountains using tree roots as a ladder or shimmying across precarious three-wire bridges (or just plain old river crossings) and wading through mud up to your chest. \u2014 Liz Carlson, Outside Online , 24 June 2019",
"To view these almost-overgrown messages and art today, our small group tramped through prickly underbrush and tried to imagine the hard, solitary lives the sheepherders led. \u2014 Sara Lessley, Los Angeles Times , 1 Aug. 2019",
"The walls were spattered, from baseboard to ceiling, in blood and so much pooled on the floor that the police had to build a makeshift bridge to get to the body without tramping through it. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 23 July 2019",
"In the meantime, Strong will continue tramping around fields in Vermont, looking for more of the striking birds that have become a significant part of his research. \u2014 Brian Macquarrie, BostonGlobe.com , 21 July 2019",
"On June 23rd the residents of Turkey\u2019s biggest city will be tramping to the polls all over again. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Be prepared to go without a shower or electricity for the duration of your tramp . \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Sitting atop an immaculate glass coffee table was an overflowing ashtray and a small pile of hardcover books, the top one of which teased a history of tramp steamers. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The second time netted $1,500 in gold and silver coins \u2014 and eventual life sentences because the crash killed a train fireman and a tramp . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The movie thus plays like a throwback in several respects, back to an era when audiences dutifully flocked to theaters to see the likes of Robert Taylor or Alan Ladd tramp around in armor. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Synonyms for beggar include hobo, pauper, tramp , vagrant, derelict, mendicant, bum, supplicant, deadbeat, borrower. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
"And finally, from the column of false negatives, the tart is a bit of a tramp . \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 17 Sep. 2021",
"All eyes are drawn to the two tramp -like figures who command the stage. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Her family received calls and letters calling her a drug addict, a tramp , a communist. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210605"
},
"tranquil":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": free from agitation of mind or spirit",
": free from disturbance or turmoil",
": unvarying in aspect : steady , stable",
": very calm and quiet : peaceful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259l",
"\u02c8tran-",
"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"arcadian",
"calm",
"hushed",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"restful",
"serene",
"still",
"stilly"
],
"antonyms":[
"boisterous",
"clamorous",
"clattery",
"deafening",
"loud",
"noisy",
"raucous",
"rip-roaring",
"roistering",
"romping",
"rowdy",
"tumultuous",
"unquiet",
"uproarious",
"woolly",
"wooly"
],
"examples":[
"the house was once again tranquil after the kids moved outside to play",
"though she should have been upset, she felt oddly tranquil upon learning that she would not be receiving the scholarship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This property, tucked into otherworldly cliffs along the Ojo Caliente River, boasts one of the country's most tranquil thermal spring experiences. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
"In a tranquil Ukrainian monastery, dozens driven from homes by war find refuge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"The scene today plays like an anvil tossed into a tranquil pond. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"His 311 acres of pristine habitat borders an equally tranquil property where Commonwealth LNG is planning to erect an export terminal. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The park, founded in 1914, also includes a series of free attractions, including the tranquil Japanese Gardens and McGovern Centennial Gardens, which features a 30-foot garden mount and sculpture promenade. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Similar scenes repeat over and over these days at the central train station in Przemysl, a normally tranquil city in southeastern Poland that has become the major gateway for Ukrainian refugees fanning out across Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"My personality tends to be quiet and tranquil , which put those kids at ease. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"By any name, the painting (1472-74), a tranquil view of Mary surrounded by saints and the man who paid for it, is sublime. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English tranquill , from Latin tranquillus ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174633"
},
"tranquility":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being tranquil"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran-\u02c8kwi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"tra\u014b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's also a tranquility pool (for adults) along with a whirlpool. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Our peace and tranquility have been attacked by the enemies of the people. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 5 June 2022",
"Highland Lakes, Texas Just an hour from Austin, the Highland Lakes area is a hamlet of peace and tranquility with plenty of small-town charm. \u2014 Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
"Nestled outside a home in Marrakech, Morocco, is a small patio designed for peace and tranquility . \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"But Harper's hopes for healing and tranquility are quickly dashed, due in part to the estate's patronizing landlord (Rory Kinnear) and other prying townsmen, all of whom bear an eerie resemblance. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"People visit the abbey\u2019s Benedictine monks in search of reflection, tranquility and a deeper connection with the divine. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"The bossa nova pattern and strings return, but the general tranquility is interrupted by a trenchant guitar solo about halfway through, only to restore its former quietude a little while later. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In the Fang worldview, activity and determination are male, while tranquility and deliberation are female. \u2014 Susan Delson, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213607"
},
"tranquilize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make tranquil or calm : pacify",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs",
": to become tranquil : relax sense 1",
": to make one tranquil",
": to make tranquil or calm",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8tran-"
],
"synonyms":[
"becalm",
"calm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitate",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"disturb",
"key (up)",
"perturb",
"upset",
"vex"
],
"examples":[
"They tranquilized the bear with a dart so that it could be safely moved to a different area.",
"at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many asked wildlife officials to do something for the moose, to tranquilize it and treat it. \u2014 Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"An arms-control agreement can also help tranquilize the clerical regime\u2019s domestic troubles. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Lions living in such refuges aren\u2019t able to disperse naturally, so maintaining physically and genetically healthy populations requires that wildlife managers frequently tranquilize lions and swap them between reserves. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But recently, Big Bruin apparently returned to its older patterns, and wildlife officers were able to tranquilize it in a vacant wood lot, TWRA said. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Current plans are to tranquilize Hank and his brethren, tag them, and move them to a place with few people. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Wildlife officers Dawson Swanson and Scott Murdoch were able to tranquilize the bull on private property in Pine Junction on Saturday evening, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Over that time, wildlife officials confirmed numerous sightings of the bull elk and tried several times to tranquilize it, all efforts at freeing it from its rubber-and-steel yoke. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Fish and Wildlife officers arrived Monday about 10 a.m. to tranquilize the lion and relocate it back to its regular roaming grounds. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210756"
},
"tranquillize":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make tranquil or calm : pacify",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs",
": to become tranquil : relax sense 1",
": to make one tranquil",
": to make tranquil or calm",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8tran-"
],
"synonyms":[
"becalm",
"calm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitate",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"disturb",
"key (up)",
"perturb",
"upset",
"vex"
],
"examples":[
"They tranquilized the bear with a dart so that it could be safely moved to a different area.",
"at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many asked wildlife officials to do something for the moose, to tranquilize it and treat it. \u2014 Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"An arms-control agreement can also help tranquilize the clerical regime\u2019s domestic troubles. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Lions living in such refuges aren\u2019t able to disperse naturally, so maintaining physically and genetically healthy populations requires that wildlife managers frequently tranquilize lions and swap them between reserves. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But recently, Big Bruin apparently returned to its older patterns, and wildlife officers were able to tranquilize it in a vacant wood lot, TWRA said. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Current plans are to tranquilize Hank and his brethren, tag them, and move them to a place with few people. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Wildlife officers Dawson Swanson and Scott Murdoch were able to tranquilize the bull on private property in Pine Junction on Saturday evening, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Over that time, wildlife officials confirmed numerous sightings of the bull elk and tried several times to tranquilize it, all efforts at freeing it from its rubber-and-steel yoke. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Fish and Wildlife officers arrived Monday about 10 a.m. to tranquilize the lion and relocate it back to its regular roaming grounds. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-213937"
},
"transcend":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to rise above or go beyond the limits of",
": to triumph over the negative or restrictive aspects of : overcome",
": to be prior to, beyond, and above (the universe or material existence)",
": to outstrip or outdo in some attribute, quality, or power",
": to rise above or extend notably beyond ordinary limits",
": to rise above the limits of",
": to do better or more than"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)-\u02c8send",
"tran-\u02c8send"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"better",
"eclipse",
"exceed",
"excel",
"outclass",
"outdistance",
"outdo",
"outgun",
"outmatch",
"outshine",
"outstrip",
"overtop",
"surpass",
"top",
"tower (over)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"music that transcends cultural boundaries",
"She was able to transcend her own suffering and help others.",
"Her concerns transcended local issues.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The problem is, Rooney\u2019s trademark style of writing doesn\u2019t always transcend to the screen. \u2014 Sonia Rao, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Ukrainka insisted that her spirit was stronger than her body and her willpower could transcend physical suffering. \u2014 Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"Brodick said that interrupters know how to interact with people and develop successful relationships and that those skill sets transcend violence interruption work. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
"And despite their age, the songs in Loggins\u2019s catalogue transcend the constructs of time, revered by Gen Xers and embraced by Gen Zers. \u2014 Stephanie Williams, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"By telling stories visually, comics can transcend language, age, and even time and space. \u2014 Esther Bergdahl, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"The skills within the coaching training transcend the professional atmosphere into personal by providing the space for participants to work on their financial situations and advance their listening practice. \u2014 Partners For Rural Transformation, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"And though this is a Dodgers newsletter and this isn\u2019t about the Dodgers, some moments transcend all of that. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"But the stubbornness of our shots\u2019 strongholds against severe disease should transcend even the hiccups of cross-age immunobridging, even the wiliness of Omicron; that\u2019s fundamental to how the immune system should work. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin transcendere to climb across, transcend, from trans- + scandere to climb \u2014 more at scan ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202940"
},
"transcendent":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": exceeding usual limits : surpassing",
": extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience",
": being beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge",
": being beyond comprehension",
": transcending the universe or material existence \u2014 compare immanent sense 2",
": universally applicable or significant"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)-\u02c8sen-d\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"metaphysical",
"otherworldly",
"paranormal",
"preternatural",
"supernatural",
"transcendental",
"unearthly"
],
"antonyms":[
"natural"
],
"examples":[
"a firm belief in angels, demons, and other transcendent beings",
"the star player's transcendent performance helped the team to a surprise victory",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Desire is tricky, mercurial, alternately fleeting and enduring, tragic and transcendent . \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Zelensky has mastered the tools of communications to send Ukraine's poignant message to the world, crafting the narrative of this conflict in a way that is credible, transcendent and understandable. \u2014 Frida Ghitis, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Her intelligence is vast and curious and childlike and insatiable and transcendent , like yours. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Still, for all these mystical interpretations, the film appears to recognize that repetition is not always transcendent . \u2014 Meghan O\u2019gieblyn, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The film\u2019s embrace of the natural world is absolutely transcendent . \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Dec. 2021",
"Though perhaps not as wholly transcendent as his previous two (which is a very, very high bar), this latest is still an unmistakable joy. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press , 3 Dec. 2021",
"UConn guard Paige Bueckers, the team\u2019s leading scorer, delivered a number of showstopping baskets, and in the first half the Huskies\u2019 ball movement looked nearly transcendent . \u2014 New York Times , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Briones, the University of Chicago professor, said what baseball could really use is a transcendent Black star to increase the sport\u2019s visibility among Black Americans. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin transcendent-, transcendens , present participle of transcendere ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174419"
},
"transcendental":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": transcendent sense 1b",
": supernatural",
": abstruse , abstract",
": of or relating to transcendentalism",
": incapable of being the root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients",
": being, involving, or representing a function (such as sin x , log x, e x ) that cannot be expressed by a finite number of algebraic operations",
": of or relating to experience as determined by the mind's makeup",
": transcending experience but not human knowledge",
": transcendent sense 1a"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctran(t)-\u02ccsen-\u02c8den-t\u1d4al",
"-s\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[
"metaphysical",
"otherworldly",
"paranormal",
"preternatural",
"supernatural",
"transcendent",
"unearthly"
],
"antonyms":[
"natural"
],
"examples":[
"the concept of the soul as a transcendental entity that exists entirely apart from the body",
"in his speeches he manifests a transcendental ability to inspire people from all points on the political spectrum",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Through Casey\u2019s plight of suburban isolation, the artist reaches out to us from a corner of the web\u2019s endless abyss with an unmissable invitation, quite literally demonstrating the transcendental prowess of storytelling. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Is King representing the transcendental journey of Black people across continents over centuries, film has also helped reaffirm the idea of communities returning home. \u2014 Christian Adofo, Billboard , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Amleth\u2019s transcendental initiation involves crawling around on all fours underground with his father, howling like wolves. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In whatever way Sibelius achieved it, his final symphony can, in the right hands, have a transcendental power. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The designer sneakers phenomenon is another testament to how the humble rubber shoe has become a transcendental fashion accessory. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Classical music, in theory, is supposed to serve some sort of higher, almost transcendental purpose. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Jos\u00e9 Luis Dalmau, president of Puerto Rico\u2019s senate and a member of the main opposition party, also praised the plan and called it a transcendental step for the island\u2019s economic recovery. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Like its transcendental cousin \u03c0, e can be represented in countless ways \u2014 as the sum of infinite series, an infinite product, a limit of infinite sequences, an amazingly regular continued fraction, and so on. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174747"
},
"transfer":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to convey from one person, place, or situation to another move , shift",
"to cause to pass from one to another transmit",
"transform , change",
"to make over the possession or control of convey",
"to print or otherwise copy from one surface to another by contact",
"to move to a different place, region, or situation",
"to withdraw from one educational institution to enroll at another",
"to change from one vehicle or transportation line to another",
"conveyance of right, title, or interest in real or personal property from one person to another",
"removal or acquisition of property by mere delivery with intent to transfer title",
"an act, process, or instance of transferring transference sense 2",
"the carryover or generalization of learned responses from one type of situation to another",
"one that transfers or is transferred",
"a graphic image transferred by contact from one surface to another",
"a place where a transfer is made (as of trains to ferries or as where one form of power is changed to another)",
"a ticket entitling a passenger on a public conveyance to continue the trip on another route",
"to move from one person or place to another",
"to pass or cause to pass from one person, place, or condition to another",
"to move to a different place, region, or job",
"to give over the possession or ownership of",
"to copy (as by printing) from one surface to another by contact",
"to change from one vehicle or transportation line to another",
"the act of giving over right, title, or interest in property to another person or other persons",
"an act or process of moving someone or something from one place to another",
"someone who has changed schools",
"a ticket allowing a passenger on a bus or train to continue the journey on another route without paying more fare",
"transference",
"the carryover or generalization of learned responses from one type of situation to another \u2014 see negative transfer",
"to cause a transfer of",
"a conveyance of a right, title, or interest in real or personal property from one person or entity to another",
"a passing of something from one to another"
],
"pronounciation":"tran(t)s-\u02c8f\u0259r",
"synonyms":[
"alien",
"alienate",
"assign",
"cede",
"convey",
"deed",
"make over"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Notably, transfer Justin Daniels, a 6-5 guard, whose brother is former UConn player DeAndre Daniels, who was part of the Huskies' 2014 national championship team. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
"Under the memorandum of understanding, signed in March, a short-term solution would transfer the oil from the Safer to another ship. \u2014 Ellen Francis, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"During this same week, the council voted to deny the school system\u2019s request to transfer funds out of its transportation budget. \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"Now all athletes can transfer one time as an undergraduate and play with no questions asked. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2022",
"This effect will likely transfer to the workplace, even if the accused isn\u2019t a world-famous movie star. \u2014 Tom Spiggle, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"But property managers did not transfer Russell to a different apartment and even leased another unit in the building to a new family. \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"Taste and season with salt and pepper, then transfer to a platter, mounding it to one side. Wipe out the skillet. \u2014 Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
"After 15 minutes, transfer to the refrigerator for an hour to overnight. \u2014 Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Called preimplantation genetic testing, or PGT, the process involves making embryos through IVF and peering into the embryos\u2019 DNA, then selecting only those without the mutation for transfer into a womb. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"While all-wheel drive is standard, true off-roaders will need to pay more for the SUV's available low-range transfer case and locking rear differential. \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"LSU Tigers basketball transfer Shareef O'Neal is eligible for the 2022 NBA draft after being listed as a withdrawal from the draft pool, The Athletic reported Monday. \u2014 Nick Gray, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Almost immediately, the two began talking about developing an African money transfer app. \u2014 Jeff Kauflin, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"The acquisition of Buksa also sets a record for a Lens transfer purchase, according to the Transfermarkt website. \u2014 Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"The Arizona Interscholastic Association's transfer rule on a first move makes players ineligible the first half of the season, unless the family is able to present a hardship appeal. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
"Ohio State, Maryland, UCLA, Arizona, Notre Dame, Iowa, Florida, Mississippi State, South Carolina, BYU, DePaul, UNLV, Nebraska, Kansas State and Memphis were also linked to Brooks as possible transfer destinations. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
"The 2019 law requires the colleges to direct students away from remedial education \u2014 which often does not count toward degree or transfer credits. \u2014 Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"transfix":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to hold motionless by or as if by piercing",
": to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon : impale",
": to hold motionless by or as if by piercing through with a pointed weapon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8fiks",
"trans-\u02c8fiks"
],
"synonyms":[
"gore",
"harpoon",
"impale",
"jab",
"lance",
"peck",
"pick",
"pierce",
"pink",
"puncture",
"run through",
"skewer",
"spear",
"spike",
"spit",
"stab",
"stick",
"transpierce"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In any setting, this 27-year-old San Diego band can transfix devotees with the intensity of it post-hardcore-meets-exploding-blender music, while sending neophyte listeners swarming to the exits. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Undoubtedly one of the best movies of 2020, Lovers Rock is crafted directly from McQueen\u2019s childhood and will transfix you with its evocative vibes. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 28 Nov. 2020",
"The world is transfixed by the novel coronavirus outbreak spreading around the globe. \u2014 Liz Specht, Wired , 13 Mar. 2020",
"Young Alexei was transfixed by aviation from an early age and also studied art. \u2014 Matt Schudel, Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2019",
"What, a reporter wondered, was Baker\u2019s biggest concern in taking the Houston Astros managerial job \u2014 one left vacant by an electronic sign-stealing scandal that\u2019s transfixed the sport. \u2014 Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle , 30 Jan. 2020",
"After a delay to allow the FBI probe, Judge Kavanaugh cleared his biggest hurdle Friday, when Sen. Susan Collins of Maine delivered the key 50th expected GOP vote for his confirmation in a floor speech that transfixed the chamber. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 6 Oct. 2018",
"The jacket, a \u201960s-style number with ostentatious fringe on the front, sides and sleeves, transfixes Georges and then unhinges him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
"The investigation transfixed the state and became national news. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin transfixus , past participle of transfigere , from trans- + figere to fasten, pierce \u2014 more at fix ",
"first_known_use":[
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222326"
},
"transgress":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to violate a command or law : sin",
": to go beyond a boundary or limit",
": to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : violate",
": to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary)",
": to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : violate",
": to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary)",
": to violate a law",
": to go beyond a boundary or limit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8gres",
"tranz-",
"tranz-\u02c8gres, trans-"
],
"synonyms":[
"err",
"fall",
"offend",
"sin",
"stray",
"trespass",
"wander"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"He who transgresses must seek forgiveness.",
"There are legal consequences for companies that transgress the rules.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Black Image Center, in a sense, is a way to transgress all of these things. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
"In fact, his impulse toward disobedience created something of a rut for him in the chaotic mid-Nineties under Boris Yeltsin: when everything is permitted, there is nothing to transgress . \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
"Bad teachers are rarely held accountable, but the public school bureaucracy seems to be less tolerant of teachers who transgress against the Democratic-union establishment. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Revision can be retrospectively kind to artists, especially to those who transgress the societal mores of their day. \u2014 Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Politics, for example, cannot shed light on why employees are willing to transgress and endanger their job security yet may fail to go to the polls and vote. \u2014 Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
"Nonetheless, to act violently on the basis of such fictions \u2013 and to transgress against the humanity of others for nothing at all \u2013 is perhaps the most nihilistic act of them all. \u2014 Ani Kokobobo, The Conversation , 13 Jan. 2021",
"Through it all, Chicagoans went to the movies, usually to escape the realities of the day, sometimes to transgress a little or to see what everybody was talking about. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 31 Dec. 2020",
"At times, the legislative or executive branches may transgress the boundaries the people established in the Constitution. \u2014 Brian Hagedorn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Middle French transgresser , from Latin transgressus , past participle of transgredi to step beyond or across, from trans- + gradi to step \u2014 more at grade entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-234111"
},
"transit":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": conveyance of persons or things from one place to another",
": usually local transportation especially of people by public conveyance",
": vehicles or a system engaged in such transportation",
": an act, process, or instance of passing through or over",
": change , transition",
": passage of a celestial body over the meridian of a place or through the field of a telescope",
": passage of a smaller body (such as Venus) across the disk of a larger (such as the sun)",
": a theodolite with the telescope mounted so that it can be transited",
": to make a transit",
": to pass over or through",
": to cause to pass over or through",
": to pass across (a meridian, a celestial body, or the field of view of a telescope)",
": to turn (a telescope) over about the horizontal transverse axis in surveying",
": the act of passing through or across",
": the act or method of carrying things from one place to another",
": local transportation of people in public vehicles",
": a surveyor's instrument for measuring angles"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tran(t)-s\u0259t",
"\u02c8tran-z\u0259t",
"\u02c8tran-s\u0259t",
"-z\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"course",
"cover",
"cross",
"cut (across)",
"follow",
"go",
"navigate",
"pass (over)",
"perambulate",
"peregrinate",
"proceed (along)",
"track",
"travel",
"traverse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the problems of urban transit",
"Verb",
"once you transit that stretch of dense woods, the hiking should be much easier",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Two Metro projects will alter Blue and Yellow line traffic this fall as the transit agency prepares to open a new station and repair a bridge between the Pentagon and L\u2019Enfant Plaza stations. \u2014 Justin George, Washington Post , 18 June 2022",
"When the transit agency needed a company to handle urgent structural repairs, two Massachusetts firms applied. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"In January, the head of the city transit agency urged riders to stay away from the edge of the subway platforms. \u2014 Rob Frehse, CNN , 7 June 2022",
"The Rock Region Metro Board of Directors hired its chief financial officer Tuesday as the new chief executive officer of Pulaski County's transit agency. \u2014 Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"The transit agency has started soliciting entries for a short fiction contest, the finalists of which will available via story dispensers on BART platforms to be printed and read during a train ride home. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
"The wreck was the second in the transit agency\u2019s history to involve a passenger fatality. \u2014 Rosemary Sobol, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"The transit agency will begin phasing them into rotation in 2023. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Apr. 2022",
"At the same time, Portland\u2019s transit agency, TriMet, cut service amid a budget crunch. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The low price reflects a number of factors, including the need to tow the ships around South America\u2019s Cape Horn, as the ships are too big to transit the Panama Canal. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 6 June 2022",
"Her mom had been on her way to visit, and originally planned to transit through Shanghai -- but at the advice of a travel agent, changed her flight to go through Guangzhou. \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The Biden administration is also asking countries that migrants transit through to help the U.S. reduce the number of arrivals to the Mexican border. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Hong Kong\u2019s border has effectively been shut since 2020 with very few flights able to land and hardly any passengers allowed to transit , effectively isolating a city that had built a reputation as a global financial hub. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Mar. 2022",
"It is estimated that by 2034, more 17 million passengers will transit through the Tijuana airport. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Hawks argue with his decision to support European Union sanctions on Putin while refusing to allow weapons to transit his country to Ukraine. \u2014 John Fund, National Review , 5 Apr. 2022",
"With the influx of southern moisture and rising air, waves of showers will develop and transit our region through the afternoon and evening. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Traveling to Asia just got easier as Hong Kong will allow passengers to transit through its airport as of April 1. \u2014 Lilit Marcus, CNN , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173854"
},
"transitory":{
"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"of brief duration temporary",
"tending to pass away not persistent"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tran(t)-s\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
"synonyms":[
"brief",
"deciduous",
"ephemeral",
"evanescent",
"flash",
"fleeting",
"fugacious",
"fugitive",
"impermanent",
"momentary",
"passing",
"short-lived",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"antonyms":[
"ceaseless",
"dateless",
"deathless",
"endless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying",
"unending"
],
"examples":[
"the transitory nature of earthly pleasures",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Six months ago, the world economy was booming, the pandemic appeared nearing an end, and inflation was thought to be transitory , requiring no Central Bank action. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Once considered only a transitory concern, supply chain disruption lingers as a major operational, financial and inflationary risk during the worldwide pandemic. \u2014 Michael Peregrine, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"The closed loop system can only be a transitory solution even if the model succeeds in driving the economy, because the social burdens are mounting. \u2014 Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"This debut collection explores and celebrates uncertain and transitory moments of gender identity with humor and verve. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
"Latinos have had few political successes here, reflecting what experts say are more divisions and other leadership challenges for a culturally diverse and more transitory community. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Recall that the transitory crowd said goods inflation was caused by supply-chain issues related to the pandemic and would ease over time. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
"The question is whether all of these trends are representative of something transitory at Netflix. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 3 May 2022",
"The premise of such treatments is that serious obesity is not a transitory condition related mainly to behavior and environmental factors, as many people see it. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English transitorie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin transitorius , from Latin, of or allowing passage, from transire ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"translate (into)":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lead to (something) as a result : result in"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174246"
},
"transmissible":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun,"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being transmitted",
": capable of being transmitted (as from one person to another)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8mi-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
"tranz-",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8mis-\u0259-b\u0259l, tranz-"
],
"synonyms":[
"catching",
"communicable",
"contagious",
"pestilent",
"transmittable"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncommunicable"
],
"examples":[
"The virus is highly transmissible to humans.",
"don't worry, the genetic disorder isn't transmissible from one generation to the next",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both indicators had cratered in April after Chinese officials shut factories and restricted millions of residents to their homes to stamp out outbreaks of the highly transmissible Omicron Covid-19 variant. \u2014 Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"When the highly transmissible omicron variant drove up case counts in December, the CDC cautioned against cruise travel, regardless of a traveler\u2019s vaccination status. \u2014 Renata Geraldo, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"In November, as the highly transmissible omicron variant swept the world, the Biden administration toughened the requirement and required all travelers \u2014 regardless of vaccination status \u2014 to test negative within a day of travel to the U.S. \u2014 Zeke Miller And David Koenig, Chron , 11 June 2022",
"In November, as the highly transmissible omicron variant swept the world, the Biden administration toughened the requirement and required all travelers \u2014 regardless of vaccination status \u2014 to test negative within a day of travel to the U.S. \u2014 Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
"In November, as the highly transmissible omicron variant swept the world, the Biden administration toughened the requirement and required all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, to test within a day of travel to the U.S. \u2014 Zeke Miller, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"But the strategy is facing increasing challenge from the highly transmissible Omicron variant, and causing mounting discontent among residents whose life have been frequently disrupted. \u2014 Nectar Gan And Steven Jiang, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"In November, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant swept across the world, the Biden administration toughened the rules and required all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, to test within a day of travel to the U.S. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00ednstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"With 33,085 tests recorded, the state\u2019s positivity rate is now 10.83%, down from 12.05% on May 26 and 14% on May 19, showing the decline of a wave that began in early April with a highly transmissible variant of omicron. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1644, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-230257"
},
"transmit":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward",
": to cause or allow to spread: such as",
": to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : hand down",
": to convey (infection) abroad or to another",
": to cause (something, such as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium",
": to admit the passage of : conduct",
": to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire",
": to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire",
": to transfer, pass, or spread from one person or place to another",
": to pass on by or as if by inheritance",
": to pass or cause to pass through space or through a material",
": to send out (a signal) by means of radio waves",
": to pass, transfer , or convey from one person or place to another: as",
": to pass or convey by heredity",
": to convey (infection) abroad or to another",
": to cause (energy) to be conveyed through space or a medium",
": to send or convey from one person or place to another",
": to transfer especially by inheritance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8mit",
"tranz-",
"trans-\u02c8mit",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8mit",
"tranz-",
"tranz-\u02c8mit, trans-"
],
"synonyms":[
"communicate",
"conduct",
"convey",
"give",
"impart",
"spread",
"transfer",
"transfuse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.",
"transmitting and receiving radio signals",
"The radio transmits on two different frequencies.",
"the different ways that people transmit their values",
"The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These beetles can transmit diseases like bacterial wilt and viruses, none of which are curable. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"Second, that resistant (or vaccinated) people cannot transmit the virus. \u2014 Dr. Genevieve Yang, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"The system can even transmit its data to his smartphone for easy viewing and transmission to his doctor. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The message would transmit from two potential telescopes including the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope in China and the SETI Institute\u2019s Allen Telescope Array in northern California. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
"The person managing the intern must transmit instructions, goals, guidance, expectations and more regularly and on time. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Ticks can also transmit microbes that cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia and human granulocytic anaplasmosis, among other diseases. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The agency also cited research suggesting children might even be more likely to transmit than seniors older than 60. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 20 Sep. 2021",
"The virus is much less likely, although not impossible, to transmit in outdoor settings than inside. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English transmitten , from Latin transmittere , from trans- + mittere to send",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191523"
},
"transmittable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to send or convey from one person or place to another : forward",
": to cause or allow to spread: such as",
": to convey by or as if by inheritance or heredity : hand down",
": to convey (infection) abroad or to another",
": to cause (something, such as light or force) to pass or be conveyed through space or a medium",
": to admit the passage of : conduct",
": to send out (a signal) either by radio waves or over a wire",
": to send out a signal either by radio waves or over a wire",
": to transfer, pass, or spread from one person or place to another",
": to pass on by or as if by inheritance",
": to pass or cause to pass through space or through a material",
": to send out (a signal) by means of radio waves",
": to pass, transfer , or convey from one person or place to another: as",
": to pass or convey by heredity",
": to convey (infection) abroad or to another",
": to cause (energy) to be conveyed through space or a medium",
": to send or convey from one person or place to another",
": to transfer especially by inheritance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8mit",
"tranz-",
"trans-\u02c8mit",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8mit",
"tranz-",
"tranz-\u02c8mit, trans-"
],
"synonyms":[
"communicate",
"conduct",
"convey",
"give",
"impart",
"spread",
"transfer",
"transfuse"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.",
"transmitting and receiving radio signals",
"The radio transmits on two different frequencies.",
"the different ways that people transmit their values",
"The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These beetles can transmit diseases like bacterial wilt and viruses, none of which are curable. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022",
"Second, that resistant (or vaccinated) people cannot transmit the virus. \u2014 Dr. Genevieve Yang, ABC News , 3 June 2022",
"The system can even transmit its data to his smartphone for easy viewing and transmission to his doctor. \u2014 Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"The message would transmit from two potential telescopes including the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope in China and the SETI Institute\u2019s Allen Telescope Array in northern California. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 10 May 2022",
"The person managing the intern must transmit instructions, goals, guidance, expectations and more regularly and on time. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"Ticks can also transmit microbes that cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia and human granulocytic anaplasmosis, among other diseases. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The agency also cited research suggesting children might even be more likely to transmit than seniors older than 60. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 20 Sep. 2021",
"The virus is much less likely, although not impossible, to transmit in outdoor settings than inside. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English transmitten , from Latin transmittere , from trans- + mittere to send",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210336"
},
"transpire":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to take place : go on , occur",
": to become known or apparent : develop",
": to be revealed : come to light",
": to give off vaporous material",
": to give off or exude watery vapor especially from the surfaces of leaves",
": to pass in the form of a vapor from a living body",
": to pass off or give passage to (a fluid) through pores or interstices",
": to excrete (a fluid, such as water) in the form of a vapor through a living membrane (such as the skin)",
": to come to pass : happen",
": to become known or apparent",
": to give off water vapor through openings in the leaves"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r",
"trans-\u02c8p\u012br"
],
"synonyms":[
"be",
"befall",
"betide",
"chance",
"come",
"come about",
"come down",
"come off",
"cook",
"do",
"go down",
"go on",
"hap",
"happen",
"occur",
"pass"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"No one will soon forget the historic events that transpired on that day.",
"A plant transpires more freely on a hot dry day.",
"Trees transpire water at a rapid rate.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But school shootings often transpire over a matter of seconds, long before an officer has time to intervene. \u2014 Moriah Balingit, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Trees also shade the Earth, and their leaves transpire , cooling whole regions of the planet in much the same way that sweating prevents our bodies from overheating. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Given a long enough time horizon, even the most unlikely event will transpire if the odds are above zero. \u2014 David Faris, The Week , 24 Mar. 2022",
"These events, experts say, are unlikely to transpire . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 17 Mar. 2022",
"My seminar allowed for a genuine conversation to transpire . \u2014 Leah Campano, Seventeen , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Many months, and perhaps years, are likely to transpire before the chaos subsides. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"If anything, the situation has become a tad murkier, partly because of what happened on the field at Allegiant Stadium \u2014 a 38-10 victory for the Utes \u2014 and partly because of the situation that could transpire off the field. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Dec. 2021",
"The novel\u2019s setting is a well-to-do Kansas City suburb, and its events transpire from the mid-Twenties to the early Forties. \u2014 Gemma Sieff, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French transpirer , from Medieval Latin transpirare , from Latin trans- + spirare to breathe",
"first_known_use":[
"1597, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221217"
},
"transport":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to transfer or convey from one place to another",
": to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion",
": to send to a penal colony overseas",
": an act or process of transporting : transportation",
": a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment",
": a vehicle (such as a truck or airplane) used to transport persons or goods",
": transportation sense 2",
": strong or intensely pleasurable emotion",
": a transported convict",
": to carry from one place to another",
": to fill with delight",
": the act of carrying from one place to another : transportation",
": a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment",
": a vehicle used to carry people or goods from one place to another",
": a state of great joy or pleasure",
": to transfer or convey from one place to another",
": an act or process of transporting",
": active transport"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8p\u022frt",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccp\u022frt",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccp\u022frt",
"trans-\u02c8p\u022frt",
"\u02c8trans-\u02ccp\u022frt",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8p\u014d(\u0259)rt, -\u02c8p\u022f(\u0259)rt, \u02c8tran(t)s-\u02cc",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccp\u014d(\u0259)rt, -\u02ccp\u022f(\u0259)rt"
],
"synonyms":[
"consign",
"dispatch",
"pack (off)",
"send",
"ship",
"shoot",
"transfer",
"transmit"
],
"antonyms":[
"cloud nine",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"heaven",
"high",
"intoxication",
"paradise",
"rapture",
"rhapsody",
"seventh heaven",
"swoon"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Those black spots are interdimensional portals that the Spot can use to transport himself. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
"According to the statement, co-conspirators would retrieve these arms through straw purchases and transport them into Philadelphia. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
"If food has the power to transport us to another part of the world, attending one of Houston's Asian Night Markets saves a lot of time and money on international flights. \u2014 Lauren Mcdowell, Chron , 6 June 2022",
"The amount of energy required to make it, compress or liquify it and transport it to where it will be used is greater than what\u2019s left to power a vehicle. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"The vintage car the couple had arranged to transport them to the reception had stalled, but no matter, they Uber-ed back and readied for a night of dancing. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"As cars honk in support, the residents are able to see different parts of their community and learn a new way to exercise or transport themselves. \u2014 Silvia Foster-frau, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
"Use the handle to transport it and use it on the go, or unplug it and leave it on the counter for an energy-efficient keep warm setting. \u2014 Anna Helm Baxter, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"Taken together, Disneyland is designed to displace us and to transport us to a land of imagination. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Those crossing the border were met by volunteers offering everything from a warm meal, blankets, hot drinks and medicine, to hygiene products, clothing and free transport to major cities in Romania. \u2014 Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 17 June 2022",
"For instance, paper can result in higher carbon emissions through the production and transport process, and can only be recycled four to six times, degrading in quality each time. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Simply getting the weapons across Ukraine to the eastern battlegrounds depends on railroads and transport networks that are being bombed and shelled by Russian forces to disrupt supply. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
"By 1897, the idea of using bicycles\u2014introduced in the early 19th century and finetuned over the following decades\u2014to transport troops had been around for some time. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"In a statement, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said inmate transportation would resume with three corrections officers for each transport instead of the previous two and other new security measures. \u2014 Chron , 12 June 2022",
"Reuters reported that the move comes after heavy lobbying from the transport and airline industry and will be very welcome news as the summer season of travel kicks off. \u2014 Alex Ledsom, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Some fans might be surprised to learn that Mayer arranged and paid for a private plane to transport Saget's body home following his death, but the two clearly shared a strong bond, if this special is any indication. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Tankers departing facilities like Freeport \u2014 which on its own accounts for 20 percent of domestic LNG processing \u2014 transport as much as 64 billion cubic feet of gas per month. \u2014 Jacob Bogage, Washington Post , 9 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174047"
},
"transportation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported",
": means of conveyance or travel from one place to another",
": public conveyance of passengers or goods especially as a commercial enterprise",
": banishment to a penal colony",
": an act, instance, or means of carrying people or goods from one place to another or of being carried from one place to another",
": public carrying of passengers or goods especially as a business"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctran(t)s-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cctrans-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"lift",
"ride"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the transportation of troops overseas",
"She arranged for the transportation of her furniture to her new apartment.",
"He was the U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Reagan.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The drudgery that his team and only a select few others ever experienced changed the course of American transportation . \u2014 Fox News , 18 June 2022",
"While the core five went to the gallows, other sentences were commuted to transportation to Australia, and one man was released. \u2014 William Anthony Hay, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Ricardo Cano covers transportation for The San Francisco Chronicle. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
"Violent protests broke out in Chile in 2019 over higher public transportation prices and low pension funds, leading to economic turmoil for the country and drastically reduced dividend payments by Itau CorpBanca to Saieh\u2019s CGB. \u2014 Gigi Zamora, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Min said many people do not take public transportation and shy away from public spaces because of such concerns. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"Additionally, the rising cost of one area like gasoline is affecting the price of another like food, which requires transportation to go from a farm to a grocery store. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Those who can\u2019t afford a higher-efficiency car, or can\u2019t buy an electric vehicle due to supply-chain hiccups, are more likely to bike, carpool, combine or reduce trips, and use public transportation where available. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
"Clearly, the pair were eager to take advantage of aquatic transportation . \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 14 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220909"
},
"trap":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": a device for taking game or other animals",
": one that holds by springing shut suddenly",
": something by which one is caught or stopped unawares",
": a position or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape",
": a football play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then is blocked from the side while the ballcarrier advances through the spot vacated by the defensive player",
": the act or an instance of trapping the ball in soccer",
": a defensive maneuver in basketball in which two defenders converge quickly on the ball handler to steal the ball or force a bad pass",
": a device for hurling clay pigeons into the air",
": sand trap",
": a piece of leather or section of interwoven leather straps between the thumb and index finger of a baseball glove that forms an extension of the pocket",
": mouth",
": a light usually one-horse carriage with springs",
": any of various devices for preventing passage of something often while allowing other matter to proceed",
": a device for drains or sewers consisting of a bend or partitioned chamber in which the liquid forms a seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas",
": a group of percussion instruments (such as a bass drum, snare drums, and cymbals) used especially in a dance or jazz band",
": an arrangement of rock strata that favors the accumulation of oil and gas",
": a measured stretch of a course over which electronic timing devices measure the speed of a vehicle (such as a racing car or dragster)",
": to catch or take in or as if in a trap : entrap",
": to place in a restricted position : confine",
": to provide or set (a place) with traps",
": stop , hold",
": to separate out (something, such as water from steam)",
": to catch (something, such as a baseball) immediately after a bounce",
": to block out (a defensive football player) by means of a trap",
": to stop and gain control of (a soccer ball) with a part of the body other than the hands or arms",
": to engage in trapping animals (as for furs)",
": to make a defensive trap in basketball",
": to adorn with or as if with trappings",
": traprock",
": a device for catching animals",
": something by which someone is caught or stopped by surprise",
": a light one-horse carriage with springs",
": a device that allows something to pass through but keeps other things out",
": to catch or be caught in a trap",
": to put or get in a place or position from which escape is not possible"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trap",
"\u02c8trap"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (2)",
"1794, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195157"
},
"trashy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
"indecent",
"being, resembling, or containing trash of inferior quality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra-sh\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheesy",
"dowdy",
"inelegant",
"styleless",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"ticky-tacky",
"ticky-tack",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"antonyms":[
"chic",
"classic",
"classy",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"fashionable",
"fine",
"posh",
"ritzy",
"smart",
"sophisticated",
"stylish",
"tasteful"
],
"examples":[
"Her outfit was a bit trashy .",
"I know that sequined shirt cost a lot of money, but I still think it looks kind of trashy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And the writers simply seem to understand the specific weirdness of each lead more than before, like Deborah\u2019s unfettered love for seemingly trashy things like yard sales and gas station snacks. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 10 May 2022",
"What exactly makes a reality dating TV show trashy ? \u2014 Calie Schepp, EW.com , 6 May 2022",
"More than ever, Netflix is making low-brow content like trashy reality shows. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Is the Ultimatum on Netflix going to be trashy and ridiculous? \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Everything, down to the VIP areas at the front of the theatre, felt like a trashy race down the plughole. \u2014 Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Mo\u00efse\u2019s has an unusually gaudy, even trashy , nude above his bed. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Batman v Superman came out the same year as Live by Night and The Accountant \u2014 a terrible bore and a trashy delight, respectively. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
"This music has the disorienting brevity, trashy fidelity and unknowable menace of an obscene message found on an old answering machine tape. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1620, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-165829"
},
"travail":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil",
": a physical or mental exertion or piece of work : task , effort",
": agony , torment",
": labor , childbirth",
": to labor hard : toil",
": labor sense 4",
": labor , childbirth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101l",
"\u02c8tra-\u02ccv\u0101l",
"tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101l",
"\u02c8tra-\u02ccv\u0101l",
"in prayer-\u200bbook communion service usually",
"tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0101(\u0259)l",
"\u02c8trav-\u02cc\u0101l"
],
"synonyms":[
"affliction",
"agony",
"anguish",
"distress",
"excruciation",
"hurt",
"misery",
"pain",
"rack",
"strait(s)",
"torment",
"torture",
"tribulation",
"woe"
],
"antonyms":[
"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"fag",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"tug",
"work"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"They finally succeeded after many months of travail .",
"no greater travail than that of parents who have suffered the death of a child",
"Verb",
"Labor Day is the day on which we recognize those men and women who daily travail with little appreciation or compensation.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Carolyn was able to capture the honor and travail of spending 24/7 with young children so well. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Cognates are words that are related etymologically, as travail and travel are \u2026 at least historically. \u2014 James Harbeck, The Week , 23 Feb. 2022",
"But over time, travel and travail split into two different words. \u2014 James Harbeck, The Week , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Steinbeck follows their trek through the travail and injustice that accompanied every step of their journey. \u2014 Steve West, sun-sentinel.com , 3 June 2021",
"Who will miss the slaughterhouses, with their groan of travail that was never easy to bear in any age? \u2014 Matthew Scully, National Review , 17 Jan. 2021",
"Forty is a biblical number, used as shorthand for a long period of isolation and travail . \u2014 Mark Jenkins, Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2020",
"Douglas and Paula Rigby inevitably find no easy answers to their financial travails and everyday ennui. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Luxe Antarctica: Modern-day Antarctic polar explorers don\u2019t have to endure the harrowing travails of British pioneer Ernest Shackleton. \u2014 Michael George, National Geographic , 15 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-195545"
},
"travel":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to go on or as if on a trip or tour journey",
"to go as if by traveling pass",
"associate",
"to go from place to place as a sales representative or business agent",
"to move or undergo transmission from one place to another",
"to withstand relocation successfully",
"to move in a given direction or path or through a given distance",
"to move rapidly",
"to take more steps while holding a basketball than the rules allow",
"to journey through or over",
"to follow (a course or path) as if by traveling",
"to traverse (a specified distance)",
"to cover (an area) as a commercial traveler",
"to travel with a minimum of equipment or baggage",
"the act of traveling passage",
"a journey especially to a distant or unfamiliar place tour , trip",
"an account of one's travels",
"the number traveling traffic",
"movement , progression",
"the motion of a piece of machinery",
"reciprocating motion",
"to journey from place to place or to a distant place",
"to get around pass from one place to another",
"to journey through or over",
"the act or a means of journeying from one place to another",
"journey entry 1 , trip",
"the number journeying"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tra-v\u0259l",
"synonyms":[
"journey",
"peregrinate",
"pilgrimage",
"tour",
"trek",
"trip",
"voyage"
],
"antonyms":[
"expedition",
"journey",
"passage",
"peregrination",
"trek",
"trip"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Directed by Tushar Tyagi, the film is the story of an American Indian gay couple who travel to India to adopt a child living with HIV in an orphanage. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Ice roads over frozen water, once the only way to travel in some remote regions, are available for ever-shorter periods. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"Lawsuits and safety advocates allege that the tires were designed for delivery trucks and not for recreational vehicles that travel at highway speeds. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"Lawsuits and safety advocates allege that the tires were designed for delivery trucks and not for recreational vehicles that travel at highway speeds. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"Lawsuits and safety advocates allege that the tires were designed for delivery trucks and not for recreational vehicles that travel at highway speeds. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"Zachary said that there are serous gardeners, or those who like to see the works of other serious gardeners, who travel the world specifically for such tours. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"The new law will also protect patients who travel to Connecticut for abortions and shield Connecticut providers from being prosecuted in states from which patients have traveled. \u2014 Harriet Jones, Hartford Courant , 3 June 2022",
"Officials around the world are keeping watch for more cases because, for the first time, the rare disease appears to be spreading among people who didn\u2019t travel to Africa, where monkeypox is endemic. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"Air travel has been far from smooth this season so far. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 11 June 2022",
"When bitten into, during the inhumane ordeal of commercial air travel , this mammoth creation\u2014both oddly nostalgic and obscenely indulgent, maybe a bit like Los Angeles itself\u2014feels like a small, rebellious act of pleasure. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
"Toyota dropped the previous model\u2019s sliding second row in favor of giving the rear seat slide six inches of front-rear travel . \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"But the sheer number of them still being centrally involved makes the world of space travel feel weirdly insular. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
"Rather than Disney-centric, it's being touted as reminiscent of rail travel in the 1920s, complete with buses wrapped as locomotive or passenger cars and drivers and staff dressed as conductors and engineers. \u2014 Britt Kennerly, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Science says time travel is impossible, but for Ray Calhoun, his final trip to the science museum SciTech in downtown Aurora was a bit like traveling back in time. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Time travel is still a recent phenomenon in Stranger Things. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 May 2022",
"Time travel isn\u2019t a reality yet, but Vacheron Constantin\u2019s latest drop may be the next best thing. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"traveling bag":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": suitcase"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another option is the 50 SPF mineral stick which can be thrown in your travel bag and used on the go. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"There's nothing worse than a travel bag that is a neverending abyss. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"The travel bag held up very well during our ladder drop test, and neither tester noticed any visible scratches or scuffs on the durable nylon material. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
"Once you're finished, pack up your tools into the handy travel bag . \u2014 Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping , 6 May 2022",
"The 70-liter version was the best travel bag our 2020 Summer Buyer\u2019s Guide. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
"Some have even purchased a second pair that stays in their travel bag . \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"Retire your underperforming travel bag and replace it with the O.G. 2 Bag from Lo & Sons. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Bigger Carry-on Suitcase and The O.G 2 travel bag from Lo & Sons had to work for each. \u2014 Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure , 6 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1826, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182217"
},
"traverse":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to go or travel across or over",
"to move or pass along or through",
"to make a study of examine",
"to lie or extend across cross",
"to move to and fro over or along",
"to ascend, descend, or cross (a slope or gap) at an angle",
"to move (a gun) to right or left on a pivot",
"to go against or act in opposition to oppose , thwart",
"to deny (something, such as an allegation of fact or an indictment) formally at law",
"to make or carry out a survey of by using traverses",
"to move back and forth or from side to side",
"to move or turn laterally swivel",
"to climb at an angle or in a zigzag course",
"to ski across rather than straight down a hill",
"to make a survey by using traverses",
"something that crosses or lies across",
"obstacle , adversity",
"a formal denial of a matter of fact alleged by the opposing party in a legal pleading",
"a compartment or recess formed by a partition, curtain, or screen",
"a gallery or loft providing access from one side to another in a large building",
"a route or way across or over such as",
"a zigzag course of a sailing ship with contrary winds",
"a curving or zigzag way up a steep grade",
"the course followed in traversing",
"the act or an instance of traversing crossing",
"a protective projecting wall or bank of earth in a trench",
"a lateral movement (as of the saddle of a lathe carriage)",
"a device for imparting such movement",
"the lateral movement of a gun about a pivot or on a carriage to change direction of fire",
"a line surveyed across a plot of ground",
"lying across transverse",
"to pass through, across, or over",
"a denial of a matter of fact alleged in the opposing party's pleadings",
"a pleading in which such a denial is made",
"to deny (as an allegation of fact or an indictment) in a legal proceeding"
],
"pronounciation":"tr\u0259-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
"synonyms":[
"course",
"cover",
"cross",
"cut (across)",
"follow",
"go",
"navigate",
"pass (over)",
"perambulate",
"peregrinate",
"proceed (along)",
"track",
"transit",
"travel"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The candidates traversed the state throughout the campaign.",
"The river traverses the county.",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"However, an ancient Island deity is trapped in a restless sleep \u2013 and it\u2019s all down to Yoku to traverse the island using a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration, in an amazing adventure to help those in need! \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 31 May 2022",
"Though there are different sections, the largest part of the tunnel is more than a mile long and takes anywhere between 10 to 15 minutes to traverse in the best scenario. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"His goal was to traverse the entirety of Death Valley National Park on foot in four days \u2014 cutting the previous record nearly in half. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Qatar Airways is turning 25 and is celebrating its big anniversary with a major sale that will have travelers excited to traverse the globe in style. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 5 Jan. 2022",
"There was a long corridor leading from the detention cells to the courtroom, which the defendants will have to traverse in order to enter the courtroom. \u2014 John Parkinson, ABC News , 7 Sep. 2021",
"To save a teenager (Xochitl Gomez) who can traverse parallel worlds, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) faces the fearsome Scarlet Witch (a great Elizabeth Olsen) and even meets some new A-list superhero surprises. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"She\u2019s the one who can traverse between universes, and someone will hunt her. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 Apr. 2022",
"For its part, Norwegian Cruise Line sails to Bar Harbor on cruises that traverse New England and Canada, which recently dropped pre-arrival testing requirements for vaccinated visitors and once again started allowing cruise ships. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"With temperatures dropping, Holland made another half-mile southbound traverse , fully loaded, to the main bus depot. \u2014 Eva Holland, Outside Online , 28 Mar. 2020",
"For those uncertain about the safety of hiking to an active volcano, there is no need to worry, Pacaya is safe to traverse , a local guide told CBS. \u2014 Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure , 11 May 2022",
"The 24,986-acre wilderness area draws hikers and cross-country skiers with its four-mile Norske Trail, while thru-hikers on Vermont\u2019s Long Trail traverse the Breadloaf Wilderness area for nearly 60 miles. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 26 July 2021",
"Two trails that total about 1 mile traverse hardwood forest that represents what the area looked like before European settlement. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Both men completed the traverse alone, off trail and unsupported. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The Peak Walk will also have a glass floor, so those making the traverse can peer into the 6,500-foot chasm that separates the two summits. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 5 Sep. 2014",
"To make matters worse, there is an extreme scarcity of mental health professionals who are equipped with the tools to aid a Black woman traverse through this kind of situation. \u2014 Rayna Reid, Essence , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Hollywood veterans Roger Rabbit, MC Skat Kat, Three Little Pigs, Donald Duck, and Monterey Jack will pop up as the detective duo traverse through modern-day Los Angeles to crack the case. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"Similarly, some projects are simply too big or traverse too many internal silos to be handled by a single AI tool. \u2014 David Drai, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"How should marketers traverse this quickly evolving space? \u2014 Matthew Lieberman, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Finland\u2019s Finnair has been forced to reroute many of its flights from the region that its aircraft typically traverse . \u2014 Emma Brown, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The route would have taken them through quiet countryside a few centuries ago, but today sees them traverse the busy city. \u2014 CNN , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Common backpacking circumstances that warrant a dedicated ice pick include the need to clear and traverse snowy trails, as well as preparation of backcountry campsites and removal of ice from hard surfaces including wood, rock, and asphalt. \u2014 Popular Science , 25 Feb. 2021",
"The Fairhope parade will include lining up floats parked along Section Street and have vehicles traverse along the parade route. \u2014 al , 27 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 5a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"travesty":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation",
": a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter",
": to make a travesty of : parody"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra-v\u0259-st\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"caricature",
"cartoon",
"farce",
"joke",
"mockery",
"parody",
"sham"
],
"antonyms":[
"burlesque",
"caricature",
"do",
"imitate",
"mimic",
"mock",
"parody",
"send up",
"spoof"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"It is a travesty and a tragedy that so many people would be denied the right to vote.",
"The trial was a travesty of justice .",
"Verb",
"this comedy sketch mindlessly travesties the hard work of relief workers around the world",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"At its core what happened on Jan. 6 was a travesty . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
"Although Vaught isn\u2019t being sent to prison, her conviction and sentencing, meted out for the kind of error that routinely occurs in health care institutions across the U.S., are a true travesty of justice. \u2014 Michelle Collins, STAT , 14 May 2022",
"Instead, there appears to be a travesty of justice surrounding Fujitsu\u2019s involvement in the Horizon scandal. \u2014 Hec Paris Insights, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Our blood pressure spikes just recalling that travesty . \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Let this travesty be the final blow to China\u2019s reputation of having an effective governmental response to Covid. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 14 Apr. 2022",
"And not standing with it or not protecting it is a travesty . \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 7 Apr. 2022",
"After making a travesty of a hate crime, Jussie Smollett has earned his place behind bars. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"That\u2019s the real travesty : when the price of obtaining mental health help in a crisis is to be grist in a machine learning mill. \u2014 Keith Porcaro, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Readers may be tempted to side at one moment with the defenders of Jewish caution and Jewish sentiment, however their instincts are travestied , and soon afterward with Zuckerman\u2019s principled view of the autonomy of art. \u2014 Cynthia Ozick, WSJ , 25 May 2018",
"Are miracle and faith being slyly travestied , or is this just another example of the going secular self-help usage? \u2014 Elaine Blair, New York Times , 18 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1668, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1667, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-185009"
},
"tread":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to step or walk on or over",
"to walk or proceed along follow",
"to form by treading beat",
"to execute by stepping or dancing",
"to beat or press with the feet trample",
"to subdue or repress as if by trampling crush",
"to copulate with",
"to move or proceed on or as if on foot",
"to set foot",
"to put one's foot step",
"copulate",
"to give offense (as by encroaching on one's rights or feelings)",
"to keep the body nearly upright in the water and the head above water by a treading motion of the feet usually aided by the hands",
"the part of a wheel or tire that makes contact with a road or rail",
"the pattern of ridges or grooves made or cut in the face of a tire",
"the part of a shoe or boot sole that touches the ground",
"the pattern on the bottom of a sole",
"the upper horizontal part of a step",
"the width of such a tread",
"manner of stepping",
"the sound of treading",
"the action of treading",
"an act or instance of treading step",
"a mark (something, such as a footprint or the imprint of a tire) made by or as if by treading",
"the distance between the points of contact with the ground of the two front wheels or the two rear wheels of a vehicle",
"to step or walk on or over",
"to beat or press with the feet",
"to move on foot walk",
"to keep the body upright in water and the head above water by moving the legs and arms",
"the action, manner, or sound of stepping or walking",
"a mark made by a tire rolling over the ground",
"the part of something (as a shoe or tire) that touches a surface",
"the part of a step that is stepped on"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tred",
"synonyms":[
"ambulate",
"foot (it)",
"hoof (it)",
"leg (it)",
"pad",
"step",
"traipse",
"walk"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"For both Scaturro and Beltr\u00e1n-Rubio, the lesson for the industry and conservators is to tread carefully, but also use opportunities to make costume and fashion conservation more visible. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"After iterating relentlessly from 1995 to 2001, Internet Explorer 6 began to tread water. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
"Those players could be the proverbial release valve FCC needs to tread water during this portion of the schedule. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Since then, Finnish policy has sought to tread carefully around Soviet and Russian sensitivities, maintaining a strict policy of neutrality during the Cold War. \u2014 Marisa Iati, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"That has forced Israel to tread lightly in its criticism of the war in Ukraine. \u2014 Tia Goldenberg, ajc , 2 May 2022",
"Welp\u2026 with Tatis being out for three months, the Padres just need to tread water for the time being. \u2014 Daniel Kohn, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"But with energy costs already skyrocketing, anger over inflation smoldering and pandemic fatigue setting in, leaders that want to address subsidies will need to tread carefully. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Lovich agrees that employers need to tread carefully. \u2014 Amy Sinatra Ayres, USA TODAY , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The soybean oil aids in mixing the compound that is extruded to become tire tread and was found to provide a greater reduction in viscosity, Woloszynek said, which enables Goodyear to use less of it in the process. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 7 June 2022",
"Xerocole hiking boot is made for treks in desert landscapes, thanks to breathable canvas and leather, plus protective tread . \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 17 May 2022",
"Employees should remain professional, patient and tread carefully before making hasty decisions that can derail careers. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"The outsole is a proprietary horseshoe tread , designed for uneven trails. \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
"But with their short legs, plovers don't dare tread in the water lest they be swept away, preferring to stick to the sand just above the lapping waves when searching for food. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
"Major indices might be doing their best to tread water Thursday, but two of the biggest meme stocks are seeing their best day in months. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"Minimum requirements for those seeking to become pool guards include being able to swim 300 consecutive yards, tread water for two minutes hands-free, and complete a successful underwater brick retrieval exercise, the release said. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"Ensure your vehicle has a full tank of fuel, test your battery and inspect tires to ensure they are inflated and have proper tread . \u2014 The Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"treason":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family",
": the betrayal of a trust : treachery",
": the crime of trying or helping to overthrow the government of the criminal's own country or cause its defeat in war",
": the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one's country or of assisting its enemies in war",
": the act of levying war against the United States or adhering to or giving aid and comfort to its enemies by one who owes it allegiance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0113-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8tr\u0113-z\u1d4an",
"\u02c8tr\u0113z-\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabbing",
"betrayal",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
],
"examples":[
"He is guilty of treason .",
"reading a friend's diary without permission would have to be regarded as the ultimate act of personal treason",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Still, Norton and Larson maintain that Thomas wasn\u2019t actually guilty of treason , and certainly not of conspiring to kill the king. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"Others accused Rian Johnson of treason for his more subversive approach to The Last Jedi. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 1 June 2022",
"Perhaps as a result of such alarming schemes, Henry IV, Mr. Young notes, is the first in a long line of kings who explicitly connected the practice of magic to treason . \u2014 William Tipper, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Medvedchuk was initially placed on house arrest in May 2021 after Ukraine accused him of treason . \u2014 Mason Bissada, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The opposition responded by accusing Khan of treason and asking the country\u2019s highest court to rule on whether the prime minister had breached the constitution. \u2014 Sophia Saifi, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Toward the end of the war, Franziska was arrested on charges of treason and was accused of acting as an informant. \u2014 Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Benson faced an onslaught of criticism in the wake of the 2020 election and told NBC News last week, for the first time publicly, that Trump said in a White House meeting she should be arrested for treason and executed. \u2014 Libby Cathey, ABC News , 23 May 2022",
"Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson told NBC News that she was told then-President Trump suggested she should be arrested for treason and executed. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English tresoun , from Anglo-French traisun , from Latin tradition-, traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over, betray \u2014 more at traitor ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214450"
},
"treasure trove":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": treasure that anyone finds",
": gold or silver in the form of money, plate, or bullion which is found hidden and whose ownership is not known",
": a valuable discovery, resource, or collection",
": treasure that anyone finds",
": gold or silver in the form of money, plate, or bullion that is found hidden and whose ownership is not known"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8tr\u014dv"
],
"synonyms":[
"argosy",
"cornucopia",
"gold mine",
"mine",
"mother lode",
"wellspring"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Divers found a treasure trove of gold and silver in the wreckage of a ship that sank hundreds of years ago.",
"the ancient city, having been almost perfectly preserved under volcanic ash for nearly 2,000 years, is proving to be a treasure trove of archaeological information",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Galliano at the time was famous for recompensing his models with clothing from his own collections, which might explain how the piece (or a similar version) made its way into Moss\u2019s treasure trove of a wardrobe. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 5 June 2022",
"MatchesFashion's sale section is a treasure trove right now, with pieces from Ganni, Jil Sander, and more for up to 70 percent off. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
"Plus, human teeth are a treasure trove of information about human evolution, as evidenced by one of this week's thrilling discoveries, a molar unearthed in a cave in Laos. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 21 May 2022",
"Nordstrom is a treasure trove of easy, breezy button-downs that all ring in at under $100. \u2014 Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com , 14 May 2022",
"Tina Brown's new book The Palace Papers, has been a treasure trove of tidbits about life inside the royal family. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Estimated to bring in between $12-18 million, this treasure trove took over 40 years for Reese to amass, all while helping others build their own collections. \u2014 CBS News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Remarkable similarities in cats, dogs and people Over decades, researchers have accumulated what is now a treasure trove of cancer data on companion animals. \u2014 Rodney Lee Page, The Conversation , 9 Mar. 2022",
"In any case, this treasure trove of performances from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival in New York is historical and electrifying. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Anglo-French tresor trov\u00e9 , literally, found treasure",
"first_known_use":[
"1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202634"
},
"treat":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deal with in speech or writing : expound",
": to present or represent artistically",
": to deal with : handle",
": to bear oneself toward : use",
": to regard and deal with in a specified manner",
": to provide with free food, drink, or entertainment",
": to provide with enjoyment or gratification",
": to care for or deal with medically or surgically",
": to act upon with some agent especially to improve or alter",
": to pay another's expenses (as for a meal or drink) especially as a compliment or as an expression of regard or friendship",
": to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement : negotiate",
": to deal with a matter especially in writing : discourse",
": the act of providing another with free food, drink, or entertainment",
": an entertainment given without expense to those invited",
": an especially unexpected source of joy, delight, or amusement",
": to handle, deal with, use, or act toward in a usually stated way",
": to pay for the food or entertainment of",
": to give medical or surgical care to : use medical care on",
": to expose to some action (as of a chemical)",
": an often unexpected or unusual source of pleasure or amusement",
": a food that tastes very good and is not eaten very often",
": an instance of paying for someone's food or entertainment",
": to care for or deal with medically or surgically : deal with by medical or surgical means"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0113t",
"\u02c8tr\u0113t",
"\u02c8tr\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[
"act (toward)",
"be (to)",
"deal (with)",
"handle",
"serve",
"use"
],
"antonyms":[
"delectation",
"delight",
"feast",
"gas",
"joy",
"kick",
"manna",
"pleasure"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The study\u2019s approach built on previous work by Diaz, who pioneered the development of Keytruda, to treat patients with mismatch repair deficiency. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"For now, Passfield and his colleagues\u2019 advice is to track the duration and intensity of your training separately, and to treat with caution any insights derived from combining them into a single training load metric. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee sent out a memo via email that called on the staff and colleagues to treat each other with respect and kindness. \u2014 Lindsay Kornick, Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"My recommendation is to contact a competent pest exterminator, who will treat the space with pesticides, use complex heat systems or both to kill the bugs. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"My conversations with him about her behavior are pretty straightforward now because there\u2019s no reason to treat our situation with kid gloves. \u2014 R29 Team, refinery29.com , 2 June 2022",
"That would at least allow human doctors to treat the analysis from the A.I. software in those cases with a lot of skepticism or to disregard it entirely in those instances. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Thin, crinkly skin on the neck is notoriously one of the most difficult areas of the body to effectively treat with skincare (or anything else, for that matter). \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"Hoiho also suffer from various diseases, including avian malaria and dermatitis, which the hospital can treat with antibiotics. \u2014 CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During an outing last year, Kate brought some homemade honey as a treat for a group of schoolchildren. \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"In the antebellum South, biscuits were seen as a special treat for Sunday dinner. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"As a special treat , Ishizu gave the ultimate breakdown of the rapper's manicure on April 25 via Instagram. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As an extra treat this year, the U.S. Postal Service will be offering a commemorative booth, selling stamps and other items. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In another were things that were okay as a treat : ice cream, butter, chocolate milk, cheeseburgers. \u2014 Anne Helen Petersen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The festival goths can have a little malaise, as a treat . \u2014 Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"For Sunday readers of The New York Times, the Real Estate section is a sweet slice of escape, a treat to be enjoyed leisurely over a cup of coffee. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"During the panel, fans received a treat with a first-look teaser from the upcoming third season. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2",
"Noun",
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-174613"
},
"treated":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to deal with in speech or writing : expound",
": to present or represent artistically",
": to deal with : handle",
": to bear oneself toward : use",
": to regard and deal with in a specified manner",
": to provide with free food, drink, or entertainment",
": to provide with enjoyment or gratification",
": to care for or deal with medically or surgically",
": to act upon with some agent especially to improve or alter",
": to pay another's expenses (as for a meal or drink) especially as a compliment or as an expression of regard or friendship",
": to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement : negotiate",
": to deal with a matter especially in writing : discourse",
": the act of providing another with free food, drink, or entertainment",
": an entertainment given without expense to those invited",
": an especially unexpected source of joy, delight, or amusement",
": to handle, deal with, use, or act toward in a usually stated way",
": to pay for the food or entertainment of",
": to give medical or surgical care to : use medical care on",
": to expose to some action (as of a chemical)",
": an often unexpected or unusual source of pleasure or amusement",
": a food that tastes very good and is not eaten very often",
": an instance of paying for someone's food or entertainment",
": to care for or deal with medically or surgically : deal with by medical or surgical means"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0113t",
"\u02c8tr\u0113t",
"\u02c8tr\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[
"act (toward)",
"be (to)",
"deal (with)",
"handle",
"serve",
"use"
],
"antonyms":[
"delectation",
"delight",
"feast",
"gas",
"joy",
"kick",
"manna",
"pleasure"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The study\u2019s approach built on previous work by Diaz, who pioneered the development of Keytruda, to treat patients with mismatch repair deficiency. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 8 June 2022",
"For now, Passfield and his colleagues\u2019 advice is to track the duration and intensity of your training separately, and to treat with caution any insights derived from combining them into a single training load metric. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 8 June 2022",
"Washington Post executive editor Sally Buzbee sent out a memo via email that called on the staff and colleagues to treat each other with respect and kindness. \u2014 Lindsay Kornick, Fox News , 5 June 2022",
"My recommendation is to contact a competent pest exterminator, who will treat the space with pesticides, use complex heat systems or both to kill the bugs. \u2014 Jerome Goddard, The Conversation , 3 June 2022",
"My conversations with him about her behavior are pretty straightforward now because there\u2019s no reason to treat our situation with kid gloves. \u2014 R29 Team, refinery29.com , 2 June 2022",
"That would at least allow human doctors to treat the analysis from the A.I. software in those cases with a lot of skepticism or to disregard it entirely in those instances. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Thin, crinkly skin on the neck is notoriously one of the most difficult areas of the body to effectively treat with skincare (or anything else, for that matter). \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 31 May 2022",
"Hoiho also suffer from various diseases, including avian malaria and dermatitis, which the hospital can treat with antibiotics. \u2014 CNN , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During an outing last year, Kate brought some homemade honey as a treat for a group of schoolchildren. \u2014 Stephanie Petit And Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"In the antebellum South, biscuits were seen as a special treat for Sunday dinner. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"As a special treat , Ishizu gave the ultimate breakdown of the rapper's manicure on April 25 via Instagram. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 26 Apr. 2022",
"As an extra treat this year, the U.S. Postal Service will be offering a commemorative booth, selling stamps and other items. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
"In another were things that were okay as a treat : ice cream, butter, chocolate milk, cheeseburgers. \u2014 Anne Helen Petersen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The festival goths can have a little malaise, as a treat . \u2014 Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"For Sunday readers of The New York Times, the Real Estate section is a sweet slice of escape, a treat to be enjoyed leisurely over a cup of coffee. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"During the panel, fans received a treat with a first-look teaser from the upcoming third season. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 28 May 2022"
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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": to make one's way arduously",
": journey",
": to travel by ox wagon",
": to migrate by ox wagon or in a train of such",
": a trip or movement especially when involving difficulties or complex organization : an arduous journey",
": a journey by ox wagon",
": an organized migration by a group of settlers",
": to walk a long way with difficulty",
": a slow or difficult journey"
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"\u02c8trek",
"\u02c8trek"
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"journey",
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"pilgrimage",
"tour",
"travel",
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"Verb",
"We had to trek up six flights of stairs with our groceries.",
"On their vacation last year they went trekking in the Himalayas.",
"We trekked across the country in her old car.",
"Noun",
"Our car broke down and we had a long trek back to town.",
"a trek across the country",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"As a lone rover, the mastodon would trek for about 20 miles (32 kilometers) each month. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"Northview, which also is nicknamed the Wildcats, will trek from the Toledo area after a 5-1 win against Whitehouse Anthony Wayne in their regional semifinal played at Bowling Green. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"Garlic mustard, the invasive plant that's popping up everywhere from roadsides to back yards to forests, is the scourge of Michigan environmentalists, who trek out every spring to yank out the plants by hand. \u2014 Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Whitcomb and Eckley trek out to the cabins about once a week to check in, unplug for a minute, and take in their surroundings. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 24 May 2022",
"Generally, travelers who trek to a remote location go specifically for that adventure, not for the plunge pool or thread count. \u2014 Mary Holland, Robb Report , 1 May 2022",
"That same Los Angeles and Southern California crowd comprises much of the 125,000 people who trek out to Indio for the festival. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Carefully wearing plastic coverings over their precious sneakers, two men trek through foliage toward a glowing pink opening that looks more than a little like an engorged vulva between two heavily leafed legs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Hikers trek up the valley through hardwood forest along the creek. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Next, there was an early-morning trek to Stitzel-Weller Distillery, to tour the grounds and learn the rich history of Kentucky bourbon (and bootlegging). \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 19 May 2022",
"Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji, 38, the feature was shot in a remote Himalayan village accessible only by an eight-day trek on foot, some 3 miles above sea level. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The trek , which kicked off Feb. 3, includes stops in Memphis, Tampa, and Detroit. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Some friends had vowed never to make the 1,100-mile trek , which is infamous for long walks on asphalt, startling wildlife encounters, and dogs that love to give chase. \u2014 Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online , 27 Feb. 2022",
"The group hopes the trek , which will begin Friday, will help dispel the notion that donors can\u2019t live full lives with one kidney, said Kidney Donor Athletes founder Tracey Hulick, who donated a kidney to a stranger in May 2017. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Jan. 2022",
"The perilous journey to scale Mount Everest is a notoriously dangerous trek that Reuters reported has claimed around 300 lives, according to a Himalayan database. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
"The lockout and uncertainty of the season soured Pinkston on top of what would be an approximately 290-mile trek to attend games. \u2014 Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"One of the world's longest animal migrations is the 1,000-kilometer trek made each year by thousands of zebras across the salt pans of Botswana's Nxai Pan National Park. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022"
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"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
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},
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"type":"adverb",
"definitions":[
"to a great or tremendous extent extremely"
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"first_known_use":[
"1669, in the meaning defined above"
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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"definitions":[
": a long cut in the ground : ditch",
": one used for military defense often with the excavated dirt thrown up in front",
": a place, position, or level at which an activity is carried on in a manner likened to trench warfare",
": a long, narrow, and usually steep-sided depression in the ocean floor \u2014 compare trough",
": trench coat",
": to make a cut in : carve",
": to protect with or as if with a trench",
": to cut a trench in : ditch",
": entrench , encroach",
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"\u02c8trench",
"\u02c8trench"
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"dike",
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"Noun",
"dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Just inside, standing sentry, are two life-size Madame Tussauds\u2013style figures of stereotypical twentieth-century flashers, replete with trench coats and veiny organs that jut from their trouser flies. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The mother of three shared a series of mirror selfies in which both mother and daughter can be seen wearing neutral pants and trench coats. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Trends come and go, but timeless wardrobe staples like denim, crisp white tops, trench coats, and classic leather jackets can last for years. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
"Those tend to vary from trench coats to quilted puffers and denim jackets. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
"His original design of the Death Star did not include the meridian trench . \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"The film\u2019s climax featured an attack run across the Death Star\u2019s equator, in which Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) flies through a canyonlike trench to fire torpedoes at the space station\u2019s one weak point. \u2014 Harrison Smith, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"The First World War cut a trench in the earth into which a whole generation disappeared. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Dua Lipa wore a patchwork bomber jacket in brown leather, while Gabrielle Union opted for a long, sleek trench . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Although a few big names still remain on the board, the time has come for teams to re- trench , re-assess and figure out if any of the players left can fill some of their needs. \u2014 J.p. Pelzman, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2021",
"For those not in the know, a hazel hoe is used to trench and clear the area, while a sawyer is a person trained to down limbs and trees during wildfires. \u2014 Christina Zdanowicz, CNN , 16 Sep. 2020",
"In the first part, the park district will trench along the edge of the trail and add a fabric barrier system to ensure tree roots don\u2019t impact the trail, a news release said. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 14 Aug. 2020",
"The institute studied five non-mechanized methods for growing potatoes \u2013 trenching , newspaper mulch, potato tower, container bag and straw mulch \u2013 and Johnson wrote about the research for Mother Earth News. \u2014 Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 May 2020",
"The elocution is a vocal step away from the original literary character, Victorian English Doctor John Dolittle, originally concocted by author Hugh Lofting while serving in the World War I trenches with the British army. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 15 Jan. 2020",
"And yet, canonically speaking, there are still multiple Death Star trenches . \u2014 James Hibberd, EW.com , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Haphazardly established in the 1960s, the massive garbage pile was never trenched or lined, and no one knows what might be leaking from the dump into the ground. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
"The estimated cost of trenching the railroad tracks is $441 million. \u2014 Melissa Yeager, azcentral , 7 Jan. 2019"
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"keen , sharp",
"vigorously effective and articulate",
"caustic",
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"cutting",
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"edgy",
"ground",
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"keen",
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"dull",
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"obtuse"
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"examples":[
"a writer with a trenchant wit",
"even the most trenchant sword could not sever the bonds of loyalty between them",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The trenchant comedy is a tough love letter to their native Bay Area, about two best friends navigating gentrification, police brutality and a shifting sense of belonging. \u2014 Naveen Kumar, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
"Journalists and activists like Aakar Patel and Rana Ayyub, who have been trenchant critics of India\u2019s government, have been piled with look-out notices and subjected to probes. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The compendium of National Review journalism expressing a trenchant hostility to despotism is legendary. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The bossa nova pattern and strings return, but the general tranquility is interrupted by a trenchant guitar solo about halfway through, only to restore its former quietude a little while later. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Her trenchant belief that America was indispensable to global peace and progress led Albright to support military action against Iraq in 1998 and Serbia in 1999. \u2014 Peter Harris, The Conversation , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Its thoughts on class warfare and the complacent villainy of the one percent, too, don't feel particularly fresh or trenchant in the recent wake of far sharper takes by the likes of Parasite and HBO's White Lotus. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"But even the most trenchant anti-vaccine attitudes can reflect deeper social problems. \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
"The agreement between police and the D.A.\u2019s office was first struck in 2019, culminating years of trenchant debate over police accountability in San Francisco. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":"noun",
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"a prevailing tendency or inclination drift",
"a general movement swing",
"a current style or preference vogue",
"a line of development approach",
"the general movement over time of a statistically detectable change",
"a statistical curve reflecting such a change",
"a line of general direction or movement",
"to show a tendency incline",
"to become deflected shift",
"to extend in a general direction follow a general course",
"to veer in a new direction bend",
"to generate or attract a lot of interest or attention especially online and in social media",
"general direction taken in movement or change"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"the downward trend of the stock market",
"Digital technology is the latest trend in television.",
"There is a disturbing trend toward obesity in children.",
"Verb",
"during the winter our school system trends toward canceling school at the drop of a hat\u2014or at least a snowflake",
"the river trends east, then west again, forming an oxbow",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The rebranded outlets mark a new trend toward isolation, a reversal of what brought McDonald\u2019s to the Russian market 32 years ago. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
"This trend of people distancing from disquieting news, showing less interest yet being supportive, fits the Kremlin today. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022",
"The shooting illustrates a troubling trend that has prompted some of the recent outcry from public officials more brazen displays of gun violence targeting multiple victims. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"One trend that will never date simple, clean lines with beautiful fabrics that speak for themselves. \u2014 Marykate Boylan, Town & Country , 7 June 2022",
"The movie revives a trend among rom-coms of the 1990s, when classic texts were refashioned into modern-day stories. \u2014 Inkoo Kang, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
"Dear Evan Hansen\u2019s closing underlines a trend seen in grosses across the season, in which productions that had been on Broadway for several years, but were not long-runners, faced more of a struggle at the box office this season than in years past. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
"According to the Wall Street Journal, several travel companies are responding to the trend , which has seen more and more people traveling with their pets after bonding with them at home during COVID lockdowns. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
"Another gauge of housing-market speed shows a similar trend Nearly two-thirds (62.4%) of high-fire-risk homes sold within two weeks in April, compared with just 55.1% of low-risk homes. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"While sales of Bordeaux wines trend upwards in the US in all styles; reds, dry whites, ros\u00e9, sweet, and sparkling wines, there is a surprise twist. \u2014 Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Trevor Houser, a partner at the Rhodium Group, a research firm, said his guess is that emissions may trend lower \u2014 for the wrong reasons. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The weekend may see more clouds than sunshine, but temperatures trend warmer with near 60-degree highs on Saturday and then low 70s by Sunday. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Our view was that prices would trend back to a 25 multiple, not stay at 40 or jump to 50, as the bulls predicted. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 10 Nov. 2021",
"First, the fast-rising curve of nominal monthly increases is finally starting to trend downward. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Gas prices in Portland and around the state of Oregon have stayed stable this week, but national prices are starting to trend back upward after several weeks of slightly lower costs. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
"And while cases have crept up a bit, the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 countywide has continued to trend downward. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The latest samples from the Deer Island treatment plant in the Boston area, which covers some 2.4 million people in the city and suburbs, is among those showing numbers that are starting to trend higher again from recently low levels. \u2014 Brianna Abbott, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": very fashionable : up-to-date",
": marked by ephemeral, superficial, or faddish appeal or taste",
": currently fashionable or popular"
],
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"\u02c8tren-d\u0113",
"\u02c8tren-d\u0113"
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"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"au courant",
"chic",
"cool",
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"dowdy",
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"examples":[
"a group of trendy young professionals",
"if what's in the stores is any indication, shorter skirts are trendy again this year",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Corsair takes a more niche approach, focusing on the new age of livestreamers and gamers open to flashy, potentially trendy , technology and who may already make use of things like the Elgato Stream Deck hardware or macro keypads. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
"Antetokounmpo has mastered a lot of things: basketball (obviously), dad jokes (sort of) \u2014 and the trendy , yet comfy athleisure look. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
"Before starting the seafood company 10 years ago, Joe Conte ran operations for Spectrum Foods, a once- trendy group that spawned restaurants like MacArthur Park in Palo Alto and Guaymas in Tiburon. \u2014 Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Its crisscross design is trendy but also adds more support and prevents strap-slipping. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
"So there is some like sort of revolutionary potential to mushrooms being trendy . \u2014 Extra Spicy Podcast, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 May 2022",
"Kay Slay refused to sacrifice his integrity for what might have been trendy at the time. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Not themes that are trendy , necessarily, but ones that serve as a temperature check on the culture. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Korean food is quite trendy in the United States so our readers will know all those things \u2014 kimchi jjigae and bulgogi. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension",
": a tremulous motion : tremor",
": a state of alarm or nervousness"
],
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"\u02cctre-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cctre-p\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"dread",
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"fright",
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"examples":[
"In the first minutes, hours, or even days of fieldwork most researchers feel trepidation about being an outsider, a stranger on the scene \u2026 \u2014 Marie D. Price , Geographical Review , January-April 2001",
"This was an ambitious project, and a number of us felt some trepidation about the possible results. \u2014 Brian Phillips , New Republic , 13 Dec. 1999",
"I came aboard the 319 with trepidation , to join the lives of utter strangers, a man untried by the circumstances they had known. \u2014 Henry G. Bugbee, Jr. , \"Naval History,\" in Authors at Sea , Robert Shenk, ed. , 1997",
"He had some trepidation about agreeing to their proposal.",
"shaking with trepidation , I stepped into the old abandoned house",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Campion explains her trepidation about directing an actor as experienced as Harvey Keitel, who stars opposite Holly Hunter, Sam Neill and a 10-year-old Anna Paquin. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 May 2022",
"Here are some takeaways about how trepidation can be transformed into trust. \u2014 Leslie Trigg, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Many Game of Thrones fans no doubt view the looming debut of House of the Dragon, GoT's first spinoff series, with considerable trepidation . \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 5 May 2022",
"The unpredictable howling winds, which can create surfable white caps across Sand Hollow Reservoir\u2019s usually placid waters, do not stir any trepidation in her. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"Still, Hanks told The Hollywood Reporter that Barry\u2019s trepidation that The Godfather will be a money pit disaster was not wrong. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Afterward, Carll expresses some trepidation about talking with a reporter about her moment with Fetterman. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The trepidation in Lviv has only grown since the missile strikes on the city on Saturday. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The table of the major indexes shown near the top of this blog indicates that there already is some trepidation in the markets. \u2014 Robert Barone, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin trepidation-, trepidatio , from trepidare to tremble, from trepidus agitated; probably akin to Old English thrafian to urge, push, Greek trapein to press grapes",
"first_known_use":[
"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-200452"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution",
": a trying experience",
": an experience that is hard to bear",
": distress or suffering resulting from cruel and unjust treatment or misfortune"
],
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"\u02cctri-by\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cctri-by\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
],
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"affliction",
"agony",
"anguish",
"distress",
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"hurt",
"misery",
"pain",
"rack",
"strait(s)",
"torment",
"torture",
"travail",
"woe"
],
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"examples":[
"Her son's illness has been a source of great tribulation .",
"The play is about the tribulations of a family of immigrants in New York.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Families are made \u2013 and sometimes made stronger \u2013through trials, tribulation , recognizing human frailty, and - when tested \u2013 choosing love and loyalty. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Families are made \u2014 and sometimes made stronger \u2014 through trials, tribulation , recognizing human frailty, and \u2014 when tested \u2014 choosing love and loyalty. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Families are made \u2014 and sometimes made stronger \u2014through trials, tribulation , recognizing human frailty, and \u2013 when tested \u2014 choosing love and loyalty. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Families are made \u2014 and sometimes made stronger \u2014through trials, tribulation , recognizing human frailty, and \u2013 when tested \u2014 choosing love and loyalty. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Families are made \u2014 and sometimes made stronger \u2014through trials, tribulation , recognizing human frailty, and \u2013 when tested \u2014 choosing love and loyalty. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Although my beginning was marked by tribulation , my life is about triumph. \u2014 Essence , 14 Feb. 2022",
"And that has powered him through tribulation and triumph over his young life. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Then the coronavirus slips in, invisible, searching out the vulnerable, culminating in a harrowing depiction of Covid delirium and tribulation . \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-211321"
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"noun",
"noun ()"
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": a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates",
": an unofficial defender of the rights of the individual",
": a dais or platform from which an assembly is addressed"
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"Noun (1)",
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"Noun (2)",
"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above"
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"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"a brief space of time instant",
"to haul up or in and lash or secure (something, such as a sail) with a small rope"
],
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"beat",
"eyeblink",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiff",
"jiffy",
"minute",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"it's just a scrape on the knee\u2014we'll have you fixed up in a trice",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The precarious bridges, as conventional wisdom goes, could be cut down in a trice , leaving enemies stymied. \u2014 Selena Takigawa Hoy, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2021",
"In a trice , the amicability recedes to approximately the level of the battle of Verdun. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 8 Oct. 2019",
"One side of the balance-sheet is hard-to-sell loans; the other side is deposits that can be withdrawn in a trice . \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2019",
"The problem is fixed in a trice , and the show goes on without a hitch. \u2014 David Kirby, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2019",
"The process takes a whole morning and a good part of the afternoon, but the breads themselves disappear in a trice , said Buffington. \u2014 Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community , 7 Mar. 2018",
"Another legend has Ruth eating anywhere from 12 to 24 hot dogs between games of a twin bill, a feat Chestnut replicated in a trice at Yankee Stadium. \u2014 Steve Rushin, SI.com , 4 July 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
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},
"trick":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a crafty procedure or practice meant to deceive or defraud",
": a mischievous act : prank",
": a deceptive, dexterous, or ingenious feat",
": one designed to puzzle or amuse",
": an indiscreet or childish action",
": a quick or artful way of getting a result : knack",
": an instance of getting a desired result",
": a technical device (as of an art or craft)",
": a delusive appearance especially when caused by art or legerdemain : an optical illusion",
": a habitual peculiarity of behavior or manner",
": a characteristic and identifying feature",
": the cards played in one round of a card game often used as a scoring unit",
": a sexual act performed by a prostitute",
": john sense 2",
": shift sense 4b(1)",
": a trip taken as part of one's employment",
": a turn of duty at the helm usually lasting for two hours",
": an attractive child or woman",
": to deceive by cunning or artifice : cheat \u2014 see also trick out",
": of or relating to or involving tricks or trickery",
": skilled in or used for tricks",
": somewhat defective and unreliable",
": inclined to give way unexpectedly",
": trig",
": an action intended to deceive or cheat",
": a mischievous act : prank",
": an action designed to puzzle or amuse",
": a quick or clever way of doing something",
": the cards played in one round of a game",
": to deceive with tricks",
": relating to or involving actions intended to deceive or puzzle"
],
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"\u02c8trik",
"\u02c8trik"
],
"synonyms":[
"artifice",
"device",
"dodge",
"fetch",
"flimflam",
"gambit",
"gimmick",
"jig",
"juggle",
"knack",
"play",
"ploy",
"ruse",
"scheme",
"shenanigan",
"sleight",
"stratagem",
"wile"
],
"antonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The great inflation of 1946-48 began and ended under a single president, Harry Truman, because, in essence, the demobilization of workers and factories from the war effort was a trick the government could pull on the economy only once. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Yet, layering the tank under a dress with ready-to-snap flossy straps is an unorthodox trick and in Jenner\u2019s case, a stellar addition to the otherwise barely-there ensemble. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"Eating fire is a favorite trick of audiences, but the fire isn\u2019t actually swallowed. \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
"To maintain healthy nail beds for those crystal details, there's also a simple trick to keep in mind. \u2014 Jennet Jusu, Allure , 27 May 2022",
"But there is a trick that can assuage at least some of the return-to-work pain. \u2014 Mark Murphy, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"One thing the Vivo X Fold doesn\u2019t do is support styluses, which is a trick Samsung added to its flagship foldable last year. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 Apr. 2022",
"When Horrell started, backflips were the hardest trick . \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The sunshine and temperatures above 50 degrees this week were a trick . \u2014 Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Torkelson, the first baseman, said B\u00e1ez tried to trick Torres. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
"An investigation was launched and ultimately determined the case was a homicide that was allegedly staged by Scarborough in an attempt to trick the law enforcement officers, Jones County deputies said. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 1 May 2022",
"This is a go-to trick that scammers might play with a new investor. \u2014 Naveen Joshi, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Scammers pushing iOS malware are stepping up their game by abusing two legitimate Apple features to bypass App Store vetting requirements and trick people into installing malicious apps. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Terpak and other experts say highly emotional moments and concepts that align with viewers\u2019 biases can trick people into believing a post without verification. \u2014 Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Fraudsters have always sought to capitalize on global events, like the Olympics or presidential elections, to trick people into opening malicious emails, then turning over their personal information. \u2014 Jeff Stone, Fortune , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Scams can include fake testing kits sold door-to-door and surveys that trick people into revealing personal information. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Sometimes a wily raccoon or other animal would trick the dogs into thinking their prey was up a certain tree. \u2014 Marylou Tousignant, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house. \u2014 Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY , 28 Oct. 2021",
"And arguably, given the variety of cask types used by the distillery, Angel\u2019s Envy is actually a multi- trick pony. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 11 June 2021",
"The \u201800s are cool again, right? ( Trick question: They, like Britney, have always been cool.) \u2014 Kara Nesvig, Allure , 23 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1631, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-202049"
},
"tricker":{
"type":"noun",
"definitions":[
"one that tricks trickster"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tri-k\u0259r",
"synonyms":[
"bilk",
"bilker",
"cheat",
"cheater",
"chiseler",
"chiseller",
"confidence man",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fakir",
"finagler",
"fraudster",
"hoaxer",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"shark",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler",
"trickster"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they're equal-opportunity con artists trickers of plutocrats and pensioners alike",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Even more frustrating is that the folks behind these seemingly endless calls are getting tricker . \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Truck drivers who visit a joint Chester's and Love's location Thursday and show their commercial driver's license can get a tricker hat and a free side of Chester's new mac and cheese with any purchase. \u2014 Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Setting the Doorbell up physically is a little tricker than setting it up with your Google account. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 24 Aug. 2021",
"Human bodies are much larger than mice and therefore tricker to navigate magnetically. \u2014 Theresa Gaffney, STAT , 24 Mar. 2021",
"Some patterns may be tricker to incorporate into your outfit than others but, don't underestimate your pattern-mixing abilities. \u2014 Taylor Ayers, Marie Claire , 3 Mar. 2021",
"The three-day requirement has proved tricker for providers; only three health systems are above the 90% threshold while four are below 80%. \u2014 Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune , 2 Feb. 2021",
"While having loved ones far away is never fun, Ant\u2019s situation is made even tricker as his two eldest kids do not have residential status in the states. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 16 Dec. 2020",
"The timing couldn\u2019t have been tricker for Real Salt Lake to face the San Jose Earthquakes in a game with massive playoff implications. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1534, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163814"
},
"trickle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to issue or fall in drops",
": to flow in a thin gentle stream",
": to move or go one by one or little by little",
": to dissipate slowly",
": a thin, slow, or intermittent stream or movement",
": to run or fall in drops",
": to flow in a thin slow stream",
": to move slowly or in small numbers",
": a thin slow stream"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8tri-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"distill",
"distil",
"dribble",
"drip",
"drop"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That same year, news reports started to trickle in about how the app was being used to commit crimes. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Fourth, the global economic consequences of a war in Eastern Europe have started to trickle in. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The updates of postponements started to trickle in, followed by confusion over what was actually happening. \u2014 Melanie Zanona, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Players started to trickle back in fall 2020, beginning with just three or four people and social distancing. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The photographer came back, fans started to trickle into the stadium, and Ron and I decided our best chance at seats was to go it alone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"And while this demo had started to trickle back, omicron proved a major setback. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"By 2:13 am the first results for the Johannesburg flight started to trickle through to passengers, but only those with a Dutch government digital ID could access the system. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Ballots will continue to trickle in by mail into next week, and officials will continue to update results on Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 5 p.m. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet a couple of irrigation wells yielded only a trickle . \u2014 John Flesher, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Yet a couple of irrigation wells yielded only a trickle . \u2014 John Flesher, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Only a trickle of the new Paxlovid pill from Pfizer Inc. was reaching hospitals and pharmacies. \u2014 Carey Goldberg, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"While these ideas look good on paper, only a trickle of sales and revamps have actually happened. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Or maybe the effects of a slow-but-steady trickle of minor, fast-resolving infections would sum together, and bring about the condition. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"His allies worried that a raft of damning disclosures in the report could turn that trickle of letters into a torrent. \u2014 Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
"What started as a mere trickle has been fueled by a pandemic-weary workforce that is on the hunt and looking to make changes. \u2014 Neal Stanton, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"After a gradual and somewhat suspenseful trickle of game releases all week, the NFL on Thursday finally unveiled its full slate of matchups for the 2022 season. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1580, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222058"
},
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},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"lacking in significance or solid worth such as",
"frivolous",
"trivial",
"lazy , shiftless",
"not serious frivolous",
"of little value"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tr\u012b-f(\u0259-)li\u014b",
"synonyms":[
"fiddling",
"foolish",
"frivolous",
"incidental",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minor",
"minute",
"negligible",
"nugatory",
"slight",
"small",
"small-fry",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty"
],
"examples":[
"a trifling sum of money",
"deciding what you want to do for a living is no trifling matter"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1535, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-163448"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": trigonometry",
": stylishly or jauntily trim",
": extremely precise : prim",
": firm , vigorous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trig"
],
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"to the office she wears trig two-piece suits that are fashionable but still businesslike",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This video has more angles than your high school trig test. \u2014 Jason Lamphier, EW.com , 16 July 2021",
"There are a lot of advantages to the Babylonian trig system, according to Wildberger. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica , 25 Aug. 2017",
"According to the researchers, Plimpton 322 is a trig table, similar to the ones seen in every high school math textbook, except Plimpton 322 uses triangles instead of circles and angles. \u2014 Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics , 25 Aug. 2017",
"Spanish II honors will be offered at HMS, and algebra II/ trig honors be offered at CHMS, with District 181 providing transportation for students traveling between buildings. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2017",
"There are 13 students scheduled to take algebra II/ trig honors and five for Spanish II honors. \u2014 Chuck Fieldman, chicagotribune.com , 27 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The oldest way is to just look them up in a trig table. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1878, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183243"
},
"trigger":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it",
": the part of the action moved by the finger to fire a gun",
": a similar movable part by which a mechanism is actuated",
": something that acts like a mechanical trigger in initiating a process or reaction",
": to release or activate by means of a trigger",
": to fire by pulling a mechanical trigger",
": to cause the explosion of",
": to initiate, actuate, or set off by a trigger",
": to cause an intense and usually negative emotional reaction in (someone)",
": to release a mechanical trigger",
": the part of the lock of a gun that is pressed to release the hammer so that it will fire"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-g\u0259r",
"\u02c8tri-g\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"turn on"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off",
"turn off"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"Smoke triggered the fire alarm.",
"The timer was set to trigger the bomb in exactly one hour.",
"His remarks triggered a public outcry.",
"Certain foods trigger his headaches.",
"The power outage was triggered by heavy rains.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Initially, police believed the shooting was potentially suicide, but said the couple's 5-year-old, who witnessed the shooting, said his younger brother was the one who pulled the trigger . \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 7 June 2022",
"Chris Turek of Traverse City looked through the telescopic sight on top of a .30 caliber rifle, settled the crosshairs on the paper target 50 yards downrange, flicked off the safety and pulled the trigger . \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
"Just days before, Wayne Jones had watched a video filmed from the point of a view of a gunman who reloaded a rifle, pointed it at his mother\u2019s head and pulled the trigger . \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"According to the footage, less than a second after giving the command, Privette pulled the trigger and shot Randle in the neck. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 May 2022",
"Seven years gone by, Sweeney has not pulled the trigger on a deal centered on moving current key roster components (of the Hamilton, Lucic caliber) for equal key assets that proved immediate agents of change, or foundational roster pieces. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"But when Nguyen allegedly pulled the trigger \u2014 twice \u2014 the gun did not fire, Melchiondo said. \u2014 Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"When the neighbor turned around, Nguyen pointed a black revolver at his face and pulled the trigger twice, the affidavit alleges. \u2014 Tim Stelloh, NBC News , 5 May 2022",
"Cornerback is arguably the biggest need for this team from a position standpoint and with Andrew Booth and Kyler Gordon still available, Cincinnati pulled the trigger on Hill. \u2014 Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Just a month ago, the implosion of a popular coin helped trigger a crypto meltdown that erased $300 billion in value across the market. \u2014 David Yaffe-bellany, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"To trigger an election, Smalls and his team needed to persuade at least 30 percent of the workers at an Amazon building to sign authorization cards. \u2014 Greg Jaffe, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"In Uvalde, a school employee used a security app on his phone to trigger an internal alert system before the shooter entered the school, a spokesperson for the company behind the alert system, Raptor Technologies, said last Friday. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 11 June 2022",
"In this way, your target group can project itself onto your offer and will be more inclined to trigger the purchasing process. \u2014 Xavier Preterit, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
"Investors shouldn\u2019t expect a potential leadership reshuffle to trigger a magical revaluation of U.K. stocks. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 7 June 2022",
"Most annual weeds require sunlight to trigger germination. \u2014 Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 June 2022",
"His character was supposed to be agitated in the scene, and Rick wanted to use the sound of the person eating chips loudly next to him to trigger his agitation. \u2014 Jason Katims, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"The key is, the person was poised for disaster and all that was required was a minor effort to trigger it. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 2 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1916, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221502"
},
"trill":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb",
"verb ()"
],
"definitions":[
": the alternation of two musical tones a diatonic second apart",
": vibrato",
": a rapid reiteration of the same tone especially on a percussion instrument",
": a sound resembling a musical trill : warble",
": the rapid vibration of one speech organ against another (as of the tip of the tongue against the ridge of bone behind the teeth in the upper jaw)",
": a speech sound made by a trill",
": to play or sing with a trill : quaver",
": to utter as or with or as if with a trill",
": to flow in a small stream or in drops : trickle",
": twirl , revolve",
": to cause to flow in a small stream",
": warble entry 1 sense 1",
": the rapid vibration of one speech organ against another (as the tongue against the teeth)",
": a quick movement back and forth between two musical tones one step apart",
": to utter as or with a trill"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tril",
"\u02c8tril"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She pronounces her r's with a trill .",
"the trill of the bird"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb (1)",
"circa 1667, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Verb (2)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221410"
},
"trim":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"geographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to remove by or as if by cutting",
": to make trim and neat especially by cutting or clipping",
": to free of excess or extraneous matter by or as if by cutting",
": to embellish with or as if with ribbons, lace, or ornaments",
": to administer a beating to : thrash",
": defeat",
": to cause (a ship) to assume a desirable position in the water by arrangement of ballast, cargo, or passengers",
": to adjust (something, such as an airplane or submarine) for horizontal movement or for motion upward or downward",
": to adjust (something, such as cargo or a sail) to a desired position",
": to maintain neutrality between opposing parties or to favor each equally",
": to change one's views for reasons of expediency",
": to assume or cause a boat to assume a desired position in the water",
": to adjust oneself or one's actions to prevailing conditions",
": exhibiting neatness, good order, or compactness of line or structure",
": slim and physically fit",
": ready for service or use",
": excellent , fine",
": in a trim manner : trimly",
": a haircut that neatens a previous haircut",
": material used for ornament or trimming",
": the material (such as wood, stone, or vinyl) in the finish of a building especially around openings",
": the interior furnishings of an automobile",
": one's clothing or appearance",
": suitable or excellent condition",
": the position of a ship or boat especially with reference to the horizontal",
": the difference between the draft of a ship forward and that aft",
": the relation between the plane of a sail and the direction of the ship",
": the buoyancy status of a submarine",
": the attitude of a lighter-than-air craft relative to a fore-and-aft horizontal plane",
": the attitude with respect to wind axes at which an airplane will continue in level flight with free controls",
": something that is trimmed off or cut out",
": to put decorations on : adorn",
": to make neat especially by cutting or clipping",
": to free of unnecessary matter",
": to adjust (as a sail) to a desired position",
": neat and compact in line or structure",
": material used for ornament or trimming",
": the woodwork in the finish of a building especially around doors and windows",
": an act or instance of cutting or clipping",
"town in eastern Ireland area population 8268"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trim",
"\u02c8trim",
"\u02c8trim"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"conquer",
"defeat",
"dispatch",
"do down",
"get",
"get around",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"skunk",
"stop",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"take",
"triumph (over)",
"upend",
"win (against)",
"worst"
],
"antonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"groomed",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trig",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Brett Graber flies out to right, and Palmer scores to trim the lead to 11-3. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 June 2022",
"Fired up, Miller was issued a technical by the referees, which allowed the Wings guard Marina Mabry to trim the lead to one with a shot at the free-throw line. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 24 May 2022",
"East Stroudsburg answered with a pair of goals to trim the deficit, but a goal from Quinn Malcolm gave the Greyhounds some cushion over the final minutes. \u2014 Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star , 24 May 2022",
"The Leopards responded in the next inning, scoring two runs to trim the deficit heading into the fourth. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 18 May 2022",
"Braydon Webb scored on Zack Gregory\u2019s sacrifice fly to trim the Commodores\u2019 lead to 5-3, and Wallace followed with his second home run of the game. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 15 May 2022",
"However, Ho and Huang battled back, winning the ensuing four games to trim the deficit. \u2014 Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun , 3 May 2022",
"Ducas rattled in another three-pointer to trim the Bruins\u2019 advantage to 48-44. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"The Michigan Republican Party plans to spend five-figure sums promoting the ad on Facebook and other social media platforms, and will trim it to 30 seconds for a broadcast TV ad, party spokesman Gus Portela said. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Four-wheel drive is a $1925\u2013$2020 option on the WK depending on trim level. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
"The Maverick will not be available with the locking rear differential present on the highest trim level of the Bronco Sport (the Badlands). \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
"Broncos and Wranglers for Most Folks Between the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler's base models and best models is a diverse selection of trim levels that will suit a variety of personalities. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 21 May 2022",
"While Toyota detailed all the new content that's available on the '23 Tacoma, the company didn't announce pricing for the trim levels or the new packages. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
"In addition to the two different pack sizes, there are four trim levels to choose from. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
"The standard Jetta comes in four trim levels: S, Sport (replacing last year's R-Line), SE, and SEL. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
"Hyundai says that this image shows the top-of-the-line Calligraphy model; the new version should still be available in SE, SEL, and Limited trim levels too. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2022",
"That is only available on the 3LT, the highest trim level offered on the Corvette. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Sturdy but comfortable, this 1901 shirt is trim -tailored and comes in two colors, Grey Magnet Oxford and Blue White Bengal Stripe. \u2014 Alicia Kortendick, al , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Eliminating the resources that are underutilized, making the budget as trim as possible. \u2014 Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Feb. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There\u2019s the lackluster infotainment system, small instrument cluster for the driver, plastic-like styling trim and rear seats that don\u2019t even make sense to ask someone to sit in the back as leg room is nonexistent. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
"The Hotel Ukraine, bright pink with white trim and wrought-iron railings, has a giant crater in the center of it. \u2014 Michael Tobin, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
"On May 24, the painter finished, leaving soft gray walls, clean white trim and happy homeowners. \u2014 Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Gloss black trim and 22-inch wheels don\u2019t make the Expedition blend into the scenery, but the 3.5L V6\u2019s 510 pound-feet of torque delivers surprising acceleration. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 26 May 2022",
"On a gray 30-degree morning at Graceland, Priscilla Presley speaks on a black stage next to a four-foot-tall white cake emblazoned with piano keys, paisley designs, blue-and-gold trim and a peacock. \u2014 Ken Budd, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"The bathing suit includes a classic blue-and-white toile de Jouy print, as well as a ruffle trim on the bust and straps. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
"The color and trim provide a pretty and saving element in an otherwise generic and uninspired interior. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 24 May 2022",
"In terms of design, the SmartEntry comes in a rich array of trim and finish options. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"circa 1521, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2",
"Adjective",
"circa 1521, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adverb",
"1529, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun",
"circa 1593, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-175001"
},
"trip":{
"type":"verb",
"definitions":[
"to catch the foot against something so as to stumble",
"to make a mistake or false step (as in morality or accuracy)",
"to dance, skip, or caper with light quick steps",
"to walk with light quick steps",
"to stumble in articulation when speaking",
"to make a journey",
"to actuate a mechanism",
"to become operative",
"to get high on a psychedelic drug (such as LSD) turn on",
"freak sense 3b",
"to cause to stumble",
"to cause to fail obstruct",
"to detect in a misstep, fault, or blunder",
"expose",
"to release or operate (a mechanism) especially by releasing a catch or detent",
"to raise (an anchor) from the bottom so as to hang free",
"to pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering",
"to hoist (a topmast) far enough to enable the fid to be withdrawn preparatory to housing or lowering",
"to perform (a dance) lightly or nimbly",
"dance",
"voyage , journey",
"a single round or tour on a business errand",
"an intense visionary experience undergone by a person who has taken a psychedelic drug (such as LSD)",
"an exciting or unusual experience",
"absorption in or obsession with an interest, attitude, or state of mind",
"a faltering step caused by stumbling",
"a stroke or catch by which a wrestler is made to lose footing",
"error , misstep",
"a quick light step",
"the action of tripping mechanically",
"a device for tripping a mechanism (such as a catch or detent)",
"scene , lifestyle",
"to catch the foot against something so as to stumble cause to stumble",
"to make or cause to make a mistake",
"to move (as in dancing) with light quick steps",
"to release (as a spring) by moving a catch",
"an instance of traveling from one place to another",
"a brief errand having a certain aim or being more or less regular",
"the action of releasing something mechanically",
"a device for releasing something by tripping a mechanism"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8trip",
"synonyms":[
"dash",
"gallop",
"jog",
"run",
"scamper",
"sprint",
"trot"
],
"antonyms":[
"expedition",
"journey",
"passage",
"peregrination",
"travel(s)",
"trek"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"Europe\u2019s luxury brands have shrugged off the pandemic and inflation but fickle tastes in fashion still have the power to trip them up. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Needle, haystack and running for the hills, don\u2019t trip on the guy right in front of you. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"Beyond being hampered by traffic, other factors can trip up a route\u2019s flow, like bad weather and passengers who quibble with drivers over everything from the M.T.A.\u2019s mask policy to paying the fare. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"In that context, these disasters won't trip our alarm sensors. \u2014 John D. Sutter, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"Or, take in the beauty of surrounding nature with a nearby hike or trip up to experience the high desert in and around Joshua Tree. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Between road closures, canceled reservations and poor air quality \u2014 not to mention destruction from the fires themselves \u2014 trip planning during fire season requires extra care. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 July 2021",
"There are plenty of spots to trip and smash your face. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Attempting to get away from the SUV, the victim appears to trip and is run over by the vehicle. \u2014 Laura Ly, Liam Reilly And Sharif Paget, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"If the load shifts midway on a trip , federal law mandates that the truck needs to pull over, traffic triangles need to be put out, and then the load needs to be rebalanced. \u2014 Steve Banker, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"After more than two years of staying put\u2014both literally and metaphorically\u2014we're ready to go on a trip ; to go see a show; to go shopping for a new wardrobe\u2014to just get out and go. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
"Then Paul returns and the trio embarks on a life-changing trip to Vienna. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"And then Taylor went on a business trip , leaving Amari with a cousin. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
"State governor Boris Rhein, visiting the town on Thursday, said the students had been on a final-year trip . \u2014 Geir Moulson, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"On a scouting trip to Spain, Stan notices some pickup basketball being played and stops to check it out. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"Preuitt has maintained a 3.80 GPA in the classroom and participated on a service-mission trip to Guatemala, served as a bible studies instructor and has volunteered locally on behalf of the Night to Shine organization. \u2014 Al.com Reports, al , 9 June 2022",
"Berlin\u2019s top security official, Iris Spranger, said the woman killed was a teacher on a trip to the German capital with students from a secondary school in the Germany\u2019s state of Hesse. \u2014 Geir Moulson And Frank Jordans, Anchorage Daily News , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"triumph":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a victory or conquest by or as if by military force",
": a notable success",
": the joy or exultation of victory or success",
": a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a decisive victory over a foreign enemy \u2014 compare ovation sense 1",
": to obtain victory : prevail",
": to receive the honor of a triumph",
": to celebrate victory or success boastfully or exultingly",
": the joy of victory or success",
": an outstanding victory",
": to celebrate victory or success in high spirits",
": to gain victory : win"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u012b-\u0259m(p)f",
"\u02c8tr\u012b-\u0259mf"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"acquirement",
"attainment",
"baby",
"coup",
"success"
],
"antonyms":[
"conquer",
"prevail",
"win"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Today's triumph may be the end of that curse and the dawn for that brotherly and worthy people. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"Sherman set the Golden State Warriors as a competitive 8/1 preseason choice to win this year\u2019s title, a mission that went fulfilled on the parquet floor of Boston, with Curry scoring 34 points in the series-sealing, 103-90 Game 6 triumph . \u2014 Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
"Albini's triumph earned him $196,089 and a second piece of WSOP hardware. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 18 June 2022",
"The results of special elections are in line with a Republican triumph on November 8. Individual Races. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 18 June 2022",
"In that work, Piketty argued that the 20th century\u2019s social democratic triumph did not arise from the work of progressive movements alone. \u2014 Gary Gerstle, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"But my fear was totally misplaced - that team is what made this a triumph . \u2014 Risa Sarachan, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"That triumph is Miller\u2019s final appearance on the USA Network show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"That triumph was the start of what became International Creative Management Inc., now known as ICM Partners, representing thousands of actors, writers and other celebrities. \u2014 James R. Hagerty, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Evil will never triumph over good, and peace will be granted to those who follow God\u2019s instruction. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 1 June 2022",
"That doesn't mean Biden and the Democrats should simply throw their hands in the air and sit by, waiting for Republicans to triumph in the 2022 midterms. \u2014 Julian Zelizer, CNN , 9 Dec. 2021",
"In Depp\u2019s favor, the trial mobilized a passionate, digitally savvy fan base, and gave him a platform to triumph while owning his flaws. \u2014 Gene Maddaus, Variety , 6 June 2022",
"Healing is a big theme for me \u2014 bouncing back and triumph in the face of adversity. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"In general, being close late in games often means a team can triumph even the best of NBA rosters. \u2014 Tony East, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Now is the time for democracies to dig in their heels and proclaim that enough is enough -- that right will be forced to triumph . \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 16 May 2022",
"The winner will be the favorite to triumph over Chelsea or Crystal Palace in the final on May 14. \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"His 99-yard interception return for a touchdown proved to be one of the highlights of a disappointing 8-9 season and helped the Browns triumph 41-16 over the eventual AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals on Nov. 7 in Cincinnati. \u2014 Nate Ulrich, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb",
"1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181308"
},
"triumphant":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": victorious , conquering",
": rejoicing for or celebrating victory",
": notably successful",
": of or relating to a triumph",
": victorious , successful",
": rejoicing for or celebrating victory"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tr\u012b-\u02c8\u0259m(p)-f\u0259nt",
"tr\u012b-\u02c8\u0259m-f\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"flourishing",
"going",
"palmy",
"prosperous",
"successful",
"thriving"
],
"antonyms":[
"failed",
"unsuccessful"
],
"examples":[
"the triumphant bidder on the house",
"he was positively triumphant when the school troublemaker finally got expelled",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The smiths are tasked with crafting a steel knife and a historically triumphant sword. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 8 June 2022",
"Nerl proclaimed coming onto the field to present medals to the triumphant blue and gold. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
"Feldstein\u2019s sublime confidence, even in the long, never-rending shadow of Streisand, felt triumphant , onstage and off. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Why do certain experiences lodge in our memories while others\u2014more triumphant perhaps, or more traumatic\u2014leave barely a trace? \u2014 Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
"After two months of teasing via social media followed by a glittering single and a triumphant Coachella headlining set, the wait for Harry Styles\u2019 third album has finally ended. \u2014 Starr Bowenbank, Billboard , 20 May 2022",
"But next to those triumphant headlines about Murphy was somber racing news. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 18 May 2022",
"Another eyebrow raise, and a triumphant finger point. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"The once- triumphant world of Atlanta hip-hop is in a state of emergency. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192139"
},
"troll":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a dwarf or giant in Scandinavian folklore inhabiting caves or hills",
": to fish for by trolling",
": to fish by trolling in",
": to pull through the water in trolling",
": to search in or at",
": prowl",
": to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content",
": to act as a troll (see troll entry 3 sense 2 ) on (a forum, site, etc.)",
": to harass, criticize, or antagonize (someone) especially by provocatively disparaging or mocking public statements, postings, or acts",
": to cause to move round and round : roll",
": to sing the parts of (something, such as a round or catch) in succession",
": to sing loudly",
": to celebrate in song",
": to fish by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat",
": search , look",
": prowl",
": to move around : ramble",
": to sing or play in a jovial manner",
": to speak rapidly",
": a lure or a line with its lure and hook used in trolling",
": a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content",
": a dwarf or giant of folklore living in caves or hills",
": a person who tries to cause problems on an Internet message board by posting messages that cause arguments or anger",
": to sing the parts of (a song) in succession",
": to fish with a hook and line pulled along through the water",
": a lure or a line with its lure and hook drawn through the water in fishing"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u014dl",
"\u02c8tr\u014dl"
],
"synonyms":[
"comb",
"dig (through)",
"dredge",
"hunt (through)",
"rake",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"rummage",
"scour",
"search",
"sort (through)"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"They were trolling the ocean floor.",
"She loves to troll flea markets looking for bargains."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1616, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3",
"Noun (2)",
"1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-222758"
},
"tromp":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": tramp sense 1",
": to step hard : stamp",
": tramp",
": stamp",
": to give a physical beating to",
": to defeat decisively",
"Maarten Harpertszoon 1598\u20131653 Dutch admiral"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00e4mp",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tr\u00e4mp"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tramp",
"trudge"
],
"antonyms":[
"breeze",
"coast",
"glide",
"slide",
"waltz",
"whisk"
],
"examples":[
"We tromped over the grass.",
"Workmen were tromping through the building all day.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But many braved the elements and tried to tromp home on foot. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"With that many people, having everyone tromp up to the main house to do their business quickly became untenable. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Nov. 2021",
"This shoe is ideal for anyone tromping around in wet terrain, providing the breathability of a sandal with the protection of a full shoe. \u2014 Janna Irons, Popular Mechanics , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Wayne's version of Freeman tromps through the halls of Black Mesa with his cavalcade of fools, turning the entire self-serious narrative of Half-Life on its head. \u2014 Emily Rose, Ars Technica , 16 Apr. 2020",
"As the world has slowed down to stave off the spread of COVID-19, stories of wild animals tromping into now-quiet city streets have gone viral online. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Popular Science , 9 Apr. 2020",
"San Francisco throbbed red and gold Sunday as the 49ers tromped into the Super Bowl for the first time in seven years, with every conceivable sports bar rocking hard and block parties filling driveways and living rooms with screaming fans. \u2014 Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com , 2 Feb. 2020",
"Back in the United States, my parents, like others searching for healthy hobbies, tromped on volksmarches. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2019",
"From tromping through dense forest to rappelling off cliffs, the team does what\u2019s necessary to collect seeds and cuttings and to identify areas that need protection. \u2014 Chris Johns, National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"by alteration",
"first_known_use":[
"1846, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-192832"
},
"troop":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a group of soldiers",
": a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company",
": armed forces , soldiers",
": a collection of people or things : crew sense 2",
": a flock of mammals or birds",
": the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader",
": to move or gather in crowds",
": to go one's way : walk",
": to spend time together : associate",
": to move in large numbers",
": a group of soldiers",
": armed forces : military",
": a group of beings or things",
": a unit of boy or girl scouts under a leader",
": to move or gather in groups"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp"
],
"synonyms":[
"company",
"troupe"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Where is his troop heading?",
"a plan to withdraw troops",
"a troop of enthusiastic children",
"Verb",
"We all trooped back inside.",
"The kids trooped off to school.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As defense secretary, Esper helped set early plans for the U.S.\u2019s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The announcement of the troop deployment came shortly after Putin recognized the independence of the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk People\u2019s Republics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Many in the American foreign-policy establishment argue that the appropriate U.S. response to any such invasion is a major American troop deployment to the Continent. \u2014 Elbridge Colby, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022",
"President Biden\u2019s new troop deployment order appeared aimed at reinforcing the message that the United States and its 29 NATO partners were unified in their resolve, and at reassuring NATO members closer to the Russian border. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The troop deployment comes as Moscow is demanding that NATO promise never to allow Ukraine to join the alliance, stop the deployment of NATO weapons near Russian borders and roll back its forces from Eastern Europe. \u2014 Mike Corder, chicagotribune.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Her words came in response to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell\u2019s concerns over the Russian troop deployment. \u2014 Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Nick Bisley, a professor of international relations at Australia\u2019s La Trobe University, says the most telling aspect of the troop deployment revelation is that U.S. officials are now willing to confirm what had been rumored for many months. \u2014 Time , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Still, there were no additional steps planned beyond the troop deployment Biden ordered to assist in the evacuations. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the annual parade in central London on June 2, the 1st battalion of the Irish Guards will troop their color. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
"Echoing that idea, New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently alluded to the end of the customary work week where employees dutifully troop into the office every day. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Kicking out hundreds, possibly thousands, of service members because of their beliefs is not only devastating to troop morale, but also harms our national security interests. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The supply of houses for sale has been limited, partly because many Americans are reluctant to put their properties on the market and allow would-be buyers to troop through their homes. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2021",
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 Time , 29 June 2021",
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
"Daub spent his days trying to orchestrate how cohorts of children could troop through the building without encountering others. \u2014 Sandra Upson, Wired , 18 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193938"
},
"troops":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a group of soldiers",
": a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company",
": armed forces , soldiers",
": a collection of people or things : crew sense 2",
": a flock of mammals or birds",
": the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader",
": to move or gather in crowds",
": to go one's way : walk",
": to spend time together : associate",
": to move in large numbers",
": a group of soldiers",
": armed forces : military",
": a group of beings or things",
": a unit of boy or girl scouts under a leader",
": to move or gather in groups"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp"
],
"synonyms":[
"company",
"troupe"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Where is his troop heading?",
"a plan to withdraw troops",
"a troop of enthusiastic children",
"Verb",
"We all trooped back inside.",
"The kids trooped off to school.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As defense secretary, Esper helped set early plans for the U.S.\u2019s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"The announcement of the troop deployment came shortly after Putin recognized the independence of the breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk People\u2019s Republics. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Feb. 2022",
"Many in the American foreign-policy establishment argue that the appropriate U.S. response to any such invasion is a major American troop deployment to the Continent. \u2014 Elbridge Colby, WSJ , 13 Feb. 2022",
"President Biden\u2019s new troop deployment order appeared aimed at reinforcing the message that the United States and its 29 NATO partners were unified in their resolve, and at reassuring NATO members closer to the Russian border. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The troop deployment comes as Moscow is demanding that NATO promise never to allow Ukraine to join the alliance, stop the deployment of NATO weapons near Russian borders and roll back its forces from Eastern Europe. \u2014 Mike Corder, chicagotribune.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Her words came in response to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell\u2019s concerns over the Russian troop deployment. \u2014 Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation , 7 Jan. 2022",
"Nick Bisley, a professor of international relations at Australia\u2019s La Trobe University, says the most telling aspect of the troop deployment revelation is that U.S. officials are now willing to confirm what had been rumored for many months. \u2014 Time , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Still, there were no additional steps planned beyond the troop deployment Biden ordered to assist in the evacuations. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"At the annual parade in central London on June 2, the 1st battalion of the Irish Guards will troop their color. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 17 May 2022",
"Echoing that idea, New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently alluded to the end of the customary work week where employees dutifully troop into the office every day. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Kicking out hundreds, possibly thousands, of service members because of their beliefs is not only devastating to troop morale, but also harms our national security interests. \u2014 Jack Durschlag, Fox News , 16 Feb. 2022",
"The supply of houses for sale has been limited, partly because many Americans are reluctant to put their properties on the market and allow would-be buyers to troop through their homes. \u2014 Paul Wiseman, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 CBS News , 29 June 2021",
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 Time , 29 June 2021",
"Even as demand rose during the pandemic, fewer Americans were willing to sell their properties, perhaps reluctant to have waves of potential buyers troop through their homes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2021",
"Daub spent his days trying to orchestrate how cohorts of children could troop through the building without encountering others. \u2014 Sandra Upson, Wired , 18 Jan. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-215503"
},
"tropical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, occurring in, or suitable for use in the tropics",
": of, being, or characteristic of a region or climate that is frost-free with temperatures high enough to support year-round plant growth given sufficient moisture",
": figurative sense 2",
": of or occurring in the tropics"
],
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"for sense 1",
"for sense 2",
"also",
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-pi-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"equatorial",
"low"
],
"antonyms":[
"polar"
],
"examples":[
"wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility",
"an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sloth bears live in the lowland tropical forests, scrublands and grasslands of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. \u2014 cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Despite this, forest cover loss\u2014largely of tropical forests\u2014in 2021 was significant enough as to already put that goal potentially out of reach. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 7 June 2022",
"In terms of sequestering carbon dioxide and contributing oxygen to our atmosphere, these boreal forests are as equally important as the tropical forests at lower latitudes. \u2014 Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
"Native to tropical rain forests, philodendrons are fast-growing, too, and seldom have pest problems. \u2014 Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful , 13 May 2022",
"These ecosystems capture carbon at a rate two to four times greater than tropical forests, according to the Blue Carbon Initiative, a coalition of international scientific and educational organizations. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"Our days were spent exploring places like St. Barths, with an absolutely extraordinary day of ziplining over tropical forests in St Lucia. \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"The relentless expansion of agriculture, meanwhile, fueled the disappearance of critical tropical forests in Brazil and elsewhere at a rate of 10 soccer fields a minute. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Threats to tropical forests earned their own chapter in a 3,675-page UN climate science report released last week. \u2014 Eric Roston/bloomberg, Time , 7 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"(sense 1) Middle English tropikal \"pertaining to the three circles of the celestial sphere (the two tropics and the equinoctial circle),\" from tropik tropic entry 1 + -al -al entry 1 ; (sense 2) Latin tropicus \"pertaining to figures of speech\" (borrowed from Greek tropik\u00f3s, from tr\u00f3pos \"figurative expression, trope \" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 ",
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"1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-201136"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"noun ()",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to ride, drive, or proceed at a trot",
": to proceed briskly : hurry",
": to cause to go at a trot",
": to traverse at a trot",
": a moderately fast gait of a quadruped (such as a horse) in which the legs move in diagonal pairs",
": a jogging gait of a human that falls between a walk and a run",
": a ride on horseback",
": diarrhea",
": an old woman",
": a literal translation of a foreign text",
": trotline",
": one of the short lines with hooks that are attached to a trotline at intervals",
": an adherent of Trotskyism : trotskyist , trotskyite",
": a gait of an animal with four feet that is faster than walking but slower than galloping and in which a front foot and the opposite hind foot move as a pair",
": a human jogging pace between a walk and a run",
": to ride, drive, go, or cause to go at a trot",
": to go along quickly : hurry"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4t",
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t",
"\u02c8tr\u00e4t"
],
"synonyms":[
"dash",
"gallop",
"jog",
"run",
"scamper",
"sprint",
"trip"
],
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"examples":[
"Verb",
"A horse trotted past us.",
"The batter trotted around the bases after hitting a home run.",
"She trotted off to help.",
"The little boy trotted along after his mother."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun (1)",
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun (1)",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Noun (2)",
"1883, in the meaning defined above",
"Noun (3)",
"1962, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-182040"
},
"troth":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity",
": one's pledged word",
": betrothal",
": pledge , betroth"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00e4th",
"\u02c8tr\u022fth",
"\u02c8tr\u014dth",
"or with"
],
"synonyms":[
"oath",
"pledge",
"promise",
"vow",
"word"
],
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"commit",
"engage",
"mortgage",
"pledge"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"by my troth , I will not trespass on your precious property",
"solemnly announced their troth before the church's congregation",
"Verb",
"I troth myself eternally to your service."
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-032531"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
"concerned , worried",
"exhibiting emotional or behavioral problems",
"characterized by or indicative of trouble"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259ld"
],
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"aflutter",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"atwitter",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"goosey",
"het up",
"hinky",
"hung up",
"ill at ease",
"insecure",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"nervy",
"perturbed",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"tense",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"worried"
],
"antonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"cool",
"easy",
"happy-go-lucky",
"nerveless",
"relaxed"
],
"examples":[
"She seemed troubled about something.",
"These have been troubled times.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, with liquidity abound, investors ignored the alarm bells only to find themselves in troubled waters ever since the Fed turned its focus to inflation control and liquidity tightening late last year. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Deloitte Consulting designed the troubled system, which cost more than $600 million, and its 2016 rollout under former governor Gina M. Raimondo was beset by technical problems, causing thousands of delays in distributing food stamp benefits. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
"The lawn of the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center will transform into Woodstock, Detroit, 52nd Street and a bridge over troubled waters this summer, thanks to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 12 May 2022",
"The election was dominated by day-to-day issues such as inflation and a troubled healthcare system, rather than existential questions about geography. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"Moore said future rates will depend on DPW\u2019s ongoing effort to improve the city\u2019s long troubled system of water billing and meter repairs. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
"That\u2019s the group whose lawsuit against the city highlighted the troubled application-processing system and ultimately led to the settlement that doubled the first round of social equity licenses to 200. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Fixes for Florida\u2019s troubled property-insurance system aren\u2019t likely to be added to a special legislative session this month on congressional redistricting. \u2014 Jim Turner, orlandosentinel.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Twenty-three years after Handke first waded into these troubled waters, the announcement of his Nobel Prize brought a further chorus of denunciation. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-164426"
},
"trough":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals",
": any of various domestic or industrial containers",
": a conduit, drain, or channel for water",
": a gutter along the eaves of a building",
": a long and narrow or shallow channel or depression (as between waves or hills)",
": a long but shallow depression in the bed of the sea \u2014 compare trench",
": the minimum point of a complete cycle of a periodic function: such as",
": an elongated area of low barometric pressure",
": the low point in a business cycle",
": a long shallow open container especially for water or feed for livestock",
": a channel for water : gutter",
": a long channel or hollow",
"\u2014 see gingival trough"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u022ff",
"\u02c8tr\u022fth",
"by bakers often",
"\u02c8tr\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[
"channel",
"conduit",
"duct",
"leader",
"line",
"penstock",
"pipe",
"tube"
],
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"examples":[
"The economy is in a trough right now.",
"all of the wiring for the converted residential loft is concealed in a vertical trough",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another difference in today\u2019s market is that demand is at its peak, while housing supply is at its trough , Fleming said. \u2014 Michele Lerner, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Look what happened to Robinhood from its peak to its trough . \u2014 Andrew Marquardt, Fortune , 2 May 2022",
"Cases have increased across the country from a trough in June, most dramatically in many Southern states. \u2014 Tara C. Smith, SELF , 12 Aug. 2021",
"Corn and buckwheat are stone-milled, sifted and kneaded in a wooden trough for the most traditional version of this hearty peasant bread from northern Portugal. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
"The practice stopped in 2018, two years after Raynor had been in the trough . \u2014 Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"However, with arrival of milder air from the south (and cooling of the mid levels by the approaching trough ), some measure of instability is expected to develop, at least through the middle atmosphere, by the early evening. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2022",
"From a longer vantage, the August 2020 trough may just possibly have marked the end of a 40-year bull market in bonds. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"By Tuesday, a strong upper-level trough is expected to move into the area, bringing the possibility of severe thunderstorms, large hail and tornadoes. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Old English trog ; akin to Old High German trog trough, Old English tr\u0113ow tree, wood \u2014 more at tree entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-173745"
},
"trounce":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to thrash or punish severely",
": to defeat decisively",
": to beat severely : flog",
": to defeat thoroughly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trau\u0307n(t)s",
"\u02c8trau\u0307ns"
],
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"annihilate",
"blow away",
"bomb",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"drub",
"dust",
"flatten",
"paste",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"skunk",
"smoke",
"smother",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trim",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"whomp",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whatever horrors are assailing the world, the Central Saint Martins fashion class of 2022 managed to trounce adversity: Their graduation show was a wildly uplifting carnival of mobile sculpture, pinging color, and Gen Z magical thinking. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"Omicron-only shots might outperform them; original-recipe boosters might still trounce them all; none of those data will have clear bearing on the next theoretical variant to rise. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Imagine how Trump will be able to post about his political views, announce campaign rallies, trounce his adversaries, and stir up his base all without any restrictions. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Those nonhybrid options, however, all trounce the Maverick hybrid in our testing. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In November, Wall Street analysts predicted Ford Motor Co. would trounce GM in EV sales. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But if the danger is overstated, the best in class will trounce expectations and score big returns. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Seafood is Alaska\u2019s biggest export by far, and state lawmakers are getting tough on trade policies that unfairly trounce global sales. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Will Republicans trounce Democrats in the midterm elections? \u2014 Yaffa Fredrick, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1868, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-193404"
},
"trouncing":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to thrash or punish severely",
": to defeat decisively",
": to beat severely : flog",
": to defeat thoroughly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trau\u0307n(t)s",
"\u02c8trau\u0307ns"
],
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"annihilate",
"blow away",
"bomb",
"bury",
"clobber",
"cream",
"drub",
"dust",
"flatten",
"paste",
"rout",
"shellac",
"skin",
"skunk",
"smoke",
"smother",
"snow under",
"thrash",
"trim",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"wax",
"whip",
"whomp",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whatever horrors are assailing the world, the Central Saint Martins fashion class of 2022 managed to trounce adversity: Their graduation show was a wildly uplifting carnival of mobile sculpture, pinging color, and Gen Z magical thinking. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 25 May 2022",
"Omicron-only shots might outperform them; original-recipe boosters might still trounce them all; none of those data will have clear bearing on the next theoretical variant to rise. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"Imagine how Trump will be able to post about his political views, announce campaign rallies, trounce his adversaries, and stir up his base all without any restrictions. \u2014 John Brandon, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Those nonhybrid options, however, all trounce the Maverick hybrid in our testing. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 28 Mar. 2022",
"In November, Wall Street analysts predicted Ford Motor Co. would trounce GM in EV sales. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 9 Feb. 2022",
"But if the danger is overstated, the best in class will trounce expectations and score big returns. \u2014 Roger Conrad, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Seafood is Alaska\u2019s biggest export by far, and state lawmakers are getting tough on trade policies that unfairly trounce global sales. \u2014 Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News , 1 Feb. 2022",
"Will Republicans trounce Democrats in the midterm elections? \u2014 Yaffa Fredrick, CNN , 2 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"origin unknown",
"first_known_use":[
"1868, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-225240"
},
"troupe":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": company , troop",
": a group of theatrical performers",
": to travel in a troupe",
": to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe",
": a group especially of performers who act or work together"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u00fcp",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcp"
],
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"company",
"troop"
],
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Odenkirk and Farley had collaborated together as members of Chicago's Second City comedy troupe before SNL, where the Better Call Saul star was a writer between 1987 and 1991. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Sea Tea Improv is the most active improv comedy troupe in CT. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The Pussycat Dolls were formed by Antin, a choreographer, as a burlesque troupe in 1995. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 8 Jan. 2022",
"She\u2019s playing Hamlet with the Traveling Symphony, a ragtag theater and music troupe in the Great Lakes. \u2014 James Poniewozik, New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Like his older brother, Peter Aykroyd got his start in show business as a member of the famed Second City comedy troupe in Toronto. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 22 Nov. 2021",
"In the Review\u2019s September 23, 2021, issue, Dan Chiasson takes stock of the Bread and Puppet Theater, a performance and art collective that began as a New York City street troupe in the 1960s and grew into a Vermont institution. \u2014 Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books , 11 Sep. 2021",
"The episode then cuts to a troupe in a theater performing choreography by Sasha Waltz. \u2014 Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Nov. 2020",
"The accompanying description noted that the preteen troupe in question twerked. \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 15 Sep. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"What: Total Solar Eclipse Watch Party with opening meditation followed by karaoke and aerial acrobatics troupe MoonDrop Circus. \u2014 Dan Kelly, kansascity , 3 Aug. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"1776, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1851, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-221045"
},
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"verb",
"verb ()"
],
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": a wheeled vehicle for moving heavy articles: such as",
": a strong horse-drawn or automotive vehicle (such as a pickup) for hauling",
": an automotive vehicle with a short chassis equipped with a swivel for attaching a trailer and used especially for the highway hauling of freight",
": a truck with attached trailer",
": a small barrow consisting of a rectangular frame having at one end a pair of handles and at the other end a pair of small heavy wheels and a projecting edge to slide under a load",
": a small heavy rectangular frame supported on four wheels for moving heavy objects",
": a small flat-topped car pushed or pulled by hand",
": a shelved stand mounted on casters",
": an open railroad freight car",
": a swiveling carriage consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and springs to carry and guide one end (as of a railroad car) in turning sharp curves",
": a small wheel",
": a small strong wheel for a gun carriage",
": a small wooden cap at the top of a flagstaff or masthead usually having holes for reeving flag or signal halyards",
": to load or transport on a truck",
": to roll along especially in an easy untroubled way",
": to transport goods by truck",
": to be employed in driving a truck",
": to give in exchange : swap",
": to barter or dispose of by barter",
": to exchange commodities : barter",
": to negotiate or traffic especially in an underhanded way : have dealings",
": barter",
": commodities appropriate for barter or for small trade",
": close association or connection",
": payment of wages in goods instead of cash",
": vegetables grown for market",
": heterogeneous small articles often of little value",
": rubbish",
": a vehicle (as a strong heavy wagon or motor vehicle) for carrying heavy articles or hauling a trailer",
": close association",
": to transport on or in a truck"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u0259k",
"\u02c8tr\u0259k"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"Noun (1)",
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 3",
"Verb (1)",
"1748, in the meaning defined at transitive sense",
"Verb (2)",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1",
"Noun (2)",
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-210035"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": aggressively self-assertive : belligerent",
": scathingly harsh : vitriolic",
": feeling or displaying ferocity : cruel , savage",
": deadly , destructive"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259-ky\u0259-l\u0259nt",
"also"
],
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"aggressive",
"agonistic",
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"warlike"
],
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"nonaggressive",
"nonbelligerent",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"unbelligerent",
"uncombative",
"uncontentious"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Freddie Gibbs struck a similar note during his cheerfully truculent performance on Saturday afternoon. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2021",
"To move forward, Brown had to come to terms with all that went wrong during his short and truculent tenure at West Orange, which ended amid bizarre circumstances. \u2014 J.c. Carnahan, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Nov. 2020",
"And if talks collapse many fear that France\u2019s famously truculent fishermen could blockade ports to stop movements of British fish. \u2014 Stephen Castle, New York Times , 15 Mar. 2020",
"All of this is mostly an invention, or a repurposing of Jerome\u2019s identity during the Renaissance, when the truculent theological ideologue of Catholic Church history was recast as a meditative scholar who sought the solace of nature. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 18 Sep. 2019",
"In Brussels, Sondland garnered a reputation for his truculent manner and fondness for the trappings of privilege. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 5 Oct. 2019",
"But a growing and increasingly truculent segment of Iran\u2019s population doubts the standoff is worth it. \u2014 The Economist , 22 June 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin truculentus , from truc-, trux savage; perhaps akin to Middle Irish tr\u00fa doomed person",
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-183146"
},
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"type":"adjective",
"definitions":[
"being in accordance with the actual state of affairs",
"conformable to an essential reality",
"fully realized or fulfilled",
"ideal , essential",
"being that which is the case rather than what is manifest or assumed",
"consistent",
"properly so called",
"possessing the basic characters of and belonging to the same natural group as",
"typical",
"steadfast , loyal",
"honest , just",
"truthful",
"legitimate , rightful",
"that is fitted or formed or that functions accurately",
"conformable to a standard or pattern accurate",
"determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles",
"logically necessary",
"narrow , strict",
"corrected for error",
"in accordance with fact or reality",
"without deviation",
"without variation from type",
"truth , reality",
"the quality or state of being accurate (as in alignment or adjustment)",
"to make level, square, balanced, or concentric bring or restore to a desired mechanical accuracy or form",
"agreeing with the facts accurate",
"completely loyal faithful",
"consistent or in accordance with",
"properly so called genuine",
"placed or formed accurately exact",
"being or holding by right legitimate",
"fully realized or fulfilled",
"in agreement with fact truthfully",
"in an accurate manner accurately",
"the quality or state of being accurate (as in alignment)",
"to bring to exactly correct condition as to place, position, or shape"
],
"pronounciation":"\u02c8tr\u00fc",
"synonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"certifiable",
"certified",
"dinkum",
"echt",
"genuine",
"honest",
"pukka",
"pucka",
"real",
"right",
"sure-enough"
],
"antonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pseudo",
"sham",
"spurious",
"suppositious",
"supposititious",
"unauthentic",
"unreal"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web Adjective",
"The same is likely to be true for younger children. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"Indeed, much of the week felt almost too good to be true . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The same is true in Huntsville and Birmingham, Ala., where 100-degree readings are in the cards. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"And, with the recent discovery made by Perseverance, that could very well be true . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 June 2022",
"Turns out that was true , but not before the program lost top rowers and potential recruits due to the uncertainty of the future of the team. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"But this much is true If provoked, yellow jackets will sting \u2014 often over and over \u2014 and summon many friends to the fight. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
"This was true when the 42 camps were posted on June 14th. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"To be sure, paying more for new formulations would be worth it if this were true . \u2014 Ravi Gupta And Joseph S. Ross, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web Adverb",
"This was the second unique compliment of the day, which rang true not only to Kim\u2019s mythology of endless growth and expansion, but also to her whole family\u2019s larger, cross-genre, and inter-disciplinary brand. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Even Klotz noted his predictions came true faster than anyone expected, let alone him. \u2014 Meghan M. Biro, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But Valenzuela stuck true to her mission to blend the two cultures. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 18 July 2021",
"These arguments will not convince a true -believing textualist who is uninterested in a law's intent. \u2014 Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Lindt Home of Chocolate in Kilchberg, Switzerland is making dreams come true worldwide with its new grandiose chocolate museum and breathtaking fountain. \u2014 Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle , 14 Sep. 2020",
"The words of former First Lady Michelle Obama rang true to many across America and around the world. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 7 Aug. 2020",
"But this song\u2019s agenda rings true now more than ever Check in on your loved ones. \u2014 Dallas News , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The Patriots have earned that distrust, but this time their alibi rings true more than the allegation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web Noun",
"The interactive dinosaur event features dozens of true -to-life size dinosaurs recreated with scales or skin with help from palentologists. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists struggled to make sense of the creatures, and the sculptures were the first attempt to visualize them in true -to-life size. \u2014 CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Today in Milan, Dua Lipa not only opened and closed the Versace show in true -to-form bombshell fashion, but debuted a surprise hair transformation. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Sep. 2021",
"This has dynamic crystal color with a fine crystal layer that reveals millions of true -to-life colors. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Dozens of true -to-size robo-dinos will roam the course, tilting their heads, opening their mouths and even appearing to breathe. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Nov. 2020",
"Isn\u2019t the same true of Padres star Fernando Tatis, Jr.? \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Because now more than ever is the time to relax, have fun, and change up your tried and trues . \u2014 Jenna Rennert, Vogue , 12 June 2017",
"Alas, Crosby\u2019s rock \u2018n\u2019 roll dream-come- true was soon marred by drug addiction, which in turn led to him contracting AIDS. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web Verb",
"That\u2019s true more broadly, as well, in part because of how the issue has been litigated. \u2014 Alia Wong, The Atlantic , 3 Aug. 2017",
"True the Vote itself has struggled to keep up momentum from the Obama era. \u2014 Mark Berman And David Weigel, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017",
"True the Vote itself has struggled to keep up momentum from the Obama era. \u2014 Mark Berman, Washington Post , 30 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Noun",
"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-090000"
},
"true believer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who professes absolute belief in something",
": a zealous supporter of a particular cause"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"crusader",
"fanatic",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"militant",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"red hot",
"zealot"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonmilitant"
],
"examples":[
"it's impossible to argue with those true believers , as they think any counterevidence is proof of an evil conspiracy",
"true believers who fought the good fight even when it was out of fashion",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Athie plays Ramsay Cole, a true believer in Dodgson. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 June 2022",
"Dan\u2019s affability into something far more poisonous and Chloe Pirrie as Matilda, Dan\u2019s true believer wife whose slow-dawning terror imbues their storyline with an unbearable tension. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"And no one wants to emulate the liberal true believer who wrote a book on the eve of Richard Nixon\u2019s 49-state 1972 sweep entitled, How McGovern Won the Presidency and Why the Polls Were Wrong. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"The integrity of the socialist idea is sacrosanct to the true believer . \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"There's a second class of true believer , and that's really the crypto. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Yet Stalin was no true believer , no devoted servant of doctrine received from on high. \u2014 Algis Valiunas, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Having gone through the experience once, Pitman is a true believer . \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Part of that spin will be religion; unlike many mutants, Exodus is a true believer , having once been a knight from the Crusades who was made immortal by the mutant Apocalypse. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191236"
},
"trueness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": being in accordance with the actual state of affairs",
": conformable to an essential reality",
": fully realized or fulfilled",
": ideal , essential",
": being that which is the case rather than what is manifest or assumed",
": consistent",
": properly so called",
": possessing the basic characters of and belonging to the same natural group as",
": typical",
": steadfast , loyal",
": honest , just",
": truthful",
": legitimate , rightful",
": that is fitted or formed or that functions accurately",
": conformable to a standard or pattern : accurate",
": determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles",
": logically necessary",
": narrow , strict",
": corrected for error",
": in accordance with fact or reality",
": without deviation",
": without variation from type",
": truth , reality",
": the quality or state of being accurate (as in alignment or adjustment)",
": to make level, square, balanced, or concentric : bring or restore to a desired mechanical accuracy or form",
": agreeing with the facts : accurate",
": completely loyal : faithful",
": consistent or in accordance with",
": properly so called : genuine",
": placed or formed accurately : exact",
": being or holding by right : legitimate",
": fully realized or fulfilled",
": in agreement with fact : truthfully",
": in an accurate manner : accurately",
": the quality or state of being accurate (as in alignment)",
": to bring to exactly correct condition as to place, position, or shape"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc",
"\u02c8tr\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"certifiable",
"certified",
"dinkum",
"echt",
"genuine",
"honest",
"pukka",
"pucka",
"real",
"right",
"sure-enough"
],
"antonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pseudo",
"sham",
"spurious",
"suppositious",
"supposititious",
"unauthentic",
"unreal"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The same is likely to be true for younger children. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"Indeed, much of the week felt almost too good to be true . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The same is true in Huntsville and Birmingham, Ala., where 100-degree readings are in the cards. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"And, with the recent discovery made by Perseverance, that could very well be true . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 19 June 2022",
"Turns out that was true , but not before the program lost top rowers and potential recruits due to the uncertainty of the future of the team. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 19 June 2022",
"But this much is true : If provoked, yellow jackets will sting \u2014 often over and over \u2014 and summon many friends to the fight. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
"This was true when the 42 camps were posted on June 14th. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
"To be sure, paying more for new formulations would be worth it if this were true . \u2014 Ravi Gupta And Joseph S. Ross, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"This was the second unique compliment of the day, which rang true not only to Kim\u2019s mythology of endless growth and expansion, but also to her whole family\u2019s larger, cross-genre, and inter-disciplinary brand. \u2014 Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Even Klotz noted his predictions came true faster than anyone expected, let alone him. \u2014 Meghan M. Biro, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"But Valenzuela stuck true to her mission to blend the two cultures. \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 18 July 2021",
"These arguments will not convince a true -believing textualist who is uninterested in a law's intent. \u2014 Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune , 6 Apr. 2021",
"Lindt Home of Chocolate in Kilchberg, Switzerland is making dreams come true worldwide with its new grandiose chocolate museum and breathtaking fountain. \u2014 Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle , 14 Sep. 2020",
"The words of former First Lady Michelle Obama rang true to many across America and around the world. \u2014 Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 7 Aug. 2020",
"But this song\u2019s agenda rings true now more than ever: Check in on your loved ones. \u2014 Dallas News , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The Patriots have earned that distrust, but this time their alibi rings true more than the allegation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The interactive dinosaur event features dozens of true -to-life size dinosaurs recreated with scales or skin with help from palentologists. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Scientists struggled to make sense of the creatures, and the sculptures were the first attempt to visualize them in true -to-life size. \u2014 CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
"Today in Milan, Dua Lipa not only opened and closed the Versace show in true -to-form bombshell fashion, but debuted a surprise hair transformation. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 Sep. 2021",
"This has dynamic crystal color with a fine crystal layer that reveals millions of true -to-life colors. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Dozens of true -to-size robo-dinos will roam the course, tilting their heads, opening their mouths and even appearing to breathe. \u2014 Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Nov. 2020",
"Isn\u2019t the same true of Padres star Fernando Tatis, Jr.? \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Because now more than ever is the time to relax, have fun, and change up your tried and trues . \u2014 Jenna Rennert, Vogue , 12 June 2017",
"Alas, Crosby\u2019s rock \u2018n\u2019 roll dream-come- true was soon marred by drug addiction, which in turn led to him contracting AIDS. \u2014 George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com , 7 June 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That\u2019s true more broadly, as well, in part because of how the issue has been litigated. \u2014 Alia Wong, The Atlantic , 3 Aug. 2017",
"True the Vote itself has struggled to keep up momentum from the Obama era. \u2014 Mark Berman And David Weigel, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2017",
"True the Vote itself has struggled to keep up momentum from the Obama era. \u2014 Mark Berman, Washington Post , 30 June 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a",
"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Noun",
"1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-204457"
},
"trumpery":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": worthless nonsense",
": trivial or useless articles : junk",
": tawdry finery"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259m-p(\u0259-)r\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"twaddle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"claims for weight-loss products that are based much more on Madison-Avenue trumpery than on bariatric science"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English (Scots) trompery deceit, from Middle French, from tromper to deceive",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-181539"
},
"trumpet":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a wind instrument consisting of a conical or cylindrical usually metal tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a flared bell",
": a valved brass instrument having a cylindrical tube with two turns and a usual range from F sharp below middle C upward for 2\u00b9/\u2082 octaves",
": a musical instrument (such as a cornet) resembling a trumpet",
": a trumpet player",
": something that resembles a trumpet or its tonal quality: such as",
": a funnel-shaped instrument (such as a megaphone) for collecting, directing, or intensifying sound",
": a stentorian voice",
": a penetrating cry (as of an elephant)",
": to blow a trumpet",
": to make a sound suggestive of that of a trumpet",
": to sound or proclaim on or as if on a trumpet",
": a brass musical instrument that consists of a tube formed into a long loop with a wide opening at one end and that has valves by which different tones are produced",
": something that is shaped like a trumpet",
": to blow a trumpet",
": to make a sound like that of a trumpet",
": to praise (something) loudly and publicly"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259m-p\u0259t",
"\u02c8tr\u0259m-p\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"annunciate",
"blare",
"blaze",
"blazon",
"broadcast",
"declare",
"enunciate",
"flash",
"give out",
"herald",
"placard",
"post",
"proclaim",
"promulgate",
"publicize",
"publish",
"release",
"sound"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"the trumpet of a flower",
"Verb",
"He likes to trumpet his own achievements.",
"The law was trumpeted as a solution to everything.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ingram\u2019s professional focus is jarred, however, by the death of his white Army buddy Ben Kinslow, a sometime trumpet player, in a car crash on Mulholland Drive. \u2014 Tom Nolan, WSJ , 8 Apr. 2022",
"One feature might be the line at the edge of a trumpet . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Meute\u2019s founder and trumpet player Thomas Burhorn says via Zoom from his hometown in Hamburg. \u2014 Charlie Amter, Variety , 22 Mar. 2022",
"The trumpet solos will be played by Young Lions Conservatory member Ben Delgado. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 May 2022",
"L\u00f3pez and Trompita, which means trumpet in Spanish, were both honored by the zoo for their heroic teamwork. \u2014 Zulekha Nathoo, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"The Cuban trumpeter, pianist, and composer was first brought to the world\u2019s attention under the wing of trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022",
"Men will be sleeping with each other when the trumpet sounds. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Garlic fried rice provides a trumpet blast of garlic and yellow squiggles of scrambled egg amid the greaseless grains, whose topper of fried shrimp isn\u2019t necessary to enjoy the dish. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Unlike Goya, the sculptors in the Assyrian courts employed these images, alongside inscriptions, to trumpet the power of their monarchs and to inspire fear in their enemies. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But in an era when players can earn money off endorsements and freely shop themselves to other schools, the coaches who embrace and trumpet their athletes\u2019 profitability seem best-equipped to attract and retain talent. \u2014 Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Putin appears eager to be able to trumpet some major battlefield victories before the symbolically important date of May 9, when Russia annually celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"China this year has ramped up a pilot of a digital yuan and is expected to trumpet its use at the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. \u2014 Joe Light, Bloomberg.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Why bother with printed catalogs, now that seed companies trumpet those hopelessly appealing, magic packets online? \u2014 Amy Merrick, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The more Biden feels compelled by high gas prices to trumpet oil and gas drilling, the worse those divisions will get. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The timely introduction of CARE Court gives Newsom an opportunity in his annual address to trumpet a new solution for homelessness, a problem that\u2019s top of mind to voters, and to show he\u2019s heeding their calls to do better. \u2014 Taryn Luna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Rather than rendering an authentic physical likeness, portraits of leaders can trumpet their strategic prowess and titanic authority. \u2014 Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220355"
},
"truncate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to shorten by or as if by cutting off",
": to replace (an edge or corner of a crystal) by a plane",
": having the end square or even"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259\u014b-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u02c8tr\u0259n-"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"dock",
"elide",
"shorten",
"syncopate"
],
"antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"a truncated version of the 11 o'clock newscast followed the awards show, which ran over its time slot\u2014as it always does",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Too-early high school start times then truncate teen sleep in the morning, so that sleep is squeezed at both ends. \u2014 Julie Wright, WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Protesters have swarmed city streets ever since the Oakland school board\u2019s Feb. 9 vote to close, merge or truncate 11 schools beginning this summer and continuing through the next academic year. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
"What my best tactic is: to just sit and listen quietly and let the awkward silences fill themselves and not truncate my guests from their point. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
"Multiple mergers were removed from the resolution, but members voted to merge RISE Community Elementary with New Highland Academy, and to truncate 6-8 from La Escuelita K-8 and Hillcrest K-8. \u2014 Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The coronavirus forced the MLB to delay, truncate and rearrange its 2020 season, likely denting fans\u2019 enthusiasm and causing World Series ratings to dip. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Or, lawmakers could choose to delay or truncate such programs to lower the cost. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 6 Oct. 2021",
"There are no shortcuts available to Yazidis -- no way to truncate our trauma. \u2014 Nadia Murad, CNN , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Organizers may have to truncate some activities depending on the volunteers available. \u2014 cleveland , 22 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"circa 1717, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-203701"
},
"trust":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": one in which confidence is placed",
": dependence on something future or contingent : hope",
": reliance on future payment for property (such as merchandise) delivered : credit",
": a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement",
": one that reduces or threatens to reduce competition",
": care , custody",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": responsible charge or office",
": trustworthiness",
": in the care or possession of a trustee",
": to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of : believe",
": to place confidence in : rely on",
": to hope or expect confidently",
": to commit or place in one's care or keeping : entrust",
": to permit to stay or go or to do something without fear or misgiving",
": to extend credit to",
": to place confidence : depend",
": to be confident : hope",
": to sell or deliver on credit",
": to rely on or on the truth of : believe",
": to place confidence in someone or something",
": to be confident : hope",
": firm belief in the character, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": a person or thing in which confidence is placed",
": confident hope",
": a property interest held by one person or organization (as a bank) for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement and often held to reduce competition",
": an organization in which money is held or managed by someone for the benefit of another or others",
": responsibility for safety and well-being",
": a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property",
": an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship \u2014 see also beneficiary , cestui que trust , corpus , declaration of trust at declaration sense 4 , principal , settlor",
": a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out",
": a trust in which legal title remains in the trustee who has a duty to act affirmatively (as in exercising control, discretion, and judgment) with regard to the property \u2014 compare passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created often in accordance with a separation agreement in which property is transferred to the trust as a source of support for a divorced spouse with a remainder to someone else",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust that is created for the purpose of making profit and that is usually characterized by some kind of commercial activity, transferable certificates of interest, existence continuing after the death of beneficiaries, limited liability, legal title in the hands of trustees, and officers having duties of management",
": a trust in which a spouse leaves his or her estate upon death to a trust naming the surviving spouse as beneficiary usually with remainders to children or other descendants",
": a trust in which a charity is named as the beneficiary for a period of time after which named individuals succeed as beneficiaries",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive a fixed payment of not less than five percent of the fair market value of the original principal over the course of a specified period after which the remaining principal passes to charity",
": a trust in which individuals are named as beneficiaries to receive income for a period of time (as the lifetimes of the beneficiaries) after which the principal passes to charity",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive payments of a fixed percentage and not less than five percent of the value of the trust assets as determined annually for a specified period after which the remainder passes to charity",
": a trust created for the purpose of performing charity or providing social benefits",
": a grantor trust lasting at least ten years with income payable to a beneficiary and principal reverting to the settlor upon termination",
": business trust in this entry",
": a trust under which any or all income does not have to be distributed and principal may be distributed \u2014 compare simple trust in this entry",
": an implied trust imposed by a court to prevent the unjust enrichment of one who has wrongfully obtained (as through fraud or bad faith) title to the property or a property interest of another",
": an equitable remedy to prevent unjust enrichment by imposing a constructive trust",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust which allows a donor to place a gift in trust while qualifying for the gift tax annual exclusion by giving the beneficiary an immediate right to the gift for a limited time after which it can only be accessed under the terms of the trust",
": a trust that gives the trustee authority to exercise his or her discretion in distributing principal or income to the beneficiary",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust in which nothing is left to be done by the trustee but preserve the property and execute the purpose of the trust",
": a trust in which the settlor or trustee has duties to perform (as securing the property, ascertaining the objects of the trust, or making distributions)",
": a trust intentionally created by the settlor",
": a trust created by a positive act of the settlor and set down in writing that expresses the intention to create a trust, identifies the property to be placed in trust, and names beneficiaries",
": a trust in which the principal goes to a skip person usually following payment of income for life to a non-skip person : a trust created by a generation-skipping transfer of property in trust",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to a fixed annuity for a set term of years after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to all income for a specified term or for whichever comes first of a specified term or death after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to receive annually a percentage of the fixed net fair market value of the assets for a specified term after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": a trust that is taxed at the settlor's tax rate because the settlor has the power to control the beneficial enjoyment of the trust, retains a reversionary interest in the trust, has administrative powers over the trust, has the power to revoke the trust, or benefits from the income of the trust",
": a trust that is created for a purpose which is not charitable and that names no specific beneficiary",
": land trust in this entry",
": a trust arising by operation of law when the circumstances of a transaction imply the creation of a trust that is not expressly created by the parties and especially when a trust is necessary to avoid an inequitable result or to prevent fraud",
": an insurance trust created as a retirement plan in which individual life insurance policies are purchased for employees and held in trust by the employer to fund the plan",
": a trust in which the principal consists of an insurance policy or its proceeds",
": a trust that becomes effective during the lifetime of the settlor",
": a business trust that is a closed-end investment company",
": implied trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust that cannot be revoked by the settlor after its creation except upon the consent of all the beneficiaries",
": a trust created to effectuate a real estate ownership arrangement in which the trustee holds legal and equitable title to the property subject to the provisions of a trust agreement setting out the rights of the beneficiaries whose interests in the trust are declared to be personal property",
": inter vivos trust in this entry",
": a marital trust created in order to qualify for the marital deduction",
": power of appointment trust in this entry",
": a testamentary trust naming a surviving spouse as the beneficiary \u2014 see also marital deduction trust and power of appointment trust in this entry",
": business trust in this entry",
": land trust in this entry",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created for the purpose of holding property for beneficiaries whose identities are kept secret",
": a trust created by the settlor's spoken statements especially for the purpose of transferring real property as part of an agreement between the settlor and the trustee",
": a trust or use under which the trustee has no duties to perform : a trust in which legal and equitable titles are merged in the beneficiaries",
": a trust that receives the assets that make up its principal by operation of a testamentary disposition to it usually of the residue of an estate or from another trust upon the settlor's death",
": a marital trust that provides a surviving spouse with a life estate in property and a power of appointment allowing appointment of the property to the surviving spouse or to his or her estate",
": a trust that attempts to shield assets from the beneficiaries' creditors by providing that it is within the trustee's discretion to refuse to pay a beneficiary or that a beneficiary forfeits his or her interest in the trust upon a creditor's attempt to reach it",
": a resulting trust arising where not abolished by statute when property is purchased with title in the name of one person but using the money of another",
": a trust to which qualified terminable interest property is transferred for purposes of taking the marital deduction",
": a trust that is either a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust",
": a business trust similar to a closed-end investment company except that it invests in real estate either as an owner having equity in the property or as a lender holding mortgages on the property",
": an implied trust based upon the presumed intentions of the parties as inferred from all the circumstances that the party holding legal title to trust property holds it for the benefit of the other \u2014 compare constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust over which the settlor has retained the power of revocation",
": totten trust in this entry",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust under which all current income must be distributed and no principal may be distributed",
": a trust that is created for the benefit of a spendthrift who is paid income therefrom and that cannot be reached by creditors to satisfy the spendthrift's debts",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust created in a will to be effective upon the settlor's death",
": a trust created by a deposit in a bank by one person as trustee for another that is revocable until the death of the depositor",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust from which the beneficiary receives annually a fixed percentage of the net fair market value of the trust assets",
": a trust operating as a vehicle for investment whose portfolio consists of long-term bonds that are held to maturity",
": a trust created by the transfer of legal title to shares of stock to a trustee or trustees who exercise the corporate voting rights conferred by ownership of the shares as agreed in the trust instrument",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by an agreement establishing a trust whereby shareholders in the separate corporations exchange their shares for shares representing proportionate interest in the principal and income of the combination and surrender to the trustees the management and operation of the combined firms or corporations",
": a combination or aggregation of business entities formed by any of various means",
": one that reduces competition or is thought to present a threat of reducing competition \u2014 compare antitrust",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": the condition, obligation, or right of one to whom something is confided : responsible charge or office",
": custody",
": in a trust"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259st",
"\u02c8tr\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"confidence",
"credence",
"faith",
"stock"
],
"antonyms":[
"assign",
"charge",
"commission",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"task"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"Traditionally, trust in government is higher among the party of the president. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Look, at the turn of the century right after the 9/11 attacks, trust in government to do the right thing was pretty high. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Mutual trust is key to ensemble work, but that doesn\u2019t happen overnight. \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, trust in public health experts and institutions is at a discouraging low. \u2014 Ryan Reid, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"To resolve conflicts, trust is the core factor that should be addressed. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Communities need law enforcement, but trust is critical. \u2014 Paul Dongarra, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"An unchangeable trust may not be the best option in a world that\u2019s constantly changing. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Financial advisors recommend investors trust that their financial strategy will work over the long-term as it was intended. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"In other words, set your goal, focus and then trust the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"If the cover doesn't scream summer and the idea of crying in the bathroom doesn't feel relatable to you, just trust us on this one: This memoir will take you on a better ride than the twistiest of rollercoasters. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Even though a Democrat sits in the Oval Office today, just under 30 percent of Democrats trust the government to do the right thing. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Animals instinctively trust them (Theo and his dog are exquisitely attuned). \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"Welcoming school environments with counselors, mental health resources and social workers that students can trust is an important tool to make schools safer, experts say. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
"Although Mercury direct has us off on a rocky start, things will get better \u2014 remember to be open, and trust the process. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
"How could runners expect to trust a running store salesman to diagnose their needs, no matter how experienced? \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223838"
},
"trustless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": not deserving of trust : faithless",
": distrustful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259st-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrustful",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"hinky",
"mistrustful",
"skeptical",
"suspicious",
"uncertain",
"unconvinced",
"undecided",
"unsettled",
"unsure"
],
"antonyms":[
"certain",
"convinced",
"positive",
"sure"
],
"examples":[
"with time the missionary doctor won the trust of even the most trustless villagers"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-214854"
},
"truthful":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": telling or disposed to tell the truth",
": telling or being in the habit of telling facts or making statements that are true"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"honest",
"veracious"
],
"antonyms":[
"dishonest",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"mendacious",
"prevaricating",
"untruthful"
],
"examples":[
"We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.",
"I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful , I hate vacuuming.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether Fisher was being truthful or practicing the art of plausible deniability is in the eye of the beholder. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"Officers could not determine who was being truthful . \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Heard's lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, said the evidence is clear over the last three weeks of testimony that Heard's allegations of abuse are truthful . \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 3 May 2022",
"Heard\u2019s lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, said the evidence is clear over the last three weeks of testimony that Heard\u2019s allegations of abuse are truthful . \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"But perhaps the most truthful answer comes from the grill king himself, who gave Drew Barrymore his thoughts on competing during an October 2021 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 27 May 2022",
"This will build strong emotional connections with your target audience and help your marketing team produce truthful believable content. \u2014 Krystel Stacey, Forbes , 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",
"Pro-choice Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) also suggested that some of the justices had been less than truthful . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1567, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-223049"
},
"try":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make an attempt",
": to make an attempt at",
": to put to test or trial",
": to subject to something (such as undue strain or excessive hardship or provocation) that tests the powers of endurance",
": demonstrate , prove",
": to examine or investigate judicially",
": to conduct the trial of",
": to participate as counsel in the judicial examination of",
": to melt down and procure in a pure state : render",
": purify , refine",
": to fit or finish with accuracy",
": to attempt something for the first time",
": an experimental trial : attempt",
": a play in rugby that is similar to a touchdown in football, scores usually five points, and entitles the scoring side to attempt a placekick at the goal for additional points",
": the score made on a try",
": to make an effort or attempt at",
": to put to a test",
": to examine or investigate in a court of law",
": to conduct the trial of",
": to test to the limit",
": to put on (a garment) to test the fit",
": to compete to fill a part (as on an athletic team or in a play)",
": an effort to do something : attempt",
"tryptophan",
": to examine or investigate judicially",
": to conduct the trial of : put on trial",
": to participate as lawyer or counsel in the trial of : bring to trial on behalf of a client"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u012b",
"\u02c8tr\u012b"
],
"synonyms":[
"strain",
"stretch",
"tax",
"test"
],
"antonyms":[
"assay",
"attempt",
"bash",
"bid",
"crack",
"endeavor",
"essay",
"fling",
"go",
"offer",
"pass",
"shot",
"stab",
"trial",
"whack",
"whirl"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The production facility will try to attract some of the largest film studios in the nation, like Netflix, Disney, Paramount and NBC Universal, said Zach Price, the chief operating officer of Hill Country Studios. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 15 June 2022",
"Human beings try to divine reasons for the market movement, which make for interesting stories but not necessarily accurate ones. \u2014 Allan Sloan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"For the sake of consistency, funeral homes typically try to have the same embalmer work on a body from beginning to end, Close said. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Instead of pulling at straws, try to assert your agency without causing trouble for anyone. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Sensitive skin: Those with sensitive skin should try soothing ingredients like colloidal oatmeal, vitamin E, or aloe vera, and stay away from harsher options. \u2014 Nikhita Mahtani, SELF , 14 June 2022",
"The brother sister duo try their best to capture alien activity on video, setting off a catastrophic chain of events that will leave audiences asking questions and wanting more. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"In many actual versions of the Turing Test, humans often simply don\u2019t try that hard to stump the machine. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 14 June 2022",
"Before the meeting, a US defense official said Washington would try to establish lines of communication at the highest levels of the militaries as a mechanism to avoid situations that would result in conflict between the two Pacific powers. \u2014 Oren Liebermann And Brad Lendon, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Make sure to read through the brief descriptions to get an idea of each product offers, then consider giving one or more of them a try to find out what works for you. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"You are asked to earnestly perform the counting task, giving it your most heartfelt try . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"The district gave the plan another try in 2015 and has worked with lawyers in recent years to reach a final agreement. \u2014 Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al , 20 May 2022",
"On the other hand, give Glossier\u2019s beloved Brow Flick a try to subtly etch faux hairs and add fullness. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 20 May 2022",
"The first try came in December 2019 in a flight marred by faulty software. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"The Grizzlies had a chance to steal the game on their final possession, but star Ja Morant's driving layup try went off the backboard and over the rim. \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 17 May 2022",
"The 2023 version of the XFL will be the third try at the league. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
"Cody Kessler and Terrelle Pryor split quarterback duties in a 30-24 overtime loss in which Parkey missed three of his six kicks, including a potential 46-yard game winning try as time expired. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 12 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3a",
"Noun",
"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-220946"
},
"trying":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": severely straining the powers of endurance",
": hard to bear or put up with"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u012b-i\u014b",
"\u02c8tr\u012b-i\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"bitter",
"brutal",
"burdensome",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"grievous",
"grim",
"hard",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy",
"inhuman",
"murderous",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"rough",
"rugged",
"searing",
"severe",
"stiff",
"tough"
],
"antonyms":[
"easy",
"light",
"soft"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"They have been through some trying times together.",
"He can be very trying at times.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Those going through infertility often call it the most trying time of their life. \u2014 Halle Tecco, Fortune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Dressing up while pregnant is no small feat, but the best maternity cocktail dresses make the task a lot less trying , if not enjoyable. \u2014 Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
"However, the most trying part for Roman was the heavy-weighted nature of the subject matter. \u2014 Jessica Rodriguez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Over time, a trusting relationship will develop that can provide support during difficult and trying times. \u2014 Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Wisconsin prosecutors could be barred from re- trying Kyle Rittenhouse if a defense motion for a mistrial is granted and the court rules that prosecutors intentionally caused the mistrial, according to legal experts. \u2014 Fox News , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Holding on to hope in his most trying days, Avion visited his mom in the hospital for what would be their last moments together. \u2014 Nick Maslow, PEOPLE.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
"Companies have been responding to this trend in positive ways, recognizing that their employees have all been through a very trying time. \u2014 Jennifer Best, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Tasked with preparing the next generation \u2014 the pandemic proved to be the most trying time in their profession. \u2014 Krista Johnson, courier-journal.com , 8 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1718, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220623-191939"
},
"treaty":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation:",
": a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (such as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state",
": private treaty",
": a document in which such a contract is set down",
": the action of treating and especially of negotiating",
": an agreement between two or more states or sovereigns",
": the action of treating and especially of negotiating",
": an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as",
": private treaty",
": a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state",
"\u2014 compare executive agreement",
": a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract",
": an agreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0113-t\u0113",
"\u02c8tr\u0113-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"accord",
"alliance",
"compact",
"convention",
"covenant",
"pact"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a nuclear test ban treaty",
"in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dozens of people have told us about the decline of wild fish in the Columbia River and the U.S. government\u2019s failure to uphold treaty rights. \u2014 ProPublica , 24 May 2022",
"The Americans installed a puppet government, and by that fall Haiti had signed a treaty giving the United States full financial control. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Former President Jimmy Carter signed the treaty in 1980, but the U.S. was not one of the 187 countries that ratified it. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Then the day before the invasion of Ukraine, Azerbaijan signed an alliance treaty with Russia. \u2014 Simon Maghakyan, Time , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In 1971, India signed a treaty with the Soviet Union that gave it access to advanced defecse technology and Moscow\u2019s diplomatic backing. \u2014 Ian Hall, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In 1866, during the aftermath of the Civil War, the U.S. government signed a new treaty with the Creek Nation that forced the tribe to give up its enslaved people and grant them tribal citizenship. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Azerbaijan, which isn\u2019t a member of the CSTO, signed a treaty with Russia the day before Russia invaded Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The Department of Defense and Ukraine\u2019s Health Ministry then signed a treaty in 2005 to prevent any proliferation of pathogens in facilities in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and elsewhere that could be used in biological weapons. \u2014 Fortune , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English trete , from Anglo-French tret\u00e9 , from past participle of treter to discuss, treat",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-123737"
},
"transmute":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form",
": to subject (something, such as an element) to transmutation",
": to undergo transmutation",
": to convert or transform the type of ownership of (property) by transmutation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8my\u00fct",
"tranz-",
"tranz-\u02c8my\u00fct, trans-"
],
"synonyms":[
"alchemize",
"convert",
"make over",
"metamorphose",
"transfigure",
"transform",
"transpose",
"transubstantiate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The stories of their lives were transmuted into works of fiction.",
"The former criminal had transmuted into a national hero.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Slowly, painfully, by fits and starts, the heroic narrative of the Arab spring was transmuted into something much darker. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2020",
"Similarly, the imperative to invent a vaccine as rapidly as possibly is not dissimilar from the effort at Los Alamos: Both require rapidly transmuting existing scientific knowledge into highly specific and practical technologies. \u2014 Mark P. Mills, National Review , 29 Apr. 2020",
"Mysteries, like works of horror, transmute nebulous fears into tangible dangers. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2019",
"Instead, the hazy hue transmuted a femme fatale makeup staple into something softer and more romantic. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 20 July 2018",
"Old Dolio's lack of lived experience transmutes into a kind of Buddhist wisdom; the family briefly gets to play-act at normalcy; everyone sees that, in disruptive ways, Melanie is different from them. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2020",
"The Lincoln that Trump conjured for this scenario\u2014a bizarre one even by the President\u2019s standards\u2014was transmuted into a leftist-socialist-globalist-radical-Democrat. \u2014 Sidney Blumenthal, The New Yorker , 24 Oct. 2019",
"The other candidates, on the whole, hoped to transmute the lessons about Trump\u2019s character and dishonesty which emerged from the impeachment into material for the campaign trail. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 21 Dec. 2019",
"At best, Maxo rapping about real-life trials and tribulations should be cathartic for both him and the crowd, but too often, the concert alchemy proved too delicate to transmute the experience. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 26 Oct. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin transmutare , from trans- + mutare to change \u2014 more at mutable ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-181746"
},
"trite":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original",
": so common that the newness and cleverness have worn off : stale"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u012bt",
"\u02c8tr\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[
"banal",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"clich\u00e9d",
"cobwebby",
"commonplace",
"hack",
"hackney",
"hackneyed",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"obligatory",
"shopworn",
"stale",
"stereotyped",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tired",
"well-worn"
],
"antonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
"unclich\u00e9d",
"unhackneyed"
],
"examples":[
"The wrong sort of built environment, she argued, wrecked the social fabric of cities. This view seems almost trite today, but in the 1960's it was insurgent. \u2014 Robert Kuttner , New York Times Book Review , 12 Mar. 2000",
"Experts are always unique (their tritest pronouncements are packaged as news) \u2026 \u2014 Wendy Kaminer , New York Times Book Review , 11 Feb. 1990",
"Its wares are soiled with frequent handling; its styles are so hackneyed, trite , and homogeneous, they constitute a single style \u2026 \u2014 Joyce Carol Oates , The Profane Art , 1983",
"That argument has become trite .",
"by the time the receiving line had ended, the bride and groom's thanks sounded trite and tired",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the same time, the vocabulary isn\u2019t trite , and there aren\u2019t too many proper names. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
"One more piece of advice: don\u2019t listen to trite advice like this from founders. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 1 May 2022",
"Others will note that the Reagan decade has become a trite touchstone for forward-thinking artists making plays for radio\u2014check out Mitski\u2019s and The Weeknd\u2019s 2022 albums. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 Mar. 2022",
"There are instances where taking the fiercely independent female character and giving her a romance plot can feel trite , even patronizing. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Mar. 2022",
"But the rationale wouldn\u2019t be because ros\u00e9 is trite or insignificant. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Nicol\u00f2 Bassetti\u2019s tender documentary Into My Name is about searching, although not in a trite way. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The show\u2019s premise, like its title, is both indistinct and somewhat trite . \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 18 Mar. 2022",
"His aphoristic observations could sometimes sound trite , especially when examined through our contemporary mode of cynicism. \u2014 Nick Ripatrazone, The Week , 14 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin tritus , from past participle of terere to rub, wear away \u2014 more at throw entry 1 ",
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"1548, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-211146"
},
"trifle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": something of little value, substance, or importance",
": a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine or spirits (such as brandy or rum) and topped with layers of preserves, custard, and cream",
": to some small degree : slightly",
": to treat someone or something as unimportant",
": to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead",
": to handle something idly",
": to spend or waste in trifling or on trifles",
": something of little value or importance",
": to treat (someone or something) as unimportant"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u012b-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8tr\u012b-f\u0259l"
],
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"bagatelle",
"child's play",
"frippery",
"nonproblem",
"nothing",
"picayune",
"shuck(s)",
"small beer",
"small change",
"triviality"
],
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"coquet",
"coquette",
"dally",
"flirt",
"frivol",
"mess around",
"toy"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"There's no reason to argue over such trifles .",
"The money is a mere trifle to me.",
"Verb",
"do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you",
"spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The winner is a lemon trifle , a sweet goo of Swiss roll, amaretti biscuits, whipped cream and fresh citrus, a quintessential British dessert. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Set in the hotel\u2019s historic cobbled courtyard, guests will be treated to English sparkling wine and quintessentially British party bites like quail scotch eggs, game sausage rolls, coronation chicken tarts, plus eton mess and trifle for dessert. \u2014 Nicole Trilivas, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Use this as a filling for fruit tarts and cream puffs, layered in a trifle , or folded into sliced bananas and vanilla wafers for bakery-worthy banana pudding. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Letters to Camondo is evocative and beautifully written but a trifle . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Presumably, the couple finalized this legal trifle in order to celebrate the New Year together as buds. \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Today\u2019s high-tech information operations make those earlier efforts seem a trifle quaint. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The trifle will be made with mouthwatering layers of Grand Marnier, chocolate pudding, peanut butter mousse and a Do-si-dos crumble crust. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 30 Jan. 2022",
"By contrast, Democrats had spent months before impeaching Trump over his dealings with Ukraine \u2014 a trifle compared to January 6. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Of course, for the heavily black work force in and around Detroit that can\u2019t retreat to a vacation home, such an inconvenience is trifling by comparison. \u2014 Jonathan Martin, New York Times , 18 Apr. 2020",
"But these are trifling compared to the headaches caused by street protests. \u2014 Max De Haldevang, Quartz , 1 Apr. 2020",
"But given the attention his company has been getting from the government, the strict confidentiality employees willingly stick to, and the small early demos depicted, Amaya is clearly not to be trifled with. \u2014 Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica , 6 Mar. 2020",
"The pair enjoy spreading the word about the cook who fed the wranglers and wasn\u2019t one to be trifled with. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com , 15 Feb. 2020",
"But California\u2019s relatively trifling ceiling can add up quickly for firms with thousands of users. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Dec. 2019",
"But over the last week, such worries have come to feel almost trifling , as Mississippi\u2019s state prisons have exploded with gang warfare, riots, disorder and killing. \u2014 Richard Fausset, BostonGlobe.com , 9 Jan. 2020",
"Pairing Smith with Fitzgerald Mofor on the outside has proven an effective move and Kris Moll and Noah Wilder\u2019s presence in the middle is one with which not to trifle . \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 15 Oct. 2019",
"The guild has insisted that the solidarity and resolve its members have shown in the agency fight sends a signal to the studios, too, that writers are newly energized and not to be trifled with. \u2014 Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1b"
],
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that trims articles",
": one that stows coal or freight on a ship so as to distribute the weight properly",
": an instrument or machine with which trimming is done",
": a circuit element (such as a capacitor) used to tune a circuit to a desired frequency",
": a beam that receives the end of a header in floor framing",
": a person who modifies a policy, position, or opinion especially out of expediency"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-m\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"acrobat",
"chameleon",
"chancer",
"opportunist",
"temporizer",
"timeserver",
"weathercock"
],
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"examples":[
"gradually fading in the primaries, the former front-runner watched helplessly as the trimmers rushed to embrace the party's newest rising star",
"last year's winner of the tournament unexpectedly got trimmed in the first round, and the trimmer was a young player that no one had ever heard of",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The jurors issued a three-year ban on Oracle Team USA member Dirk de Ridder, a key wing trimmer , and docked the team two points after a scandal involving weight manipulation of boats in warm-up regattas. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 13 Jan. 2015",
"Plus, its ActiveLift trimmer catches flat (read: hard-to-cut) hairs with ease. \u2014 Christian Gollayan, Men's Health , 8 June 2022",
"Oregon string is designed for lighter-duty use, like low grass and weeds, and is compatible with a range of trimmer brands like Stihl, DeWalt, Ryobi, and Greenworks. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 31 May 2022",
"The hardware business alone, especially the trimmer , is a sleeping giant. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Braun also incorporated a new ProLift trimmer to help lift longer hairs away from the skin and tackle even the thickest stubble. \u2014 John Thompson, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"Then Francona acquired a trimmer , sneaked up behind Barnett in a conference room a couple of weeks ago and \u2014 zip \u2014 shaved out a patch of Barnett\u2019s hair. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s no reason to use your beard trimmer anywhere below your chin anymore. \u2014 Adam Hurly, Robb Report , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Although this notch can be achieved with a string trimmer and a skilled operator, the spinning vertical blade of a dedicated edge trimmer will give the straightest, cleanest, and deepest result. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 25 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-225022"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being transcendent"
],
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"tran(t)-\u02c8sen-d\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonyms":[
"distinction",
"dominance",
"eminence",
"noteworthiness",
"paramountcy",
"preeminence",
"preponderance",
"preponderancy",
"prepotency",
"prestigiousness",
"primacy",
"superiority",
"supremacy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"makes a case for the transcendence of Louis Armstrong's contributions to the field of jazz",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most up-tempo Bleachers numbers are straightforward rock songs\u2014four or five chords, a shout-along refrain, maybe a saxophone solo\u2014about love and loss, ennui and transcendence , and, more often than not, New Jersey, where Antonoff grew up. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"Anonymity and secrecy are key to the work but also a source of deep melancholy, and the novel uncovers a plaintive connection between artistic transcendence and personal loneliness. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
"These are self-control, caring, intelligence, fairness, positivity, and transcendence . \u2014 Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics , 12 May 2022",
"Nietzsche was convinced that human life is about transformation and transcendence , and that our best hope for achieving them is reflection in the presence of strong ideas. \u2014 Nate Anderson, Ars Technica , 11 May 2022",
"Arcade Fire\u2019s promise from the beginning was transcendence through emotional grandeur. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
"For the pianist Kirill Gerstein, hearing Mr. Lupu was an experience that approached transcendence . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Traipsing through a 15-song set that included numbers from the White Stripes, Raconteurs and Dead Weather, White offered his reliable mix of dynamic push-and-pull, leading the band into explosive moments of musical transcendence . \u2014 Brian Mccollum, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
"But Candy, for all its dips and spins and cul-de-sacs, its brain-weevil gadgets and future shocks, does what only the best and rarest books can: peel back the thin membrane of ordinary life, and find transcendence on the other side. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1601, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-231227"
},
"tribe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a social group composed chiefly of numerous families, clans, or generations having a shared ancestry and language",
": a political division of the Roman people originally representing one of the three original tribes of ancient Rome",
": phyle",
": a group of persons having a common character, occupation, or interest",
": a category of taxonomic classification ranking below a subfamily",
": a natural group irrespective of taxonomic rank",
": a group of people including many families, clans, or generations",
": a group of people who are of the same kind or have the same occupation or interest",
": a category of taxonomic classification sometimes equivalent to or ranking just below a suborder but more commonly ranking below a subfamily"
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"\u02c8tr\u012bb",
"\u02c8tr\u012bb",
"\u02c8tr\u012bb"
],
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"blood",
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"family",
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"house",
"kin",
"kindred",
"kinfolk",
"kinfolks",
"kinsfolk",
"line",
"lineage",
"people",
"race",
"stock"
],
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"examples":[
"a tribe of artists with wild hair and casual manners",
"the wedding joined the two tribes together",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Almost Famous has always been about the power of that connection: hearing a piece of music for the first time, looking into a person\u2019s eyes and feeling the electricity, finding your tribe . \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2022",
"That meant his family and his tribe weren't able to rebuild their lives. \u2014 Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
"Sometimes the best way to find your tribe is by following your ears. \u2014 Graham Berry, Billboard , 25 May 2022",
"Naru is shown racing through the woods into an open field when a member of her tribe pulls her down to take cover. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
"The tribe was one of the first to create its telecommunication service provider, said Lewis. \u2014 Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
"Four conservative climate change activists try to persuade their conservative tribe to call for immediate climate action. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a saying that the tribe is like a small stream. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The tribe is one of 14 tribal health centers to get this funding from the Indian Health Service, according to the IHS. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin tribus , a division of the Roman people, tribe",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220624-234008"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory",
": passing through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn",
": affecting something or producing results beyond itself",
": one that is transient (see transient entry 1 ): such as",
": a guest or boarder who stays only briefly",
": a person traveling about usually in search of work",
": a temporary oscillation that occurs in a circuit because of a sudden change of voltage or of load",
": a transient current or voltage",
": not lasting or staying long",
": a person traveling about usually in search of work",
": passing away in time : existing temporarily"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tran(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tran-z\u0113-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tran(t)-s\u0113-",
"\u02c8tran-zh\u0259nt",
"-j\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tran(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tran-z\u0113-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tran(t)-s\u0113-",
"\u02c8tran-zh\u0259nt",
"-j\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tran-sh\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tran-z\u0113-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8tranch-\u0259nt"
],
"synonyms":[
"brief",
"deciduous",
"ephemeral",
"evanescent",
"flash",
"fleeting",
"fugacious",
"fugitive",
"impermanent",
"momentary",
"passing",
"short-lived",
"temporary",
"transitory"
],
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"ceaseless",
"dateless",
"deathless",
"endless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying",
"unending"
],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"A Summer in New York is actually Europe, the Sequel\u2014city of transient Danes and Italians and Spaniards and French. \u2014 Guy Trebay , Village Voice , 30 July 1991",
"But Vandenberg, who had already written a hagiographic biography of Hamilton, was doing his personal hero no service. Rather, he trivialized him by dragging him into the transient issues of the day. \u2014 John Steele Gordon , American Heritage , July/August 1990",
"The mountain lies between his residence and the main road, and occludes the expectation of transient visits. \u2014 Thomas Jefferson , letter , 4 Aug. 1820",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"If a student threatens violence, a member of the team first interviews him to help decide whether the threat is transient \u2014a joke, a figure of speech, a momentary outburst. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 7 June 2022",
"According to a law enforcement source, Felipe appears to be transient and has been living out of his vehicle for the past few months. \u2014 CBS News , 3 June 2022",
"Long ago, French soldiers would mettre un pied \u00e0 terre\u2014that is, dismount their steeds at the end of the day and spend the night in transient housing. \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The covenant was designed to eliminate concern that the center, should Russell Group decide to abandon the project down the road, could be turned into an apartment complex or other transient housing. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Cremation is more popular in states that vote Democratic, include large transient populations or endure brutal winters that make the earth frozen solid. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Over the first two and half years of living in Los Angeles, transient populations had surged right around my house. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The story could be particularly potent in New Hampshire, a state where Republicans have looked to crack down on who can vote in their elections, especially targeting transient populations and short-term residents like students. \u2014 Dan Merica, CNN , 5 Apr. 2022",
"People who chose Johnson & Johnson\u2019s single-dose vaccine out of convenience or people in transient populations who could not commit to a second dose may now be opting for an mRNA booster since the benefits can be delivered in just one booster shot. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Jack Stanley Seprish, a transient , was arrested in Monte Rio on Thursday night after residents reported two separate vegetation fires near the 9500 block of Bohemian Highway, according to Cal Fire. \u2014 Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 June 2022",
"Will these folks, steeped in the transient , honestly put down their phones and start filling out mortgage applications? \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The suspect was identified as Robert Nunez, 42, a local transient , according to Lt. Efren Aguirre. \u2014 Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Researchers recently found a transient that outshines all others like it\u2014a supernova known as AT2020mrf. \u2014 Briley Lewis, Scientific American , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The word ' transient ' refers to something that isn't permanent. \u2014 Jessica Migala, Health.com , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The researchers labeled the object a repeating transient . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The 56-year-old transient was discovered by city workers cleaning up the park across the street from City Hall about 8 a.m. that Saturday. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Authorities said George was a transient who died of natural causes. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 1 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Adjective and Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-000726"
},
"transformation":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed",
": false hair worn especially by a woman to replace or supplement natural hair",
": the operation of changing (as by rotation or mapping) one configuration or expression into another in accordance with a mathematical rule",
": a change of variables or coordinates in which a function of new variables or coordinates is substituted for each original variable or coordinate",
": the formula that effects a transformation",
": function sense 5a",
": an operation that converts (as by insertion, deletion, or permutation) one grammatical string (such as a sentence) into another",
": a formal statement of such an operation",
": genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another bacterial cell",
": genetic modification of a cell by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA",
": the act or process of changing completely : a complete change",
": an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed \u2014 see malignant transformation",
": genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another ruptured bacterial cell \u2014 compare transduction sense 2",
": genetic modification of a cell by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctran(t)s-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"-f\u022fr-",
"\u02cctrans-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cctran(t)s-f\u0259r-\u02c8m\u0101-sh\u0259n, -f\u022fr-"
],
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"changeover",
"conversion",
"metamorphosis",
"transfiguration"
],
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"examples":[
"The building underwent various transformations over the years.",
"a raven-haired starlet who underwent an attention-getting transformation and showed up at the awards ceremony as a blonde",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Third pillar is scaling and enhancing our marketing capabilities through digital transformation . \u2014 John Ellett, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"But Hancock was already training in the art of transformation even before joining Davis. \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 8 June 2022",
"This fantasy of transformation , from dad bod to the Hulk, elevates the stakes. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 7 June 2022",
"By the end of a brutal trading day on May 18, Wall Street had delivered a wallop to Hollywood that will change the course of business as surely as the COVID pandemic accelerated the pace of transformation during the past 26 months. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 25 May 2022",
"But the groups say some kind of deep transformation needs to happen, fast, to respond to the challenges of the twenty-first century. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"Concluding a relationship entails its own kind of transformation . \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"An even a bigger challenge was posed by the digital transformation urgently needed in the midst of the pandemic. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But digital transformation is often not a straight march up a mountain but more of an uneven climb up, down and sideways. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-004507"
},
"tranquillity":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being tranquil"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran-\u02c8kwi-l\u0259-t\u0113",
"tra\u014b-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There's also a tranquility pool (for adults) along with a whirlpool. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 3 Sep. 2021",
"Our peace and tranquility have been attacked by the enemies of the people. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 5 June 2022",
"Highland Lakes, Texas Just an hour from Austin, the Highland Lakes area is a hamlet of peace and tranquility with plenty of small-town charm. \u2014 Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
"Nestled outside a home in Marrakech, Morocco, is a small patio designed for peace and tranquility . \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 10 May 2022",
"But Harper's hopes for healing and tranquility are quickly dashed, due in part to the estate's patronizing landlord (Rory Kinnear) and other prying townsmen, all of whom bear an eerie resemblance. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
"People visit the abbey\u2019s Benedictine monks in search of reflection, tranquility and a deeper connection with the divine. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"The bossa nova pattern and strings return, but the general tranquility is interrupted by a trenchant guitar solo about halfway through, only to restore its former quietude a little while later. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 6 Apr. 2022",
"In the Fang worldview, activity and determination are male, while tranquility and deliberation are female. \u2014 Susan Delson, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-005100"
},
"tricksy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": full of tricks : prankish",
": difficult to cope with or handle : trying",
": having the craftiness of a trickster",
": ornately contrived in technique or effect",
": smartly attired : spruce"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trik-s\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"catchy",
"delicate",
"difficult",
"dodgy",
"hairy",
"knotty",
"nasty",
"prickly",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"sensitive",
"spiny",
"sticky",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"touchy",
"tough",
"tricky"
],
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"examples":[
"it's a bit tricksy to have a candid conversation with the company president without appearing to be either presumptuous or obsequious",
"a tricksy provocateur who will make the most outrageous statements just to get a reaction"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-091422"
},
"treasure":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded",
": wealth of any kind or in any form : riches",
": a store of money in reserve",
": something of great worth or value",
": a person esteemed as rare or precious",
": a collection of precious things",
": to hold or keep as precious : cherish , prize",
": to collect and store up (something of value) for future use : hoard",
": wealth (as money or jewels) stored up or held in reserve",
": something of great value",
": to treat as precious : cherish",
": personal property that is hidden in something else for an extended period and whose owner cannot be determined"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tre-zh\u0259r",
"\u02c8tr\u0101-",
"\u02c8tre-zh\u0259r"
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"boast",
"credit",
"crown jewel",
"glory",
"honor",
"jewel",
"pride",
"trophy"
],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"love",
"prize",
"value"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a legend about the pirates' buried treasure",
"Central Park is one of New York City's many treasures .",
"Grandmother's nurse has been a real treasure .",
"Verb",
"He treasures that autographed baseball.",
"My grandmother's ring is my most treasured possession.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"While The Hobbit's Thorin Oakenshield has to go around begging for help to reclaim his family's treasure , and LOTR's Gimli is the lone emissary of his race in that story, Rings of Power finds Middle-earth's dwarves at the height of their power. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
"Most shoppers found at least one treasure worth taking home with them. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
"But Finders Keepers, a treasure -hunting company that led agents to the remote woodland site in Pennsylvania in hopes of getting a finder's fee, suspect the FBI found tons of gold and made off with it. \u2014 Michael Rubinkam, ajc , 13 June 2022",
"But Finders Keepers, a treasure -hunting company that led agents to the remote woodland site in Pennsylvania in hopes of getting a finder's fee, suspect the FBI found tons of gold and made off with it. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"The San Jos\u00e9 was sailing from Portobelo, Panama as the flagship of a treasure fleet of 14 merchant vessels and three warships. \u2014 David G.w. Birch, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"That is what fuels us, not a desire for title or treasure . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"One man\u2019s trash is definitely another man\u2019s treasure . \u2014 Kevin Leblanc, ELLE , 8 June 2022",
"Although it was finally discovered in 2015, there are questions surrounding who is entitled to its treasure , according to CBS News. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is ultimately a story about the romance of companionship, itself a thing to treasure in life. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 21 May 2022",
"Jot down one of these famous quotes in a Father\u2019s Day card so dad can treasure the note forever. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 19 May 2022",
"There will be memories to treasure , including moments from this series that served as reminders, over and over again, of just how much Bergeron brings to the hockey table. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
"If anyone will treasure a DIY gift from the heart, it\u2019s Grandma. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Tess, Katherine\u2019s true-believer follower, doesn\u2019t register privacy as something to treasure . \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Throughout his life, Gernreich\u2019s work was invariably prized for being comfortable as well as audacious, and collectors still treasure his easy-to-wear separates. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Every creature, myself included, found ways to preserve and treasure that one precious thing. \u2014 Blair Braverman, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Hackers treasure medical records because they can be used to file fraudulent Medicare claims and glean personal information for stealing identities. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-122134"
},
"tremendous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness, or excellence",
": unusually large : huge",
": being such as may excite trembling or arouse dread, awe, or terror",
": astonishingly large, strong, or great",
": very good or excellent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tri-\u02c8men-d\u0259s",
"tri-\u02c8men-d\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
],
"examples":[
"He has a tremendous amount of energy.",
"The engine's power is tremendous .",
"She is a writer of tremendous talent.",
"We had a tremendous time.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tech inside these new gen consoles is already tremendous and developers still haven\u2019t fully maxed it out. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"This has been a great season and our volunteers have been tremendous . \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Le said the support she's received from the community after the incident has been tremendous . \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
"But there have been minimal efforts to help make sense of the deaths on a national level: to rally around a compelling public narrative about the tremendous loss of life and grief. \u2014 Gary Laderman, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
"So, the fact that this very regional music has captured a universal audience is tremendous . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
"Junior Megan Walker and freshman Gracelynn Gray have been tremendous in the circle, both with sub-3 ERAs and nearly 90 strikeouts. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 17 May 2022",
"Notre Dame\u2019s defense was tremendous in the infield, leading to three double plays. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"The Nuggets were tremendous offensively with Jokic on the court, scoring 117.3 points per 100 possessions and steady defensively, allowing 108.9 points per 100 possessions. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin tremendus , from gerundive of tremere ",
"first_known_use":[
"1632, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-131442"
},
"treble":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the highest voice part in harmonic music : soprano",
": one that performs a treble part",
": a member of a family of instruments having the highest range",
": a high-pitched or shrill voice, tone, or sound",
": the upper half of the whole vocal or instrumental tonal range \u2014 compare bass",
": the higher portion of the audio frequency range in sound recording and broadcasting",
": something treble in construction, uses, amount, number, or value",
": relating to or having the range or part of a treble",
": high-pitched , shrill",
": of, relating to, or having the range of treble in sound recording and broadcasting",
": having three parts or uses : threefold",
": triple in number or amount",
": to increase threefold",
": to sing treble",
": to grow to three times the size, amount, or number",
": the highest part in harmony having four parts : soprano",
": an instrument having the highest range or part",
": a voice or sound that has a high pitch",
": the upper half of the musical pitch range",
": being three times the number or amount",
": relating to or having the range of a musical treble",
": to make or become three times as much"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tre-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8tre-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"high-pitched",
"piping",
"screeching",
"shrieking",
"shrill",
"squeaking",
"squeaky",
"whistling"
],
"antonyms":[
"bass",
"deep",
"grave",
"low",
"throaty"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The midrange is perfectly pitched, while the treble is sweet with plenty of detail but no harshness. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
"If one club were to win both, or even an historic treble with the FA Cup, it would be considered one of the great seasons. \u2014 Robert Kidd, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Utah utilizes a system that offers a three-day notice to pay or vacate, after which mandatory treble (triple) damages can be assessed to a defendant. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s all thanks to one of the smartest speaker systems out there, one that figures out the user\u2019s listening preferences, and then customizes the default bass, treble and noise cancellation accordingly. \u2014 Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The sound of the ACRO BE100 can be tweaked to individual taste using the five onboard treble and bass settings. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Australian Sam Kerr, who is on the short list of the best women players in the world, led the way with a pair of second-half goals to help Chelsea win its first domestic treble (FA Cup, League Cup and Women\u2019s Super League). \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Imagine Bill Rodgers, Mary Decker-Slaney, Wes Santee as Olympic champions; Kipchoge's double, Coe's treble , Nurmi's perfect ten. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 24 July 2020",
"Sifan Hassan's bid for a distance treble at the Olympics was nearly derailed Monday when the world champion tripped over another runner and fell at the final bell of her 1,500-meter heat. \u2014 Gerald Imray, ajc , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The morning gray light offers perfect conditions for camouflaging the heavy line and large treble hooks needed to land giants. \u2014 Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
"The original 770 speakers used a single coil to equalize the bass to midrange response as well as crossover to the treble unit. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Two of the drivers are balanced armature drivers for the treble and mid-range frequencies, while the bass response is delivered with a 10mm dynamic driver with a bio-cellulose diaphragm. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Raytheon said plaintiffs in the civil lawsuits seek treble damages in an undetermined amount, plus attorneys\u2019 fees and costs of suit. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
"To deter participants from skipping out once their education costs had been paid, Congress imposed treble damages for not fulfilling contracts\u2014three times the scholarship money. \u2014 Rebecca Smith, WSJ , 9 Feb. 2022",
"And due to limitations in tape recording, high treble and low bass can be a little fuzzy. \u2014 Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Jan. 2022",
"There is an option to equalise the sound, although your options are limited to four (balanced, more treble , more bass, or voice). \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
"Each of the speakers features two drivers: one is a 125 mm woofer that takes care of the bass and the midrange, while the second is a 22 mm tweeter that covers all the upper frequencies in the treble range. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The separation of the frequencies, from the bass notes through to treble , is tight and dynamic, but the P17 still exhibit an airy and relaxed feel. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2021",
"It's got an adjustable tripod that buyers say is easy to set up, two replaceable eyepieces and a 3x Barlow lens, which is meant to treble the magnifying power of each eyepiece, and is suitable for all ages (little ones included). \u2014 Nicole Briese, USA TODAY , 1 July 2020",
"In England, where bids for televising the Premier League for three years (from 2019) are due at the end of February, competition between BT and Sky Plc nearly trebled rights costs this decade to \u00a31.7bn annually (see chart). \u2014 The Economist , 18 Jan. 2018",
"Since the 1980s public expenditure as a share of GDP has trebled to 42%, a level similar to that of European welfare states. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Jan. 2020",
"Annual foreign visitor arrivals to the country trebled in the years from 2013 to 2018 to more than 31 million, and the number is expected to top 40 million in 2020. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 14 Jan. 2020",
"Ferrari\u2019s share price has trebled since going public. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Jan. 2020",
"The risks of such toxins tainting your score sheet are trebled this week with the now-traditional Thanksgiving triple-header. \u2014 Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities , 1 Dec. 2019",
"So if the Frenchman can fulfil his vast and obvious potential, Tottenham have a player on their hands worth double or even treble the value. \u2014 SI.com , 28 July 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-142324"
},
"transpose":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of",
": to change in form or nature : transform",
": to render into another language, style, or manner of expression : translate",
": to transfer from one place or period to another : shift",
": to write or perform (a musical composition) in a different key",
": to bring (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other with change of sign",
": a matrix formed from another matrix by interchanging the rows and columns",
": to change the position or order of",
": to write or perform in a different musical key",
": to transfer from one place or period to another",
": to subject to genetic transposition",
": to undergo genetic transposition"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8p\u014dz",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccp\u014dz",
"trans-\u02c8p\u014dz",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8p\u014dz"
],
"synonyms":[
"alchemize",
"convert",
"make over",
"metamorphose",
"transfigure",
"transform",
"transmute",
"transubstantiate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I must have accidentally transposed the numbers when I dialed his phone number.",
"a story originally set in London that has been transposed to Paris for this film",
"a melody transposed to the key of C",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The mere task of figuring out how to transpose Krakauer\u2019s version of events onto the screen would prove a challenge to anyone, let alone someone with such close personal ties to the material. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This week\u2019s contest \u2014 to transpose two letters in a word or phrase \u2014 has often been an option in our change-a-letter neologism contests over the years. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Plenty of hyper-prolific pop stars have figured out how to transpose their humanity into hits in real time, but Adele knows she\u2019s offering something else. \u2014 Chris Richards, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Moreover, diverse parties could use the token and transpose value inside them without ever using banks. \u2014 Sani Abdul-jabbar, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"But absent this explanation, the ambience did much to transpose the fauna of the Nocturnal House into a child\u2019s gathering nightmares. \u2014 Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic , 5 Oct. 2020",
"Of all of these, the birthday may be the most challenging to transpose online: Birthday parties lack inherent structure. \u2014 Alix Wall, SFChronicle.com , 1 June 2020",
"My morning labor, normally the joyful scrum of teaching 125 elementary schoolers, instead involved reconfiguring music lessons that could be transposed to a digital recording. \u2014 Roger Keane, WSJ , 1 May 2020",
"Prints of Queen Anne\u2019s lace, ferns, and herbs from the NEPS garden were transposed into delicate images. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The sequence of data transfer, transpose and orchestration. \u2014 Prashanth Southekal, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Noun",
"1937, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-143604"
},
"tractability":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile",
": easily handled, managed, or wrought : malleable"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trak-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenable",
"biddable",
"compliant",
"conformable",
"docile",
"law-abiding",
"obedient",
"submissive"
],
"antonyms":[
"balky",
"contrary",
"contumacious",
"defiant",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"incompliant",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"noncompliant",
"obstreperous",
"rebel",
"rebellious",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"restive",
"unamenable",
"ungovernable",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"wayward",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"examples":[
"This new approach should make the problem more tractable .",
"He's a very tractable child.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Figuring out which of these to activate under different circumstances is an economic optimization problem but computationally tractable enough that a solution could be calculated in as little as 220 seconds. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 5 June 2022",
"As the document took on a life of its own, tractable rubrics emerged\u2014Does social media make people angrier or more affectively polarized? \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Indeed, docile and tractable torque is this motor\u2019s defining characteristic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"To keep things computationally tractable , the team screened through all the chemicals at each generation and threw out anything that didn't look related to the target list of drugs and agricultural chemicals. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"As often turns out to be the case, though, there\u2019s One Weird Math Trick that makes the problem more tractable . \u2014 Chad Orzel, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Similarly, a local logistics manager can fill an increasingly critical role as supply-chain issues become more complex and less tractable . \u2014 Tonushree Mondal, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Starr therefore decided to focus on a subsection of the spike protein known as the receptor binding domain, which is just a few hundred amino acids \u2014 a much more tractable problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Some liquid biopsy start-up companies, daunted by these complexities, have begun to focus on the early detection of relapses\u2014a much more tractable challenge. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin tractabilis , from tractare to handle, treat",
"first_known_use":[
"1502, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-144620"
},
"treadmill":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place for exercise or physiological testing",
": a mill worked by an animal treading an endless belt",
": a mill worked by persons treading on steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis and used formerly in prison punishment",
": a wearisome or monotonous routine resembling continued activity on a treadmill",
": a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place for exercise",
": a tiresome routine",
": a device having an endless belt on which an individual walks or runs in place that is used for exercise and in tests of physiological functions \u2014 see stress test"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tred-\u02ccmil",
"\u02c8tred-\u02ccmil",
"\u02c8tred-\u02ccmil"
],
"synonyms":[
"drill",
"grind",
"groove",
"lockstep",
"pattern",
"rote",
"routine",
"rut"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the treadmill of exhausting family schedules",
"the treadmill of the morning commute to work",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Prior to the start of NCAAs, Bowen rehabbed using the underwater treadmill in McKale Center. \u2014 Pj Brown, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"Get on the treadmill extra; after practice, ride on the bike. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 25 May 2022",
"She FaceTimes regularly with her childhood friend, Julia, who lives in Boston, for separate-but-together workouts while Kaling\u2019s either walking on the treadmill or on the beach in Malibu. \u2014 Pam Moore, SELF , 13 May 2022",
"The next morning, everything is peaceful in the house \u2026 except for Wes, who's running on the treadmill while ominous music plays over a montage of other Challenge competitors once again talking s--- about him. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
"But most days, you\u2019ll be asked to share a photo of yourself staring at computer, sweating on the treadmill , or meandering through the grocery store. \u2014 Grace Mccarty, Glamour , 28 Apr. 2022",
"In the video, Ludacris warms up with a run on the treadmill before moving onto a set of hanging leg raises, which are a great exercise for lighting up your abs. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 27 Apr. 2022",
"If the boy couldn't keep up and fell off the machine, Gregor allegedly placed his son back on the treadmill and powered it up, according to the APP. \u2014 Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Usually there's a treadmill , maybe a bench and dumbbells up to like 50 pounds. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1c"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-161950"
},
"trimming":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an additional garnishing",
": a decorative accessory or additional item",
": the remnants of something that has been trimmed : clipping",
": defeat , beating",
": the act of one who trims",
": something that ornaments, seasons, or completes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-mi\u014b",
"\u02c8tri-mi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating",
"defeat",
"drubbing",
"licking",
"loss",
"lump",
"overthrow",
"plastering",
"rout",
"shellacking",
"trouncing",
"whipping"
],
"antonyms":[
"success",
"triumph",
"victory",
"win"
],
"examples":[
"our football team suffered a pretty severe trimming",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Confirmed requests were scheduled with a contractor \u2014 planting is contracted out and supervised by the Bureau of Forestry, while removals and trimming are done by city crews. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"His grandmother was a milliner, making women\u2019s hats, and taught Heuvel the basics of designing and trimming . \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Cawthorn wasn\u2019t taken down as part of some ideological course correction or a trimming of Trump-era excess. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 20 May 2022",
"Pruning and trimming of trees and vines is increasingly automated. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022",
"Its Baratta blend is a short rib, brisket and Wagyu steak trimming . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
"If any other major confits or wars over the recorded history of man have taught us anything, the rebuilding of a thriving society is the key to growth and prosperity for it\u2019s future, like the trimming of plant life to help accelerate growth. \u2014 Michael Gale, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"There is no need to do the trimming until severe cold warnings are sounded. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Nanci Clifford, who lives at Locust and Freeman streets, said their lamp trimming has sparked a block party each year. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-170538"
},
"trickling":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to issue or fall in drops",
": to flow in a thin gentle stream",
": to move or go one by one or little by little",
": to dissipate slowly",
": a thin, slow, or intermittent stream or movement",
": to run or fall in drops",
": to flow in a thin slow stream",
": to move slowly or in small numbers",
": a thin slow stream"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-k\u0259l",
"\u02c8tri-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"distill",
"distil",
"dribble",
"drip",
"drop"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That same year, news reports started to trickle in about how the app was being used to commit crimes. \u2014 Ben Goggin, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Fourth, the global economic consequences of a war in Eastern Europe have started to trickle in. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The updates of postponements started to trickle in, followed by confusion over what was actually happening. \u2014 Melanie Zanona, CNN , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Players started to trickle back in fall 2020, beginning with just three or four people and social distancing. \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The photographer came back, fans started to trickle into the stadium, and Ron and I decided our best chance at seats was to go it alone. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Feb. 2022",
"And while this demo had started to trickle back, omicron proved a major setback. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"By 2:13 am the first results for the Johannesburg flight started to trickle through to passengers, but only those with a Dutch government digital ID could access the system. \u2014 Chris Stokel-walker, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Ballots will continue to trickle in by mail into next week, and officials will continue to update results on Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 5 p.m. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet a couple of irrigation wells yielded only a trickle . \u2014 John Flesher, Detroit Free Press , 27 Feb. 2022",
"Yet a couple of irrigation wells yielded only a trickle . \u2014 John Flesher, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Only a trickle of the new Paxlovid pill from Pfizer Inc. was reaching hospitals and pharmacies. \u2014 Carey Goldberg, Bloomberg.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
"While these ideas look good on paper, only a trickle of sales and revamps have actually happened. \u2014 Carol Ryan, WSJ , 7 Dec. 2021",
"Or maybe the effects of a slow-but-steady trickle of minor, fast-resolving infections would sum together, and bring about the condition. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
"His allies worried that a raft of damning disclosures in the report could turn that trickle of letters into a torrent. \u2014 Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
"What started as a mere trickle has been fueled by a pandemic-weary workforce that is on the hunt and looking to make changes. \u2014 Neal Stanton, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"After a gradual and somewhat suspenseful trickle of game releases all week, the NFL on Thursday finally unveiled its full slate of matchups for the 2022 season. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1580, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-173913"
},
"treacherous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": likely to betray trust : unreliable",
": providing insecure footing or support",
": marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils",
": characterized by or manifesting treachery : perfidious",
": not safe because of hidden dangers",
": not trustworthy : guilty of betrayal or likely to betray"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tre-ch\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8trech-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8tre-ch\u0259-r\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"antonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"loyal",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true"
],
"examples":[
"a treacherous act of betrayal",
"They were not prepared to hike over such treacherous terrain.",
"The snow made their hike all the more treacherous .",
"Discussions about money can lead couples into treacherous territory.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group of about two dozen Haitians, maybe more, departed on a small motor boat from the coast of the Dominican Republic headed to Puerto Rico, about 80 miles away across the treacherous Mona Passage. \u2014 CBS News , 13 June 2022",
"And the reason is, is because this is so politically treacherous for Republican base voters for actually a Republican leader to come out and say that \u2013 who knows full well that Biden was legitimately elected \u2013 to actually say it. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"While Lowry sailed into the ninth, Zache and Saint Joseph took a more treacherous route. \u2014 Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2022",
"Many Venezuelans seeking a better existence have taken a difficult route over land, including traversing on foot the Dari\u00e9n Gap, a treacherous , roadless stretch of jungle in eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"Southern California is facing a potentially treacherous wildfire season this year, officials say. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond on the trail of a mysterious villain who's armed with a dangerous new technology. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"The capsizing comes less than a week after the U.S. Coast Guard and Dominican navy on Saturday rescued 68 migrants in the Mona Passage, a treacherous area between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. \u2014 Fox News , 13 May 2022",
"More recent incidents include 68 migrants rescued Saturday in the Mona Passage, a treacherous area between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. \u2014 D\u00c1nica Coto, ajc , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-182850"
},
"trooper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an enlisted cavalryman",
": the horse of a cavalryman",
": paratrooper",
": soldier",
": a mounted police officer",
": a state police officer",
": trouper sense 2",
": a soldier in a cavalry unit",
": a state police officer"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-p\u0259r",
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-p\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogface",
"fighter",
"legionary",
"legionnaire",
"man-at-arms",
"regular",
"serviceman",
"soldier",
"warrior"
],
"antonyms":[
"civilian"
],
"examples":[
"a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An Arkansas State trooper investigated the scene and determined Clark was driving too fast and was believed to have been intoxicated, according to the release. \u2014 Remington Miller, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The gunman fled the factory in his car before deputies arrived, but a Maryland state trooper pursued him. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
"Within a month\u2019s period, the Alaska State Troopers and police departments in Wasilla and Palmer reported six deaths and at least 17 other overdose cases in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough from a lethal batch of heroin, according to a trooper dispatch. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 10 June 2022",
"Brian North, the Connecticut state trooper charged with manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of Mubarak Soulemane, appeared in Milford Superior Court on Thursday morning and entered a plea of not guilty. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 2 June 2022",
"Those concerns prompted state legislators to call the superintendent of the agency in for questioning last year, according to media reports, with one lawmaker referencing an incident in which a banana was left on the hood of a Black trooper \u2019s car. \u2014 Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun , 2 June 2022",
"The sedan, driven by a 51-year-old Orlando woman, made a left turn from a right-turn only lane, which led to the collision with the motorcycle, according to a trooper \u2019s crash report. \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 29 May 2022",
"Acoli, formerly known as Clark Edward Squire, was 36 years old on May 2, 1973, when state trooper James Harper stopped him for a defective taillight just after midnight. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
"The scene is about six miles north of Northport on Lary Lake Road near Frank Lary Road, said Justin O\u2019Neal, a senior state trooper , in a press release. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 30 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-190417"
},
"training":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the act, process, or method of one that trains",
": the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by one that trains",
": the state of being trained",
": the course followed by a person or animal who trains or is being trained",
": the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by a person or animal who has trained"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0101-ni\u014b",
"\u02c8tr\u0101-ni\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[
"drill",
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"workout"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The job requires special training .",
"She owes her flexibility to her early training as a dancer.",
"He received training in first aid.",
"a young doctor who's still in training",
"She's in training for the Olympics.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The group integrates dogs into law enforcement and military \u2014 and does training and breeding as well. \u2014 Fox News , 21 June 2022",
"Does the firm offer mentoring, coaching, training and upskilling? \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Glide offers meals, shelter, drug tests, job training and more. \u2014 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"His organization offers education, training and consulting services that foster diversity, inclusion, and equity. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The annual pay is $11,000, along with benefits, training and memberships. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 June 2022",
"Despite countless hours spent in training and seminars, their results were unchanged for years. \u2014 Roland Fryer, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
"Freeman says her managers are now getting her more training and experience in that field. \u2014 Beth Decarbo, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"Now, in recognition of its commitment to quality training and instruction, the academy has received the Ohio Attorney General STAR Academy designation. \u2014 Rich Heileman, cleveland , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191234"
},
"trouble":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being troubled especially mentally",
": public unrest or disturbance",
": an instance of trouble",
": a state or condition of distress, annoyance, or difficulty",
": such as",
": a condition of physical distress or ill health : ailment",
": a condition of mechanical malfunction",
": a condition of doing something badly or only with great difficulty",
": the state of being pregnant while unmarried",
": an effort made : pains",
": a cause of distress, annoyance, or inconvenience",
": a negative feature : drawback",
": the unhappy or sad fact",
": to agitate mentally or spiritually : worry , disturb",
": to put to exertion or inconvenience",
": to produce physical disorder in : afflict",
": mistreat , oppress",
": to put into confused motion",
": to become mentally agitated : worry",
": to make an effort : be at pains",
": something that causes worry or distress : misfortune",
": an instance of distress or disturbance",
": extra work or effort",
": ill health : ailment",
": failure to work normally",
": to become or make worried or upset",
": to produce physical disorder in : afflict",
": to put to inconvenience",
": to make an effort"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8tr\u0259-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"ail",
"ailment",
"bug",
"complaint",
"complication",
"condition",
"disease",
"disorder",
"distemper",
"distemperature",
"fever",
"ill",
"illness",
"infirmity",
"malady",
"sickness"
],
"antonyms":[
"bother",
"fear",
"fret",
"fuss",
"stew",
"stress",
"sweat",
"worry"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Her entanglements are real, romantic, and doomed, the only inevitability being her own appetite for trouble . \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 16 June 2022",
"Revlon\u2019s bankruptcy could be a sign of more trouble to come for consumer brands, bankruptcy advisers said. \u2014 Lauren Hirsch, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Revlon\u2019s bankruptcy could be a sign of more trouble to come for consumer brands, bankruptcy advisers said. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"And while its normal for some of that excitement to wear off, forgetting to factor your partner into decisions could be a sign of trouble . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 15 June 2022",
"Immediately behind them were several NHL officials, nervously scanning the room for trouble . \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"In the case of POTUS, a raucous feminist farce about seven extremely capable women tasked with keeping a very incapable commander-in-chief out of trouble , all hell breaks loose in the White House. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 June 2022",
"There weren\u2019t any noticeable signs of trouble Friday until his early exit either. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"There\u2019s been lots of trouble in the health department over the years. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The middle pedal requires a concerted shove, and overall stopping power wouldn\u2019t trouble one modern carbon-ceramic disc. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"Such matters need not trouble you, as you have been misinformed about the basic premise. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"That is to say, don\u2019t trouble yourselves, boys and girls. \u2014 Maxim Osipov, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
"Even the increasing sloppy mud didn\u2019t seem to trouble him. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Their defense has only been around league average since the break, which isn\u2019t enough to trouble this Suns team. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Last summer, something other than COVID-19 began to trouble Eddi Ortiz. \u2014 Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times , 10 Jan. 2022",
"The gain in stability is worth the hassle and sacrifice of pillar 1, but there\u2019s one thing that continues to trouble me about the compromise. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The next one to trouble us could be like Delta, speedy and a shade more severe yet still trounceable with existing vaccines. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-191606"
},
"triviality":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being trivial",
": something trivial : trifle"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctri-v\u0113-\u02c8a-l\u0259-t\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"bagatelle",
"child's play",
"frippery",
"nonproblem",
"nothing",
"picayune",
"shuck(s)",
"small beer",
"small change",
"trifle"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"We shouldn't spend time on such trivialities .",
"the triviality of the problem",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most of us [think] that there\u2019s real work and everything else is self-indulgence or distraction or triviality . \u2014 Peter Tonguette, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 Feb. 2022",
"David Barr Kirtley says the film\u2019s portrait of a culture poisoned by triviality and narcissism invites multiple readings. \u2014 Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Washington is also punching that panic button after three straight losses that has the team teetering on triviality just like the Broncos are. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 31 Oct. 2021",
"Sports, at best, amounted to background music, a triviality , in an America that was barely more than 100 million in population. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
"But Saunders\u2019s critique runs deeper than the insidious triviality and loudness of major TV news, both before and after 9/11. \u2014 Chris Hayes, The New Yorker , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Another consistency across all of these cryptocurrencies is the triviality of time. \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 15 June 2021",
"The gag reveals how research literature, when stripped of its jargon, is just as susceptible to repetition, triviality , pandering, and pettiness as other forms of communication. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 6 May 2021",
"Second, deliver a killer new anecdote, preferably one that mixes proximity to power with mind-wilting triviality . \u2014 Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner , 17 Sep. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-192655"
},
"tropological":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or involving biblical interpretation stressing moral metaphor",
": moral",
": characterized or varied by tropes : figurative"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cctr\u014d-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-ji-k\u0259l",
"\u02cctr\u00e4-"
],
"synonyms":[
"extended",
"figural",
"figurative",
"metaphoric",
"metaphorical",
"tropical"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfigurative",
"nonmetaphorical"
],
"examples":[
"a tropological construct that no reader of the Bible should take literally"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Late Latin tropologicus \"allegorical\" (borrowed from Late Greek tropologik\u00f3s, from Greek tropolog\u00eda \"allegorical interpretation of Scripture\" \u2014from tr\u00f3pos trope + -o- -o- + -logia -logy \u2014 + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -al entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-193440"
},
"transpierce":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to pierce through : penetrate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8pirs"
],
"synonyms":[
"gore",
"harpoon",
"impale",
"jab",
"lance",
"peck",
"pick",
"pierce",
"pink",
"puncture",
"run through",
"skewer",
"spear",
"spike",
"spit",
"stab",
"stick",
"transfix"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"got a thrill out of transpiercing butterflies with hat pins"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French transpercer , from Old French, from trans- (from Latin) + percer to pierce",
"first_known_use":[
"1592, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-194644"
},
"trusting":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": one in which confidence is placed",
": dependence on something future or contingent : hope",
": reliance on future payment for property (such as merchandise) delivered : credit",
": a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement",
": one that reduces or threatens to reduce competition",
": care , custody",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": responsible charge or office",
": trustworthiness",
": in the care or possession of a trustee",
": to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of : believe",
": to place confidence in : rely on",
": to hope or expect confidently",
": to commit or place in one's care or keeping : entrust",
": to permit to stay or go or to do something without fear or misgiving",
": to extend credit to",
": to place confidence : depend",
": to be confident : hope",
": to sell or deliver on credit",
": to rely on or on the truth of : believe",
": to place confidence in someone or something",
": to be confident : hope",
": firm belief in the character, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": a person or thing in which confidence is placed",
": confident hope",
": a property interest held by one person or organization (as a bank) for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement and often held to reduce competition",
": an organization in which money is held or managed by someone for the benefit of another or others",
": responsibility for safety and well-being",
": a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property",
": an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship \u2014 see also beneficiary , cestui que trust , corpus , declaration of trust at declaration sense 4 , principal , settlor",
": a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out",
": a trust in which legal title remains in the trustee who has a duty to act affirmatively (as in exercising control, discretion, and judgment) with regard to the property \u2014 compare passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created often in accordance with a separation agreement in which property is transferred to the trust as a source of support for a divorced spouse with a remainder to someone else",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust that is created for the purpose of making profit and that is usually characterized by some kind of commercial activity, transferable certificates of interest, existence continuing after the death of beneficiaries, limited liability, legal title in the hands of trustees, and officers having duties of management",
": a trust in which a spouse leaves his or her estate upon death to a trust naming the surviving spouse as beneficiary usually with remainders to children or other descendants",
": a trust in which a charity is named as the beneficiary for a period of time after which named individuals succeed as beneficiaries",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive a fixed payment of not less than five percent of the fair market value of the original principal over the course of a specified period after which the remaining principal passes to charity",
": a trust in which individuals are named as beneficiaries to receive income for a period of time (as the lifetimes of the beneficiaries) after which the principal passes to charity",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive payments of a fixed percentage and not less than five percent of the value of the trust assets as determined annually for a specified period after which the remainder passes to charity",
": a trust created for the purpose of performing charity or providing social benefits",
": a grantor trust lasting at least ten years with income payable to a beneficiary and principal reverting to the settlor upon termination",
": business trust in this entry",
": a trust under which any or all income does not have to be distributed and principal may be distributed \u2014 compare simple trust in this entry",
": an implied trust imposed by a court to prevent the unjust enrichment of one who has wrongfully obtained (as through fraud or bad faith) title to the property or a property interest of another",
": an equitable remedy to prevent unjust enrichment by imposing a constructive trust",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust which allows a donor to place a gift in trust while qualifying for the gift tax annual exclusion by giving the beneficiary an immediate right to the gift for a limited time after which it can only be accessed under the terms of the trust",
": a trust that gives the trustee authority to exercise his or her discretion in distributing principal or income to the beneficiary",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust in which nothing is left to be done by the trustee but preserve the property and execute the purpose of the trust",
": a trust in which the settlor or trustee has duties to perform (as securing the property, ascertaining the objects of the trust, or making distributions)",
": a trust intentionally created by the settlor",
": a trust created by a positive act of the settlor and set down in writing that expresses the intention to create a trust, identifies the property to be placed in trust, and names beneficiaries",
": a trust in which the principal goes to a skip person usually following payment of income for life to a non-skip person : a trust created by a generation-skipping transfer of property in trust",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to a fixed annuity for a set term of years after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to all income for a specified term or for whichever comes first of a specified term or death after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to receive annually a percentage of the fixed net fair market value of the assets for a specified term after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": a trust that is taxed at the settlor's tax rate because the settlor has the power to control the beneficial enjoyment of the trust, retains a reversionary interest in the trust, has administrative powers over the trust, has the power to revoke the trust, or benefits from the income of the trust",
": a trust that is created for a purpose which is not charitable and that names no specific beneficiary",
": land trust in this entry",
": a trust arising by operation of law when the circumstances of a transaction imply the creation of a trust that is not expressly created by the parties and especially when a trust is necessary to avoid an inequitable result or to prevent fraud",
": an insurance trust created as a retirement plan in which individual life insurance policies are purchased for employees and held in trust by the employer to fund the plan",
": a trust in which the principal consists of an insurance policy or its proceeds",
": a trust that becomes effective during the lifetime of the settlor",
": a business trust that is a closed-end investment company",
": implied trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust that cannot be revoked by the settlor after its creation except upon the consent of all the beneficiaries",
": a trust created to effectuate a real estate ownership arrangement in which the trustee holds legal and equitable title to the property subject to the provisions of a trust agreement setting out the rights of the beneficiaries whose interests in the trust are declared to be personal property",
": inter vivos trust in this entry",
": a marital trust created in order to qualify for the marital deduction",
": power of appointment trust in this entry",
": a testamentary trust naming a surviving spouse as the beneficiary \u2014 see also marital deduction trust and power of appointment trust in this entry",
": business trust in this entry",
": land trust in this entry",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created for the purpose of holding property for beneficiaries whose identities are kept secret",
": a trust created by the settlor's spoken statements especially for the purpose of transferring real property as part of an agreement between the settlor and the trustee",
": a trust or use under which the trustee has no duties to perform : a trust in which legal and equitable titles are merged in the beneficiaries",
": a trust that receives the assets that make up its principal by operation of a testamentary disposition to it usually of the residue of an estate or from another trust upon the settlor's death",
": a marital trust that provides a surviving spouse with a life estate in property and a power of appointment allowing appointment of the property to the surviving spouse or to his or her estate",
": a trust that attempts to shield assets from the beneficiaries' creditors by providing that it is within the trustee's discretion to refuse to pay a beneficiary or that a beneficiary forfeits his or her interest in the trust upon a creditor's attempt to reach it",
": a resulting trust arising where not abolished by statute when property is purchased with title in the name of one person but using the money of another",
": a trust to which qualified terminable interest property is transferred for purposes of taking the marital deduction",
": a trust that is either a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust",
": a business trust similar to a closed-end investment company except that it invests in real estate either as an owner having equity in the property or as a lender holding mortgages on the property",
": an implied trust based upon the presumed intentions of the parties as inferred from all the circumstances that the party holding legal title to trust property holds it for the benefit of the other \u2014 compare constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust over which the settlor has retained the power of revocation",
": totten trust in this entry",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust under which all current income must be distributed and no principal may be distributed",
": a trust that is created for the benefit of a spendthrift who is paid income therefrom and that cannot be reached by creditors to satisfy the spendthrift's debts",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust created in a will to be effective upon the settlor's death",
": a trust created by a deposit in a bank by one person as trustee for another that is revocable until the death of the depositor",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust from which the beneficiary receives annually a fixed percentage of the net fair market value of the trust assets",
": a trust operating as a vehicle for investment whose portfolio consists of long-term bonds that are held to maturity",
": a trust created by the transfer of legal title to shares of stock to a trustee or trustees who exercise the corporate voting rights conferred by ownership of the shares as agreed in the trust instrument",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by an agreement establishing a trust whereby shareholders in the separate corporations exchange their shares for shares representing proportionate interest in the principal and income of the combination and surrender to the trustees the management and operation of the combined firms or corporations",
": a combination or aggregation of business entities formed by any of various means",
": one that reduces competition or is thought to present a threat of reducing competition \u2014 compare antitrust",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": the condition, obligation, or right of one to whom something is confided : responsible charge or office",
": custody",
": in a trust",
"Anglo-French de son tort ( desmesne ) from his or her (own) wrongful act"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259st",
"\u02c8tr\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"confidence",
"credence",
"faith",
"stock"
],
"antonyms":[
"assign",
"charge",
"commission",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"task"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"Traditionally, trust in government is higher among the party of the president. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Look, at the turn of the century right after the 9/11 attacks, trust in government to do the right thing was pretty high. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Mutual trust is key to ensemble work, but that doesn\u2019t happen overnight. \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, trust in public health experts and institutions is at a discouraging low. \u2014 Ryan Reid, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"To resolve conflicts, trust is the core factor that should be addressed. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Communities need law enforcement, but trust is critical. \u2014 Paul Dongarra, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"An unchangeable trust may not be the best option in a world that\u2019s constantly changing. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Financial advisors recommend investors trust that their financial strategy will work over the long-term as it was intended. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"In other words, set your goal, focus and then trust the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"If the cover doesn't scream summer and the idea of crying in the bathroom doesn't feel relatable to you, just trust us on this one: This memoir will take you on a better ride than the twistiest of rollercoasters. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Even though a Democrat sits in the Oval Office today, just under 30 percent of Democrats trust the government to do the right thing. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Animals instinctively trust them (Theo and his dog are exquisitely attuned). \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"Welcoming school environments with counselors, mental health resources and social workers that students can trust is an important tool to make schools safer, experts say. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
"Although Mercury direct has us off on a rocky start, things will get better \u2014 remember to be open, and trust the process. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
"How could runners expect to trust a running store salesman to diagnose their needs, no matter how experienced? \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195004"
},
"tremulous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors",
": affected with timidity : timorous",
": such as is or might be caused by nervousness or shakiness",
": exceedingly sensitive : easily shaken or disordered",
": marked by trembling or shaking",
": fearful sense 2 , timid",
": characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trem-y\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8tre-my\u0259-l\u0259s",
"\u02c8trem-y\u0259-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"timorous"
],
"antonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
],
"examples":[
"She opened the letter with tremulous hands.",
"He spoke with a tremulous voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And Minnelli is clearly aware of the force of her performance, creating long takes that serve as a sort of proscenium as well as urgent closeups that burst with her tremulous power. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 June 2022",
"In high, tremulous voices, the Sisters of the Holy Family were chanting their midday prayers when a child\u2019s gleeful shout echoed from a nearby corridor, punctuating the solemn incantation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Garnish as one desires, perhaps with a juicy blackberry or a hothouse flower, something dewy and tremulous , to be sure. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Ronnie Spector, whose hard-edged yet tremulous voice soared on the Ronettes\u2019 girl-group hits of the early \u201860s, died on Wednesday of cancer. \u2014 Chris Morris, Variety , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Willingham\u2019s tremulous narrative voice might have some readers reaching for a calming agent, too, but her denouement is both surprising and plausible. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The continuing, tremulous nodding of her head registers as a direct consequence of having worked too hard and too long to be a reassuring wife. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
"That\u2019s a bold proposition, if not a funny one, and Driver\u2019s singing, at once tremulous and lusty, is no less unabashed. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
"As a Democrat who has managed to stay afloat in a sea of red, Manchin is an object of tremulous concern among fellow members of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. Senate, who deem him essential to their threadbare majority. \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin tremulus \u2014 more at tremble ",
"first_known_use":[
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-195548"
},
"trash":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": something worth little or nothing: such as",
": things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown away : junk , rubbish",
": inferior or worthless writing or artistic matter (such as a television show)",
": such matter intended purely for sensational entertainment",
": trash talk",
": empty talk : nonsense",
": a worthless person",
": such persons as a group : riffraff",
": something in a crumbled or broken condition or mass",
": debris from pruning or processing plant material",
": throw away sense 1",
": vandalize , destroy",
": attack , assault",
": spoil , ruin",
": to subject to criticism or invective",
": to disparage strongly",
": to trash something or someone",
": something of little or no value that is thrown away",
": people who deserve little respect"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trash",
"\u02c8trash"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"truck",
"waste"
],
"antonyms":[
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bash",
"belabor",
"blast",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"jump (on)",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"potshot",
"savage",
"scathe",
"slam",
"vituperate"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gamey conduct and one-upmanship are as unwelcome as trash in a hotel lobby. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"So during her swim last month, the marine conservationist picked up various pieces of trash from the water and threw it into the kayak paddling alongside her. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"On the floor of the Chase Center, Maxwell and Hall of Famer Gary Payton, father of Warriors guard Gary Payton II, were brutally honest during a lighthearted trash -talking session. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"More broadly, 27 million tons of plastic ended up in U.S. landfills in 2018, which made up 18.5 percent of all trash in U.S. landfills, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"Not to mention there\u2019s the person who sometimes tends to take trash -talking a bit too far. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"The Cruz fight was almost six months ago now and Davis initially shrugged it off during a recent interview to promote his next bout, Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn against hard-punching, trash -talking Rolando Romero. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
"Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson\u2019s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash -talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Mayor Mike Duggan announced that demolition of the Detroit Renewable Power facility, which burned 5,000 tons of trash per day for 30 years, will begin this summer on the 15-acre site on the east side of the city. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rather, the boat would gather and then convert the ocean trash into a renewable fuel\u2014either in the form of green hydrogen or green ammonia. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Adding ammonia to trash cans and bags will reduce odors that attract bears. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"People burned leaves in the fall, bacon in the pan, trash in a pit, and love letters from boyfriends in the school parking lot. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The challenge invites the community to offer approaches to waste management and conversion in four specific categories: trash ; fecal waste; foam packaging material; and carbon dioxide processing. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 18 Jan. 2022",
"As Johnson launched his program, one of his most vocal haters was Howard Stern, who would trash him daily on his massively popular radio show. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Just because a sterling company like Patagonia made the jacket doesn\u2019t mean its previous user didn\u2019t trash it beyond repair. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 Mar. 2015",
"Oceanside renewed its commitment to trash hauler Waste Management this week despite a plea from the company\u2019s competitor Republic Services to reconsider the tentative contract. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The Angels opened the season with two losses, their bullpen, which was expected to be vastly improved, getting torched for 13 runs and 15 hits, six of them homers, in 9 1/3 innings, and many fans taking to social media to trash them. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1902, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-200404"
},
"tricky":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": inclined to or marked by trickery",
": giving a deceptive impression of easiness, simplicity, or order : ticklish",
": trick sense 2",
": requiring skill, knack, or caution (as in doing or handling) : difficult",
": ingenious",
": requiring special care and skill",
": likely to use tricks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-k\u0113",
"\u02c8tri-k\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"catchy",
"delicate",
"difficult",
"dodgy",
"hairy",
"knotty",
"nasty",
"prickly",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"sensitive",
"spiny",
"sticky",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"touchy",
"tough",
"tricksy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The lock is tricky to open.",
"a tricky musical passage for the woodwind section",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Talks have been under way for a while, and a deal isn\u2019t imminent, the people said, cautioning that pulling one off could be tricky given the heightened risk of a regulatory challenge. \u2014 Cara Lombardo, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The uncertain future Predicting the future of inflation is tricky when so many different components have to be factored in. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"As an oily-skinned person, shopping for moisturizers can be tricky . \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"But that can be tricky , whether something was in the scope of his employment or not. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
"The question of how a more rigorous age-verification process would ideally work on the apps is a surprisingly tricky one. \u2014 Moises Mendez Ii, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
"This is one of those words that is absolutely kind of a tricky one, but that also is very clearly the reason why crane is the best starting word. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"The question of scope is always a tricky one to navigate in these history shows \u2014 how large is our lens? \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Sony Pictures Into the Spider-Verse is a tricky one to categorize for the purposes of this list. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1786, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204553"
},
"truism":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an undoubted or self-evident truth",
": one too obvious for mention"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[
"banality",
"bromide",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"groaner",
"homily",
"platitude",
"shibboleth",
"trope"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"ended his letter with the overused truism , \u201cYou can't win them all!\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To say that democracy depends on culture is close to a truism , though an important one. \u2014 Jedediah Britton-purdy, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Next time someone frets about large corporations inevitably growing larger and power and ownership more concentrated, don\u2019t necessarily accept it as truism . \u2014 Clara Lindh Bergendorff, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Among disaster-relief experts, the calamities of the past decade have forced the realization of a truism : first responders are victims; victims are first responders. \u2014 Bruce Barcott, Outside Online , 25 Aug. 2011",
"Lelm was still composing herself when soprano Cari Plachy launched into an overworn truism about collective loss of control during the pandemic. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"That this accurate synopsis is almost a truism would seem to indicate a problem. \u2014 Barton Swaim, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
"That truism helps explain why Manhattan\u2019s Lower East Side waterfront is experiencing a significant transformation in residential values. \u2014 Jeffrey Steele, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021",
"In the meantime, an old truism bears repeating: We may be done with COVID. \u2014 Joel Mathis, The Week , 12 Jan. 2022",
"But exercise, for women, also became inextricable from diet culture and beauty culture and everything else built on the truism that the easiest way to get rich is to help a woman feel bad about herself. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 13 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1714, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-204845"
},
"transform":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to change in composition or structure",
": to change the outward form or appearance of",
": to change in character or condition : convert",
": to subject to mathematical transformation",
": to cause (a cell) to undergo genetic transformation",
": to become transformed : change",
": a mathematical element obtained from another by transformation",
": transformation sense 3a(1)",
": a linguistic structure (such as a sentence) produced by means of a transformation",
": to change completely",
": to cause to change: as",
": to change (a current) in potential (as from high voltage to low) or in type (as from alternating to direct)",
": to cause (a cell) to undergo genetic transformation",
": to become transformed"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8f\u022frm",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccf\u022frm",
"trans-\u02c8f\u022frm",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8f\u022f(\u0259)rm"
],
"synonyms":[
"alchemize",
"convert",
"make over",
"metamorphose",
"transfigure",
"transmute",
"transpose",
"transubstantiate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"A little creativity can transform an ordinary meal into a special event.",
"The old factory has been transformed into an art gallery.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This passion inspired him to create the Robert Randolph Foundation as a skill development platform for youth from all walks of life to gain knowledge that can transform their lives regardless of their cultural, social, or racial backgrounds. \u2014 Robert Randolph, SPIN , 17 June 2022",
"Here are some tips that focus on the financial side of things that can transform one of the biggest stressors in a relationship into a key part of a successful and blissful relationship! \u2014 Juan Carlos Medina, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Surround yourself in a rainbow of color with this interactive art installation that features giant, pivoting prisms that transform the Krohn into a kaleidoscope of color. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 10 June 2022",
"Check out our roundup below of 23 inexpensive 4th of July decorations that will transform your home into a celebration of all things red, white, and blue. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 7 June 2022",
"Expert economists and titans of industry are holding their breath about the future of the U.S. economy, wondering whether a crashing stock market and runaway inflation woes will transform into a wider recession. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
"As a sociologist, Scull is attuned to the broad upheavals that transform societies. \u2014 Siri Hustvedt, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Although the majority of the Salt Lake police budget is earmarked for salary changes, the proposal includes many new policies that the Commission on Racial Equity in Policing believes will effectively transform the department. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"In New York, the iconic arches of the Brooklyn Bridge rose above the East River, an engineering marvel that would forever transform the city\u2019s economy. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-205244"
},
"trembly":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by trembling : tremulous"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trem-b(\u0259-)l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"aquiver",
"atremble",
"quaking",
"quavery",
"quivering",
"shaking",
"shaky",
"shuddering",
"shuddery",
"tottering",
"tottery",
"trembling",
"tremulous",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"wobbly",
"wabbly"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the inexperienced lecturer tried to control her trembly hands as she walked onstage"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1848, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-210112"
},
"truelove":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one truly beloved or loving : sweetheart"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-\u02ccl\u0259v"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloved",
"darling",
"dear",
"flame",
"hon",
"honey",
"love",
"squeeze",
"sweet",
"sweetheart",
"sweetie",
"sweetie pie"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"has been married to his truelove for 50 years"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220625-213106"
},
"traduce":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation",
": violate , betray"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs",
"-\u02c8dy\u00fcs"
],
"synonyms":[
"breach",
"break",
"contravene",
"fracture",
"infringe (on ",
"offend",
"transgress",
"violate"
],
"antonyms":[
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"mind",
"obey",
"observe"
],
"examples":[
"He was traduced in the press.",
"a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Philip\u2019s case, the myth was the good Jewish boy traduced by inner anarchy. \u2014 Benjamin Taylor, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Authors and illustrators are being flamed online and having their reputations traduced and their careers threatened for transgressing the capricious new standards of ideological purity. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The site functions first as a watchdog to the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, a profane populist who not only traduces norms but also urges the assassination of Filipino citizens in the name of combatting drugs. \u2014 Karl Vick, Time , 12 Dec. 2019",
"But though subsequently traduced as extreme, Friedman\u2019s position had a fair amount of give in it. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Think of Lucrezia Borgia, traduced by slander and gossip, and of Isabella d\u2019Este, greedy for art. \u2014 Sarah Dunant, New York Times , 1 June 2018",
"The idea of someone who works directly for the Trump White House supervising the bureau traduces its entire purpose. \u2014 Kimberly Harrington, The New Yorker , 24 July 2017",
"Partly, there\u2019s the tonic shock of encountering again, in person, works that are traduced by reproduction, which muffles their keynotes of material, touch, and scale. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 Feb. 2017",
"Some players\u2019 records reflect abilities enhanced by acts of bad character \u2014 surreptitious resorts to disreputable chemistry that traduces sportsmanship. \u2014 George F. Will, The Mercury News , 21 Jan. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin traducere to lead across, transfer, degrade, from tra-, trans- trans- + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-015411"
},
"try (out)":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an experimental performance or demonstration: such as",
": a test of the ability (as of an athlete or actor) to fill a part or meet standards",
": a performance of a play prior to its official opening to determine response and discover weaknesses",
": to compete for a position especially on an athletic team or for a part in a play",
": a test of the ability (as of an athlete or an actor) to fill a part or meet standards"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u012b-\u02ccau\u0307t",
"\u02c8tr\u012b-\u02ccau\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Open tryouts for the team are next Monday.",
"Verb",
"want to try out my new skateboard?",
"tried out his skill at archery",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Indianapolis has now made three signings in the immediate aftermath of this week\u2019s mandatory minicamp, including two players who participated in the minicamp on a tryout basis. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 10 June 2022",
"Anderson participated in the New Orleans Saints\u2019 rookie minicamp as a tryout player last month. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
"The Ravens invited him to their rookie minicamp -- scheduled a week prior to the Browns\u2019 minicamp -- as a tryout player. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
"During a Cubs tryout camp in Orlando, Fla., that January, scouting director Al Goldis insisted many baseball fans wouldn\u2019t know the difference between the lesser players and major-leaguers. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Matai Leuta, who grew up playing rugby in Fiji, showed up at a 50-person tryout camp after losing his housekeeping job at a Marriott hotel in Monterey. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 July 2021",
"Brown will lead the Nigerians into the start of their Olympic tryout camp in Oakland, California, this weekend, expecting to start with about 35 players who hail mostly from the collegiate, G League and international ranks. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, Star Tribune , 18 June 2021",
"By his account, Jim Grant acquired his nickname at an Indians tryout camp in 1954 through a combination of racial stereotyping and disregard for his geographical roots. \u2014 Richard Goldstein, New York Times , 12 June 2021",
"An interesting name is former Kentucky guard Quade Green, who went undrafted but made the Maine squad in a tryout . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Nov. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1903, in the meaning defined above",
"Verb",
"1909, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-053319"
},
"trespass":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to commit a trespass",
": to enter unlawfully upon the land of another",
": err , sin",
": to make an unwarranted or uninvited incursion",
": violate",
": an unlawful act committed on the person, property, or rights of another",
": a wrongful entry on real property",
": the legal action for injuries resulting from trespass",
": a violation of moral or social ethics : transgression",
": sin",
": an unwarranted infringement",
": unlawful entry upon someone's land",
": sin entry 1 , offense",
": to enter upon someone's land unlawfully",
": to do wrong : sin",
": wrongful conduct causing harm to another: as",
": a willful act or active negligence as distinguished from a mere omission of a duty that causes an injury to or invasion of the person, rights, or especially property of another",
": the common-law form of action for redress of injuries directly caused by such a wrongful act \u2014 compare trespass on the case in this entry",
": trespass quare clausum fregit in this entry",
": the act of using or gaining access to a computer or computer network without authorization especially for the purpose of committing a crime or harming or removing programs, data, or hardware",
": a trespass that continues until the act (as of depriving another of his or her property without the intent to steal it) or instrumentality (as an object placed wrongfully on another's land) causing it is ended or removed",
": trespass to property that is forbidden by statute and punishable as a crime as distinguished from trespass that creates a cause of action for damages",
": a trespass that arises upon a lawful act which because of subsequent unlawful or wrongful conduct is deemed under a legal fiction to have been trespassory from the beginning",
": a common-law form of action to recover for trespass involving the carrying off of one's goods by another",
": a common-law form of action to recover for another's wrongful act that indirectly causes one's injury",
": a trespass that involves wrongful and tortious entry on another's real property",
": an action brought as a means of obtaining redress for a trespass to real property and determining the title to the property",
": a trespass involving intentional infliction of injury on a person",
": to commit a trespass",
": to enter wrongfully or without proper authority or consent upon the real property of another",
": to commit a trespass against",
"probably from Medieval Latin ( trangressio ) de bonis asportatis (trespass) concerning property carried off",
"probably from Medieval Latin ( transgressio ) quare clausum fregit (trespass) whereby he or she broke into a close (tenement protected by law of trespass)",
"Latin vi et armis with force and arms"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tre-\u02ccspas",
"also",
"\u02c8tre-sp\u0259s",
"-\u02ccspas",
"\u02c8tres-p\u0259s",
"-\u02ccpas",
"\u02c8tres-p\u0259s, -\u02ccpas"
],
"synonyms":[
"err",
"fall",
"offend",
"sin",
"stray",
"transgress",
"wander"
],
"antonyms":[
"breach",
"crime",
"debt",
"error",
"lawbreaking",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdoing",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"transgression",
"violation",
"wrongdoing"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He told me I was trespassing .",
"The sign said \u201cNo Trespassing .\u201d",
"Noun",
"He was arrested for trespass .",
"forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rather than a prerogative of the privileged, intent on keeping the general public at bay, the right to privacy should have been understood from the start as a prerogative of the people, establishing a zone where the state cannot readily trespass . \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"But since only the federal government has the power to enforce immigration law, Texas troopers and state guardsman can only make arrests if migrants trespass onto private property. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 20 June 2022",
"The post urges people not to trespass near railways. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"The papers must be delivered in a public setting (meaning the process server is not permitted to trespass on the recipient\u2019s private property to hand off the docs). \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The woman had reportedly been advised previously to not trespass on the man\u2019s property. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
"They were advised not to trespass on the property, as well as to refrain from open burning. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
"As a Black woman in her 40\u2019s, Newton was an unlikely choice for the role of Sandra, a college professor suffering a tragic loss who gets into a steadily escalating conflict with two hunters who trespass on her land. \u2014 Essence , 3 Feb. 2022",
"God\u2019s Country Julian Higgins\u2019 neo-Western pits a college professor (Thandiwe Newton) living in the harsh, snowy Montana countryside against two hunters who feel its ok to continually trespass on her private property. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 28 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In relation to another incident, Schmidt pleaded guilty in December to a criminal trespass charge filed in Scottsdale City Court, records show. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"Narantsogt Vanchindorj, 46, of the 4900 block of Hull Street, was charged with criminal trespass and retail theft in the 4800 block of Oakton Street on May 10. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 20 May 2022",
"Dulude was arrested for criminal trespass and violation of bail conditions. \u2014 Fox News , 4 May 2022",
"Police arrested the Solon woman, 50, for theft, and issued her a trespass warning. \u2014 cleveland , 12 May 2022",
"Andres Johnson, 24, of the 9400 block of Calumet Avenue, was arrested and accused of criminal trespass to a vehicle after the stop, according to a police report. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The women, nonetheless, were issued trespass warnings. \u2014 cleveland , 29 Dec. 2021",
"They were both taken to the Henry County Jail, where they are being held on charges of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Carr was charged with disorderly intoxication and given trespass warnings from both hotels. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 15 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2a",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220626-174956"
},
"tryst":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": an agreement (as between lovers) to meet",
": an appointed meeting or meeting place",
": to make or keep a tryst"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trist",
"especially British"
],
"synonyms":[
"appointment",
"assignation",
"date",
"engagement",
"rendezvous"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Not because of shame, but out of a sense of parental responsibility, said Mr. Kugler, who started attending a gay fathers\u2019 support group at a local Methodist church soon after his tryst with the client. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
"The possibility of such a tryst has been the subject of some discussion among those involved with my trip, including my editor and the museum director, which has left me a little squeamish, not to mention embarrassed. \u2014 Sam Lipsyte, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The album rises and crashes with Syd\u2019s emotions; its lilting, lovelorn alt-blues trace the arc of a tryst gone sour. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
"There was later an allegation that Thompson had a tryst with family friend Jordyn Woods. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
"After a tryst with her secret lover, Paul Sheringham (Josh O\u2019Connor), Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young), a housemaid from a nearby manor, finds herself alone, wandering through the empty rooms of Paul\u2019s home. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"At the time, the pair were engaging in a very public and ridiculously over-the-top tryst that has since ended. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 23 Feb. 2022",
"But Hot Lips \u2014 whose nickname originated from a passionate tryst broadcast over a military camp P.A. system \u2014 proved to be Kellerman's most indelible role. \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"An acclaimed novelist returns to her hometown for refuge after her latest book bombs, but a tryst with her old flame leads to its own messy situation. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"That's according to model Bianca Ghezzi, who recently trysted with the beleaguered Cleveland Browns quarterback at a luxury villa in Miami Beach. \u2014 Greg Rajan, Esquire , 3 Mar. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-110351"
},
"transude":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to pass through a membrane or permeable substance : exude",
": to permit passage of",
": to pass through a membrane or permeable substance",
": to permit passage of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)-\u02c8s\u00fcd",
"-\u02c8sy\u00fcd",
"tran-\u02c8z\u00fcd",
"-\u02c8zy\u00fcd",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8(y)\u00fcd",
"tranz-"
],
"synonyms":[
"bleed",
"exude",
"ooze",
"percolate",
"seep",
"strain",
"sweat",
"weep"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"sweat was transuding from the pores of his face despite his best efforts to look cool and collected during the interview"
],
"history_and_etymology":"New Latin transudare , from Latin trans- + sudare to sweat \u2014 more at sweat ",
"first_known_use":[
"1664, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-114641"
},
"trickster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who tricks : such as",
": a dishonest person who defrauds others by trickery",
": a person (such as a stage magician) skilled in the use of tricks and illusion",
": a cunning or deceptive character appearing in various forms in the folklore of many cultures",
": a person who uses tricks"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trik-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8trik-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"bilk",
"bilker",
"cheat",
"cheater",
"chiseler",
"chiseller",
"confidence man",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fakir",
"finagler",
"fraudster",
"hoaxer",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"shark",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler",
"tricker"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a heartless trickster swindled the elderly woman out of her life savings",
"a very adept trickster who used mirrors to make huge items\u2014even buildings\u2014seem to disappear",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Stardust says to be wary of this, since Mercury is often known as a trickster . \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
"According to legend, 12 Norse gods were having a feast when the trickster god Loki showed up as the 13th guest. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 12 May 2022",
"Except for Monkey, who's kind of terrified of the trickster , and Lion, who just doesn't have time for him. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Bird Woman, the fearsome God of Birds who seeks revenge on Anansi, the trickster god of stories. \u2014 Christi Carrasstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"An all-white raven named Y\u00e9il is a trickster in many oral traditions originating on the Northwest Pacific Coast. \u2014 Sarah Smith, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Instead, a silky Jonathan Groff now prowls around menacingly, his boyishness having been nicely weaponized for his role as a sly trickster . \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 22 Dec. 2021",
"But in Season 2, Horse is more like a malevolent trickster god, or a portal to the underworld. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Mercury re-enters Aquarius on February 14, taking us back to the beginning of 2022 when the trickster planet first entered the air sign. \u2014 Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com , 8 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1711, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-123235"
},
"trivial":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of little worth or importance",
": relating to or being the mathematically simplest case",
": characterized by having all variables equal to zero",
": commonplace , ordinary",
": specific sense 4",
": of little worth or importance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-v\u0113-\u0259l",
"\u02c8tri-v\u0113-\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"fiddling",
"foolish",
"frivolous",
"incidental",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minor",
"minute",
"negligible",
"nugatory",
"slight",
"small",
"small-fry",
"trifling",
"unimportant"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Much of this messaging will be silly and trivial , and some will be actively harmful. \u2014 Amy Joyce, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"There were nights Rose and Raury would sit and stare at the stars and discuss matters of great and trivial importance with equal delight. \u2014 Riley Van Steward, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"Above all else, the products Trump was selling were half-baked and trivial . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
"As journalists opine on every topic, however trivial or traditionally unnewsworthy, the all-knowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring mob. \u2014 Allen Porter, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Still, there in the floodlights, as Gozleone finished his impressive yet trivial feat without having missed a single item on the list, the crowd was more than thrilled\u2014they were astonished. \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The buckets the students carried were filled with stones, on their way from one pile to another, and then back again, a meaningless punishment for a trivial or invented affront, former students said in court documents. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
"But Trump\u2019s abuse of Truth as a business brand is trivial compared with his ongoing vandalism in the public square. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
"Sports may be trivial , but people pay attention to those who play and coach sports. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin trivialis found everywhere, commonplace, from trivium crossroads, from tri- + via way \u2014 more at way ",
"first_known_use":[
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-144723"
},
"tributary":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a stream feeding a larger stream or a lake",
": a ruler or state that pays tribute to a conqueror",
": paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission, to obtain protection, or to purchase peace : subject",
": paid or owed as tribute",
": channeling material or supplies into something more inclusive : contributory",
": a stream flowing into a larger stream or a lake",
": a vein that empties into a larger vein"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-by\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
"\u02c8tri-by\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
"\u02c8trib-y\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"bayou",
"branch",
"confluent",
"feeder",
"influent"
],
"antonyms":[
"distributary",
"effluent"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"one of the river's tributaries",
"This stream is a tributary of the Ohio River.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Loaka is nestled along a tributary flowing into the Congo River. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The design team was tasked with creating spaces that would bring guests closer to the incredible location \u2013 on a tributary of the Grumeti River \u2013 while ensuring a sense of understated luxury. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Work began last year on the mine along a tributary of the Smith River, a waterway so popular among boaters that the state holds an annual lottery to decide who can float down it. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022",
"One of my favorite places is the Horbachykha tract running along a tributary of the Dnipro River on Kyiv\u2019s left bank. \u2014 Megan Buskey, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s named for a tributary of the Vermilion and one of the dozens of natural areas across northern Ohio managed by the museum for conservation, educational and research purposes. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Last summer, Denver \u2014 which gets half its water from the Colorado and its tributaries \u2014 took less water than it was entitled to from headwaters creeks, helping raise and cool waters in the Colorado and a main tributary , the Fraser River. \u2014 Erin Patrick O'connor, Washington Post , 14 May 2022",
"This was especially the case along the Madison River, a world-class fly-fishing tributary , which saw crowded parking lots, litter, and trampled banks. \u2014 Meredith Bethune, Outside Online , 25 Mar. 2021",
"Chris Peterson, artist and former director of @glencanyoninst, talks about changes in lower Davis Gulch, a tributary of the Escalante River that was once inundated by Lake Powell. \u2014 Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The clock attached to the tripod kept ticking and the suspense was growing until the current from the tributary Chena River finally pushed the ice around the tripod at 6:47 p.m. Alaska Standard Time May 2. \u2014 Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News , 3 May 2022",
"The Great Salt Lake began to recede in the early 2000s, fueled by the current megadrought and unfettered diversion of its tributary rivers to water farms, cities and suburban turf. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
"By Valentine\u2019s Day, dry weather had plunged snowpack above most tributary streams back below normal. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 1 Mar. 2022",
"At Lewis Smith, this is prime time to catch a trophy striped bass as the fish move up into the tributary bays toward the rivers, particularly the Sipsey, Brushy and Ryan Creek arms. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Where the tributary stream wraps around Houston Mesa Road at its confluence with Ellison Creek, the Water Wheel group of recreation sites attract anglers, swimmers and hikers. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 16 Apr. 2021",
"By the late 1970s, tributary streams had dried up, dropping the lake level more than 40 feet and doubling the water\u2019s salinity. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Nov. 2021",
"Loxley: $250,000 for Corn Creek tributary restoration. \u2014 al , 15 Oct. 2021",
"From now through mid-February, most crappies will be caught in water deeper than 10 feet around woody structure in tributary creeks and bayous of these lakes. \u2014 Frank Sargeant, al , 20 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Adjective",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-155110"
},
"trembling":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : shiver",
": to move, sound, pass, or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous",
": to be affected with great fear or anxiety",
": an act or instance of trembling",
": a fit or spell of involuntary shaking or quivering",
": severe poisoning of livestock and especially cattle by a toxic alcohol present in a snakeroot ( Eupatorium rugosum ) and rayless goldenrod that is characterized especially by muscular tremors , weakness, and constipation",
": to shake without control (as from fear or cold) : shiver",
": to move, sound, or happen as if shaken",
": to have strong fear or doubt",
": the act or a period of shaking"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trem-b\u0259l",
"\u02c8trem-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"quiver",
"shiver",
"shudder"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"His arms and legs began to tremble .",
"My voice trembled as I began to speak.",
"I opened the letter with trembling hands.",
"The house trembled as the big truck drove by.",
"Noun",
"with a tremble , she ventured out into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Their fingers, from excessive toil, are too clumsy and tremble too much for that. \u2014 Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"The car keys began to tremble in her hand, so that unlocking the door became much harder. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The jitters triggered by Bay\u2014who, in earlier decades, would surely have made his mark at Warner Bros. animation, toiling on Looney Tunes\u2014seem to tremble unceasingly, and intentionally, on the verge of the ridiculous. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His ballads tremble with blues specific to the American South. \u2014 Danyel Smith, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The genre\u2019s best songs unfold like short stories, with opening lines that tremble with foreboding. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"The plot kicks in when Margaret attends a biotech conference, looks across the room and spots a man (Roth) whose presence makes her start to tremble and run from the building in a panic. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Tuesday seemed to tremble on the precipice of colder weather, with its official high in Washington at 54 degrees. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Spasmodic dysphonia can keep a person from speaking easily, causing the voice to break or sound choked, to feel too tight, to tremble . \u2014 Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The force of his compulsions made the screen tremble . \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
"The writer also steals from Singin\u2019 in the Rain by having a glamorous blonde leading lady, Myrna Dalgleish (Laura Haddock), whose harsh working-class accent makes her tremble at the arrival of talking pictures. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In the sky an airplane is on its side, turning east with its belly up, its engines whining, a rumble in its wake that is felt in the gut, an additional tremble in the limbs. \u2014 Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But there\u2019s a tinge of uncertainty \u2014 a tremble of possible tension. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Her phrases swell, tremble and spill over into melismas, and her verses crest with two different peaks. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Over time, many small infatuations rippled the surface of her mind, like the spring breeze that makes new leaves tremble without changing their life\u2019s course. \u2014 Tove Ditlevsen, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"His three grown sons tremble and grovel in his presence, none more than his youngest son, Joji (Fahadh Faasil), who seems to be around thirty and is bitterly frustrated\u2014including with himself. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 June 2021",
"When electricity affords Gazans access to social media, grief and despair tremble alongside grim determination. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-155212"
},
"truthfully":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": telling or disposed to tell the truth",
": telling or being in the habit of telling facts or making statements that are true"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"honest",
"veracious"
],
"antonyms":[
"dishonest",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"mendacious",
"prevaricating",
"untruthful"
],
"examples":[
"We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.",
"I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful , I hate vacuuming.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether Fisher was being truthful or practicing the art of plausible deniability is in the eye of the beholder. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"Officers could not determine who was being truthful . \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Heard's lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, said the evidence is clear over the last three weeks of testimony that Heard's allegations of abuse are truthful . \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 3 May 2022",
"Heard\u2019s lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, said the evidence is clear over the last three weeks of testimony that Heard\u2019s allegations of abuse are truthful . \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"But perhaps the most truthful answer comes from the grill king himself, who gave Drew Barrymore his thoughts on competing during an October 2021 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 27 May 2022",
"This will build strong emotional connections with your target audience and help your marketing team produce truthful believable content. \u2014 Krystel Stacey, Forbes , 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",
"Pro-choice Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) also suggested that some of the justices had been less than truthful . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1567, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-155719"
},
"transfigure":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to : transform outwardly and usually for the better"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8fi-gy\u0259r",
"especially British"
],
"synonyms":[
"alchemize",
"convert",
"make over",
"metamorphose",
"transform",
"transmute",
"transpose",
"transubstantiate"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Her face seemed transfigured by happiness.",
"married life has seemingly transfigured his formerly aimless existence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Their sorcery can transfigure people and things, bestow good or bad luck, heal or hurt \u2014 or even offer protection from danger. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Klagsbrun is known for paintings that flowingly interpret classical myths in which women transfigure into trees or flowers. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2021",
"For many, these numbers transfigured Covid-19 from something that might be a problem, to a near inevitability. \u2014 C. Brandon Ogbunu, Wired , 18 Mar. 2020",
"Always the black angel asleep on my lips, always The dove\u2019s moan in the mimosa tree, The blue faces of the twice transfigured closing their stone eyes. \u2014 Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Discovering the particular genre conventions that Obreht has chosen to transfigure or to uphold soon becomes central to the novel\u2019s propulsive appeal. \u2014 Francisco Cant\u00fa, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Its story, about a fiery Scottish lass whose desire to fight and hunt like her father inadvertently leads her mother to be cursed and transfigured into a bear, is as interesting as the studio\u2019s best. \u2014 Allegra Frank, Vox , 27 June 2019",
"The slaughter transfigured North America's waterways. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, Science | AAAS , 7 June 2018",
"Yet unlike other Chameleon programs, this one took as its thematic subject the very idea of a historical sense, of composers turning to older vessels, filling them with new wine, and transfiguring them altogether in the process. \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 22 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Anglo-French transfigurer , from Latin transfigurare , from trans- + figurare to shape, fashion, from figura figure",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-180403"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": free from agitation of mind or spirit",
": free from disturbance or turmoil",
": unvarying in aspect : steady , stable",
": very calm and quiet : peaceful"
],
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"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259l",
"\u02c8tran-",
"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259l"
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"arcadian",
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"hushed",
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"quiet",
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"stilly"
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"boisterous",
"clamorous",
"clattery",
"deafening",
"loud",
"noisy",
"raucous",
"rip-roaring",
"roistering",
"romping",
"rowdy",
"tumultuous",
"unquiet",
"uproarious",
"woolly",
"wooly"
],
"examples":[
"the house was once again tranquil after the kids moved outside to play",
"though she should have been upset, she felt oddly tranquil upon learning that she would not be receiving the scholarship",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This property, tucked into otherworldly cliffs along the Ojo Caliente River, boasts one of the country's most tranquil thermal spring experiences. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure , 10 June 2022",
"In a tranquil Ukrainian monastery, dozens driven from homes by war find refuge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
"The scene today plays like an anvil tossed into a tranquil pond. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 11 Mar. 2022",
"His 311 acres of pristine habitat borders an equally tranquil property where Commonwealth LNG is planning to erect an export terminal. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The park, founded in 1914, also includes a series of free attractions, including the tranquil Japanese Gardens and McGovern Centennial Gardens, which features a 30-foot garden mount and sculpture promenade. \u2014 Anna Mazurek, Chron , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Similar scenes repeat over and over these days at the central train station in Przemysl, a normally tranquil city in southeastern Poland that has become the major gateway for Ukrainian refugees fanning out across Europe. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
"My personality tends to be quiet and tranquil , which put those kids at ease. \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
"By any name, the painting (1472-74), a tranquil view of Mary surrounded by saints and the man who paid for it, is sublime. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 4 Mar. 2022"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": to go as if by traveling : pass",
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": to move or undergo transmission from one place to another",
": to withstand relocation successfully",
": to move in a given direction or path or through a given distance",
": to move rapidly",
": to take more steps while holding a basketball than the rules allow",
": to journey through or over",
": to follow (a course or path) as if by traveling",
": to traverse (a specified distance)",
": to cover (an area) as a commercial traveler",
": to travel with a minimum of equipment or baggage",
": the act of traveling : passage",
": a journey especially to a distant or unfamiliar place : tour , trip",
": an account of one's travels",
": the number traveling : traffic",
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": the motion of a piece of machinery",
": reciprocating motion",
": to journey from place to place or to a distant place",
": to get around : pass from one place to another",
": to journey through or over",
": the act or a means of journeying from one place to another",
": journey entry 1 , trip",
": the number journeying"
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"\u02c8tra-v\u0259l",
"\u02c8tra-v\u0259l"
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"journey",
"peregrinate",
"pilgrimage",
"tour",
"trek",
"trip",
"voyage"
],
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"expedition",
"journey",
"passage",
"peregrination",
"trek",
"trip"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Directed by Tushar Tyagi, the film is the story of an American Indian gay couple who travel to India to adopt a child living with HIV in an orphanage. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 9 June 2022",
"Ice roads over frozen water, once the only way to travel in some remote regions, are available for ever-shorter periods. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"Lawsuits and safety advocates allege that the tires were designed for delivery trucks and not for recreational vehicles that travel at highway speeds. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"Lawsuits and safety advocates allege that the tires were designed for delivery trucks and not for recreational vehicles that travel at highway speeds. \u2014 Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
"Lawsuits and safety advocates allege that the tires were designed for delivery trucks and not for recreational vehicles that travel at highway speeds. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
"Zachary said that there are serous gardeners, or those who like to see the works of other serious gardeners, who travel the world specifically for such tours. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"The new law will also protect patients who travel to Connecticut for abortions and shield Connecticut providers from being prosecuted in states from which patients have traveled. \u2014 Harriet Jones, Hartford Courant , 3 June 2022",
"Officials around the world are keeping watch for more cases because, for the first time, the rare disease appears to be spreading among people who didn\u2019t travel to Africa, where monkeypox is endemic. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"First, travel is on the rebound \u2014 and demand is higher than anyone expected. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
"While many detractors doubt that such travel will soon be viable, affordable or safe, the industry is working with cities to make the technology a reality in the next five years. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
"The travel industry has responded to our collective angst. \u2014 Kelley Manley, ELLE , 14 June 2022",
"Those in the local travel industry echoed hopes for a boost in Bay Area visitors. \u2014 Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"Despite rising prices, the travel industry is experiencing a revival after two rough years. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"The travel industry expects huge demand this summer as coronavirus restrictions have been rolled back. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
"Among them: a retired travel industry executive who has alleged voter fraud at nursing homes. \u2014 Megan O\u2019matz, ProPublica , 25 May 2022",
"Air travel has been far from smooth this season so far. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 11 June 2022"
],
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"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
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},
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"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": in all sincerity : sincerely",
": in agreement with fact : truthfully",
": indeed",
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": with exactness of construction or operation",
": in a proper or suitable manner",
": in a manner that is actual, genuine, honest, or without question"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u00fc-l\u0113",
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"even",
"indeed",
"nay",
"verily",
"yea"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other Observations: Soldier Boy is truly a product of a different generation. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 24 June 2022",
"The start truly couldn\u2019t have been much uglier Thursday at American Family Field, but the response was worthy of a return to first place in the division. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"To have Jamie as a scene partner truly was a dream. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"How sweet this flowering plant truly is\u2014both heat- and drought-resistant, the white blooms can handle a handful of regions in the U.S., specifically milder environments. \u2014 Terri Robertson, Country Living , 21 June 2022",
"Whether your swing sprays straight 300-yard drives or results in whiff after whiff, the place is truly about having a good time. \u2014 Michael Mcknight, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
"But there's truly nothing like watching a good, old-fashioned Halloween TV episode. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Zeeland is truly a year-round destination, but what's best for you depends on your interests. \u2014 Sydney Baker, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
"According to Judge Lynn Kotler, the Orthodox Jewish university is not truly a religious institution, and thus must allow an LGBTQ-student club on campus. \u2014 Natan Ehrenreich, National Review , 20 June 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-204320"
},
"treachery":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence : treason",
": an act of perfidy or treason",
": the behavior of a person who betrays trust or faith",
": an act or instance of betraying trust or faith"
],
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"\u02c8tre-ch\u0259-r\u0113",
"\u02c8trech-r\u0113",
"\u02c8tre-ch\u0259-r\u0113"
],
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"backstabbing",
"betrayal",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treason",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
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"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
],
"examples":[
"a tale of treachery and revenge",
"was furious that she revealed his secret and never forgave her for the treachery",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yet even with Ukrainian forces in control, at least a dozen villagers continued to shelter in the municipal building\u2019s basement, with many wondering what would come next \u2014 and whether the allegations of treachery against Antonova were true. \u2014 Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"The Wrights never blamed Allen for his brothers\u2019 treachery . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"Streamers from marginalized communities are often ripe targets for such treachery . \u2014 Danielle Broadway, Allure , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Kim is co-opted as a spy for the British Empire before embarking on an adventure of friendship, treachery and self-discovery. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Even the meaty Schwalbe Hans Damps tires impressed, yawning at Arizona\u2019s sidewall treachery and rock abuse. \u2014 Aaron Gulley, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
"In art, Malinche begins to be shown as Eve to Cort\u00e9s\u2019 Adam, with all the implications of treachery that this biblical metaphor evokes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"Gun battles, life-endangering treachery , and duffel bags of cash\u2014the pulp grist that had always been on the show\u2019s periphery\u2014were now central. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Art hanging on the wall of the front room displays images of Ukrainian patriotism or Russian treachery . \u2014 Phil Mccausland, NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English trecherie , from Anglo-French, from trecher, tricher to deceive, from Vulgar Latin *triccare \u2014 more at trick entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220627-210612"
},
"trope":{
"type":[
"noun",
"noun combining form"
],
"definitions":[
": a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech",
": a common or overused theme or device : clich\u00e9",
": a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages",
": body characterized by (such) a state"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u014dp"
],
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"banality",
"bromide",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
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"shibboleth",
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Threatened by this, some White Southerners co-opted the symbol, mutating it into the racist trope that endures to this day, the museum said. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
"Threatened by this, some White Southerners co-opted the symbol, mutating it into the racist trope that endures to this day, the museum said. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"That trope is as true in literature as in life: think of Telemachus, of Oedipus, of Hamlet, poor guys driven to distraction, or long-distance travel, or murder by the spectre of Dad. \u2014 Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"And so has the blame everything on Covid-19 vaccines trope over the past year or so. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
"And in some of the criticism there was a sense Republicans were playing into the conservative media trope that Biden is old, is not in full control and could blunder the US into a war. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
"But for decades, the dominant class trope in American politics was this: Republicans are rich (and therefore generally more educated and privileged) and Democrats are poor (and therefore generally less educated and privileged). \u2014 Bonnie Kristian, The Week , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Later using his acceptance speech to suggest that the slap was an act of spousal devotion only furthered a nasty trope of equating anger and affection. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Mar. 2022",
"By inverting the triumphalist trope of traditional showbiz musicals, Levenson and director Lin-Manuel Miranda have made a movie about failure that proves as soaring and inspirational as any happy ending. \u2014 David Henry Hwang, Variety , 22 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-012117"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": disparaging, taunting, or boastful comments especially between opponents trying to intimidate each other"
],
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"examples":[
"He had to listen to a lot of trash talk from the other players.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The superstar quarterbacks had been exchanging trash talk over the last two weeks leading up to the exhibition match, but ultimately Rodgers and Brady came away with the victory. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
"The first three games of this slugfest of a series has featured three ejections, numerous technical fouls and nasty trash talk by both teams. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 May 2022",
"There were players diving over the floor, competitive trash talk and elite level shotmaking. \u2014 Damichael Cole, USA TODAY , 1 May 2022",
"As bits of what clearly was Smith\u2019s prepared remarks emerged in and among his thoughts about contrition, God\u2019s purpose and not putting up with anyone\u2019s trash talk anymore, the Oscars became the most riveting improv session in recent memory. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022",
"There's wild theatrics, ceiling-to-floor body slams and trash talk both inside and outside the ring. \u2014 Grace Hollars, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Mar. 2022",
"After two years of training and trash talk , Bj\u00f6rnsson emerges the victor. \u2014 Brett Williams, Men's Health , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Behind supreme self-confidence, Lue won at cards, ping-pong, craps, billiards, and trash talk . \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In any high school football playoff game, heightened intensity and frequent trash talk is expected. \u2014 Ryan Clarke | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 12 Nov. 2021"
],
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"1981, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-071918"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
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": the body of real things, events, and facts : actuality",
": the state of being the case : fact",
": a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality",
": a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true",
": the body of true statements and propositions",
": the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality",
": true sense 2",
": fidelity to an original or to a standard",
": sincerity in action, character, and utterance",
": fidelity , constancy",
": god",
": in accordance with fact : actually",
": the body of real events or facts",
": the quality or state of being true",
": a true or accepted statement or idea",
": in actual fact : really",
"Sojourner circa 1797\u20131883 American evangelist and reformer"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u00fcth",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth"
],
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"facticity",
"factuality",
"sooth",
"trueness",
"verity"
],
"antonyms":[
"falseness",
"falsity",
"untruth"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the truth is that communities all across America are rejecting or restricting these projects. \u2014 Robert Bryce, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The truth is that violent far-right ideologies simmer on school boards and inside police departments, rage across social media platforms and from flag poles. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"Certainly not every woman involved in the various lawsuits is telling the truth . \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"The judge in that case ruled in the newspaper\u2019s favor after finding that Heard was telling the truth in her descriptions of abuse. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"The distinction is significant because in cases where there is evidence on both sides and the jury can\u2019t determine which party is telling the truth , the party with the burden of proof loses. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"The judge in that case ruled in the newspaper\u2019s favor after finding that Heard was telling the truth in her descriptions of abuse. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The judge in that case ruled in the newspaper\u2019s favor after finding that Heard was telling the truth in her descriptions of abuse. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"That means quite a few people know, and there is always the danger of someone telling the child the truth . \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English trewthe , from Old English tr\u0113owth fidelity; akin to Old English tr\u0113owe faithful \u2014 more at true entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-084947"
},
"tribute":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved",
": a gift or service showing respect, gratitude, or affection",
": something (such as material evidence or a formal attestation) that indicates the worth, virtue, or effectiveness of the one in question",
": a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection",
": the tax levied for such a payment",
": an excessive tax, rental, or tariff imposed by a government, sovereign, lord, or landlord",
": an exorbitant charge levied by a person or group having the power of coercion",
": the liability to pay tribute",
": something done, said, or given to show respect, gratitude, or affection",
": a payment made by one ruler or state to another especially to gain peace"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tri-(\u02cc)by\u00fct",
"-by\u0259t",
"\u02c8tri-by\u00fct"
],
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"accolade",
"citation",
"commendation",
"dithyramb",
"encomium",
"eulogium",
"eulogy",
"homage",
"hymn",
"paean",
"panegyric",
"salutation"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The concert was a tribute to the musician.",
"Yellow ribbons were tied on trees as a tribute to the soldiers at war.",
"an event at which artists and musicians paid tribute to the famous composer",
"The country was forced to pay tribute .",
"The ruler paid a tribute every year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hawn also paid tribute to Russell in a gushy Instagram post. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
"In honor of Father's Day, Lopez paid tribute to her fianc\u00e9 in not one, but two heartfelt posts. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 20 June 2022",
"The Live host paid tribute to her husband Mark Consuelos on Father's Day by sharing a snap of the star with their two sons. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE.com , 19 June 2022",
"Gruffudd also paid tribute to British writer Marston Bloom, who adapted Musso\u2019s novel, alongside Gallonde. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
"Bob Saget's daughter Laura paid tribute to the late comedian on Father's Day. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 19 June 2022",
"To honor the night\u2019s theme, co-chair Blake Lively wore an Atelier Versace gown that paid tribute to New York City, while Alicia Keys wore a luxe Ralph Lauren cape beaded and embroidered to depict the Manhattan skyline. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 June 2022",
"Draymond Green \u2014 who showed his own resilience in this series after struggling early on \u2014 paid tribute to his longtime teammates \u2014 Curry and Thompson \u2014 during the Warriors\u2019 championship celebration. \u2014 Dj Siddiqi, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Both featured heavily in the fall 2022 collection, which paid tribute to Kikka\u2019s uplifting energy and spirit. \u2014 Alice Cary, Vogue , 17 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English tribut , from Latin tributum , from neuter of tributus , past participle of tribuere to allot, bestow, grant, pay, from tribus tribe",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-110000"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to transfer (fluid, such as blood) into a vein or an artery of a person or animal",
": to subject (a patient) to transfusion",
": to cause to pass from one to another : transmit",
": to diffuse into or through : permeate",
": to transfer (as blood) into a vein or artery of a human being or an animal",
": to subject (a patient) to transfusion"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8fy\u00fcz",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8fy\u00fcz"
],
"synonyms":[
"communicate",
"conduct",
"convey",
"give",
"impart",
"spread",
"transfer",
"transmit"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The hospital staff transfuses more than 8,000 units of blood annually.",
"a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Doctors then transfuse the liquid part of the blood, called plasma, into the COVID-19-positive patient\u2019s blood. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Doctors then take the liquid part of the blood from the healthy patient, called plasma, and transfuse it into the blood of those who need treatment. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 23 Aug. 2020",
"Doctors then take the liquid part of the blood, called plasma, and transfuse it into the COVID-19 positive patient\u2019s blood. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 3 Aug. 2020",
"Doctors then take the liquid part of the blood, called plasma, and transfuse it into the patient\u2019s blood. \u2014 Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner , 10 July 2020",
"Alvarado prepared to transfuse a unit of convalescent plasma into a patient. \u2014 Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News , 12 June 2020",
"The therapy is based on the idea, well documented in laboratory research, that transfusing plasma from patients who\u2019ve recovered from a virus transfers its healing power. \u2014 Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle , 13 May 2020",
"Using convalescent plasma to transfuse antibodies into an ill patient is different from the antibody testing that is occuring globally. \u2014 Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com , 12 May 2020",
"When transfused into a patient, the plasma hangs from an IV bag alongside the hospital bed. \u2014 Erika Hayasaki, The Atlantic , 5 May 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English, from Latin transfusus , past participle of transfundere , from trans- + fundere to pour \u2014 more at found ",
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-110618"
},
"traditionalism":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"noun or adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": adherence to the doctrines or practices of a tradition",
": the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, or radicalism"
],
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"tr\u0259-\u02c8dish-n\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m",
"-\u02c8di-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u02cci-"
],
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"conservatism",
"conservativeness",
"die-hardism",
"reactionaryism",
"ultraconservatism"
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"broad-mindedness",
"liberalism",
"liberalness",
"open-mindedness",
"progressivism"
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"examples":[
"a staunch supporter of grammatical traditionalism , my English teacher didn't care what the experts in linguistics said",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Evans regarded the main strains of traditionalism and libertarianism not as conflictual but as reciprocal, each requiring the other for liberty and limited government to survive. \u2014 Lee Edwards, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Beloved for his dedication to country music traditionalism with a garage-rock twist, Dallas Good, the co-founding vocalist and guitarist for the Sadies, died Thursday. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Far from being a beacon of responsible statecraft, and cooperation, Putin\u2019s Russia is a hostile competitor seeking to undermine our national interests while hiding its own decline behind a charade of traditionalism . \u2014 Joseph S. Laughon, National Review , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021",
"Lumpkin said her husband never intended to champion traditionalism as his critics claimed. \u2014 Sam Metz, USA TODAY , 27 Nov. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-122738"
},
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"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lead out and show the paces of (a horse)",
": to bring forward for display or use"
],
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"synonyms":[
"extend",
"give",
"offer",
"proffer",
"tender"
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"after no one bought the first explanation, they trotted out another"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-140508"
},
"trump up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to concoct especially with intent to deceive : fabricate , invent",
": to cite as support for an action or claim"
],
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"concoct",
"construct",
"contrive",
"cook (up)",
"devise",
"drum up",
"excogitate",
"fabricate",
"invent",
"make up",
"manufacture",
"think (up)",
"vamp (up)"
],
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"examples":[
"a wife who was always trumping up little projects for her husband to do around the house"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1695, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-144959"
},
"truss":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to secure tightly : bind",
": to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl)",
": to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a truss",
": an assemblage of members (such as beams) forming a rigid framework",
": bracket sense 1",
": a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure",
": an iron band around a lower mast with an attachment by which a yard is secured to the mast",
": a compact flower or fruit cluster",
": to bind or tie firmly",
": to support, strengthen, or stiffen by a framework of beams",
": a framework of beams or bars used in building and engineering",
": a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259s",
"\u02c8tr\u0259s",
"\u02c8tr\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"bind",
"tie"
],
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"unbind",
"untie"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She stuffed and trussed the duck.",
"after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Le Mec and his people knock Rory out with tranquilizers and truss her up by her wings to harvest her feathers. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Watching Julia truss a goose or dress a salad ni\u00e7oise felt like a salve. \u2014 Julie Cohen, Variety , 5 Sep. 2021",
"Markets are unbowed with their gleaming-eyed oyster shuckers, their butchers taking five minutes to truss each quail, their oozing Camembert cheeses prompting debate about ripeness, their rum baba cakes with little syringes to inject the rum. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Jan. 2021",
"Being trussed up like this did not lend itself to much mobility. \u2014 David Canfield, EW.com , 29 Jan. 2020",
"At the other end is the caricature, butt of flabby jokes, trussed in Las Vegas gaud, voice prostituted to a huge orchestra. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Aug. 2019",
"In 1936, the wrists and ankles of a thirty-five-year-old interior decorator were found trussed with lamp cord and radio wire, with two neckties and a towel twisted around his neck. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The New Yorker , 20 June 2019",
"High-end Roman houses had only small glass windows, so the interiors were enlivened by frescoes\u2014often of food or animals destined for the table, like the villa\u2019s painting of ducks and trussed deer. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 21 June 2019",
"The ceilings are covered in California redwood and trussed with steel cables and the walls are gallery white. \u2014 Arizona Republic, azcentral , 21 June 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In late July and early August, several dozen timber framers and students gathered to fashion the truss . \u2014 Douglas Starr, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The space station was originally equipped with four solar array wings, two on each side of a long truss stretching the length of a football field. \u2014 William Harwood, CBS News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In the world of gardening, a truss is simply a stem that holds tomatoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The Welton Becket design was known as utilitarian and modern, highlighted with a truss system exterior that offered a distinct design for the exterior. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to the modules where astronauts live and work, several external structures are visible including large white radiators extending from its integrated truss structure and the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 seen on the far left. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Builders FirstSource, the nation\u2019s largest supplier to the homebuilding industry, is making its fourth acquisition of 2021 with Thursday\u2019s deal for a California truss maker. \u2014 Paul O'donnell, Dallas News , 2 Sep. 2021",
"But for two truss wires in front of him, he might have been ejected from the plane. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 8 Nov. 2021",
"When the truss is completed, no one knows for sure whether the French will actually take it. \u2014 Shawn Mccreesh, Curbed , 17 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
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"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-165359"
},
"true-blue":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": marked by unswerving loyalty (as to a party)",
": genuine",
": a person who is true-blue",
": very faithful"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-\u02c8bl\u00fc",
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-\u02c8bl\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"dedicated",
"devoted",
"devout",
"down-the-line",
"faithful",
"fast",
"good",
"loyal",
"pious",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"true"
],
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"disloyal",
"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
"recreant",
"traitorous",
"treacherous",
"unfaithful",
"untrue"
],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"circa 1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Noun",
"1647, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-195225"
},
"trial":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the formal examination before a competent tribunal of the matter in issue in a civil or criminal cause in order to determine such issue",
": the action or process of trying or putting to the proof : test",
": a preliminary contest (as in a sport)",
": a tryout or experiment to test quality, value, or usefulness \u2014 compare clinical trial",
": one of a number of repetitions of an experiment",
": a test of faith, patience, or stamina through subjection to suffering or temptation",
": a source of vexation or annoyance",
": attempt",
": of, relating to, or used in a trial",
": made or done as a test or experiment",
": used or tried out in a test or experiment",
": to test the functioning, value, or usefulness of (something)",
": the hearing and judgment of something in court",
": a test of someone's ability to do or endure something",
": an experiment to test quality, value, or usefulness",
": the action or process of trying or testing",
": a tryout or experiment to test quality, value, or usefulness \u2014 see clinical trial",
": one of a number of repetitions of an experiment",
": a judicial examination of issues of fact or law disputed by parties for the purpose of determining the rights of the parties \u2014 compare hearing , inquest",
": in or during the course of a trial"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u012b(-\u0259)l",
"\u02c8tr\u012b-\u0259l",
"\u02c8tr\u012b(-\u0259)l"
],
"synonyms":[
"cross",
"crucible",
"fire",
"gauntlet",
"gantlet",
"ordeal"
],
"antonyms":[
"developmental",
"experimental",
"pilot"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Siller, Jackson and Murry have pleaded not guilty and a jury trial is scheduled for Aug. 22. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
"Isabella and her allies gave Hugh a mock trial during which a long, long list of his crimes was read out. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"The early tests of the app unearthed a player called Ben Greenwood who Chelsea then invited for a one-day trial . \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Netanyahu is standing trial on corruption charges but has refused to leave politics, and his Likud party is leading in the polls. \u2014 Isabel Kershner, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"Jurors found in favor of the Kardashian women at a separate trial in April that involved testimony from Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kris Jenner, and Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
"After a trial without a jury, McFadden convicted Griffin in March of entering a restricted area outside the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, but acquitted him of a disorderly conduct charge. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 19 June 2022",
"If there\u2019s a trial , Amara may have to defend herself. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 19 June 2022",
"That plan \u2014 floated as a trial last year \u2014 reduced the primary north-south connector from two lanes in each direction to one in each direction. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Griner faces up to 10 years in prison, and is being held in pre- trial detention. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Attorneys are due back in court next Tuesday for more pre- trial hearings. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
"All five men were arraigned in 2012 during the Obama administration, but since then, the case has been in pre- trial hearings for almost 10 years. \u2014 Ellie Kaufman, CNN , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Pre- trial hearings in the cases are scheduled for later this month. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The suspects in the case are due back in court for pre- trial hearings next month. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The area where the bugs were planted was in Department 6 in Vista, a courtroom used for pre- trial hearings and no trials. \u2014 Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Dec. 2021",
"As each witness testifies in the pre- trial discovery process, the evidence against Deshaun Watson continues to mount. \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
"Last week, Griner\u2019s pre- trial detention was extended by one month. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Adjective",
"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
"Verb",
"1971, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-195917"
},
"trudge":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously",
": to trudge along or over",
": a long tiring walk : tramp",
": to walk or march steadily and usually with much effort"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u0259j",
"\u02c8tr\u0259j"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tramp",
"tromp"
],
"antonyms":[
"breeze",
"coast",
"glide",
"slide",
"waltz",
"whisk"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I was trudging through the snow.",
"She trudged up the hill.",
"Noun",
"a trudge across the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The next morning, with a full moon still hanging in the sky, workers in Carhartts and muddy work boots trudge into The Corner Post gas station to fuel up for another day in the oil patch. \u2014 Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 Apr. 2022",
"In the Off-Road mode with ESP on, the EQS SUV limits wheelspin on wet ground; with ESP off, the vehicle permits the kind of copious slip necessary to trudge through sand. \u2014 Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver , 19 Apr. 2022",
"This isn\u2019t the first time fans have regrettably hit the road early to avoid the painful and often long trudge to a seemingly inevitable loss. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Every parent has watched their child trudge off to school with a backpack over their shoulders. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Every parent has watched their child trudge off to school with a backpack over their shoulders. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
"In Reynosa, across the Rio Grande from Hidalgo, Texas, grim columns of migrants booted out of the United States under pandemic rules daily trudge across the bridge back to Mexico. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2021",
"Despite the unfamiliarity the two teams have with each other, Williams isn\u2019t fazed by BYU\u2019s style of play, especially after attempting to trudge past UCLA last week. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Every few weeks, Andre and Erin Sylvester and the rest of their young family trudge out to Priest Point Park, outside Olympia, Washington, to use that phone to call Joelle, their four-year-old daughter. \u2014 CBS News , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Police had sealed off the pedestrian pass with barricades; people could move through only a narrow corridor, in a slow, steady trudge . \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 20 Mar. 2022",
"One year in and Biden has had to deal with almost unprecedented catastrophe: a global pandemic, a country divided over vaccine and mask mandates, economic decline and the slow trudge back to fiscal and functioning normalcy. \u2014 Kate Bennett, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Write into this moment and find the ending, which will include the long trudge back up the hill and entering into a kitchen\u2014warm, with the window steamed, the smell of tuna casserole\u2014as if entering another world. \u2014 David Means, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The slow trudge toward self-improvement might also be one reason to not rush into nabbing a booster shot. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 21 Oct. 2021",
"And officers compete savagely for parking passes to shorten the trudge through Langley's Disneyland-style parking lot. \u2014 David Mccloskey, CNN , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Meanwhile, thousands of Bruins fans sat frozen in the cool night air, holding their heads in their hands as their team made its familiar losing trudge into the tunnel. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 19 Sep. 2021",
"Starting a third of the way to the crater, the steepness of the trail slowed everyone\u2019s pace to a meditative trudge . \u2014 Heidi Julavit, The New Yorker , 16 Aug. 2021",
"Here are a few items of interest to get you through that last trudge before the weekend. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 7 Aug. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"1547, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense",
"Noun",
"1835, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-201415"
},
"trollop":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a vulgar or disreputable woman",
": one who engages in sex promiscuously or for money"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00e4-l\u0259p"
],
"synonyms":[
"chippie",
"chippy",
"doxy",
"doxie",
"fancy woman",
"floozy",
"floozie",
"hoochie",
"hussy",
"Jezebel",
"minx",
"quean",
"tramp",
"wench"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in some countries a woman traveling alone was traditionally regarded as a trollop"
],
"history_and_etymology":"perhaps irregular from trull ",
"first_known_use":[
"1621, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-203342"
},
"truncheon":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a police officer's billy club",
": baton sense 2",
": club , bludgeon",
": a shattered spear or lance",
": to beat with a truncheon"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259n-ch\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"waddy"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"police officers were forced to use their truncheons on the rioters",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Not far from where those spokesmen congregate is another image, that of thousands of Afghans running a chaotic gantlet of dangers, including truncheon -wielding Taliban fighters, to make their way to the airport and escape the country. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Visitors are asked to pick up a truncheon (a thick stick carried as a weapon by police officers) to learn what happened next. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2021",
"Visitors are asked to pick up a truncheon (a stick carried as a weapon by police officers) to learn what happened next. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Student Sasha Vilks showed a reporter his legs and his back deeply bruised from truncheon blows, but told his weeping mother not to look. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, Star Tribune , 15 Aug. 2020",
"Some were hung on the wall and beaten with electrified truncheons . \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Some were hung on the wall and beaten with electrified truncheons . \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Some were hung on the wall and beaten with electrified truncheons . \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
"Some were hung on the wall and beaten with electrified truncheons . \u2014 David Stavrou, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2",
"Verb",
"circa 1598, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220628-213740"
},
"tradition":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (such as a religious practice or a social custom)",
": a belief or story or a body of beliefs or stories relating to the past that are commonly accepted as historical though not verifiable",
": the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another without written instruction",
": cultural continuity in social attitudes, customs, and institutions",
": characteristic manner, method, or style",
": the handing down of information, beliefs, or customs from one generation to another",
": a belief or custom handed down from one generation to another",
": transfer or acquisition of property especially by delivery with intent of both parties to transfer the title"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tr\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n",
"tr\u0259-\u02c8di-sh\u0259n"
],
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"convention",
"custom",
"heritage",
"prescription",
"rubric",
"rule"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today\u2019s tweeds turn away from tradition by combining the coolness of Clueless\u2019s Cher Horowitz and the chicness of Coco Chanel. \u2014 Kevin Huynh, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Learn the history, tradition and service of the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department and its heroes. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have made a small tradition of sharing never-before-seen photos of their children on special events. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 19 June 2022",
"As much as Prince Charles may want to streamline the monarchy, some things, like the coronation service\u2014which has been conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury since the Norman Conquest in 1066\u2014are dictated by tradition . \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 19 June 2022",
"The sprawling 55 acres of the DuPage County Fairgrounds created a new vibe for a decades-old summer tradition as Ribfest debuted in its new location Friday night. \u2014 Diane Moca, Chicago Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"One tradition says the messenger who was on his way to deliver the news to Texas was murdered by greedy plantation owners. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 June 2022",
"High Bar sprouts from Harrison\u2019s tradition of offering winery guests the opportunity to taste her wines side-by-side with wines from other parts of the world. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
"Fifth-generation farmer Mark Morgan of Peach Pickin' Paradise and Morgan Farms in Clarksville returned to farming after earning a master's degree to continue a family tradition . \u2014 Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle English tradicioun , from Middle French & Latin; Middle French tradicion , from Latin tradition-, traditio action of handing over, tradition \u2014 more at treason ",
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-003956"
},
"trundle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to propel by causing to rotate : roll",
": to cause to revolve : spin",
": to transport in or as if in a wheeled vehicle : haul , wheel",
": to progress by revolving",
": to move on or as if on wheels : roll",
": the motion or sound of something rolling",
": trundle bed",
": a round or oval wooden tub",
": to roll along : wheel"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259n-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8tr\u0259n-d\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"She trundled her suitcase into the room.",
"The children trundled off to bed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Streetcars trundle jauntily past fountains, sidewalk cafes and luxury stores where security guards stand sentry. \u2014 Jill Cowan, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"First, giant excavators, loaders and trucks running on fossil fuels scoop up the earth and trundle it away. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
"From dawn to dusk, 15 squat, white, six-wheeled machines trundle across the campus, toting snacks and drinks between the university\u2019s four restaurants and the 1,200 students in the school\u2019s residence halls. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 4 Mar. 2021",
"On busy summer days, more trucks than ever now trundle up and down the road to the ferry\u2019s main terminal in Woods Hole, critics say, sometimes numbering more than 600 a day and starting before dawn. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"The elevator doors open and shut and residents trundle by. \u2014 Pat Mcdonogh, The Courier-Journal , 12 May 2021",
"The air is salty, even a little dank, and seagulls bicker as diggers trundle up and down dismantling cabanas. \u2014 Luke Leitch, Vogue , 7 Oct. 2020",
"That alone could be more entertaining than watching winners trundle up to the stage, as non-winners gamely applaud and try not to look disappointed. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Sep. 2020",
"Ease into that left to right transition and, whoa, that Civic trundling along in the right lane looks scared. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The hotel\u2019s 250-themed guest rooms include a separate sleeping area just for kids (with bunk beds and a trundle ) and interactive features throughout. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"This sofa bed from Crate and Barrel has a trundle that pops up to create a full bed for your guests to sleep on with high-density cushions for a comfortable sleep. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"The Luna Upholstered Daybed Sleeper from Pottery Barn features a trundle that\u2019ll pull out to convert the daybed into a full mattress. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"Another shopper favorite, Zinus' Suzanne trundle daybed, is included in the curation. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Their 2-year-old sleeps in a crib and has his own room, but the stay-at-home dad replaced the beds in his 8- and 10-year-olds\u2019 shared room with trundle beds so that everyone can hunker down in one place if need be. \u2014 Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Each yurt features a queen bed, as well as a twin daybed with a trundle . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 23 Oct. 2021",
"The southpaw has struggled in the big leagues, posting an ERA nearing double-digits as the Orioles trundle to the end of a forgettable season. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Sep. 2021",
"The canopied daybed has a hidden trundle underneath, creating a cocoon for reading or sleeping in this unconventional media turned guest room. \u2014 Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful , 16 Sep. 2021"
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"\u02c8tr\u0259k-\u02c8l\u014dd",
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"the guy who marries her is in for a truckload of misery",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Red Arts\u2019 other portfolio companies include Sunset Pacific Transportation, another less-than- truckload shipper, and Radius Logistics, which provides freight, warehousing and other supply-chain services. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Then buy another truckload , paint a red slash on each napkin, and start a blog called No Purple Line in My Backyard! \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Nothing beats hauling your truckload of beer coolers and puffy mattresses and folding chairs and half-cord of split pine into the hinterland and setting up a free campsite on some desolate piece of ground and proceeding to do nothing for a few days. \u2014 Outside Online , 3 June 2021",
"The Treasury announced its approval of the loan on July 1, 2020, writing that Yellow provided 68% of the Defense Department\u2019s less-than- truckload shipments \u2014 a figure twice the percentage of the Pentagon's assessment of the company's help. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Seizing on an opportunity to make Los Angeles feel a little more at home to the many Bengals fans attending Super Bowl 56, Graeter's has sent a truckload of ice cream out west for the big game. \u2014 Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Last month, the singer shared a video on Instagram, showing a truckload of birds being free from cages and flying into the air. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Adele Morgan Less-than- truckload carrier A. Duie Pyle is seeing inflation cut into the consumer trade that feeds a big share of trucking demand, said John Luciani, chief operating officer for LTL Solutions at the company. \u2014 Lydia O\u2019neal, WSJ , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The purchase would take some of the pressure off overstretched volunteers, who would have to make three or more runs in their cars to haul as much food as a single truckload . \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"noun"
],
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": trou madame"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-052938"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
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": the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route",
": congestion of vehicles",
": the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route",
": the information or signals transmitted over a communications system : messages",
": the volume of customers visiting a business establishment",
": the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system",
": the business of transporting passengers or freight",
": import and export trade",
": the business of bartering or buying and selling",
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": the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) along a route",
": the people or goods carried by train, boat, or airplane or passing along a road, river, or air route",
": the business of carrying passengers or goods",
": the business of buying and selling : commerce",
": exchange of information",
": trade entry 2 sense 2",
": import and export trade",
": the business of bartering or buying and selling",
": illegal or disreputable usually commercial activity",
": the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route",
": the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route",
": the information or signals transmitted over a communications system",
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": the business of transporting passengers or freight",
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": to travel over",
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"\u02c8tra-fik",
"\u02c8tra-fik"
],
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"business",
"commerce",
"marketplace",
"trade"
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"deal",
"trade"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"Let's leave early to avoid rush hour traffic .",
"Traffic is backed up to the bridge.",
"Barge traffic was halted because of flooding.",
"Airlines saw a decrease in passenger traffic this year.",
"Verb",
"arrested him for trafficking in drugs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hillside members used their profits to buy guns and traffic narcotics, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"If traffic along the park's 400 miles of roads becomes unmanageable, Sholly said officials will impose a reservation system to enter the park. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The system also offers robust parental controls, plus Quality-of-Service settings so that certain traffic types or users can be given priority. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Between all the online orders and foot traffic , a secure spot for deliveries and accessories (like umbrellas) is more essential than ever. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"According to city data presented during Tuesday\u2019s committee hearing, 174 people were killed in traffic crashes in Chicago last year. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"With the July 4th also around the corner, this time of year offers a variety of different sales to peruse to capitalize on all the traffic Prime Day will be generating. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"This includes traffic monitors and roadside electronic warning signs to emergency vehicles. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022",
"Ravnsborg pleaded no contest to a pair of misdemeanor traffic charges related to the crash last August and was not sentenced to any prison time. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Other criminals traffic everything from gold to the prized pirarucu fish, police said. \u2014 Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Stories of hacks of high-profile companies and growing awareness of the fact that some companies traffic their data for a profit have made many consumers think twice about sharing their personal information. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Criminals with systems for smuggling ivory are perfectly positioned to traffic other contraband. \u2014 Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Their projects often traffic in provocative visuals and effects, sending their viewers down unanticipated rabbit holes, testing people\u2019s limits for farts, warts, and all. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The indictment accuses Trevi\u00f1o of conspiring to traffic large quantities of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine and using firearms \u2014 including machine guns \u2014 to facilitate those crimes. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Or, foster kids who get trafficked will be used by the traffickers to traffic their friends. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The directors who traffic in these stories often do so from a place of detachment, able to register the suffering of their subjects while ignoring the many layers of their humanity. \u2014 Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Smith said the fundamental problem with ODOT\u2019s approach is the assumption that highway congestion is the main cause of emissions \u2014 rather than simply traffic itself. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Nov. 2021"
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"Noun",
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"type":[
"verb"
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"to come upon after searching, study, or effort I'll try to track down his last known address"
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},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a printed stamp of value given as a premium to a retail customer to be redeemed in merchandise when accumulated in numbers"
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"1896, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-131642"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the quality or state of being truculent"
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-ky\u0259-l\u0259n(t)s",
"also"
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"aggression",
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"militancy",
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"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
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"nonaggression",
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"a congenital truculence that resulted in his spending most of his adolescence in juvenile detention homes",
"beneath his suave, polished exterior lay the truculence of a common street thug",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There is a pandemic of mindless truculence in the country. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Sep. 2021",
"There, she\u2019s known by guards and other inmates for her truculence , even her violence. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The irascibility and truculence of his predecessor was gone. \u2014 ABC News , 13 June 2021",
"Think of Mike Pompeo, that landmass of Cold War truculence ; think of Donald Trump himself. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 25 May 2021",
"Pompeo traveled through the eastern Mediterranean last month, in an implicit rebuke of Erdogan\u2019s truculence . \u2014 Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Hamilton's occasional truculence and questions over tax have led to negative headlines over the years -- he is certainly admired. \u2014 Aimee Lewis, CNN , 2 July 2020",
"The country's hawkish right-wing government was in lockstep with the US President in demanding China face an independent WHO investigation over its failure to warn the world of the Covid-19 threat, but was delivered a heavy blow for its truculence . \u2014 Nic Robertson, CNN , 23 May 2020",
"Mike Babcock, a proponent of truculence in his charges, saw his bosses\u2019 patience run out Wednesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 Nov. 2019"
],
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"circa 1727, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134856"
},
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"verb"
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"to achieve a victory over with teamwork, we can triumph over anything"
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"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a distinguishing quality (as of personal character)",
": an inherited characteristic",
": a stroke of or as if of a pencil",
": touch , trace",
": a quality that makes one person, animal, or thing different from another",
": an inherited characteristic"
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"\u02c8tr\u0101t",
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"\u02c8tr\u0101t",
"\u02c8tr\u0101t,"
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"affection",
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"examples":[
"This dog breed has a number of desirable traits .",
"honesty is one of her defining traits",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On top of that, Krait benefits from an additional, mini-Subsistence, the Veist origin trait which gives you even more ammo regen. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"San Francisco voters who ousted District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office on Tuesday share a common trait . \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"What\u2019s more, this plastic-eating trait splices into the genetic structure and is passed along to the next generation\u2014i.e., Brecken\u2014thus transforming the human species. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Popeye is fallible but has long lived by his own moral code \u2014 a consistent trait that dates back to Segar\u2019s creation. \u2014 Michael Cavna, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"Both Finkenauer and Franken have positioned themselves more to the center, highlighting that all-important trait for a candidate facing an uphill fight: electability. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
"Each structure is edged in indigo blue, a distinctive local architectural trait . \u2014 Ian Phillips, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
"An average difference in a trait associated with a set of genes between two populations does not rule out that the individual variations within those populations may be greater than the average difference between populations. \u2014 Janet D. Stemwedel, Scientific American , 24 May 2022",
"Sabin Howard is a concert of opposites, and holds in perfect tension every imaginable trait of personality. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Middle French, literally, act of drawing, from Latin tractus \u2014 more at tract ",
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"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-161712"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":[
"Anthony 1815\u20131882 English novelist"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-163830"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease",
": nervous excitement",
": a quivering or vibratory motion",
": a discrete small movement following or preceding a major seismic event",
": a feeling of uncertainty or insecurity",
": a cause of such a feeling",
": a trembling or shaking especially from weakness or disease",
": a shaking motion of the earth during an earthquake",
": a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease"
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"\u02c8tre-m\u0259r",
"\u02c8tre-m\u0259r",
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"earthquake",
"quake",
"shake",
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],
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"examples":[
"Small tremors were still being felt several days after the earthquake.",
"I heard a tremor in her voice.",
"His tremors were caused by the disease.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His right hand had a visible tremor , a symptom of Parkinson\u2019s disease. \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 12 June 2022",
"Moreover, the researchers were able to develop reliable digital measures for symptoms like upper-extremity bradykinesia and rest tremor . \u2014 Mario Aguilar, STAT , 3 June 2022",
"In late 2019, those halcyon days when Covid-19 was still merely a tremor in the finger of a Wuhan laboratory researcher and Ukraine was a place that got U.S. presidents impeached, 73% of Americans rated the economy excellent or good. \u2014 Gerard Baker, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"The small earthquake was captured by LSU\u2019s seismograph \u2014 marking the second time in over three decades that Tiger Stadium registered a tremor from cheering fans. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
"Schubert is also diagnosed with fibromyalgia and essential tremor disorder, a neurological condition that causes involuntary shaking. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The downside, though, is that every volcanic eruption or tremor in the area is a reminder of the fear that plagues the people who call the surrounding area home. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Feb. 2022",
"Like Kitchel's initial symptoms, Parkinson's often starts with a tremor in one hand. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 12 Aug. 2021",
"One is the Cold War, during which the Soviet Union used its military might to quash any tremor of reform by rolling tanks into Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968, and by forcing martial law on Poland in 1981. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Mar. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181411"
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"noun",
"noun combining form",
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": something gained or given in victory or conquest especially when preserved or mounted as a memorial",
": a memorial of an ancient Greek or Roman victory raised on the field of battle or on the nearest land for a naval victory",
": a representation of such a memorial (as on a medal)",
": an architectural ornament representing a group of military weapons",
": a game animal or fish suitable for mounting as a trophy",
": one that is prized for qualities that enhance prestige or social status",
": nutrition : nurture : growth",
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": something taken in battle or conquest especially as a memorial"
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"\u02c8tr\u014d-f\u0113",
"\u02c8tr\u014d-f\u0113"
],
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"boast",
"credit",
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"glory",
"honor",
"jewel",
"pride",
"treasure"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"And then the dancers came out to try to make that trophy their own. \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2020",
"The museum ultimately decided to remove 120 human remains, including the tsantsas, Naga trophy heads and an Egyptian mummy of a child. \u2014 Danica Kirka, USA TODAY , 15 Sep. 2020",
"The economics are similar to owning a blue chip investment bank, even if the social cachet is on another level (arch-rival Christie\u2019s is owned by the Pinaults, no strangers to trophy assets). \u2014 Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 18 June 2019",
"Fishermen are catching good to excellent numbers of silvery and post-spawn steelhead trout on the Rocky, Chagrin and Cuyahoga rivers, from young skippers to trophy trout. \u2014 cleveland.com , 13 Apr. 2018",
"What other sport can boast so many all-time superstars who never once got to hoist a trophy ? \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
"No area teams brought home trophies , but South Milwaukee finished third in Division 1 and Port Washington third in Division 2.. Middleton (76) and Stevens Point (177) finished ahead of South Milwaukee (191) in Division 1. \u2014 Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Oct. 2017",
"The Chargers get to keep the Battle for the Bell trophy , though. \u2014 David Carrillo Pe\u00f1aloza, Daily Pilot , 27 Oct. 2017",
"There are still many trophy wives, princesses and doting mothers in denial about all the blood on the hands of their sons and husbands. \u2014 Malcolm Beith, Newsweek , 19 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun",
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"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-181731"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": a low bed usually on casters that can be rolled or slid under a higher bed when not in use",
": a low bed on small wheels that can be rolled under a taller bed"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The standard rooms aren't big can sleep four to five \u2013 there's a trundle bed in that wall. \u2014 Britt Kennerly, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The functional frame features a daybed on top and pull-out trundle bed below that can be pulled out when guests stay the night. \u2014 Jessica Leigh Mattern, PEOPLE.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"There\u2019s even a curtained trundle bed for when the room needs to be used for overnight guests. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Sep. 2021",
"There are 314 suites facing the ocean, some with bunk or trundle beds , done up in a spare but tropical style that extends to the ample bathrooms. \u2014 Christian L. Wright, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2020",
"The house is big enough to sleep four\u2014one often bedroom is upstairs, while the love seat in the living room slides out to reveal a trundle bed underneath. \u2014 Liz Stinson, Curbed , 26 Nov. 2018",
"The house is big enough to sleep four\u2014one often bedroom is upstairs, while the love seat in the living room slides out to reveal a trundle bed underneath. \u2014 Liz Stinson, Curbed , 26 Nov. 2018",
"The children are provided with meals and a place to sleep; trundle beds are in both the girls\u2019 room, which is painted pink, and in the boys\u2019 quarters, painted blue. \u2014 Jacqueline Charles, miamiherald , 25 Dec. 2017"
],
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"1542, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-182628"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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": truculence"
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},
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
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": full of trust : confiding",
": full of trust"
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"\u02c8tr\u0259st-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8tr\u0259st-f\u0259l"
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"confiding",
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"trustless",
"untrusting"
],
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"a trustful child quietly sleeping, sure in the knowledge that his parents would be there when he woke",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That door is being pulled shut by a Chinese leadership less trustful of and interested in integration, and pushed by foreign powers more apprehensive about China\u2019s intentions. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The convenient garments enabled women to work with greater efficiency while building a sophisticated and trustful image. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"For example, there are young climate activists who are distrustful of politicians and maybe older generations but are very trustful of science. \u2014 Simran Sethi, Wired , 2 Dec. 2021",
"Supporters hope the changes, once established, will lead to better policing, a more trustful community and a stronger city. \u2014 Robert Higgs, cleveland , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Things quickly spiral, though, as the deadly grip of heroin addiction consumes the entirety of Molly's existence, further complicating the path toward a peaceful, trustful reconciliation with each passing day. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 18 Mar. 2021",
"One option is to create new screening questions about whether respondents trust other people and major institutions \u2014 and then weight less trustful respondents more heavily in a poll\u2019s final results. \u2014 David Leonhardt, New York Times , 12 Nov. 2020",
"And good quality care in the postnatal period includes continuity of a care provider who would provide consistent information, a trustful relationship, flexibility and recognition of women's personal and cultural contexts, the study added. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 22 Apr. 2020",
"However, the poll found Americans are less trustful of other uses of facial recognition technologies. \u2014 Wired , 5 Sep. 2019"
],
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"1560, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-193209"
},
"truthfulness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": telling or disposed to tell the truth",
": telling or being in the habit of telling facts or making statements that are true"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth-f\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"honest",
"veracious"
],
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"dishonest",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"mendacious",
"prevaricating",
"untruthful"
],
"examples":[
"We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.",
"I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful , I hate vacuuming.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Whether Fisher was being truthful or practicing the art of plausible deniability is in the eye of the beholder. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"Officers could not determine who was being truthful . \u2014 cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"Heard's lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, said the evidence is clear over the last three weeks of testimony that Heard's allegations of abuse are truthful . \u2014 Matthew Barakat, ajc , 3 May 2022",
"Heard\u2019s lawyer, J. Benjamin Rottenborn, said the evidence is clear over the last three weeks of testimony that Heard\u2019s allegations of abuse are truthful . \u2014 Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"But perhaps the most truthful answer comes from the grill king himself, who gave Drew Barrymore his thoughts on competing during an October 2021 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. \u2014 Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping , 27 May 2022",
"This will build strong emotional connections with your target audience and help your marketing team produce truthful believable content. \u2014 Krystel Stacey, Forbes , 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",
"Pro-choice Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) also suggested that some of the justices had been less than truthful . \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 13 May 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"circa 1567, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-200034"
},
"trophy cress":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": nasturtium sense 2"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1835, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-204441"
},
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make tranquil or calm : pacify",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs",
": to become tranquil : relax sense 1",
": to make one tranquil",
": to make tranquil or calm",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs"
],
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"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8tran-"
],
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"becalm",
"calm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitate",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"disturb",
"key (up)",
"perturb",
"upset",
"vex"
],
"examples":[
"They tranquilized the bear with a dart so that it could be safely moved to a different area.",
"at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bear had been sitting 50 feet up a pine tree as deputies waited below for bear trappers to come tranquilize it, a Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office news release says, but the trappers didn\u2019t arrive in time. \u2014 Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Many asked wildlife officials to do something for the moose, to tranquilize it and treat it. \u2014 Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"An arms-control agreement can also help tranquilize the clerical regime\u2019s domestic troubles. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Lions living in such refuges aren\u2019t able to disperse naturally, so maintaining physically and genetically healthy populations requires that wildlife managers frequently tranquilize lions and swap them between reserves. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But recently, Big Bruin apparently returned to its older patterns, and wildlife officers were able to tranquilize it in a vacant wood lot, TWRA said. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Current plans are to tranquilize Hank and his brethren, tag them, and move them to a place with few people. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Wildlife officers Dawson Swanson and Scott Murdoch were able to tranquilize the bull on private property in Pine Junction on Saturday evening, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Over that time, wildlife officials confirmed numerous sightings of the bull elk and tried several times to tranquilize it, all efforts at freeing it from its rubber-and-steel yoke. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-211759"
},
"Trollius":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus of herbs (family Ranunculaceae) that are native to the north temperate regions, have palmately lobed leaves and fruit consisting of a head of follicles, and are often cultivated as ornamentals for their large yellow or lilac flowers with sepals and petals colored alike \u2014 see globeflower sense a"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00e4l\u0113\u0259s"
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"history_and_etymology":"New Latin, from German troll blume trollflower",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-213942"
},
"trampy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to walk, tread, or step especially heavily",
": to travel about on foot : hike",
": to journey as a tramp",
": to tread on forcibly and repeatedly",
": to travel or wander through or over on foot",
": vagrant sense 1a",
": a foot traveler",
": a woman of loose morals",
": prostitute",
": a walking trip : hike",
": the succession of sounds made by the beating of feet on a surface (such as a road, pavement, or floor)",
": an iron plate to protect the sole of a shoe",
": a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port",
": having no fixed abode, connection, or destination",
": to travel or wander through on foot",
": to walk heavily",
": a person who wanders from place to place, has no home or job, and often lives by begging or stealing",
": the sounds made by the beat of marching feet",
": hike entry 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tramp",
"intransitive sense 1 & transitive sense 1 are also",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tramp",
"senses 3 & 4 are also",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tramp",
"\u02c8tramp"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tromp",
"trudge"
],
"antonyms":[
"bindle stiff",
"bum",
"bummer",
"hobo",
"sundowner",
"swaggie",
"swagman",
"vagabond",
"vagrant"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We spent the day tramping through the woods.",
"He tramped the streets looking for his dog.",
"Noun",
"a tramp through the woods",
"the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Malls in Dubai now have Chinese on their signs alongside Arabic and English, with tour groups tramping through and high-end shoppers targeting luxury stores. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2020",
"On pavements where Soviet workers once tramped to shifts at the Uralmash heavy-machinery plant, babushkas now lay out their wares: apples, mushrooms, smoked fish. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Home to Regan is beyond the reach of modern technology, tramping the loamy forest foraging for mushrooms, wood sorrel and tiny wild strawberries. \u2014 Deborah Reid, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Most backcountry tramping involves climbing mountains using tree roots as a ladder or shimmying across precarious three-wire bridges (or just plain old river crossings) and wading through mud up to your chest. \u2014 Liz Carlson, Outside Online , 24 June 2019",
"To view these almost-overgrown messages and art today, our small group tramped through prickly underbrush and tried to imagine the hard, solitary lives the sheepherders led. \u2014 Sara Lessley, Los Angeles Times , 1 Aug. 2019",
"The walls were spattered, from baseboard to ceiling, in blood and so much pooled on the floor that the police had to build a makeshift bridge to get to the body without tramping through it. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 23 July 2019",
"In the meantime, Strong will continue tramping around fields in Vermont, looking for more of the striking birds that have become a significant part of his research. \u2014 Brian Macquarrie, BostonGlobe.com , 21 July 2019",
"On June 23rd the residents of Turkey\u2019s biggest city will be tramping to the polls all over again. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Be prepared to go without a shower or electricity for the duration of your tramp . \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Sitting atop an immaculate glass coffee table was an overflowing ashtray and a small pile of hardcover books, the top one of which teased a history of tramp steamers. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The second time netted $1,500 in gold and silver coins \u2014 and eventual life sentences because the crash killed a train fireman and a tramp . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The movie thus plays like a throwback in several respects, back to an era when audiences dutifully flocked to theaters to see the likes of Robert Taylor or Alan Ladd tramp around in armor. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Synonyms for beggar include hobo, pauper, tramp , vagrant, derelict, mendicant, bum, supplicant, deadbeat, borrower. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
"And finally, from the column of false negatives, the tart is a bit of a tramp . \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 17 Sep. 2021",
"All eyes are drawn to the two tramp -like figures who command the stage. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Her family received calls and letters calling her a drug addict, a tramp , a communist. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-215527"
},
"tranquillizing":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make tranquil or calm : pacify",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs",
": to become tranquil : relax sense 1",
": to make one tranquil",
": to make tranquil or calm",
": to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs"
],
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"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
"\u02c8tran-"
],
"synonyms":[
"becalm",
"calm",
"compose",
"lull",
"lullaby",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"salve",
"settle",
"soothe",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitate",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"disturb",
"key (up)",
"perturb",
"upset",
"vex"
],
"examples":[
"They tranquilized the bear with a dart so that it could be safely moved to a different area.",
"at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bear had been sitting 50 feet up a pine tree as deputies waited below for bear trappers to come tranquilize it, a Palm Beach County Sheriff\u2019s Office news release says, but the trappers didn\u2019t arrive in time. \u2014 Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
"Many asked wildlife officials to do something for the moose, to tranquilize it and treat it. \u2014 Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News , 13 May 2022",
"An arms-control agreement can also help tranquilize the clerical regime\u2019s domestic troubles. \u2014 Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Lions living in such refuges aren\u2019t able to disperse naturally, so maintaining physically and genetically healthy populations requires that wildlife managers frequently tranquilize lions and swap them between reserves. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Mar. 2022",
"But recently, Big Bruin apparently returned to its older patterns, and wildlife officers were able to tranquilize it in a vacant wood lot, TWRA said. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Current plans are to tranquilize Hank and his brethren, tag them, and move them to a place with few people. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Wildlife officers Dawson Swanson and Scott Murdoch were able to tranquilize the bull on private property in Pine Junction on Saturday evening, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 12 Oct. 2021",
"Over that time, wildlife officials confirmed numerous sightings of the bull elk and tried several times to tranquilize it, all efforts at freeing it from its rubber-and-steel yoke. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-220230"
},
"transgression":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act, process, or instance of transgressing : such as",
": infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty",
": the spread of the sea over land areas and the consequent unconformable deposit of sediments on older rocks",
": a violation of a command or law"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8gre-sh\u0259n",
"tranz-",
"trans-\u02c8gre-sh\u0259n"
],
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"breach",
"crime",
"debt",
"error",
"lawbreaking",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdoing",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"trespass",
"violation",
"wrongdoing"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncrime"
],
"examples":[
"acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere",
"a dying woman asking for divine forgiveness for a lifetime of transgressions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Two weeks after Maines insulted the president on foreign soil \u2014 a transgression many considered unforgivable \u2014 the Chicks were out of the top 40 of Billboard\u2018s Country Airplay chart. \u2014 Steve Knopper, Billboard , 14 June 2022",
"There are repercussions for looking past a transgression . \u2014 Matthew Hutson, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Second-time offenders of the same transgression receive a two-year suspension. \u2014 Christian Red, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Your friend was a bit too eager to bask in your appreciation, but this was not a major transgression . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"As a result of that transgression , which Baffert has denied and fought vigorously but unsuccessfully through various legal remedies, he\u2019s been banned from running horses at Churchill Downs for two years. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 6 May 2022",
"The transgression occurred early in the first quarter, after Green caught an elbow to the face from Memphis\u2019 Xavier Tillman as the two scrambled for a loose ball. \u2014 C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 May 2022",
"The spaces most celebrated by the film\u2014dingy, fabulous nightclubs, stylish down-at-heel neighborhoods\u2014are those of transgression , invention, and remaking of the kind the movie as a whole celebrates. \u2014 Nicholas De Monchaux, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Liam\u2019s sorry-not-sorry transgression crosses a line that Paulie Moretti and his crew feel obliged to avenge in the most violent manner. \u2014 Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-230444"
},
"tramontane":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one dwelling in a tramontane region",
": foreigner",
": transalpine",
": lying on or coming from the other side of a mountain range"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tr\u0259-\u02c8m\u00e4n-\u02cct\u0101n",
"\u02cctra-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":"Adjective",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"1593, in the meaning defined above",
"Adjective",
"1596, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-234555"
},
"truncature":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": truncation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259\u014bk\u0259\u02ccchu\u0307(\u0259)r"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-000206"
},
"truth-function":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sentential or propositional function whose truth-value depends only on the truth-values of its arguments"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":"translation of German wahrheitsfunktion ",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010649"
},
"truthiness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a truthful or seemingly truthful quality that is claimed for something not because of supporting facts or evidence but because of a feeling that it is true or a desire for it to be true"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-th\u0113-n\u0259s"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"2005, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-011224"
},
"truck wholesaler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": wagon jobber"
],
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-012635"
},
"truckle":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to act in a subservient manner : submit"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259-k\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"apple-polish",
"bootlick",
"fawn",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady"
],
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"examples":[
"the kind of guy who truckles to anyone who has even a suspicion of money"
],
"history_and_etymology":"from the lower position of the truckle bed",
"first_known_use":[
"1647, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-023221"
},
"truther":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one who believes that the truth about an important subject or event is being concealed from the public by a powerful conspiracy"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-th\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now the party must deal with having as its nominee an election truther who approached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and spoke at a conference promoting QAnon and 9/11 conspiracy theories. \u2014 Aaron Blake, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
"Last week, his show featured Alex Berenson, a former journalist and thriller writer who has risen to prominence as a Covid truther . Carlson is hardly alone on Fox, whose coverage of the vaccine has shifted markedly since Joe Biden became president. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 17 Mar. 2021",
"In blog posts on the popular conspiracy-theory website 911truth.org, people used the word truther as a matter-of-fact descriptor for several years. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 17 Mar. 2021",
"Apparently, Republicans in Georgia will send a QAnon-er, and 9/11 truther , to Congress. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 17 Aug. 2020",
"But on the internet, where anxiety is profitable and dramatic claims are shareable ones, a fireworks- truther community has taken shape within a matter of days. \u2014 Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic , 24 June 2020",
"Here's the Whole Story Behind the Ben Solo Challenge Inspired by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker The internet and all of its Titanic truthers loved the joke: Contact us at editors@time.com. \u2014 Melissa Locker, Time , 6 Jan. 2020",
"The average YouTuber isn\u2019t Shane Dawson, however, and neither is the average moon landing truther . \u2014 Rebecca Jennings, Vox , 24 June 2019",
"For all you Alabama truthers \u2014 the ones who have maintained for years that the Crimson Tide could beat the NFL's worst teams \u2014 enough already. \u2014 Nate Davis, USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"2005, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-030916"
},
"trainer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who trains someone or something: such as",
": one whose occupation is to guide or instruct people in fitness and exercise routines",
": one who oversees the training of animals",
": a person who treats the ailments and minor injuries of the members of an athletic team",
": something (such as a machine or vehicle) used in training \u2014 see also elliptical trainer",
": sneaker sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0101-n\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"coach"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the boxer and his trainer",
"She hired a personal trainer .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The O\u2019Brien Kids Platform Trainer Waterski is an ideal trainer for smaller children just learning to water ski. \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
"Jarret\u2019s father, Harry Lewis, is a racing trainer who has succeeded in buying his own freedom but not his son\u2019s. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
"But there was also the trainer at the front desk, an Asian American woman who was wearing a Pride hat, and a handful of women already warming up for the class. \u2014 Jireh Deng, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"Dima, also a construction worker, was a sniper trainer at the shooting club. \u2014 Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News , 21 May 2022",
"Herbert was a former assistant trainer under Mack Miller, who won the 1993 Kentucky Derby with Sea Hero. \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 8 May 2022",
"Before snipping her way to success, Lauran Ripstein was a personal trainer . \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Morit Summers and Francine Delgado-Lugo opened Form Fitness in Brooklyn in 2018 after meeting in a more typical gym where Summers, who published Big and Bold: Strength Training for the Plus-Size Woman last year, was a trainer . \u2014 Amanda Mull, The Atlantic , 27 Apr. 2022",
"During a catchup call with coworker Froelich\u2014who is also a certified personal trainer specializing in training seniors\u2014Reed found out that Froelich was virtually training her grandparents with cardio boxing over FaceTime. \u2014 Geri Stengel, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033143"
},
"trudellite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral Al 10 Cl 12 (OH) 12 (SO 4 ) 3 .3OH 2 O(?) consisting of a hydrous basic aluminum chloride and sulfate and occurring in amber-yellow masses"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tr\u00fc\u02c8de\u02ccl\u012bt"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"Harry W. Trudell , born 1884 American mineralogist + English -ite ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-033345"
},
"trustworthy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": worthy of confidence : dependable",
": deserving faith and confidence",
": worthy of confidence",
": being or deriving from a source worthy of belief or consideration for evidentiary purposes"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259st-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113",
"\u02c8tr\u0259st-\u02ccw\u0259r-t\u035fh\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[
"calculable",
"dependable",
"good",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"safe",
"secure",
"solid",
"steady",
"sure",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustable",
"trusty"
],
"antonyms":[
"dodgy",
"uncertain",
"undependable",
"unreliable",
"unsafe",
"untrustworthy"
],
"examples":[
"a trustworthy bodyguard who would never blab to the tabloids",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Justin was honest, trustworthy , resilient and dependable. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
"This advice is objective, trustworthy , evidence-based, and respectful of my privacy. \u2014 John Kao, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Our goal is to continue evolving into a brand that provides trustworthy , inspirational, and achievable ideas for all doers and home-enthusiasts. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The regime became more and more corrupt, less and less sophisticated, less and less trustworthy , less and less popular. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Our society assumes a good friend will be trustworthy , loyal and respectful. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"We are expected to navigate a complicated and life-threatening medical event without universal health care and without free, trustworthy , vetted, and accessible medical information. \u2014 Nina Jankowicz, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The same language pops up in ad after ad: Applicants must be respectable, reliable, settled, trustworthy , competent, honest, well-recommended. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s no shortage of information and data in the world, but individuals with the ability to discern what information is trustworthy among the abundant mix of misinformation will be critical to an organisation\u2019s success. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1658, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-044603"
},
"trust fund":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": property (such as money or securities) settled or held in trust"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She paid for college out of a trust fund set up for her by her grandfather.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Trayon White also critiqued Bowser\u2019s trust fund spending. \u2014 Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
"The grants include community development block grants, HOME investment partnership grants, emergency solutions grants, housing opportunities for persons with HIV/AIDS and housing trust fund grants. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Wealthy Westport, for instance, is proposing to create an affordable housing trust fund that would operate a bit like an open space preservation fund. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 29 May 2022",
"Harrison called on the city to reduce police funding and create a $30 million wellness trust fund that would assist city residents with access to health care regardless of their immigration status. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
"The tentative agreement includes $2.7 billion to replenish the trust fund and pay back a debt to the federal government for jobless aid, as well as $500 million in bonuses for workers who took risks during the pandemic. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Alabama\u2019s plan applies 36% of the money to expand broadband internet access, 29% for water and sewer projects, 20% for health care services, and 10% to support the trust fund that pays unemployment compensation. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Earlier this year, the last major victim groups cut a deal with the Boy Scouts to back the trust fund . \u2014 Steven Church, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The levy finances a trust fund that pays about 30,000 miners coping with black lung disease and their beneficiaries a little under $700 a month. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1738, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-045237"
},
"traducing":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation",
": violate , betray"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tr\u0259-\u02c8d\u00fcs",
"-\u02c8dy\u00fcs"
],
"synonyms":[
"breach",
"break",
"contravene",
"fracture",
"infringe (on ",
"offend",
"transgress",
"violate"
],
"antonyms":[
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"mind",
"obey",
"observe"
],
"examples":[
"He was traduced in the press.",
"a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In Philip\u2019s case, the myth was the good Jewish boy traduced by inner anarchy. \u2014 Benjamin Taylor, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2020",
"Authors and illustrators are being flamed online and having their reputations traduced and their careers threatened for transgressing the capricious new standards of ideological purity. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 31 Jan. 2020",
"The site functions first as a watchdog to the government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, a profane populist who not only traduces norms but also urges the assassination of Filipino citizens in the name of combatting drugs. \u2014 Karl Vick, Time , 12 Dec. 2019",
"But though subsequently traduced as extreme, Friedman\u2019s position had a fair amount of give in it. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
"Think of Lucrezia Borgia, traduced by slander and gossip, and of Isabella d\u2019Este, greedy for art. \u2014 Sarah Dunant, New York Times , 1 June 2018",
"The idea of someone who works directly for the Trump White House supervising the bureau traduces its entire purpose. \u2014 Kimberly Harrington, The New Yorker , 24 July 2017",
"Partly, there\u2019s the tonic shock of encountering again, in person, works that are traduced by reproduction, which muffles their keynotes of material, touch, and scale. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 6 Feb. 2017",
"Some players\u2019 records reflect abilities enhanced by acts of bad character \u2014 surreptitious resorts to disreputable chemistry that traduces sportsmanship. \u2014 George F. Will, The Mercury News , 21 Jan. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Latin traducere to lead across, transfer, degrade, from tra-, trans- trans- + ducere to lead \u2014 more at tow entry 1 ",
"first_known_use":[
"1573, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-052328"
},
"Trudeau":{
"type":[
"biographical name ()"
],
"definitions":[
"Pierre Elliott 1919\u20132000 Canadian politician; prime minister (1968\u201379; 1980\u201384)",
"Justin (Pierre James) 1971\u2013 son of Pierre Trudeau prime minister of Canada (2015\u2013 )"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
"tr\u00fc-\u02c8d\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-060755"
},
"tranquilizer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a drug used to reduce mental disturbance (such as anxiety and tension) \u2014 compare antipsychotic",
": one that tranquilizes",
": a drug used to make someone calm and relaxed",
": a drug used to reduce mental disturbance (as anxiety and tension) \u2014 see antipsychotic"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r",
"\u02c8tran-",
"\u02c8tra\u014b-kw\u0259-\u02ccl\u012b-z\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a patient who is on tranquilizers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The research on ketamine, primarily used in the past as a horse tranquilizer , is the furthest along, and has been proven as an antidepressant treatment. \u2014 Ronit Molko, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"However, there was no working tranquilizer gun found in the home and authorities say Barry's DNA was not on that plastic cap. \u2014 Paul Larosa, CBS News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"If an animal needed to be captured to treat an injury or for another reason, Massena said keepers would work with veterinarians who would shoot a tranquilizer dart at it. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
"Prosecutors believe the cap was from a syringe used to fill a tranquilizer dart. \u2014 CBS News , 30 Apr. 2022",
"There\u2019s a new drug beginning to spread rapidly through the street drug supply of the United States: Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer , increasingly used as a synthetic cutting agent for opioids like heroin. \u2014 Joseph Friedman, Time , 6 Apr. 2022",
"McNabney died by a lethal dose of horse tranquilizer on September 12, 2001. \u2014 Joseph Rhee, ABC News , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Prosecutors believe Barry Morphew shot his wife with a tranquilizer gun before disposing of her body. \u2014 Linda Takahashi, NBC News , 2 Mar. 2022",
"After Suzanne went missing, authorities found the cap of a tranquilizer dart in the couple's dryer, KDVR reported. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 25 Feb. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061307"
},
"triakistetrahedron":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a trigonal tristetrahedron"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\"+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":"International Scientific Vocabulary triakis- + tetrahedron ",
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-061909"
},
"trading post":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a station of a trader or trading company established in a sparsely settled region where trade in products of local origin (such as furs) is carried on",
": post entry 6 sense 3b",
": a store set up in a thinly settled region"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The French set up a trading post on the coast.",
"The town was first established as a trading post .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first European settlement at what is now Weymouth was established in 1622 as a trading post by London merchant Thomas Weston. \u2014 Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
"But by the time the Nieupoort trading shiparrived, 18 years later in the late summer of 1659, a frequently changing succession of opperhoofd had made the island a fully functional trading post under the auspices of the Dutch East India Company. \u2014 Rob Goss, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 May 2022",
"The blaze fed on brush surrounding structures on the property \u2013 site of a 17th-century trading post along the Santa Fe trail \u2013 until La Junta firefighters beat it back, KKTV reported. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The garden will also include four picnic tables, a movable wood fire pit, a table to serve as a trading post , a storage structure and a covered compost bin. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
"The wagon train is off from Doan\u2019s Crossing, the final main trading post for at least a few months of travel, and into the wild west\u2014bandits, war tribes, the works. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Barbara Burget built a trading post near the White River in an area north of 96th Street. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Wilson, whose husband, Hanks, appeared in week 2 of the series opposite Tim McGraw (James Dutton), played a trading post clerk who ends up boozing it up with stranger Margaret Dutton (Hill). \u2014 Lynette Rice, EW.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
"In addition to the traditional 360-degree panorama, visitors may explore Nova Tuskhut, a life-size Arctic trading post , and meander through the site\u2019s tranquil and verdant gardens. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-063640"
},
"treat (of)":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
"to have (something) as a subject matter his paper treats of the ethical dilemmas that doctors face every day in the emergency rooms of urban hospitals"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-064234"
},
"trustable":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": one in which confidence is placed",
": dependence on something future or contingent : hope",
": reliance on future payment for property (such as merchandise) delivered : credit",
": a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement",
": one that reduces or threatens to reduce competition",
": care , custody",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": responsible charge or office",
": trustworthiness",
": in the care or possession of a trustee",
": to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of : believe",
": to place confidence in : rely on",
": to hope or expect confidently",
": to commit or place in one's care or keeping : entrust",
": to permit to stay or go or to do something without fear or misgiving",
": to extend credit to",
": to place confidence : depend",
": to be confident : hope",
": to sell or deliver on credit",
": to rely on or on the truth of : believe",
": to place confidence in someone or something",
": to be confident : hope",
": firm belief in the character, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": a person or thing in which confidence is placed",
": confident hope",
": a property interest held by one person or organization (as a bank) for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement and often held to reduce competition",
": an organization in which money is held or managed by someone for the benefit of another or others",
": responsibility for safety and well-being",
": a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property",
": an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship \u2014 see also beneficiary , cestui que trust , corpus , declaration of trust at declaration sense 4 , principal , settlor",
": a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out",
": a trust in which legal title remains in the trustee who has a duty to act affirmatively (as in exercising control, discretion, and judgment) with regard to the property \u2014 compare passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created often in accordance with a separation agreement in which property is transferred to the trust as a source of support for a divorced spouse with a remainder to someone else",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust that is created for the purpose of making profit and that is usually characterized by some kind of commercial activity, transferable certificates of interest, existence continuing after the death of beneficiaries, limited liability, legal title in the hands of trustees, and officers having duties of management",
": a trust in which a spouse leaves his or her estate upon death to a trust naming the surviving spouse as beneficiary usually with remainders to children or other descendants",
": a trust in which a charity is named as the beneficiary for a period of time after which named individuals succeed as beneficiaries",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive a fixed payment of not less than five percent of the fair market value of the original principal over the course of a specified period after which the remaining principal passes to charity",
": a trust in which individuals are named as beneficiaries to receive income for a period of time (as the lifetimes of the beneficiaries) after which the principal passes to charity",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive payments of a fixed percentage and not less than five percent of the value of the trust assets as determined annually for a specified period after which the remainder passes to charity",
": a trust created for the purpose of performing charity or providing social benefits",
": a grantor trust lasting at least ten years with income payable to a beneficiary and principal reverting to the settlor upon termination",
": business trust in this entry",
": a trust under which any or all income does not have to be distributed and principal may be distributed \u2014 compare simple trust in this entry",
": an implied trust imposed by a court to prevent the unjust enrichment of one who has wrongfully obtained (as through fraud or bad faith) title to the property or a property interest of another",
": an equitable remedy to prevent unjust enrichment by imposing a constructive trust",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust which allows a donor to place a gift in trust while qualifying for the gift tax annual exclusion by giving the beneficiary an immediate right to the gift for a limited time after which it can only be accessed under the terms of the trust",
": a trust that gives the trustee authority to exercise his or her discretion in distributing principal or income to the beneficiary",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust in which nothing is left to be done by the trustee but preserve the property and execute the purpose of the trust",
": a trust in which the settlor or trustee has duties to perform (as securing the property, ascertaining the objects of the trust, or making distributions)",
": a trust intentionally created by the settlor",
": a trust created by a positive act of the settlor and set down in writing that expresses the intention to create a trust, identifies the property to be placed in trust, and names beneficiaries",
": a trust in which the principal goes to a skip person usually following payment of income for life to a non-skip person : a trust created by a generation-skipping transfer of property in trust",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to a fixed annuity for a set term of years after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to all income for a specified term or for whichever comes first of a specified term or death after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to receive annually a percentage of the fixed net fair market value of the assets for a specified term after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": a trust that is taxed at the settlor's tax rate because the settlor has the power to control the beneficial enjoyment of the trust, retains a reversionary interest in the trust, has administrative powers over the trust, has the power to revoke the trust, or benefits from the income of the trust",
": a trust that is created for a purpose which is not charitable and that names no specific beneficiary",
": land trust in this entry",
": a trust arising by operation of law when the circumstances of a transaction imply the creation of a trust that is not expressly created by the parties and especially when a trust is necessary to avoid an inequitable result or to prevent fraud",
": an insurance trust created as a retirement plan in which individual life insurance policies are purchased for employees and held in trust by the employer to fund the plan",
": a trust in which the principal consists of an insurance policy or its proceeds",
": a trust that becomes effective during the lifetime of the settlor",
": a business trust that is a closed-end investment company",
": implied trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust that cannot be revoked by the settlor after its creation except upon the consent of all the beneficiaries",
": a trust created to effectuate a real estate ownership arrangement in which the trustee holds legal and equitable title to the property subject to the provisions of a trust agreement setting out the rights of the beneficiaries whose interests in the trust are declared to be personal property",
": inter vivos trust in this entry",
": a marital trust created in order to qualify for the marital deduction",
": power of appointment trust in this entry",
": a testamentary trust naming a surviving spouse as the beneficiary \u2014 see also marital deduction trust and power of appointment trust in this entry",
": business trust in this entry",
": land trust in this entry",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created for the purpose of holding property for beneficiaries whose identities are kept secret",
": a trust created by the settlor's spoken statements especially for the purpose of transferring real property as part of an agreement between the settlor and the trustee",
": a trust or use under which the trustee has no duties to perform : a trust in which legal and equitable titles are merged in the beneficiaries",
": a trust that receives the assets that make up its principal by operation of a testamentary disposition to it usually of the residue of an estate or from another trust upon the settlor's death",
": a marital trust that provides a surviving spouse with a life estate in property and a power of appointment allowing appointment of the property to the surviving spouse or to his or her estate",
": a trust that attempts to shield assets from the beneficiaries' creditors by providing that it is within the trustee's discretion to refuse to pay a beneficiary or that a beneficiary forfeits his or her interest in the trust upon a creditor's attempt to reach it",
": a resulting trust arising where not abolished by statute when property is purchased with title in the name of one person but using the money of another",
": a trust to which qualified terminable interest property is transferred for purposes of taking the marital deduction",
": a trust that is either a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust",
": a business trust similar to a closed-end investment company except that it invests in real estate either as an owner having equity in the property or as a lender holding mortgages on the property",
": an implied trust based upon the presumed intentions of the parties as inferred from all the circumstances that the party holding legal title to trust property holds it for the benefit of the other \u2014 compare constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust over which the settlor has retained the power of revocation",
": totten trust in this entry",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust under which all current income must be distributed and no principal may be distributed",
": a trust that is created for the benefit of a spendthrift who is paid income therefrom and that cannot be reached by creditors to satisfy the spendthrift's debts",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust created in a will to be effective upon the settlor's death",
": a trust created by a deposit in a bank by one person as trustee for another that is revocable until the death of the depositor",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust from which the beneficiary receives annually a fixed percentage of the net fair market value of the trust assets",
": a trust operating as a vehicle for investment whose portfolio consists of long-term bonds that are held to maturity",
": a trust created by the transfer of legal title to shares of stock to a trustee or trustees who exercise the corporate voting rights conferred by ownership of the shares as agreed in the trust instrument",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by an agreement establishing a trust whereby shareholders in the separate corporations exchange their shares for shares representing proportionate interest in the principal and income of the combination and surrender to the trustees the management and operation of the combined firms or corporations",
": a combination or aggregation of business entities formed by any of various means",
": one that reduces competition or is thought to present a threat of reducing competition \u2014 compare antitrust",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": the condition, obligation, or right of one to whom something is confided : responsible charge or office",
": custody",
": in a trust",
"Anglo-French de son tort ( desmesne ) from his or her (own) wrongful act"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259st",
"\u02c8tr\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"confidence",
"credence",
"faith",
"stock"
],
"antonyms":[
"assign",
"charge",
"commission",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"task"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The standard practice when rebuilding trust is to share any contact that causes the partner anxiety. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
"Traditionally, trust in government is higher among the party of the president. \u2014 Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Look, at the turn of the century right after the 9/11 attacks, trust in government to do the right thing was pretty high. \u2014 NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Mutual trust is key to ensemble work, but that doesn\u2019t happen overnight. \u2014 Gordon Cox, Variety , 8 June 2022",
"Meanwhile, trust in public health experts and institutions is at a discouraging low. \u2014 Ryan Reid, Scientific American , 27 May 2022",
"To resolve conflicts, trust is the core factor that should be addressed. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
"Communities need law enforcement, but trust is critical. \u2014 Paul Dongarra, Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"An unchangeable trust may not be the best option in a world that\u2019s constantly changing. \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Financial advisors recommend investors trust that their financial strategy will work over the long-term as it was intended. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
"In other words, set your goal, focus and then trust the process. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"If the cover doesn't scream summer and the idea of crying in the bathroom doesn't feel relatable to you, just trust us on this one: This memoir will take you on a better ride than the twistiest of rollercoasters. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
"Even though a Democrat sits in the Oval Office today, just under 30 percent of Democrats trust the government to do the right thing. \u2014 Dante Chinni, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"Animals instinctively trust them (Theo and his dog are exquisitely attuned). \u2014 Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic , 10 June 2022",
"Welcoming school environments with counselors, mental health resources and social workers that students can trust is an important tool to make schools safer, experts say. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
"Although Mercury direct has us off on a rocky start, things will get better \u2014 remember to be open, and trust the process. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 3 June 2022",
"How could runners expect to trust a running store salesman to diagnose their needs, no matter how experienced? \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":"Noun and Verb",
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-083455"
},
"transversely":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": acting, lying, or being across : set crosswise",
": made at right angles to the long axis of the body",
": something (such as a piece, section, or part) that is transverse",
": lying or being across : placed crosswise",
": acting, lying, or being across : set crosswise",
": made at right angles to the long axis of the body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
"tranz-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
"\u02c8tranz-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
"\u02c8tranz-",
"trans-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8v\u0259rs",
"tranz-",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02cc",
"\u02c8tranz-\u02cc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"The surgeon made a transverse incision across her abdomen.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Low transverse incisions are now standard in the United States. \u2014 Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Shoulder taps work you transverse abdominals and obliques as well. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The transverse -engine GLA has available 4Matic all-wheel drive that primarily drives the front wheels but sends enough power around to improve acceleration in slippery conditions. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Also, seemingly forgotten by many, the C8 finally retires the Corvette's long-running transverse leaf springs front and rear (since 1984 at both ends and since 1963 at the rear), in favor of conventional coils. \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2020",
"Thompson said that the safety mechanism is similar to the tang safety of a shotgun and includes a mechanical block actuated by a transverse cam mounted on the side of the assembly. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 21 Jan. 2020",
"This big bucket of parts and designs is used to make all of the group's transverse -engine vehicles\u2014everything from the Audi TT to the VW Atlas. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 27 July 2019",
"This is Volkswagen\u2019s sixth U.S.-market vehicle, from Golf to Atlas SUV, to be built on the company\u2019s global MQB ( transverse -engine front drive) platform. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2018",
"Well after Horch the man departed, the automaker was cranking out dual-overhead-cam straight-eights, servo-actuated brakes, four-wheel independent suspension, transverse leaf springs, and five-speed gearboxes. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 25 May 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This rotational plane is called the transverse plane. \u2014 Jay Johnson, Outside Online , 16 Feb. 2021",
"There's nothing particularly interesting about the control-arm front and beam-axle rear suspension other than the transverse leaf spring that suspends the front. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 22 May 2022",
"Olmsted and Vaux, famously, insisted on sinking the transverse roads through Central Park, and asserted the importance of passive recreation\u2014of strolling as a civilizing influence. \u2014 Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The plank up-down, V-up, and suitcase crunch work your rectus abdominis (the muscles along the front of your abdomen) and your deeper, stabilizing transverse abdominis muscles. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Even the most spectacular one, the ground-story event room, for all its glowing wood and dramatic transverse arches, seems better suited for housing machines than people, and has something of the character of an airplane hangar. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Your transverse abdominis, your rectus abdominis are playing such key parts in not only ensuring that you're streamlined, but in the propulsion as well. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 6 May 2022",
"That includes the transverse abdominis, one of the deepest abdominal muscles, which wraps around the lower torso like a girdle. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
"For example, someone with a transverse vaginal septum, meaning they\u2019re born with a wall of tissue that separates parts of the vagina6, might not menstruate or have a hard time inserting a tampon. \u2014 SELF , 25 Feb. 2022"
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": a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)",
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": a thing of little value : trifle",
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"\u02c8tri\u014b-k\u0259t",
"\u02c8tri\u014b-k\u0259t"
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"bauble",
"bibelot",
"curio",
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"gaud",
"gewgaw",
"geegaw",
"gimcrack",
"kickshaw",
"knickknack",
"nicknack",
"novelty",
"ornamental",
"tchotchke"
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"the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But when would Michigan have implemented its own trinket before now? \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 6 June 2022",
"Surely a testimonial to their great kindness will be more valued than any trinket . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The thieves\u2019 luck finally runs out, however, during a plot to steal a prize trinket at a swanky charity gala. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The material left for posterity in 1887 turned out to be mostly routine \u2014 a Bible, an almanac, a masonic trinket along with Confederate bank notes and a genealogy of the Lee family. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
"For smaller items like rings, earbuds, and keys, opt for a dainty trinket tray like this one from Warmtree. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens , 11 Mar. 2022",
"On the way up Church Street, Toler\u2019s frustrated by a slow-moving couple who dip inside the barricades to retrieve some trinket from the already-wet pavement. \u2014 al , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Or perhaps a monogrammed trinket dish from Anthropologie is just the missing piece your coffee table needs. \u2014 Vogue , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Sailors were first permitted to disembark on the pier, where some hosts would set up shops catering to the Americans eager to sample the local cuisine or buy a trinket . \u2014 WSJ , 18 Dec. 2021"
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"circa 1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": a finding out of the best way to reach a desired result or a correct solution by trying out one or more ways or means and by noting and eliminating errors or causes of failure",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But finding the best running shoe can feel like searching for other hard-to-find pieces, Goldilocks trial and error included. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 June 2022",
"In this case, a soft yarn sourced from Japan after years of trial and error by the designer Anna Berger of Deta. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"The principles of a lean startup always imply that trial and error are your biggest allies. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"These stick and poke tattoos, just like any other form of tattooing, took a lot of trial and error to get right. \u2014 Thal\u00eda Henao, Allure , 10 June 2022",
"Fitness and exercise, like life, is full of trial and error . \u2014 Jeff Tomko, Men's Health , 26 May 2022",
"Conducting in-person contextual inquiries takes time to plan and execute, thus knowing how to properly strategize for a contextual interview can save you time from trial and error . \u2014 Goran Paun, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Recreating a healthier version of our favorite sugary products is never easy, and can take a lot of trial and error to get just right, especially for mass production. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 8 May 2022",
"Newell designed this ungainly Willy Wonka\u2013esque apparatus over decades in a costly process of trial and error that faced\u2014and ultimately overcame\u2014several challenges, including protecting the mussels from turbulent seas and voracious eider ducks. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American , 1 May 2022"
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"noun"
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": full of tricks : prankish",
": difficult to cope with or handle : trying",
": having the craftiness of a trickster",
": ornately contrived in technique or effect",
": smartly attired : spruce"
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"catchy",
"delicate",
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"problematical",
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"it's a bit tricksy to have a candid conversation with the company president without appearing to be either presumptuous or obsequious",
"a tricksy provocateur who will make the most outrageous statements just to get a reaction"
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 4"
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"noun"
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": a transportation line using trucks"
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"1924, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": one who seeks to break up business trusts",
": a federal official who prosecutes trusts under the antitrust laws",
": one and especially a federal officer who seeks to break up trusts by prosecution under the antitrust laws"
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"\u02c8tr\u0259s(t)-\u02ccb\u0259-st\u0259r",
"\u02c8tr\u0259st-\u02ccb\u0259s-t\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The original trustbuster himself, Teddy Roosevelt, admonished that size in and of itself is not bad. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"During the next five years, Arnold became the country\u2019s greatest trustbuster , issuing nearly as many indictments as had been brought since the Sherman Act was passed. \u2014 Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker , 17 Aug. 2021",
"On the menu today: the Fed\u2019s surprising hawkishness, the FTC\u2019s new trustbuster , the anti-Amazon industry, and an evaluation of Congress\u2019s recent antitrust proposals. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 17 June 2021",
"Europe has led the charge with antitrust investigations, and Margrethe Vestager, the region\u2019s top trustbuster , recently vowed to take a harder line on the companies. \u2014 David Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2020",
"The Competition and Markets Authority, the U.K.\u2019s trustbuster , is getting tougher too. \u2014 Chris Hughes | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 16 Dec. 2019",
"In their brief filed with the federal appeals court, the Justice Department lawyers sounded more like corporate defense attorneys than crusading trustbusters . \u2014 Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2019",
"Mergers were looked upon more kindly by trustbusters . \u2014 The Economist , 19 Sep. 2019",
"After years of waving through deals, shareholders and trustbusters are now getting testier again. \u2014 The Economist , 6 July 2019"
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": the acts or practices of a trickster"
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": globeflower sense a"
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"noun"
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": one that takes a trip : tourist",
": a tripping device (as for operating a railroad signal)"
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"day trippers who come to spend a few hours on the island",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Sonny DiChiara led off the ninth with a solo shot of his own -- his 17th round- tripper of the season -- but that\u2019s all Auburn could muster before Tyler Guilfoil shut the door. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 May 2022",
"That\u2019s also where all similarities to a typical day- tripper ended. \u2014 Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
"In the third inning, Bonita Vista (8-10-1) led 3-2 until first baseman Zyan Watson also hit a two-run homer, his first round- tripper this season. \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"To make these a successful gift for a road tripper , get the Suction Cup accessory so that it can be mounted to a dashboard or windshield to capture that beautiful scenic drive. \u2014 Christina Liao, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
"The new system is aimed at restricting day- tripper tourism, much criticized for bringing little economic benefit to the city but pilling the pressure on local services and the environment. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"With a day- tripper entry fee aimed at encouraging visitors to stay overnight, could the housing scarcity be exacerbated? \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Peters, 25, went 0 for 1 Sunday as a pinch-hitter after homering in Saturday\u2019s win, his seventh round- tripper in a 17-game span. \u2014 Dallas News , 13 Sep. 2021",
"But for the average South Florida road tripper , there are enough interesting stops along Tamiami Trail accessible by car to make a one- or two-day trip worthwhile. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 19 Sep. 2021"
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": to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : shiver",
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": to be affected with great fear or anxiety",
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": a fit or spell of involuntary shaking or quivering",
": severe poisoning of livestock and especially cattle by a toxic alcohol present in a snakeroot ( Eupatorium rugosum ) and rayless goldenrod that is characterized especially by muscular tremors , weakness, and constipation",
": to shake without control (as from fear or cold) : shiver",
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"\u02c8trem-b\u0259l"
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"Verb",
"His arms and legs began to tremble .",
"My voice trembled as I began to speak.",
"I opened the letter with trembling hands.",
"The house trembled as the big truck drove by.",
"Noun",
"with a tremble , she ventured out into the snow",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Their fingers, from excessive toil, are too clumsy and tremble too much for that. \u2014 Jim Millercommunity Voices Contributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"The car keys began to tremble in her hand, so that unlocking the door became much harder. \u2014 Joshua Ferris, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"The jitters triggered by Bay\u2014who, in earlier decades, would surely have made his mark at Warner Bros. animation, toiling on Looney Tunes\u2014seem to tremble unceasingly, and intentionally, on the verge of the ridiculous. \u2014 The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
"His ballads tremble with blues specific to the American South. \u2014 Danyel Smith, Los Angeles Times , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The genre\u2019s best songs unfold like short stories, with opening lines that tremble with foreboding. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 17 Jan. 2022",
"The plot kicks in when Margaret attends a biotech conference, looks across the room and spots a man (Roth) whose presence makes her start to tremble and run from the building in a panic. \u2014 Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Jan. 2022",
"Tuesday seemed to tremble on the precipice of colder weather, with its official high in Washington at 54 degrees. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Spasmodic dysphonia can keep a person from speaking easily, causing the voice to break or sound choked, to feel too tight, to tremble . \u2014 Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The force of his compulsions made the screen tremble . \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
"The writer also steals from Singin\u2019 in the Rain by having a glamorous blonde leading lady, Myrna Dalgleish (Laura Haddock), whose harsh working-class accent makes her tremble at the arrival of talking pictures. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 Apr. 2022",
"In the sky an airplane is on its side, turning east with its belly up, its engines whining, a rumble in its wake that is felt in the gut, an additional tremble in the limbs. \u2014 Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic , 18 Apr. 2022",
"But there\u2019s a tinge of uncertainty \u2014 a tremble of possible tension. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 26 Dec. 2021",
"Her phrases swell, tremble and spill over into melismas, and her verses crest with two different peaks. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Over time, many small infatuations rippled the surface of her mind, like the spring breeze that makes new leaves tremble without changing their life\u2019s course. \u2014 Tove Ditlevsen, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
"His three grown sons tremble and grovel in his presence, none more than his youngest son, Joji (Fahadh Faasil), who seems to be around thirty and is bitterly frustrated\u2014including with himself. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 1 June 2021",
"When electricity affords Gazans access to social media, grief and despair tremble alongside grim determination. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Akoka worked as a casting director and acting coach, Gu\u00e9ret was a casting trainee , and the two became fast friends. \u2014 Gregg Goldstein, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"In July, a California deputy trainee collapsed after finding drugs in a car in an incident caught on bodycam. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 15 Jan. 2022",
"The dissemination came to light after a deputy trainee showed images on his cellphone to patrons at a Norwalk bar. \u2014 Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Ambika Mod and Rory Fleck Byrne play his trainee and his boyfriend, respectively. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
"The group\u2019s main rapper, Jennie grew up in Seoul, South Korea, and Auckland, New Zealand, before joining YG in 2010 \u2014 the first Blackpink member to sign on as a trainee . \u2014 Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
"Wilson started off as a management trainee with SIA in New Zealand in 1996. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
"Wright\u2019s fatal encounter began when Potter and her field trainee , Officer Anthony Luckey, pulled him over for having air fresheners hanging from the car\u2019s rearview mirror and for having expired tabs on the license plate. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Nov. 2021",
"In this mischievous dark comedy, an employee at a cleaning products company accidentally commits a messily bloody crime \u2013 and must figure out how to cover her tracks with the help of her young trainee . \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 19 Apr. 2022"
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"tr\u012b\u02c8ak-+"
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"noun"
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"adjective",
"noun,"
],
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": untruthful",
": untrue"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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": trustworthy , dependable",
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": a convict considered trustworthy and allowed special privileges"
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"\u02c8tr\u0259-st\u0113",
"\u02c8tr\u0259-st\u0113",
"also",
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"\u02c8tr\u0259s-t\u0113"
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"dependable",
"good",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"safe",
"secure",
"solid",
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"sure",
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"true",
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"unreliable",
"unsafe",
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"movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunset",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"When Andy finally says goodbye to his box of trusty toys, namely his cowboy Woody, the sentimentality charts through the roof, and most of us are left broken men and women. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
"One of the top-selling mascaras in the country, this trusty tube is all about volume. \u2014 Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 June 2022",
"The entire movie is about how Buzz, coming together with a trusty team of fellow space explorers, fights to get off that planet. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 13 June 2022",
"Molding the sweet florals is a trusty combination of white acrylic liquid and powder. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 9 June 2022",
"Enter, the trusty space saver known as a travel hair dryer. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
"There\u2019s a common misconception that a face serum can replace your trusty moisturizer. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"Zuckerberg is also going to have to navigate this transition without his trusty lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg, who is stepping down as COO later this year. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 6 June 2022",
"But Schulte may not have appreciated quite how true this was, because at a certain point his trusty lookout, Carlos Luna, informed prison authorities that Schulte had a cell phone. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In 2019, she would rarely be photographed without her trusty lucite Yeezy heels. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 20 Mar. 2022",
"As the school teacher and trusty Mr. Hat are brainstorming, an Enrique Iglesias video starts playing, and Mr. Garrison is suddenly struck by the Spanish entertainer\u2019s dancing. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2022",
"If large chunks of adhesive still remain on the nail, return to your trusty soaking dish; the buffer should be used only on a small amount of residual adhesive. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 11 Feb. 2022",
"And really, who doesn\u2019t ride the subway without their trusty Taser these days? \u2014 Caroline Spivack, Curbed , 3 Dec. 2021",
"Mike Hedrick, Pat Manning and your trusty scribe once drove to St. Louis for a stakes race at Fairmount Park because Fletcher was hoping to get bold type on one one of his horses. \u2014 Wally Hall, Arkansas Online , 8 June 2021",
"Billingsley, who was 12 years old at the time of filming, recalled being given real chewing tobacco for a scene in which Ralphie fantasizes about saving his family, cowboy-style, with his trusty BB gun. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 15 Dec. 2020",
"On July 11, 1934, after fleeing once again, she was shot dead by prison trusty Frank Martin. \u2014 Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online , 11 Oct. 2020",
"This trusty , lightweight grill was the previous winner in our roundup of the best portable grills and was only recently beat by the Weber Q 1200 ($209). \u2014 Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY , 10 Sep. 2020"
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"noun"
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": a scene photographed from a moving dolly"
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"noun"
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": tremulant entry 2 sense 2"
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"adjective",
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": capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile",
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"\u02c8trak-t\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"biddable",
"compliant",
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"docile",
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"This new approach should make the problem more tractable .",
"He's a very tractable child.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Figuring out which of these to activate under different circumstances is an economic optimization problem but computationally tractable enough that a solution could be calculated in as little as 220 seconds. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 5 June 2022",
"As the document took on a life of its own, tractable rubrics emerged\u2014Does social media make people angrier or more affectively polarized? \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Indeed, docile and tractable torque is this motor\u2019s defining characteristic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"To keep things computationally tractable , the team screened through all the chemicals at each generation and threw out anything that didn't look related to the target list of drugs and agricultural chemicals. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"As often turns out to be the case, though, there\u2019s One Weird Math Trick that makes the problem more tractable . \u2014 Chad Orzel, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Similarly, a local logistics manager can fill an increasingly critical role as supply-chain issues become more complex and less tractable . \u2014 Tonushree Mondal, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Starr therefore decided to focus on a subsection of the spike protein known as the receptor binding domain, which is just a few hundred amino acids \u2014 a much more tractable problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Some liquid biopsy start-up companies, daunted by these complexities, have begun to focus on the early detection of relapses\u2014a much more tractable challenge. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"Latin tractabilis , from tractare to handle, treat"
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"1502, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": a crawl stroke in which a scissors kick is combined with the flutter kick"
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"\u02c8tr\u0259j\u0259n-"
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"after John Trudgen , 19th century English amateur swimmer"
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"adjective"
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": proved good, desirable, or feasible : shown or known to be worthy",
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"calculable",
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"1792, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-172424"
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"noun"
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": the practice of crafty underhanded ingenuity to deceive or cheat",
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"\u02c8tri-k(\u0259-)r\u0113",
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"He resorted to trickery to get what he wanted.",
"Delia resorted to trickery \u2014even loading up the fishing equipment\u2014to induce her dog into the car for his vet appointment.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Really, the lengths to which this film goes to favor real-life stunts over green-screen trickery is incredible. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 24 May 2022",
"Mannered a cappella vocals give way to boogies, then loop back through vigorous bass and percussion while picking up mathematical keys and studio trickery . \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Do not though assume that this trickery will always work. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Some arrangements in the grocery store seem designed for trickery . \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The forest also includes handmade sculptures, animatronic robots, original music and glimmering installations that alternately employ mirrors, light, water and shadows to create a range of visual trickery . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Other common types of theme-puzzle trickery include letter substitutions, telltale grid art, homonyms, and all manner of puns. \u2014 Liz Maynes-aminzade, The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"The cherry-tree myth was wholly invented by a biographer, and Washington used trickery , forgery, and spying to his advantage in the Revolutionary War, Amy Zegart explains. \u2014 Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic , 1 Apr. 2022",
"These are two old colleagues who know the scene and this moment who want to win a national championship with execution instead to trickery . \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 5 Jan. 2022"
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"1796, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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": a condition or instance of trembling or quivering : tremor",
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"\u02c8tremb\u0259lm\u0259nt"
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": sledge , sleigh"
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"French tra\u00eeneau , from Old French trainel , from trainer to draw, drag"
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"noun"
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": one of the disks forming the ends of a lantern pinion",
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": the keeper of a French or Italian eating house"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-194721"
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": a woman whose occupation is handling trusts either in the service of a trust institution or privately"
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": to allow (someone) to have or use (something valuable)"
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"Truth or Consequences":{
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"city on the Rio Grande in southwestern New Mexico the name of which was changed as part of a radio program promotion in 1950 population 6475"
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"adjective"
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": touristy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-213928"
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"intransitive verb"
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": to reduce one's weight by exercise and diet"
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"train entry 4"
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": one who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty",
": one who commits treason",
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"\u02c8tr\u0101-t\u0259r",
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"She has been called a traitor to the liberal party's cause.",
"He was a traitor who betrayed his country by selling military secrets to the enemy.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By the end of the 20th century, the story of Malinche was the story of a traitor , to be a malinchista was to act against the interests of your people. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"On the far left, to be amarillo is tantamount to being a traitor . \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
"As the great-granddaughter of slaveowners and the daughter of a segregationist, Mulholland said she was often referred to as a traitor to her race for her civil rights work. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 28 May 2022",
"The Denver show goes deep on this topic, showing a number of works that touch on the idea of Malinche as traitor . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
"As these videos began garnering attention, sometimes racking up more than 140,000 views, the number of critics rose too, with comments calling him a national traitor . \u2014 Jessie Yeung, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
"And g\u00fcten tag to Lalo Salamanca, whose quest to prove that Gus Fring is a traitor has taken him a long, long way from home. \u2014 Kat Rosenfield, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"Gableman appeared at a rally on the state Capitol steps immediately after Vos\u2019 opponent, Adam Steen, called Vos a traitor . \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2022",
"West co-stars alongside Clarkson, who plays CIA spy Cornelia Gray who emerges from 20 years in hiding, dodging the government agents who suspected her of being a traitor . \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English traytour , from Anglo-French traitre , from Latin traditor , from tradere to hand over, deliver, betray, from trans-, tra- trans- + dare to give \u2014 more at date"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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": whammy bar"
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"1963, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-220542"
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": a trial before three or more judges of the court in which the proceeding is brought used chiefly in causes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres or to consider novel points of law",
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"Definition of truth be told \u2014 used to say that one is stating the truth Truth be told , the food was pretty bad."
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": a metal current-collecting device for an electrically propelled vehicle receiving power from overhead wires"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the north wind",
": a dry cold strong northerly wind of the west coast of Italy"
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"\u02cctr\u00e4(\u02cc)m\u014dn\u2027\u02c8t\u00e4n\u0259"
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"Italian, from feminine of tramontano"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-001207"
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"noun"
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": the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots",
": the human or animal body apart from the head, neck, and appendages : torso",
": the thorax of an insect",
": the central part of anything",
": the shaft of a column or pilaster",
": a large rigid piece of luggage used usually for transporting clothing and personal effects",
": the luggage compartment of an automobile",
": a superstructure over a ship's hatches usually level with the poop deck",
": the part of the cabin of a boat projecting above the deck",
": the housing for a centerboard or rudder",
": proboscis",
": the long muscular proboscis of the elephant",
": men's shorts worn chiefly for sports",
": a usually major channel or passage (such as a chute or shaft)",
": a circuit between two telephone exchanges for making connections between subscribers",
": a usually electronic path over which information is transmitted (as between computer systems)",
": the principal channel or main body of a system or part that divides into branches",
": trunk line",
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": a box or chest for holding clothes or other articles especially for traveling",
": the enclosed space in the rear of an automobile for carrying articles",
": the long round muscular nose of an elephant",
": a swimsuit for a man or boy",
": the body of a person or animal not including the head, arms, and legs",
": the human body apart from the head and appendages : torso",
": the main body of an anatomical part (as a nerve or blood vessel) that divides into branches"
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"\u02c8tr\u0259\u014bk",
"\u02c8tr\u0259\u014bk",
"\u02c8tr\u0259\u014bk"
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"bin",
"box",
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"case",
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"chest",
"locker"
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"the trunk of an artery",
"threw the rest of her books and tapes in the trunk and closed the lid",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Its symptoms are similar to typhus, except the rash starts at extremities and moves to the trunk . \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"In this disease, the muscles closest to the trunk \u2014 the thigh and shoulder muscles \u2014 will be weaker than the distal muscles of the feet and hands. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
"From roof to hitch to trunk , these bike carriers for cars and SUVs will get you on that epic journey. \u2014 Lindsey Greenfeld, Travel + Leisure , 6 Feb. 2022",
"Instead of a big old branch having a big old chunk of continuous wood connecting branch to trunk , there\u2019s precious little actual connecting wood and much more separation by bark. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 6 Jan. 2022",
"For the most-natural shape, lightly trim side branches to reduce their size, cutting especially-vigorous branches back to the trunk of the plant. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 Jan. 2022",
"The issues affecting the Model 3 and the Model S units are different, but both are related to the trunk . \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Rich would then wheel himself back to his car before standing and returning the chair to the trunk , court records add. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Oct. 2021",
"Think of our genetic history as a tree, with present-day populations at the tips of branches and older ones closer to the trunk . \u2014 Keolu Fox, Scientific American , 13 Oct. 2021"
],
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"Middle English trunke Anglo-French trunc, trunke , from Latin truncus trunk, torso"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
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": stupor , daze",
": a sleeplike state (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity",
": a state of profound abstraction or absorption",
": entrance , enrapture",
": a condition like sleep (as deep hypnosis)",
": a state of being so deeply absorbed in thought about something as to be unaware of anything else",
": stupor",
": a sleeplike altered state of consciousness (as of deep hypnosis) usually characterized by partly suspended animation with diminished or absent sensory and motor activity and subsequent lack of recall",
": a state of profound abstraction or absorption"
],
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"\u02c8tran(t)s",
"\u02c8trans",
"\u02c8tran(t)s"
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"daydreaming",
"reverie",
"revery",
"study",
"woolgathering"
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"Noun",
"The spiritual healer fell into a trance .",
"He was staring out the window in a trance .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There might be a principled symmetry in that tactic, but these pulses ultimately feel too faint to induce any kind of trance state, let alone a committed two-step. \u2014 Chris Richards, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Malley appeared to speed-read it, entered a kind of trance , and started talking in voices that were not his own. \u2014 Chris Heath, The Atlantic , 17 June 2022",
"Observed are the animals, people and shapes which were revealed to them while in trance . \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"In the real world, Max enters a trance ; meanwhile, her psyche is trapped in an otherworldly realm, the Upside Down, on the verge of being killed by Vecna. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR , 1 June 2022",
"Agnetha Faltskog swirled her arms as if in a hippie trance , adding her voice to the chorus. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Lebrun, eyes staring off at what might be another world, appears to be acting in a trance of dissociative distance. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 28 Apr. 2022",
"She's made her mark on the trance /EDM space, working with artists like Gareth Emery, Markus Schultz, and Shane 54. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 9 May 2022",
"The Spanglish bop steps away from urban and perfectly brings to life a chill, indie-pop gem that will have you in a trance . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 6 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here a barrage of triple threat acts have made a long list of the genre's most enduring tracks, from glitch hop, to pop crossovers to trance to vocal house to straight up EDM. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 25 Aug. 2020",
"This lineup adds follow previous announcements that trance legend Armin van Buuren will also headline the longstanding UK dance festival, launched in 1998. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 17 Jan. 2020",
"Once inside, there's something happening everywhere, with sounds from techno, to house, to hardstyle to bass to EDM to trance coming at your ears from all directions. \u2014 Brittany Gaston, Billboard , 23 July 2019",
"As Florence trances the edge of this high pressure system, by later Friday or so, the atmospheric steering currents essentially break down. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 12 Sep. 2018",
"But as people danced, shouted along, tranced out or (sometimes) shielded their ears, all the gear was still at the service of human beings. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 22 May 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The work morphs with the day\u2019s light, moving between opacity and translucence , at times monochromatic and other times featuring bleeding color blocks, like a Rothko painting. \u2014 Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Nevertheless, the drawings, which depict bony and fleshy forms that dance ecstatically across the picture plane, appear to be lighted from within in ways that hint at Hesse\u2019s subsequent interest in the translucence of fiberglass and plastic. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The agate\u2019s translucence bestows celestiality on both images. \u2014 Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
"His signature technique involved thinning the pigment to near- translucence , then applying it layer over layer to create a luminous, glaze-like finish. \u2014 Susan Delson, WSJ , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Glass frogs, which exhibit varying degrees of skin translucence , are another example. \u2014 Luna Shyr, Wired , 4 Sep. 2021",
"According to Coleridge, a Symbol is characterized by a translucence of the Special in the Individual or of the General in the Especial or of the Universal in the General. . . . \u2014 Cameron Hilditch, National Review , 23 Apr. 2021",
"Capote picked a few charms from each woman and mixed, rendering the character in full with Carol\u2019s whispery translucence , Gloria\u2019s imaginative fancies, Marguerite\u2019s bubbling bonhomie, and Doris looking spritely advantageous. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 28 Dec. 2020",
"For iridescence and translucence , the Judson windows are hard to match. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 21 Nov. 2020"
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"Brothers said it\u2019s about creating opportunities, not only for a longtime tradesman but also for a new apprentice looking for a career in the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry. \u2014 Jennifer Mcdermott, Hartford Courant , 28 May 2022",
"Shy, solitary Stefan Silbermann, grieving the recent death of his mother, is shunted off to school in faraway Leipzig by his well-meaning father, a tradesman who builds and tends church organs. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 29 Apr. 2022",
"His father was a glazier \u2014 a tradesman who works with glass \u2014 and his mother was a cleaner, according to the London Daily Telegraph. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Nov. 2021",
"In his immediate family, Italiaander is the only tradesman . \u2014 Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
"The patient who has dinner with her doctor at a country club is more likely to be able to jump the queue than a carpenter, bricklayer or other tradesman . \u2014 John C. Goodman, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
"Villarreal, who is also a skilled tradesman and has experience with aquaponics, became a co-owner of the company in February. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2020",
"Hansen spent the last 10 years researching and building his skills as a skilled tradesman . \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Aug. 2020",
"And Null found that forgetting a child in a car has happened to people in all walks of life, from barbers to baristas, from students to teachers and principals, from lawyers, judges and administrators to waiters, police officers and tradesmen . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020"
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"This new approach should make the problem more tractable .",
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"Figuring out which of these to activate under different circumstances is an economic optimization problem but computationally tractable enough that a solution could be calculated in as little as 220 seconds. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 5 June 2022",
"As the document took on a life of its own, tractable rubrics emerged\u2014Does social media make people angrier or more affectively polarized? \u2014 The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
"Indeed, docile and tractable torque is this motor\u2019s defining characteristic. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 31 May 2022",
"To keep things computationally tractable , the team screened through all the chemicals at each generation and threw out anything that didn't look related to the target list of drugs and agricultural chemicals. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 3 May 2022",
"As often turns out to be the case, though, there\u2019s One Weird Math Trick that makes the problem more tractable . \u2014 Chad Orzel, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Similarly, a local logistics manager can fill an increasingly critical role as supply-chain issues become more complex and less tractable . \u2014 Tonushree Mondal, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Starr therefore decided to focus on a subsection of the spike protein known as the receptor binding domain, which is just a few hundred amino acids \u2014 a much more tractable problem. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Some liquid biopsy start-up companies, daunted by these complexities, have begun to focus on the early detection of relapses\u2014a much more tractable challenge. \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, WSJ , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"That's just a load of tripe .",
"it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe",
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"At this offal restaurant, run by chef Sarah Cicolini, Tucci and Parla enjoyed a frittata with mashed chicken offal; Roman tripe cooked in tomatoes; wagyu heart tartare; and oxtail meatball with peanut, wild celery and cocoa powder sauce. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2021",
"Allison Kunes went 2-for-2 with a tripe and two RBIs, Alyssa Simms went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, Ava Cichetti added a hit and two RBIs and Norah Hart also stroked a hit and drove in a run for Chesapeake. \u2014 Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Biden more than anyone should realize that the facile belief that Donald Trump or other Republicans had it within their power to shut down the pandemic at any point was partisan opportunism and tripe . \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The cart also offers pork, beef, chicken, chicken gizzard, chicken heart, tripe , fish ball, squid, everything. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Luosifen has a reputation for a funk that rivals durian, but don\u2019t believe the tripe . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
"On New Year's, it's often served with menudo, a tripe and hominy soup that is famously good for hangovers. \u2014 Amanda Kludt, CNN , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Jin Korean BBQ offers an assortment of Korean foods, including pork belly (Samgyupsal Gui), tilapia, tripe , spicy pork tenderloin and brisket (Chadolbaegi). \u2014 Fredrick Ochami, Chron , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Among the standards, the shish kebabs and shawarmas, there are unexpected offerings \u2014 eggplant kebab, quail, pigeon, something called cherry kebab \u2014 as well as a commitment to cooking nose to tail, including tripe , brain and cow-feet fatteh. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021"
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"the transparency of a piece of glass",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Today, there are many calls from political organizations and society for greater transparency around AI. \u2014 Rik Chomko, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In a broad victory for government transparency , an appeals court has ruled that the California Public Utilities Commission must comply with a state law requiring all agencies to promptly release information to the public. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Still, experts and farmers are calling for more transparency on the market to avoid an unnecessary spike in global grain prices. \u2014 Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
"This is only a draft rule, and not yet finalized, but the offsetting disclosures are considered uncontroversial so are likely to be included\u2014which would be a big step forward for transparency . \u2014 Sam Gill, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
"With more companies leaving the public markets, executives and board directors of these newly private companies should expect governance changes as regulators push for more transparency from certain nonpublic companies. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
"One of Saban\u2019s other proposals at the SEC meetings was for greater transparency among NIL deals. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"The nonprofit group Fix the Court, which has pushed for greater transparency in the federal judiciary, has also noted concerns with some of the bill's language that could potentially limit information relevant to the public interest. \u2014 Eric Levenson And Boris Sanchez, CNN , 5 June 2022",
"It has been bombarded with calls for more transparency . \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022"
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"after his transfiguration into a Buddhist monk, all his family and friends were amazed by his newly found patience and tranquillity",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the process of transfiguration \u2014denaturing her pain, turning it into song\u2014can also be healing. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
"Punctuating the transfiguration in 1946, Mrs. Roosevelt and President Harry Truman appeared on its steps for an outdoor meeting of the NAACP. \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
"For Casey, however, the transfiguration is taking place within. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"All three open with songs contemplating death, and her other solo songs explore desire, myth, memory and transfiguration : as narrative, as images, as parable. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Jan. 2022",
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is returning to the stage - with a little transfiguration to its structure. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 28 June 2021",
"That kind of transfiguration snuffs out the complexity of his everyday humanity. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2021",
"There was an implied story line hinting at death and transfiguration . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2021",
"But, definitely in that scene, in the transfiguration classroom, there was a monkey of some kind in a cage that did just start jerking off relentlessly. \u2014 Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen , 4 Dec. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"However, many nonprofits contract with an outside administration provider\u2014a bank or trust company \u2014that is skilled with investing, financial, tax and reporting requirements. \u2014 Kristen Jaarda, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Dennis Gingold, a lawyer who co-founded the Colorado trust company , agreed. \u2014 Jane Mayer, The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Makarov, the Russian billionaire, turned to Wyoming in late 2016, setting up a Wyoming trust and an unregulated private trust company to manage it, Pandora Papers documents show. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Celia Mar\u00eda Agueda Munilla, the 83-year-old matriarch of the Baggio family in Argentina, also set up a trust overseen by an unregulated private trust company in Wyoming. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Dec. 2021",
"It\u2019s the first fintech trust company to get approval, which occurred while Bloom Raskin was at Treasury. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 3 Feb. 2022",
"People will be able to exchange cryptocurrencies for stocks, which will be held in a trust company owned by the exchange. \u2014 Gian M. Volpicelli, Wired , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Members of the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company, which would become a public trust company overseen by an independent board that would steer profits to addressing the crisis. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
"In 2019, members of his family finalized the transfer of several trusts with assets worth $14 million from the Bahamas to a trust company in Sioux Falls. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After failing to persuade executives of energy companies to take over the business, Mr. Scholz and his aides activated plan B, putting the company under the trusteeship of Germany\u2019s energy watchdog. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
"The German government late Monday handed management control of Gazprom Germania to a trusteeship managed by the Federal Network Agency, a government body that oversees power and telecom infrastructure. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The trusteeship will stay in place until Sept. 30, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Brian Rothenberg, a spokesman for the UAW international organization, said that Edmunds has been removed from his role and that Local 412 has asked to be put under trusteeship by the international union. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Sometimes, the trusteeship under such trusts established by U.S. taxpayers will consist of a foreign trust company and a domestic trust company that act as co-trustees, to avoid having to file as a foreign trust. \u2014 Alan Gassman, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"His lawsuit said the Teamsters needed to end its trusteeship and hold elections for new officers. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Star Tribune , 19 Apr. 2021",
"Gary Brown said in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Orlando last week that the Teamsters needs to end its trusteeship and hold elections for new officers. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Star Tribune , 9 Feb. 2021",
"Gary Brown said in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Orlando last week that the Teamsters needs to end its trusteeship and hold elections for new officers. \u2014 Mike Schneider, ajc , 9 Feb. 2021"
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"noun"
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": a hypnotic or anesthetic held to induce a subject under questioning to talk freely",
": a hypnotic or anesthetic (as thiopental) held to induce a subject under questioning to talk freely"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Steve and Robin end up getting captured, tortured and injected in truth serum . \u2014 Abby Dupes, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
"The next four games are the truth serum : at Wyoming, at Utah State, Colorado State, at Nevada. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Now it was being recast as a kind of truth serum , a tool of deep personal introspection. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021",
"There\u2019s truth serum involved, as well as an elementary-school yearbook, an interrupted road trip, too many coincidences, and a connection to a horrific crime. \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Amalia tricks Mundi into revealing his personal history with Mary by bringing along a touched prostitute whose turn has rendered her mere bodily presence into truth serum . \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 18 Apr. 2021",
"Short of a shot of truth serum , or a couple glasses of red wine, Brey\u2019s never going to say. \u2014 Tom Noie, Indianapolis Star , 31 May 2020",
"His love acted on me, as on everyone, like a truth serum . \u2014 Benjamin Taylor, The Atlantic , 21 Apr. 2020",
"But pumping each player with truth serum would probably reveal a preference to face Luka Doncic in the familiar confines of Little Caesars Arena \u2013 not more than 2,000 miles away. \u2014 Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press , 12 Dec. 2019"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But supporters claim the program has spurred the creation of hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs for local tradespeople while supporting businesses in ways not captured in state data. \u2014 Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"North Carolina\u2019s massive, year-round 30,000 square-foot farmers market \u2014 the lifeblood for hundreds of independent tradespeople \u2014 is just a stone\u2019s throw from the research park and tech juggernaut Centennial Campus. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 May 2022",
"Home builders have increased production but are hamstrung by volatile material costs, supply-chain troubles and shortages of skilled tradespeople and available land. \u2014 Nick Timiraos, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Jenn and John acted as general contractors, calling on tradespeople Jenn knew through her job working for a builder. \u2014 Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens , 4 May 2022",
"Vendors and tradespeople offer home project essentials as well as thoughtful ideas. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Feb. 2022",
"In the early 2000s, the $5,000 Wuling Sunshine microvan became the de facto transport for China\u2019s tradespeople and, circa 2010, the third-best-selling vehicle in the world. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The accord between the labor organization and the development team memorializes specific job conditions for tradespeople , most notably guaranteeing prevailing wage. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Delivery delays can cause a domino effect of rescheduling work crews, which is worsened by a shortage of skilled tradespeople in many markets. \u2014 WSJ , 9 Jan. 2022"
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": the sitting of the High Court of Justice of England between June 9 and July 31",
": the third academic term in an English university from about mid April to about the end of June \u2014 compare hilary term , michaelmas term"
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": a final honors examination at Cambridge university originally in mathematics",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-065103"
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"verb"
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": something worth little or nothing: such as",
": things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown away : junk , rubbish",
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": such matter intended purely for sensational entertainment",
": trash talk",
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": spoil , ruin",
": to subject to criticism or invective",
": to disparage strongly",
": to trash something or someone",
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"\u02c8trash"
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"dreck",
"drek",
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"effluvium",
"effluvia",
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"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"truck",
"waste"
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"assail",
"attack",
"bash",
"belabor",
"blast",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"jump (on)",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"potshot",
"savage",
"scathe",
"slam",
"vituperate"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Gamey conduct and one-upmanship are as unwelcome as trash in a hotel lobby. \u2014 Chip Bell, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"So during her swim last month, the marine conservationist picked up various pieces of trash from the water and threw it into the kayak paddling alongside her. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"On the floor of the Chase Center, Maxwell and Hall of Famer Gary Payton, father of Warriors guard Gary Payton II, were brutally honest during a lighthearted trash -talking session. \u2014 Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
"More broadly, 27 million tons of plastic ended up in U.S. landfills in 2018, which made up 18.5 percent of all trash in U.S. landfills, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
"Not to mention there\u2019s the person who sometimes tends to take trash -talking a bit too far. \u2014 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"The Cruz fight was almost six months ago now and Davis initially shrugged it off during a recent interview to promote his next bout, Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn against hard-punching, trash -talking Rolando Romero. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
"Their most powerful cudgel was Thompson\u2019s catty barroom raconteur Buddy Cole, a trash -talking one-man pride revolution in an ascot. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
"Mayor Mike Duggan announced that demolition of the Detroit Renewable Power facility, which burned 5,000 tons of trash per day for 30 years, will begin this summer on the 15-acre site on the east side of the city. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Rather, the boat would gather and then convert the ocean trash into a renewable fuel\u2014either in the form of green hydrogen or green ammonia. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 17 May 2022",
"Adding ammonia to trash cans and bags will reduce odors that attract bears. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"People burned leaves in the fall, bacon in the pan, trash in a pit, and love letters from boyfriends in the school parking lot. \u2014 Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The challenge invites the community to offer approaches to waste management and conversion in four specific categories: trash ; fecal waste; foam packaging material; and carbon dioxide processing. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 18 Jan. 2022",
"As Johnson launched his program, one of his most vocal haters was Howard Stern, who would trash him daily on his massively popular radio show. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Just because a sterling company like Patagonia made the jacket doesn\u2019t mean its previous user didn\u2019t trash it beyond repair. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 Mar. 2015",
"Oceanside renewed its commitment to trash hauler Waste Management this week despite a plea from the company\u2019s competitor Republic Services to reconsider the tentative contract. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The Angels opened the season with two losses, their bullpen, which was expected to be vastly improved, getting torched for 13 runs and 15 hits, six of them homers, in 9 1/3 innings, and many fans taking to social media to trash them. \u2014 Mike Digiovannastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2022"
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"Middle English trasch fallen leaves and twigs, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect trask rubbish; Old Norse tros fallen leaves and twigs, Old English trus"
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"1902, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-122918"
},
"trundle out":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to say (something that has been said before) as an excuse, explanation, etc."
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"tremor disk":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": the enlarged image of a star as registered on a photographic plate that results from the tremors of the atmosphere during the exposure"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-164941"
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": a site where recyclables and refuse are collected and sorted in preparation for processing or landfill"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Police who had conducted an eight-hour search of medical refuse at Republic Waste transfer station on Howard Avenue in Roxbury followed up with another search of the site based on the pathologist\u2019s comments. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Norfolk plans to use the transfer station to move materials like ethanol, oil or other commodities from train cars into trucks, pipelines or storage tanks, DeGraff said. \u2014 J.d. Capelouto, ajc , 25 Nov. 2020",
"The Fourth Avenue subway station is at the core of the neighborhood\u2019s sizable Latin American community, as well as a major transfer station for commuters across Brooklyn. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Three structures on the Ferry Street side, including the transfer station , will remain for adaptive reuse, said Tyrone Clifton, director of the Detroit Building Authority. \u2014 Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press , 24 May 2022",
"And every other week, the 27-year-old dutifully packed up the recyclables into his own car, on his own time, and dropped them off at a transfer station 20 minutes away. \u2014 Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"The job of the vendor will be to haul the recyclables from the transfer station to the vendor\u2019s material-recovery facility where items will be separated and baled for sale to processors.. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022",
"The natural gas receiving and transfer station of the European gas connection pipeline in Lubmin, Germany, Feb. 28. \u2014 William S. Scherman, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"City trucks will collect recyclables placed curbside for delivery to a transfer station on Ridge Road. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"1969, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-165204"
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"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": transparency sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-165531"
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"noun"
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": rock tripe"
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": having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid",
": allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (such as X-rays or ultraviolet light)",
": fine or sheer enough to be seen through : diaphanous",
": free from pretense or deceit : frank",
": easily detected or seen through : obvious",
": readily understood",
": characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices",
": clear enough or thin enough to be seen through",
": easily detected",
": having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly",
": allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light)"
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"trans-\u02c8per-\u0259nt",
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"crystal clear",
"crystalline",
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"liquid",
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"pellucid",
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"examples":[
"bottles of blue transparent glass",
"his meaning in leaving the conversation is transparent : he doesn't want to talk about his combat experiences",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Gels: These include skincare products that are often transparent and leave no color on the skin. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 June 2022",
"But public companies have to tell the truth and report clearly and be transparent . \u2014 Jenna Schnuer, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Now is the time to start determining your definition of responsible AI and putting your standards in place to guide ethical, transparent , and fair use of AI. \u2014 Glenn Gow, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
"As a Democrat, my primary goal is to make the Cook County property tax system fair, transparent , and equitable for everyone. \u2014 The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune , 2 June 2022",
"In the event new boundaries are being drawn, the Board of Education should draw boundaries in accordance with the Board's policy and rules so that a clear, transparent , and objective process is undertaken. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Her call for a more caring, transparent , and responsive government drew record crowds. \u2014 Sheila Coronel, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"In a statement, PG&E CEO Patti Poppe said the utility welcomed the chance to be more transparent - and ultimately more accountable - for its operations. \u2014 CBS News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In a statement, PG&E CEO Patti Poppe said the utility welcomed the chance to be more transparent \u2014 and ultimately more accountable \u2014 for its operations. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin transparent-, transparens , present participle of transpar\u0113re to show through, from Latin trans- + par\u0113re to show oneself"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)"
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"traffic circle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": rotary entry 2 sense 2"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His administration also announced plans to transfer ownership of the grassy island in the middle of a traffic circle where the statue was located to the city of Richmond. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Dec. 2021",
"Eventually the state put concrete barriers and metal fencing all around the traffic circle , and police rousted overnight campers. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Vehicles traveling fast dump off I-91 into the traffic circle near Bushnell Park. \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
"But the city of Richmond asked the state to remove the pedestal, as well, in preparation for deeding the traffic circle around it back to the city. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The trail would extend three-quarters of a mile across the city\u2019s southeast corner between the boulevard intersection at Cedar Avenue and the SOM Center Road traffic circle . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The plan got the approval of Sherman Park resident Jordan Morales, who recently took matters into his own hands with an improvised traffic circle that slowed drivers in his neighborhood. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Dec. 2021",
"The father of two girls from Ras al-Ayn joined a line of reinforcements at a nearby traffic circle . \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"At a nearby traffic circle in the center of Hasaka, a New York Times team took cover along with local journalists and civilians caught in the middle as S.D.F. forces traded fire with ISIS gunmen. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":[
"1914, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-185137"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a sales transfer tax stamp"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-233145"
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"trundle-tail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a curly-tailed dog"
],
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"\u02c8tr\u0259n-d\u1d4al-\u02cct\u0101l"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-233617"
},
"translocation":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
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": the act, process, or an instance of changing location or position: such as",
": the conduction of soluble material (such as metabolic products) from one part of a plant to another",
": transfer of part of a chromosome to a different position especially on a nonhomologous chromosome",
": the exchange of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes",
": transfer of part of a chromosome to a different position especially on a nonhomologous chromosome",
": the exchange of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes",
": a chromosome or part of a chromosome that has undergone translocation"
],
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"\u02cctran(t)s-l\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cctranz-",
"\u02cctran(t)s-l\u014d-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n, \u02cctranz-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The final aspect of NSP12-mediated immunosuppression that Wang et.al examined was whether the RdRp domain, which contains the protein\u2019s enzymatic RNA synthesis function, was also the mechanism that inhibited IRF3 nuclear translocation . \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The ambitious conservation translocation project began in 1998 when English aquarist Ivan Dibble arrived at Michoac\u00e1n University with some very precious cargo\u2014five pairs of tequila fish from England\u2019s Chester Zoo. \u2014 Sarah Durn, Wired , 29 Jan. 2022",
"Both phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of IRF3 are critical steps in interferon production. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
"This gut leakiness can lead to bacterial translocation inside the body. \u2014 Patrick Wilson, Outside Online , 2 Nov. 2020",
"This program helps ensure that turtles are taken care of during the nesting season, including clutch translocation into a turtle camp until the baby turtles hatch. \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
"This is known as translocation : Particularly small particles might pass through the gut wall and end up in other organs, including the brain. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Previous translocation studies conducted in the region using quail from South Texas showed those birds experienced limited survival and reproductive success compared with resident birds or those reared closer to home. \u2014 Dallas News , 18 Sep. 2021",
"But according to the October 2020 study, Orf6 inhibits translocation by binding to KPNA2. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 9 Sep. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1617, in the meaning defined above"
],
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"type":[],
"definitions":[
": a trial conducted as a result of the issuance of a writ of nisi prius",
": the original trial of the facts in issue before a judge or jury as distinguished from the hearing of the case before an appellate court or on review"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-010946"
},
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"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
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": the body of real things, events, and facts : actuality",
": the state of being the case : fact",
": a transcendent fundamental or spiritual reality",
": a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true",
": the body of true statements and propositions",
": the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality",
": true sense 2",
": fidelity to an original or to a standard",
": sincerity in action, character, and utterance",
": fidelity , constancy",
": god",
": in accordance with fact : actually",
": the body of real events or facts",
": the quality or state of being true",
": a true or accepted statement or idea",
": in actual fact : really",
"Sojourner circa 1797\u20131883 American evangelist and reformer"
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"\u02c8tr\u00fcth",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth",
"\u02c8tr\u00fcth"
],
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"facticity",
"factuality",
"sooth",
"trueness",
"verity"
],
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"falseness",
"falsity",
"untruth"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the truth is that communities all across America are rejecting or restricting these projects. \u2014 Robert Bryce, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"The truth is that violent far-right ideologies simmer on school boards and inside police departments, rage across social media platforms and from flag poles. \u2014 Leah Sottile, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2022",
"Certainly not every woman involved in the various lawsuits is telling the truth . \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 8 June 2022",
"The judge in that case ruled in the newspaper\u2019s favor after finding that Heard was telling the truth in her descriptions of abuse. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"The distinction is significant because in cases where there is evidence on both sides and the jury can\u2019t determine which party is telling the truth , the party with the burden of proof loses. \u2014 Sarah Ellison, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"The judge in that case ruled in the newspaper\u2019s favor after finding that Heard was telling the truth in her descriptions of abuse. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Chicago Tribune , 1 June 2022",
"The judge in that case ruled in the newspaper\u2019s favor after finding that Heard was telling the truth in her descriptions of abuse. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"That means quite a few people know, and there is always the danger of someone telling the child the truth . \u2014 Tribune News Service, al , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English trewthe , from Old English tr\u0113owth fidelity; akin to Old English tr\u0113owe faithful \u2014 more at true entry 1"
],
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3b"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-011727"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that trams",
": one that trams coal, ore, or waste rock : pusher"
],
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"\u02c8tram\u0259(r)",
"-raam-"
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"tram entry 3 + -er"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-023449"
},
"traditor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": traitor",
": one of the Christians giving up to the officers of the law the Scriptures, the sacred vessels, or the names of their brethren during the Roman persecutions"
],
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"\u02c8trad\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English traditour traitor, from Latin traditor"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-174157"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to walk, tread, or step especially heavily",
": to travel about on foot : hike",
": to journey as a tramp",
": to tread on forcibly and repeatedly",
": to travel or wander through or over on foot",
": vagrant sense 1a",
": a foot traveler",
": a woman of loose morals",
": prostitute",
": a walking trip : hike",
": the succession of sounds made by the beating of feet on a surface (such as a road, pavement, or floor)",
": an iron plate to protect the sole of a shoe",
": a ship not making regular trips but taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port",
": having no fixed abode, connection, or destination",
": to travel or wander through on foot",
": to walk heavily",
": a person who wanders from place to place, has no home or job, and often lives by begging or stealing",
": the sounds made by the beat of marching feet",
": hike entry 2"
],
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"\u02c8tramp",
"intransitive sense 1 & transitive sense 1 are also",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tramp",
"senses 3 & 4 are also",
"\u02c8tr\u022fmp",
"\u02c8tramp",
"\u02c8tramp"
],
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"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tromp",
"trudge"
],
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"bindle stiff",
"bum",
"bummer",
"hobo",
"sundowner",
"swaggie",
"swagman",
"vagabond",
"vagrant"
],
"examples":[
"Verb",
"We spent the day tramping through the woods.",
"He tramped the streets looking for his dog.",
"Noun",
"a tramp through the woods",
"the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Malls in Dubai now have Chinese on their signs alongside Arabic and English, with tour groups tramping through and high-end shoppers targeting luxury stores. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2020",
"On pavements where Soviet workers once tramped to shifts at the Uralmash heavy-machinery plant, babushkas now lay out their wares: apples, mushrooms, smoked fish. \u2014 The Economist , 3 Oct. 2019",
"Home to Regan is beyond the reach of modern technology, tramping the loamy forest foraging for mushrooms, wood sorrel and tiny wild strawberries. \u2014 Deborah Reid, Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Most backcountry tramping involves climbing mountains using tree roots as a ladder or shimmying across precarious three-wire bridges (or just plain old river crossings) and wading through mud up to your chest. \u2014 Liz Carlson, Outside Online , 24 June 2019",
"To view these almost-overgrown messages and art today, our small group tramped through prickly underbrush and tried to imagine the hard, solitary lives the sheepherders led. \u2014 Sara Lessley, Los Angeles Times , 1 Aug. 2019",
"The walls were spattered, from baseboard to ceiling, in blood and so much pooled on the floor that the police had to build a makeshift bridge to get to the body without tramping through it. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 23 July 2019",
"In the meantime, Strong will continue tramping around fields in Vermont, looking for more of the striking birds that have become a significant part of his research. \u2014 Brian Macquarrie, BostonGlobe.com , 21 July 2019",
"On June 23rd the residents of Turkey\u2019s biggest city will be tramping to the polls all over again. \u2014 The Economist , 21 June 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Be prepared to go without a shower or electricity for the duration of your tramp . \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Sitting atop an immaculate glass coffee table was an overflowing ashtray and a small pile of hardcover books, the top one of which teased a history of tramp steamers. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The second time netted $1,500 in gold and silver coins \u2014 and eventual life sentences because the crash killed a train fireman and a tramp . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
"The movie thus plays like a throwback in several respects, back to an era when audiences dutifully flocked to theaters to see the likes of Robert Taylor or Alan Ladd tramp around in armor. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Synonyms for beggar include hobo, pauper, tramp , vagrant, derelict, mendicant, bum, supplicant, deadbeat, borrower. \u2014 Stephen Miller, WSJ , 11 Oct. 2021",
"And finally, from the column of false negatives, the tart is a bit of a tramp . \u2014 Beth Segal, cleveland , 17 Sep. 2021",
"All eyes are drawn to the two tramp -like figures who command the stage. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 22 Aug. 2021",
"Her family received calls and letters calling her a drug addict, a tramp , a communist. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 20 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Verb",
"Middle English; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1",
"Noun",
"1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Adjective",
"1873, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-175728"
},
"Trung Cha":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mountain people of Tonkin in Vietnam",
": a member of the Trung Cha people"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tru\u0307\u014b\u00a6ch\u00e4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-180411"
},
"transparent chromium oxide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a moderate to strong green that is bluer and darker than Hooker's green"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-181210"
},
"train guard":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a force protecting a military train",
": a railroad guard"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-183951"
},
"trembling hammer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": trembler sense 3"
],
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"trembling entry 2"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203017"
},
"traf":{
"type":[
"abbreviation"
],
"definitions":[
"traffic"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-203033"
},
"trick valve":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a slide valve (as of a steam engine) having a supplementary steam passage connecting the forward and back parts of its face and thus reducing the valve travel"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204346"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a genus (the type of the family Truncatellidae) of snails that are usually terrestrial near the sea but occasionally occur in either salt water or fresh water and that have a small somewhat cylindrical shell which is truncate in the adult and the ctenidium replaced by a pulmonary sac"
],
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"\u02cctr\u0259\u014bk\u0259\u02c8tel\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Latin truncatus (past participle) + -ella"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204818"
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"trustee":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": a natural or legal person to whom property is legally committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (such as a person or a charitable organization)",
": one (such as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee",
": one to whom something is entrusted",
": a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory",
": trusty",
": to commit to the care of a trustee",
": to serve as trustee",
": a person who has been given legal responsibility for someone else's property",
": one to whom something is entrusted : one trusted to keep or administer something: as",
": a member of a board entrusted with administering the funds and directing the policy of an institution or organization",
": a country charged with the supervision of a trust territory",
": a natural or legal person to whom property is committed to be administered for the benefit of a beneficiary (as a person or charitable organization) : the holder of legal title to property placed in a trust \u2014 compare cestui que trust , settlor",
": one (as a corporate director) occupying a position of trust and performing functions comparable to those of a trustee",
": trustee in bankruptcy",
": to commit to the care of a trustee",
": to serve as trustee"
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"\u02cctr\u0259-\u02c8st\u0113",
"\u02cctr\u0259-\u02c8st\u0113",
"\u02cctr\u0259s-\u02c8t\u0113"
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"examples":[
"Noun",
"They were named as trustees to the child's estate.",
"the museum's board of trustees",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Before stepping into chair, Jefferson served as a trustee on the board for 16 years. \u2014 Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"Potanin resigned from his role as trustee of the Guggenheim Museum in New York after nearly 20 years. \u2014 Majlie De Puy Kamp And Isabelle Chapman, CNN , 11 May 2022",
"On Tuesday, the senator brought up the school curriculum at Georgetown Day School, where the judge serves as a trustee . \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Bynes\u2019 father was named as trustee , and her mother remained in control of her medical and personal affairs. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Elaine formed the Rock Solid Trust, requesting one of her employees serve as trustee , and transferred her dental practice to the trust. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Remarkably, Proudler has served as a trustee of English PEN, which advocates free speech and human rights. \u2014 Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Kelley\u2019s replacement, Francine Romero, a public administration professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, attended her first meeting as a trustee on Feb. 28. \u2014 Diego Mendoza-moyers, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Attorneys versed in trust law, however, say DHHL is obligated to do inspections as part of its legal duty as trustee . \u2014 Rob Perez, ProPublica , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Access to trustee investments and market expertise can, as the hospital has contended, expedite research and new treatments, at great potential benefit to desperate patients. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 10 Oct. 2021",
"But trustee Elizabeth Limon moved to designate Walsh Gallegos for all the district\u2019s legal responsibilities, cutting out Sanchez and Wilson altogether. \u2014 Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com , 16 June 2020"
],
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"Noun",
"1636, in the meaning defined at sense 2a",
"Verb",
"1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-204957"
},
"traductive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": capable of being deduced : derivative"
],
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"-ktiv"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Late Latin traductivus , from Latin traductus (past participle) + -ivus -ive"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210605"
},
"traveler":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one that travels : such as",
": one that goes on a trip or journey",
": traveling salesman",
": an iron ring sliding along a rope, bar, or rod of a ship",
": a rod on the deck on which such a ring slides",
": any of various devices for handling something that is being transported laterally"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra-v\u0259-l\u0259r",
"\u02c8trav-l\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"excursionist",
"rubberneck",
"rubbernecker",
"sightseer",
"tourist",
"tripper"
],
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"examples":[
"Groups of travelers were everywhere that summer.",
"The airport can handle large numbers of travelers .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the major concerns is that not all cases had a connection with a traveler to an endemic area (Africa), so there has been some community spread. \u2014 Judy Stone, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"After testing positive in Stockholm in early April, one American traveler and her wife decided to return to Seattle via Vancouver, because a U.S.- Canada border crossing was relatively close to their home. \u2014 Ceylan Yeginsu, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"One active business traveler is Jonathan Adkins, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association in Washington, who has been traveling extensively since last July for conventions, trade shows and speaking engagements. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"One traveler was flying with her family to Palm Springs when her flight got canceled at the gate. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
"The second person was unvaccinated and had close contact with the traveler . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021",
"One traveler was allegedly notified only days before her upcoming trip, leaving her to either pay her debt or forfeit already paid for accommodations, car rentals, and more. \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 13 Oct. 2021",
"There's one menacing global traveler currently racing through countries faster than Phileas Fogg and its name is the Delta variant. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 31 July 2021",
"One seemingly frustrated traveler shared a video of the line this past Sunday to Twitter, which shows a massive amount of people standing in the building\u2019s parking garage. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-210609"
},
"transpalatine":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or being the transverse bone of the skull of a reptile"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)tranz",
"-raan-",
"-n(t)s+"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"trans- + Latin palat um palate + English -ine"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212011"
},
"truckman":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": trucker entry 1",
": a member of a fire department unit that operates a hook and ladder truck"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259k-m\u0259n"
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"first_known_use":[
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220703-212039"
},
"transubstantiate":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to effect transubstantiation in (sacramental bread and wine)",
": to change into another substance : transmute",
": to undergo transubstantiation"
],
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"\u02cctran(t)-s\u0259b-\u02c8stan(t)-sh\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
],
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"alchemize",
"convert",
"make over",
"metamorphose",
"transfigure",
"transform",
"transmute",
"transpose"
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"examples":[
"the novelist transubstantiated the joys and sorrows of his early years into a charming fable about childhood"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English transsubstanciaten , from Medieval Latin transubstantiatus , past participle of transubstantiare , from Latin trans- + substantia substance"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084344"
},
"tried":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": found good, faithful, or trustworthy through experience or testing",
": subjected to trials or distress"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u012bd"
],
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"calculable",
"dependable",
"good",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"safe",
"secure",
"solid",
"steady",
"sure",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustable",
"trustworthy",
"trusty"
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"dodgy",
"uncertain",
"undependable",
"unreliable",
"unsafe",
"untrustworthy"
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"examples":[
"a tried and trusted friend",
"a tried method for catching sport fish",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pair with your fav, tried and true edge control, and use the comb side to shape your edges and the brush to smooth them. \u2014 Essence , 23 June 2022",
"There is some debate over how to watch Marvel movies, but a tried and true method is the way they were originally released in theaters, starting with 2008's Iron Man. \u2014 Daryl Perry, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Created in 1988, this perfume is a tried and true classic, loved and trusted by men all over the globe for over 30 years. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"The tried and true bacon, sausage and egg wrap is here to stay as well, plus the returning unicorn cake pop is back for a limited time. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 10 May 2022",
"Cutting off the other side\u2019s access to gasoline, diesel, and oil is a tried and true tactic to gain a military upper hand. \u2014 Suriya Jayanti, Time , 29 Apr. 2022",
"This would certainly align with Apple\u2019s tried and true strategy of bestowing its more advanced technologies on its premium iPhone models. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The Original Kolache Shoppe With more than six decades of serving Czech pastries to Houstonians, the Original Kolache Shoppe remains a tried and true destination for kolaches made from scratch daily, alongside fresh coffee roasted in-house. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Geraci\u2019s will offer an homage to pizza styles - expect big Sicilian squares, creative variations and a Detroit style \u2013 but the main event will be Geraci\u2019s tried and true. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from past participle of trien to try, test"
],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085605"
},
"tromba":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": trumpet",
": an organ stop of 8\u2032 pitch or 16\u2032 pitch and brass quality"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u00e4mb\u0259",
"\u02c8tr\u014dm-"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Italian"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082646"
},
"trammel point":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": either of the metal points of a beam compass"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-082931"
},
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
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": to turn into one's own or another language",
": to transfer or turn from one set of symbols into another : transcribe",
": to express in different terms and especially different words : paraphrase",
": to express in more comprehensible terms : explain , interpret",
": to bear, remove, or change from one place, state, form, or appearance to another : transfer , transform",
": to convey to heaven or to a nontemporal condition without death",
": to transfer (a bishop) from one see to another",
": enrapture",
": to subject to mathematical translation",
": to subject (genetic information) to translation in protein synthesis",
": to practice translation or make a translation",
": to admit of or be adaptable to translation",
": to undergo a translation",
": lead , result",
": to turn from one language into another",
": to change from one form to another",
": to subject (as genetic information) to translation in protein synthesis"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8l\u0101t",
"tranz-",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8tranz-",
"trans-\u02c8l\u0101t",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8l\u0101t, tranz-"
],
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"paraphrase",
"rephrase",
"restate",
"reword"
],
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"quote"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Oregon\u2019s steady increases over the past several years didn\u2019t translate into higher unemployment, though. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"Bergeron, whose processing power is rivaled by few in the sport, would help translate the new coach\u2019s tactics for his teammates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The Panthers\u2019 pretty play of the regular season didn\u2019t translate to the playoffs. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"When fuel costs rise that quickly, high fares do not always translate into profits. \u2014 Tom Stalnaker, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Inclusive Leaders must help to translate inclusive requirements. \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"An interpreter had to translate the hearing for Bonola, who is a Queens transplant from Mexico. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Some signs of weakening consumer electronics demand have yet to translate into relief for manufacturers of other silicon-hungry products and devices. \u2014 Debby Wu, Bloomberg.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The actors have to translate German (the language of Beethoven\u2019s opera, and one that few of them know, so lip-reading is not an option for most) into American Sign Language. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Anglo-French translater , from Latin translatus (past participle of transferre to transfer, translate), from trans- + latus , past participle of ferre to carry \u2014 more at tolerate , bear"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-083954"
},
"traditive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": traditional"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trad\u0259tiv",
"-\u0259tiv"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"probably from obsolete French, feminine of traditif , from Latin traditus (past participle of tradere to hand over) + French -if -ive"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-084805"
},
"trial balance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a list of the debit and credit balances of accounts in a double-entry ledger at a given date prepared primarily to test their equality"
],
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"first_known_use":[
"1838, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-085357"
},
"tractate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": treatise , dissertation"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trak-\u02cct\u0101t"
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"history_and_etymology":[
"Latin tractatus , from tractare to draw out, handle, treat \u2014 more at treat entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123139"
},
"trans":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"prefix"
],
"definitions":[
": transgender",
": transsexual",
": characterized by having certain groups of atoms on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of a double bond or of the plane of a ring in a molecule",
": relating to or being an arrangement of two very closely linked genes in the heterozygous condition in which one mutant allele and one wild-type allele are on each of the two homologous chromosomes \u2014 compare cis sense 3",
"transaction",
"transitive",
"translated ; translation ; translator",
"transmission",
"transportation",
"transverse",
": on or to the other side of : across : beyond",
": beyond (a specified chemical element) in the periodic table",
": trans",
"\u2014 compare cis- sense 2",
": through",
": so or such as to change or transfer",
"transitive",
": on or to the other side of : across : beyond",
": so as to change or transfer",
": characterized by or having certain groups of atoms on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of a double bond or of the plane of a ring in a molecule \u2014 see all-trans",
": relating to or being an arrangement of two very closely linked genes in the heterozygous condition in which one mutant allele and one wild-type allele are on each of the two homologous chromosomes \u2014 compare cis sense 2"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tran(t)s",
"\u02c8tranz",
"\u02c8tran(t)s",
"\u02c8tranz"
],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Tropical Storm Alex is marching east toward the middle Atlantic where it is expected to end its long, trans -oceanic journey. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
"The administration now sees a chance to punish Russian aggression, weaken Mr. Putin, shore up NATO and the trans -Atlantic alliance and send a message to China, too. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Turkey's objections have dampened Stockholm's and Helsinki's hopes for joining NATO quickly amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and put the trans -Atlantic alliance's credibility at stake. \u2014 Suzan Fraser, ajc , 25 May 2022",
"The Legislature in November set aside $150 million in federal coronavirus aid to help construct such a trans -state pipeline for natural gas, which is a byproduct of oil production. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"All the large and relatively fast-moving ships that China is fielding to support their sovereignty-eroding distant fishing fleets\u2014the support tenders, trans -shipment craft and surveillance platforms\u2014face a mortal threat. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"Led from the front by pocket-powerhouse Amy Taylor, Amyl and The Sniffers are rocking out abroad with their trans -Atlantic tour well underway, following two Coachella performances and their U.S. late night debut on Seth Meyers. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 5 May 2022",
"Fifty years ago, Divoky was doing a pre- trans -Alaska pipeline assessment of birds in the Beaufort Sea. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Without witnessing a tragedy in a toilet bowl, how do trans -masculine people cathart? \u2014 Kole Fulmine, refinery29.com , 16 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective",
"(sense 1) by shortening of transgender or transsexual ; (senses 2-3) from the prefix trans-",
"Prefix",
"Latin trans-, tra- across, beyond, through, so as to change, from trans across, beyond \u2014 more at through entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Adjective",
"1892, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124411"
},
"trembling poplar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": european aspen",
": american aspen"
],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-124636"
},
"tremorless":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":[
": free from tremor"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-(r)l\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125347"
},
"traveler's check":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a draft purchased from a bank or express company and signed by the purchaser at the time of purchase and again at the time of cashing as a precaution against forgery"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1891, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125407"
},
"trematode":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": any of a class (Trematoda) of parasitic usually hermaphroditic flatworms including the flukes",
": any parasitic flatworm (as a liver fluke) of the class Trematoda"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tre-m\u0259-\u02cct\u014dd",
"\u02c8trem-\u0259-\u02cct\u014dd"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"ultimately from Greek tr\u0113mat\u014dd\u0113s pierced with holes, from tr\u0113mat-, tr\u0113ma hole, from tetrainein to bore \u2014 more at throw entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"circa 1859, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-125603"
},
"trustify":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to form into a trust",
": to form a trust"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"trust entry 1 + -ify"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130005"
},
"traffic cone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Hughes allegedly hit one of the teens with the traffic cone , WESH 2 News reports. \u2014 Aaron Parsley, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
"Corsi is also facing a weapons charge for allegedly throwing the rock through the 16-year-old\u2019s window and Hughes, accused of hitting another teenager \u2014 a white 15-year-old boy \u2014 with the traffic cone , is facing battery charges. \u2014 Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
"Her latest tease: A monochromatic, traffic cone -orange belted suit styled over a cutout bodysuit. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Police released a photo of the truck Sunday, showing the pickup with an orange traffic cone , a cardboard box and a white bucket in its bed, among other items. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 1 May 2022",
"In the Cone Mouth form, Kirby can pierce through cracks in the ground, but players wouldn't expect Kirby to be able to do this at the point Kirby inhales the traffic cone . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2020",
"In bedazzled, traffic cone orange jumpsuits, feathery rainbow shoulder appliques dancing in the wind, Gilles and Poirier ensured their routine would be a memorable one. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 19 Feb. 2022",
"Cloud showed up in a bright orange Versace suit, catching your attention like a traffic cone . \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 15 Feb. 2022",
"The traffic cone patter directs drivers through the former IRS site and across Johnson Street to the parking lot where tests are conducted. \u2014 Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer , 10 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1949, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-130308"
},
"triecious":{
"type":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of triecious variant spelling of trioecious"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-131627"
},
"tridymite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a mineral SiO 2 that is a silica, differs from quartz in its usually minute thin tabular orthorhombic forms of crystallization, and is found in cavities in trachyte and similar rocks (hardness 7, specific gravity 2.28\u20132.33)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trid\u0259\u02ccm\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"German tridymit , from Greek tridymos threefold (irregular from tri- three + didymos twin) + German -it -ite; from its common occurrence in trillings"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-133922"
},
"transparentize":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to make transparent or more nearly transparent"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8per-\u0259n-\u02cct\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1925, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-135948"
},
"translation":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an act, process, or instance of translating : such as",
": a rendering from one language into another",
": the product of such a rendering",
": a change to a different substance, form, or appearance : conversion",
": a transformation of coordinates in which the new axes are parallel to the old ones",
": uniform motion of a body in a straight line",
": the process of forming a protein molecule at a ribosomal site of protein synthesis from information contained in messenger RNA \u2014 compare transcription sense 3",
": the act, process, or result of changing from one form or language into another",
": the process of forming a protein molecule at a ribosomal site of protein synthesis from information contained in messenger RNA \u2014 compare transcription"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"tranz-",
"trans-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n, tranz-"
],
"synonyms":[
"paraphrase",
"rephrasing",
"restatement",
"restating",
"rewording",
"translating"
],
"antonyms":[
"quotation",
"quote"
],
"examples":[
"She is working on a translation of the novel.",
"a new translation of the Iliad",
"There were English translations on the menu.",
"the translation of economic power into political strength",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eiffel makes better sense, perhaps, as a high-gloss bodice ripper than a history lesson; the rest is lost in translation . \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
"Only about 1% to 3% of books published in the United States are works in translation , according to Three Percent, a literature project at the University of Rochester in New York. \u2014 David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
"Although this classic bildungsroman may have been nipped and tucked in the transition from page to screen, in terms of scale and sweep and emotion, little appears to have been lost in translation . \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 18 May 2022",
"When employees conduct most of their communication through a screen, words can easily be lost in translation . \u2014 Hanna Marie Asmussen, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Some of the details about Tracy may have gotten lost in time or lost in translation . \u2014 Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN , 30 Apr. 2022",
"His first attempt to explain the situation may have been lost in translation . \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some of those little nuisances can get lost in translation . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"This poem in translation is surreal in its depiction of grief. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140026"
},
"truncated cube":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a solid bounded by six equal regular octagons and eight equal regular triangles formed by cutting off the corners of a cube"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-140246"
},
"tripaschal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": including three passover feasts"
],
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)tr\u012b+"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"tri- + paschal"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-142823"
},
"trash bug":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": an aphis lion that is the larva of a lacewing of the family Chrysopidae and that piles debris on its back"
],
"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151350"
},
"trader":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person whose business is buying and selling or barter: such as",
": merchant",
": a person who buys and sells (something, such as stocks or commodities futures) in search of short-term profits",
": a ship engaged in the coastal or foreign trade",
": a person who trades",
": a ship engaged in commerce"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0101-d\u0259r",
"\u02c8tr\u0101-d\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"dealer",
"merchandiser",
"merchant",
"tradesman",
"trafficker"
],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She is a stock trader .",
"early explorers and fur traders",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"She was swiftly snapped up by Glencore, the Anglo-Swiss commodities trader . \u2014 Simon Usborne, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
"Purchasing a put is akin to buying insurance against bearish moves and the option starts gaining value rapidly once the market drops below the level at which the trader has bought the protection. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"As villagers were at worship one evening in late April, said Bara, the trader , three militants arrived and announced that anyone who valued their lives should leave the village before 6 a.m. the next day. \u2014 New York Times , 31 May 2022",
"The 25-year-old bond trader for the Harris Bank and Trust Co. in Chicago was en route to Honolulu to visit his father. \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Although Severson clearly has faith in crypto\u2019s future, Phillips felt the trader could be counted on not to give the seniors a hard sell. \u2014 Nate Dicamillo, Quartz , 13 May 2022",
"In a high-stakes move that goes farther than official Western sanctions, the Swiss commodities trader plans to stop exporting Rosneft\u2019s crude altogether. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
"As oil trader Pierre Andurand told me last month for this Forbes Magazine feature, not even peace in Ukraine could bring a return to normal. \u2014 Christopher Helman, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"The Expendables 3 \u2013 Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 1 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151642"
},
"trick work":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": work involving a trick or knack or the use of tricks and especially artificial devices",
": literary or artistic work characterized solely by technical dexterity"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-153222"
},
"trade show":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a large exposition to promote awareness and sales of especially new products within an industry"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The company unveiled a new product at the annual trade show this week.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first major trade show to cancel at McCormick Place as the pandemic hit in March 2020, the Inspired Home Show was also the first to welcome visitors back to the city\u2019s convention center two years later, drawing 20,000 visitors over three days. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The trade show will conclude with the Paris Images Digital Summit, which will tackle questions related to the visual effects field from Jan. 26-29. \u2014 Ben Croll, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Despite these developments, organizers have given no indication that the trade show will be canceled or rescheduled. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Ryan Chitwood, a forest products wholesaler from Annapolis, Maryland, recently sent a sales team to an annual trade show , where meetings were scheduled back to back in a hotel restaurant throughout the day. \u2014 Harriet Baskas, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
"That will be followed by the 65-project trade show , where the Class of 2022 will showcase their research and innovative solutions for sponsoring organizations. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 May 2022",
"That is exactly when people make decisions to travel and attend the trade show , especially international guests on the buyer side. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Watch Week, the watch trade show and forum the family has hosted since 2015. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Reilly was also during the 1990s the chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, which owns McCormick Place and Navy Pier and oversees Chicago\u2019s trade show and convention business. \u2014 Sarah Freishtat, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"More generally this is about translational research which is moving beyond research and into scalable practical solutions meeting specific needs. \u2014 Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Now, Ravi\u2019s colleagues at MD Anderson are looking to address those gaps by partnering with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard on a new translational research platform focused on rare cancers. \u2014 Kevin Lin, STAT , 18 June 2021",
"The money will back education and research efforts in applied microeconomics, business, digital medicine, global health, neuroscience, and translational research programs at the university\u2019s Feinberg School of Medicine. \u2014 Maria Di Mento, oregonlive , 31 Dec. 2021",
"Research departments include biomedical engineering, cancer biology, pathobiology, and clinical and translational research . \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 26 Sep. 2021",
"The program funds clinical and translational research , which starts in laboratories and eventually reaches clinical and community settings in diagnosis, treatment, and policy change stages. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Sep. 2021",
"The 75,000-square-foot, five-story building will become the world's largest translational research center dedicated to brain tumor drug development. \u2014 Andrew Favakeh, The Arizona Republic , 2 Aug. 2021",
"In addition to exploring the potential for translational research 's impact, leaders in research should also consider the positive effects of bringing business practices into the fold. \u2014 Gabi Hanna, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"But 70% of translational research on Alzheimer\u2019s disease and related dementias continues to be funded by pharmaceutical and biotech companies. \u2014 Susan Peschin, STAT , 28 Apr. 2021"
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"And in the trouper spirit of its two leading men, it was built to last. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"And the superest trouper of all is Queen Elizabeth. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"But that would go counter to the spirit of a Broadway luminary who is at heart an ensemble trouper dedicated to artistic growth. \u2014 Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"The designer outdoes himself on dressing Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, the sheriff\u2019s stagestruck wife played like a trouper by Jayne Houdyshell. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"On Dutton's arrival: Lauren: Chris was such a trouper . \u2014 Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2021",
"He was bitten by the circus bug 10 years ago when the circus arrived in Waltham and three troupers stayed with his family. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2019",
"All of the troupers are assigned to clean a section. \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 29 July 2019",
"The two sides of his performing identity \u2014 movie star and musical trouper \u2014 came together in a homage to movie musicals. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 21 July 2019"
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"Groups of travelers were everywhere that summer.",
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"One of the major concerns is that not all cases had a connection with a traveler to an endemic area (Africa), so there has been some community spread. \u2014 Judy Stone, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
"After testing positive in Stockholm in early April, one American traveler and her wife decided to return to Seattle via Vancouver, because a U.S.- Canada border crossing was relatively close to their home. \u2014 Ceylan Yeginsu, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
"One active business traveler is Jonathan Adkins, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association in Washington, who has been traveling extensively since last July for conventions, trade shows and speaking engagements. \u2014 New York Times , 15 May 2022",
"One traveler was flying with her family to Palm Springs when her flight got canceled at the gate. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
"The second person was unvaccinated and had close contact with the traveler . \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Dec. 2021",
"One traveler was allegedly notified only days before her upcoming trip, leaving her to either pay her debt or forfeit already paid for accommodations, car rentals, and more. \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 13 Oct. 2021",
"There's one menacing global traveler currently racing through countries faster than Phileas Fogg and its name is the Delta variant. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 31 July 2021",
"One seemingly frustrated traveler shared a video of the line this past Sunday to Twitter, which shows a massive amount of people standing in the building\u2019s parking garage. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 14 Apr. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Outwin, the National Portrait Gallery\u2019s triennial portrait show, gives us a galaxy of distinct American personalities. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 11 June 2022",
"The Summit of the Americas, a triennial gathering of regional leaders from Alaska to Patagonia that the US is hosting for the first time since 1994, is the Biden's administration strongest effort to push the US agenda in the Western Hemisphere. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"The triennial design extravaganza, where the work of 18 interior designers from Connecticut and New York will be on display, will run from June 4-26 at 51 Brookside Boulevard in West Hartford. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 30 May 2022",
"Keith and partner Diana Nawi are the first team of women to organize the triennial exhibition that showcases art in various museums and public spaces around the city. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Some advocates have pushed for DMCA reform that would weaken or negate Section 1201's copyright protections, therefore removing the need for a triennial application process. \u2014 Damon Beres, Wired , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Residential property values increased by an average of 16% countywide, according to the results from Cuyahoga County\u2019s 2021 triennial reappraisal, released this week. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"The triennial appraisal, including this year\u2019s, relies on nearby sale prices over the last three years. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 21 Sep. 2021",
"Big, small, playful and provocative, Hierro's art is among works of more than 40 Latinx artists participating in Manhattan's El Museo del Barrio's triennial show. \u2014 CBS News , 29 Aug. 2021"
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"a trustworthy bodyguard who would never blab to the tabloids",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Justin was honest, trustworthy , resilient and dependable. \u2014 Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press , 20 May 2022",
"This advice is objective, trustworthy , evidence-based, and respectful of my privacy. \u2014 John Kao, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Our goal is to continue evolving into a brand that provides trustworthy , inspirational, and achievable ideas for all doers and home-enthusiasts. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The regime became more and more corrupt, less and less sophisticated, less and less trustworthy , less and less popular. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Our society assumes a good friend will be trustworthy , loyal and respectful. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2022",
"We are expected to navigate a complicated and life-threatening medical event without universal health care and without free, trustworthy , vetted, and accessible medical information. \u2014 Nina Jankowicz, Wired , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The same language pops up in ad after ad: Applicants must be respectable, reliable, settled, trustworthy , competent, honest, well-recommended. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s no shortage of information and data in the world, but individuals with the ability to discern what information is trustworthy among the abundant mix of misinformation will be critical to an organisation\u2019s success. \u2014 Bernard Marr, Forbes , 20 May 2022"
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": one that sets a trend : someone or something that starts or helps to popularize a new fashion, style, movement, etc."
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"a closely watched trendsetter in women's fashions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Being a trendsetter for much of his career, will Drake do it again and have the rest of mainstream music follow his dance-heavy lead for the rest of 2022? \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 17 June 2022",
"The race could mark a turning point for the city, which boasts the second largest population in the country, and put its reputation as a progressive trendsetter at risk. \u2014 Christal Hayes, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
"Keating\u2019s ascent to the status of aerial trendsetter was unlikely. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2022",
"The previous record-holder was Queen Elizabeth\u2019s great-great grandmother Queen Victoria, who ruled for about 64 years from 1837 to 1901 and was known for being a trendsetter , popularizing everything from white wedding dresses to photography. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 2 June 2022",
"Salvatori stone company continued as a trendsetter with rounded marble in soft deep brown set in a chevron pattern. \u2014 Damon Johnstun, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Was that normal for the time period or did this make Illinois a trendsetter ? \u2014 Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"The three-night stand in San Juan was a testament of the innovative trendsetter Sech is, and the blueprint for what is next to come. \u2014 Katelina Eccleston, Rolling Stone , 10 Apr. 2022",
"Considered the first modern first lady, James Buchanan's beloved niece was no doubt a trendsetter . \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 17 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Waymo is viewed as a front-runner to surge ahead in autonomous trucking . \u2014 Rich Blake, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Widespread covid lockdowns in China have created congestion at Asian sea ports, and rising gas prices have driven up the cost of trucking . \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 18 May 2022",
"Hops are in good supply, but the grains used to make beer are having a moment of difficulty in recent harvest quantities, and the cost of delivery is getting more expensive due to fuel prices and availability of trucking . \u2014 Kevin Mcgee, Rolling Stone , 17 May 2022",
"The rising operating costs are hitting those operators just as base shipping prices on trucking \u2019s spot markets are dropping on wavering freight demand. \u2014 Paul Page, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"There are a half a dozen divisions of trucking [affected]. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
"President Biden and Transportation Secretary Buttigieg speak on trucking and the U.S. supply chain. ... \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
"In that post, Kuri fought to have bike lanes installed on the Detroit-Superior Bridge, a proposal that was partially realized after heavy opposition by industries reliant on trucking , based in the nearby Flats District. \u2014 cleveland , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Our supply chains suffer from outdated labor-relations law, a 250 percent tariff on truck chassis, and environmental regulations that prevent capacity expansion and increase the costs of trucking . \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 15 Dec. 2021"
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"1809, in the meaning defined above"
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],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-003753"
},
"trial balloon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a project or scheme tentatively announced in order to test public opinion"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She's been floating trial balloons about a possible run for Congress.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So, the Lakers floated their three leading candidates for coach to the media this week as a sort of trial balloon . \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 21 May 2022",
"Elizabeth Sepper, a University of Texas law professor who studies health law, said the apparent leak could be posturing by one side or another, tempering expectations or floating a trial balloon . \u2014 Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
"Still, even if it is destined for the dustbin, the measure\u2019s mere existence means it could be used as grist to energize conservatives on the campaign trail \u2014 and a trial balloon that sets the stage for more serious discussion next year. \u2014 al , 11 Mar. 2022",
"In the media environment of an earlier generation, that sort of sotto-voce remark was a good way to float a trial balloon to insiders. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Having floated a possible export ban on crude oil as a trial balloon last month, the Biden administration earlier this week abandoned the idea, as opposition emerged quickly from Democrats in oil-producing districts. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 19 Dec. 2021",
"Many historians see the pogroms, which Nazi Germany initiated, as both a trial balloon and opening shot of the genocidal violence of the Holocaust. \u2014 Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Nov. 2021",
"Republishing his essay on state media can be seen as a trial balloon . \u2014 Anne Stevenson-yang, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Their proposal last week read less as a change in strategic thinking and more as a trial balloon aimed at the new power brokers in Washington. \u2014 Brentan Alexander, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1935, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011502"
},
"trustability":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": one in which confidence is placed",
": dependence on something future or contingent : hope",
": reliance on future payment for property (such as merchandise) delivered : credit",
": a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement",
": one that reduces or threatens to reduce competition",
": care , custody",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": responsible charge or office",
": trustworthiness",
": in the care or possession of a trustee",
": to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of : believe",
": to place confidence in : rely on",
": to hope or expect confidently",
": to commit or place in one's care or keeping : entrust",
": to permit to stay or go or to do something without fear or misgiving",
": to extend credit to",
": to place confidence : depend",
": to be confident : hope",
": to sell or deliver on credit",
": to rely on or on the truth of : believe",
": to place confidence in someone or something",
": to be confident : hope",
": firm belief in the character, strength, or truth of someone or something",
": a person or thing in which confidence is placed",
": confident hope",
": a property interest held by one person or organization (as a bank) for the benefit of another",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement and often held to reduce competition",
": an organization in which money is held or managed by someone for the benefit of another or others",
": responsibility for safety and well-being",
": a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another's property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property",
": an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship \u2014 see also beneficiary , cestui que trust , corpus , declaration of trust at declaration sense 4 , principal , settlor",
": a trust in which principal and income are allowed to accumulate rather than being paid out",
": a trust in which legal title remains in the trustee who has a duty to act affirmatively (as in exercising control, discretion, and judgment) with regard to the property \u2014 compare passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created often in accordance with a separation agreement in which property is transferred to the trust as a source of support for a divorced spouse with a remainder to someone else",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust that is created for the purpose of making profit and that is usually characterized by some kind of commercial activity, transferable certificates of interest, existence continuing after the death of beneficiaries, limited liability, legal title in the hands of trustees, and officers having duties of management",
": a trust in which a spouse leaves his or her estate upon death to a trust naming the surviving spouse as beneficiary usually with remainders to children or other descendants",
": a trust in which a charity is named as the beneficiary for a period of time after which named individuals succeed as beneficiaries",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive a fixed payment of not less than five percent of the fair market value of the original principal over the course of a specified period after which the remaining principal passes to charity",
": a trust in which individuals are named as beneficiaries to receive income for a period of time (as the lifetimes of the beneficiaries) after which the principal passes to charity",
": a charitable remainder trust in which the named beneficiaries receive payments of a fixed percentage and not less than five percent of the value of the trust assets as determined annually for a specified period after which the remainder passes to charity",
": a trust created for the purpose of performing charity or providing social benefits",
": a grantor trust lasting at least ten years with income payable to a beneficiary and principal reverting to the settlor upon termination",
": business trust in this entry",
": a trust under which any or all income does not have to be distributed and principal may be distributed \u2014 compare simple trust in this entry",
": an implied trust imposed by a court to prevent the unjust enrichment of one who has wrongfully obtained (as through fraud or bad faith) title to the property or a property interest of another",
": an equitable remedy to prevent unjust enrichment by imposing a constructive trust",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust which allows a donor to place a gift in trust while qualifying for the gift tax annual exclusion by giving the beneficiary an immediate right to the gift for a limited time after which it can only be accessed under the terms of the trust",
": a trust that gives the trustee authority to exercise his or her discretion in distributing principal or income to the beneficiary",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust in which nothing is left to be done by the trustee but preserve the property and execute the purpose of the trust",
": a trust in which the settlor or trustee has duties to perform (as securing the property, ascertaining the objects of the trust, or making distributions)",
": a trust intentionally created by the settlor",
": a trust created by a positive act of the settlor and set down in writing that expresses the intention to create a trust, identifies the property to be placed in trust, and names beneficiaries",
": a trust in which the principal goes to a skip person usually following payment of income for life to a non-skip person : a trust created by a generation-skipping transfer of property in trust",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to a fixed annuity for a set term of years after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to all income for a specified term or for whichever comes first of a specified term or death after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": an irrevocable trust in which the grantor retains the right to receive annually a percentage of the fixed net fair market value of the assets for a specified term after which the trust assets transfer to the beneficiary",
": a trust that is taxed at the settlor's tax rate because the settlor has the power to control the beneficial enjoyment of the trust, retains a reversionary interest in the trust, has administrative powers over the trust, has the power to revoke the trust, or benefits from the income of the trust",
": a trust that is created for a purpose which is not charitable and that names no specific beneficiary",
": land trust in this entry",
": a trust arising by operation of law when the circumstances of a transaction imply the creation of a trust that is not expressly created by the parties and especially when a trust is necessary to avoid an inequitable result or to prevent fraud",
": an insurance trust created as a retirement plan in which individual life insurance policies are purchased for employees and held in trust by the employer to fund the plan",
": a trust in which the principal consists of an insurance policy or its proceeds",
": a trust that becomes effective during the lifetime of the settlor",
": a business trust that is a closed-end investment company",
": implied trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust that cannot be revoked by the settlor after its creation except upon the consent of all the beneficiaries",
": a trust created to effectuate a real estate ownership arrangement in which the trustee holds legal and equitable title to the property subject to the provisions of a trust agreement setting out the rights of the beneficiaries whose interests in the trust are declared to be personal property",
": inter vivos trust in this entry",
": a marital trust created in order to qualify for the marital deduction",
": power of appointment trust in this entry",
": a testamentary trust naming a surviving spouse as the beneficiary \u2014 see also marital deduction trust and power of appointment trust in this entry",
": business trust in this entry",
": land trust in this entry",
": passive trust in this entry",
": a trust created for the purpose of holding property for beneficiaries whose identities are kept secret",
": a trust created by the settlor's spoken statements especially for the purpose of transferring real property as part of an agreement between the settlor and the trustee",
": a trust or use under which the trustee has no duties to perform : a trust in which legal and equitable titles are merged in the beneficiaries",
": a trust that receives the assets that make up its principal by operation of a testamentary disposition to it usually of the residue of an estate or from another trust upon the settlor's death",
": a marital trust that provides a surviving spouse with a life estate in property and a power of appointment allowing appointment of the property to the surviving spouse or to his or her estate",
": a trust that attempts to shield assets from the beneficiaries' creditors by providing that it is within the trustee's discretion to refuse to pay a beneficiary or that a beneficiary forfeits his or her interest in the trust upon a creditor's attempt to reach it",
": a resulting trust arising where not abolished by statute when property is purchased with title in the name of one person but using the money of another",
": a trust to which qualified terminable interest property is transferred for purposes of taking the marital deduction",
": a trust that is either a charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder unitrust",
": a business trust similar to a closed-end investment company except that it invests in real estate either as an owner having equity in the property or as a lender holding mortgages on the property",
": an implied trust based upon the presumed intentions of the parties as inferred from all the circumstances that the party holding legal title to trust property holds it for the benefit of the other \u2014 compare constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust over which the settlor has retained the power of revocation",
": totten trust in this entry",
": bypass trust in this entry",
": a trust under which all current income must be distributed and no principal may be distributed",
": a trust that is created for the benefit of a spendthrift who is paid income therefrom and that cannot be reached by creditors to satisfy the spendthrift's debts",
": totten trust in this entry",
": a trust created in a will to be effective upon the settlor's death",
": a trust created by a deposit in a bank by one person as trustee for another that is revocable until the death of the depositor",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": constructive trust in this entry",
": a trust from which the beneficiary receives annually a fixed percentage of the net fair market value of the trust assets",
": a trust operating as a vehicle for investment whose portfolio consists of long-term bonds that are held to maturity",
": a trust created by the transfer of legal title to shares of stock to a trustee or trustees who exercise the corporate voting rights conferred by ownership of the shares as agreed in the trust instrument",
": a combination of firms or corporations formed by an agreement establishing a trust whereby shareholders in the separate corporations exchange their shares for shares representing proportionate interest in the principal and income of the combination and surrender to the trustees the management and operation of the combined firms or corporations",
": a combination or aggregation of business entities formed by any of various means",
": one that reduces competition or is thought to present a threat of reducing competition \u2014 compare antitrust",
": a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship",
": something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another",
": the condition, obligation, or right of one to whom something is confided : responsible charge or office",
": custody",
": in a trust",
"Anglo-French de son tort ( desmesne ) from his or her (own) wrongful act"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u0259st",
"\u02c8tr\u0259st"
],
"synonyms":[
"confidence",
"credence",
"faith",
"stock"
],
"antonyms":[
"assign",
"charge",
"commission",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"task"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Smaller content creators are also often very active in connecting with their audiences and consuming their media, which boosts their engagement and continues to build trust between influencer and consumer. \u2014 Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"One South Florida nonprofit is doing their part to build trust between cops and inner city kids by getting them off the streets and into the waves. \u2014 Scott Luxor, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
"Focusing the work in a single state or region also helps build trust with the local clinics and patients that are critical to this type of research. \u2014 Theresa Gaffney, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"The new technology might one day become ubiquitous in shoppers' lives and Prasad noted it could be used to build trust between users and their Amazon devices. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
"Airbnb viewed this as a simple way to build trust among guests but failed to take note of the potential harm. \u2014 Michael Luca, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Doug Pederson spent his first four months in Jacksonville trying to build trust with players. \u2014 Mark Long, Orlando Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
"Many, however, hoped to heal divisions within city government and build trust with an unsettled, increasingly polarized electorate. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
"As with Coffee with a Cop and Shop with a Cop, San Diego police officers and leaders hoped to build trust with the public during the recent Tacos with a Cop events. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Many of the players know him well, respect him and trust him. \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"It\u2019s about protecting your customer, because this is a family member, and my customers trust me like family. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 26 June 2022",
"God always gives peace to those that trust him and those that believe in him. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 25 June 2022",
"People pay more attention to people and trust them more than communications coming from a monolithic company. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Peskov also said that the Kremlin does not trust assurances that Ukraine will not use the weapons to launch missiles into Russia. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
"Peskov also said that the Kremlin does not trust assurances that Ukraine will not use the weapons to launch missiles into Russia. \u2014 Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
"Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow does not trust such assurances. \u2014 John Leicester And Frank Jordans, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
"This might be overwhelming, but trust us, these products made this list for a reason. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Noun and Verb",
"Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust trust; akin to Old English tr\u0113owe faithful \u2014 more at true entry 1"
],
"first_known_use":[
"Noun",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
"Verb",
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-011945"
},
"translative":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": of, relating to, or involving removal or transference from one person or place to another",
": of, relating to, or serving in translation from one language or system into another",
": constituting a transfer or conveyance"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8l\u0101-tiv",
"tranz-",
"tranz-\u02c8l\u0101-tiv, trans-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1657, in the meaning defined at sense 2"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012119"
},
"tramp art":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a style of wood carving flourishing in the U.S. from about 1875 to 1930 that is characterized by ornate layered whittling often of cigar boxes or fruit crates",
": an object carved in this style"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1974, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012742"
},
"translater":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": translator"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u0101t\u0259(r)",
"-\u0101t\u0259-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"translate entry 1 + -er"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012840"
},
"triakid":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": of or relating to the Triakidae",
": smooth dogfish"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tr\u012b\u0259k\u0259\u0307d",
"tr\u012b\u02c8ak-",
"\""
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Adjective",
"New Latin Triakidae"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-012958"
},
"transferrin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a beta globulin in blood plasma capable of combining with ferric ions and transporting iron in the body",
": a beta globulin in blood plasma capable of combining with ferric ions and transporting iron in the body"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8fer-\u0259n",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8fer-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"trans- + Latin ferrum \"iron\" + -in entry 1 \u2014 more at farrier",
"Note: The term was first suggested by Carl G. Holmberg and C.-G. Laurell in \"Nature of Serum Copper and its Relation to the Iron-binding Protein in Human Serum,\" Acta Chemica Scandinavica, vol. 1 (1947), p. 950."
],
"first_known_use":[
"1947, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013902"
},
"translate":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to turn into one's own or another language",
": to transfer or turn from one set of symbols into another : transcribe",
": to express in different terms and especially different words : paraphrase",
": to express in more comprehensible terms : explain , interpret",
": to bear, remove, or change from one place, state, form, or appearance to another : transfer , transform",
": to convey to heaven or to a nontemporal condition without death",
": to transfer (a bishop) from one see to another",
": enrapture",
": to subject to mathematical translation",
": to subject (genetic information) to translation in protein synthesis",
": to practice translation or make a translation",
": to admit of or be adaptable to translation",
": to undergo a translation",
": lead , result",
": to turn from one language into another",
": to change from one form to another",
": to subject (as genetic information) to translation in protein synthesis"
],
"pronounciation":[
"tran(t)s-\u02c8l\u0101t",
"tranz-",
"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8tranz-",
"trans-\u02c8l\u0101t",
"tran(t)s-\u02c8l\u0101t, tranz-"
],
"synonyms":[
"paraphrase",
"rephrase",
"restate",
"reword"
],
"antonyms":[
"quote"
],
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Oregon\u2019s steady increases over the past several years didn\u2019t translate into higher unemployment, though. \u2014 Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 June 2022",
"Bergeron, whose processing power is rivaled by few in the sport, would help translate the new coach\u2019s tactics for his teammates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"The Panthers\u2019 pretty play of the regular season didn\u2019t translate to the playoffs. \u2014 Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
"When fuel costs rise that quickly, high fares do not always translate into profits. \u2014 Tom Stalnaker, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Inclusive Leaders must help to translate inclusive requirements. \u2014 Simone E. Morris, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"An interpreter had to translate the hearing for Bonola, who is a Queens transplant from Mexico. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Some signs of weakening consumer electronics demand have yet to translate into relief for manufacturers of other silicon-hungry products and devices. \u2014 Debby Wu, Bloomberg.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The actors have to translate German (the language of Beethoven\u2019s opera, and one that few of them know, so lip-reading is not an option for most) into American Sign Language. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":[
"Middle English, from Anglo-French translater , from Latin translatus (past participle of transferre to transfer, translate), from trans- + latus , past participle of ferre to carry \u2014 more at tolerate , bear"
],
"first_known_use":[
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-020610"
},
"tractatule":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a small or minor tractate"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8trakt\u0259\u02ccty\u00fcl"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"tractate + -ule"
],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-021923"
},
"translate into":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":[
": to lead to (something) as a result : result in"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-024053"
},
"truth table":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a table that shows the truth-value of a compound statement for every truth-value of its component statements",
": a similar table (as for a computer logic circuit) showing the value of the output for each value of each input"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1920, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-025519"
},
"trust territory":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a non-self-governing territory placed under an administrative authority by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations",
": a non-self-governing territory placed under an administrative authority by the United Nations"
],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"first_known_use":[
"1945, in the meaning defined above"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-031647"
},
"trafficker":{
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":[
": the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route",
": congestion of vehicles",
": the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route",
": the information or signals transmitted over a communications system : messages",
": the volume of customers visiting a business establishment",
": the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system",
": the business of transporting passengers or freight",
": import and export trade",
": the business of bartering or buying and selling",
": illegal or disreputable usually commercial activity",
": communication or dealings especially between individuals or groups",
": exchange",
": a concentration of participants or players and especially defensive players",
": wares , goods",
": existing conditions will allow or permit",
": to carry on traffic",
": to concentrate one's effort or interest",
": engage , deal",
": to travel over",
": to visit as a customer",
": trade , barter",
": the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) along a route",
": the people or goods carried by train, boat, or airplane or passing along a road, river, or air route",
": the business of carrying passengers or goods",
": the business of buying and selling : commerce",
": exchange of information",
": trade entry 2 sense 2",
": import and export trade",
": the business of bartering or buying and selling",
": illegal or disreputable usually commercial activity",
": the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route",
": the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route",
": the information or signals transmitted over a communications system",
": the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system",
": the business of transporting passengers or freight",
": to carry on traffic",
": to travel over",
": to engage in the trading or bartering of"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tra-fik",
"\u02c8tra-fik"
],
"synonyms":[
"business",
"commerce",
"marketplace",
"trade"
],
"antonyms":[
"deal",
"trade"
],
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Let's leave early to avoid rush hour traffic .",
"Traffic is backed up to the bridge.",
"Barge traffic was halted because of flooding.",
"Airlines saw a decrease in passenger traffic this year.",
"Verb",
"arrested him for trafficking in drugs",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Hillside members used their profits to buy guns and traffic narcotics, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office. \u2014 Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"If traffic along the park's 400 miles of roads becomes unmanageable, Sholly said officials will impose a reservation system to enter the park. \u2014 Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
"The system also offers robust parental controls, plus Quality-of-Service settings so that certain traffic types or users can be given priority. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Between all the online orders and foot traffic , a secure spot for deliveries and accessories (like umbrellas) is more essential than ever. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
"According to city data presented during Tuesday\u2019s committee hearing, 174 people were killed in traffic crashes in Chicago last year. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"With the July 4th also around the corner, this time of year offers a variety of different sales to peruse to capitalize on all the traffic Prime Day will be generating. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 22 June 2022",
"This includes traffic monitors and roadside electronic warning signs to emergency vehicles. \u2014 K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver , 22 June 2022",
"Ravnsborg pleaded no contest to a pair of misdemeanor traffic charges related to the crash last August and was not sentenced to any prison time. \u2014 Julia Jacobo, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Other criminals traffic everything from gold to the prized pirarucu fish, police said. \u2014 Luciana Magalhaes, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"Stories of hacks of high-profile companies and growing awareness of the fact that some companies traffic their data for a profit have made many consumers think twice about sharing their personal information. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"Criminals with systems for smuggling ivory are perfectly positioned to traffic other contraband. \u2014 Dean Paton, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Their projects often traffic in provocative visuals and effects, sending their viewers down unanticipated rabbit holes, testing people\u2019s limits for farts, warts, and all. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The indictment accuses Trevi\u00f1o of conspiring to traffic large quantities of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine and using firearms \u2014 including machine guns \u2014 to facilitate those crimes. \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Or, foster kids who get trafficked will be used by the traffickers to traffic their friends. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Jan. 2022",
"The directors who traffic in these stories often do so from a place of detachment, able to register the suffering of their subjects while ignoring the many layers of their humanity. \u2014 Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022",
"Smith said the fundamental problem with ODOT\u2019s approach is the assumption that highway congestion is the main cause of emissions \u2014 rather than simply traffic itself. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Nov. 2021"
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"\u02c8tran(t)s-\u02ccv\u0259rs",
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"The surgeon made a transverse incision across her abdomen.",
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"Low transverse incisions are now standard in the United States. \u2014 Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
"Shoulder taps work you transverse abdominals and obliques as well. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 16 Mar. 2020",
"The transverse -engine GLA has available 4Matic all-wheel drive that primarily drives the front wheels but sends enough power around to improve acceleration in slippery conditions. \u2014 Jens Meiners, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2020",
"Also, seemingly forgotten by many, the C8 finally retires the Corvette's long-running transverse leaf springs front and rear (since 1984 at both ends and since 1963 at the rear), in favor of conventional coils. \u2014 Jim Resnick, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2020",
"Thompson said that the safety mechanism is similar to the tang safety of a shotgun and includes a mechanical block actuated by a transverse cam mounted on the side of the assembly. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 21 Jan. 2020",
"This big bucket of parts and designs is used to make all of the group's transverse -engine vehicles\u2014everything from the Audi TT to the VW Atlas. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 27 July 2019",
"This is Volkswagen\u2019s sixth U.S.-market vehicle, from Golf to Atlas SUV, to be built on the company\u2019s global MQB ( transverse -engine front drive) platform. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Aug. 2018",
"Well after Horch the man departed, the automaker was cranking out dual-overhead-cam straight-eights, servo-actuated brakes, four-wheel independent suspension, transverse leaf springs, and five-speed gearboxes. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 25 May 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This rotational plane is called the transverse plane. \u2014 Jay Johnson, Outside Online , 16 Feb. 2021",
"There's nothing particularly interesting about the control-arm front and beam-axle rear suspension other than the transverse leaf spring that suspends the front. \u2014 Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver , 22 May 2022",
"Olmsted and Vaux, famously, insisted on sinking the transverse roads through Central Park, and asserted the importance of passive recreation\u2014of strolling as a civilizing influence. \u2014 Alexandra Lange, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The plank up-down, V-up, and suitcase crunch work your rectus abdominis (the muscles along the front of your abdomen) and your deeper, stabilizing transverse abdominis muscles. \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Even the most spectacular one, the ground-story event room, for all its glowing wood and dramatic transverse arches, seems better suited for housing machines than people, and has something of the character of an airplane hangar. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Your transverse abdominis, your rectus abdominis are playing such key parts in not only ensuring that you're streamlined, but in the propulsion as well. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 6 May 2022",
"That includes the transverse abdominis, one of the deepest abdominal muscles, which wraps around the lower torso like a girdle. \u2014 Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online , 16 May 2021",
"For example, someone with a transverse vaginal septum, meaning they\u2019re born with a wall of tissue that separates parts of the vagina6, might not menstruate or have a hard time inserting a tampon. \u2014 SELF , 25 Feb. 2022"
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"noun"
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"French troupiale , from troupe ; from its living in flocks"
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"1825, in the meaning defined above"
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"noun"
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": a division or portion of a pool or whole",
": an issue of bonds derived from a pooling of like obligations (such as securitized mortgage debt) that is differentiated from other issues especially by maturity or rate of return",
": a division or portion of a pool or whole: as",
": an issue of bonds derived from a pooling of like obligations that is differentiated from other issues especially by maturity or rate of return",
": a bond series issued for sale in a foreign country"
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"\u02c8tr\u00e4\u207fsh"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With the second tranche of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal pandemic aid expected to soon land in Milwaukee city and county coffers, officials are facing new decisions on how to spend the historic sums. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022",
"The second tranche of new Eastman emails involves a Dec. 24, 2020, discussion with Trump campaign officials and Wisconsin lawyer Kenneth Chesebro. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"But the reallocation of the second tranche of funds to those facing higher demand won't begin until the end of March. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022",
"The Archives has turned over a tranche of vice presidential records, as well as documents chronicling calls to the vice president that were White House records. \u2014 Ryan Nobles, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Roughly 60% of the organizations receiving donations in this tranche are led by women, Scott noted. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Given that Webb has a much larger mirror and will be able to image red galaxies around 250 million years after the Big Bang, expect to see something similar\u2014though whether that will be in the first tranche of show-off images is anyone\u2019s guess. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
"The most recent tranche \u2014more than $10 billion for the CDC in the American Rescue Plan, passed earlier this year\u2014was also approved for spending on general pandemic preparedness. \u2014 Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Streetlight construction from the first tranche of money will take place between 2023 and 2024. \u2014 Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 May 2022"
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"French, literally, slice, from Old French, from trenchier, trancher to cut \u2014 more at trench"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The road less traveled is difficult, but it can be done. \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Committed to sourcing the world\u2019s finest quality tea from the road less traveled , Chariteas works with sustainable tea farms to craft custom blends, giving a platform to teas from countries in Southeast Asia like as Indonesia and Vietnam. \u2014 Jeanne O'brien Coffey, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"To her, whose life has been filled with adventure along a road less traveled . \u2014 Tara Jamali, BostonGlobe.com , 18 Mar. 2022",
"The road less traveled is currently full of incredible potential. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The opportunity to explore a part of the island that is less traveled while experiencing luxury at Club Med\u2019s Exclusive Collection property is a great way to reset. \u2014 Brittney Oliver, Essence , 23 Mar. 2022",
"For something less traveled , stroll the 4.5-mile Scorpion Canyon Loop, which serves as prime habitat for the bright blue island scrub jay, a species endemic to Santa Cruz. \u2014 Shawnt\u00e9 Salabert, Outside Online , 23 June 2021",
"Alice\u2019s daughter, perhaps relatable to our pre-pandemic selves, is the antithesis of Alice: a successful, unhappy writer, well traveled and independent, who has taken charge of the big things that define her life. \u2014 Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The first season took the road less traveled , especially with Rue, boldly diving into the realities of teen substance abuse and its impact on those around her. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"Italian, from tremolo + -oso -ous (from Latin -osus )"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-092352"
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"triens":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a bronze coin of ancient Rome equal to \u00b9/\u2083 as",
": an ancient Byzantine gold coin equal to \u00b9/\u2083 solidus",
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"\u02c8tr\u012b\u02ccenz",
"\u02c8tr\u0113\u02cc\u0101n(t)s"
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"Latin, third part, triens; akin to Latin tres three"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093018"
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"trendsetting":{
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"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": having the effect of starting or helping to popularize a new trend, fashion, style, movement, etc."
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"pronounciation":[
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Along with fellow Keinemusil member Adam Port, &Me and Rampa are currently delivering these same sleek vibes to trendsetting dancefloors, amidst their current residency at house and techno mecca Circoloco at DC10 in Ibiza and at Miami\u2019s Club Space. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 20 June 2022",
"Google on Wednesday took a big step toward pushing its Pixel product line-up down a road already paved by Apple and its array of trendsetting devices. \u2014 Michael Liedtke, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"The popularity of social apps such as TikTok has given rise to a new entertainment industry, one that capitalizes on viral and trendsetting videos. \u2014 Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"Berk\u2019s studio, a former hat factory in the Marylebone neighborhood, was soon drawing trendsetting students, including the writer Edna O\u2019Brien and the Bond girl Britt Ekland. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Since 2002, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim have run their trendsetting label Opening Ceremony more like a social club than a clothing line. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"A$AP Rocky, wore another trendsetting outfit while out to dinner Wednesday evening in Santa Monica. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Mary is known for creating trendsetting fashion statements that are bold, alluring, and sure to catch the eye. \u2014 Essence , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The United Kingdom and Federal Trade Commission launched trendsetting antitrust cases against Facebook and Nvidia, respectively. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 17 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":[
"1935, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-093612"
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"noun"
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": the act or an instance of traducing",
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"tr\u0259\u02c8d\u0259ksh\u0259n"
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"Late Latin traduction-, traductio , from Latin, act of transferring, from traductus (past participle of traducere to lead across, transfer) + -ion-, -io -ion"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094319"
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"definitions":[
"Definition of trous-de-loup plural of trou-de-loup"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-094335"
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"trusswork":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": work consisting of trusses"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101016"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a rectangular net made of a middle layer that is slack and of fine mesh and two outer layers that are stretched and of coarse mesh so arranged that fish attempting to pass in either direction carry some of the fine net through the coarse and are thus pocketed"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101124"
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"trading limit":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": one of the prices above or below which trading on commodity exchanges is not allowed during any one day",
": a maximum number of contracts an individual is allowed to hold at one time in commodities covered by regulation"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-102615"
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"transfer reaction":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":[
": a chemical reaction (as a transamination) in which a group is transferred from one molecule to another"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104250"
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"trampdom":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the realm of tramps",
": tramps"
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"-d\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-104322"
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"transpersonal":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":[
": extending or going beyond the personal or individual",
": of, relating to, or being psychology or psychotherapy concerned especially with esoteric mental experience (such as mysticism and altered states of consciousness) beyond the usual limits of ego and personality",
": of, relating to, or being psychology or psychotherapy concerned especially with esoteric mental experience (as mysticism and altered states of consciousness) beyond the usual limits of ego and personality"
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"(\u02cc)tran(t)s-\u02c8p\u0259rs-n\u0259l",
"-\u02c8p\u0259r-s\u0259-n\u1d4al",
"-\u02c8p\u0259rs-n\u0259l, -\u1d4an-\u0259l"
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"trendspotter":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": a person who identifies and makes predictions about developing trends in the culture at large or in a particular field (such as fashion)"
],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8tren(d)-\u02ccsp\u00e4-t\u0259r"
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"first_known_use":[
"1938, in the meaning defined above"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-112559"
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"tripartitism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":[
": the organization on a tripartite basis of a usually governmental board concerned with labor relations"
],
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8p\u00e4|",
"-\u012b\u02cctiz-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130832"
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"traitorism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"tract house":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of many similarly designed houses built on a tract of land":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Midway, as in between downtown Portland and the city of Gresham. Cathy Holmlund has been living in a 1959 ranch-style tract house in outer Southeast Portland for 35 years. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Sep. 2020",
"Our modest tract house in a New York suburb was too small for a family of seven; Helen found and moved us into a much bigger, far more elegant one. \u2014 Ellen Pall, The New York Review of Books , 25 Aug. 2020",
"According to Adweek, Hollywoodland was actually a subdivision of tract houses and the sign was a billboard for the development. \u2014 Martha Sorren, refinery29.com , 3 May 2020",
"The extra-large hyoid bones in their vocal tract house massive air sacs that amplify their bombastic voice to superlative heights; they are often regarded as the loudest of any land animal. \u2014 Jessica Boddy, Popular Science , 3 Feb. 2020",
"The four children of Jack and Dorothy Hall \u2013 three girls and one boy \u2013 lived a comfy post-WWII middle-class life in a four-bedroom Southern California tract house with their civil engineer father and homemaker mother. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 3 Feb. 2020",
"Aerial video showed the 55-foot-long, 75-foot-wide building in the 7300 block of Somerset Avenue backing up to tract houses perilously close to the blaze. \u2014 Colleen Shalbystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2019",
"The tight-knit, family-friendly community of Mira Mesa epitomizes San Diego\u2019s tract house boom of the 1970s. \u2014 Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 June 2019",
"Joe\u2019s father, an Air Force officer, bought a small tract house with mortgaged furniture; even the children\u2019s bunk beds and the radio were on loan. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com , 22 June 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105321"
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"adverb"
],
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": in a tricking manner : so as to cheat or deceive : artfully":[]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105412"
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"truckmaster":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an officer in charge of trade with American Indians especially among the early settlers":[]
},
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"\u02c8tr\u0259k-\u02ccma-st\u0259r"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1637, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105415"
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"tripartition":{
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"noun"
],
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": the act of dividing or the state of being divided into three parts : partition into or among three":[
"tripartition of a uranium nucleus"
]
},
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"\u00a6tr\u012b(\u02cc)p\u00e4r\u02c8tish\u0259n",
"\u02cctr\u012bp\u0259r-"
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"Late Latin tripartition-, tripartitio threefold partition, from Latin tripartitus + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105825"
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": a genus of delicate Eurasian and North American herbs (family Primulaceae) having a whorl of entire leaves and several white stellate flowers on slender peduncles followed by 5-valved capsules \u2014 see starflower":[]
},
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"-\u0101l-",
"-\u00e4l-",
"\u02cctr\u012b\u02ccen\u2027\u02c8tal\u0259\u0307s"
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"New Latin, probably from Latin triantalis vessel, receptacle, from trientalis having a third of a foot, from trient-, triens third part + -alis -al":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105848"
}
}