dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/cuv_MW.json

{
  "Cuvier":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Baron Georges 1769\u20131832 originally Jean-L\u00e9opold-Nicolas-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Cuvier French naturalist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ky\u00fc-",
      "k\u1d6b-\u02c8vy\u0101",
      "\u02c8k\u00fc-v\u0113-\u02cc\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155021"
  },
  "cuvette":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small often transparent laboratory vessel (such as a tube)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ky\u00fc-\u02c8vet"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, diminutive of cuve tub, from Latin cupa \u2014 more at hive":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211907"
  },
  "cuv":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an automotive vehicle that is similar to a sport utility vehicle but built on a car chassis":[
        "Because CUVs tend to be lighter, and aren't designed to tow or haul as much, they can use smaller engines and provide better fuel economy than truck-based SUVs do.",
        "\u2014 James R. Healey"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0113-(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02c8v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably originally C ompact U tility V ehicle, later also construed as C rossover U tility V ehicle":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "2000, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014438"
  },
  "Cuvierian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to Cuvier or his classification of animals":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6k(y)\u00fcv\u0113\u00a6ir-",
      "(\u02c8)k(y)\u00fc\u00a6vir\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Georges L. C. Cuvier \u20201832 French naturalist + English -ian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022555"
  },
  "Cuvierian organ":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a grandular tubule of uncertain function that can be extruded from the cloaca of certain holothurians":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124017"
  },
  "CUV":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an automotive vehicle that is similar to a sport utility vehicle but built on a car chassis":[
        "Because CUVs tend to be lighter, and aren't designed to tow or haul as much, they can use smaller engines and provide better fuel economy than truck-based SUVs do.",
        "\u2014 James R. Healey"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccs\u0113-(\u02cc)y\u00fc-\u02c8v\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably originally C ompact U tility V ehicle, later also construed as C rossover U tility V ehicle":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "2000, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170705"
  },
  "cuv\u00e9e":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a blend of still wines used in the production of champagne":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ky\u00fc-",
      "k\u1d6b-v\u0101",
      "k\u00fc-\u02c8v\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is all well and good, but sometimes the best ultra-aged releases are the most basic ones\u2014just a few decades spent inside bourbon barrels, no cuvee or cognac or French wine finish. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "The Coravin Sparkling aims to do the same for your tete de cuvee vintage champagne in regular bottles or magnums. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Nov. 2021",
      "This other cuvee , Amore Blendo, is a great alternative to the Love red that\u2019s a little bit lighter \u2014 and, yes, a little bit funkier. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Sep. 2021",
      "Most of those wineries would blend Criscione grapes with fruit from other Napa Valley sites to make a multi-vineyard cuvee . \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Sep. 2021",
      "Coiled's sparkling Riesling, a cuvee called Rizza (there's a snake theme here), was equally delicious, with flavors of apricot and yuzu and a bracing, generous texture. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 July 2021",
      "One unlikely entrant into this brave new world, however, is Obsidian Wine Co., which just released a very tasty cuvee called Pear Blanc, made from Lake County pears and Sauvignon Blanc. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 June 2021",
      "My wine pick this week is a cuvee called Garrigue, from Domaine de la Terre Rouge in the Sierra foothills. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "Garrigue cuvee is a hearty, rich, structured red, but its overall effect is lightened by its lilting fragrances and fresh flavors \u2014 its deep notes of blackberry and blueberry are countered by lightly herbal and intensely floral accents. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Apr. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from cuve":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212656"
  }
}