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{
"fiscus":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the one of three branches of the public treasury under the Roman Empire that was most under imperial control":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, rush basket, money basket, treasury":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fisk\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120459",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fisetin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a yellow crystalline flavone pigment C 15 H 10 O 6 obtained from the wood of various trees or shrubs (as fustet or sumac)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from fiset- (in fisetholz , wood from a species of fustic) + -in":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"f\u0259\u0307\u02c8zet\u1d4an"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183320",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fish":{
"antonyms":[
"feel",
"fumble",
"grope",
"scrabble"
],
"definitions":{
": a person who is caught or is wanted (as in a criminal investigation)":[],
": a person who is in an unnatural or uncomfortable sphere or situation":[
"The country boy felt like a fish out of water in the big city."
],
": an aquatic animal":[
"\u2014 usually used in combination star fish cuttle fish"
],
": any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and usually the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal (see caudal sense 2 ) fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated":[
"freshwater fish",
"tropical fish"
],
": concerns or interests to pursue":[
"\u2014 usually used with other can't deal with that problem now; we've got other fish to fry right now"
],
": fellow , person":[
"an odd fish"
],
": one that does not belong to a particular class or category":[
"The movie is neither fish nor fowl \u2014it's not really a comedy, but it's too light-hearted to be called a drama."
],
": something that resembles a fish: such as":[],
": sucker sense 5a":[
"felt sorry for the poor fish"
],
": the flesh of fish used as food":[
"We're having fish for dinner."
],
": to attempt to catch fish":[],
": to engage in a search by groping or feeling":[
"fishing around in her purse for her keys"
],
": to fish with : use (something, such as a boat, a net, or bait) in fishing":[],
": to go fishing for":[
"fish salmon"
],
": to make a choice between alternatives":[],
": to pull or draw as if fishing":[
"fished the ball from under the car",
"fish wires through a conduit"
],
": to search for something underwater":[
"fish for pearls"
],
": to seek something by roundabout means":[
"fishing for a compliment"
],
": to try to catch fish in":[],
": torpedo sense 1b":[
"The submarine's fish hit the freighter."
],
"Hamilton 1808\u20131893 American statesman":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"We're having fish for dinner.",
"he's rather an odd fish",
"Verb",
"We spent the afternoon fishing for trout.",
"They fished the stream all morning.",
"She was fishing around in her purse for her keys.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fortunately, there are plenty of things in the sea besides fish \u2014such as plastic water bottles, old tires, and books that have fallen off cargo ships. \u2014 Allegra Hyde, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"What\u2019s believed to be the world\u2019s largest freshwater fish , a giant stingray, was caught by a fisherman June 13 in the Mekong River in Cambodia. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The menu is stocked with crab cakes, Caesar salad, fish , pricy cuts of meat. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Still, Beavis and Butt-head's blushes with modern technology are memorable and refreshing\u2014all without overdoing any fish -out-of-water gags. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Fried fish , shrimp, oysters and crab claws, plus hush puppies and a side, for a princely $13.50. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
"By contrast, consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, steel-cut oats and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids (such as fish , seafood, nuts and seeds), which keep blood sugar level, is associated with improvements in acne. \u2014 Stacey Colino, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"And while tart cherries can be hard to come by, pistachios, oily fish , eggs, and milk also contain melatonin. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"Complaints associated with labeling are usually filed by activists with the USDA or the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) as the USDA regulates meat, poultry, and liquid egg products whereas the FDA oversees dairy, fish , and shell eggs. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And many lower-river residents don\u2019t own the gear required to fish right now. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"During his spring conversation with George, Johnson said the all-star forward had discussed finding time to fish together. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
"That said, in most years, the overall best time to fish Minnesota lakes is right now. \u2014 Star Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"Managers said the best time of year to fish for pikeminnows is early fall. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English fisc ; akin to Old High German fisc fish, Latin piscis":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fish"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"baby",
"being",
"bird",
"bod",
"body",
"character",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"creature",
"customer",
"devil",
"duck",
"egg",
"face",
"guy",
"head",
"human",
"human being",
"individual",
"life",
"man",
"mortal",
"party",
"person",
"personage",
"scout",
"slob",
"sort",
"soul",
"specimen",
"stiff",
"thing",
"wight"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061537",
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fish duck":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": merganser":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115405",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fishy":{
"antonyms":[
"certain",
"hands-down",
"incontestable",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"questionless",
"sure",
"undeniable",
"undoubted",
"unproblematic",
"unquestionable"
],
"definitions":{
": creating doubt or suspicion : questionable":[],
": of or resembling fish especially in taste or odor":[]
},
"examples":[
"There's something fishy about that guy.",
"something's fishy about the way he's acting",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Residents in the East Texas town encountered the fishy phenomenon after strong thunderstorms moved through the area. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 22 June 2022",
"Rosilez, meanwhile, said Democrats shouldn\u2019t provide Republicans any reason to talk about fishy behavior in elections, considering that Republicans already rally voters by claiming that elections were rigged or stolen. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
"Omar takes a few paces, then stops, realizing something fishy is going on. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"To be clear, there's absolutely nothing fishy about the octopus haircut. \u2014 Sara Miranda, Allure , 24 Jan. 2022",
"This line coming in below a touchdown does seem fishy . \u2014 Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Common wisdom holds that the milk makes catfish taste less fishy , and, in this case, the common wisdom is correct. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022",
"For many Lao immigrants establishing a new business in a new country, the worry was that a Lao menu would be too obscure for American diners \u2014 too bitter, too spicy, too fishy , too salty. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The first land vertebrates inherited from their fishy forebears inner ears, fluid\u2011filled sacs or tubes filled with sensitive hair cells for balance and hearing. \u2014 David George Haskell, Wired , 8 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-sh\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"debatable",
"disputable",
"dodgy",
"doubtable",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"dubitable",
"equivocal",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"queer",
"questionable",
"shady",
"shaky",
"suspect",
"suspicious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163847",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fissure":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane":[],
": a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting":[
"a fissure in the earth's crust"
],
": a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ":[],
": a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint : schism":[
"fissures in a political party"
],
": crack , divide":[],
": to break into fissures : cleave":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a fissure in the Earth's crust",
"a deep fissure in the ice",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Despite a decades-long rescue effort however, the Devil\u2019s Hole pupfish lives a solitary life in the turquoise waters of a subterranean fissure at the bottom of a limestone depression that makes protecting it a challenge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The monument, named for the vibrant red and yellow colors in its cinder cone, is the result of a volcanic fissure about 1,000 years ago. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The longer-term reality is a wider and deeper fissure dividing NATO and Russia. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"Reports surfaced after the end of the season that there was a fissure in the relationship between Brady and Arians, something Arians dismissed as the duo are set for their third season together. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2022",
"English has various equivalent geological terms: alpine-type fissure , alpine cleft, or, most simply, pocket. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
"The rescuers sent a coastguard down a rope into the fissure to free the stuck pup carefully. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, in the final weeks of the eruption, fractures and a new fissure system split open the side of the volcano. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The dining room is insulated by walls that are nearly five and a half feet thick, and warmed by the small but functional kitchen, in which a fissure doubles as a natural extractor hood. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But where some teams fissure under the weight of unfulfilled expectations, going through that experience collectively made this group even tighter. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"The statements made by Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira fed into a world already fissured by deep-rooted racial and economic discrimination. \u2014 Gale Ure, Quartz Africa , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Even before Saturday\u2019s major aftershock, which fissured more roads and prompted more landslides, Puerto Rico estimated damages from a 6.4-magnitude quake on Tuesday at $110 million. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020",
"This land is made of igneous rock fissured with gold. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
"An early morning alert issued by the U.S. Geological Survey reported sporadic eruptions from three Kilauea volcano fissures shooting lava 180 feet into the air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 11 June 2018",
"Over the past week, the lava erupting from Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea volcano fissures advanced through two small residential subdivisions along Kapoho Bay, reaching the Pacific Ocean, and wiping out nearly a hundred homes. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 6 June 2018",
"The trunk was fissured at the base, creating a seam wide enough to slip into\u2014in other words, an absolutely perfect hiding place. \u2014 David Gilbert, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
"This is far from the first time that fissures within the Republican party over immigration have been on public display. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 17 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fissure, borrowed from Latin fiss\u016bra \"splitting, crack, opening,\" from fissus, past participle of findere \"to split, cleave\" + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at bite entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of fissure entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fish-\u0259r, British also \u02c8fish-yu\u0307r",
"\u02c8fi-sh\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"check",
"chink",
"cleft",
"crack",
"cranny",
"crevice",
"rift",
"split"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020047",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fist bump":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration)":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Webb Simpson, the 2012 U.S. Open champion and a PGA Tour stalwart, approached Mickelson with a wide smile and offered a fist bump . \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
"Alden Lee, 6, after getting his first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, gets a fist bump from nurse Pedro Elizarraraz at Children's Hospital Arcadia Speciality Care Center onJan. \u2014 CBS News , 16 June 2022",
"A little after noon on Thursday, Jabari Smith and Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley gave each other a fist bump at the AdventHealth Practice Facility inside Amway Center. \u2014 Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Stricker made a birdie from the bunker on 17 that put him at 20 under for the first time, receiving a congratulatory fist bump from Alker. \u2014 John Zenor, Hartford Courant , 15 May 2022",
"As his core players checked out with 48.3 seconds left on the game clock Thursday night, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gave them a fist bump and a nod. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 June 2022",
"The 25-year-old turned to the baby and quickly gave him a fist bump before going on to score a massive 31 points in the first half. \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Curry gave Spellman a fist bump and the two started chatting with Brandon nearby holding a box while mom captured the scene with her phone. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Gatorade had the dynamic coolers -- with a wild, energetic design that depicts turquoise and magenta arms meeting in a fist bump . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1996, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114239",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fist cods":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a slaughterhouse worker who removes the hide from the rear legs of lambs and calves and curries calf carcasses":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fist entry 2 + cods (testes)":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042017",
"type":[
"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
]
},
"fist hatchet":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hand ax sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002604",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fistfight":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually spontaneous fight with bare fists":[]
},
"examples":[
"A fistfight broke out in the stands.",
"He often gets into fistfights .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The shooting began when a fistfight between three men turned into an exchange of gunfire about a block away from where Dukes-Hill and Whittington were, police said Thursday. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Three people were killed and 12 others were wounded after a fistfight ended in gunfire on the city\u2019s South Street around 11:30 p.m., officials said. \u2014 Phil Helsel, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
"Police say Isaac\u2019s daughter shot Rodgers while the two women were having a fistfight at the Jernigan Gardens apartment complex. \u2014 Crist\u00f3bal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
"Wylie\u2019s friend and the 16-year-old allegedly squared off in a fistfight , which lasted only a few moments. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Several action set pieces are teased, including a sniper battle during a desert storm, a fistfight in a nightclub and a chase atop a moving train. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 23 May 2022",
"In 1978, Murray and Chevy Chase, the SNL castmate he was hired to replace, got into a fistfight when Chase returned to the show as a guest host. \u2014 NBC News , 2 May 2022",
"At one point during a debate, Mandel and Gibbons nearly got into a fistfight . \u2014 Rachel Scott, ABC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Humility, empathy, a willingness to admit mistakes \u2014 these are the things that stop Jobu Tubaki from destroying the multiverse, not a cosmic fistfight . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fist-\u02ccf\u012bt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043623",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fistful":{
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"definitions":{
": a considerable number or amount":[
"a whole fistful of musicians",
"\u2014 Thomas Lask"
],
": handful":[
"a fistful of coins"
]
},
"examples":[
"She has won a fistful of awards.",
"repairing the roof is going to cost a fistful of money",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tender chunks of chicken pack the golden broth, gently herby and crammed with a fistful of carrots, celery, onion and egg noodles. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"The Jazz were built around the early development of Rudy Gobert and the addition of Mitchell, each of whom has shown general improvement over the past fistful of years, as the team added and subtracted a few pieces here and there around them. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Consumers have enjoyed the upper hand in the last year and a half, with a fistful of money, a pick of jobs, and great bargaining power. \u2014 Medora Lee, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
"Tender chunks or shreds of chicken packed the container of golden broth, gently herby and crammed with a fistful of sliced carrots, celery, onion and egg noodles. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The real fun started when E.J. threw a fistful of brightly colored tulle scarves, meant to emulate butterfly wings, into the gaggle of squealing children. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Her gloved hand holds a fistful of sunflowers \u2013 a symbol of solidarity. \u2014 Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 Mar. 2022",
"When Aaron Donald took to the postgame podium after helping lead the Los Angeles Rams to an NFL championship, he was joined by his 8-year-old daughter, Jaeda, who was still clutching a fistful of confetti. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
"That protein is joined by a trio of shredded cheeses, pico de gallo, creamy sauces and a fistful of crispy french fries before getting tightly wrapped and tossed on a griddle to crisp up the exterior of the tortilla. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 20 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fist-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"deal",
"dozen",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044449",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fistiana":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the world of boxing":[
"one of fistiana ' s most famous championship bouts"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"fist entry 1 + -i- + -ana":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8\u0227- also -\u02c8\u0101-",
"\u02ccfist\u0113\u02c8an\u0259",
"-\u02c8\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002256",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fish eagle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": osprey":[],
": eagle vulture":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153501"
},
"fish eater":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a knife and fork used in eating fish":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153547"
},
"fisher":{
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that fishes":[],
": a dark brown North American carnivorous mammal ( Martes pennanti ) of the weasel family":[],
": the fur or pelt of this animal":[],
"Dorothy 1879\u20131958 Dorothea Frances n\u00e9e":[
"Canfield \\ \u02c8kan-\u200b\u02ccf\u0113ld \\"
],
"American novelist":[
"Canfield \\ \u02c8kan-\u200b\u02ccf\u0113ld \\"
],
"Irving 1867\u20131947 American economist":[],
"John Arbuthnot 1841\u20131920 1st Baron":[
"Fisher of Kilverstone \\ \u02c8kil-\u200bv\u0259r-\u200bst\u0259n \\"
],
"British admiral":[
"Fisher of Kilverstone \\ \u02c8kil-\u200bv\u0259r-\u200bst\u0259n \\"
],
"Mary Frances Kennedy 1908\u20131992 American writer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-sh\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[
"fisherman"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"few fishers of lake trout are more ardent or adept than my father",
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"The former eventually won out as the top fish stick brand in the US, thanks in part to national ad campaigns targeting busy housewives looking for an easy and nutritious meal. \u2014 Liz Webber, Quartz , 28 Feb. 2022",
"During the covid-19 pandemic, fish stick sales rose as much as 50% in some places. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"In a world in which many people are wary of seafood, the fish stick spread even behind the Iron Curtain of the Cold War. \u2014 Ute Eberle, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2021",
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"We're having fish for dinner.",
"he's rather an odd fish",
"Verb",
"We spent the afternoon fishing for trout.",
"They fished the stream all morning.",
"She was fishing around in her purse for her keys.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fortunately, there are plenty of things in the sea besides fish \u2014such as plastic water bottles, old tires, and books that have fallen off cargo ships. \u2014 Allegra Hyde, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"What\u2019s believed to be the world\u2019s largest freshwater fish , a giant stingray, was caught by a fisherman June 13 in the Mekong River in Cambodia. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The menu is stocked with crab cakes, Caesar salad, fish , pricy cuts of meat. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Still, Beavis and Butt-head's blushes with modern technology are memorable and refreshing\u2014all without overdoing any fish -out-of-water gags. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Fried fish , shrimp, oysters and crab claws, plus hush puppies and a side, for a princely $13.50. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
"By contrast, consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, steel-cut oats and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids (such as fish , seafood, nuts and seeds), which keep blood sugar level, is associated with improvements in acne. \u2014 Stacey Colino, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"And while tart cherries can be hard to come by, pistachios, oily fish , eggs, and milk also contain melatonin. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"Complaints associated with labeling are usually filed by activists with the USDA or the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) as the USDA regulates meat, poultry, and liquid egg products whereas the FDA oversees dairy, fish , and shell eggs. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And many lower-river residents don\u2019t own the gear required to fish right now. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"During his spring conversation with George, Johnson said the all-star forward had discussed finding time to fish together. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
"That said, in most years, the overall best time to fish Minnesota lakes is right now. \u2014 Star Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"Managers said the best time of year to fish for pikeminnows is early fall. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 13 June 2022"
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"The fishing was pretty good today.",
"I'm going fishing this weekend.",
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"Story had plans to go fishing Thursday, the day after he was shot, with friends Avery Williams and John Jones, Williams wrote in a Facebook message. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
"Egg harvesting and accidental entanglement in fishing nets contributed to the decline. \u2014 Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"And that Day Swim uses Econyl, which is a recycled nylon fabric made from old fishing nets. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 6 June 2022",
"But the brand is famous for making more than 50% of its clothing and packaging out of recycled and recyclable materials (like plastic water bottles, nylon, and fishing nets). \u2014 Sarah Madaus, SELF , 24 May 2022",
"All month a kind of gloom\u2014sea turtles strangled in fishing nets, their bodies like temples in the sand. \u2014 Tishani Doshi, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"In addition to bottles, utensils, straws, and other single-use plastics, sources include car tires, cigarette butts, packaging, fishing nets, and polyester fabrics, which collectively have shed trillions of microfibers. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 14 May 2022",
"It's made of ECONYL fabric, which uses waste like carpet flooring, fishing nets, and industrial plastic. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 13 May 2022",
"\u00d6zsand\u0131k\u00e7\u0131 conducted a necropsy on four common dolphins that showed that most were tangled in fishing nets. \u2014 Naomi Cohen, NBC News , 13 May 2022"
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"Noun",
"He pounded his fist on the table in anger.",
"She pounded on the door with both fists .",
"He defiantly shook his fist at the policeman.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bands plan to swap headlining slots at each fist -pumping show, which also includes Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"Bad continues to go to worse during a week where Vince McMahon\u2019s iron- fist rule of WWE has violently crumbled, at least for the time being. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"Her signature use of this is making her fist gigantic. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 15 June 2022",
"When video playback is slowed down, the recording shows the woman holding the cellphone with her left hand, ball up her right fist and jab at Jackson. \u2014 Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
"In the Islamic Republic\u2019s first two decades, large-scale protests were rare and faced the iron fist of rulers who deemed the protesters to be enemies of God. \u2014 Omid Khazani, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
"As the Rangers filed off the ice after the game, Kreider waited and high-fived, fist -bumped, chest-bumped, shoulder-thumped, backslapped, head-rubbed and bear-hugged each of his teammates, saving the biggest embrace for Zibanejad. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
"Lampe sped around the bases and slid face first into third base before yelling and fist -bumping the air in excitement. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 29 May 2022",
"This nylon-spandex vest weighs just over three ounces and can stuff to a fist -size ball in its own pocket. \u2014 Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Then, once on the court, players are outlawed from high-fives, relegated instead to fist or elbow bumps. \u2014 Scott Kushner, NOLA.com , 13 Jan. 2021",
"Players must limit interactions to fist and elbow bumps. \u2014 Rod Walker, NOLA.com , 12 Jan. 2021",
"The government\u2019s economic stimulus measures have been similarly ham- fisted . \u2014 The Economist , 23 May 2020",
"Not even if your girlfriend is getting fisted on the regular or impaled by a dozen swarthy men brandishing wine bottles. \u2014 Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com , 14 Oct. 2019",
"The shah, Washington\u2019s closest ally in the Persian Gulf, had fled Tehran in January 1979 in the face of a burgeoning uprising against his 38 years of iron- fisted rule. \u2014 David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times , 29 Dec. 2019",
"But the film is too clumsy and ham- fisted by half to bring much authenticity or wit to the measure of these women's experiences. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 13 Dec. 2019",
"Predictably, the script\u2019s attempts to nail down these characterizations are almost uniformly ham- fisted , a flaw that appears to have occurred to no one who participated in its composition or filming. \u2014 Graham Hillard, National Review , 7 Dec. 2019",
"Then, the man in the red shirt and another man begin to fist fight. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 8 July 2019"
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"He told a ridiculous fish story about a swarm of giant mosquitoes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the folk tale has seemingly remained just that \u2014 a fish story . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Kipling\u2019s fame reached across the globe in those last years of the 19th century, and so Oregonians reveled in his fish story . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Simply email your true fish story , no tall tales, to fputthoff@nwadg.com. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Then it gets spread all over town in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's annual fish story contest. \u2014 Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online , 20 Apr. 2021",
"Biggest fish story : The ongoing collapse of cod in the Gulf of Alaska and the closure of the fishery. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2020",
"The Arctic Report Cards each December since then have been a northern fish story , with the salmon getting bigger with each telling. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Every fisherman has a big fish story that their friends find hard to believe. \u2014 Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle , 28 Aug. 2019",
"Share your fish stories , adventures, tips and tricks at tightlinesboise@gmail.com. \u2014 Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman , 12 July 2018"
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"noun"
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": ground dried fish and fish waste used as fertilizer and animal food":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One in four boats, about 25% of total fish vessels, are used to process fish meal which is going to feed animals. \u2014 Eben Shapiro, Time , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Then, before planting cloves, work a couple tablespoons of 5-10-10 complete fertilizer, bone meal or fish meal into the soil several inches below where the base of the garlic will rest. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Sep. 2021",
"In addition to class, students often come in during free periods and on weekends, since the fish need their sprinkle of fish meal , enhanced with vitamins and minerals, daily. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Sep. 2021",
"How is fish-meal production, catching fish to be ground up into fish meal to feed farmed fish, harming biodiversity",
"The male fish have almost no value and are mostly turned into fish meal , sold as bait or ground up and dumped. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Food constitutes roughly seventy per cent of the industry\u2019s overhead, and so far the only commercially viable form is fish meal . \u2014 Ian Urbina, The New Yorker , 1 Mar. 2021",
"Analysts project that aquaculture feed demands for fish meal and fish oil could outstrip the supply of small forage fish, also known as prey or bait fish, by 2037. \u2014 Pallab Sarker, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2020",
"This is the first proof of concept for a tilapia feed that eliminates fish meal and fish oil while improving growth metrics and the resulting nutritional quality of the fish. \u2014 Pallab Sarker, The Conversation , 14 Dec. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"All told, 80 percent of domestic electricity production comes from natural gas, coal and nuclear fission . \u2014 Clive Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 July 2022",
"For artists, that fission can be transformational, if not electrifying. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 5 July 2022",
"For example, the cost of generating electricity from oil, gas, wind, solar or nuclear fission all have different values. \u2014 Alexander Lidow, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Relatively small and lightweight, fission systems can enable continuous power\u2014regardless of location, weather, sunlight, or other natural resources. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
"Inside the core, uranium atoms split in a process called fission , which releases heat. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 11 May 2022",
"The agency's fission surface power initiative expands on five decades of heritage projects, including Kilopower, which ended in 2018. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 23 June 2022",
"Fusion brings atoms together, while fission forces them apart. \u2014 Jeanette Beebe, The Christian Science Monitor , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Nobel laureate Otto Hahn is credited with the discovery of nuclear fission . \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Most atoms do not fission , but the isotopes of certain elements, such as uranium-235, are fissile. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The point is that by analyzing the array of radioactive fission products \u2013 those that can be captured and analyzed \u2013 nuclear forensic specialists can start to figure out if the atoms that fissioned were U-235, Pu-239, or (in some cases) U-238. \u2014 Andrew Karam, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2016",
"Anyone can see that fissioning uranium 235 or plutonium can be used to generate electricity. \u2014 Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2018"
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"borrowed from Latin fissi\u014dn-, fissi\u014d, from fid-, variant stem of findere \"to split, cleave\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at bite entry 1":"Noun",
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": a fish-eating crow ( Corvus ossifragus ) of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S. that is smaller and quieter than the common crow":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Around 2010, Constant travelled to Colorado and toured a fish farm on the grounds of a prison in Ca\u00f1on City. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The following spring, the Walmart that had been turned into a fish farm was demolished. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
"The fish farm targeted in the investigation, Simmons Farm Raised Catfish, does take steps to ensure its animals are killed humanely, company representatives say and Animal Equality confirmed. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Aug. 2021",
"The costs of boxes, insulation, ice, oxygen and everything else needed to maintain a fish farm that ships products nationwide also add up. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 June 2021",
"Since aquaculture is held out as a more enlightened and sustainable alternative to industrial fishing, Tabrizi also tours a fish farm in Scotland. \u2014 Matthew Scully, National Review , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The type of aquaculture shown in the film, with salmon infested with parasites and creating massive amounts of waste in the surrounding marine environment, isn\u2019t true of every fish farm . \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Only one offshore fish farm has been proposed in the Gulf to date. \u2014 al , 29 Sep. 2020",
"Only one offshore fish farm has been proposed in the Gulf to date. \u2014 Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com , 28 Sep. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eisenhower proposed that governments make contributions from their stockpiles of uranium and fissionable materials to an international atomic-energy agency. \u2014 Rebecca Tuhus-dubrow, The New Yorker , 19 Feb. 2021",
"Other fissionable atoms, Pu-239 for example, produce different suites of fission products. \u2014 Andrew Karam, Popular Mechanics , 7 Jan. 2016",
"A criticality accident is an uncontrolled chain reaction involving a fissionable material like plutonium that releases energy and generates a deadly burst of radiation. \u2014 Patrick Malone And R. Jeffrey Smith, Washington Post , 18 June 2017",
"After being sent to the weapons laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Fuchs spent his time devising a method of imploding the fissionable core of the plutonium bomb. \u2014 Tony Long, WIRED , 18 Oct. 2011"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There are clumps of protein mashed together like a fish cake with a nice, crisp exterior. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Clumps of protein are mashed together like a fish cake with a nice, crisp exterior. \u2014 Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Everybody should have either a fish cake on a hot cross bun or a Bermudian fish sandwich from Mama Angie's. \u2014 Lale Arikoglu, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Or Melissa Clark\u2019s big-flavored fish cakes with herbs and chiles. \u2014 Sam Sifton, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
"Hwang writes descriptions of its ever-rotating contents in black marker on the clear plastic cover: galbijjim, japchae, fish cake , chicken leg, potato salad, pickled peppers with garlic, pineapple salsa. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Try canned fish on top of salads or crackers, mixed with pasta, or get cooking and make fish cakes . \u2014 NBC News , 12 Mar. 2020",
"The fried fish cake presented a very different textural experience \u2014 this style of cake sometimes taking on a rubbery mouthfeel. \u2014 Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2020",
"To make fish cakes , Asuka Uchida forms black cod into spheres, stuffs them with cheese curds and drops them into a light beer batter. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 17 Jan. 2020"
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"We spent the afternoon fishing for trout.",
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"Fortunately, there are plenty of things in the sea besides fish \u2014such as plastic water bottles, old tires, and books that have fallen off cargo ships. \u2014 Allegra Hyde, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
"What\u2019s believed to be the world\u2019s largest freshwater fish , a giant stingray, was caught by a fisherman June 13 in the Mekong River in Cambodia. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"The menu is stocked with crab cakes, Caesar salad, fish , pricy cuts of meat. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Still, Beavis and Butt-head's blushes with modern technology are memorable and refreshing\u2014all without overdoing any fish -out-of-water gags. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Fried fish , shrimp, oysters and crab claws, plus hush puppies and a side, for a princely $13.50. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
"By contrast, consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, steel-cut oats and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids (such as fish , seafood, nuts and seeds), which keep blood sugar level, is associated with improvements in acne. \u2014 Stacey Colino, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"And while tart cherries can be hard to come by, pistachios, oily fish , eggs, and milk also contain melatonin. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 June 2022",
"Complaints associated with labeling are usually filed by activists with the USDA or the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) as the USDA regulates meat, poultry, and liquid egg products whereas the FDA oversees dairy, fish , and shell eggs. \u2014 Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"And many lower-river residents don\u2019t own the gear required to fish right now. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 Brittany Peterson And John Flesher, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
"On the brink of extinction decades ago, the chub has come back in modest numbers thanks to fish biologists and other scientists and engineers. \u2014 CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"During his spring conversation with George, Johnson said the all-star forward had discussed finding time to fish together. \u2014 Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times , 29 July 2021",
"That said, in most years, the overall best time to fish Minnesota lakes is right now. \u2014 Star Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"Managers said the best time of year to fish for pikeminnows is early fall. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"Only the Indigenous can legally fish in their territories. \u2014 Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc , 13 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team gets is nickname from ospreys (or fish hawks ) which nest in a light pole at the park. \u2014 Bill Higgins, BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2019"
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"The car fishtailed on the icy curve.",
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"DeHerrera then careened into the parking lot of a nearby Hilton DoubleTree hotel, began to fishtail , sideswiped an occupied Hillsboro police car and crashed into a tree, deputies said. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Then the speeding tractor-trailer started to fishtail uncontrollably, said the teenager, Esvin Chipel Tzoy. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
"The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The car started to fishtail before sliding out of control off the runway and into a grassy area from which spectators were watching. \u2014 CBS News , 28 Oct. 2021"
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"adjective",
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": tending to break or split up into parts : divisive":[
"fissiparous tendencies within a political party"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When the year began, Nicholas II was clinging to his throne, Lenin was an exile in Zurich and the Bolsheviks were just one faction in a fissiparous revolutionary underground. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, WSJ , 29 Sep. 2017"
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"borrowed from New Latin fissiparus \"reproducing by fission,\" from Latin fissus, past participle of findere \"to split, cleave\" + -i- -i- + -parus -parous \u2014 more at bite entry 1":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Spring chinook salmon anglers are moving with the run into the Willamette River below the falls between Oregon City and West Linn as returning fish stage for their annual crossing through the fish ladder upriver into valley tributaries. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
"Several years ago, Skyline Mine\u2019s previous owner installed a concrete fish ladder to help fish ascend from Electric Lake to the tiny reservoir, which state fisheries managers stock most years with rainbow trout. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Crews used a canoe to recover the body of 23-year-old Mariana Dukes, who was found about 75 yards downriver of a fish ladder in Lane County, the Benton County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement Friday. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Some solutions that fall short of full dam removal, like installing a new fish ladder or removing the dam and replacing it with a series of smaller obstructions, which might not change water levels as much. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Apr. 2022",
"The adult salmon swim up the Sacramento River and into Battle Creek, then up a fish ladder to the hatchery\u2019s holding ponds. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
"The idea for a fish ladder to restore the natural trout breeding at the lake was first discussed years ago, when the Franconia Notch Parkway along Interstate 93 was built. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Oct. 2021",
"Jessica Nichols, the state biologist, works on the fish ladder along the Butte Creek. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Kids, teenagers and adults watched the release as harlequin ducks swam to the edge of the fish ladder , hoping to catch an afternoon snack. \u2014 Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2021"
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": a bear of northeastern Asia that constitutes a race ( Ursus arctos beringianus ) of the Eurasian brown bear and that lives largely on fish":[]
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"Being a politician these days means living in a fishbowl \u2014every part of your life is open to public view.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Afternoons, meanwhile, were for writing letters, and evenings were for journaling, recording in detail every nuance of my new life in a fishbowl . \u2014 Keri Blakinger, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022",
"For scientists, Isle Royale has long been a fascinating fishbowl for research. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Suddenly Aram is holding Dr. Idigbe's fishbowl and sees his friends gunned down. \u2014 Laura Sirikul, EW.com , 7 May 2022",
"And the night sky in Iceland is practically one big observatory, the universe in a fishbowl . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Like fish in a fishbowl , everyone\u2019s watching Acquario Ceara, but only time will tell if the new aquarium will make a splash. \u2014 Hannah Weinberger, Outside Online , 23 July 2014",
"Patrons also seem to enjoy the creative handcrafted cocktails and the fun fishbowl drink (Friday special); beer, wine and mocktails available, too. \u2014 Gerry Frank | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 5 Feb. 2022",
"One of those lunches was with me, at Michael\u2019s restaurant, a fishbowl in those days for the literati. \u2014 Amy Fine Collins, Town & Country , 28 Jan. 2022",
"From there, organizations can go on the offensive, tricking hackers at their own game and monitoring their activity like fish in a fishbowl . \u2014 Ofer Israeli, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Quite the save to keep his momentum and worthy of a fist pump . \u2014 Adam Schupak, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Tiger Woods produced a couple of firsts Saturday, neither cause for a fist pump . \u2014 CBS News , 21 May 2022",
"Arms then missed a 3-pointer and Krzyzewski gave an emphatic fist pump to celebrate his 17th trip to the Elite Eight. \u2014 Josh Dubow, ajc , 25 Mar. 2022",
"The pitcher did it herself, firing three consecutive strikes to retire Northwestern\u2019s all-time home run leader, celebrating her most important strikeout of the night with a ferocious fist pump and yell. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"In the sixth inning, a baserunning blunder by Mike Yastrzemski led to an inning-ending double play on a flyout and Ashcraft celebrated with a fist pump and a yell. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 28 May 2022",
"When Heard brought up Moss\u2019 name, Depp\u2019s lead lawyer visibly celebrated with a fist pump : his legal team would therefore be able to call upon Moss as a witness. \u2014 Julia Zorthian, Time , 25 May 2022",
"Instead of a fist pump , Tiger offered a quick, exhausted wave of his cap and a few relieved smiles after finishing 13-over for the tournament. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
"There was a penguin arm move and a jumping fist pump . \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 18 Apr. 2022"
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"The three-day festival started on Friday with a fish fry and a health fair presented by Chi Eta Phi sorority, an organization of professional and student nurses. \u2014 Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News , 19 June 2022",
"Caribbean American Restaurant Week, with a fish fry , steel drum band, dominoes and DJs. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"That's just in time to accommodate the influx of diners for fish fry during Lent (though the tavern serves it all year on Fridays). \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Mar. 2022",
"The Milwaukee tradition that is the Serb Hall fish fry is returning Friday with drive-thru only. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2022",
"To celebrate Lent and fish fry season, Karrikin is releasing a fish sandwich with a side of fries. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Yes, there will be a fish fry , along with other Ale House signature items. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Mar. 2022",
"Every Friday of the year is a fish fry Friday at Fairview Tavern. \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 16 Feb. 2021",
"Food options include Usinger's sausages, a giant pretzel and a Friday fish fry . \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"And, like the farmers of the South Bay, the fisherfolk of Fish Harbor did not return. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Dec. 2021",
"There are also coastal communities among mangroves in the middle of the ocean, like Sitio Kinse in Taliptip, Bulacan, where fisherfolk have made houses on stilts with solar panels and care for the mangroves as the mangroves care for them. \u2014 Erin Florio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Learn about the struggles of the Indigenous peoples, fisherfolk , and farmers, and how their lives are in danger for protecting the planet. \u2014 Erin Florio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Sep. 2021",
"For the state, the goal of saving coastal Louisiana is clear, even if the outcome for the state\u2019s fisherfolk is murky. \u2014 Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 May 2021",
"The divers claim that those who ate the echinoderms were startled by the aphrodisiac effect\u2014and fisherfolk never exaggerate. \u2014 The Economist , 17 Apr. 2021",
"Drop by a section of the 48-mile Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area on a nice weekend day and observe throngs of hikers, bikers, canoeists and fisherfolk , enjoying the green space. \u2014 Mark Woolsey, ajc , 12 Mar. 2021",
"But apart from this, there hasn\u2019t been much support for women fisherfolk . \u2014 Supriya Vohra, Quartz India , 18 Feb. 2020",
"Amidst all this, the traditional, small scale, artisanal fisherfolk suffer the most. \u2014 Supriya Vohra, Quartz India , 18 Feb. 2020"
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"But where a typical geofence fishing expedition might catch only one or two suspects, the January 6 investigation appears to have landed a netful. \u2014 Mark Harris, Wired , 30 Sep. 2021",
"Rescue crews are scouring Trinity Bay on Tuesday morning for an 88-year-old boater who was reported missing after a fishing expedition . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
"This sophomore effort flashes back and forth between the springtime unfurling of Mungo and James\u2019 love (forged in the dovecote where James raises pigeons) and the goose-pimpling fishing expedition a few months later. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"The passion for Moryto to get into reality TV, in regards to his new fishing expedition , came from travelling the world and fishing in Marlin tournaments in Grenada, Tobago, Costa Rica, and Barbados. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
"For bigger marine thrills, a dolphin cruise yields sightings in the thousands, and a fishing expedition turns up sailfish the size of small children. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 28 Dec. 2021",
"Now that\u2019s the sort of fly- fishing expedition that might send Logan to the bait shop. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 31 Oct. 2021",
"During the recent magnet- fishing expedition off the Leonard Street bridge in Grand Rapids, however, Gross pulled out the tags that belonged to a soldier named Clifford J. Voight. \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 22 Oct. 2021",
"In short, Bannon is not some random prominent Trump supporter being pursued in a fishing expedition . \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Most atoms do not fission, but the isotopes of certain elements, such as uranium-235, are fissile . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
"But given Iran\u2019s advancements since the original deal, Tehran is currently enriching uranium at up to 60 percent purity, producing uranium metal, and hiding stockpiles of fissile material from the IAEA. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
"This is the ability to put enough pressure on the fissile material to detonate it and create a nuclear yield. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Jan. 2022",
"The nation\u2019s output of uranium\u2014a fissile material for nuclear weapons when enriched\u2014is just a fraction of what could be produced, according to new research from Stanford University\u2019s Center for International Security and Cooperation. \u2014 Timothy W. Martin, WSJ , 4 Nov. 2021",
"And this means that Iran can distribute this capacity to a place that might be difficult to attack, difficult to discover and would allow Iran to quickly develop the fissile material for a weapon. \u2014 CBS News , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Th-232 captures a neutron and converts to U-233 which is also fissile and begins providing more neutrons and more power. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021",
"The North\u2019s production of fissile materials violates multiple resolutions from the UN Security Council, which has sought to stop the country from developing nuclear warheads, with little success. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Aug. 2021",
"Experts say North Korea has as many as 60 nuclear weapons and produces enough fissile material to add another dozen each year. \u2014 Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com , 21 May 2021"
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"The new owner is M\u0101lama Hul\u0113\u02bbia, a nonprofit that has been restoring the fishpond for the last four years. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The fishpond is also known as the Menehune Fishpond. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 Dec. 2021",
"Hawaii history and is seen as the resort's cultural concierge offering special talks to guests by the edge of a historic fishpond . \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 27 Sep. 2021",
"At one end of the village was a bamboo grove; at the other was a fishpond . \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Indulge in a Blue Agave Butter massage on a treatment bed set above glass cutouts in the floor, revealing the fishpond below. \u2014 Michelle Stansbury, Marie Claire , 3 Dec. 2020",
"The 125-acre fishpond is a form of sustainable fishery management, which dates back 800 years. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Jan. 2020",
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"In comparison, most of Rosella\u2019s fish comes from local fishmonger Greenpoint Fish and Lobster Company, which works with a network of small domestic fisherman around the country. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Daniel Awad, who manages Oliver Tree and Whethan, among others, was similarly obsessed with fishmonger . \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 26 Jan. 2022",
"In a tweet that captured the mood of the nation, an Italian man sounded off that the queues at the pharmacy for a rapid antigen test were probably longer than those found at the fishmonger . \u2014 Vivienne Walt, Fortune , 24 Dec. 2021",
"There\u2019s fancy stuff, like the rotating selection of oysters sourced from the fish\u2019s pier\u2019s only female fishmonger , tins of caviar and a selection of gourmet cheeses. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Dec. 2021",
"The restaurant\u2019s founder, Lyf Gildersleeve, is a fishmonger who grew up in the family trade and has managed Flying Fish across a variety of forms over the last decade. \u2014 Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times , 13 Aug. 2021",
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"Fish Oil Elm & Rye fish oil supplements are made with high-quality ingredients and are designed to support overall health. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"Most fats came from fish oil , olive oil, nuts, and avocados. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 1 May 2022",
"To date, no large randomized clinical trials (considered the gold standard of research) had investigated whether fish oil and vitamin D could actually prevent the development of autoimmune diseases. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"After his weights training workout, Miller eats an apple and washes it down with a shake made with creatine and greens, and supplements including fish oil , vitamin D, and probiotic creatine. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Items most needed are leashes, collars and harnesses in large, medium and small; soft type E-collars; new unopened food; new toys; pet store gift cards; washable potty pads; and fish oil and glucosamine supplements. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The mass of blue whiting, a subspecies of cod used in the manufacturing of fish fingers, fish oil and other products, covered a surface of nearly 32,300 square feet, the nonprofit said. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
"What does the study say about vitamin D and fish oil , and their effects on autoimmune diseases? \u2014 Alyssa Hui, Health.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Daily vitamin D and fish oil supplements may help prevent some adults from developing autoimmune disorders such as arthritis and psoriasis. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022"
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"Now here comes the fishhook , for the benefit of my friend. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 May 2022",
"According to Texas Highways, visitors may also want to head approximately five hours north to pay a visit to Franklin Mountains State Park, home to the ocotillo, yucca, Southwestern barrel cactus, and Chihuahuan fishhook cactus. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 5 Mar. 2022",
"The question mark at the end of that sentence is a fishhook in Cy\u2019s throat. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Excavations also recovered a bone fishhook from roughly the same period, and grinding stones used to process nuts or seeds. \u2014 Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al , 20 Dec. 2021",
"It had been mangled by fishing lines and hooks, its tongue hanging out, slashed by a large fishhook that had gone through it from underneath. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 16 Aug. 2021",
"The biggest fear is a fishhook puncturing the inner tube that keeps them afloat far from shore. \u2014 Matias Delacroix And Juan Pablo Arr\u00c1ez, Star Tribune , 15 Aug. 2020",
"In the southern sky, just above the treetops will be a fishhook shape of stars centered on Antares (Scorpius the Scorpion). \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 23 June 2020",
"Scorpius is visible above the southern horizon as a long fishhook shape. \u2014 Dean Regas, Cincinnati.com , 10 June 2020"
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"The fishway , built in partnership with property owner Stanchem Corp and several nature advocacy non-profits, is on Stanchem proprty in the East Berlin section of Berlin. \u2014 Bill Leukhardt, courant.com , 12 June 2017"
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"In addition to Brecht\u2019s typical didacticism, there is a haunting passage for a fishwife whose son died in one of Lucullus\u2019s campaigns. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
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"The latest environmental measure that has people grumbling is a two-year ban on fishing for omul, a smoked delicacy hawked by fishwives all around the lake. \u2014 Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times , 13 Mar. 2017",
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"Caleb was born with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula , several long words that mean the pipes Caleb needs to breathe don\u2019t fit together properly. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Catherine, 11, Rosinne and Cecile\u2019s cousin, drifted in and out of consciousness after coming out of surgery to repair a fistula caused by a bullet that had passed through her buttocks and genitals. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
"For the tricky cases, the esophagus detours into the trachea, and that's known as a tracheal fistula . \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 6 July 2021",
"The next few weeks were a whirlwind of ups and downs as doctors ultimately planned surgery to repair the fistula . \u2014 Julianne Pepitone, NBC News , 8 May 2021",
"The company's Ellipsys Vascular Access System is an endovascular approach to create arteriovenous (AV) fistula for patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis. \u2014 Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune , 2 Oct. 2020",
"In the procedure using the Ellipsys Vascular System, a catheter is inserted into a patients arm and guided by ultrasound to join a vein and artery into an AV fistula . \u2014 Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune , 2 Oct. 2020",
"His crowning medical achievements include perfecting the method for repairing vesicovaginal fistula . \u2014 Sarah Lynch, USA TODAY , 17 Apr. 2018",
"In 2018, the World Health Organization estimated that more than two million young women lived with untreated obstetric fistula in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2020"
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"Elisha Lucero was known in her family as a painter, a fisherwoman and a caretaker who had put aside her ambitions to nurse relatives through bouts of poor health. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Oct. 2021",
"An avid fisherwoman , Haaland takes her boat out three or four times a week, always half hoping to catch a massive halibut. \u2014 Leslie Pariseau, Saveur , 19 Sep. 2016",
"Further north, on the off-the-grid Cayo Frances, learn to fish from legendary fly fisherwoman Lori-Ann Murphy, and enjoy the placid, shallow waters of the leeward side of the island. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Floods and droughts One of them is Hauwa Mohammed, a 70-year-old fisherwoman , who had to flee from the port town of Baga. \u2014 Alicia Prager, Quartz Africa , 18 Oct. 2019",
"Fishermen, fisherwomen and their families traveled from as far away as the San Fernando Valley and San Diego. \u2014 Aliese Muhonen, Daily Pilot , 21 Aug. 2019",
"The Koli drape, from coastal Goa, turns the sari into pants to enable freedom of movement for fisherwomen . \u2014 Meara Sharma, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2019",
"Whether a novice or experienced fisherwoman , everyone is welcome. \u2014 Susan B. Barnes, USA TODAY , 6 July 2018",
"From professional bass anglers to ice fisherwomen , there are more women than ever out there winning tournaments, hunting down huge stripers, or teaching their kids how to fly-fish. \u2014 Brendan Leonard, Outside Online , 18 June 2018"
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"At a fashion exhibit across from the Greek and Roman gallery and down a flight of stairs, a mannequin is wearing fishnet stockings and lace lingerie from Rihanna\u2019s Savage X Fenty line. \u2014 Joseph Pisani, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"On March 1, Rihanna attended the Dior fall 2022 show at Paris Fashion Week in an all-black fishnet teddy, a lace balconette bra, and an equally lacy thong. \u2014 Alexis Gaskin, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
"From Kylie Jenner, who recently shared photos of herself posing in a hot pink fishnet catsuit, to even Duchess Kate, who wore a glitzy hot pink gown during her royal tour in Belize, the shade seems to be inescapable. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
"Start with a reliable favorite\u2014the summer sandal\u2014for pairing with smocked dresses, raffia hats, and fishnet totes. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 16 May 2022",
"Crochet, raffia and leather fishnet add a carefree touch to vacation bags and shoes. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"By the end of her set, Khan \u2014 with her signature red hair cascading down her back \u2014 had removed the bottom portion of her long black dress to reveal a bodysuit and fishnet stockings. \u2014 Jewel Wicker, Billboard , 9 May 2022",
"There were loads of safety pins, fishnet , and spike heels on the carpet. \u2014 Christian Allaire, Vogue , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Cumberbatch\u2019s wife, actress Sophie Hunter, looked ethereal and beautiful in a tulle and fishnet gown from Dior Haute Couture\u2019s Spring/Summer 2020 collection. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Mar. 2022"
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"Despite a decades-long rescue effort however, the Devil\u2019s Hole pupfish lives a solitary life in the turquoise waters of a subterranean fissure at the bottom of a limestone depression that makes protecting it a challenge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The monument, named for the vibrant red and yellow colors in its cinder cone, is the result of a volcanic fissure about 1,000 years ago. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The longer-term reality is a wider and deeper fissure dividing NATO and Russia. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"Reports surfaced after the end of the season that there was a fissure in the relationship between Brady and Arians, something Arians dismissed as the duo are set for their third season together. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2022",
"English has various equivalent geological terms: alpine-type fissure , alpine cleft, or, most simply, pocket. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
"The rescuers sent a coastguard down a rope into the fissure to free the stuck pup carefully. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, in the final weeks of the eruption, fractures and a new fissure system split open the side of the volcano. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The dining room is insulated by walls that are nearly five and a half feet thick, and warmed by the small but functional kitchen, in which a fissure doubles as a natural extractor hood. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"But where some teams fissure under the weight of unfulfilled expectations, going through that experience collectively made this group even tighter. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"The statements made by Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira fed into a world already fissured by deep-rooted racial and economic discrimination. \u2014 Gale Ure, Quartz Africa , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Even before Saturday\u2019s major aftershock, which fissured more roads and prompted more landslides, Puerto Rico estimated damages from a 6.4-magnitude quake on Tuesday at $110 million. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020",
"This land is made of igneous rock fissured with gold. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
"An early morning alert issued by the U.S. Geological Survey reported sporadic eruptions from three Kilauea volcano fissures shooting lava 180 feet into the air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 11 June 2018",
"Over the past week, the lava erupting from Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea volcano fissures advanced through two small residential subdivisions along Kapoho Bay, reaching the Pacific Ocean, and wiping out nearly a hundred homes. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 6 June 2018",
"The trunk was fissured at the base, creating a seam wide enough to slip into\u2014in other words, an absolutely perfect hiding place. \u2014 David Gilbert, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
"This is far from the first time that fissures within the Republican party over immigration have been on public display. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 17 May 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That state fishery managers moved to limit even the harvest of male crabs demonstrates the gravity of the situation. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
"The personal use dipnet fishery opened on June 20, running through the 26th. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"This includes educating locals on fishery laws and protecting natural habitats. \u2014 Nydia Simone, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"The latest data will go into discussions about how to manage Maryland\u2019s oyster fishery in the coming season and into the future. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 May 2022",
"Wonders of the Mekong team members, Cambodian fishery officials and villagers took photos with the giant freshwater stingray. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
"Apart from the vaccine waiver, the WTO also agreed to reduce fishery subsidies. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Last year, the Bering Sea and Aleutians Island trawl fishery caught 546,043 chum salmon in nets intended to harvest pollock, twice the 10-year annual average, according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. \u2014 Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News , 15 June 2022",
"The Great Lakes fishery is estimated to have a $7 billion value to the region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel , 8 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014501"
},
"fishgarth":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a dam or weir in a river or on the seashore for keeping fish or taking them":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from fish entry 1 + garth":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041422"
},
"fissures":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting":[
"a fissure in the earth's crust"
],
": a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ":[],
": a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane":[],
": a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint : schism":[
"fissures in a political party"
],
": to break into fissures : cleave":[],
": crack , divide":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-sh\u0259r",
"\u02c8fish-\u0259r, British also \u02c8fish-yu\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[
"check",
"chink",
"cleft",
"crack",
"cranny",
"crevice",
"rift",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Noun",
"a fissure in the Earth's crust",
"a deep fissure in the ice",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Despite a decades-long rescue effort however, the Devil\u2019s Hole pupfish lives a solitary life in the turquoise waters of a subterranean fissure at the bottom of a limestone depression that makes protecting it a challenge. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
"The monument, named for the vibrant red and yellow colors in its cinder cone, is the result of a volcanic fissure about 1,000 years ago. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The longer-term reality is a wider and deeper fissure dividing NATO and Russia. \u2014 Robin Wright, The New Yorker , 17 May 2022",
"Reports surfaced after the end of the season that there was a fissure in the relationship between Brady and Arians, something Arians dismissed as the duo are set for their third season together. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 27 Mar. 2022",
"English has various equivalent geological terms: alpine-type fissure , alpine cleft, or, most simply, pocket. \u2014 Simon Akam, Outside Online , 8 June 2021",
"The rescuers sent a coastguard down a rope into the fissure to free the stuck pup carefully. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, in the final weeks of the eruption, fractures and a new fissure system split open the side of the volcano. \u2014 K.e.d. Coan, Ars Technica , 5 Apr. 2022",
"The dining room is insulated by walls that are nearly five and a half feet thick, and warmed by the small but functional kitchen, in which a fissure doubles as a natural extractor hood. \u2014 John Malathronas, CNN , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But where some teams fissure under the weight of unfulfilled expectations, going through that experience collectively made this group even tighter. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2021",
"The statements made by Camille Locht and Jean-Paul Mira fed into a world already fissured by deep-rooted racial and economic discrimination. \u2014 Gale Ure, Quartz Africa , 25 Apr. 2020",
"Even before Saturday\u2019s major aftershock, which fissured more roads and prompted more landslides, Puerto Rico estimated damages from a 6.4-magnitude quake on Tuesday at $110 million. \u2014 Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 11 Jan. 2020",
"This land is made of igneous rock fissured with gold. \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019",
"An early morning alert issued by the U.S. Geological Survey reported sporadic eruptions from three Kilauea volcano fissures shooting lava 180 feet into the air. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 11 June 2018",
"Over the past week, the lava erupting from Hawaii\u2019s Kilauea volcano fissures advanced through two small residential subdivisions along Kapoho Bay, reaching the Pacific Ocean, and wiping out nearly a hundred homes. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 6 June 2018",
"The trunk was fissured at the base, creating a seam wide enough to slip into\u2014in other words, an absolutely perfect hiding place. \u2014 David Gilbert, The New Yorker , 4 June 2017",
"This is far from the first time that fissures within the Republican party over immigration have been on public display. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 17 May 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fissure, borrowed from Latin fiss\u016bra \"splitting, crack, opening,\" from fissus, past participle of findere \"to split, cleave\" + -\u016bra -ure \u2014 more at bite entry 1":"Noun",
"derivative of fissure entry 1":"Verb"
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042600"
},
"fishermen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure":[],
": a ship used in commercial fishing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fi-sh\u0259r-m\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[
"fisher"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"fishermen sorting out their catch",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Following a 36-hour effort, officials on Saturday suspended their search for a fisherman who is believed to have fallen overboard from a fishing vessel off the coast of Martha\u2019s Vineyard early Friday, according to the Coast Guard. \u2014 Sofia Saric, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"Basil Larson, a fisherman in Russian Mission, said fish camps are looking even more neglected this year than last year. \u2014 Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"First hooked by local fisherman Moul Thun, the massive creature was caught last Monday off the edge of Koh Preah, an island on Mekong River in Cambodia, National Geographic and CNN reported. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Another fisherman trolling near the incident described seeing the vessel erupt in flames to FOX13 Seattle. \u2014 Fox News , 20 June 2022",
"Palin, Republican businessman Nick Begich III and independent fisherman and doctor Al Gross, who ran for Senate in 2020, are seen as the most likely to make it to the next round. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"Tibbels charges $75 per fisherman , and has long been known as having a family-friendly fleet of party fishing boats. \u2014 cleveland , 3 June 2022",
"In February 2021, an unidentified fisherman alerted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to commercial Dungeness crab traps in the marine reserve area, according to a complaint filed by the San Francisco District Attorney\u2019s Office. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 May 2022",
"One of those evangelized was Bren Smith, a former Newfoundland fisherman who owns Thimble Island Oyster Farm in Branford Harbor. \u2014 Carol Leonetti Dannhauser, Hartford Courant , 27 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051106"
},
"fissureless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": devoid of fissures":[
"a completely fissureless large rock"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-l\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060654"
},
"fissle":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": to make a rustling sound":[],
": to bustle about":[],
": fidget":[],
": a rustling sound":[],
": commotion , fuss":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably of imitative origin":"Intransitive verb"
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063610"
},
"fissive":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": relating or tending to fission":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fisiv"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin fiss us (past participle of findere to split) + English -ive":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113125"
},
"Fissirostres":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a group of birds having the bill deeply cleft, including the swifts, nightjars, swallows, and others, and not representing natural relationships":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccfis\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4\u02ccstr\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from fissi- + -rostres (from Latin rostrum beak)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181213"
},
"fissipedial":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": fissiped":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Fissipedia + English -al":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183706"
}
}
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