dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/mee_MW.json
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{
"meebos":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of meebos variant spelling of mebos"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113\u02ccb\u00e4s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-225740",
"type":[]
},
"meech":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to complain in an ailing or peevish manner : whine":[],
": to move in a furtive or cringing manner : skulk , sneak":[],
": to play truant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English muchen, michen, mechen to steal, skulk, probably from Old North French muchier to hide, lurk":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113ch"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163313",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"meecher":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that sneaks about or behaves dishonestly or dishonorably : pander , thief":[],
": truant":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mucher, micher, mecher , thief, pander, from muchen, michen, mechen + -er":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ch\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083951",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"meeching":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cringing , sneaky , whining":[
"not going to have you do anything that will make you feel meeching afterward",
"\u2014 W. D. Howells"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from present participle of meech entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223927",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"meed":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fitting return or recompense":[],
": an earned reward or wage":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English m\u0113d ; akin to Old High German miata reward, Greek misthos":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193829",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"meek":{
"antonyms":[
"arrogant",
"bumptious",
"chesty",
"conceited",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"hoity-toity",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"lordly",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"definitions":{
": deficient in spirit and courage : submissive":[
"\"I don't care,\" came the meek reply",
"\u2014 Annetta Miller"
],
": enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild":[
"a meek child dominated by his brothers"
],
": not violent or strong : moderate":[
"his delivery varied from a meek , melodic patter to rapid-fire scriptural allusions",
"\u2014 Bob Trebilcock"
]
},
"examples":[
"a meek child dominated by his brothers",
"She may seem meek and mild but it is all an act.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seeing Ever start as a very meek character and then get not only physically powerful, but also emotionally and mentally powerful, was great. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Peer pressure, Jacobin, and celebrity activists are far more effective than the typical meek -mannered professor dressed in plaid. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers is out, wrapping an exhausting Green Bay Packers season with a meek exit on a snowy night in Wisconsin. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Hoffman, who died in 2014, was credible as smart or dumb people, as self-aware or obtuse, as powerful or weak, jolly or sad, brave or cowardly, bold or meek , quiet or loud. \u2014 Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune , 31 Mar. 2021",
"But for upset parents like Ms. Thavakumar, such measures are far too meek to address more entrenched problems, including a nearly complete lack of Black teachers in the district. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"In the episode, Harmon\u2019s mother, Stefani Harmon, described her as a shy child whose meek and mild behavior blossomed into a cool swagger. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s why his meek performance in Game 4 was so surprising. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2021",
"Our protagonist, Patience Phillips, is a meek and mousy graphic designer \u2014 congrats to the stylist who managed to make Halle Berry appear even slightly frumpy \u2014 at a cosmetics company, Hedare Beauty. \u2014 Muna Mire, Vulture , 26 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mj\u016bkr gentle; akin to Welsh es mwyth soft":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"demure",
"down-to-earth",
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074627",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"meeken":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": meek entry 2":[],
": to become meek":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English meknen , from mek , adjective + -nen -en":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113k\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024447",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"meekly":{
"antonyms":[
"arrogant",
"bumptious",
"chesty",
"conceited",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"fastuous",
"haughty",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"hoity-toity",
"huffish",
"huffy",
"imperious",
"lordly",
"overweening",
"peremptory",
"pompous",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"pretentious",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"toplofty",
"toploftical",
"uppish",
"uppity"
],
"definitions":{
": deficient in spirit and courage : submissive":[
"\"I don't care,\" came the meek reply",
"\u2014 Annetta Miller"
],
": enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild":[
"a meek child dominated by his brothers"
],
": not violent or strong : moderate":[
"his delivery varied from a meek , melodic patter to rapid-fire scriptural allusions",
"\u2014 Bob Trebilcock"
]
},
"examples":[
"a meek child dominated by his brothers",
"She may seem meek and mild but it is all an act.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Seeing Ever start as a very meek character and then get not only physically powerful, but also emotionally and mentally powerful, was great. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Peer pressure, Jacobin, and celebrity activists are far more effective than the typical meek -mannered professor dressed in plaid. \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers is out, wrapping an exhausting Green Bay Packers season with a meek exit on a snowy night in Wisconsin. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Hoffman, who died in 2014, was credible as smart or dumb people, as self-aware or obtuse, as powerful or weak, jolly or sad, brave or cowardly, bold or meek , quiet or loud. \u2014 Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune , 31 Mar. 2021",
"But for upset parents like Ms. Thavakumar, such measures are far too meek to address more entrenched problems, including a nearly complete lack of Black teachers in the district. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Nov. 2021",
"In the episode, Harmon\u2019s mother, Stefani Harmon, described her as a shy child whose meek and mild behavior blossomed into a cool swagger. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Oct. 2021",
"That\u2019s why his meek performance in Game 4 was so surprising. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 May 2021",
"Our protagonist, Patience Phillips, is a meek and mousy graphic designer \u2014 congrats to the stylist who managed to make Halle Berry appear even slightly frumpy \u2014 at a cosmetics company, Hedare Beauty. \u2014 Muna Mire, Vulture , 26 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mj\u016bkr gentle; akin to Welsh es mwyth soft":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"demure",
"down-to-earth",
"humble",
"lowly",
"modest",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100032",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"meekness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being meek : a mild, moderate, humble, or submissive quality":[
"He is accomplished in the art of approaching strangers, donning an air of such meekness and respect that no one can believe for long that he's a cop.",
"\u2014 William Finnegan",
"His stance on Chinese trade has wavered to date between sheer intimidation on the campaign trail and meekness in actual negotiations.",
"\u2014 Sara Hsu"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113k-n\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015351",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"meemies":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": screaming meemies":[
"you get the meemies when you're shut up in a tight spot",
"\u2014 F. L. Harvey"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"by shortening":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-miz",
"\u02c8m\u0113m\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064256",
"type":[
"noun plural but singular in construction"
]
},
"meen":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of meen Scottish variant of moon"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-163109",
"type":[]
},
"meerkat":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mir-\u02cckat"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Once her rivals reach their reproductive age, the alpha meerkat either kills them, or they are run out of the group. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 12 June 2022",
"Earlier this month, a meerkat in a bucket hat smoking a corncob pipe sold for more than fifty million stars (that\u2019s a million grande Pike Place roasts). \u2014 Alex Watt, The New Yorker , 28 May 2022",
"Recently, a gorilla was given the name Angela, a meerkat was dubbed Grubby, and two flamingos are now known as Alex and Emmy. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Feb. 2022",
"The new group of characters on tap include a mosquito, a fairy, meerkat , frog prince, furry astronaut and a goofy green ogre. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 31 Jan. 2022",
"Fox later teases Kelly, comparing him to a meerkat despite his protestations. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
"The meerkat family gets ready for bed with a few evening yoga stretches. \u2014 Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
"Ambassadors are animals that physically interact with guests, like tossing mealworms to a meerkat or petting a goat. \u2014 Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2021",
"Although they are extremely bonded, these cute kitties have pretty unique personalities, as Lynx loves to show off his wild side by sitting on his hind legs like a meerkat , chirping like a bird and carrying toys in his mouth like a puppy. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 6 Nov. 2020"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Afrikaans, from Dutch, a kind of monkey, from Middle Dutch meercatte monkey, from meer sea + catte cat":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1801, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044550"
},
"meerschaum":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fine light white clayey mineral that is a hydrous magnesium silicate found chiefly in Asia Minor and is used especially for tobacco pipes":[],
": a tobacco pipe of meerschaum":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Your Turkish meerschaum pipes are hand carved and made as vintage exports. \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 17 Sep. 2020",
"The backpacks contained two unopened bottles of Barefoot Moscato wine and a wooden meerschaum pipe with marijuana residue. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com , 26 Oct. 2017",
"Like his literary descendant, Dupin smokes a meerschaum pipe and is generally eccentric. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 20 Apr. 2017",
"Like his literary descendant, Dupin smokes a meerschaum pipe and is generally eccentric. \u2014 Kat Eschner, Smithsonian , 20 Apr. 2017",
"So why not throw on a deerstalker hat, light up a handy meerschaum pipe, and do our best impression of the great detective himself in order to get to the bottom of this case"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Meer sea + Schaum foam":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8mir-sh\u0259m",
"-\u02ccsh\u022fm"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070147",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"meet":{
"antonyms":[
"bout",
"competition",
"contest",
"event",
"game",
"match",
"matchup",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournament",
"tourney"
],
"definitions":{
": a competition in which individuals match skills":[],
": encounter , experience":[
"The proposal has met some opposition.",
"You will likely meet many obstacles on your journey.",
"He met an untimely death."
],
": precisely adapted to a particular situation, need, or circumstance : very proper":[],
": the act of assembling for a hunt or for competitive sports":[],
": to appear to the perception of":[
"a pungent odor \u2026 met his nostrils",
"\u2014 S. E. White"
],
": to be subjected to : encounter":[
"the proposal met with opposition"
],
": to become acquainted with":[
"I want you to meet my sister."
],
": to come face-to-face":[
"That's the restaurant where they met ."
],
": to come into contact or conjunction with : join":[
"There is where the brook meets the river."
],
": to come into the presence of for the first time : to be introduced to or become acquainted with":[
"I'm pleased to meet you.",
"Where did you two meet each other",
"I met him in college.",
"We met her through a mutual friend."
],
": to come together as contestants, opponents, or enemies":[
"The candidates met for their debate."
],
": to come together for a common purpose : assemble":[
"The delegates met at the convention."
],
": to come together with especially at a particular time or place":[
"I'll meet you at the station"
],
": to compromise with":[
"The senators met halfway on an energy bill.",
"We can't give you everything you've requested, but we can meet you halfway .",
"Can you meet us halfway on this"
],
": to conform to especially with exactitude and precision":[
"a concept to meet all requirements"
],
": to cope with":[
"was able to meet every social situation"
],
": to encounter as antagonist (see antagonist sense 1 ) or foe : oppose":[
"met the heavyweight in a successful bout"
],
": to enter into conference, argument, or personal dealings with":[
"We met her over coffee."
],
": to form a junction or confluence":[
"the lines meet in a point"
],
": to occur together":[
"many graces and many virtues meet in her"
],
": to pay fully : settle":[
"could not meet his loans",
"\u2014 Waldo Frank"
],
": to provide for":[
"enough money to meet our needs"
],
": to receive or greet in an official capacity":[
"The president met the prime minister at the White House."
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He met his wife at work.",
"We met each other in college.",
"Did you meet anyone interesting at the party",
"I'd like you to meet my good friend Bob.",
"The couple met at a dance.",
"Have we met ",
"They met for drinks after work.",
"We arranged to meet for lunch.",
"Let's meet at the park.",
"They meet together every week.",
"Adjective",
"in this case, splitting the winnings of the contested lottery ticket seems like a meet solution",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Joseph Drake, president of nonprofit organization the Newton Tree Conservancy, said the cemetery should reevaluate the proposal because its tree replacement figure doesn\u2019t meet the city\u2019s tree ordinance requirements. \u2014 Walker Armstrong And Cici Yu, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"People wanted to build or remodel homes, but the lumberyards couldn\u2019t meet the demand. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"People wanted to build or remodel homes, but the lumberyards couldn\u2019t meet the demand. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"They are destined not to meet again for nearly 20 years, until their battle in A New Hope. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Back in early January, several clients who were cast in Home Work alleged the Merediths' renovations did not meet expectations. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"But, unlike curtain bangs, the layers hit around chin-length and don't meet in the middle. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"However, the Household Pulse Survey is categorized as experimental and may not meet some of the bureau\u2019s statistical quality standards. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Plus, The Last of Us is one of the most acclaimed, top-selling PS series of all time, and there continues to be a demand for it, so why not meet that",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The next season, Courtney broke her own state record in her final high school meet , repeating as the Division II diving champion with 519.10 points. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Glute issues forced the Stanford signee to do physical therapy (without running at all) between her district meet and the FHSAA finals. \u2014 Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Cox started his meet on Friday by winning the shot put with a throw of 60-5. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"In other words, the university women had outstanding performances at their inaugural track meet . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Trinity track alumni came from as far away as Los Angeles to honor George Suitor at his last home track meet at Trinity College. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Kim also revealed during the appearance that Davidson surprised her on V-Day this year with a super-sentimental gift that harkens all the way back to their meet cute back in October of last year. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Borgerhoff was a 12-time swim champion in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference and most outstanding performer of the 1990 MCC meet . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"The musically inclined couple recently returned to the setting of their meet cute for a new episode (streaming now on AppleTV+). \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Six years after a meet -cute straight out of a romantic comedy, country singer Tyler Barham and his longtime love Morgan Hauerwas have tied the knot! \u2014 Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"World asked him to respond to a thread on an internet message board about his future as coach on Tuesday during the pre- meet news conference. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"There must be consequences when these expectations are not meet . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Rogers already has thrown down with a meet -record time of 1:58.77 at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays in April. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Peters glided to a state title with a meet -record time of 9 minutes, 25.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s only when circumstances (and fate, in one bizarre twist on meet -cute tradition) force the overgrown brats into the same room that the film takes on a nervous, recognizably human energy, cuing at least one honest, plausibly halting conversation. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"From frothy beach reads bursting with meet -cute moments and real-time LOLs to pitch-perfect memoirs and page-turning thrillers, the months of May through August offer some seriously great reading material. \u2014 Ashley Leath And Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 18 May 2022",
"The Medina boys were meet champions with 45.5 points. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English mete , from Old English gem\u01e3te ; akin to Old English metan to mete":"Adjective",
"Middle English meten , from Old English m\u0113tan ; akin to Old English ge m\u014dt assembly \u2014 more at moot entry 3":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for meet Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
"synonyms":[
"catch",
"chance (upon)",
"encounter",
"happen (upon)",
"stumble (upon)"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212107",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"meet one's fate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to die":[
"Like his father, he met his fate on the battlefield."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194447",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"meeting":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends":[],
": a session of horse or dog racing":[],
": an act or process of coming together: such as":[],
": an assembly for a common purpose (such as worship)":[],
": intersection , junction":[]
},
"examples":[
"The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening.",
"She was too busy to attend the meeting .",
"Let's have a meeting to discuss these problems.",
"I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting .",
"They started dating each other soon after their first meeting .",
"Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention.",
"Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season.",
"a town at the meeting of two rivers",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lawmakers will consider the authorization of a $75,000 payment to Anderson and her attorney at the council\u2019s full meeting on Tuesday. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"Sweden and Finland agreed to end support for Kurdish militant groups and end restrictions on weapons sales to Turkey, meeting demands specified by the Turkish government since Mr. Erdogan first threatened to block the two countries\u2019 entry. \u2014 WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"Include a roles/responsibilities discussion on the kickoff meeting agenda to prevent role overlap and role underlap during the project. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"The divided vote offered just one glimpse at fissures on the body, which emerged at several other moments during a marathon meeting that stretched well into the evening. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
"Michtom responded that Thody, during the council\u2019s Quality of Life and Public Safety Committee meeting on June 21, told councilors who were present that there isn\u2019t a significant increase in violent crime in the city. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
"Monday evening\u2019s meeting was held at Centennial Park, adjacent to the campground. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"June 28 meeting had a theme of recognizing firsts and lasts as markers on the village\u2019s timeline. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 29 June 2022",
"The source declined to say exactly when across the jubilee weekend the meeting or meetings took place. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 29 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113-ti\u014b"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"assembly",
"congress",
"convention",
"convocation",
"council",
"gathering",
"get-together",
"huddle"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220515",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"meet and greet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a reception at which a public figure (such as a politician or rock star) socializes with press members and other guests":[
"The candidate held a meet and greet with voters.",
"The pop singer took time for a meet and greet with fans."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"When Guestroom Records hosted a meet and greet with Louisville's Jack Harlow on May 8, the energy in the Clifton neighborhood record shop was off the charts. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 24 May 2022",
"Come to a Zoom meet and greet with tech bros who are making sustainable apps! \u2014 Heather Hansman, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2022",
"During select times on Easter Sunday, young ones can experience a meet and greet with the Easter Bunny. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Just look at the cringey coda to the episode, in which Starbucks executives fired off a letter to the White House demanding their own meet and greet . \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 14 May 2022",
"And like all good education conferences, SxSW had a large exhibition space in which education companies could share their wares and meet and greet . \u2014 Derek Newton, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
"Fans also have the opportunity to win Es Jose Time with the star, a virtual meet and greet and a year's worth of Miller Lite by scanning the QR code on the packaging. \u2014 Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"The format will include an opportunity to meet and greet coaches and administrators, a short speaking program, a question-and-answer session, appetizers and a cash bar. \u2014 Dom Amore, Hartford Courant , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Both Scherr and Hutter will donate all proceeds generated from their meet and greet sessions and merchandise sales to the United for Waukesha Community Fund in the wake of the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 Dec. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144435"
},
"meet one's maker":{
"type":[
"idiomatic phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": to die":[
"\"\u2026 I was so convinced at one point that I was about ready to be a goner, I mean to meet my maker . \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Bill Johnson",
"\u2014 often used figuratively My old car has finally gone to meet its maker ."
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181627"
},
"meet-cute":{
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"intransitive verb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cute, charming, or amusing first encounter between romantic partners (as in a movie)":[
"It's a meet-cute where they fall immediately in love: her because he's handsome; him because she forgets a pen to write with.",
"\u2014 Mark Abraham",
"Rom-com tropes like the \" meet-cute \" are so tired that you can't just spoof them\u2014you have to spoof the spoofs \u2026",
"\u2014 Stephan Lee",
"\u2026 upper-middlebrow \" meet cutes \" such as in Nora Ephron's popular You've Got Mail \u2026",
"\u2014 James Wolcott"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113t-\u02ccky\u00fct"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182311"
},
"meet one's match":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to be opposed by someone as good as one is and who could defeat one":[
"She knew after the first game that she had met her match ."
]
},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214933"
},
"meet one's Waterloo":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to be defeated":[
"The governor finally met his Waterloo in the last election."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003135"
},
"meethelp":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": helpmate":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"meet entry 3 + help":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010427"
},
"meet someone's gaze":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to look back at someone":[
"She calmly met his gaze ."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084416"
},
"meeting rail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the horizontal rail of a vertical sliding sash which meets the corresponding rail of the adjacent sash":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174108"
},
"meet one's doom":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to die":[
"Prepare to meet your doom ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074509"
},
"meetness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being meet":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English metenes , from mete meet + -nes -ness":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085435"
},
"meetup":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113t-\u02cc\u0259p"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085552"
},
"meet with one's approval":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to be acceptable to one":[
"I hope that these arrangements meet with your approval ."
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-110656"
},
"meetinghouse":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113-ti\u014b-\u02cchau\u0307s"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To those who attended the farewell, the Wells Ward building is more than just a church meetinghouse . \u2014 Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Hesscock, who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lives across the street from her church meetinghouse , whose boundaries would also be sliced and diced by the new political boundaries. \u2014 Luke Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Some 35 years later, Kate Kelly, a Washington, D.C., activist also was excommunicated \u2014 at the same Virginia meetinghouse as Johnson \u2014 for her advocacy in pushing to ordain women to the faith\u2019s all-male priesthood. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Across the street from its worn wooden front doors, the First Church of Roxbury dominates the hilltop, a classic white-clapboard meetinghouse on a site first established by English settlers in 1631. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 Apr. 2022",
"The church absorbed it into a six-acre property on Doverhill Drive, turning half of it into a meetinghouse with a parking lot. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2021",
"Not that every Mormon meetinghouse should look like a cathedral. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Mar. 2021",
"The old 19th Ward meetinghouse , which is home to Salt Lake Acting Company, is undergoing renovations. \u2014 Mike Adamson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Some 44 members have taken refuge in the church\u2019s Kingston meetinghouse , according to a news release, where water and food are available. \u2014 David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 Apr. 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1632, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103643"
},
"meeting seed":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various aromatic seeds or small fruits formerly chewed in an effort to stay awake during religious services":[]
},
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"meeting entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-144133"
},
"meetly":{
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to come into the presence of for the first time : to be introduced to or become acquainted with":[
"I'm pleased to meet you.",
"Where did you two meet each other?",
"I met him in college.",
"We met her through a mutual friend."
],
": to come together with especially at a particular time or place":[
"I'll meet you at the station"
],
": to come into contact or conjunction with : join":[
"There is where the brook meets the river."
],
": to appear to the perception of":[
"a pungent odor \u2026 met his nostrils",
"\u2014 S. E. White"
],
": to encounter as antagonist (see antagonist sense 1 ) or foe : oppose":[
"met the heavyweight in a successful bout"
],
": to enter into conference, argument, or personal dealings with":[
"We met her over coffee."
],
": to conform to especially with exactitude and precision":[
"a concept to meet all requirements"
],
": to pay fully : settle":[
"could not meet his loans",
"\u2014 Waldo Frank"
],
": to cope with":[
"was able to meet every social situation"
],
": to provide for":[
"enough money to meet our needs"
],
": to become acquainted with":[
"I want you to meet my sister."
],
": encounter , experience":[
"The proposal has met some opposition.",
"You will likely meet many obstacles on your journey.",
"He met an untimely death."
],
": to receive or greet in an official capacity":[
"The president met the prime minister at the White House."
],
": to come face-to-face":[
"That's the restaurant where they met ."
],
": to come together for a common purpose : assemble":[
"The delegates met at the convention."
],
": to come together as contestants, opponents, or enemies":[
"The candidates met for their debate."
],
": to form a junction or confluence":[
"the lines meet in a point"
],
": to occur together":[
"many graces and many virtues meet in her"
],
": to compromise with":[
"The senators met halfway on an energy bill.",
"We can't give you everything you've requested, but we can meet you halfway .",
"Can you meet us halfway on this? = Can we meet halfway on this?"
],
": to be subjected to : encounter":[
"the proposal met with opposition"
],
": the act of assembling for a hunt or for competitive sports":[],
": a competition in which individuals match skills":[],
": precisely adapted to a particular situation, need, or circumstance : very proper":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0113t"
],
"synonyms":[
"catch",
"chance (upon)",
"encounter",
"happen (upon)",
"stumble (upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"bout",
"competition",
"contest",
"event",
"game",
"match",
"matchup",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournament",
"tourney"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for meet Adjective fit , suitable , meet , proper , appropriate , fitting , apt , happy , felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action. fit for battle suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands. clothes suitable for camping meet suggests a just proportioning. meet payment proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom. proper acknowledgement appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness. an appropriate gift fitting implies harmony of mood or tone. a fitting end apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination. apt quotations happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate. a happy choice of words felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful. a felicitous phrase",
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He met his wife at work.",
"We met each other in college.",
"Did you meet anyone interesting at the party?",
"I'd like you to meet my good friend Bob.",
"The couple met at a dance.",
"Have we met ? You look familiar.",
"They met for drinks after work.",
"We arranged to meet for lunch.",
"Let's meet at the park.",
"They meet together every week.",
"Adjective",
"in this case, splitting the winnings of the contested lottery ticket seems like a meet solution",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Joseph Drake, president of nonprofit organization the Newton Tree Conservancy, said the cemetery should reevaluate the proposal because its tree replacement figure doesn\u2019t meet the city\u2019s tree ordinance requirements. \u2014 Walker Armstrong And Cici Yu, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"People wanted to build or remodel homes, but the lumberyards couldn\u2019t meet the demand. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
"People wanted to build or remodel homes, but the lumberyards couldn\u2019t meet the demand. \u2014 Rachel Siegel, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
"They are destined not to meet again for nearly 20 years, until their battle in A New Hope. \u2014 Grace Segers, The New Republic , 14 June 2022",
"Back in early January, several clients who were cast in Home Work alleged the Merediths' renovations did not meet expectations. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"But, unlike curtain bangs, the layers hit around chin-length and don't meet in the middle. \u2014 Elle Turner, Glamour , 12 June 2022",
"However, the Household Pulse Survey is categorized as experimental and may not meet some of the bureau\u2019s statistical quality standards. \u2014 Mike Schneider, Chicago Tribune , 11 June 2022",
"Plus, The Last of Us is one of the most acclaimed, top-selling PS series of all time, and there continues to be a demand for it, so why not meet that? \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The next season, Courtney broke her own state record in her final high school meet , repeating as the Division II diving champion with 519.10 points. \u2014 Alex Harrison, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Glute issues forced the Stanford signee to do physical therapy (without running at all) between her district meet and the FHSAA finals. \u2014 Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
"Cox started his meet on Friday by winning the shot put with a throw of 60-5. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"In other words, the university women had outstanding performances at their inaugural track meet . \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 27 May 2022",
"Trinity track alumni came from as far away as Los Angeles to honor George Suitor at his last home track meet at Trinity College. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Kim also revealed during the appearance that Davidson surprised her on V-Day this year with a super-sentimental gift that harkens all the way back to their meet cute back in October of last year. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Borgerhoff was a 12-time swim champion in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference and most outstanding performer of the 1990 MCC meet . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 16 June 2022",
"The musically inclined couple recently returned to the setting of their meet cute for a new episode (streaming now on AppleTV+). \u2014 Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Six years after a meet -cute straight out of a romantic comedy, country singer Tyler Barham and his longtime love Morgan Hauerwas have tied the knot! \u2014 Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
"World asked him to respond to a thread on an internet message board about his future as coach on Tuesday during the pre- meet news conference. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
"There must be consequences when these expectations are not meet . \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 17 May 2022",
"Rogers already has thrown down with a meet -record time of 1:58.77 at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays in April. \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 May 2022",
"Peters glided to a state title with a meet -record time of 9 minutes, 25.15 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
"It\u2019s only when circumstances (and fate, in one bizarre twist on meet -cute tradition) force the overgrown brats into the same room that the film takes on a nervous, recognizably human energy, cuing at least one honest, plausibly halting conversation. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"From frothy beach reads bursting with meet -cute moments and real-time LOLs to pitch-perfect memoirs and page-turning thrillers, the months of May through August offer some seriously great reading material. \u2014 Ashley Leath And Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 18 May 2022",
"The Medina boys were meet champions with 45.5 points. \u2014 cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English meten , from Old English m\u0113tan ; akin to Old English ge m\u014dt assembly \u2014 more at moot entry 3":"Verb and Noun",
"Middle English mete , from Old English gem\u01e3te ; akin to Old English metan to mete":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
"1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151451"
},
"meeting of minds":{
"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
"definitions":{
": agreement , concord":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160018"
},
"meet up with":{
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to come together with (someone) : to go to a place to be with (someone)":[
"I'll meet up with you later.",
"They met up with each other for drinks."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-013516"
},
"meetinger":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a nonconformist church or chapel":[
"to be a meetinger , you must go to chapel in all winds and weathers",
"\u2014 Thomas Hardy"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-ti\u014b\u0259-",
"\u02c8m\u0113t\u1d4an\u0259(r)"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"meeting entry 1 + -er":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021407"
},
"meeting engagement":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a collision between two advancing military forces neither of which is fully deployed for battle":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114332"
},
"Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the reduction of an aldehyde or ketone to the corresponding alcohol by reaction with boiling isopropyl alcohol in the presence of aluminum isopropoxide \u2014 compare oppenauer oxidation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6me(\u0259)r\u02ccv\u012bn\u02c8p\u00e4n\u02ccd\u022frf-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Hans Meerwein and Wolfgang Ponndorf , 20th century German chemists":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185409"
},
"Meerut":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city on a tributary of the Ganges River northeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh, northern India population 1,363,000":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101-r\u0259t",
"\u02c8mir-\u0259t"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185435"
},
"meet with little success":{
"type":[
"idiom"
],
"definitions":{
": to be unsuccessful":[
"The project met with little success ."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063523"
}
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