dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/dol_MW.json
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{
"doldrums":{
"antonyms":[
"continuance",
"continuation"
],
"definitions":{
": a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b ), squalls , and light shifting winds":[],
": a spell of listlessness or despondency":[
"fighting off the winter doldrums"
],
": a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump":[
"out of the economic doldrums"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One of the easiest ways to blunt the doldrums of this classic bodyweight training exercise",
"The steepest inflation in decades and severe product shortages have evoked comparisons to the economic doldrums faced by the U.S. in the 1970s. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
"After two years in the COVID doldrums (though the festival was on last year, parties were \u2014 officially, at least \u2014 off the menu), many are now expecting the Croisette to return to its usual celebratory mood. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 May 2022",
"In the Cappiello household, witch hazels fill a central role in coaxing both my wife and me out of the winter season, horticultural doldrums . \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2022",
"And not Cody Riley, who leaped out of the doldrums to block an Ali Ali layup with four seconds remaining to seal an eventual 57-53 victory at Portland\u2019s raucous Moda Center. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
"In a season of doldrums for the Utah men\u2019s basketball team, Thursday provided a glimmer of hope. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Feb. 2022",
"The hope is that subscriptions can help spur admissions as movie theaters recover from the pandemic doldrums . \u2014 Ryan Faughnderstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"China\u2019s housing market remains deep in the doldrums despite easing policies rolled out by many local governments. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 6 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably akin to Old English dol foolish":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4l-",
"\u02c8d\u022fl-",
"\u02c8d\u014dl-dr\u0259mz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abeyance",
"cold storage",
"deep freeze",
"dormancy",
"holding pattern",
"latency",
"moratorium",
"quiescence",
"suspended animation",
"suspense",
"suspension"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181821",
"type":[
"noun plural",
"plural noun"
]
},
"dole":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy":[],
": a grant of government funds to the unemployed":[
"had been on the dole for a year"
],
": grief , sorrow":[],
": one's allotted share, portion, or destiny":[],
": something portioned out bit by bit":[],
": to give or distribute as a charity":[
"\u2014 usually used with out dole out food to needy families"
],
"Bob 1923\u20132021 Robert Joseph Dole American politician":[],
"Sanford Ballard 1844\u20131926 American jurist; president (1894\u20131900) and governor (1900\u201303) of Hawaii":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English dol , from Anglo-French duel, dol , from Late Latin dolus , alteration of Latin dolor \u2014 see dolor":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English d\u0101l portion \u2014 more at deal entry 3":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u014dl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"almsgiving",
"charity",
"philanthropy"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000339",
"type":[
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dole out":{
"antonyms":[
"misallocate"
],
"definitions":{
": dish out":[],
": to give or deliver in small portions":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for dole out distribute , dispense , divide , deal , dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts. distributed food to the needy dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need. dispensed wisdom to the students divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal. three charitable groups divided the proceeds deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece. deal out equipment and supplies dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply. doled out what little food there was",
"synonyms":[
"administer",
"allocate",
"apportion",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"hand out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"portion",
"prorate"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033750",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"doleful":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing grief or affliction":[
"a doleful loss"
],
": expressing grief : sad":[
"a doleful melody"
],
": full of grief : cheerless":[
"a doleful face"
]
},
"examples":[
"The girl had a doleful look on her face.",
"You sounded so doleful about your future that night.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful , weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see dole entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211414",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"dolefully":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing grief or affliction":[
"a doleful loss"
],
": expressing grief : sad":[
"a doleful melody"
],
": full of grief : cheerless":[
"a doleful face"
]
},
"examples":[
"The girl had a doleful look on her face.",
"You sounded so doleful about your future that night.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful , weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see dole entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010118",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"dolefulness":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": causing grief or affliction":[
"a doleful loss"
],
": expressing grief : sad":[
"a doleful melody"
],
": full of grief : cheerless":[
"a doleful face"
]
},
"examples":[
"The girl had a doleful look on her face.",
"You sounded so doleful about your future that night.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
"With his raspy delivery, grizzled hair and doleful face, Mr. Hall excelled as government and military officials with urgent agendas as well as Hollywood and business executives with ulterior motives. \u2014 Adam Bernstein, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"In a career spanning half a century, Hall was a ubiquitous hangdog face whose doleful , weary appearance could shroud a booming intensity and humble sensitivity. \u2014 Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Quixotic is a mild term for the compulsions that grip these people, and their adventures are more harrowing than anything Cervantes\u2019s knight of the doleful countenance ever experienced. \u2014 A. O. Scott, The Atlantic , 17 May 2022",
"Her passionate and doleful appeal was one of many made in the last few days by Ukrainian athletes after their races had ended, a far cry from their normal upbeat and buoyant mood after victory. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Freezing winter in a place designed for frolicsome summer can be a doleful time. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 11 Feb. 2022",
"McKay cast his doleful satire of climate change denial and MAGA belligerence with seemingly half the available members of the Screen Actors Guild. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
"No one looks like him, with his thick pompadour, sensuous, downturned lips and doleful eyes. \u2014 David Marchesephoto Illustration By Br\u00e1ulio Amado, New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see dole entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u014dl-f\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"dolesome",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042208",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"dolesome":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": doleful":[]
},
"examples":[
"the dolesome sound of a lone harmonica arising from the darkened encampment"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1533, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u014dl-s\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"bitter",
"deploring",
"doleful",
"dolorous",
"funeral",
"grieving",
"heartbroken",
"lamentable",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"plangent",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064915",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"doll":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pretty but often empty-headed young woman":[],
": a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":[],
": an attractive person":[],
": darling , sweetheart":[],
": woman":[]
},
"examples":[
"My aunt collects porcelain dolls .",
"there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In an alarming anecdote, Johnson said that Hitchcock once sent her mom Melanie Griffith a small doll of Hedren in a coffin as a Christmas gift when Griffith was a child. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Red Light, Green Light Doll Outfit Pair this orange flared dress with a yellow t-shirt underneath to recreate the Red Light, Green Light doll from the competition\u2019s first game. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The doll in Gilbert\u2019s likeness sports dark-rimmed glasses, long auburn hair and mirrors her professional wardrobe by donning a navy suit. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021",
"All of the figures on the float have been designed in the style of Mary blair, the original doll designer for It\u2019s a Small World. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Syfy has confirmed that Tilly, Gershon, and their Bound costar Joey Pantoliano will all pop up in season 2 of the killer- doll spin-off show Chucky. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"The posts have divided the doll enthusiasts on Instagram. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"Liu stars in the movie alongside Margot Robbie, who plays the movie's iconic doll character. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"In the snaps, the doll version of Cardi wears a lacy red lingerie set with gold chain details, while Offset-as-Ken wraps his impressive arms around her in a white muscle tank and layers of silver jewelry. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Doll , nickname for Dorothy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u022fl",
"\u02c8d\u00e4l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"action figure",
"dolly",
"poppet",
"puppet"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191000",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"doll up":{
"type":[
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to dress elegantly or extravagantly":[],
": to make more attractive (as by decorating)":[],
": to get dolled up":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[
"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance",
"got all dolled up for the party",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 5 May 2021",
"To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 11 May 2020",
"Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn\u2019t going to win you any points right now. \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2020",
"Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE. \u2014 Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored , 27 Dec. 2019",
"The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up . \u2014 Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Premature babies in a North Carolina hospital are getting dolled up for Halloween, thanks to a nurse who put her crochet talents to good use. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 31 Oct. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005756"
},
"dollar":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a coin, note, or token representing one dollar":[],
": any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (such as a Spanish peso)":[],
": any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada) \u2014 see Money Table":[],
": money obtained from a specific source":[
"the tourism dollar"
],
": ringgit":[],
": taler":[]
},
"examples":[
"She had to pay hundreds of dollars in auto repairs.",
"She put a wrinkled dollar down on the counter.",
"The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.",
"the strength of the dollar",
"The dollar is worth more in Mexico.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For American travelers to Europe, the dollar strengthening against the euro and the pound is also a factor, by making hotels and restaurants more affordable. \u2014 Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Each dollar spent on affiliated hotels gets the customers 10 points. \u2014 Rayna Song, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"But these shortcomings of crypto should be paired with the shortcoming of fiat currencies as well, recognizing that plenty of illicit laundering and insider trading takes place with the dollar too. \u2014 Zenger News, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Violators risk a range of penalties under U.S. and local laws and international anti-money-laundering regulations, including billion-dollar fines and the loss of access to the dollar and the world\u2019s most important financial market. \u2014 Ian Talley, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
"Prices of oil spiked to $122.11 on June 8, their highest since March and about a dollar off its highest level since 2008. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"When the dollar \u2019s value increased in the late \u201990s, Argentina\u2019s exports ceased to be competitively priced, eventually leading to mass unemployment. \u2014 Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"Most of these decisions come down to a thirst for the almighty international dollar . \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
"Keep in mind Nexstar\u2019s reputation for being tight with a dollar . \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Dutch or Low German daler , from German Taler , short for Joachimstaler , from Sankt Joachimsthal , Bohemia, where talers were first made":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bone",
"buck",
"clam",
"one",
"smacker"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062645",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dollar sign":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mark $ placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For example, finding the dollar sign or an asterisk is pretty straightforward. \u2014 Yoni Heisler, BGR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"In the United States, many signals tell us to put a dollar sign beside our hobbies, those activities that purely bring us happiness. \u2014 Alex Wagner, SPIN , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Then, le deluge \u2014 television, a specter haunting Hollywood since at least 1927 when the first video pictures were transmitted onto a small screen (among the first images, symbolically enough, was a dollar sign ), was siphoning away audiences. \u2014 Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Quick\u2014remember to include your unique referral code for a seventy-five- dollar sign -up bonus! \u2014 Nate Odenkirk, The New Yorker , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Apple can now put an exact dollar sign on how much people are willing to pay for an iPhone with USB-C: $86,001. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 Nov. 2021",
"The other two figures are Monopoly\u2019s interpretation of Scrooge McDuck holding a bright green money bag with gold coins laying at his feet, and a dollar sign with diamonds and dollar bills painted on it, along with the Jacob & Co. logo. \u2014 Roberta Naas, Forbes , 7 July 2021",
"This suggestion applies to just about anything with a dollar sign attached to it\u2014stocks, rent in Manhattan, and, yes, digital assets. \u2014 John Detrixhe, Quartz , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Our team is here to serve as a financial education resource and prides itself on providing concise and relatable explanations of investment and planning concepts, along with offering guidance for 'anything in a client\u2019s life with a dollar sign \u2019. \u2014 Jason Katz, Forbes , 29 June 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190022",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dollar signs in one's eyes":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a desire to make money":[
"investors with dollar signs in their eyes"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181856",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"dollar spot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a disease of golf-green and lawn grasses caused by a fungus ( Sclerotinia homeocarpa ) and characterized by areas in the turf about two inches in diameter that are first brownish but become bleached straw colored and finally coalesce to form large irregular patches \u2014 compare grease spot":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183014",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dollar store":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a store that sells inexpensive items priced usually at a dollar or a few dollars":[
"Inflatable balloons, holiday decorations, toothbrushes and spices are some of the best deals you can buy at the dollar store .",
"\u2014 The Tulsa World",
"The dollar store sector is experiencing brisk sales growth as shoppers flock to the discount chains for their convenience and low prices. Dollar Tree, where gift bags, paper towels and other items literally cost a buck, continues to dramatically expand its footprint in the wake of buying its competitor Family Dollar for $8.5 billion in 2014.",
"\u2014 Charisse Jones"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191409",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dollars-and-cents":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": dealing with or expressed in terms of money, sales, or profits":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259rz-\u0259n(d)-\u02c8sen(t)s"
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"financial",
"fiscal",
"monetary",
"pecuniary",
"pocket"
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"if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance",
"got all dolled up for the party",
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"Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 5 May 2021",
"To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 11 May 2020",
"Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn\u2019t going to win you any points right now. \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 10 May 2020",
"Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 27 Feb. 2020",
"Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE. \u2014 Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored , 27 Dec. 2019",
"The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up . \u2014 Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Aug. 2019",
"Premature babies in a North Carolina hospital are getting dolled up for Halloween, thanks to a nurse who put her crochet talents to good use. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 31 Oct. 2017"
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"1906, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"adorn",
"array",
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"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
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"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
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"emboss",
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"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
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"verb"
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": a child's small-scale toy house":[],
": a dwelling so small as to suggest a house for dolls":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In this adorable nursery designed by Chango & Co, the lucite shelving unit is shaped like a dollhouse . \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
"Dwarfing the kitchen is a night sky messy with floating objects \u2014 keyboard, tricycle, dollhouse , umbrella, soccer ball, a teddy bear with his right arm extended, left paw positioned over his face as though in embarrassment or fear. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
"His neighbor\u2019s home was opened like a dollhouse , allowing a reporter to peer into the remains of the kitchen decorated with wallpaper featuring green peacocks. \u2014 New York Times , 7 May 2022",
"Some districts here showed battle scars caused by cruise missiles, their explosive strength capable of shearing the facade off an entire building, exposing the rooms inside like a life-size dollhouse . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
"Browse through 5,000-square-feet of books, games, dishes, tools, artwork, curiosities, furniture, machinery, household and sports items, near-antiques, dollhouse furniture, glassware, holiday d\u00e9cor, and items both useful and decorative. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 Apr. 2022",
"The sitcom set of the Banks family's home on the original Fresh Prince was like peering into a dollhouse miniature, and in some ways that helped to temper the level of money parents Philip and Vivian Banks had amassed. \u2014 Kendra James, Town & Country , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Then the Joker starts breaking through the dollhouse walls. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
"The strike opened the barracks like a dollhouse , revealing an eerie glimpse into a soldier\u2019s daily life: gray steel bunk beds, regulations posted on the wall. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u02cchau\u0307s",
"\u02c8d\u022fl-"
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"noun"
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": a lump or glob of something soft or mushy":[
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"\u2014 Robert Craft"
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"a delicious dollop of gossip",
"\u2014 Leon Harris"
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"Noun",
"My piece of pie was served with a dollop of whipped cream.",
"A dollop of milk was left in the container.",
"large dollops of wit and humor",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It\u2019s made with pork stock, potatoes and cabbage and includes a dollop of sour cream on top. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"With amino acids and avocado oil, a small dollop of this can help smooth and enhance your hair\u2019s texture. \u2014 ELLE , 21 May 2022",
"Many derms recommend applying a small dollop (a dime-size amount should do) to your inner arm for a day or two to see how your skin reacts before slathering it all over your face. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 28 Apr. 2022",
"Spread some of the sauce on the bottom of it, then roll a dollop of spinach and goat cheese filling into each slice of eggplant, place the roll-ups in the dish seam-side down and top them with the rest of the sauce. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Work a dollop of this rich leave-in conditioner/styling cream hybrid from Suave, a GH Beauty Award winner (and less than $5!), through damp waves or spirals. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Pour a dollop of shampoo; usually, a quarter-sized amount is recommended, but check your bottle for specifics and rub the product into your hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"In fact, the performance is for anyone who appreciates a creative vision, superb execution, a dollop of weirdness \u2014 and, of course, eye-rolling puns. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
"But in a way, the film\u2019s relative singularity \u2014 its relative Raimi-ness \u2014 could leave fans of the director longing for a project that didn\u2019t treat his contributions like an accent or a mere dollop of exotic flavor. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Eat simply with chips, or dollop over a hot meal for a cool touch. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Use it to whip up a batch of frozen yogurt instead of ice cream or bake scones and then sweeten with confectioners\u2019 sugar to dollop on top. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
"The small bowl of garlic-lemon aioli can be served on the side, so diners can dollop it onto their shrimp and/or dip their potatoes. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2021",
"Each American Coney Island kit costs $100 and contains 12 Dearborn Sausage hot dogs, 12 buns, onion and the Keros family famed chili sauce to dollop on hot dogs. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 14 Jan. 2022",
"Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the sauce over each piece, then dollop with topping. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021",
"Artfully dollop some marshmallow creme atop a scoop of ice cream, blast it with a kitchen torch and call it baked Alaska. \u2014 Forest Evashevski, WSJ , 14 July 2021",
"Drizzle or dollop the lemon yogurt on each potato, sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons of dukkah, and serve warm or at room temperature. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 July 2021",
"Soda jerks would whip egg whites and dollop them on top of the chocolate soda. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 16 June 2021"
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"circa 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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"\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0259p"
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"blob",
"chunk",
"clod",
"clot",
"clump",
"glob",
"gob",
"gobbet",
"hunk",
"knob",
"lump",
"nub",
"nubble",
"nugget",
"wad"
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"noun",
"verb"
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"antonyms":[],
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": a pretty but often empty-headed young woman":[],
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"My aunt collects porcelain dolls .",
"there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In an alarming anecdote, Johnson said that Hitchcock once sent her mom Melanie Griffith a small doll of Hedren in a coffin as a Christmas gift when Griffith was a child. \u2014 Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Red Light, Green Light Doll Outfit Pair this orange flared dress with a yellow t-shirt underneath to recreate the Red Light, Green Light doll from the competition\u2019s first game. \u2014 Anna Tingley, Variety , 4 Oct. 2021",
"The doll in Gilbert\u2019s likeness sports dark-rimmed glasses, long auburn hair and mirrors her professional wardrobe by donning a navy suit. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021",
"All of the figures on the float have been designed in the style of Mary blair, the original doll designer for It\u2019s a Small World. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"Syfy has confirmed that Tilly, Gershon, and their Bound costar Joey Pantoliano will all pop up in season 2 of the killer- doll spin-off show Chucky. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
"The posts have divided the doll enthusiasts on Instagram. \u2014 Morgan Sung, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
"Liu stars in the movie alongside Margot Robbie, who plays the movie's iconic doll character. \u2014 Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com , 1 June 2022",
"In the snaps, the doll version of Cardi wears a lacy red lingerie set with gold chain details, while Offset-as-Ken wraps his impressive arms around her in a white muscle tank and layers of silver jewelry. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 1 June 2022"
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"circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"probably from Doll , nickname for Dorothy":""
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"\u02c8d\u00e4l",
"\u02c8d\u022fl"
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"action figure",
"dolly",
"poppet",
"puppet"
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"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
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"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a pretty young woman":[]
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"back in the swinging '60s she was one of London's most celebrated dolly birds",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of \u201970s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from \u201960s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2019",
"The archetypal 60's dolly birds , as they were called. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 24 May 2018",
"She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird , a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, Town & Country , 3 Oct. 2013",
"Try styling them like Bianca Jagger and her clan of \u201970s disco glamazons, or take inspiration from \u201960s mod dolly birds with their A-line dresses and perfect coifs. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Apr. 2019",
"She's been a grunge angel, a dolly bird , a latter-day Warhol superstar, a preppy gone bad, an award-winning Hollywood actress and a crush-worthy girl in the crowd at Bowery Ballroom, the doyenne of downtown and a nice Connecticut girl. \u2014 Mark Rozzo, Town & Country , 3 Oct. 2013",
"The archetypal 60's dolly birds , as they were called. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 24 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8d\u022f-l\u0113-",
"\u02c8d\u00e4-l\u0113-\u02ccb\u0259rd"
],
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"babe",
"beauty",
"beauty queen",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"enchantress",
"eyeful",
"fox",
"goddess",
"honey",
"knockout",
"queen",
"stunner"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"dolly shot":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": tracking shot":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"After this interaction, the film proceeded to the famous dolly shot that ends the film, to the photo on the wall of the Overlook Hotel. \u2014 Jason Bailey, Vulture , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Peck and Grant reviewed the steps: an athletic sequence of leaps, d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s, chugs, envelopp\u00e9s, arabesques, and faillis, all of which would be danced on concrete and captured in a continuous dolly shot . \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 29 Oct. 2020",
"The camera advances in a slow dolly shot , producing the weightless, gliding momentum of a first-person shooter game. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 21 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115101",
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Speaking with DiCYT, Rojo-Guerra says that a flint blade discovered at the dolmen shows traces of being used to cut bone. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Other remnants of the project lie nearby: stone-gray chunks that resemble a Neolithic dolmen . \u2014 Anthony Lan, The New Yorker , 30 July 2021",
"In 2012, archaeologists found a panel of rock art engravings on the ceiling of a huge dolmen in a field near the settlement of Shamir. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 July 2020",
"Another wall in the dolmen \u2019s interior displays three crosses enclosed by rectangles, reports Amanda Borschel-Dan for the Times of Israel. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 July 2020",
"As Miguel \u00c1ngel Marcos adds for the newspaper Hoy, the trip to the dolmen is punishing, requiring visitors to walk for hours in the full heat of the sun. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 9 Sep. 2019",
"The vestiges of British rule and Irish nobles, forts and castles, dot the landscape, along with stone dolmens , built thousands of years ago, but for what purpose and how remains a mystery. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Aug. 2019",
"Inspired by ancient dolmens like Stonehenge, the memorial of boulders sits in a circular formation within Greenwich Village\u2019s Hudson River Park, across from the piers that were known havens for the LGBTQ community in the \u201970s, \u201980s, and early \u201990s. \u2014 Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2018"
],
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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"French, probably modification of Cornish tolmen , from tol hole + men stone":""
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"\u02c8d\u00e4l-",
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"her sad poems grew out of a deep dolor that lasted for months"
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"also \u02c8d\u00e4-",
"\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259r"
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"affliction",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"dolor + -i- + -fuge":""
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"d\u0259\u02c8l\u022fr\u0259\u02ccfy\u00fcj"
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": sorrowful":[
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from Late Latin dolorosus":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100635",
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": causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief":[]
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"dolorous ballads of death and regret",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018",
"His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 28 Nov. 2017",
"His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Nov. 2017",
"The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. \u2014 Nasser Nasser, National Geographic , 27 May 2016",
"Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"also \u02c8d\u00e4-",
"\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u0259-",
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"dolorous ballads of death and regret",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Things had changed just enough to incorporate this kind of hard, dolorous realism. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2020",
"Filled with desolate vistas, a feathered and furred menagerie, and multiple aperture-like windows, these fragments quickly establish a moody tone and over time become dolorous refrains. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2018",
"His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, Billboard , 28 Nov. 2017",
"His Grammy supremacy, to the exclusion of Sheeran, shows that the dolorous guitarist no longer holds intrinsic sway over the smiling showman for the awards' purposes. \u2014 Andrew Unterberger, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Nov. 2017",
"The mosaics portray Jesus and his human forebears, including Joseph and a dolorous Mother Mary. \u2014 Nasser Nasser, National Geographic , 27 May 2016",
"Did Affleck use up his store of dolorous winces in Manchester by the Sea"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"also \u02c8d\u00e4-",
"\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259-r\u0259s",
"\u02c8d\u00e4l-\u0259-"
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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": characterized by criminal intent":[]
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"Latin dolosus cunning, deceitful, from dolus fraud, deceit + -osus -ose, -ous":""
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"\u02c8d\u014d\u02ccl\u014ds",
"d\u0259\u02c8l-"
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"Definition of dolour chiefly British spelling of dolor"
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": any of several related chiefly freshwater toothed whales (as of the families Platanistidae and Iniidae) : river dolphin":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Clooney, in one scene, even gets bit by a dolphin while weary of sharks. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"So there's a big tonal gearshift between some of the darker scenes in the show and then scenes like when the Deep's trying to save a dolphin from Oceanland and accidentally ejects it through the windshield of his car. \u2014 Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health , 24 June 2022",
"Enlarge / Being a dolphin 's actually not a great thing. \u2014 Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"Corpus Christi: Officials are warning beachgoers to stay away from an overly friendly dolphin off North Padre Island. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
"It is known that in captivity signature whistles happen most often when a dolphin is isolated from its group. \u2014 Sarah Sloat, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
"When a dolphin is stranded on the beach, Whitehead explained, it is usually injured or sick and could be having difficulty breathing. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2022",
"But the image of an unborn dolphin is a computer graphic. \u2014 Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
"NOAA Fisheries, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced up to $20,000 for information on anybody who harassed a sick dolphin last month on Quintana Beach in Texas. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 7 May 2022"
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"Here's what is going to protect us instead Download the USA TODAY mobile app Adult tuna, billfish and dolphinfish are the target catch for the FADS, but juvenile fish, sharks and other species also can get caught up in the catch. \u2014 Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY , 28 Feb. 2020",
"Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019",
"Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019",
"Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019",
"Frashure\u2019s catch has dethroned Jeff Wright\u2019s three-week-old state Atlantic Division record for common dolphinfish , which was 72.8 pounds. \u2014 Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com , 20 Aug. 2019",
"Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019",
"The big fish reeled in Friday was the common dolphinfish , the department said, but this was not a common member of the species, weighing in at 74.5 pounds. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2019",
"Wright\u2019s catch beat the record held by Kim Lawson, who reeled in a 67.8-pound common dolphinfish in July 1985. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 July 2019"
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"The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
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"When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. \u2014 Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
"His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can\u2019t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"Like selling Europe\u2019s elite on how much of a dolt Trump was, this is an easy sell for Lula. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 30 May 2021",
"Some dolt might decide to try and ram the cicada or take driving actions to avoid running into them, doing so at the peril of other nearby drivers and pedestrians. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
"When Lukashenko first rose to power in 1994, the budding autocrat was perceived as little more than a dolt , an empty suit, a pig farmer who few in Minsk\u2019s political ranks took seriously. \u2014 Casey Michel, The New Republic , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"Has a screen attached to her handlebar at the end of the dolly . \u2014 Scott King, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"Once inside the store, the men used a dolly to load an ATM into their truck, which troopers described in an online statement as a two-tone blue F-150 vehicle. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 25 Jan. 2022",
"Plano Police are searching for a burglar who cut the lock on a storage room at a facility in the 500 block of North Avenue and used a dolly to cart away several items inside. \u2014 Teri Webster, Dallas News , 26 July 2021",
"Her body sways backward and forward like a rocking horse being pulled along on a dolly . \u2014 Ed Yong, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2020",
"All day, motorcycle deliverymen handed off items to the security guards, who trundled through the compound\u2019s grounds with dollies and shopping carts, dropping off boxes and bags. \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
"Neewer dolly For smooth, sideways motion\u2014or to move a shot closer or further from without a zoom lens\u2014get a dolly . \u2014 Billy Cadden, Popular Science , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Sets already have ramps for wheeled dollies , and they can easily be added in front of portable bathrooms and other elevated areas as well. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Oct. 2019",
"The dolly allows you to stretch and strengthen all four abdominal muscles while simultaneously training your upper and lower body. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Jan. 2018"
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"Latin; akin to Old Russian delva, delv\u012d cask, Latin dolare to hew":"Noun",
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": any of various coarse basalts":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"One quarry, an outcrop called Carn Goedog, seems to have supplied most of the bluish-gray, white-speckled dolerite at Stonehenge. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The singular characteristic of these bays was Great Whin Sill, a band of igneous dolerite \u2014 a dusky, crystalline rock \u2014 that erupted from the sea in stratified cliffs and headlands. \u2014 Henry Wismayer, Washington Post , 8 Sep. 2021"
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"French dol\u00e9rite , from Greek doleros deceitful, from dolos deceit; from its being easily mistaken for diorite":""
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": one who works with a dolly : bucker":[]
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": an artificial model (as of papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9) of a head made by a furrier for filling out the scalp of a skin":[]
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": a stuffed grape leaf or vegetable shell":[]
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"\u02ccd\u014dl-\u02c8m\u00e4",
"\u02c8d\u00e4l-",
"\u02c8d\u022fl-m\u0259"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Yaprak dolma are part of Turkish Aegean cuisine and sometimes include a pinch of cinnamon in the mix, a nod to the Rum people, Greeks born in Turkey. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
"They\u2019ve since been joined by shrimp fishing on horseback (Belgium, 2013), kimchi making (South Korea, 2013; North Korea, 2015), and dolma making (Azerbaijan, 2017). \u2014 Sonia Chopra, Bon App\u00e9tit , 7 July 2021",
"This recipe makes 30-35 dolma depending on the size of the leaves. \u2014 Yasmin Khan, WSJ , 12 May 2021",
"Homemade sogan dolma , a stuffed onion dish, is also likely to be on the Ahmetovic iftar spread more routinely this Ramadan. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 5 May 2021",
"Place the dolma , flap-down, in your cooking vessel and repeat. \u2014 Kat Craddock, Saveur , 21 Apr. 2017",
"But my special treat came in the form of an add-on order of dolma , those oily grape leaves wrapped around rice that Pasha energizes with tomato and spice. \u2014 Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Add a handful to salads for a refreshing crunch akin to watercress, or use the large lily pad\u2013like foliage for a quick-cooking variation on dolmas . \u2014 Kat Craddock, Saveur , 25 May 2017",
"The dolma were pleasantly tangy and perfectly tender (grape leaves can sometimes be unpleasantly stringy). \u2014 Alaska Dispatch News , 13 Sep. 2017"
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"Turkish, literally, something stuffed":""
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120314"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The tour was meant as a counterweight to China in a region where Beijing\u2019s dollar diplomacy has bought significant influence. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Nov. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123759"
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"noun"
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"origin unknown":""
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": a basic copper sulfate Cu 2 (SO 4 )O of volcanic origin occurring in brown monoclinic crystals":[]
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"dolerophanite from dolerophane + -ite; dolerophane from Italian dolerofano , from Greek doleros deceitful + Italian -fano (from Greek phainesthai to appear)":""
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"do entry 1 + little":""
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"noun"
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": either of two larkspurs ( Delphinium consolida and D. ajacis )":[]
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"so called from the shape of the nectary":""
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"geographical name"
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"town in southern Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal population 49,637":[]
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"Italian, superlative of dolente":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180756"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a railroad signal consisting of a short post mounted on a bracket":[]
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": a long robe with sleeves worn by Turks":[],
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"\u02c8d\u00e4l-",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of earlier doliman , from French, from Turkish dolama , literally, act of winding, from dolamak to wind":""
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"noun"
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": a sleeve very wide at the armhole and tight at the wrist often cut in one piece with the bodice":[]
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"\u02c8d\u00e4l-",
"\u02c8d\u014dl-m\u0259n-",
"\u02c8d\u022fl-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There were two secret weapons up Melchiondo\u2019s jam-band dolmen sleeves on Rock, Vol. \u2014 A.d. Amorosi, Philly.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
"Jolie belted into a sweater coat with dolman sleeves . \u2014 Maria Ward, Vogue , 24 Oct. 2017"
],
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"French dolman coat with dolman sleeves, from German Dolman or Hungarian dolm\u00e1ny , from Turkish dolama , a Turkish robe":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184535"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Deals of the day: Opening day this year translates to dollar day : Admission and parking are each just $1. \u2014 Jenny Whidden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 July 2019"
],
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
],
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": the realm of dolls":[]
},
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"transitive verb"
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": to doll up":[]
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"noun"
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": a genus of free-swimming oceanic tunicates developing with alternation of generations and having a cask-shaped transparent body surrounded by complete muscular rings":[]
},
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"d\u0259\u02c8l\u012b\u0259l\u0259m"
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"New Latin, from Latin, small cask, diminutive of dolium":""
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": an earthenware cask or jar of Roman antiquity sometimes large enough to hold a person \u2014 compare pithos":[],
": a mollusk of the genus Tonna : tun shell":[]
},
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"\"",
"\u02c8d\u014dl\u0113\u0259m"
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"Latin; akin to Old Russian delva, delv\u012d cask, Latin dolare to hew":"Noun",
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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"d\u014d\u02c8lent\u0113",
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"adjective",
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"definitions":{
": a mineral CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 consisting of a calcium magnesium carbonate found in crystals and in extensive beds as a compact limestone":[],
": a limestone or marble rich in magnesium carbonate":[]
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"\u02c8d\u00e4-",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Check out the rare forest seeps, where water wells up from holes in the ground, as well as the dolomite glade, which is representative of the Ozarks but rare in this particular region. \u2014 Alison Van Houten, Outside Online , 6 June 2019",
"In designer Kevin Dumais midcentury modern Tribeca loft, the walls and floor are sheathed in white dolomite marble. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor , 3 May 2022",
"The kitchen island has leathered dolomite countertops. \u2014 Sarah Paynter, WSJ , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Next Petra plans to test its method outside of the laboratory on projects involving granite, dolomite , limestone, and basalt to try to prove that its method can work in places like California, Colorado, and the Appalachian Mountains. \u2014 Khari Johnson, Wired , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The project, which was initiated by the Duterte administration, involved filling the coastline of Manila Bay with sand from crushed dolomite boulders, according to Reuters. \u2014 Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY , 30 June 2016",
"Made from ground-up rock, limestone, or dolomite , lime is high in calcium. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 Sep. 2021",
"This bedrock includes limestone, dolomite and gypsum, and over time, groundwater has dissolved some of it. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 3 Aug. 2021",
"Li says the ant\u2019s armor is very similar in composition to the mineral dolomite , except slightly harder. \u2014 National Geographic , 25 Nov. 2020"
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"French, from D\u00e9odat de Dolomieu \u20201801 French geologist":""
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"1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232743"
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": a genus of large long-legged spiders (family Pisauridae) common in wet places and able to move freely over the surface of water":[]
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"New Latin, from Greek dolom\u0113d\u0113s crafty, wily":""
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"adverb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin dolent-, dolens , present participle of dol\u0113re to feel pain, grieve":""
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