dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/fee_MW.json
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{
"fee":{
"antonyms":[
"assume",
"employ",
"engage",
"hire",
"lay on",
"pay",
"place",
"recruit",
"retain",
"sign (up ",
"take on"
],
"definitions":{
": a fixed charge":[],
": a piece of land so held":[],
": a sum paid or charged for a service":[],
": an estate in land held in feudal law from a lord on condition of homage and service":[],
": an inherited or heritable estate in land":[],
": hire":[],
": in absolute and legal possession":[],
": tip entry 9 sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The admission fee is $10.",
"a credit card with no annual fee",
"The tuition fees went up this year.",
"We returned the library book late and had to pay a late fee .",
"His insurance covers the doctor's fee .",
"They paid a fortune in legal fees .",
"Verb",
"the townspeople fee country lasses as housemaids, nurses, and cooks",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Mainau, a small island with an admission fee , is a popular attraction, especially for families. \u2014 Diane Daniel, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
"There's also a hot tub and an onsite sauna, for an additional fee . \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 24 June 2022",
"Netflix will reportedly widely roll out an extra fee for sharing accounts with people in other households around the same time. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"Ronson\u2019s course launch coincides with the introduction of BBC Maestro\u2019s new all-access subscription service, where users can pay an annual fee for unlimited access to all BBC Maestro courses. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Liverpool gets striker: Liverpool has taken another of Portugal\u2019s best players to strengthen its forward line, with Uruguay striker Darwin Nu\u00f1ez completing his move from Benfica for an initial fee of $78 million. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Presently, users tend to pay an ongoing subscription fee to have access which provides significantly more pricing flexibility. \u2014 Omari Rigg, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"In a fringe sport like bikepacking, where many of the biggest races don\u2019t require an entry fee but also don\u2019t offer prize money, there simply isn\u2019t a way to support yourself purely as a competitive athlete. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
"The Water Gap does not charge an entrance fee but does have several areas, such as boat launches and beaches, which have user fees. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French f\u00e9, fief , of Germanic origin; akin to Old English feoh cattle, property, Old High German fihu cattle; akin to Latin pecus cattle, pecunia money":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"ante",
"charge",
"cost",
"damage",
"figure",
"freight",
"price",
"price tag"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162430",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"feeble":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": markedly lacking in strength":[
"a feeble old man"
],
": indicating weakness":[
"taking only feeble steps"
],
": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency":[
"a feeble argument",
"cities are growing uncreative and feeble",
"\u2014 Jane Jacobs"
],
": inadequate , inferior":[
"a feeble excuse"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"tender",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpish",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
"examples":[
"She's still feeble from her long illness.",
"We heard a feeble cry for help.",
"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165504"
},
"feebleness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": markedly lacking in strength":[
"a feeble old man"
],
": indicating weakness":[
"taking only feeble steps"
],
": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency":[
"a feeble argument",
"cities are growing uncreative and feeble",
"\u2014 Jane Jacobs"
],
": inadequate , inferior":[
"a feeble excuse"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"tender",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpish",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
"examples":[
"She's still feeble from her long illness.",
"We heard a feeble cry for help.",
"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090111"
},
"feebly":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": markedly lacking in strength":[
"a feeble old man"
],
": indicating weakness":[
"taking only feeble steps"
],
": deficient in qualities or resources that indicate vigor, authority, force, or efficiency":[
"a feeble argument",
"cities are growing uncreative and feeble",
"\u2014 Jane Jacobs"
],
": inadequate , inferior":[
"a feeble excuse"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-b\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"tender",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpish",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for feeble weak , feeble , frail , fragile , infirm , decrepit mean not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort. weak applies to deficiency or inferiority in strength or power of any sort. felt weak after the surgery feeble suggests extreme weakness inviting pity or contempt. a feeble attempt to walk frail implies delicacy and slightness of constitution or structure. a frail teenager unable to enjoy sports fragile suggests frailty and brittleness unable to resist rough usage. a reclusive poet too fragile for the rigors of this world infirm suggests instability, unsoundness, and insecurity due to old age or crippling illness. infirm residents requiring constant care decrepit implies being worn-out or broken-down from long use or old age. the dowager's decrepit retainers",
"examples":[
"She's still feeble from her long illness.",
"We heard a feeble cry for help.",
"Business is suffering because of the feeble economy.",
"He made a feeble attempt to explain his behavior.",
"He offered a feeble excuse for his behavior.",
"\u201cDislike\u201d is too feeble a word for how she feels about him.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Theaters made a few feeble attempts at a comeback during the pandemic. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
"Under their malign sway, as cost-benefit analysis became codified in government bureaus and standards of jurisprudence, previously bold Democrats reduced their dreams for betterment to feeble meliorism. \u2014 Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"One is the picture of youth, the other gray and feeble . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 2 June 2022",
"These justifications, which are actually pretty feeble from an engineering standpoint, are fed into our brains from that big marketing program. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 July 2021",
"But by the end of that year, the yield on the U.S. bond market had fallen to barely more than 1%\u2014meaning that future returns were bound to be feeble . \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
"These are major decisions for Key as England desperately eye a turnaround in what has been a rather feeble recent Test chapter. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
"There is, the wandering plot notwithstanding, plenty of reason to relish the antic tone, the way the aimless banter and the flashes of wit manage to instill life into otherwise feeble exchanges. \u2014 Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Ukraine inflicted a stunning defeat of Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s feeble attempt to capture the capital Kyiv in the war\u2019s opening round. \u2014 Daniel L. Davis, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feble , from Anglo-French, from Latin flebilis lamentable, wretched, from fl\u0113re to weep \u2014 more at bleat":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072626"
},
"feed":{
"antonyms":[
"banquet",
"dinner",
"feast",
"regale",
"spread"
],
"definitions":{
": a mechanism by which the action of feeding is effected":[],
": an act of eating":[],
": channel , route":[],
": material supplied (as to a furnace or machine)":[],
": prey":[
"\u2014 used with on, upon , or off"
],
": satisfy , gratify":[],
": support , encourage":[],
": the action of passing a ball or puck to a team member who is in position to score":[],
": the amount given at each feeding":[],
": the motion or process of carrying forward the material to be operated upon (as in a machine)":[],
": to become channeled or directed":[],
": to become nourished or satisfied or sustained as if by food":[],
": to consume food : eat":[],
": to furnish something essential to the development, sustenance, maintenance, or operation of":[
"reading feeds the mind"
],
": to give as food":[],
": to give food to":[],
": to insert and deposit (something) repeatedly or continuously":[
"feed quarters into a parking meter"
],
": to insert and deposit something into (something)":[
"Running out to feed the meter every hour doesn't work, because the meter will not permit more than one hour for a given car.",
"\u2014 T. R. Reid"
],
": to move into a machine or opening in order to be used or processed":[],
": to pass a ball or puck to (a teammate) especially for a shot at the goal":[],
": to produce or provide food for":[],
": to send (as by wire or satellite) to a transmitting station for broadcast":[],
": to supply (a fellow actor) with cues and situations that make a role more effective":[],
": to supply (a signal) to an electronic circuit":[],
": to supply (material to be operated on) to a machine":[],
": to supply for use or consumption":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was too weak to feed himself.",
"We feed the plants with a special fertilizer twice a week.",
"We fed the horses with apples, oats, and hay.",
"The children fed apples to the horses.",
"These supplies could feed a small army for a week.",
"He doesn't earn enough to feed a family of four.",
"helping to feed and clothe poor children",
"They used the wood to feed the fire.",
"The streams feed the creek.",
"The motor is fed by an electrical current.",
"Noun",
"There's a jam in the paper feed .",
"We had to cut off the main power feed .",
"They're showing a live satellite feed of the event.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Runoff from snowpack in the Rocky Mountains supplies most of the water to reservoirs that feed the Southwest. \u2014 Maddie Stone, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
"With Russia choking off natural gas supplies that feed furnaces and electricity generating plants, European Union members and Kyiv have accelerated plans to fully link up Ukraine\u2019s electricity grid. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
"As well as the four headphone outputs, the R\u00d8DECaster Pro II has a balanced analog left and right channel audio output from a pair of \u00bc-inch jacks that can feed a powered pair of studio monitors. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"The war's disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
"The war\u2019s disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 David Keyton, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
"The war\u2019s disruption to exports of grain and other crops from Ukraine that feed the world has captured global attention and sent bread prices soaring across the world. \u2014 David Keyton, John Leicester, Efrem Lukatsky, Anchorage Daily News , 17 June 2022",
"Storms earlier this week damaged some high-voltage transmission lines that feed power to the Columbus area. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"Often, blast victims are farmers and other rural workers with little choice but to use mined roads and plow mined fields, in a country relied on for crops that feed the world. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"During structure fires, live feed from drones inform command staff on how an incident is progressing, and whether the firefighting response is successful or if adjustments need to be made. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
"Less than a minute later, Guido took a feed from Charlie Adams, sliced toward the middle of the field and ripped a shot from around 25 yards out that beat Romero to his right hand side for Guido\u2019s second goal of the season. \u2014 Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"The audience rose to their feet and applauded the veterans, who were shown watching a live feed of the telecast from a nearby hotel \u2014 some of whom joined in the post-Emmys celebration as guests of honor at Spago later that night. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 June 2022",
"And Pierre-Edouard Bellemare missed the net point blank from the low slot late in the first off a feed from Pat Maroon. \u2014 Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant , 10 June 2022",
"The crowd watched a live feed of the vote on the steps outside, and the sounds of music and cheering filtered into the Senate chamber on the State House\u2019s third floor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
"The Terps stretched the lead to 9-2 when Jonathan Donville finished a feed from Logan Wisnauskas with 11:55 remaining in the third quarter. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
"On April 20, the WRC provided an update on Facebook about the otter's recovery alongside a video of him being bottle feed . \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Fast Laughs, as the name implies, is a feed of comedy clips from Netflix originals curated by Netflix staff. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English feden , from Old English f\u0113dan ; akin to Old English f\u014dda food \u2014 more at food":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"board",
"cater",
"provision",
"victual"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082251",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"feed mill":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mill in which stock feeds are prepared":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195346",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"feed off":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to gain strength, energy, or support from (something)":[
"She fed off the crowd's enthusiasm.",
"His anger fed off his jealousy.",
"We are able to feed off each other's ideas."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182435",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"feed on/upon":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to eat (something) as food":[
"\u2014 usually used of animals Owls feed on insects, birds, and small mammals."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195021",
"type":[
"phrasal verb"
]
},
"feed one's face":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to eat a lot of food":[
"He sat there for an hour, just feeding his face ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181133",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
"feeder":{
"antonyms":[
"distributary",
"effluent"
],
"definitions":{
": a device or apparatus for supplying food":[],
": a heavy wire conductor supplying electricity at some point of an electric distribution system (as from a substation)":[],
": a road that provides access to a major artery":[],
": one that fattens livestock for slaughter":[],
": one that feeds : such as":[],
": one that supplies, replenishes, or connects":[],
": tributary sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"a pigeon feeder holding a bag of stale bread",
"the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Then, allow the bird feeder to air dry completely before filling and putting it back out. Pick up below the feeders. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 2 May 2022",
"This balcony on a property designed by Madeleine Stuart is bare, except for a bird feeder . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone with access to a bird feeder and a willingness to learn about birds can become a community scientist through the collaborative\u2019s training steps. \u2014 Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Sparrows gathered at the bird feeder and a banana-yellow goldfinch perched on the apple tree. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"Coco does not travel on highways or other high-speed streets, but a sidewalk on the feeder gave me hope that the robot's mission would be successful. \u2014 Emma Balter, Chron , 17 May 2022",
"Most important is using the right feeder to bring them to your yard. \u2014 Alison Allsopp, Country Living , 10 May 2022",
"The dove defends its place on the feeder with something Beth calls the kung-fu wing slap. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
"Once opened, dry pet food can go stale, even if stored in the reservoir of a feeder . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 19 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8f\u0113-d\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"bayou",
"branch",
"confluent",
"influent",
"tributary"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083856",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"feel":{
"antonyms":[
"feeling",
"sensation",
"sense"
],
"definitions":{
": believe , think":[
"say what you really feel"
],
": intuitive knowledge or ability":[],
": seem":[
"it feels like spring today"
],
": sensation , feeling":[],
": the quality of a thing as imparted through or as if through touch":[],
": the sense of touch":[],
": to ascertain by cautious trial":[
"\u2014 usually used with out feeling out the sentiments of their neighbors on the subject of school improvements"
],
": to be aware of by instinct or inference":[
"feel trouble brewing"
],
": to be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical condition":[
"I feel sick."
],
": to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality":[
"She felt the fabric to see if it was wool."
],
": to have a marked sentiment or opinion":[
"feels strongly about it"
],
": to have an inclination for":[
"feel like a walk"
],
": to have one's sensibilities markedly affected by":[
"felt the insult deeply"
],
": to have sympathy or pity":[
"I feel for you"
],
": to perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)":[
"He felt a sudden pain in his leg."
],
": to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation":[
"lost the ability to feel in his fingertips"
],
": to search for something by using the sense of touch":[
"She felt in her purse for her keys."
],
": to undergo passive experience of":[
"continually felt the resentment of his competitors"
],
": to understand (someone) : to know how (someone) feels":[
"Yeah, I feel you on that. I fall asleep every time I'm in the car as well.",
"\u2014 Scott Sugarman",
"When you buckle your chinstrap up, it's with a purpose, dog! Do you feel me",
"\u2014 Eric Berry"
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"He felt a sudden pain in his leg.",
"I could feel the warmth of the sun.",
"I felt someone tap my shoulder.",
"Do you feel a draft",
"She felt the fabric to see if it was wool.",
"Your ribs are bruised, but I don't feel any broken bones.",
"Noun",
"the feel of old leather",
"Although the table is brand-new, it has the look and feel of an antique.",
"He liked the feel of the sun on his face.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"While crafting is meant to be an endpoint for RNG, getting there can still feel exhausting in the current system. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Work with McKinven and catcher Omar Narvaez, along with Caratini\u2019s intellect and feel for the game, have turned him into one of baseball\u2019s top defenders behind the dish in 2022. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Coley\u2019s attorney requested a mistrial, arguing that the sole juror holding out would now feel coerced into agreeing with the majority. \u2014 Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"That rules out charges in a great many cases of threats against election officials \u2014 even when the recipients feel terrified for their lives. \u2014 Michael Wines, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Musicians and artists who have visited Uvalde want to make sure members of the community don\u2019t feel forgotten again. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
"The complaint comes less than a week after San Diego began enforcing a crackdown on street vendors that aims to reduce chaos and restore the look and feel of many popular areas that have been flooded with vendors. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
"FRNCH Amande Maxi Dress, $154, Free People Lisbon MJ Platform Sandals in verbena, $142 Poppy & Stella Look and feel beautiful at that special occasion in a lightweight fabric with a vibrant print paired with platform cork heels. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
"One thing fans know for sure is these final two episodes will feel more like events: the penultimate episode is 85 minutes long and the finale clocks in at nearly two and a half hours. \u2014 Amber Dowling, Variety , 27 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The products give bath time a luxurious feel for any pooch and leave them soft and shiny. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard And Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 21 June 2022",
"Wallpapers, widgets, and sounds will also be customized to give the device a unique feel . \u2014 Sascha Segan, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
"While not an essential feature in a fitness/running watch, the Forerunner 255 fills this hole to give the watch a smarter feel . \u2014 Andrew Williams, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"To play her friends in the video, Basco recruited her friends from her real life to give the video a completely authentic feel . \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Its contrasting colors, quilted leather and special seashell diamond stitching pattern combine to give the front first-class single seats and rear bench an even more opulent feel than before. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The wide-leg jumpsuit has butterfly sleeves that give it an airy feel and a tie waist belt that helps define your figure. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The 56-ounce glass jar is dishwasher safe, and the sturdy asymmetrical steel blades and die-cast metal motor base give this blender a high-end feel . \u2014 Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
"To give the interior an open feel without being TOO open, a large entry way was created to separate the kitchen, living and dining rooms. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022"
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"He felt for the light switch."
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"I noticed tingling feelings in my fingers.",
"She had a queasy feeling in her stomach.",
"I had the feeling of something crawling across my foot.",
"We enjoyed the feeling of walking barefoot in the sand.",
"He had no feeling in his right leg.",
"He's been troubled by feelings of guilt.",
"There's no point in trying to hide your feelings .",
"He spoke with feeling about the injustice he had seen.",
"Have you no feeling for the plight of the homeless",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bejot says that there is a general feeling that the documentary field has recovered post COVID-19 slower than animation or drama, because documentaries necessarily mean contact with the outside world. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"But there is also a feeling of shock, a realization there is still plenty of work to be done to catch up to the Baylors and Oklahoma States of the conference. \u2014 Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Fatigue is a feeling of constant tiredness or weakness. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"There's no greater feeling than being heralded as the apple of your father's eye. \u2014 Mia Uzzell, Glamour , 19 June 2022",
"Your warm smile across the room at me is always a feeling of grace and kindness. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 17 June 2022",
"There's no sticky feeling , the shine is intense, and even for the glitteriest shades, there's no gritty texture\u2013just smooth, hydrated lips. \u2014 ELLE , 15 June 2022",
"There is an incredibly profound and life-affirming feeling that comes from making something. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"There is no worse feeling in sports than falling just short. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022"
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
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"The fee simple interest in the Lipstick building backs a $272m single-asset/single-borrower CMBS deal, CSMC 2017-LSTK, which has been in special servicing since June, according to Trepp. \u2014 Debtwire, Forbes , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The fundamental fee simple right to lease property does not specify a minimum duration of that lease. \u2014 Anthony Graziano, miamiherald , 16 Mar. 2018",
"The grantor of the easement and all subsequent owners of the property retain full fee simple ownership of the land, but are bound by the terms of the deed of easement, which is recorded in the Land Records of the county. \u2014 Erika Butler, The Aegis , 9 May 2018"
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"\u2014 Tom Shales",
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"\u2014 Paul Auster"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To Jamie's horror, Elijah's body was found the following morning, July 19, wedged feetfirst into a small ventilation window of the Sunset Royal resort next door. \u2014 Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, PEOPLE.com , 17 Nov. 2021"
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"\u2014 Salon.com",
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"\u2014 Eamon Lynch"
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"That, Dovey Johnson Roundtree knew, could have immense significance for her client, a feebleminded day laborer accused of one of the most sensational murders of the mid-20th century. \u2014 Margalit Fox, New York Times , 21 May 2018",
"While the Queen is patient and nurturing with her addled husband, even making excuses for him when his erratic behavior turns violent, others in Madrid see his feebleminded unpredictability as cause for urgent replacement. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Dec. 2017"
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"Swamp People Joey and Zak try to take full advantage of the full-moon feeding frenzy , while Daniel seeks revenge on Luna Bull. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Those quotas, and the increasing popularity of non-US shows, in Europe and worldwide, has help drive a feeding frenzy for international talent and resulted in high-profile buyouts and corporate consolidation. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 Apr. 2022",
"In Sussmann's view, the right-wing feeding frenzy was no accident. \u2014 Marshall Cohen, CNN , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Miami show, the boating feeding frenzy shows no signs of slowing down. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Jeremy Grantham is not the only high-profile investor to warn that easy money has set off an unsustainable feeding frenzy . \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 24 Jan. 2022"
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": an iron rod to keep clear the passage between riser and casting in founding":[]
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