dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/kap_MW.json
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{
"Kapitsa":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Pyotr Leonidovich 1894\u20131984 Russian physicist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4-pyit-s\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103341",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Kaposi's sarcoma":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a neoplastic disease that occurs especially in individuals coinfected with HIV and a specific herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 8 of the genus Rhadinovirus ), that affects especially the skin and mucous membranes, and that is marked usually by pink to reddish-brown or bluish plaques, macules, papules, or nodules especially on the lower extremities":[
"\u2014 abbreviation KS"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Moritz Kaposi \u20201902 Hungarian dermatologist":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-p\u0259-s\u0113z-",
"\u02c8kap-\u0259-z\u0113z-",
"k\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-",
"-s\u0113z-",
"also -sh\u0113z-",
"k\u0259-\u02c8p\u014d-s\u0113z-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085040",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kapok":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a mass of silky fibers that surrounds the seeds of the kapok tree and are used especially as a filling for mattresses, pillows, life preservers, and sleeping bags and as insulation":[],
": a massive tropical deciduous tree ( Ceiba pentandra ) of the silk-cotton family that has a trunk with short, sharp prickles, a buttressed base, and porous lightweight wood and that bears large seed pods containing numerous silky fibers":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The beloved Avocado Organic pillow now comes in a 20-by-12-inch to-go size, with the same firm feel and organic kapok -fiber fill, plus an optional machine-washable cotton cover ($19). \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2021",
"His firm recently brought in a 90-foot tall kapok for the Four Seasons Hotel at the Surf Club in Miami that had previously been owned by a local sugar company in Central Florida. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2021",
"The two more premium choices of fill are buckwheat and kapok . \u2014 Matt Jancer, Wired , 27 May 2020",
"Perhaps the most eloquent examples are a roomful of coiled sculptures made from women\u2019s mesh tights stuffed with kapok . \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Perhaps the most eloquent examples are a roomful of coiled sculptures made from women\u2019s mesh tights stuffed with kapok . \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Perhaps the most eloquent examples are a roomful of coiled sculptures made from women\u2019s mesh tights stuffed with kapok . \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Perhaps the most eloquent examples are a roomful of coiled sculptures made from women\u2019s mesh tights stuffed with kapok . \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 20 Mar. 2020",
"Perhaps the most eloquent examples are a roomful of coiled sculptures made from women\u2019s mesh tights stuffed with kapok . \u2014 Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com , 20 Mar. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Malay":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101-\u02ccp\u00e4k"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084745",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kapok oil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a light-yellow semidrying oil obtained from the seeds of the kapok tree and used in foods and in soapmaking":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084840",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kapote":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a man's long coat of medieval origin worn especially by Jews of eastern Europe \u2014 compare capote":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Yiddish, from French capote":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8p\u022ft\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104312",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kaput":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hopelessly outmoded":[],
": unable to function":[
"The refrigerator is kaput .",
"\u2014 often used with go The engine suddenly went kaput ."
],
": utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed":[
"Their marriage is kaput ."
]
},
"examples":[
"once the Germans were forced to retreat from Stalingrad, the Nazi cause was kaput",
"hard-line Soviet-style Communism became kaput in Russia",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Stooges are now functionally kaput \u2014of the original lineup, only Pop is left. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019",
"At least not on Sunday afternoon, nearly a full two days after the Clippers were supposed to be done, finished, as kaput as the Kings \u2013 those in Sacramento and Los Angeles. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Orange County Register , 29 Apr. 2017",
"The damages for that less-than-brilliant marketing idea could be as much as $120 million, meaning the company as a whole is pretty much financially kaput . \u2014 Susan Arendt, WIRED , 14 Mar. 2007"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German kaputt , from French capot not having made a trick at piquet":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259-\u02c8pu\u0307t",
"-\u02c8p\u00fct",
"k\u00e4-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"done",
"done for",
"doomed",
"finished",
"ruined",
"sunk"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083818",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"kaputt":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hopelessly outmoded":[],
": unable to function":[
"The refrigerator is kaput .",
"\u2014 often used with go The engine suddenly went kaput ."
],
": utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed":[
"Their marriage is kaput ."
]
},
"examples":[
"once the Germans were forced to retreat from Stalingrad, the Nazi cause was kaput",
"hard-line Soviet-style Communism became kaput in Russia",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Stooges are now functionally kaput \u2014of the original lineup, only Pop is left. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2019",
"At least not on Sunday afternoon, nearly a full two days after the Clippers were supposed to be done, finished, as kaput as the Kings \u2013 those in Sacramento and Los Angeles. \u2014 Jeff Miller, Orange County Register , 29 Apr. 2017",
"The damages for that less-than-brilliant marketing idea could be as much as $120 million, meaning the company as a whole is pretty much financially kaput . \u2014 Susan Arendt, WIRED , 14 Mar. 2007"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German kaputt , from French capot not having made a trick at piquet":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8p\u00fct",
"k\u00e4-",
"k\u0259-\u02c8pu\u0307t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"done",
"done for",
"doomed",
"finished",
"ruined",
"sunk"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051145",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Kapidagi":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"peninsula of northwestern Turkey in Asia that projects into the Sea of Marmara":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4-pi-\u02c8dau\u0307"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144840"
},
"kaph":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u022ff",
"\u02c8k\u00e4f"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew, literally, palm of the hand":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165942"
},
"kappa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet \u2014 see Alphabet Table":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-p\u0259",
"\u02c8kap-\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Greek, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kaph":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180552"
},
"kapparah":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a symbolic ceremony practiced by some Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur in which typically a cock, hen, or coin is swung around the head and offered in atonement or as ransom for one's sins":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4p\u00e4\u02c8r\u00e4",
"k\u00e4\u02c8p\u022fr\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hebrew, literally, atonement":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041627"
},
"kappie":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": sunbonnet":[
"her hair \u2026 covered by a big black linen kappie which came down over her shoulders",
"\u2014 Stuart Cloete"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4p\u0113",
"\u02c8kap\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Afrikaans, from Dutch kapje small cap, diminutive of kap cap, from Middle Dutch cappe , from Late Latin cappa head covering":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082654"
},
"kapu":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": taboo":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4(\u02cc)p\u00fc"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hawaiian":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214833"
}
}