dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/maz_MW.json
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{
"mazard":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": head , face":[]
},
"examples":[
"Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners."
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1595, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"obsolete English mazard mazer, alteration of English mazer":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-z\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bean",
"block",
"dome",
"head",
"nob",
"noddle",
"noggin",
"noodle",
"nut",
"pate",
"poll"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023147",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maze":{
"antonyms":[
"labyrinth",
"rabbit warren",
"warren"
],
"definitions":{
": a confusing intricate network of passages":[],
": a state of bewilderment":[],
": bewilder , perplex":[],
": something confusingly elaborate or complicated":[
"a maze of regulations"
],
": stupefy , daze":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"I'm completely mazed by the multitude of plans for health insurance.",
"Noun",
"The experiment measured the time it took for a mouse to find its way through a maze to get its reward of cheese.",
"The school is a maze of classrooms.",
"a maze of rules and regulations",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Once back in character, Nyong\u2019o attempted blending into the Horror Nights maze to scare unsuspecting guests. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Check out a teaser above for the Us attraction, which will elicit shrieks alongside the parks\u2019 first-ever Ghostbusters maze and another turn for Stranger Things. \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 7 Aug. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Some 8,000 luxury cars destined for Russia are parked at the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium as authorities there try to navigate a maze of sanctions slapped on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2022",
"But community groups and advocates fear smaller cities will struggle to navigate the maze of government programs and miss out on the rare chance to protect against rising waters and heavy rains. \u2014 Michael Phillis, ajc , 18 Apr. 2022",
"The island's main source of income seems to be honey, which is produced in hives that are laid out in a maze -like pattern that Cage runs through in desperation. \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 10 June 2022",
"Visitors can expect blooms ranging in size from 18 inches to towering 14-foot-tall sunbursts, all planted in a maze -like structure that guests can meander through. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
"Its surface was covered with lines, arrows, symbols, and small blocks of text\u2014a maze -like network that could have passed for the wiring diagram of a nuclear power plant. \u2014 David Owen, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
"Among all the maze -like mystery, our team begins to make connections\u2014between departments, between inner and outer selves, between each other. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
"Scramble or hike onto colossal red rocks right out of camp, enjoy the communal bathhouse, and take a hike in the bizarre, maze -like pinnacles inside the national park before cozying up to a crackling campfire. \u2014 Emily Pennington, Outside Online , 19 May 2021",
"Downstairs, the casino-resort's maze of interconnected lobbies, lined with branches of hip restaurants like Momofuku, was surging with crowds. \u2014 Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure , 24 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8m\u0101z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"baffle",
"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"befuddle",
"bemuse",
"bewilder",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discombobulate",
"disorient",
"flummox",
"fox",
"fuddle",
"get",
"gravel",
"muddle",
"muddy",
"mystify",
"perplex",
"pose",
"puzzle",
"vex"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111843",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mazzard":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": head , face":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ma-z\u0259rd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214052",
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}