dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/row_MW.json
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{
"row":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a continuous strip usually running horizontally or parallel to a baseline":[],
": a horizontal arrangement of items":[],
": a noisy disturbance or quarrel":[],
": a street or area dominated by a specific kind of enterprise or occupancy":[
"doctors' row"
],
": an act or instance of rowing":[],
": one after another : successively":[],
": to compete against in rowing":[],
": to engage in a row : have a quarrel":[],
": to form into rows":[],
": to move by or as if by the propulsion of oars":[],
": to participate in (a rowing match)":[],
": to propel a boat by means of oars":[],
": to propel with or as if with oars":[],
": to pull (an oar) in a crew":[],
": to transport in an oar-propelled boat":[],
": twelve-tone row":[],
": way , street":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1582, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1746, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1767, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1797, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rawe ; akin to Old English r\u01e3w row, Old High German r\u012bga line, and perhaps to Sanskrit rikhati he scratches":"Noun",
"Middle English, from Old English r\u014dwan ; akin to Middle High German r\u00fcejen to row, Latin remus oar":"Verb",
"origin unknown":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307",
"\u02c8r\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054458",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"row binder":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": corn binder":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"row entry 4":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123614",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"row house":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one of a series of houses connected by common sidewalls and forming a continuous group":[
"Fundamentally, a row house is a building that stands cheek by jowl with its neighbors, often sharing a common wall.",
"\u2014 Eric Wybenga"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The first blaze was in Philadelphia, on both floors of a two-story row house . \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 25 Apr. 2022",
"But this elegant performer, who has played queens, looks completely at home as a cleaning woman to the wealthy who lives in a run-down brick row house in industrial Newcastle. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Twelve people, including eight children, were killed in a row house fire in early January. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Apr. 2022",
"People walk by a brick row house (on the corner) owned by the Chinatown Community Land Trust on Feb. 9, 2022, in Boston. \u2014 Alexander Thompson And Jocelyn Yang, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Mourners embrace during funeral services Monday at Temple University in Philadelphia for the victims of a row house fire early this month. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Jan. 2022",
"Within days of each other, the fire in a Bronx building killed at least 17 people, including several Gambian immigrants, and another in a Philadelphia row house killed a dozen. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Jan. 2022",
"Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 6:40 a.m. last Wednesday at the three-story row house , which had been legally divided into two apartments, officials said. \u2014 Taylor Romine, CNN , 12 Jan. 2022",
"The fire in a Philadelphia row house that killed 12 people, including eight children, was started by a Christmas tree most likely set ablaze by a lighter, a preliminary investigation found. \u2014 Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113952",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rowboat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small boat designed to be rowed":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On this occasion the Pompano, Deerfield and Lighthouse Point community welcomed Julen Sanchez who traveled through the Hillsboro Inlet after completing a 5,000-mile journey in a rowboat that started in Algarve, Portugal. \u2014 Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
"Guests can watch movies from their kayak, rowboat or pedal boat, all of which are available to rent. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
"Governor-elect Leland Stanford took a rowboat to his inauguration. \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The first Trader Joe\u2019s store had a nautical theme with marine artifacts including a ship\u2019s bell, fish netting and half of a rowboat . \u2014 Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
"The crew members managed to load their captain into a rowboat . \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"Since launching his one-man rowboat from the Northern California coast last summer, Erden Eru\u00e7 has pulled himself nearly 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Go through the red tape, and take a rowboat ferry across the Rio Grande before walking a half-mile into the small Mexican village of Boquillas, which has under 300 residents and is powered by a solar farm and flanked by tall, striped canyon walls. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Authorities borrowed a rowboat from a resident to reach the area near the center of the lake where the man was last seen. \u2014 Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1502, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02ccb\u014dt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122909",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rowdy":{
"antonyms":[
"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"punk",
"roughneck",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"tough",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
"definitions":{
": a rowdy person : tough":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"a rowdy game of basketball",
"a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers",
"Noun",
"rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Wadd is protective of all the drivers and has no problem sending away rowdy fans who've managed to get into the lot trying to get to drivers. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
"That ended a series in which neither team could manage a road win, with the Hurricanes eventually getting the final word backed by yet another rowdy and loud home crowd. \u2014 Aaron Beard, Hartford Courant , 14 May 2022",
"As the city\u2019s longest-running open mic, the Tuesday night show at Lefty\u2019s has been the bedrock of the DSM scene, a weekly convergence of the rowdy and sincere. \u2014 Lee Keeler, SPIN , 10 May 2022",
"Inside the hall, a large and rowdy crowd had assembled. \u2014 James Pogue, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The typically-boisterous and rowdy pregame moments featuring player introductions and the playing of the national anthem were interrupted by the noticeable absence of audio. \u2014 Pat Brennan, The Enquirer , 6 Mar. 2022",
"Many of its practitioners were young, rough and rowdy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Especially on afternoons like Saturday, when the Breslin Center is full and rowdy , and the rival is in town. \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 30 Jan. 2022",
"With no football team at the school, basketball is its big-ticket sport, and a rowdy student section named the Havocs reflects the program\u2019s popularity on campus. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Parents, school resource officers and other law enforcement have helped identify young partiers who broke into an $8 million Gulf Coast home to throw a large, unauthorized rowdy party. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
"Ronnie Hawkins, the rowdy rockabilly singer who was instrumental in the formation of the pioneering Americana group the Band, died on Sunday. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022",
"This year\u2019s class of 29er trail bikes can handle the same rowdy riding as longer-travel machines, albeit with slightly slower speeds and more careful line choices. \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 23 May 2020",
"Houstonians are not likely to receive the worst of it, but strong winds and a blitz of rowdy thunderstorms could make things interesting for commuters over the next 24 hours. \u2014 Dan Carson, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Acton was known for getting the crowd rowdy during key moments, especially when the Cardinals were playing rivals like Memphis or Kentucky and needed the inspiration to close out the game. \u2014 Kala Kachmar, The Courier-Journal , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Despite finding success from the field later in the contest, a heartless defense effort left the Wolverines helpless down the stretch, and UCF cruised to a rowdy , NCAA tournament resume-building victory on its home court. \u2014 Paul Nasr, Detroit Free Press , 31 Dec. 2021",
"The country music trio of Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley, and Miranda Lambert put their signature rowdy spin on the holidays with this original song, the title track of the group\u2019s debut Christmas record. \u2014 Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone , 24 Dec. 2021",
"But the crowding at Astroworld is in line with Scott's brand of rowdy concerts where fans can go wild, said Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone editor-in-chief. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji And Scottie Andrew, CNN , 9 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1832, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1865, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps irregular from row entry 5":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307-d\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"boisterous",
"hell-raising",
"knockabout",
"rambunctious",
"raucous",
"robustious",
"roisterous",
"rollicking",
"rumbustious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180508",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"rowing":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the propelling of a boat by means of oars : the action of one that rows":[],
": the sport of racing in shells":[]
},
"examples":[
"She was on the rowing team.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The entire area is also ideal for water sports\u2014notably sailing, water skiing, kayaking, and rowing . \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
"The Skokie Park District charges $200 for people to learn sweep rowing with CRU. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 28 June 2022",
"During their practice sessions on Lake Powell, the crew calculated their average rowing speed. \u2014 Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"No female sport compares to football, although schools have tried to add women\u2019s teams with larger numbers of athletes, such as rowing , and in some cases, have inflated roster sizes to attempt to get closer to the football numbers. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
"Shipley was the 17-year-old student\u2019s teacher and rowing coach at the time of the incidents, the DOJ said. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
"Teams entered in the National Boatbuilding Challenge construct a 12-foot wooden skiff in less than four hours, then compete in a rowing race. \u2014 Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
"In settlements of the lawsuits, each school agreed to cap its women's rowing roster. \u2014 Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"And it\u2019s always about motivating crews for rigorous rowing , but this is a bigger challenge when it\u2019s rainy, rough or cold on the water. \u2014 Tracy Brower, Forbes , 22 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-i\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115918",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rowing boat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": rowboat":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1515, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121603",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"row galley":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a galley propelled by oars":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"row entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1513, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141727"
},
"rowing machine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an exercise machine that simulates the action of rowing":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"News of Peloton's new rowing machine follows last month's release of the Guide, the company's first connected strength product. \u2014 Angela Moscaritolo, PCMAG , 13 May 2022",
"This may involve trying to activate your core while in a supine or sideways position, performing balance exercises or doing seated cardio on a recumbent bike or rowing machine . \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Peloton is gearing up to launch its first-ever rowing machine . \u2014 Angela Moscaritolo, PCMAG , 13 May 2022",
"In addition to building muscle and stability, an indoor rowing machine can provide one of the best cardio workouts. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
"The personalized coaching session must be booked within 90 days of activating the all-access membership, so make sure Mom\u2019s aware when setting up her new rowing machine . \u2014 Brittany Vincent, SELF , 3 May 2022",
"The Titanic\u2019s rowing machine looked imposing: big, long oars that resembled an Olympic sculling boat. \u2014 Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
"On a recent Friday afternoon in a workout room on the Northeast Side, a man in his 80s was lifting weights while a 102-year-old woman pushed and pulled at a rowing machine . \u2014 Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Alexander chooses the first event\u2014100 meters on the rowing machine \u2014and finishes in 16.48 seconds, beating Symmonds by around half a second. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153053"
},
"Rowland":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Frank Sherwood 1927\u20132012 American chemist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-l\u0259nd"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153946"
},
"rowlandite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a massive grayish green yttrium silicate containing iron and fluorine":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014dl\u0259n\u02ccd\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Henry A. Rowland \u20201901 American physicist + English -ite":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165835"
},
"row crop":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a crop (as corn or cotton) that is usually planted in rows":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"row entry 4":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183144"
},
"Rowlandson":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Thomas 1756\u20131827 English caricaturist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-l\u0259n(d)-s\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223146"
},
"rowet":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": aftermath sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307\u0259\u0307t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from English dialect row rough, from Middle English, from Old English r\u016bw-, r\u016bh rough":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1722, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053904"
},
"Rowlett":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in northeastern Texas that is a suburb northeast of Dallas population 56,199":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307-l\u0259t"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100144"
},
"rowen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": aftermath sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8rau\u0307-\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English rowein , from Anglo-French regain, rewain , from re- + gain, waine arable land, produce, profit \u2014 more at gain":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102532"
},
"Rowling":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"J(oanne) K(athleen) 1965\u2013 British writer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-li\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111627"
},
"row culture":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": cultivation of crops in rows":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1778, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224923"
},
"row down":{
"type":[
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to overtake (as another racing shell) in a rowing match":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)r\u014d-"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"row entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003242"
},
"rowlock":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": oarlock":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8r\u0259-",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02ccl\u00e4k",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-l\u0259k"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably by alteration":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1743, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013620"
}
}