dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/vip_MW.json
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{
"VIP":{
"antonyms":[
"nobody",
"noncelebrity"
],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"I was treated like a VIP at the reception.",
"the VIPs insisted on being seated in the restaurant's private dining room"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"v ery i mportant p erson":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccv\u0113-\u02cc\u012b-\u02c8p\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre",
"cause celebre",
"celeb",
"celebrity",
"figure",
"icon",
"ikon",
"light",
"luminary",
"megastar",
"name",
"notability",
"notable",
"notoriety",
"personage",
"personality",
"somebody",
"standout",
"star",
"superstar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203513",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
},
"viper":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a venomous or reputedly venomous snake":[],
": a vicious or treacherous person":[]
},
"examples":[
"a viper sliding silently through the field",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Albania\u2019s ruler, Zog had been a tyrant and a modernizer, a viper and a visionary, intent on obtaining and holding power at any cost. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 12 Apr. 2022",
"In the original myth, Orpheus returns from his expedition with the Argonauts and marries the fair Eurydice, who \u2014 of course \u2014 dies soon after from a viper bite and descends to the underworld. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Nov. 2021",
"The prosecution called multiple experts who testified the Russell's viper bite was also unnatural. \u2014 Rhea Mogul And Esha Mitra, CNN , 20 Nov. 2021",
"But the viper was found in the bedroom of their home's second floor after the first attempt. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Oct. 2021",
"An Indian woman presented with multiday visual hallucinations after being bitten by a Russell\u2019s viper . \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's Magazine , 28 Sep. 2021",
"His pre-op docs discovered undiagnosed cancer had crept in and poisoned his body like a silent viper . \u2014 Steve West, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Despite the secrecy, the critically endangered viper was tracked down within months and put on sale in Europe by German traders. \u2014 Pavel Toropov, Smithsonian Magazine , 2 June 2021",
"There is no antivenom for the African bush viper , and bites can cause fevers or internal bleeding, which can be fatal. \u2014 Wilson Wong, NBC News , 13 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English vipere , from Latin vipera":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u012b-p\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"serpent",
"snake"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054742",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"viper's bugloss":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a coarse Old World herb ( Echium vulgare ) of the borage family that is naturalized in North America and has showy blue tubular flowers with exserted stamens":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1597, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080634"
},
"viper's-grass":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a perennial herb ( Scorzonera hispanica ) with narrow entire leaves, solitary heads of yellow flowers, and long white carrot-shaped roots that are eaten in Spain and elsewhere":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234556"
}
}